I'm sorry, but i'm not joining this boycott. I doubt my parents would be on board and I refuse to support this movement if they are going to use AI imagery.
ok now i’m not for it. before this random guy came up with the idea for the boycott he was some ai-using meditation self-help guru and that’s extremely red flag lmao.
Every time I see any kind of complete boycott, I get really skeptical. Because it's like okay on surface level, but makes no sense when you look at it with any detail.
Boycotting is best utilized where appropriate and must have structure in place to support it, considering we live in capitalism.
For example, the Montgomery bus boycott was HIGHLY organized. People still needed to get to work, school, etc and so there were organized efforts to accommodate people who otherwise would have no choice but to take the bus. It took community and organization. This "blackout" has neither really...
It's the same thing as a lot of the like - strike for Palestine stuff that popped up over the last year. Zero organization, support, or targeted goals beyond "don't go to work/school/shop this day!"
That is also what it reminds me of. I do not believe the hype these "national boycotts" tend to garner. I believe real change occurs when people contribute what they can or what they're best at to a common goal. So that is what I will be doing.
For sure, but we are also talking an entire nation and not a community in one city. It's a very different level, and for now it seems like at least tomorrow has a lot of buy-in. We are doing what we can do. Right now -- and maybe it's desperation talking -- that seems like the most important thing.
That's fair! I would never disparage someone from boycotting the brands, but at the same time I think it's more useful to instead focus on your local community. I believe that has more impact. While I'll still participate, kinda by default, I don't see this national boycott as particularly useful.
Were we really all collectively going to try to starve out the market for a day at the suggestion of some guy? I thought there was a more strategic reasoning behind it. I guess that's the internet for you.
community begins with your local area, your loved ones and friends, and some isolated old grifter jumping on people’s desire to do something on a national scale is not going to be it.
I don't disagree about community, but this blackout is to remind the rich and powerful that people can work together and they have power as a collective. I don't think you have to agree with everything someone stands for to campaign together, if you do you end up very splintered. And I hate AI art.
i agree with you! enough momentum seems to have built up with the boycott that the effects will be noticeable, and i’ll participate. i only wish that the people spearheading these weren’t literal con artists, which i think is reasonable.
I've been pleasantly surprised by the momentum build, and coverage in mainstream news etc! I guess more palatable people aren't trying to spearhead stuff on this scale, or are less successful at it (maybe the grifting is a dubious benefit here).
I was surprised and disappointed to see this big push was for just one day. I decided on January 20 not to spend another red cent with a corporation if I can avoid it. For me it was an easy decision, and I was prepared to adjust my habits and spending accordingly. BUT 👇
It's not that simple for all 300m+ of us to disentangle from the web of conveniently connected services these big companies provide, especially when they're working full time or more and have families, school, or other major responsibilities to balance, and don't know what an oligarchy is.
We need to take the momentum this builds and keep it moving from the side of good. I mean like, if you put out a black out album, then you (a real artist) could lead the next economic black out. Other artists will take note and do the same. We could end fascists with creativity and love <3
I've never heard of the guy, and I kinda doubt most people wanting to participate have either. I'm skeptical that he has any meaningful control over the direction this thing goes.
Let's just use the momentum this thing has and encourage local activism at the same time.
Gee, this certainly sets off the "it's a grift" alarm bells, doesn't it? A genuine movement would be able to scrape up enough donations to pay a few artists and graphic designers for quality work instead of undermining itself with totally bogus AI slop.
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Boycotting is best utilized where appropriate and must have structure in place to support it, considering we live in capitalism.
... That's not how a strike works.
Let's just use the momentum this thing has and encourage local activism at the same time.
Someone who knows art history and politics could probably name the aethestic.
Closest thing I could think of