qualia.bsky.social - Qualia (MK) @these_qualia
Editor and writer of TTRPGs and your favorite writer's favorite writer's favorite writer. Lefty. Here to make friends and chew glass, & I'm all out of glass. youtube.com/qualiaredux behind you Joined August 2022-
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For the past two years I’ve suffered harassment from Zach Rosenberg. I never wanted to make this public, but his ongoing bullying has made this impossible. I considered my conflict with him to be personal, it seemed inappropriate to drag it out into the public, inviting a dogpile
I hadn’t planned on speaking out about my experience with Zach Rosenberg, but after his non-apology, I feel like I would be remiss. If even one person is warned away from this man, it would be worth it to me. Hey, hi, I’m the “unnamed coauthor” from the original callout thread.
I think I am learning at the age of 40 that I am not sure I want to be known. There's a lot of power to not handing people your internal life, which they then get to have opinions on, and question, and feel like they get a vote on. What if I'm just silent?
@OConnorBooks One small thing to add - workers at bookstores despise books with AI generated covers. I know several people who work at bookstores. You know what they do to books with AI covers? 1) They don't recommend them to customers 2) They organize shelves to put your book out of sight
And yes, I am acutely aware that $1000+ is a *huge* amount of money for a lot of people. Not discounting that. But AI art isn't making publishing "accessible" to you. You're paying WAY more in the end. You're paying in reputation, opportunity, and the chance of success. (9/10)
I can't think of a BookToker who is going to work with you, nor any serious influencer who will want that on their Instagram page. You are sacrificing so much, and for what? To save $1000? $1500? Plus a few total hours of your time? That doesn't math out. (8/10)
99% of that goes away the moment it becomes public knowledge that you use AI, that you steal from fellow creators in order to try to gain some *tiny* advantage for yourself. Few authors are going to RT you. No YouTuber is going to mention your book or cover. (7/10)
But here's the third and most important thing I don't think you're thinking about: Your marketability. Having the support of the writing community is almost essential when it comes to getting a book off the ground. The RTs, NL shares, shoutouts, YouTube mentions, etc. (6/10)
This also applies to your reputation amongst artists. Want to hire Felix Ortiz one day? Or Asur Misoa? Or YAM? Or Swanland or Lockwood or *any* reputable artist? If they find out that you've got AI on other covers, good luck. Chances are you've excommunicated yourself. (5/10)
Second is your reputation. Going along with the above, 99% of the authors I know do not want to be associated with AI, whether that be art on the covers or text in the book. You won't catch us using it, and you won't catch us making buddy-buddy with people who use it. (4/10)
Balder's Gate 2 Act 2 like "hope you like the dark, because it's gonna look like this for a while."
has Brianna Wu thought of taking up gaming or politics or something
has Brianna Wu thought of taking up gaming or politics or something
I don't think a lot of gaming fans realize just how many future releases have evaporated into thin air over the last 18 months Projects canceled, teams scattered to the wind... so many of the experiences that were going to surprise and delight over the next 2-5 years just gone
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Lol this is literally fascist ideology. The Executive Director of Rebellion PAC, everyone!!
For the past two years I’ve suffered harassment from Zach Rosenberg. I never wanted to make this public, but his ongoing bullying has made this impossible. I considered my conflict with him to be personal, it seemed inappropriate to drag it out into the public, inviting a dogpile
JK Rowling is a Holocaust denier.
On 13 March I tweeted that JK Rowling “is a Holocaust denier”. That allegation was false and offensive. I have deleted it and apologise to JK Rowling.
@SurtseyAna That's... completely incorrect. And a totally different realm. Those software do not scrape from millions of copyright-protected works for their content. You aren't even talking about the same kind of programs here.
@Octokraken1 You are actively stealing from other creators to gain a tiny advantage for yourself. And now you're publicizing it. I cannot recommend not going down this path enough...
@ehmehehmeh "authors" I will never understand how these people consider themselves artists and authors. It's beyond me.
@alexandreforget @OConnorBooks Same blatant ignorant BS that AI bros love to spread around. No, AI and humans don't "learn" the same way. That is ridiculous. Stop spreading nonsense.
@OConnorBooks One small thing to add - workers at bookstores despise books with AI generated covers. I know several people who work at bookstores. You know what they do to books with AI covers? 1) They don't recommend them to customers 2) They organize shelves to put your book out of sight
And yes, I am acutely aware that $1000+ is a *huge* amount of money for a lot of people. Not discounting that. But AI art isn't making publishing "accessible" to you. You're paying WAY more in the end. You're paying in reputation, opportunity, and the chance of success. (9/10)
I can't think of a BookToker who is going to work with you, nor any serious influencer who will want that on their Instagram page. You are sacrificing so much, and for what? To save $1000? $1500? Plus a few total hours of your time? That doesn't math out. (8/10)
99% of that goes away the moment it becomes public knowledge that you use AI, that you steal from fellow creators in order to try to gain some *tiny* advantage for yourself. Few authors are going to RT you. No YouTuber is going to mention your book or cover. (7/10)
But here's the third and most important thing I don't think you're thinking about: Your marketability. Having the support of the writing community is almost essential when it comes to getting a book off the ground. The RTs, NL shares, shoutouts, YouTube mentions, etc. (6/10)
This also applies to your reputation amongst artists. Want to hire Felix Ortiz one day? Or Asur Misoa? Or YAM? Or Swanland or Lockwood or *any* reputable artist? If they find out that you've got AI on other covers, good luck. Chances are you've excommunicated yourself. (5/10)
Second is your reputation. Going along with the above, 99% of the authors I know do not want to be associated with AI, whether that be art on the covers or text in the book. You won't catch us using it, and you won't catch us making buddy-buddy with people who use it. (4/10)
Authors using AI art on your covers, you're cutting off your own leg. I'm not even talking about the accusations of "thief" that you're going to get. Let's set that aside. I'm talking about the price you're paying in reputation and marketability to save maybe $1000. (1/10)
What until I tell yall how people use confession.
how therapy addicts look when you ask them what sort of therapy medieval peasants were using to get over the traumatic deaths of their younger siblings and stay mentally healthy for their grueling jobs in the fields
[adding to the lore] 33 year-olds can have no more than two bowls of cereal. 27 year-olds must be in bed by 4 PM
“34yos can’t chug beer, 40yos shouldn’t be at sex parties they need to take care of their grandkids, every tv show should have a character who represents absolute moral goodness” the kids are strict as hell
CEOs who write articles about how no one wants to work anymore should be required to disclose how much they make a year alongside the minimum and average salary of their employees
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