Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 13/04/2025If the purpose of generating the image was the image itself, the prompt goblin would not care about the judgment of others. They already have the image. What they created the image to do is to make a public statement about the desirability of images - and find belonging with likeminded fellows. 9135480
Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 13/04/2025The real goal is to harvest agreement: not just that it's okay to generate this image (a neutral act) but that they were RIGHT to do so, that generating this image is praiseworthy. 993446
Just Some Grey Bunny @greybunny.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Which is why they immediately pivoted from "AI lets anyone generate masterpieces like a skilled artist!" to "Do you even prompt, bro? Learn 2 genAI, loser, only skilled Prompt Designers like me can create good AI art." 080
Skyknight @skyknightxi.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Given rightward obsessions with dominance, do they see the adoration of their work/“work” as the extollers submitting themselves to them? 010
Nick Wester, PI @wehavesnacks.bsky.social · 14/04/2025It also removes the need for collaboration. If I'm a good artist but a bad writer, I can find a partner to fill in my weaknesses. The right refuses to admit weaknesses and sees art as a solely individual affair. 010
Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 13/04/2025You will observe the same in right wing political circles - what they crave is not permission to do the thing (the kind of person doing this - typically ablebodied cishet white male - has precious few restrictions on their behavior) but validation that it is a good thing to have done. 10107599
Laura: Recovering Goblin @lf279.bsky.social · 13/04/2025I mean, with AI is sucking up all the fresh water, generating that image is not a neutral act either. 250
Jakechi @jakechi.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Eh i don't think AI is neutral, it's more gross than anything else. 120
Elarcis 🐙 @elarcis.fr · 14/04/2025I will also say: they crave this because generating the image is so easy and straightforward — a mind-numbingly boring process of refreshing the page until you get convincing attempts — that they take even less satisfaction in the final image than actual artists. 030
Alastair Somerville @acuity.design · 13/04/2025‘Not being ignored’ seems to drive a lot of behaviour nowadays. The grinding fear of being unappreciated.media.tenor.coma woman is standing in front of a refrigerator in a kitchen and saying `` i 'm not gonna be ignored ... ''Alt: Glenn Close is standing in front of a refrigerator in a kitchen and saying `` i’m not gonna be ignored ... '' 020