Published in Counter Arts·17 hours agoMember-onlyThe AI Art Morality Wars Have ArrivedThe protests have hit a fever pitch among artist communities — Well, that didn’t take long. Just a few months ago, AI art generators such as DALL-E and Midjourney rose from the tech landscape, and already artist communities have declared war on them (and apparently anyone that uses them.) Artstation users in particular are up in arms over AI, for the…AI4 min readAI4 min read
Published in Modern Identities·1 day agoMember-onlyThe Death of Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss Reminds Us We All Hide PainThe incredible dancer was an inspiration to many. — TW: suicide. My partner and I first saw tWitch perform on So You Think You Can Dance, Season 4, when he was selected to be in Top 20 dancers. He was instantly likeable — not only as a dancer that could perform amazing feats of art and athleticism, but also…Celebrity3 min readCelebrity3 min read
Published in Counter Arts·2 days agoMember-onlyImagination Will Separate Future AI Artists From AmateursYou can’t teach everyone how to think creatively. — There’s been a lot of blowback about AI imaging platforms since they rose from the tech landscape a few months back. It’s quite clear now that AI-assisted art will not be going away, as more AI tools emerge to make use of it. …AI5 min readAI5 min read
Published in Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·3 days agoMember-onlyIf There’s No God, Then What ‘Designed’ Humans?Are our bodies and minds really just the result of evolutionary trial and error? Or is there something else? — I’d like to start off by saying I’m not religious — but I don’t want this to come off as anti-religion. I’m agnostic — I don’t really believe in a God figure per se, but I also can’t disprove there’s one. …Religion4 min readReligion4 min read
Published in Modern Identities·6 days agoMember-onlyALL Relationships are TransactionalEven the ones that are supposed to be “unconditional”. — You’ve probably heard that you should avoid transactional personal relationships. These are defined as a business-like approach to a relationship, where you both expect something in return. This can be considered bad if the other party doesn’t hold up their end of the bargain, leaving you resentful. However, friendship doesn’t…Relationships5 min readRelationships5 min read
Published in A Parent Is Born·Dec 8Member-onlyMy Kid Is Cooler Than Me, And I’m JealousBut I won’t tell him that. I don’t even need to. — My son is 8 (almost 9), and has not yet discovered my online writing. Perhaps he never will. (It’s not like I’m famous.) But either way, I’m sure he won’t mind me writing about how cool I think he is. Maybe you’re thinking cringe, right? A dad writing about how…Parenting4 min readParenting4 min read
Published in The Point of View·Dec 7Member-onlyToo Much Praise Can Kill TalentEffort is not a replacement for ability, but it’s needed to succeed — Talented people are everywhere, but many of them never reach their potential. So why do talented people (like you) fail to win? It could be a number of reasons. One of them is conditioning — from all the way back to childhood. Family or teachers routinely tell certain kids that…Thepov4 min readThepov4 min read
Published in Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·Dec 2Member-onlyYou’re Literally a Different Person When You WriteScience suggests different parts of the brain are involved when speaking vs. writing — Have you ever wondered what some of your favourite Medium writers are like in person? Perhaps you’ve met some of them. But I’m willing to bet they aren’t like you imagined them based on their written words. They say you should never meet your heroes, and perhaps there’s a good…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Published in Counter Arts·Dec 1Member-onlyHow AI Art Upholds Unrealistic Beauty StandardsI tried an experiment to see how different image-generation platforms interpret women. — AI art algorithms like DALL-E, Midjourney, and stable diffusion are all trained on millions of images and have the ability to learn. Some artists are worried they will replace human artists. …Artificial Intelligence4 min readArtificial Intelligence4 min read
Published in Modern Identities·Nov 29Member-onlyAgeism is Real. But It Also Makes No SenseWhy do we ridicule or dismiss those with more life experience? — I never thought that at age 47, I’d be writing an article about ageism. But here we are. However, this isn’t so much to complain about being “old” (and being passed over for some opportunities as a result) as it is to question the basis for ageism to begin with. …Aging4 min readAging4 min read
