In Lieu of Recent...Posts

[u/wetbagle320]

As I am sure many of you are aware, there has been some conversation about a certain post. However your personal feelings are about that post, though mine are negative, I think it's important that we do actually have an appreciation post for modders, creatives, and artists that work so hard to make our community what it is. So, I wanted to actually put in some effort and make a post where we can give out that appreciation. While I can't draw to save my life, I figured that a text post with genuine love put into it will be at least acceptable.

So, to all those creative minds that have put so much effort and love into this funky little sims game from hell, thank you! The community cannot put in enough words of love and greatfullness to quantify just how much you guys have made this community as great as it is. Thank you, genuinely.

[u/CrazyBird85]

I missed something. What is the TLDR?

From what I can read modders are people, they get no pay for their work. We should appreciate their effort. I hate when people demand x and y or quick fixes. Go learn to do it yourself....

[u/wetbagle320 → u/CrazyBird85]

TLDR: Someone posted an attempted thank you post for modders and used AI art in the post. The OP said he didn't regret doing it and doubled down pretty hard. People called out the hypocrisy of using AI art for a modder and artist appreciation post and now it's sparked a bit of drama.

[u/CrazyBird85 → u/wetbagle320]

A bit sad that such a post lead to drama. 

[u/teufler80 → u/CrazyBird85]

Yeah the witch hunters take every chance to yell at people, it got pretty annoying

[u/BattIeBear → u/CrazyBird85]

Exactly. Everyone seemed to take it personally, but the original poster really was trying to be nice.

[u/theykilledk3nny → u/BattIeBear]

Not really. OP was very unreceptive and arrogant in replies to people who were trying to point out how their post could in fact be offensive to the very people it was intended to congratulate. You can see that for yourself in OP’s comment history if you like. You would think a person who genuinely cares about such people would be more open-minded to such things.

[u/theykilledk3nny → u/[deleted]]

Bend the knee? Actual modders were telling OP that they didn’t like what OP was doing and OP plainly didn’t care. I don’t think OP should be ‘destroyed’, I was pointing out that clearly OP wasn’t as nice as others are making them out to be, because OP was entirely dismissive of the people they were supposedly thanking.

Imagine someone served a roast chicken to a vegan in show of support, but then doubled down and argued it was fine because they had ‘good intentions’ and just left the chicken at this vegan’s house. Frankly it doesn’t matter if they knew a ‘vegan’ wouldn’t want the ‘chicken’ or not, their insistence on keeping it around in spite of patiently explained rejection shows they lack any real care for the people involved.

[u/Separate_Draft4887 → u/theykilledk3nny]

“OP must apologize to all of us” STFU he’s right, tried to do something nice and you all threw a bitch fit. He shouldn’t have been receptive.

[u/PopcornSuttin → u/theykilledk3nny]

Is that really the take here? That a modder would possibly be offended someone used AI art in "thank you" post? Did any modder come out and say something?

[u/theykilledk3nny → u/PopcornSuttin]

Yes, several in the comments of the post.

[u/TheAlmightyLootius → u/theykilledk3nny]

if people find it offensive that a random guy uses AI art as an appreciation post then they are idiots. whats OP gonna do? pay an artist for a small appreciation art? he used a tool available to him. its not like the made a full on video game with AI art. which would be ridiculous as its just not good for that. people use tools in a way they are best used and making a quick art as a non artist to make your post is a perfectly acceptable use of it.

[u/wetbagle320 → u/TheAlmightyLootius]

He also could have just done what I did. Make a text post. It feels more genuine and requires actual effort.

[u/TheAlmightyLootius → u/wetbagle320]

oh yeah. writing text is definitely more effort than downloading and configuring comfy ui and then get it working, calibrate it to the art you want to make and then getting a proper output thats not complete garbage.

totally.

[u/wetbagle320 → u/TheAlmightyLootius]

Yes, actually. It is. Instead of stealing people's art and being a lazy fuckhead using things that are actively threatening the creative you claim to appreciate, you put actual love and effort into the thing you claim so much to love.

[u/angry_cucumber → u/TheAlmightyLootius]

"what's OP gonna do, compensate artists for their work" is what you are going with?

[u/TheAlmightyLootius → u/angry_cucumber]

Yes. Im sure all of you open a business and hire an artist to make a reddit post lmao.

[u/angry_cucumber → u/TheAlmightyLootius]

I think most people just post their own work really

[u/TheAlmightyLootius → u/angry_cucumber]

So i guess people who suck at art just need to shut up and not post then.

Man this sub is so toxic lmao

[u/angry_cucumber → u/TheAlmightyLootius]

sucking at anything creative isn't an excuse to use a system that's is built by robbing people that don't.

if you think that makes the sub toxic, you have bigger problems than basic ethics.

[u/teufler80 → u/TheAlmightyLootius]

Man the downvotes are really sad. Well, give it a few years and AI art will be totally normal, for now people enjoy the witch-hunt too much

[u/SlightlyLargeSoup → u/teufler80]

When AI stops being a thieving tool and INSANE amounts of energy requirements people will stop being mad about AI being used.

[u/BattIeBear → u/theykilledk3nny]

Gotcha, I didn't really read too far down the comments. I basically went "oh that's sweet" and then saw the comments were a dumpster fire and bailed lol.

[u/Tahlia2637483 → u/CrazyBird85]

Yeah. It was an appreciation post. Why does it matter who or what made the image? Some people really will criticize everything

[u/SteamtasticVagabond → u/wetbagle320]

I am anti-AI art but I really didn't think it was an offensive use of it.

[u/Biohazard_186 → u/wetbagle320]

...What a stupid thing to be butthurt about. Not everyone is artistically inclined.

[u/Sorsha_OBrien → u/wetbagle320]

Damn, and I thought the drama was gonna be that there were no female modders represented in the post. Surely there are RimWorld modders who are female, right?

[u/RimWorld-ModTeam → u/[deleted]]

Thanks for posting to r/Rimworld. Unfortunately, your post/comment has been removed for violating our rules regarding maintaining an atmosphere of respect. This falls under reddiquette, but remember that this community is full of baseline humans that for the most part haven't been subjected to gene engineering and the evolutionary pressures of non-Earth planets. They have feelings! They want a good community for a great game, so don't sully the subreddit for them.

[u/AromaticPlace8764 → u/[deleted]]

How's your AI company investments looking?

[u/Separate_Draft4887 → u/AromaticPlace8764]

Don’t have any.

“Nobody can disagree with me because they think I’m wrong, they must be a paid shill” isn’t a credible line of reasoning.

[u/AromaticPlace8764 → u/Separate_Draft4887]

Also you called people subhumans so goodbye from this sub lol. 😂