purism is ego
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Tyler Angert
purism is ego ← Home purism is ego Thu Feb 09 2023 • 3 min whenever some new technology rolls around that lowers the barrier to making art (or whatever skill), existing practitioners often shy away from using it by claiming it’s “not real,” hiding behind the belief that they’re purists and often attack new work for being low effort. this post is not about ethical arguments surrounding AI generated content. thats another topic. this is about the reflex that people have when new methods and tools challenge their practice. i dont think many creatives care about purism because of a deep emotional
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