perishthethought@piefed.social to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoArt & writingmedia.troet.cafeimagemessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down122file-text
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minus-squareWanderWisley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·4 days agoWhy are the robots creating art and the humans packing boxes?
minus-squarereddifuge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoBecause creating art is easier than packing boxes. You have to start somewhere.
minus-squareFizz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoThere is way more robots packing boxes than taking art and writing jobs. Take a look at modern warehouse logistics they are pretty fucking cool.
minus-squarehungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 days agoCapitalism; most of the time art isn’t profitable, and if it is, the profit goes to the artist, not to shareholders. So if we make bots for it, we can force everyone to do wage labor in shit conditions.
minus-squaremelsaskca@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoArt is very profitable for the rich and elite, in terms of laundering money.
Why are the robots creating art and the humans packing boxes?
Because creating art is easier than packing boxes.
You have to start somewhere.
There is way more robots packing boxes than taking art and writing jobs. Take a look at modern warehouse logistics they are pretty fucking cool.
Capitalism; most of the time art isn’t profitable, and if it is, the profit goes to the artist, not to shareholders. So if we make bots for it, we can force everyone to do wage labor in shit conditions.
Art is very profitable for the rich and elite, in terms of laundering money.
Underrated comment.