At least with EDM which is my favorite music to make it is all pretty downstream from each other if you know what I mean.

Software developments lead to new soft synth developments. I quit using FL studio because now you can just have it write melodies, parts, mix and master, I don’t use any of that stuff but FL is in my meta tags now and it becomes impossible to prove. I was trying to record all of my sessions to validate my work but I’m too broke and homeless for that. It’s all just not worth it anymore.

I could just make songs for myself and that is fun but I can do that on any DAW so why not one where I can share my work with confidence it’s made from reading, conversations and practice? Right now I use KORG on the switch and while it’s a bit slower I can make awesome songs on it. And the people I usually share my work with are happy to hear I’m not using AI supporting companies.

This thread is depressing. I am always sad to find out how widespread AI usage is still even. You can live your life with so little AI usage and should. Programmers have put so many industries in these tiny, fragile little bubbles.

I’m a musician and it ruined music for me because a lot of musicians are also “just using a little to alleviate the crunch” or whatever. It’s all manufactured consent to fund companies that were all jockeying for Trump money the last two years.

But now it supports the Trump military AND it’s ruined the market for digital artists.

That’s complete bullshit lmao you heavily implied it. You’re such a tool.

No it isn’t, and that’s fascist as fuck to say. Fuck you

I have been following expectations less and less, it is really good for my quality of life and I recommend it personally.

I’m trans and homeless though so I never get hired and everyone treats me like a criminal by default anyway lol even though I’m clean and healthy they think I’m dirty and weird because of my recycled clothes and that I dress for the weather and comfort which doesn’t align with their gender expectations. I just treat it like a really good flea dip, everyone who treats me with kindness is more trustworthy.

I gave up on finding work in August when things didn’t work out with an amazing case manager. She could get anyone a job, the problem is the market was ignoring me outright. I got certified and tons of volunteer experience along the way but none of it was worth it or got me what I was looking for in life.

I’ve been learning how to live outside in the city and out in nature too. Learning to identify plants and forage. My partner is amazingly kind and supportive thankfully, although they often struggle too. It’s way more rewarding because these skills can carry me through the rest of my life and give me autonomy that no one can take away through outside pressure.

OP said “I tried to politely refuse”

I mean they’re not entirely wrong but I hate that they think it takes blame off themselves. Like they were forced to do Trumps bidding or sign military contracts under the most evil military of all time. Nobody forced them at all though, they were fucking bidding for the contracts and gave half assed reasoning for why they MUST cooperate. Absolute henchmen goofball behavior