perishthethought@piefed.social to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoArt & writingmedia.troet.cafeimagemessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up11.22Karrow-down121file-text
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minus-squareWanderWisley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·2 months agoWhy are the robots creating art and the humans packing boxes?
minus-squarehungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months 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-up5·2 months agoArt is very profitable for the rich and elite, in terms of laundering money.
minus-squarereddifuge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoBecause creating art is easier than packing boxes. You have to start somewhere.
minus-squareFizz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month 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.
Why are the robots creating art and the humans packing boxes?
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.
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.