Yeah, I guess that’s fair enough. I’ve just run into way too many people who seem to think it’s the only music worth listening to or something. I can agree with what you said pretty much.

Actually I said sort of the opposite: what’s been done since then is just as good as what was done back then, which therefore is overblown by people who claim it’s somehow better. No contradiction.

Sorry, I’m just used to hearing how much better music used to be in the 60s from people my parents’ age.

Well, if that’s your comparison, sure… Music changes, and musical tastes vary, so I’ll avoid trying to give examples or make comparisons, I just don’t think music of that era was particularly better than music since then. It’s a weird fluke of history that we developed decent recording and playback technology right as the 60s bands were coming up. That probably explains why it holds such a grip on culture. But personally I think there have been some incredible musicians since the 60s.

Okay Boomer.

60s…? With the stinky self-righteous hippies and overblown music? I have it on good authority that the 70s were actually where it was at.

Dying from an infected cut must have been so romantical.

Get outta here with your reasonable questions.

Honestly I think Reddit helped me recognize my own ignorance about most things. Well, more specifically, other people on Reddit who found various ways of pointing out that I didn’t really know what I was talking about… I’m much less likely to post a comment than I used to be.

Thor though.

Also, realizing that I actually don’t really have any idea what I’m talking about…

My holes aren’t a curse!

*American doctors.

Let’s not forget this is an aberration in the rest of the world.

I mean, technically it is…

I thought they flattened it a bit for effect, but nope. Can’t unsee that!

I think that’s just called robbery, but taxi pirate does have a nice ring to it.

The pattern is: Offer something really cool for cheap or even free, then once people are hooked slowly reduce service while increasing price. It’s a giant bait and switch.

I made a similar point in response to someone else in the thread. I agree. It’s a very interesting situation to ponder. In some ways it’s just another medium. The intentionality is in the people trying to produce what they’re imagining via the AI. I will be curious to see what sorts of things people come up with over time.

Calculator, calendar, clock… There’s a 66% chance I’m going to open the wrong one. Why is my brain like this?

Yeah, that’s fair. It’s hard to pinpoint what feels lacking with it, but it does feel lacking somehow to me. I guess for me there’s probably a tipping point where it’s no longer human enough. Like, just telling an AI to make a candy forest isn’t enough. But that’s a straw man argument in a way. Of course someone could put a huge amount of effort into getting an AI to render exactly what they’re imagining. In the end, it could be seen as just another medium. I have no doubt people are going to find incredible ways of utilizing it.