I think the people pushing activism in commercial entities are spoiled. They abuse the hard won popularity of a brand to further their own cause. It is selfish. The behaviour of spoiled children who have not had to work for prominence.
And yes, another substacker introduced me to SUNOai and I've been unleashed. I am well aware of the dangers of AI and I do expect it to be the end of us but I also know all good things man invents is open to being used for nefarious reasons. Classic example - i am typing on a computer and sending my words out into the cyber universe.
I don't know why you aren't submitting your lyrics to oh, I don't know, where ever lyrics composers send their stuff. You have the skills, in my humble opinion. Even if you don't care about making any money from your talent, your lyrics are worth hearing by as many as possible.
I gave up some of my favorite retail outlets - Target, Kohls, Bombas - because of their pandering on trans crap and the George Floyd click bait - haven't shopped any of them since that time. You do bring up a good point about what difference one person or thousands impose against these behemoths of consumerism. Not a bit. I do it out of personal resistance, knowing the only one it makes a difference to is me. I hadn't given much thought to the people who make their livings working at these offenders, though.
I hate to see what's been done to architecture, but take some comfort in knowing that these monstrosities, once such being Obama's Library, will be long gone and never make it to antiquity while the beautiful architecture of long past history will still be standing, bruised and battered but standing, reminders of what we once were and could be again in some far off future.
We stuff our elders in homes that aren't ours; we stuff our out-of-date (for now) belongings in dumps; we discard the classics for failing to adhere to our new-fangled, too smart for our own good fashion trends, and religion, what's it good for?
Like you say, we never learn, but I like to think instead, will we ever learn?
I am sooo there with you. I know my choice to stop supporting certain businesses makes no difference to their bottom line and I do think about those who are just trying to eek out a living working where they can get a job. Life is messy I conclude. But, sometimes you just have to declare the hill you are willing to die on!
As for the music, I don't have plans even though I have relatives who think I should have a Bandcamp channel or something. This is where I have to draw the line because most of the artists who are trying to get their talent out are literally best known as starving artists and there is no way I am going to put up artificially constructed music, even if the lyrics are original, in any competition with those folks. I have artists in my circle and they are mavericks so they don't fit the mainstream so they will be playing small cafes and venues scraping by even though they are soooo talented.
I do understand your position regarding your talent for lyrics, and really respect you for not wanting to compete with those who both write and perform their own stuff. I think, or maybe just hope that after the new wears off of the a.i. phenom, and the downsides become more and more obvious, that we humans will once again take our places as genuine creators. Hope springs eternal😌. I do enjoy your songs in collaboration with Suno.ai. Praise where praise is due, my friend.
I can't want to think about a world taken over by AI. Seems Biblical to me somehow. Age of Great Delusion. That would be a hill I am willing to die on. ❤️
I think the people pushing activism in commercial entities are spoiled. They abuse the hard won popularity of a brand to further their own cause. It is selfish. The behaviour of spoiled children who have not had to work for prominence.
And I wasn't aware AI could produce songs.
I just read a very good commentary on this:
https://pjmedia.com/caskeet/2025/08/23/pride-cometh-before-the-fall-n4942985
And yes, another substacker introduced me to SUNOai and I've been unleashed. I am well aware of the dangers of AI and I do expect it to be the end of us but I also know all good things man invents is open to being used for nefarious reasons. Classic example - i am typing on a computer and sending my words out into the cyber universe.
Yes good piece. The only companies left will be those resistant to the Woke mind virus. So it is perhaps just a culling we are witnessing.
I don't know why you aren't submitting your lyrics to oh, I don't know, where ever lyrics composers send their stuff. You have the skills, in my humble opinion. Even if you don't care about making any money from your talent, your lyrics are worth hearing by as many as possible.
I gave up some of my favorite retail outlets - Target, Kohls, Bombas - because of their pandering on trans crap and the George Floyd click bait - haven't shopped any of them since that time. You do bring up a good point about what difference one person or thousands impose against these behemoths of consumerism. Not a bit. I do it out of personal resistance, knowing the only one it makes a difference to is me. I hadn't given much thought to the people who make their livings working at these offenders, though.
I hate to see what's been done to architecture, but take some comfort in knowing that these monstrosities, once such being Obama's Library, will be long gone and never make it to antiquity while the beautiful architecture of long past history will still be standing, bruised and battered but standing, reminders of what we once were and could be again in some far off future.
We stuff our elders in homes that aren't ours; we stuff our out-of-date (for now) belongings in dumps; we discard the classics for failing to adhere to our new-fangled, too smart for our own good fashion trends, and religion, what's it good for?
Like you say, we never learn, but I like to think instead, will we ever learn?
I am sooo there with you. I know my choice to stop supporting certain businesses makes no difference to their bottom line and I do think about those who are just trying to eek out a living working where they can get a job. Life is messy I conclude. But, sometimes you just have to declare the hill you are willing to die on!
As for the music, I don't have plans even though I have relatives who think I should have a Bandcamp channel or something. This is where I have to draw the line because most of the artists who are trying to get their talent out are literally best known as starving artists and there is no way I am going to put up artificially constructed music, even if the lyrics are original, in any competition with those folks. I have artists in my circle and they are mavericks so they don't fit the mainstream so they will be playing small cafes and venues scraping by even though they are soooo talented.
I do understand your position regarding your talent for lyrics, and really respect you for not wanting to compete with those who both write and perform their own stuff. I think, or maybe just hope that after the new wears off of the a.i. phenom, and the downsides become more and more obvious, that we humans will once again take our places as genuine creators. Hope springs eternal😌. I do enjoy your songs in collaboration with Suno.ai. Praise where praise is due, my friend.
I can't want to think about a world taken over by AI. Seems Biblical to me somehow. Age of Great Delusion. That would be a hill I am willing to die on. ❤️
Sad, but true.
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