POLITICAL VALUES

in short: free palestine, slava ukraini, black lives matter, trans lives matter, the only good nazi is a dead nazi, all cops are bastards, tax the rich, pro choice always, fuck donald trump and fuck you if you voted for him, and fuck generative ai.

• generative ai
• palestine
• resources

generative ai

generative ai is killing your brain and our planet. it produces lifeless piles of shit by mimicking patterns based on stolen data. it erodes human skill, encourages intellectual laziness, and devalues actual artistry and the energy, love, blood, sweat, and tears that go into the actual art of crafting.training and running large models require immense computational power, which is driving up carbon emissions and water consumption at unsustainable rates.your ideas are not good or important enough to be put into the world if you don't find them worthy of crafting.sources:
Some AI Prompts Can Cause 50 Times More CO2 Emissions Than Others
Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact
The Limitations of AI-Generated Art: Why AI Will Never Fully Replace Human Creativity
The Downside of AI Art: Why It Can’t Replace Human Creativity
Is ChatGPT Making Us Stupid?

palestine

what is happening in palestine is genocide at the hands of israel, and this is a fact. i oppose zionism because it has been used to justify the oppression, occupation, and systemic murder of the palestinian people for over 75 years. an imaginary, ancestral connection to a piece of land does not and has not ever justified apartheid, ethnic cleansing, settler colonialism, and mass murder.zionists have no place here. neutral parties have no place here. educate yourself enough to be on the right side of history or choke.how to help:
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
The Palestine Red Crescent Society
Medical Aid for Palestinians
Doctors Without Bordersattend protests if you're able. boycott if you can. bother your local politician. do what you can bear.

'if you've ever wondered what you would have done in 1930s germany or during the civil rights movement, congratulations: you're doing it now.'^{- matthew miller}

additional resources

Black Lives Matter Toolkits
'Everyday resources to get us closer to our collective vision of self-determination, healing, and a world where all Black people are liberated'.Donate to the Ukrainian Red Cross
'The Red Cross is often on the front lines of war, serving to help those affected by armed conflict. The Ukrainian Red Cross is assisting people inside the country by aiding with collecting blood, mobilising volunteers and resources and conducting emergency activities.'Donate to the World Central Kitchen
'An organization that deploys chefs directly to disaster areas to provide hot meals to those in need.'Why you need to stop supporting Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling
here is a timeline of her transphobia. here is a detailed breakdown of her transphobia as well. if you're into being spoon-fed — which is something i say with geninely no contempt whatsoever, this is a lot — here's a reddit comment that sums up pretty much everything. if you spend your money on- or support harry potter publicly in any way, i don't want you anywhere near me.