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The Treachery of Images - Wikipedia
Explaining modern AI
Interfacing conversationally with computers is enabled by natural language processing; academically known as NLP.
And large language models revealed adeptness for NLP. Also are good at intelligence matching and mirroring.
And are adept pulling info from public record.
Art is mystery manifest
Performance with artistry evokes attention masterfully.
And is better experienced.
Why the artists? No one really knows. Art is not claimed.
Art draws. Art demonstrates artistry.
Talk trade as it matters
Posted on LinkedIn:
Counseling myself on terminology as: ponder trade of product by contract at best with friendly strangers.
Versus useless vague of trying to figure out something I can sell!
Trade basis of monetary transactions is key; and product focus gets me to simpler analysis more actionable.
Then took to DeepSeek and after several iterations got following.
Words do matter.
"Counseling Myself: It’s Not ‘Selling’—It’s Trading."
Semantics shape strategy:
"Selling" feels transactional, one-sided, desperate.
"Trading" implies mutual value, terms, and dignity.
But here’s the twist: They’re the same act. The difference is mindset.
When I say "trade product by contract with friendly strangers," I’m forcing clarity:
What’s the product?
What are the terms?
Who gains, and how?
"Figure out something to sell" stays fuzzy. "Trade" demands precision.
Words don’t just describe reality—they create it.
Money? What art though
Get people who betray lack of knowledge of art history by talking getting paid for art.
You get paid for artistry. Make art? Maybe. But is way different.
Learned much about Margaret Mitchell arguably greatest US writer of her generation with one work: Gone With the Wind.
The sheer influence of Gone With the Wind is hard to process in our times. It dominated a world.
Film based on it is biggest in history by attendance. Is so huge no one expects any film to match.
Adjusted for inflation is biggest presumably of all time. Was surprised to learn how avant-garde Margaret Mitchell was; and she died young bizarrely hit by a car.
But before that dealt with intensity of passion for her book. Am glad learned her story recently for perspective.
Public owns your art once shared. She destroyed some of her work to protect it.
Artistry equals curation plus craft. Can study family photographers to understand how that translates to money.
Art? Usually changes the artist who may make money, sure. But must deal with public ownership as public will make you.
Guaranteed.
Warhol understood that game. Study him to understand.
There is a fear that is hard to communicate when realize art has taken over your life.
You were one person before but now must move as art wills or be dragged.
No one cares either. Consider Basquiat and Warhol tried but couldn't help him.
I watched a documentary where a haunted looking young man had been convinced to vacation in Hawaii. He smiled some but I don't think he ever relaxed.
Wasn't long till returned and not much longer till was dead.
Art is an inhuman force. Art consumes portals into our reality often. Burns them to a crisp as disintegrates who they were.
Yet I respect art. Art is honest.
Art promises nothing. Art gives portals to transcendance.
Global common wealth
Returning value is easy
For commercial works? You buy them. Money is abstraction of value that generalizes. Ends social obligation in acceptable return in a transaction.
Otherwise like with most content on web you know value by feel of value received and often your attention is enough return! That's HUGE.
Can also return value by appropriate sharing as helps build attention for content creator.
If are not given a product can buy? Then that's about it for options now. Is still early on web.
Caring reality
Can wonder much about why people choose to just quit caring.
But is a conscious choice.
Criminals are free beings. They decide to go to war against society around them by just taking without regard to hurting others.
Is a personal decision.
More technically parasitic humans do not care. They attach parasitically to exploit until stopped by sufficient force.
Remarkably they often take themselves out.
Being a parasite is stupid: parasites end up an enemy at war with society around them.
It's what criminals are.
Defense of civilization requires understanding criminality.
Especially since criminals are relentless liars who rely on secrecy. They are very good at manipulation.
But ultimately always lose as collapse civilization around them or people defend.