TinyWiny

Ew what was that previous bio?— Okay so this girl likes ducks, cats, sassy red haired girls, strong elven girlfriends, loud mages, and ineffable husbands

[yuzepi]

portraits

[itsclydebitches]

Something I don't think we talk enough about in discussions surrounding AI is the loss of perseverance.

I have a friend who works in education and he told me about how he was working with a small group of HS students to develop a new school sports chant. This was a very daunting task for the group, in large part because many had learning disabilities related to reading and writing, so coming up with a catchy, hard-hitting, probably rhyming, poetry-esque piece of collaborative writing felt like something outside of their skill range. But it wasn't! I knew that, he knew that, and he worked damn hard to convince the kids of that too. Even if the end result was terrible (by someone else's standards), we knew they had it in them to complete the piece and feel super proud of their creation.

Fast-forward a few days and he reports back that yes they have a chant now... but it's 99% AI. It was made by Chat-GPT. Once the kids realized they could just ask the bot to do the hard thing for them - and do it "better" than they (supposedly) ever could - that's the only route they were willing to take. It was either use Chat-GPT or don't do it at all. And I was just so devastated to hear this because Jesus Christ, struggling is important. Of course most 14-18 year olds aren't going to see the merit of that, let alone understand why that process (attempting something new and challenging) is more valuable than the end result (a "good" chant), but as adults we all have a responsibility to coach them through that messy process. Except that's become damn near impossible with an Instantly Do The Thing app in everyone's pocket. Yes, AI is fucking awful because of plagiarism and misinformation and the environmental impact, but it's also keeping people - particularly young people - from developing perseverance. It's not just important that you learn to write your own stuff because of intellectual agency, but because writing is hard and it's crucial that you learn how to persevere through doing hard things.

Write a shitty poem. Write an essay where half the textual 'evidence' doesn't track. Write an awkward as fuck email with an equally embarrassing typo. Every time you do you're not just developing that particular skill, you're also learning that you did something badly and the world didn't end. You can get through things! You can get through challenging things! Not everything in life has to be perfect but you know what? You'll only improve at the challenging stuff if you do a whole lot of it badly first. The ability to say, "I didn't think I could do that but I did it anyway. It's not great, but I did it," is SO IMPORTANT for developing confidence across the board, not just in these specific tasks.

Idk I'm just really worried about kids having to grow up in a world where (for a variety of reasons beyond just AI) they're not given the chance to struggle through new and challenging things like we used to.

[fixyourwritinghabits]

I think this is an incredibly important post for a lot of reasons. You have to write a bad book in order to learn how to do something. You have to suck at playing an instrument before you can improve.

Struggling is part of the process, and I've had a lot of people argue with me that it shouldn't be who fail to see the point. When you replace an composer with an AI music generator, an artist with an AI-generated image, or an author with an AI-generated fanfic, you are missing out on the critical, fundamental experiences humans need to learn and grow. You are robbing yourself of essential skills you need as a person.

AI is not like a calculator, or a synthesizer, or a prompt generator. It's not a tool to aid in your process of understanding or creating something. It is replacing your ability to learn things, and that is going to do so much damage if you let it.

[tearlessrain]

sometimes someone will casually mention using chatgpt or some other generative ai thing and I can actually feel the little

above my head

[higgyisobsessed]

they are going to know that i am not qualified

they are going to know that i do not belong here

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I absolutely love What Lurks Beneath webcomic by @whatlurksbean, their art style is so good and I love the characters! its about time I drew something for the comic

[opabiniasarecool]

Please take care of yourself, somehow it has to be okay. Light is at the end of the tunnel, even if the tunnel is really long. I love you guys, stay okay and stay alive <3

(also please stop doom scrolling, take a break, get some water and a snack, spend time outside, just stop doomscrolling)

Cross posted from my pintrest

[almakrowan]

Part 1 of big "how to chibi-fy this flower????" guide is here!!! 🥰

[pascalcampion]

More notes. They are not in order by the way. There is still more stuff to say about the world building/drawing/exploring topic. I just haven't gotten to these notes yet.

This one is about lights but it's in progress as well. Feedback is welcomed

[tina-ducking-tiny]

"Id rather see the world through the eyes of a child~"

[pascalcampion]

More notes. They are not in order by the way. There is still more stuff to say about the world building/drawing/exploring topic. I just haven't gotten to these notes yet.

This one is about lights but it's in progress as well. Feedback is welcomed

[tina-ducking-tiny]

Idk captions, but clangen lore stuff :D

[tina-ducking-tiny]

Flat

[tina-ducking-tiny]

Some of my Clan Gen high ranks of Nixclan, miss them (water and fierce kicked the bucket last moon 😭)

Who should I draw next?

My 6 other medicine cats lol

My matchmakers

The prettiest cat i have

A starclan cat somewhere

The #1 love polycule of the clan

Shampoofur

Voting ended onFeb 17, 2023

[tina-ducking-tiny]

Im a dummy and put the speedpaint instead of the photo lol

[tina-ducking-tiny]

Some of my Clan Gen high ranks of Nixclan, miss them (water and fierce kicked the bucket last moon 😭)

Who should I draw next?

My 6 other medicine cats lol

My matchmakers

The prettiest cat i have

A starclan cat somewhere

The #1 love polycule of the clan

Shampoofur

Voting ended onFeb 17, 2023

[praetoring]

the crippling feeling of wanting to draw but having absolutely no fucking idea what you wanna draw

[tina-ducking-tiny]

You mean literally everyday 😭

[praetoring]

huntlow will never not be funny to me cause like,,,, it's just this innocuous silly lil ship between two teens still trying to figure themselves out after years of abuse/bullying really drowned out their self worth, and despite it, they're able to bond and grow together.

it's just so positive and sweet but some of yall really act like huntlow shot your pet and pissed in your cereal

[tina-ducking-tiny]

Me seeing that Lizzy’s art had some reach: :)

Me seeing that anything posted after did not: >:(

[tina-ducking-tiny]

Also wtf are those po rn bots mass following— 😒😒😒

[tina-ducking-tiny]

Me seeing that Lizzy’s art had some reach: :)

Me seeing that anything posted after did not: >:(