I came back to see how DA was doing only to see people selling AI generated images for real money as Adoptables. It hurts to see how people who have tried to perfect their artistic process and trained style has been ignored like garbage from DA. I know DA was going down hill and while I think AI can absolutely be used to help artists perfect their craft- this just isn't the way. I have to accept that being an artist is pretty much dead. It is a hard truth but the creation of AI has killed jobs and people are now making money off of generated designs. So be it I guess.
I am still here guys! I am just a lurker these days. I recently became a manager to a Pet store so my time is very limited, juggling that, home life, and my Long distance relationship is quite the feat.
So feel free to message me any time.