AI has only made it harder for disabled artists to continue making art because a disappointing amount of people would rather have visual gruel than pay people to make art, no matter how bad the slop is. Supporting AI is harmful to disabled artists.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM
AI has only made it harder for disabled artists to continue making art because a disappointing amount of people would rather have visual gruel than pay people to make art, no matter how bad the slop is. Supporting AI is harmful to disabled artists.