I counter the claim that "AI steals just the way human artists steal." We do not. Artists engage relationally with sources rather than severing them for computational processing. Computers are not people. Comparing generative tools to artists is a dehumanizing act.

This demonstrates how artists actually work: through relational thinking, discerning, critiquing, connecting as thinking, feeling people. I know where every reference comes from. When artists take from each other with acknowledgement, responsibility, and respect, we make each other stronger.

I say this to everyone that gets a puppy: I wouldn’t wish a puppy on my worst enemy (but more cheerfully: the worst part only lasts about two months)

Shame, all good things really do come to an end it seems! I suspect it was because they were so hidden away their longevity was doomed

Here's a starting point for femininity studies: www.criticalfemininities.net/about