Carmen Thorn
@carmen-thorn.bsky.social
24-Autistic Lesbian-They/Them
I doodle lesbians, monsters, robots, aliens. ButchFemme lover.
18+ Account, I make porn and graphic content
I doodle lesbians, monsters, robots, aliens. ButchFemme lover.
18+ Account, I make porn and graphic content
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As time goes on, and especially in these days of genAI, think the chasing of endless content, of more more more, of maximized bang-for-your-buck really does games as an artistic medium a huge disservice
Hell i think even for games who strive no higher than to be toys, it does them a disservice
Hell i think even for games who strive no higher than to be toys, it does them a disservice
December 24, 2025 at 4:19 AM
As time goes on, and especially in these days of genAI, think the chasing of endless content, of more more more, of maximized bang-for-your-buck really does games as an artistic medium a huge disservice
Hell i think even for games who strive no higher than to be toys, it does them a disservice
Hell i think even for games who strive no higher than to be toys, it does them a disservice
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Apparently Paypal is now asking those who commissioned artists through invoices for feedback on the experience, Please never type anything, Its a trap. Just putting both yours and their accounts at risk of bans.
December 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Apparently Paypal is now asking those who commissioned artists through invoices for feedback on the experience, Please never type anything, Its a trap. Just putting both yours and their accounts at risk of bans.
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Yes. And translators, badly paid, have been trying to make people aware of this, but they have only a small platform. Need writers and readers to be aware and speak out.
All my foreign language contracts going forward will stipulate that a real person translates.
All my foreign language contracts going forward will stipulate that a real person translates.
Deep breath
Ok I'm going to try and stay calm
But I'll point out that AI translation is literally causing translators to be fired (see the whole Harlequin line in France)
(1/?)
Ok I'm going to try and stay calm
But I'll point out that AI translation is literally causing translators to be fired (see the whole Harlequin line in France)
(1/?)
December 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Yes. And translators, badly paid, have been trying to make people aware of this, but they have only a small platform. Need writers and readers to be aware and speak out.
All my foreign language contracts going forward will stipulate that a real person translates.
All my foreign language contracts going forward will stipulate that a real person translates.
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A lot of companies seem to be under the impression that we only care if gAI was used in the final product and using it for concept art/placeholder art is ok.
gAl is poison that should be nowhere near any creative process. Not a single asset. Not a single placeholder sign.
Give no inch.
gAl is poison that should be nowhere near any creative process. Not a single asset. Not a single placeholder sign.
Give no inch.
From 2024. Apparently missed that the first time around. This just destroys my hype for Dark Heresy. If Rogue Trader was made without AI “helping” the concept art phase, there is zero reason to push it on to Dark Heresy development. I am gutted.
December 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A lot of companies seem to be under the impression that we only care if gAI was used in the final product and using it for concept art/placeholder art is ok.
gAl is poison that should be nowhere near any creative process. Not a single asset. Not a single placeholder sign.
Give no inch.
gAl is poison that should be nowhere near any creative process. Not a single asset. Not a single placeholder sign.
Give no inch.
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as a reminder, Bill C-12 has passed the house and will be moving on to the senate. it will be up for debate in february.
if you are canadian, you need to contact your Senators and demand they oppose this bill!
migrantrights.ca/actionslist/...
if you are canadian, you need to contact your Senators and demand they oppose this bill!
migrantrights.ca/actionslist/...
December 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
as a reminder, Bill C-12 has passed the house and will be moving on to the senate. it will be up for debate in february.
if you are canadian, you need to contact your Senators and demand they oppose this bill!
migrantrights.ca/actionslist/...
if you are canadian, you need to contact your Senators and demand they oppose this bill!
migrantrights.ca/actionslist/...
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The number of big name games coming out saying "oh yeah we used Gen AI tons during the initial concept stages, why is thay a problem?" Is honestly enough to make me not want to touch anything larger than an Itchio game
December 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The number of big name games coming out saying "oh yeah we used Gen AI tons during the initial concept stages, why is thay a problem?" Is honestly enough to make me not want to touch anything larger than an Itchio game
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marceline backsack sketch comm . wowzers
December 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
marceline backsack sketch comm . wowzers
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do you think the production of a 150gb high graphic 3D game plus the addition of genAI use in said production is going to be anything but grotesque in contributions to its carbon emissions & ewaste?
December 17, 2025 at 1:51 AM
do you think the production of a 150gb high graphic 3D game plus the addition of genAI use in said production is going to be anything but grotesque in contributions to its carbon emissions & ewaste?
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Public release of part 3 of Intrusive Thoughts, with part 4 on PATREON! 🖌️
September 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Public release of part 3 of Intrusive Thoughts, with part 4 on PATREON! 🖌️
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Heyyyyy if you want to help a disabled artist & throw some loose change my way as a lil holiday treat I'd appreciate it for covering food & gas!
I'm still too much in a bad state to do comms or consistently draw so stuck on my £500 month budget
ko-fi.com/srutis
PayPal.me/srutisssart
uwu
I'm still too much in a bad state to do comms or consistently draw so stuck on my £500 month budget
ko-fi.com/srutis
PayPal.me/srutisssart
uwu
December 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Heyyyyy if you want to help a disabled artist & throw some loose change my way as a lil holiday treat I'd appreciate it for covering food & gas!
I'm still too much in a bad state to do comms or consistently draw so stuck on my £500 month budget
ko-fi.com/srutis
PayPal.me/srutisssart
uwu
I'm still too much in a bad state to do comms or consistently draw so stuck on my £500 month budget
ko-fi.com/srutis
PayPal.me/srutisssart
uwu
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an entire generation losing their minds that their children and grandchildren would DARE to do anything they don't understand and turning the full might of the world's imperial powers against the people they profess to love most
Breaking: House Republicans pass Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill to criminalize doctors that provide gender-affirming care for trans kids. Her bill imposes jail time penalties up to 10 years. Now, it's headed to the Senate where it is not likely to advance as it would need 7 Democrats to sign on
December 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
an entire generation losing their minds that their children and grandchildren would DARE to do anything they don't understand and turning the full might of the world's imperial powers against the people they profess to love most
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#SaveSpeech
We only have about a week before most legislators go out for a holiday recess, so i recommend giving your reps a call to oppose bad internet bills!
I've included a script i adapted from one initially written by FFtF
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.badinternetbills.com
We only have about a week before most legislators go out for a holiday recess, so i recommend giving your reps a call to oppose bad internet bills!
I've included a script i adapted from one initially written by FFtF
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.badinternetbills.com
![Hi there, My name is (your name) and I am calling to oppose multiple harmful internet bills that are moving through Congress right now. I oppose all bills that mandate online ID checks, infringe upon our constitutional right to free speech on the internet, enable government policing of online resources, and threaten end-to-end encryption. If you truly care about young people’s experience on the internet, you should pass comprehensive data privacy legislation and oppose any bill that forces Internet users to submit to ID checks or would censor the internet, like the SCREEN Act, App Store Accountability Act, and KOSA
additionally, I want to advocate for section 230, which I have seen multiple legislators call for repealing. Section 230 is integral to a free and open internet, and repealing it would destroy the internet as we know it and countless livelihoods. I do not want to see section 230 repealed, I want to see it protected.
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here is a list of bills that i believe must be opposed due to either increasing censorship, or surveillance:
The Kids Online Safety Act
SCREEN Act
App Store Accountability Act
Stop CSAM act of 2025
Sammy's law
RESET Act
GAMING Act
Safe Messaging for Kids Act
Parents Over Platforms Act](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xawhcpoqu6pdxpp72fd43wuf/bafkreic3czewlpy3x4hv3egoajd2mrknydxc6ecu42ionk5ur4ilowi2uy@jpeg)
December 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#SaveSpeech
We only have about a week before most legislators go out for a holiday recess, so i recommend giving your reps a call to oppose bad internet bills!
I've included a script i adapted from one initially written by FFtF
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.badinternetbills.com
We only have about a week before most legislators go out for a holiday recess, so i recommend giving your reps a call to oppose bad internet bills!
I've included a script i adapted from one initially written by FFtF
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.badinternetbills.com
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"You won't see any AI in the final product"
If ai was used to create initial concept art then I am seeing at least a trace of ai in the final product.
If ai was used to create initial concept art then I am seeing at least a trace of ai in the final product.
December 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"You won't see any AI in the final product"
If ai was used to create initial concept art then I am seeing at least a trace of ai in the final product.
If ai was used to create initial concept art then I am seeing at least a trace of ai in the final product.
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Everyone is more or less okay with it” dude you make people emigrate to work there because you don’t do remote work, they risk having to change countries if they disagree with it
sigh
December 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Everyone is more or less okay with it” dude you make people emigrate to work there because you don’t do remote work, they risk having to change countries if they disagree with it
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Again I say: how fucking interesting that remote work technology is bad and not worth adopting despite all research pointing to productivity gains, but genAI which offers NOTHING is so important to adopt and force on people who have no use for it despite all the horrible things genAI does
December 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Again I say: how fucking interesting that remote work technology is bad and not worth adopting despite all research pointing to productivity gains, but genAI which offers NOTHING is so important to adopt and force on people who have no use for it despite all the horrible things genAI does
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People who say "AI is just a tool" baffle me. Do you know what a tool is? Are there any neurons in your hollow skull connecting to anything?
Generating images by scraping stolen art using data centers that are ruining the economy, environment, and communities is not something a "tool" does.
Generating images by scraping stolen art using data centers that are ruining the economy, environment, and communities is not something a "tool" does.
December 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
People who say "AI is just a tool" baffle me. Do you know what a tool is? Are there any neurons in your hollow skull connecting to anything?
Generating images by scraping stolen art using data centers that are ruining the economy, environment, and communities is not something a "tool" does.
Generating images by scraping stolen art using data centers that are ruining the economy, environment, and communities is not something a "tool" does.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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"we USE ai, but our game wont CONTAIN it" is a clarification that no one has ever cared about & now CEOs are using it as a wedge to get their foot in the door as a part of a long term plan into normalizing AI, just like how 'it's just placeholder' was used with E33. dont cede even an inch of ground
December 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"we USE ai, but our game wont CONTAIN it" is a clarification that no one has ever cared about & now CEOs are using it as a wedge to get their foot in the door as a part of a long term plan into normalizing AI, just like how 'it's just placeholder' was used with E33. dont cede even an inch of ground
Oh my god I hate digital art unless I'm sketching in my notes app
December 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Oh my god I hate digital art unless I'm sketching in my notes app
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Tomorrow the 11th, there will be a markup on various "child safety" bills
This is part of the process where they are debated and amended before moving forward
It is a good idea to make some rep calls TODAY and make it clear which bills are currently unacceptable and why
This is part of the process where they are debated and amended before moving forward
It is a good idea to make some rep calls TODAY and make it clear which bills are currently unacceptable and why
#savespeech #stopKOSA
ATTENTION! The House of Energy and Commerce has pushed a package of(now 18) "child safety" bills to a subcommittee markup.
This means the bills will be likely voted on to go to a FULL committee markup, which sends it out to the House.
Call the Committee. Tell them to vote NO
ATTENTION! The House of Energy and Commerce has pushed a package of(now 18) "child safety" bills to a subcommittee markup.
This means the bills will be likely voted on to go to a FULL committee markup, which sends it out to the House.
Call the Committee. Tell them to vote NO
December 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Tomorrow the 11th, there will be a markup on various "child safety" bills
This is part of the process where they are debated and amended before moving forward
It is a good idea to make some rep calls TODAY and make it clear which bills are currently unacceptable and why
This is part of the process where they are debated and amended before moving forward
It is a good idea to make some rep calls TODAY and make it clear which bills are currently unacceptable and why
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i really recommend using this website to maximize your calls re: tomorrow's markdown meeting in the House energy and commerce committee. it connects you to various relevant legislators and gives you a script as well!
December 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
i really recommend using this website to maximize your calls re: tomorrow's markdown meeting in the House energy and commerce committee. it connects you to various relevant legislators and gives you a script as well!
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so insanely fucking real for this
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
so insanely fucking real for this
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i am begging game developers and musicians who are not putting your soundtracks on bandcamp/ampwall to just... do that... please... i will not be streaming your music off A Music Service. let me actually give you money.
December 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
i am begging game developers and musicians who are not putting your soundtracks on bandcamp/ampwall to just... do that... please... i will not be streaming your music off A Music Service. let me actually give you money.