(12-03-2025, 06:16 AM)classicdrogn Wrote: I think I've resolved my mixed feelings on generative AI art/writing, and my conclusion is that no one who creates or comsumes fan works has any right to complain about it. Doubly so if they've got stuff paywalled on Patreon/Subscribestar/etc. and are actively profiting off of other people's IP without so much as a handshake agreement let alone formal licensing.
The problem is that the analogy you base that conclusion on fails the common sense test.
it's like people being allowed to own single-shot muskets versus being allowed to stockpile nuclear bombs.