#firefly7probably

[txttletale]

I feel like there’s a massive disconnect in the mind of the average tumblr user as to what it means to be an artist or what it means to be the type of person who would be affected by the proliferation of AI art. People are more scared of the world where commission-based artists lose X% of their clients than they are scared of the world where tens to hundreds of thousands of artists working for corporations are put out of jobs. I think this is because (among other things) a. Commission-based artists, by necessity, have a much stronger social media presence than artists working under an employer and b. (relatedly) The tumblr culture surrounding the creation of art emphasizes how the process of art-creation puts you in touch with your emotions and your soul, and the value and beauty of art is thus that you know for sure that someone cared deeply about it. The spreading of art becomes an endorsement not only for the questions and feelings that the art piece itself generates but for the sacredness of art creation itself. Under this understanding, while it’s pitiable that working-class artists are put out of jobs, that doesn’t really matter because artists working under employers aren’t real artists in that they don’t promote the inherent meditativeness and sacredness of learning to create art. What is under attack is not the working-class artist, but the idea that art has intrinsic value outside of anything that it communicates.

Does this make sense as an analysis?

yea i think that the thing about petty-bourgeois self-employed artists having definitionally louder social media social presences and therefore shaping what 'artist' means to people is absolutely spot-on. it is a really really salient phenomenon i've noticed in this where everyone who founds their arguments in deep concerns for 'artists' cannot conceive of 'artist' as meaning 'someone doing concept art for call of duty 104' or even really basic concepts like 'many many artists do not own their own work'

[disassociation-culture-is]

(not a submission) hi mods thank you for running this blog! i wanted to ask though if you were aware of the typo in your name? 'dissociation' is the term used in psychology for zoning out or whatever you want to call it, 'disassociation' is Not Associating with something. for example you can disassociate from your coworker that you dont like. but dissociation seems to be what this blog is about! so i just wanted to point it out in case you want to change the title!

Hey there! Thank you for the concern, but this is something addressed in the linked post on our pinned post!

The two spellings are synonyms, and we will continue to use them as such :)

[disassociation-culture-is]

Hey y’all!!

This is a culture-is blog for all disassociation-related things!!! Derealization, depersonalization, etc., everything and anything! Feel free to ask questions as well if you want, we’ll try pointing you in the direction of helpful links or open it for discussion in the comments/reblogs! It is very important to note that none of the mods are able to diagnose anything based on one ask, but the community may be able to give coping strategies and personal insight.

Begin each submission with “Disassociation/derealization/depersonalization/whatever’s applicable and relevant/etc. culture is..” please!

There is NO DNI! Just be nice and chill, be open-minded to new information! (x)

We have three mods rn, with varying levels of activity

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[disassociation-culture-is]

firefly7probably says:

“As far as I’m aware: Dissociation is feeling that you’re not yourself, detachment from your emotions/memories, etc. Disassociation is feeling detached from something *other than* yourself, such as society. Dissociation is a medical term, disassociation isn’t.”

While you are correct about the slight changes between dissociation and disassociation, they are also commonly referred to as synonyms. Dissociation is definately the more common medical term; I rarely see disassociation used in medical texts. 

“Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage has an opinion here, as it does on most things:“’Dissociate’ and ‘disassociate’ share the sense ‘to separate from association or union with another,’ and either word may be used in that sense. ‘Dissociate’ is recommended by a number of commentators on the ground that it is shorter, which it is by a grand total of two letters—not the firmest ground for decision.” M-W’s conclusion: “Both words are in current good use, but ‘dissociate’ is used more often. That may be grounds for your decision.”

(https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/02/dissociate-vs-disassociate.html- older article, ik, but it said the thing many others were saying in a very concise way, imo)

I will be continuing to use both spellings, y’all are free to say if you only want one tagged in your asks/submissions if it matters to you and we’ll be sure to note that.

It's "dissociation" not "disassociation" they are both words but with different meanings.

Could you explain the difference, please? All of the research I’ve done has pointed to them having the same meaning but different spellings based on mainly geographical difference, and just general prevalence (dissociation is seen more than disassociation but they’re interchangeable).