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Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.

These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

UT philosophy PhD candidate Patty Reyes to give talk at Gogbot festival on social media mobilization Patty Reyes, Philosophy PhD candidate at the University of Twente, will be speaking at the Gogbot Festival in Enschede on 20 September 2025 on the topic "Mobilizing in a Post-Social Media Era":

UT philosophy PhD candidate Patty Reyes (@blackholeness.bsky.social) to give talk at Gogbot Festival on social media mobilization:
www.utwente.nl/en/bms/phil/...

I love doing this

I'm back in actionnn this Saturday at the #GOGBOT festival, and in collaboration with @sickhouse-nl.bsky.social; I'll be hosting a talk/discussion about mobilizing for political action without social media. (is it even possible?! 🥴 Let's talk about it!)

+ info: www.gogbot.nl/symposium/mo...

reminder: climate fatalism becomes starkly absurd when you put it in literal, immediate and physical terms.

Oh no there's just no way we can ever stop handing billions in subsidies to this coal mining company. Damn, we're doomed. Guess we just keep on doin it

The Fediverse Isn’t the Future. It’s the Present We’ve Been Denied. For years, the internet has been shrinking. Not in size, not in data, but in ownership. A vast, decentralized network of personal blogs, forums, and independent communities has been corralled into a h...

Excellent take on the possibility of digital self-determination and breaking free from the "incellionaries" web: ⤵️

www.joanwestenberg.com/the-fedivers...

This is also known as invading Panama.

Poster for the Open Days on March 20th at the University of Twente. You can see a colorful image of a person with a cybernetic hand. The colours are pink, purple and black. It looks a bit cyber-punk-ish. The text says: Visit us at the Master Open Day! MSc Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Society. March 20th, 18:45-19:45, University of Twente

If you are aware of curious and critical students looking for a unique interdisciplinary #MSc Programme which combines #PhilosophyOfTechnology, #PhilosophyOfScience, #EthicsOfTechnology, #HistoryOfTechnology and #STS ...

Raadslid Marianne Schouten kwam niet meer naar vergaderingen omdat ze in ‘klimaatstaking' was. GroenLinks zette haar de fractie uit Nadat ze een staking uitriep en openlijke kritiek uitte over een partijlid, werd gemeenteraadslid Marianne Schouten uit de GroenLinks-fractie van Enschede gezet. Ze wil dat het college de klimaatcrisis erkent.

Raadslid Marianne Schouten kwam niet meer naar vergaderingen omdat ze in ‘klimaatstaking' was. GroenLinks zette haar de fractie uit

did Lucifer write this?

I'm so tired of all the online services boasting about their AI-powered features. I truly could not care less about your AI-powered features. In fact, I have an absolute disdain for your AI-powered features. I'd be more likely to pay for your services if you didn't have those.

where are the creative writers on Bluesky? 👀

You don't have to scroll anymore to get your full serving of doom.

Current US regime a mix of unabashed gangsterism, ill-defined populist impulses towards machismo and bigotry, and 17th century Mercantalism.

Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.

Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform!!! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

sweet, sweet karma

here's a great essay! 💯

hi! @teenvogue.bsky.social has been a reliable outlet for strong political journalism since at min 2016 — which was *9* years ago!

you don't need to be surprised each time you're impressed by our work! (maybe other outlets would respect us more if you didn't!)

signed, 1/2 of Teen Vogue Politics

Pixelfed & Loops: Authentic Sharing, Reimagined Beautiful sharing platforms that puts you first. No ads, no algorithms, no tracking – just pure photography and authentic connections.

The Pixelfed + Loops Kickstarter is live!

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The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire

Take back your attention.

Hi, I’m the developer of Sky Follower Bridge👋

Recently, a company that once impersonated my tool's site to redirect users to ads released a paid tool with the same name as my tool. I’d like to share my thoughts on this.

It's a bit long, but I'd appreciate your time.

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Sky Follower Bridge Instantly find and follow the same users from your 𝕏 followers on Bluesky

Pro-tip for anyone who's recently joined Bluesky, use the "Sky Follower Bridge" extension to find out whom from your Twitter community is already on this platform 💓

www.sky-follower-bridge.dev

and kudos to @kawamataryo.bsky.social for such a brilliant tool!

yes and it's such a loss 💔 I'd never seen a platform with such advanced features for content creators before (it made video creation & editing so ridiculously easy!). I hope we can replicate such helpful features in a newer, collectively-owned digital space soon! 🤞

little intro 🙋‍♀️ I'm a PhD researcher in Political Philosophy of Tech ⚒️💡 I specialise on the intersection of social movements and the Internet ✊🏽💻 particularly as it relates to climate justice and collective liberation. I love to experiment with open source software & alt platforms, like Bluesky! 🦋

ach, TikTok has been compromised 😕 users that comment "Free Palestine" are now getting a notification that says their comment violates community guidelines.

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Wikipedia is under attack; one of the best ways to defend it is by donating to the Wikimedia foundation 🫀🤲 ⬇️

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a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the man is saying so this is how liberty dies Alt: A GIF from Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith; Padme Amidala saying "So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause."

welp; we've got a shit ton of work to do

Ran into this important initiative today! Check it out 💙