I was a subscriber to Powerlifting USA for nearly 15 years.

No one's bad lifts made it into the magazine either. No one posted off season pictures in a bodybuilding magazine basically ever. Ever picture the person was in the absolute peak shape of their life.

The users need to take responsibility for their use because there is no other solution. Users need to stop blaming other people.

We tried prohibition before to protect people who can't control their alcohol use and it was a disaster. The solution is if you drink too much you get help for your addiction.

With kids, parents need to actually be parents. Parents have basically abdicated responsibility for their kids when it comes to social media. Over protect the kid in meaningless ways but then send them to bed with an unlimited porn device and complete access to all kinds of mentally unhealthy behavior.

"Everyone is doing it" is not an excuse for shitty parenting.

This isn't even going to work in the long run anyway. Imagine being the car sales person. It makes you sound like a cheap used car salesman trying to nickle and dime the customer while selling "luxury".

The whole idea will be perceived for the pettiness and ripoff it is. Especially when no one will even know you pay the extra a month so there is zero status symbol with this.

No way this is around in a few years. They will lose more sales than they will ever make up with the monthly fee.

What is better oils or acrylics? What is better, clay or wood when it comes to sculpture.

It is more like comparing Krita vs Photoshop than MS Paint vs Photoshop. That is bogus.

Most AI art I have seen is complete shit anyway and especially from SD.

To me it is like saying oil is better than acrylics. These statements have no meaning when it comes to art.

Of course it is totally overblown.

People have been saying "art is dead" for 150 years+.

This is just the latest iteration of "art is dead".

"This time it is different". As if no one has ever said that before.

Marble sculpture had its time as the dominant medium of the day. These articles are no different than lamenting the demise of marble sculpture.

It is not just nostalgia.

I think Lady Gaga is a great example of what the poster is talking about. I know so many Lady Gaga songs and I am not even a fan. I have never tried to listen to any of her music but the shared experience means I just know so much from 15 years back.

Contrast that with Harry Styles. I look him up on youtube right now and I have never heard a single one of his songs before this. All I know is he is a giant star but it stops there.