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6 days agoArt ingratiates the proletariat to society, it is a ready means by which someone with nothing can impress themself upon the world in an unpredictable and humanizing way. This actively works against the fascist pillar of dehumanization.
Art helps us to understand eachother. This works against the fascist pillar of fear.
Art is the fundamental means by which human experience is expressed and explored. This works against the fascist pillar of suppression.
Fascists love AI art because it is fundamentally incapable of integrity or empathy, creative or otherwise.
You have to be very diligent about checking these. You get nothing for a few days while the mice get comfortable with it being around, and then the moment you forget to check it is the moment it catches a mouse.
At this point you have about two days before it becomes just about the least humane thing you’ll ever see in your life. I recommend setting a reminder on your phone.
If you don’t have ADHD (like I do) or something similar however, this is a good solution. People will tell you “if you release it in the wild its as good as killing it.” Personally I’d rather hand an owl or a snake it’s lunch on a silver platter, than kill a living thing and throw it in the garbage.