My favorite moment was feeling the shift from "I wondered if you'd come." to "I'm glad you did." Showing that he was able to find emotion after all, through creation. This is so brilliant.
Thanks so much. I’m glad it resonated. I feel like this should tap into feelings that plenty of us here and on similar platforms have from time to time. Every artist needs an audience.
I think the distinction/definition of an audience you elude to in the story is important. The stats don’t nurture the artist the way just one real reaction does.
There is also the realization that whether the reaction is real or not may be more important to the reactor or the artist. The artist can’t truly know the authenticity of the reaction but the reactor does.
Yes, one person who really seems to get it is worth any number of sterile button presses or algorithmic boosts.
On reactions being real etc - yes, I am fascinated with ideas of authenticity and performativeness - you’ll see these themes running through nearly all my work to date, including what I’m working on now. Not sure why, I just find it to be fertile ground to explore.
This piece is devastating in the best way. I can't stop thinking about it. Your writing is so cinematic. I really hope your audience finds you, because your message is important.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read my story and for leaving such a wonderful comment. In all sincerity, it means a lot to me that it was able to connect with you in this way. You are *exactly* the kind of reader I'm writing for. Thanks again.
“When everyone is Mozart, who’ll be the audience?” — that line is where you got me right away, back when I didn’t yet expect this to turn into a story about AI. Your approach to the topic of AI future genuinely moved me. You hit the most painful spot. When AI takes over the creative world and starts producing masterpieces, what we’ll truly be missing is a genuine listener, a thoughtful reader, real intellectual reactions. Even now, that’s already such a painful topic. Also, the way you write, the tasty little details, the texture of the language — all of it makes the story feel rich and immersive.
Thanks so much for your attentive reading and very generous comment, like and restack. I'm glad it connected with you - it means a lot to me that it did. And yes, even though it's speculative, it really does feel like we're headed this way, doesn't it?
My favorite moment was feeling the shift from "I wondered if you'd come." to "I'm glad you did." Showing that he was able to find emotion after all, through creation. This is so brilliant.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for reading, commenting and restacking - I really appreciate it.
Such a poignant piece for this platform, this audience. Its not a plea but a warning. Well done.
Thanks so much. I’m glad it resonated. I feel like this should tap into feelings that plenty of us here and on similar platforms have from time to time. Every artist needs an audience.
I think the distinction/definition of an audience you elude to in the story is important. The stats don’t nurture the artist the way just one real reaction does.
There is also the realization that whether the reaction is real or not may be more important to the reactor or the artist. The artist can’t truly know the authenticity of the reaction but the reactor does.
Yes, one person who really seems to get it is worth any number of sterile button presses or algorithmic boosts.
On reactions being real etc - yes, I am fascinated with ideas of authenticity and performativeness - you’ll see these themes running through nearly all my work to date, including what I’m working on now. Not sure why, I just find it to be fertile ground to explore.
This piece is devastating in the best way. I can't stop thinking about it. Your writing is so cinematic. I really hope your audience finds you, because your message is important.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read my story and for leaving such a wonderful comment. In all sincerity, it means a lot to me that it was able to connect with you in this way. You are *exactly* the kind of reader I'm writing for. Thanks again.
“When everyone is Mozart, who’ll be the audience?” — that line is where you got me right away, back when I didn’t yet expect this to turn into a story about AI. Your approach to the topic of AI future genuinely moved me. You hit the most painful spot. When AI takes over the creative world and starts producing masterpieces, what we’ll truly be missing is a genuine listener, a thoughtful reader, real intellectual reactions. Even now, that’s already such a painful topic. Also, the way you write, the tasty little details, the texture of the language — all of it makes the story feel rich and immersive.
Thanks so much for your attentive reading and very generous comment, like and restack. I'm glad it connected with you - it means a lot to me that it did. And yes, even though it's speculative, it really does feel like we're headed this way, doesn't it?
Yes, and that's why it's so scary. We can see how we can relate to this. Hope that's not the future that is waiting for us!