They didn’t have Palantir software in the past. There was also a lot more resistance to mass surveillance. And the political parties were less extreme (Nowadays everyone wants to use it).

Don’t forget the shampoo. Many dogs don’t like that.

Smart girl!

I think identity verification disguised as age verification will destroy the web before AI can achieve that. On top of everything comes extensive geo-blocking too, with the US copying China and Russia (Probably calling it “FreedomWeb” or “TruthWeb”) and Europe following. So no more world wide web, just plenty of smaller local webs.

Can you imagine yourself doing all kinds of “bubble work”? The writing of your books, lecturing the books of others, cover design, maybe teaching writing to a small class, enabling you to stay inside the writing bubble? Then you have a better chance. This is similar to how other artists make a living. As a painter you’ll do all kinds of image-related work like logo design, gretting cards, prints for cloths and so on. As a musician you make loops people listen to while on hold, sound effects for all kinds of media, sample libraries for other musicians (basically virtual instruments), some audio engineering for small gigs and so on. Those are the people who can actually make a living with no or rare occasions of having to work a normal job. You still need to have a frugal lifestyle but it helps to not get lost in the usual grind. Lots of small jobs which aren’t paid that great, but ideally it adds up and you can your bills. This is something I would recommend as well. You’ll learn many things which will be helpful later on.

They’re harmless to humans. They’re actually very shy. Some wildlife photographers had the opportunity to come close to them and they all say that cheetahs are very gentle. Example: https://dailybbnews.com/heartwarming-cheetah-photographer-encounter/

So no reason for “oh no”, you can go full “aww”. ;-)

That’s what you get with vibe coding.

Nah, it’s going to grow a lot more before it bursts.

Not kind of. Germany is so ahead in certain aspects Russia copied it. Example: Data preservation. Germany is not a safe haven. Never was, never will be.

Germany is turning into a mass surveillance state.

Germany? Yikes.

Did anyone expect anything else?

I used to make a living with helping artists stepping up to a higher level. I’ve seen a lot fail but a few succeeding.

Don’t look for your niche, create it. Write something that is too unique to be replicated easily - not by humans, not by AI. This applies to both content and style. It’s also important to be present as an author so (possible) fans can get in touch with you (“The artist next door”). Try to get a foot into other fields as well. How about writing stories and scripts for video games for example? This also helps with networking and slapping your name onto all kinds of products.

Another tip: Attend business classes. Learn how economy works. You would be surprised how many successful artists did that silently. This alone gives you a huge advantage over most artists who don’t know anything about starting (and keeping) a business (Heck, they don’t even know anything about taxes). Turn yourself into your own company. With this mindset you will work more efficient and effective. It’s no fun but it’s very helpful in the long run if you want to make a living with art some day.

Now that’s some advanced trolling.

It’s the same as with fictional horror. It gives you a sense of control. You can play and you can stop at any time.

Straight to jail just for downloading PianoOne. What a time to live in.

Impossible to tell, there are too many on top. FFVII, HoMMIII, the Sonic games on Genesis, Doom from 2016, the Zelda series… there’s too many of them!

I guess we now need an even deader dead internet theory.

What if you need to download something and it’s going slow, taking more than two hours?