I hoped the takeaway was to not evangelize the tech because it hurts people and withhold your labor from furthering this type of work, rather than “don’t use it”. People no longer have an option with not using it, the expectation of productivity has gone up and it’s either use it or be replaced by someone who will.
If someone wants to use an AI video editor to make rough cuts of socialist agitprop that they couldn’t otherwise afford to make solo, then I would encourage them to do just that. It’s better than the alternative, burying our head in the sand and cedeing that ground to some right winger. It’s just a tool.
I hoped the takeaway was to not evangelize the tech because it hurts people and withhold your labor from furthering this type of work, rather than “don’t use it”. People no longer have an option with not using it, the expectation of productivity has gone up and it’s either use it or be replaced by someone who will.
If someone wants to use an AI video editor to make rough cuts of socialist agitprop that they couldn’t otherwise afford to make solo, then I would encourage them to do just that. It’s better than the alternative, burying our head in the sand and cedeing that ground to some right winger. It’s just a tool.