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highplainsdem

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2. Good for her! I'll admit I checked first to make sure she's a real artist, not a fake using AI, and she is

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Sun Dec 21, 2025, 01:54 PM

Dec 21

a real artist.

It's always nice to be paid for your work - whatever type of work it is.

Better to be paid well for it and have it recognized in other ways.

She seems like a nice kid. I hope she'll be very successful, and that AI companies can be stopped from stealing work from her and other artists and crushing their dreams of making a living from their art.

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An artist on Bluesky says she got her first commission and a huge tip, but feels scared, happy and humbled by this. [View all] Swede Dec 21 OP

Good for her. I wish her continued sales of her work. debm55 Dec 21 #1

Good for her! I'll admit I checked first to make sure she's a real artist, not a fake using AI, and she is highplainsdem Dec 21 #2