Artists keep asking, โWhy are people using AI instead of commissioning REAL ARTISTS?? ๐ญโ
Okay, fine.
Hereโs the version you wonโt repost because it burns:
Because dealing with some of you is like navigating a landmine field built entirely out of ego.
You know what commissioners are tired of?
Paying $200+ just to feel like they need to apologize for breathing.
Like sorry for wanting the product I literally paid you actual money for??
My bad for being a customer instead of a worshipper.
Some of yโall act like youโre taking commissions under duress.
Like someoneโs holding you hostage off-screen forcing you to draw anime fanart for cash.
You picked the jobโwhy are your clients the ones suffering for it??
AI didnโt swoop in like a supervillain.
It just showed up and said:
โTell me what you want.โ
And thenโฆ did it.
Without attitude.
Without superiority complexes.
Without emotional theatrics worthy of a CW show.
Commissioning certain artists feels like winning a golden ticket to Willy Wonkaโs Nightmare Factory:
โข Rules on rules on rules
โข No communication
โข No deadlines
โข No accountability
โข Random mood swings
โข And at the end of it, maybeโmaybeโyou get a drawing
Ask for updates?
Suddenly youโre the Wicked Villain of Entitlement Mountainโข.
Ask for a revision?
Now youโre โdisrespecting the craft.โ
Ask for the art after 6 months?
Wow, โharassment.โ
Incredible. Truly.
You know whatโs wild?
AIโs biggest advantage isnโt speed or accuracy.
Itโs that it doesnโt treat commissioners like an inconvenience it can subtweet about.
Some artists really be like:
โAI stole my clients!! ๐ซโ
Did it?
Or did you lose them because you acted like emailing a paying customer was equivalent to a war crime?
Commissioners arenโt fleeing to AI because theyโre soulless monsters.
Theyโre fleeing because theyโre tired of being villainized for wanting clarity, consistency, orโgod forbidโprofessionalism.
AI doesnโt:
โข Ghost you
โข Block you mid-commission
โข Start beef on Twitter
โข Post โIโm overwhelmed ๐โ while taking 12 more clients
โข Shame you for liking a certain style
โข Treat you like human spam
And when AI messes up?
You can justโฆ try again.
No tantrums, no guilt, no emotional hostage situation.
It doesnโt take your money and vanish into the digital ether.
Artists said โAI has no soul.โ
Okay, fair.
But a lot of commissioners would prefer no soul over no communication, no transparency, and no accountability.
This is the part that stings:
AI didnโt push commissioners away from artists.
Artistsโ behavior pushed commissioners toward AI.
People chose the option that doesnโt punish them for existing.
Treat clients like actual human beings, and theyโll stay.
Treat them like annoyances, ATMs, or enemiesโฆ
and theyโll leave.
Itโs not deep.
Itโs not philosophical.
Itโs customer service 101.
AI isnโt replacing artists.
Itโs replacing stress, ego, and unearned superiority.
If that hits you personallyโฆ maybe it should.


















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