Why Commissioners Are Choosing AI โ€” The Version Artists Donโ€™t Want to Hear

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Artists keep asking, โ€œWhy are people using AI instead of commissioning REAL ARTISTS?? ๐Ÿ˜ญโ€

Okay, fine.

Hereโ€™s the version you wonโ€™t 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 yโ€™all act like youโ€™re taking commissions under duress.

Like someoneโ€™s holding you hostage off-screen forcing you to draw anime fanart for cash.

You picked the jobโ€”why are your clients the ones suffering for it??

AI didnโ€™t swoop in like a supervillain.

It just showed up and said:

โ€œTell me what you want.โ€

And thenโ€ฆ 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 Wonkaโ€™s Nightmare Factory:

โ€ข Rules on rules on rules

โ€ข No communication

โ€ข No deadlines

โ€ข No accountability

โ€ข Random mood swings

โ€ข And at the end of it, maybeโ€”maybeโ€”you get a drawing

Ask for updates?

Suddenly youโ€™re the Wicked Villain of Entitlement Mountainโ„ข.

Ask for a revision?

Now youโ€™re โ€œdisrespecting the craft.โ€

Ask for the art after 6 months?

Wow, โ€œharassment.โ€

Incredible. Truly.

You know whatโ€™s wild?

AIโ€™s biggest advantage isnโ€™t speed or accuracy.

Itโ€™s that it doesnโ€™t treat commissioners like an inconvenience it can subtweet about.

Some artists really be like:

โ€œAI stole my clients!! ๐Ÿ˜ซโ€

Did it?

Or did you lose them because you acted like emailing a paying customer was equivalent to a war crime?

Commissioners arenโ€™t fleeing to AI because theyโ€™re soulless monsters.

Theyโ€™re fleeing because theyโ€™re tired of being villainized for wanting clarity, consistency, orโ€”god forbidโ€”professionalism.

AI doesnโ€™t:

โ€ข Ghost you

โ€ข Block you mid-commission

โ€ข Start beef on Twitter

โ€ข Post โ€œIโ€™m overwhelmed ๐Ÿ˜”โ€ while taking 12 more clients

โ€ข Shame you for liking a certain style

โ€ข Treat you like human spam

And when AI messes up?

You can justโ€ฆ try again.

No tantrums, no guilt, no emotional hostage situation.

It doesnโ€™t take your money and vanish into the digital ether.

Artists said โ€œAI 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 didnโ€™t push commissioners away from artists.

Artistsโ€™ behavior pushed commissioners toward AI.

People chose the option that doesnโ€™t punish them for existing.

Treat clients like actual human beings, and theyโ€™ll stay.

Treat them like annoyances, ATMs, or enemiesโ€ฆ

and theyโ€™ll leave.

Itโ€™s not deep.

Itโ€™s not philosophical.

Itโ€™s customer service 101.

AI isnโ€™t replacing artists.

Itโ€™s replacing stress, ego, and unearned superiority.

If that hits you personallyโ€ฆ maybe it should.

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Tabetaโ€™s Ghorman trip sums up the dangerous narcissism of our woke elite

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A futuristic yacht floating in space, illuminated with warm lights, with smaller spacecraft nearby, set against a starry background.

Bored with saving the Galaxy, Tabeta now wants to save Ghorman. Yes, Sluis Vanโ€™s prophetess of doom has a new moral crusade.

Itโ€™s no longer the coming heat death of the Galaxy that keeps her up at nightโ€“ itโ€™s the Empireโ€™s โ€œlive-streamed genocideโ€ in Ghorman, as she calls it.

She and a gaggle of self-righteous pals have set off for the benighted planet. They departed Sluis Van yesterday, their yacht a riot of headdresses and Ghorman flags. They hope to dock in Ghorman in a weekโ€™s time.

That sums up the colossal immodesty and self-regard of the Ghorman saviours. These unmerry few fancy themselves as the โ€œconscienceโ€ of sentient beings. I reckon that yacht was called โ€œConscienceโ€ because โ€œLook How Wonderful and Caring We Are!โ€ wouldnโ€™t fit on the hull.

The most hilarious part of this watery clown show is that as these narcissists cross the Perlamian Route wailing โ€œFeed Ghorman!โ€, thatโ€™s exactly what the Imperials are doing.

The Imperials have handed out millions of meals over the past week through their Ghorman Sentient Being Foundation (GSBF). In the first four days, the GSBF gave an astonishing 2,170,822 meals to Ghormanโ€™s needy. If these numbers stay consistent, then in the seven days Tabeta and her apostles are on their stupid yacht, the Imperials will give Ghormans close to four million meals.

What a perfect illustration of the hollow virtue of current activism: as the Imperial-haters bloviate on their yacht to any media channel that will listen, the Imperials do the hard graft of feeding Ghorman.

As they take selfies of themselves sobbing into their headdresses over what a uniquely barbarous government the Empire is, the Imperials are literally saving Ghorman lives. They do moral pantomime, for likes and clicksโ€“ the Imperials do the actual aid, with very little thanks.

Rarely has the pointless and performative nature of modern Rebel activism been so gloriously exposed. All that these yacht people have to offer to Ghorman is cheap slogans and lame platitudes. They canโ€™t eat those, Tabeta. Itโ€™s clear now that the old omnicause of โ€œthe galaxyโ€ has been replaced by the new omnicause of hating the Imperials.

Itโ€™s out with the hemp sweaters, in with the keffiyeh. Out with the hysterics about billions dying at the altar of modernity, in with the equally shrill claim that millions of Ghormans will perish as a result of the Imperial’s wickedness.ย 

I canโ€™t be the only person who finds it chilling that the galaxyโ€™s only orderly government has become the target of rich, bored Elitesโ€™ fashionable rage. This activism isnโ€™t just risible โ€“ itโ€™s dangerous.

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READ OUR NEW Star Wars Yuuzhan Vong FANFIC ON AO3

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Who Is The Acolyte?

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On the show, The Acolyte, there are twins Osha and Mae constantly at odds with one another where it seems one is good and the other is evil. Which one is the question.

Surely Mae since she killed Carrie-Ann Mossโ€™ character Master Indara and encouraged Master Torbin from his 10 year meditation, the Barash Vow, to drink the poison.

But Osha โ€œhatesโ€ her sister and cannot forgive her for killing her mother, Ahniseya, and burning down the house. Surely Osha will become the Acolyte.

But then thereโ€™s the oaf, Qimir who is beholden to his Master who is thought evil. Is his Master a Sith? Who knows. What fans think is Qimir is the Sith.

I subscribe that it is plausible Qimir is this masked villain that is on his way to become a Sith. That heโ€™s the true Acolyte to a Sith Lord we know. Darth Plagueis who we will meet as Hego Damask at some point.

He has powers and a red lightsaber but he is not a Sith Lord. A Sith reveals himself slower than Qimir did. He hides in plane sight and suppresses his powers until the Sith Grand Plan is done. Qimir does not have a plan. Heโ€™s just evil.

And heโ€™s searching for his apprentice like Masters before him. Will it be Mae? Or Osha? Or both?

Heโ€™s effective before the Jedi though by flicking his wrist to set them asunder.

Will we see the end? Will the Jedi forgive the twins? The both have it in them to be evil since they were immaculately conceived by Dark Magic of witch mothers.

We shall see.

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We’re trying new things

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It’s been awhile since we’ve written anything and we’re trying new things to increase content to this site.

Meanwhile we are on Facebook, X.com and you can find all our sites at https://linktr.ee/starwarsactorsguild77

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Review of Tales of the Empire Morgan Elsbeth by Ty’gen Doughtryss

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https://www.tumblr.com/tygendoughtryss/750222239690014720/on-may-4th-the-animated-series-tales-of-the
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Parasocial Ships & Social Media Roleplaying

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Parasocial relationships involve individuals forming emotional bonds with figures or entities unknown to them. These connections often lead to fandom towards a specific person or fictional character. However, if the relationship turns sour, individuals can transform into vocal critics who vehemently criticize and oppose the fictional character they once admired.

Engaging in large-format social media roleplaying involves embodying beloved characters from TV shows and movies. When executed effectively, fans can be convinced that the fictional character is alive in the present moment. Mastering the art of roleplaying to evoke a response requires in-depth analysis of the character, studying character profiles, actor interviews, and delving into supplementary materials like books, comics, and audiobooks.

The Star Wars Actors Guild 77 (SWAG77) endeavors to thoroughly analyze the fictional characters we bring to life on that level.

A “ship” typically refers to a relationship between two characters, often with contrasting dynamics, including diverse representations like LGBTQIA+. These fictional connections are then brought to life through roleplay. Love is a universal desire, easily embraced to immerse oneself in a fandom.

But what about the people who roleplay and are fans of fictional characters as roleplayed?

SWAG77 posits that effective roleplaying operates within the framework of parasocial relationship theory. As fans ourselves, we maintain a distance from our characters through thorough character research. However, individuals who are not part of the roleplay community or are unfamiliar with it tend to form parasocial connections with the characters depicted in these roleplaying scenarios. When these interactions turn negative, characterized by vitriol and animosity, individuals enter a power and control-based parasocial relationship, as their fundamental beliefs are compromised, rendering them vulnerable.

SWAG77 can sense when the relationship turns sour through the negative tone of posts on the page, shifting focus from the participant to the roleplayer. A typical SWAG77 roleplayer follows a story-based script closely mirroring the latest TV and movie plots, sometimes incorporating shipping alliances. However, the primary activity of SWAG77 roleplayer accounts involves sharing character responses through pictures on Facebook or posts on X.com (formerly Twitter). When we fail to meet certain fans’ expectations, we are met with a wave of hostility and bitterness that forces us to step out of character.

To effectively re-immerse into character amidst negativity, refrain from engaging and block accounts using profanity. Share more images with a brief in-character response and interact solely with fans participating in the roleplay. Gradually, this restores a conventional parasocial dynamic within the fandom – fostering a wholesome bond for emotional well-being, cultivating a supportive community, and deepening insights into character perspectives. SWAG77 advocates for robust, precise, and genuine portrayals of our character ensemble.

Become a SWAG77 Patreon to learn more about our roleplaying plans, position papers and plots for our characters, and read our fanfictions on AO3.

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Sabine Wren Has Force Powers

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There has been a lot of speculation about Sabine Wren ever since the release of the second Ahsoka trailer. In one scene, Sabine addresses Ahsoka Tano, a well-known Jedi who managed to survive order 66 as a ronin, saying “You made things easy for me – Master.” Additionally, there are other scenes in the trailers where Sabine appears to reach for a mug using telekinesis and is seen fighting a Dark Side user named Shin Hati, who tells her she has no power. Based on these scenes, we believe that Sabine Wren possesses Force powers.


In Star Wars Rebels, it was indirectly shown that the main character had subtle abilities related to the Force. However, most of her power was suppressed due to the Mandalorian belief in only one way, known. Those subtle ways were how smart she was at the Imperial Academy before she left, how she knew her way around weapons and explosives creating thermal detonators with paint, and how she fought by jumping in the air. But, all those abilities could be from Mandalorian training which all children receive at an early age.

However, in Star Wars Rebels “Vision and Voices” S3:E11, the Dathomirian Nightsister ghosts possessed Sabine Wren and she was able to fight with a powerful Mandalorian weapon built by the first Mandalorian that was inducted into the Jedi Order, Tarre Vizsla, Sabine’s ancestor. When the possession ended, the ghost left some kind of Force that activated her powers. Then, Maul dropped the Darksaber on the ground, where Sabine picked it up, brought it back with her on Atollon, and gave it to Kanan Jarrus, the Jedi, for safe keeping. She did not speak of it since that time.

Then Fenn Rau learned she had it in Star Wars Rebels โ€œTrials of the Darksaberโ€ S3:E14, and commented on how excited Sabine must have felt to recover it.



Kanan decided to train her to become proficient with a blade, the Darksaber, and reluctantly she agreed.

While she trained the Convor Owls, an avatar of the Mortis God, Daughter watched her learn to wield a โ€œlightsaberโ€ stick with Ezra Bridger walking her through the Forms. The green circle are the Convor Owls.

More on the connection of Sabine and Daughter.

Sabine became frustrated and angry with Kanan in that she was not learning as quickly as Ezra. She ran into the wilderness of Atollon and sat on the Bendu, a creature powerful in the Force that rested on the planet. The Bendu witnessed Sabine’s frustration when she explained it to Ezra.

In the same episode, Kanan answered Hera Syndulla with “No. Everything has the Force” to indicate that Sabine is blocked in the Force and her ability to learn how to use a lightsaber, the Darksaber, will be dangerous.

But Hera told Kanan to allow her to train on the Darksaber to its full power to make her commit to the teaching because Hera realized Sabine was already hurt and broken by her family, which scared her for life.

Eventually, Sabine wielded the Darksaber and connected to its crystal with all powers inside her, and then her Mandalorian stubbornness block was released. It does not mean she does not have powers like Ahsoka Tano, Kanan Jarrus, and Ezra Bridger, but she is on a continuum or spectrum of Force Powers. They are subtle and latent.

However, she could eventually blossom to full powers like those three Jedi.

Hypothetically, Ahsoka Tano had trouble training Sabine Wren because of her Mandalorian stubbornness, and so she walked away from Sabine.

It hurt her to have to walk away from Sabine.

This is the story headcanons we come up with based on the information presented.

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Top 5 Ideas For Self-Care Strategies

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Daily writing prompt
What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being?

I take care of myself in mental health and well-being in several ways to help me function in society. Here are my top 5 ideas for self-care strategies.

  1. Therapy. Without the guidance of a mental health provider, it becomes challenging to gauge the state of your mental well-being. A competent therapist can assist you in adopting healthy approaches to self-care, enabling you to nurture your overall mental health effectively.
  2. Mental Health Care Advanced Directive. Dr. Copeland, the creator of these documents, envisioned them during a mental health crisis as a way to guide the treatment and care you receive. They provide valuable insight into how you wish to be supported and what actions can contribute to your self-care. Think of them as a Health Advanced Directive for addressing critical mental health needs, ensuring that your preferences are respected and your well-being prioritized.
  3. Medication. At times, mental health medication becomes necessary. Despite the effectiveness of coping skills and therapy, there are instances where an extra boost is needed. Medication can work wonders in reducing intrusive thoughts, stabilizing mood swings, and alleviating anxiety. Remember, your brain, just like any other organ, can fall ill and require treatment.
  4. Exercise. Including weight-bearing exercises or isometrics in your routine can significantly improve insulin utilization in the body. Improper insulin use may lead to insulin resistance, which cannot be detected by standard laboratory tests. However, engaging in weight-lifting or isometric exercises at least twice a week can enhance the body’s insulin efficiency. Take the time to gradually establish an exercise regimen and consult your healthcare provider for additional guidance and information.
  5. Mindfulness. Finding calm amidst stress can be challenging, especially for individuals with mental health conditions. Engaging in mindfulness practices, often referred to as “brain exercises,” is an integral part of self-care. By starting with deep breaths, we enter a state of presence, paving the way for mindful activities. As our awareness heightens, we can skillfully transform challenging thoughts into positive problem-solving opportunities, aligning with our health goals and practicing effective self-care.

There are more stratagies I use to improve my mental health self-care and well-being, but these are my top 5 that I hope you will find beneficial for you: Therapy, Mental Health Advanced Directive, Medication, Exercise, and Mindfulness. Thank you very much for your time.

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The Mandalorian & The Darksaber

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It started with The Mandalorian Season 2, episode 15, when the Mandalorian removed his helmet and had his face scanned.

In a CBR article it says the possibility of why Din Djarin’s facial scan through, however unlikely was because he harbors a secret.

There’s one last possibility, however unlikely it is, that must be considered. Perhaps the Empire’s database is secure, and somehow Din actually has a security clearance. This would go against everything we think we know about him, but perhaps he wasn’t always the devout Mandalorian he is now and had some sort of past involvement with the Empire. Maybe the Children of the Watch has something like a Rumspringa, where young adults can temporarily leave the traditional way of life, and Din spent time as a Stormtrooper? That would certainly be a major twist.

The Mandalorian: What’s the Deal With That Imperial Facial Scanner?

In the Book of Boba Fett, season 1 or The Mandalorian Season 2.5, Din Djarin learns to wield the Darksaber. But the Darksaber is heavy for him. The Armorer says he is fighting against the blade. Djarin has a mind block from using the Darksaber and he is not sure why.

In The Mandalorian Season 3, episode 18, Din Djarin was trapped by a large spider monster droid in his trap. Bo-Katan came to save him she was readily able to use the Darksaber to fight an defeat the droid. She does not have a mind block to fight with the Darksaber successfully, although she was given the saber from Sabine Wren who won it in ritual combat.

So why can’t Din Djarin wield the Darksaber like Bo-Katan? Why is it too heavy? He has a mind block. What is blocking his mind?

The theory here is: Din Djarin has a mind block that causes him to fight against the blade because he was in the Empire as some low level enforcer. He was a Mandalorian that favored the Empire over the Rebels.

And when the Empire collapsed, they mind wiped him with a mind flayer similar to Dr. Penn Pershing in The Mandalorian Season 3, Episode 19.

We hypothesize that once the Empire failed, Din found himself lost wandering in Mandalorian armor that he barely recognized as his, and was picked up by the Children of the Watch who rehabilitated former Imperial Mandalorians. There were strict rules to walk the way of the Mandalore. To make money, he became a bounty hunter and could make short order to finding his bounties.

However the mind flayer is not 100% wiping. Snippets of memories re-occur. We have not seen them yet. But he did something nasty that he will have to atone for and we might see it in the Mandalorian Season 3.

Whatever Din Djarin did or did not do, can he still be Mandalore or Mand’alor of the Mandalorians? The king of Mandalore.

Now, if you don’t believe us, fine. Move on. If you don’t understand, please ask questions. But if you agree, let’s get to know one another.


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