Midjourney CEO Silencing Satire About Xi Jinping

Post by flappyeagle » Mon, Apr 03, 2023, 11:57 AM UTC

secondcoming wrote: post #148

mindcandy wrote: post #74

Everyone is crying Corporate Greed in here. And, I can understand why. But, here’s another perspective based on listening to David Holz answer all kinds of questions from random users for four hours a week for over a year during Midjourney’s “Office Hours”. AFAICT, Midjourney has no shareholders and David Holz is the farthest thing from a slick CEO. He’s a big dreamer hippie dork. He made all the money he cares to ha…

It really perplexes me that there isn't any Internet Outrage about fetishisation of young Japanese girls; cartoons or otherwise. As far as I can see it's the one area of DEI that gets a free pass. It's really creepy.

Post by FpUser » Mon, Apr 03, 2023, 12:01 PM UTC

fsloth wrote: post #137

jpgvm wrote: post #95

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Similar would also be illegal in Thailand under Lèse-majesté. Political satire of the old King in particular would be unwelcoming to many Thais which held him in an esteem above such things. Just because it's illegal doesn't mean it wouldn't also be culturally unacceptable and alienating.

The difference between the king of Thailand and Xi Jinping is that the former is basically a cultural institution, while the latter is a political figure who uses repression and censorship to consolidate power. Xi's power grab is not part of some Chinese cherished cultural tradition - it's just a power grab, and probably viewed as such even within the party.

Post by FpUser » Mon, Apr 03, 2023, 12:07 PM UTC

walkhour wrote: post #203

mindcandy wrote: post #74

Everyone is crying Corporate Greed in here. And, I can understand why. But, here’s another perspective based on listening to David Holz answer all kinds of questions from random users for four hours a week for over a year during Midjourney’s “Office Hours”. AFAICT, Midjourney has no shareholders and David Holz is the farthest thing from a slick CEO. He’s a big dreamer hippie dork. He made all the money he cares to ha…

> ridiculing politicians in China is taboo You mean the Chinese politicians that are in power right? Chinese propaganda ridicules constantly politicians from other countries. Obviously this is just a well calculated move. It's acceptable to mock certain kind of people/groups. That's all there is to it. We don't need to go into Chinese psychology.

Post by ArchD » Mon, Apr 03, 2023, 12:12 PM UTC

mindcandy wrote: post #74

Everyone is crying Corporate Greed in here. And, I can understand why. But, here’s another perspective based on listening to David Holz answer all kinds of questions from random users for four hours a week for over a year during Midjourney’s “Office Hours”. AFAICT, Midjourney has no shareholders and David Holz is the farthest thing from a slick CEO. He’s a big dreamer hippie dork. He made all the money he cares to ha…

Post by FrustratedMonky » Mon, Apr 03, 2023, 12:15 PM UTC

flappyeagle wrote: post #218

joemazerino wrote: post #213

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This is worth a flagging. I'm not on this site to look at pedo nonsense. Try making a point without actually linking a source.

It’s not pedo nonsense. Twitter doesn’t allow that. It’s just women. If women make you uncomfortable don’t click.