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I saw somebody say recently that gen AI imagery is the aesthetic of Trump 2.0/MAGA-style authoritarianism, and it really clicked. Easy, derivative, helpful as a toll for propaganda, wasteful, cuts out human artists.

May 7, 2025, 2:41 PM

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