Vtubers, artists - if by chance you see this...DO NOT post much/at all on BS 🦋, ESPECIALLY if the reason you are doing it is over X/Twitter's Ai TOS changes.
I have talked about it on my yesterday stream but I will post about it for posterity.
I am noticing an number of Vtubers and artists who are announcing that they are "migrating" to BS 🦋, and the reason most of you cited is over the Ai policy announced.
It is a fair concern, no doubt about it. BUT if THIS is the reason you are moving to BS 🦋...I will be blunt with you.
You are shooting yourself on the foot, multiple times.
It is at least MANY TIMES easier for your posts and art to be taken by Ai when you post on BS 🦋 and I will tell you exactly why.
There are Ai ranging from Meta's, Nvidia's Apple's and countless other less known Corporations...
As you are posting and arguing online right now, or writing a reply to me saying I'm wrong - they are scouring the internet...whether it be Danbooru, Pixiv, Deviantart, etc - grabbing any art and any post they can find to train.
So long as you post there, you are helping their Ai's whether you like it or not. BUT, there's a limitation.
Firstly I want to shoutout @TheLegalMindset for succinctly and clearly making an important point. These Ai primarily only have access to content that is PUBLICLY viewable.
Which means the working way right now to slow down or prevent your content from being scraped...is to wall it. Whether it be Patreon paywalls, Misskey complexity-walling, or in X/Twitter's way...sign-up walling.
You go to a completely new browser and enter X, and there's a big screen stopping you from seeing ANY post. You have to create an account, sign in - and then you have your content. As it stands right now, there is no known conceivable way for external Ai to bypass that restriction to scrape data.
But in contrast you go to BS 🦋- the very moment you type in the address or click the link. ALL the content is available to you for viewing...no holds barred, no restrictions.
Which means all that content is available for countless numbers of Ai's from countless numbers of Corporations to scrape from. Vtubers and Artists gleefully keep posting on BS 🦋give it to them on a silver platter without knowing any better.
A Data-scraping buffet.
Also, one more thing I would like to tell you all - a little inconvenient fact. Say what you want about Elon or this site - at least X TOLD you to your face that this is what it is doing. It actually had the baseline standard to seek your consent.
Meta Ai by contrast, whistleblowers, media and even government had to FORCE Zucc to tell everyone what they were doing. Otherwise, you would ALL still be in the dark, even me.
And remember also, because X/Twitter is a LOCKED Social media until you sign up - for now only GROK conceivably is able to use your data, no other Ai can touch the site just yet.
So what is it do you want Vtubers, artists? The harsh ugly truth, or a beautiful lie?
If the main reason you are migrating to BS 🦋 is due to this Ai issue. I will be honest - you are ignorantly self-sabotaging yourself.
You willingly, with a smile on your face, left the sauna to enter an oven. You have ensured that even MORE Ai can take your content, and you think you are doing such a great service to yourself.
Well, either you are really being naive, or you are clout-chasing. Which is it?
I know for a fact my take on this matter is far from the most popular or engagement-bait one, but UNLESS I am provided evidence in the contrary - this is the facts and the truth the way I see it.
Lets not all also forget that every Anti who sends threats and harassment to Artists and Vtubers who were chased of X/Twitter, mostly moved to BS 🦋.
You haven't met the antis yet, but you will. Growing number of JP artists are getting banned on that site already and have returned to this site to complain about it in fact.
Ok...my point is.
This is not a dig on any of you Artists/Vtubers - this is my warning to you about bandwagoning, for something like BS 🦋. I cannot stop any of you from choosing not to take what I say seriously, and to continue using that site.
But remember, what happens to you - whether the next generative Ai has sampled your artstyle, or a large crowd of Antis drive you off the internet without anyone supporting you.
Its on you.
Honestly, I do not know how much traction a wall of text post with an "against the grain" take like this will get.
But if there's any post currently that I am requesting anyone who see to SHARE it...its this one.
Like I say, it is a WARNING. Nothing more, nothing less.
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Oh so an actual Japanese Historian confirming Yasuke was a Samurai? Did he find a new unreleased source? I’ll have a read.
Oh…it dumbs down to “there’s no evidence saying he was not a Samurai, so we can assume he is”. That same twisting of burden of proof fallacy again.
Btw, lots of people overnight were wondering who the “historian”is, seems we have our answer, and its…sus. 🧵
Credit to @purplewhale24 for digging.
This Historian is working a PR firm backed by Blackrock, Vanguard, Goldman Sachs to name a few.
The PR firm “specialises” in adapting Japanese cultural content to a “modern western audience”.
So basically, it seems at least this Historian…has a financial incentive to push specific unproven historical records, and passing off as fact.
And if it wasn’t more sus than it already is. This PR firm has recently made exclusive distribution deals with Right Stuff Anime…that is owned by Crunchyroll
Same Crunchyroll that many noticed embezzling their sub money to fund their pet “American anime”, push for invasive “localizations”, among others.
Lets take a step back and think for a moment, clearly.
Phase Connect…the Phase Connect that gave Pippa a chance, the SAME Phase connect where all of its members are different levels of spicy and honest within reason.
You don’t just equate Phase Connect to Niji. Bad take imo
Seeing how "fans" are reacting to #GURA's inconsistent streaming/tweeting behaviour and her announcement of trying to "establish a more normal schedule" for herself, and her "backlash"
My opinion...
She doesn't have to be 24/7 accountable to you, you fucking parasocial weirdos
Oh Gura announces she's can't stream as often anymore?
Oh what a tragedy! How DARE she do that?!
Well, she can do whatever she fucking wants within Hololive's accomodation and tolerance.
Seeing some of you "fans" on Twitter, Reddit, and the Youtube chats
Demanding someone, whom has ZERO relations with you to be constantly "accountable"