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Category: ideology
Human Fears over AI Gains
There is a prevailing sentiment lately online that, “AI is going to take our jobs”. I have heard and seen this on LinkedIn (which is why I am posting here, as well as on LinkedIn) and various social channels like Reddit and Instagram. Midjourney, the visual AI, has already produced an incredible amount of art,…
Ann Arbor to Austin
The sun had yet to rise over Waco, Texas. It was 6am and the last day of driving before Dana and I reached our new home in Austin, Texas. We had been driving for three days that felt like three weeks; through the snow, rain, traffic, construction, and heat of seven states. I shuffled through…
Career in Art
I had a message recently that went something like this: “Hey Erik, I am a big fan of your Survivor comics and YouTube videos (Outsider Interviews) and I wanted to know if you could do a video on having a successful art career. As someone who works in a creative field, I’ve had a lot…
False Friendship
More and more I have come to understand that there are people in the world that are fake. I didn’t really understand this concept when I was younger, and I even feel I was vulnerable enough in my understanding of myself to be a fake person at times. How can we define a “fake” person?…
Bernie Sanders is Running for President!
As you can tell from my posts lately, I’m really excited for Bernie Sanders, an independent senator from Vermont, is announcing his run for presidency in 2016. I think he is an excellent candidate that has been fighting for civil rights and working Americans since he’s been in office. He’s also dedicated to getting money…
A Legacy of Art
My relationship towards art has developed over time into a search for family, religion, and higher purpose in my craft. I always knew from a young age I wanted to make art but didn’t know anything beyond my own individual passion for it. Beyond the simple joy of putting color to the page, I didn’t…
Overactive Imagination
As a creative person I really enjoy making things. If you really know me you’ll realize how quickly I get absorbed into whatever project I’m currently focused on. I just keep building and building onto the initial idea until I’ve made this whole complex and intricate world of its own. When I was little I…
Some really late-to-the-party Reflections on Occupy Wallstreet
First off I would like to say I am pleased with the amount of progress and conversation the Occupy Movement generated in its infancy. I monitored the progress of what was happening on the news and through numerous other web sources such as Adbusters, Twitter, and various video channels as the protests began. It was…
American Dream
I am very happy with my life. I have a great job at a really creative artsy place, I have my own business, I have my health, and I have a wonderful girlfriend. I am looking forward to more great things in my life; I want to travel, I want to buy a house at…
Living with Machines
One of the biggest delusions of my generation (the Millennials) and younger seems to be our dependance and preference to the digital world. Wether its used as an escape from a mundane reality or as a way to connect to thousands of people, we are embracing the digital as a kind of savior. The generation…