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Re:There Should Be No Computer Art (1971) [pdf] by iamacyborg on Sunday March 14, 2021 @05:24AM (#26453857)
> All sounds very similar to whats happening to a lot of artists thanks to Memo Akten's cryptoart.wtf name and shame site.

I don’t think that’s fair. Artists should be aware of the impact of their work and that site served to educate a great number of people on the ecological harm of NFT art.

That isn’t to say that those artists deserve to be harassed about it though.

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Re:There Should Be No Computer Art (1971) [pdf] by whywhywhywhy on Sunday March 14, 2021 @11:39AM (#26456257)
He could have pointed out the impact hypothetically without creating a call out side to target artists and pinpoint their exact numbers. Also some are disputing if the figures on the site are even accurate.

He knew what he was doing and he knew how Twitter would react and people would be harassed for it.

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