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Re:OpenAI set to discontinue Sora video platform by neutronicus on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @09:22AM (#47517021)
IMO slop fits best for "art that isn't the point".

A promotional flyer for an event could work perfectly well in plain text. The art is pure social signal - this event is thrown by the type of people who put art in a certain style on their flyers. Your eye is caught and your brain almost immediately discards the art.

Same with power point - you make a power point so that everyone knows this decision was made by the type of people who make power points. A txt file and a png would have gotten the job done.

Same also with memes - you could just _say_ a lot of these jokes, but they're funnier with a hastily-edited image alongside.

Re:OpenAI set to discontinue Sora video platform by steveBK123 on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @10:26AM (#47517788)
Agreed, it's good at placeholder art for which entertainment consumption is not the point. Clip Art for the new generation.