You must be a lot of fun at parties

Only scorpions have legs. Clearly lobsters have arms instead.

I think they mean in a mass production environment. Raw egg would require a lot more additives and preservatives to keep the product safe to eat and from spoiling quickly, something eggs are infamous for. Also the occasional salmonella outburst and recall and lawsuits. It’s just one of those things people avoid.

But you are right, you can totally eat raw eggs safely if they are fresh

Omg!!! A true showerthought, you say? In the showerthoughts community? I believed they were extinct! Thank you!!!

That might happen to all those other economies, but it won’t happen to ours. We’re better

Reading this comment in its entirety made me realize the bullshit I need to pretend it happened is his version of events.

Initially when I read the first sentence I thought the bullshit I had to pretend actually happened was him saying this imbecility and posting the image.

Glad to know.

Maybe. I don’t know. I would definitely feel bursting into a room for a survey can be annoying, especially if frequently. But asking online, no. You aren’t really interrupting anything, or forcing anyone to answer. People are here already looking to engage one way or another. If you upset someone, well, they just downvote and move on haha.

Depends heavily on context. If the trolling is obvious then I consider the question just part of the trolling.

When someone asks why the downvotes, as I often do (and I do this for comments that aren’t even mine when I don’t understand why they get downvoted) I try to give as much context as possible as to why I don’t understand the comment was wrong.

Downvotes generally have two reasons: the comment is factually incorrect, or the comment comes across as rude/aggressive/inappropriate. (Sometimes a downvoted comment is both, but this is irrelevant to this explanation since you need to have at least one of the two).

So when asking I’ll try to figure out first which one it is. If I don’t know shit about the topic, then it’s likely factually incorrect, so I start my question with, "sorry I don’t know shit about this, can someone explain why the downvotes? " Etc.

The second one can be trickier since it requires social context knowledge and to interpret the tone of the message. You are more likely to get downvoted here, so when I do I brace myself for it. But I also try to explain as much as possible where my blindspot is. You can also pull it off, but you are dealing with commenters who are riled up and not thinking calmly. And there is a good chance the reason boils down to an irreconcilable difference in values, so you will still get downvoted.

Gee I didn’t realize I would end up typing this much ok bye

This is very true and I often find myself asking for clarification on comments I don’t understand why they get downvoted. Usually I manage to give enough context as to why I’m so ignorant that I need to ask the question, and most times I don’t get downvoted down along with the parent comment.

But the person you replied to said they downvote people who complain, not ask why their comment is downvoted.

There is a fine line between complaining and asking for an explanation though so I see your point and your reasoning but I felt like I had to make this distinction too.

AI can emulate any style, including traditional styles. It’s not just some amateur who can’t manage their commissions among uni/high school exams getting fucked over. But sure, you must be right. Every artist deserves their livelihood compromised because some random dude can’t pick a proper professional.

As a side note, and hoping this helps others looking to hire an artist:

Whenever dealing with illustration customers I’ve signed a contract. The contract specifies the amount of revisions covered over a single artwork and how much would it cost to carry on further. It also gives some framework of reference on the type of work involved when doing revisions, ie examples of techniques used or the proportion of the area being reworked (changing half the character would be a major revision, changing small details would be a minor revision, etc). Hashing out a contract gives me and my client time to agree on payment, such as milestone payments, which means that if the client isn’t happy with the performance they can withdraw early and only lose a fraction of the money. It also means the artist can hold up on delivering if the payment never shows up. It protects both parties, essentially.

If you as a client chose to throw away your money at someone without working out fair conditions and deadlines, well, what can I say. You gambled and lost.

Be a better client, learn how to pick better professionals.