Raw LLM Responses

Disabled artist here! I’ve got Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) to be specific. EDS is a joint/connective tissue disorder, and my personal symptoms (at least the ones that effect me the most) are chronic pain, chronic fatigue, risks of dislocating my joints very easily, and a resting heart rate of 120 bpm (I WISH I was kidding). I was diagnosed when I was 16 and in high school. My attendance was so bad because most days I couldn’t even get out of bed that I ultimately didn’t graduate because I came up a few credits short. I am pursuing my GED now, online because I can’t attend in person and I don’t have a job because I can’t find one that I can handle. I’ve loved art since I could hold a crayon and I especially got super into it when I was 12. I am mostly a character design focused artist, but I’ve dabbled in all sorts of styles and mediums over the years. Designing characters is my absolute favorite though. Figuring out their personalities, finding ways to reflect or hint at a characters backstory IN their design, doing multiple drafts and sending them all to my group chat with all my friends so they can give me feedback on what they like about each draft, I just love it. I hate taking breaks in the middle of a drawing just because my hand hurts, I’ll often power through no matter how bad it hurts because creating art is just so addictive to me. I think if I even TRIED to make AI art, I’d throw up. I think that’s the biggest difference between me and an AI “artist”, it’s the PROCESS of art I fell in love with. It’s that flow of ideas that you slowly refine over a couple drafts that makes me feel like I’m frolicking through a flower field. Having a button that just churns out one “perfectly curated” drawing? Why would I do that lol? What’s the point? I’d rather break my wrist a million times over if it means my art is truly mine every time. Actually, I’m also very blind right now because my glasses broke a week ago. All I’ve been thinking about is being able to draw and create again the minute I get new glasses. This whole time I probably could’ve written some dumb prompt into some disgraceful program, but I didn’t. No matter how disabled I am, I will always respect myself and this community enough to create my works by my hand or not at all. I didn’t even know people were using disabled artists to aid their own selfish arguments. I am disgusted, but actually not surprised. They need to know that our love for art transcends any barriers our disability puts up. We often find a way to create art regardless of restraints. We do way more than type a few sentences to do what we do, and we deserve the credit for that. Unless you’re disabled yourself, keep our community and our experiences out of your arguments. Please. As for me, please pray that I get my new glasses within the next few days so I may continue the work I love. Also sorry if there are any spelling or grammar mistakes, typing is really hard when you’re blind and I can’t exactly proofread lol. Have a nice day!