Discussion summary
Discussions centered on art visibility and value, with some debating the purpose of art sharing platforms. Participants mentioned the oversaturation of art, technical issues with cloud services, and the importance of exposure.
What the discussion says
- Some believe the platform's goal is to showcase art regardless of click counts.
- Others argue that art is oversaturated and artists struggle to earn.
- Technical issues like Cloudflare problems are affecting users.
- There is a debate about the meaning of 'begging the question'.
“We don't care about click counts. We just want people to see art.”
“Most artists aren't earning much due to oversaturation.”
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- Hacker News
- This was my favourite of the ones I saw:
https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/813984c9-f0a6-c340-5e89-f1c00af...
Really moving piece. Great idea on the part of the API devs!
by monk_grilla - Just professionally, I'm curious whether they derive has_not_been_viewed_much by some nightly cron process, by an insert trigger on a `user_image_viewed` table, or by some monstrous full table join that HN is currently obliterating.by noduerme
- This feels like I am violating something that is sacred.
The last time I felt the same was when I accidentally found a Japanese Youtube channel that had tons of clips of konbini storefronts, a few seconds long each, most of them with zero views.
by anilakar - I like the first one I got: Honorable Mr. Cat - https://www.artic.edu/artworks/79175/honorable-mr-catby crazy3lf
- There used to be a site called Forgotify that would only play songs from Spotify that had zero listens. So each song played, of course, removed that song from the set that could ever be played by Forgotify. Doesn't look like it's around any more, sadly.by Ogre
- I thought this was lovely, and was surprised by the date: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/196937/summer-moon-at-miyajim...by tacitusarc
- I used to borrow the books which had "to be disposed if not lent in the next 3 months" slip in them. Never regretted reading them. The best one included a very odd short story by Flann OBrien about a carpenter who walls himself inside the oak panelling of a build he is working on, and a woman convinced Sago farming will cure Ireland's famine.by ggm