u/Dear-Armadillo-7497

look i'm a professional photographer from Greece and i'm really angry right now. i found out my photos are being used to train AI models without anyone asking me. so i go to some forums to ask what i can do legal and how to protect my work. and what happens? i get deleted or banned. they tell me i sound like a bot.

why? because i use tools to help me write better english because it's not my first language. so if you are not from UK or USA you dont have a voice here? is this digital racism or what? AI steals my light and my work, and when i use AI just to speak to you and find justice, you kick me out. this is crazy. 80% of the world doesn't speak perfect english, so we just stay silent while big tech takes everything? anyway i just want to know if any other photographer here had the same problem with platforms banning him because he tried to fight for his copyright. sorry for my bad english i'm just tired of this.

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u/Dear-Armadillo-7497 — 7 days ago

I feel like I’m paying more and more, but things just don’t last. Clothes get holes after three washes, appliances break right after the warranty ends, and even food tastes different. Am I just getting older and bitter, or is "planned obsolescence" getting out of hand?

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u/Dear-Armadillo-7497 — 12 days ago

For this edit, I wanted to place a hot air balloon over the snowy mountains of Arcadia. I used two separate shots I’ve taken. The main challenge was the masking of the balloon and its ropes against the bright sky and then blending the lighting to match the winter landscape. Would love to hear your thoughts and a rating from 1-5!

u/Dear-Armadillo-7497 — 14 days ago

So I just spent a good amount of time editing a 300-photo project on CapCut Mac (v8.5.0) and honestly, I’m just furious right now. This software has become such a predatory trap.

I think I accidentally clicked some "Analysis" button for quality or whatever (hidden in some sub-menu) and now my whole timeline is locked behind a paywall. There’s no "Remove all Pro features" button, so CapCut basically expects me to manually check 300 clips one by one to find where the "pro" thing is. This is just toxic design.

Also, why did they make it so hard to batch-change duration or remove transitions? In 8.5.0 everything feels buried deep in menus or just gone. It's like they're breaking the UI on purpose to force people into buying Pro.

I'm just done with this. Has anyone else dealt with these predatory sub-menus in 8.5.0?

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u/Dear-Armadillo-7497 — 16 days ago