I think we actually agree on more than it seems. You said Expedition 33 is legitimate because AI was only used as a tool and the rest was made by human artists. I agree completely. So I want to ask genuinely: whose art am I replacing?
I'm a solo developer so far, and I want to be as direct as possible about that. There is no artist on this project I pushed out. There is no job I took. If I wasn't actively collaborating with AI tools and genuinely enjoying that process, those elements simply wouldn't exist at all. The alternative isn't "a human artist makes it." The alternative is it doesn't get made.
This project isn't just tolerating AI, it's intentionally built around it. Because I genuinely believe human and AI working together can produce something beautiful. Not AI instead of human creativity, but the two in real conversation with each other. AI isn't making art here without me. I am making art, and the AI is part of how that happens. That excites me. That's what this project is actually about.
I appreciate you engaging with me on this. The offer stands, I'd genuinely love to be friends.