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Generally, I think AI stuff is slop. But this is an exception. And I think you have it dead on, referencing the spirit of the root material.

I lurk in a community that came together over the horror of what Amazon did to Wheel of Time. Utterly failing to preserve the spirit, and couldn't resist injecting stuff that wasn't in the original material, and making change after change after change, to the point it contains only a few shreds of flesh that could be called "Wheel of Time." That same spirit of argument applies to Rings of Power. It doesn't understand what it's adapting at all.

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AI is mostly slop. It does, however, provide individuals with the tools needed to produce some remarkable artworks without any money or a studio. We're going to see some kind of an artistic renaissance driven by AI... I hope.

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I just hope it's an honest movement. If it's AI I want to know it. I'll discriminate on that basis.

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half-educated lad from Malton

It's funny, Malton is a heavily Sikh suburb now.

I know because it was the site of riots between Hindus & Sikhs a few weeks back.

Near Toronto

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Also, a story with a female lead is like cuck porn.

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I think you're definitely onto something about how there's a stronger connection between LOTR and this 2 minute AI video. LOTR and the Silmarillion were definitely inspired by suffering the clash between the industrial and the traditional as you pointed out.

My only quibble is that Tolkien's children honoured his legacy and clung to his teachings, and that it was his grandchildren who could not resist the 'Ring' so to speak. Other than that a great essay.

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Children as in "proceeding generations." I'll edit the article to reflect that more clearly, thanks for the recommendation.

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Oh sorry the nuance was lost on me, I do apologize.

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If I was easily misinterpreted, that's my problem to fix. The wording has been adjusted. As I said, thanks for the recommendation.

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Np, I’m just very attached to Christopher Tolkien, whom I consider the finest editor and heir to any estate that there’s ever been in history.

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