We don't need Cara to solve all of our problems. As long as more options keep coming from creative, honest intensions, the issues we face will naturally subside as a byproduct.
I don't care where Cara goes in a year from now. I am enjoying where it is at today, which to me, is an exciting place to hang out and see cool shit from cool humans.
I'm feeling the same way about all these apps popping up. I think what makes Cara a bit different from the rest is that it's created by a well-known artist and backed by other well-known artists. The optimistic side of me sees that as a plus, but the cynical side of me says "how will this help us smaller artists? You have your audience, we don't". I started an account yesterday and the vibe is pretty cool, but like you said, most artists won't find their actual audience there. Right now, I think it's working mainly as an artist hangout spot, which I guess works since the downfall of sites like Artstation and DeviantArt. Supposedly, Cara has partnered with Glaze to prevent AI mimicry so that's a plus. I saw a video from artist Bobby Chiu that offered an interesting way to go about it: post your work on Cara so that your images are glazed, then take the images from your post and post it on instagram. Could be worth looking into.
More options are always better.
We don't need Cara to solve all of our problems. As long as more options keep coming from creative, honest intensions, the issues we face will naturally subside as a byproduct.
I don't care where Cara goes in a year from now. I am enjoying where it is at today, which to me, is an exciting place to hang out and see cool shit from cool humans.
I'm feeling the same way about all these apps popping up. I think what makes Cara a bit different from the rest is that it's created by a well-known artist and backed by other well-known artists. The optimistic side of me sees that as a plus, but the cynical side of me says "how will this help us smaller artists? You have your audience, we don't". I started an account yesterday and the vibe is pretty cool, but like you said, most artists won't find their actual audience there. Right now, I think it's working mainly as an artist hangout spot, which I guess works since the downfall of sites like Artstation and DeviantArt. Supposedly, Cara has partnered with Glaze to prevent AI mimicry so that's a plus. I saw a video from artist Bobby Chiu that offered an interesting way to go about it: post your work on Cara so that your images are glazed, then take the images from your post and post it on instagram. Could be worth looking into.