Every conceivable event or behaviour or action has a -slop word attached to it:
- blobslop
- bowlslop
- fedslop
- friendslop
- fujoslop
- hetslop
- parryslop
- pencilslop
- retroslop
- rollslop
- uncslop
- workslop
The idea of using slop as a catch all term for crap generative AI outputs surely had its merit in the beginning. It allowed people to rally against tech proliferation and a reduction in quality from the arts. But now that has infiltrated non-AI spaces and it’s less about the technology and more about not liking a thing and making it seem terrible in numbers.
What people need to start doing is thinking critically about why they don’t like things. Maybe you’ve misinterpreted something or followed the crowd without forming your own opinions—it happens! Or perhaps you didn’t know that other words existed to describe something low quality. But you sure as hell don’t sound like you’ve thought it through if you use a -slop word.
By all means fight against Everything Everywhere All At Once: AI Edition; it’s the least we can do. But for the love of god, diversify your vocabulary!
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