@CordiallyChloe @nudlan @BenRiceM

a concept "used for artists who are dead and no longer harming people with their beliefs and money. "

THIS

@brent_bartlett @iagox86 @limebar

they used stock art + Photoshop (or a free photo editor like Gimp or Paint or a cheap Photoshop clone like Affinity)

stock photos & illustrations from Deposit Photos ran me about 38 cents an image so even if I bought multiple images to "photobash" a unique cover then the cost was super low

admittedly i had some training in visual art but this stuff ain't rocket science, it just takes the willingness to experiment & train your eye as to what looks good / commercial in a cover image

@pitd

fully agree about the debt issue

@RickiTarr

the foundation of our modern economy was developing more value (better technology) + a relatively stable and well-policed regulatory environment so that people could invest in their future

the GOP is destroying those things NOW & thus the stock market may indeed be gambling in the future (just as it was in the previous era of tariffs & GOP corruption) but it is not inherently a form of gambling when correctly regulated

@pitd

you are 1000% correct but... sour grapes is a thing, and people who have sat out the biggest bull market of all time (& potentially the biggest bull market there will ever be) are understandably going to indulge in it rather than admit they were just... wrong & lost out on millions as a result

low cost index funds investing asks only that society / technology continue to improve in ways that add value & thus continue the random walk upward

unfortunately the attack on science will likely put paid to that premise for future generations but there was no "gamble" involved for ours, just math and a relatively stable / well policed investing environment + improving technology