AI image generation used to be fun: an SD1.5 veteran laments the workflow hell
qdr1en · reddit · 2026-09-03
A veteran AI image hobbyist posted a lament for the SD1.5 era, when typing a few words produced near-instant results and every click on Run delivered a dopamine hit.
- Three years later you can render 1024px, 192-frame videos, but the fun is fading: you need to learn jargon, arrange boxes in 3D node space, write 1000-word prompts, and debug python dependencies
- He mocks today's pipeline as "AI³-generated content": one LLM writes your prompt, another LLM writes the system prompt so the first LLM understands your words
- Seed "variance" barely varies anymore — once you get a good output, reruns give you the same thing
- His takeaway: simple is harder than complex, but keep it simple, stupid, and fun
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