Pencil Artists Aren't Morally Pure Either: Paper and Pencils Cost Trees and Energy Too
taherdhanera · x · 2026-09-10
A pointed take in the AI-art debate: some pencil artists act as if their medium is morally pure, yet paper comes from trees and pencils rely on wood, graphite, factories, transport, and energy—none of it appears by magic. The author argues creators should worry less about feeling superior for using a pencil and more about whether the art actually says something.
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