Not me trying to figure out my expenses for “what if” when I potentially start working again. Especially figuring out how would I afford Adobe CC to be able to work.

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The whole point of me figuring out how I’ll be able to afford Adobe CC is due to it still being an industry standard. I could go the pay once a year ($660) or annual month ($60) or the no commitment monthly ($90).

There’s always a chance that the company would give me a key to be able to use Adobe under their contract. But that brings up the issue about quality control when I eventually would need to package all the files properly. An issue that came up during my last job.

I’m kinda overthinking it, but not super deeply. There’s also the fact I kinda want to get back to using Adobe again, mainly for InDesign. But point being that Adobe workflow is top tier compared to Affinity.

Not saying I can’t get the same quality of work using Affinity or other Adobe alternatives. I’m simply stating that the workflow is much more understand and intuitive. Unless it’s a user issue, which I can admit I have deep muscle memory of to how to work with Adobe.

But key features that made the process manageable is not in other softwares. It generally takes 2 to 3 times as long to complete simple tasks.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m still working on improving my workflow in other softwares. But what takes Adobe 1 simple short key would take Affinity and other software about 5 steps. It’s worse when the process isn’t straightforward and you have to seeking out where those functions are.

There’s also huge consistency issues that make other programs lacking compared to Adobe. Because of this straightforward application is why Adobe tends to be so dominant in the industry. Which is why they feel they can do just about anything. Making their business model terrible.

If someone was to replicate all of Adobe’s products but change the business model, then Adobe would be in trouble. It’s one thing to move to different companies and products that have better business models (especially ethical ones), but the products are difficult to compare. Which is why Adobe is standing for so long.

I’m simply frustrated. For a product, that I believe is top tier, the business model is not worth the hassle. Many people would disagree with my opinion on Adobe products and state that Affiliate and/or others are better, especially in feathers and performance. But then my question stands on why has Microsoft and Apple lasted as long as they do?

The answer comes down to quality control and dominating the market. New technology comes out all the time, but they either don’t last or get bought out. For goodness sake, Affinity was bought by Canva. And many people have a huge issue with this because what can possibly happen. Not just with the end user product, but also the business practice.

People do point out that Adobe is behind in a number of features that other software have, but these people forget what Adobe really is. Photoshop wasn’t meant for illustration. But Adobe adapted their products to handle such things.

There’s also the issue with AI. I try not to speak on this, especially when I’m an artist and writer. I have no problem with Ai being use for what it was intended to do; be a tool. I don’t agree with the ethics behind how this tool is being utilized. From stealing content to generate new content.

Even though, we all have done something similar to this concept. We live with the consequences of having everything online. People have always stolen works from others without credit. The problem comes down to how it’s being handled.

There’s also the problem of personal information being taken with Ai. For goodness sake, once again I will remind you we have always faced this issue long before Ai was publicly accessible. Our data has always been stored in different locations. Like they say, the internet is forever.

Computers can’t handle the complexity of what a human brain can process. Hence why it’s easy to spot the difference between Ai and Human. But one can’t simply attempt to avoid Ai all together. That would require you to longer be connected to technology.

Just like anything, Ai has its limits. We just have to fight harder to regulated it in a way that’s ethical.

This rant has gone in a direction that I didn’t expect, but I’m super frustrated. I’m irritated by the ethical business models of a company that has a product that I find having high quality. I’m also annoyed with people making it seem like attempting to avoid a problem is going to solve anything. We survived countless years evoluting and adapting, but when one thing divides us we make it seem like it’s the end of the world.

Even when war and multiple attempts of erasure, history and people still manage to make it at the other end. We’re humans who are constantly evolving to survive and we will survive this.

It’s easy to follow and/or be against something. But it’s how you go about things is what makes all the difference. I’m very neutral and try to see things in a way that I can predict outcomes that will help me adapt to my situation. Will you?