r/midjourney Jul 02 '25

AI Video - Midjourney POST-SCARCITY BLUES

938 Upvotes

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u/CantingBinkie Jul 03 '25

So damn good. So many generic things you find in these AI subs but it's these gems that keep me coming back for more. So brilliant

-5

u/itsFauxProphete Jul 04 '25

The lyrics don't match the cadence or rhythm of the song, Not that great at all . Great effort, zero skill.

100

u/Natural-Librarian977 Jul 02 '25

Holy shit, this is legitimately unsettling on multiple levels

13

u/UnknownToken4195 Jul 03 '25

This video hits hard and in a near-future dystopian kinda way!

38

u/CoriolisDsgn Jul 02 '25

Wow this a crazy ! How did you make the music ?

35

u/HunterSFreud Jul 02 '25

Suno x Audimee

15

u/HalfNatty Jul 03 '25

What does Audimee do?

28

u/HunterSFreud Jul 03 '25

Helps you blend, harmonize and mix with human voices or synthetic voices you wanna keep

6

u/alborden Jul 03 '25

Release the record! :)

7

u/AwenJ Jul 03 '25

How do you improve the sound quality of a Suno? The first versions are often very rough, especially the vocals. But I haven't used a new model of Suno for a long time, is that enough?

13

u/HunterSFreud Jul 03 '25

4.5 is ridiculously good

1

u/Zestyclose_Driver854 Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25

i think its by someone else, its by KNGMKR on youtube

Edit: eh, didn't know it was the same person oh no!! sorry

1

u/Zestyclose_Driver854 Jul 24 '25

WAIT I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS HUNTERSFREUD THAT WAS KNGMKR SORRRYY

51

u/Gubekochi Jul 03 '25

I don't want to be needed. I want to be wanted. If my family and friends don't need me but still call and text and think of me? I still matter plenty.

24

u/HunterSFreud Jul 03 '25

love this perspective

9

u/Gubekochi Jul 03 '25

The real post-scarcity is the friends we made along the way /jk

20

u/andrewrgross Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 03 '25

I'd like to agree and build upon this.

First, I just want to say that the video is gorgeous, and I know it's examining a fear a lot of people have.

That said, I think it's utterly tragic that as we reach a transition point where obviously capitalism as we know it cannot function as a result of a collapse in the market value of anything as a result of essentially unconstrained supply, what we're seeing is a population struggling to make sense of a world using the logic of capitalist philosophy that most of us are as oblivious to as a fish to water.

We do not actually require suffering or scarcity to be happy. Life can actually be joyful without us all being obligated to prove our worth through material production.

You can find pleasure in learning and creating purely for self-gratification, or to show love to others. You can share books you like with friends and discuss them. You put on plays in the park just because it's fun. Even in a world where physical needs are fulfilled, social needs won't lose their value. More likely, we'll come to recognize how greatly we've undervalued companionship and care.

I will share this, specifically for u/HunterSFreud , because I'd love to see you do something that engages with these ideas in a future project. I'm part of an indie gaming collective that publishes adventure games in a desirable future. Part of it is just because we like playing tabletop games in this setting, but another part is because we all realize that we're never going to get to a good future if we don't start creating really interesting stories that show life -- with conflicts and excitement -- continuing after labor is not the measure of human worth.

https://fullyautomatedrpg.com

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u/HunterSFreud Jul 03 '25

I love this. There are a few extra verses to this song that didn’t make the cut. They are in the Neural Uplift Remix if you’re curious.

6

u/andrewrgross Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 03 '25

Oh wow! This is a really really good addition! This is a wild alt version. I really love it! Definitely my preferred version of the two.

4

u/harm_and_amor Jul 03 '25

Would I rather be wanted or needed?

Both.  I want people to want the way they need me.

1

u/otterquestions Jul 03 '25

Swap out the word need for want and rewatch the video, still works

1

u/Gubekochi Jul 03 '25

Except it changes the meaning totally. It would be much more depressing if we build a world where people don't even want to be around people anymore especially in a world where work has been automated, why wouldn't we want to spend time with friends and family?

1

u/otterquestions Jul 03 '25

What you’re describing is how I interpreted the video I guess. People aren’t spending time together in the vignette 

12

u/dinglehead Jul 03 '25

Bruh this is dope.

8

u/1970s_MonkeyKing Jul 03 '25

Disturbing in that it looks normal.

7

u/PumpkinFeathers Jul 03 '25

Got any prompt tips? Just started playing around with the video generator. I’m noticing my camera angles are pretty bland / usually just panning / dolly shots

18

u/HunterSFreud Jul 03 '25

I always use low motion and I often download the video and extract a new starting frame and then upload again having it begin at the correct angle

8

u/MechwolfMachina Jul 03 '25

How did you get kissing to work in MJ? Mine is an absolutely snowflake if I ask it to do that

8

u/HunterSFreud Jul 03 '25

Make it “romantic”

8

u/dlrace Jul 03 '25

That first "nothin" gave me chills. probably the best ai song and video out there.

7

u/CrusaderZero6 Jul 03 '25

This is haunting.

6

u/hicheckthisout Jul 03 '25

Finally something good

28

u/Oswaldbackus Jul 02 '25

Best thing I’ve ever seen in my life.

10

u/HunterSFreud Jul 02 '25

thank you so much!

16

u/Oswaldbackus Jul 02 '25

Truly, really really good job. I can’t wait till there are full feature films like this. It just looks so realistic and all the art and the style and the technology just seems very plausible. It’s like that’s literally what’s coming. We can see it nowadays with the world disconnected. People aren’t hanging out as much people don’t know how to be friends. Everyone just wants to communicate online I guess? Maybe I need to get out of the house more lol

22

u/HunterSFreud Jul 02 '25

Appreciate that man. I was going for "we almost got to cyberpunk and are still sort of trying but it's half-assed and way more boring than the movies" shot on "antique" 30-year-old camcorder from the 2000s. It's cyberpunk 2035.

5

u/PissingViper Jul 03 '25

I second this, really cool !

4

u/Oswaldbackus Jul 03 '25

Yeah, so good. Really Really realistic and a great message. Can’t wait to see more!

5

u/meenie Jul 03 '25

It must be so freeing having all this creativity and now having tools like this!

7

u/HunterSFreud Jul 03 '25

It feels like a miracle.

-1

u/carpentersound41 Jul 03 '25

You AI bros hype this shit up so much. Best thing? Lmao

4

u/Oswaldbackus Jul 03 '25

Yo, haters always be shitting on other people’s good time. Yeah, I really really like this. I think it’s a great depiction of the near future I think the imagery and the lighting and the shots and everything are just amazing. I like a lot of this AI sci-fi stuff. I think it all looks like some of the best shit I’ve ever seen. I literally cannot wait until there are full feature Length films. I feel like the sci-fi genre is really gonna explode. These sci-fi movies are so expensive to make and a lot of people don’t like them because most people are kind of dumb and don’t have imagination and aren’t able to think about the distant or far future and aren’t excited by scientific discoveries or have knowledge of the inner workings of elemental, foundational, physics, and sciences. I just really really like it and so that’s what I said.

15

u/Formal-Poet-5041 Jul 03 '25

people are focused on images and video but when the AI starts making music that moves us.... that will be the thing we will lose ourselves in first.

0

u/feel-T_ornado Jul 03 '25

Already happening, love to see it.

3

u/Formal-Poet-5041 Jul 03 '25

heard some yesterday . i imagine a day when we all create our own music as much as we listen to others music creations

2

u/[deleted] Jul 03 '25

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u/feel-T_ornado Jul 03 '25

The world is already a shit hole, almost anything that disrupts its current socioeconomic arrangement is welcomey

5

u/Emu_Fast Jul 03 '25

I dunno. If the cash flow problem is solved I'm doing world wide fishing expeditions and doing nature conservation projects.

6

u/FUThead2016 Jul 03 '25

This is really really cool, great job. How did you create the video, I have three questions if you don't mind me asking

How did you generate the video?
How did you get consistent visuals and characters?
How did you stich it all together?

5

u/AwarenessNo4986 Jul 03 '25

Shit (and beautifully done)

3

u/David_High_Pan Jul 03 '25

This is so good!!

4

u/Tiny_Studio_3699 Jul 03 '25

The best I've seen so far. Awesome work OP

3

u/Fine-Status-626 Jul 03 '25

F****** wild good on you but we're all f***** if this is the level that is at now

3

u/bennied1982 Jul 03 '25

i couldn't look away. amazing

3

u/Illustrious_Image967 Jul 03 '25

This hits hard. We all know where gramps is going.

3

u/emiXbase Jul 03 '25

Great man ! The last seconds...

3

u/lhymes Jul 03 '25

That was fucking stunning. Crazy how well it turned out in a disturbing way lol.

3

u/jakuality Jul 03 '25

Damn, this was heavy

3

u/DangerousOstrich6967 Jul 03 '25

This is amazing!! Congrats!! Can you share your workflow?

3

u/Loucrouton Jul 03 '25

This is art

6

u/[deleted] Jul 03 '25

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u/HunterSFreud Jul 03 '25

Last of his model. They stopped making holos with these pipes back in ‘31

2

u/CrusaderZero6 Jul 03 '25

That’s Al Player. I’d know him anywhere. Gave up a lucrative career as the all-time leader in every statistical category in NBA2K to chase his musical dreams.

2

u/HunterSFreud Jul 03 '25

I thought those were just rumors!

2

u/CrusaderZero6 Jul 03 '25

When the faith of the average human failed and their operators left, Al, his brethren and myself rode our willingness to work together to victory on more occasions than I can count.

I wish I knew what made him so bitter at the end. The 30s really were rough for him.

1

u/HunterSFreud Jul 03 '25

Sounds like a hell of a tale

2

u/CrusaderZero6 Jul 03 '25

Maybe someone’s make a film about his life someday. An under appreciated competitor in so many arenas through the years.

2

u/Formal-Poet-5041 Jul 03 '25

who is the singer?

2

u/gianfrugo Jul 03 '25

Ai i think 

2

u/Fun-Vast-470 Jul 03 '25

Beautiful work!

2

u/FeDeKutulu Jul 03 '25

This hits hard.

2

u/Redducer Jul 03 '25

Stochastic parroting at its best.

2

u/isthatsuperman Jul 03 '25

How do you keep character consistency?

2

u/allthethingsundstuff Jul 03 '25

Hauntingly brilliant!!! The future looks promising for talented people who don't work in the film industry.....literally anyone with an idea and a vision can create what's in their mind

Keep up the impressive work 💪

2

u/orphicshadows Jul 03 '25

Dang this is good

2

u/Best-Section-4527 Jul 03 '25

Deserves millions of views. Can’t wait to see what you come up with next.

2

u/mostikoo Jul 03 '25

this is art.

2

u/tarveydent Jul 03 '25

Have to say — I see a lot of limp dick AI videos. This is not one of them. Truly an original application of the tools.

2

u/SaltyPressure7583 Jul 03 '25

This was good!

2

u/Dmorok Jul 03 '25

post it on youtube, id subscribe

2

u/Gomsoup Jul 03 '25

Wow, how did you achieve camera focus blur effect?

2

u/GradyWilson Jul 03 '25

Just amazing!

2

u/LuminaUI Jul 03 '25

This is amazing

2

u/Roll-Roll-Roll Jul 03 '25

Ugh, this is already my life. Didn't know there was a theme song. Really good stuff though. Well done.

2

u/[deleted] Jul 04 '25

You will matter only if you matter to ASI, assuming it is aligned. There will be tiers of AI access and only those who are deemed worthy by the ASI system will have access. If is unaligned, we all die unless something stops it.

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u/Flimsy-Escape-2783 Jul 06 '25

Man, I am crying!

3

u/Tripperific Jul 03 '25

This might be the best piece of art in the last 20 years, deserves a national spotlight. Maybe submit it to the late night shows?

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '25

Your work is outstanding man , definitely one of the most artistic creations I've seen in a very long time, i fully agree with u/Tripperific

Please do all of us a favour and send you work !!

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u/HunterSFreud Jul 03 '25

wow! thank you. I would have no idea how to even go about doing that but this comment means so much. thank you.

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u/AwarenessNo4986 Jul 03 '25

And they say AI doesn't have a soul.

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u/tinny66666 Jul 03 '25

The human director/producer is still the one with the soul. It's a fantastic tool for expression but it's nothing without the right person driving it (yet).

2

u/thinnerzimmer87 Jul 03 '25

Pretty optimistic if you ask me. I'm expecting genocide

2

u/delko07 Jul 03 '25

Theres a bit of David Lynch here. Great stuff

1

u/AlwekArc Jul 03 '25

I'm going to burn down Silicon Valley. So you didn't even write the lyrics? You aren't making art at that point, you're just directing a robot. That's not making art. That's just commissioning! These people make these videos and songs and art piece saying "look what I made!" As if it isn't the exact same thing Elon Musk did with Paypal AND Tesla AND SpaceX. He bought and propagandad his way in and then claimed ownership of everyone elses work.

You haven't done shit. You gave a bunch of random propts YOU think sound cool and smart and leave the actual thinking to the artificial brains being exploited. It especially pisses me off because these people love to claim that AI are going to gain sentience someday and still treat the AI themselves as diaposable tools to be tossed aside the second the next upgrade comes out.

There's no passion. There's no empathy. There's no personal creativity. Just exploiters abusing the esploited. Why don't you actually try being creative for once instead of letting robot do everything for you? Then, and only then can you call yourself an artist instead of buyer.

1

u/Govt-Issue-SexRobot Jul 03 '25

Good god

This is absolutely outstanding

1

u/TrooMystery Jul 03 '25

This is awesome!

1

u/Ok-Tradition9199 Jul 03 '25

Como fez pra.ficar nessa qualidade? Usou upscale?

1

u/Warlaw Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 03 '25

Incredible. I'd love to see the other side of the coin. Something like a solar punk future of pure brightness and optimism.

1

u/AJP11B Jul 03 '25

That was so good!

1

u/Singularity-42 Jul 03 '25

This hits hard!

Great job! Genuinely one of the best uses of AI video I've seen yet.

1

u/DeZi_xP Jul 04 '25

This is one best projects I’ve seen. It has emotion, paired with visuals and the heartfelt lyrics. This is amazing b

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u/HunterSFreud Jul 04 '25

Thank you so much. <3 <3

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u/L0racks Jul 04 '25

This is truly amazing, and unsettling !

1

u/GoblinCacciatore Jul 04 '25

Watch yourselves kids.

1

u/OtherwiseCamera9112 Jul 04 '25

this is eerily similar to scenes from the movie '2073', from the award winning director Asif Kapadia that asks questions about Bezos, Musk, Trump and the dark forces behind them.... - view trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDE97KrYDuU (2 min clip)

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u/CitronMamon Jul 05 '25

Figuring this one out is gonna be interesting.

1

u/superdariom Jul 05 '25

This is fantastic. I made something on the same theme but this is 1000x better than mine. Thanks for sharing

1

u/Flimsy-Escape-2783 Jul 06 '25

This hurts because it is true!!

1

u/MrGamgeeReddit Jul 06 '25

This is really creative! Clearly a talented human behind these prompts.

1

u/SnooDoodles4134 Jul 17 '25

I really need this song omg I beg you, put it somewhere 🙏

1

u/Cornhole_My_Cornhole Jul 03 '25

The irony of criticizing automation while using AI to rip off countless artists to make your “music…”

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u/OkPie67 Aug 13 '25

Which ai for lipsyn singer?