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Bit of bad news, folks.

Since it's been revealed Fourthwall has gone all in on a.i., on the store front, in their designers, and seeing as they didn't officially disclose this to their creators I cannot trust them to not use the a.i. in their designers to be trained on our artwork, I've made the decision to no longer work with them and we're closing down shop.

The whole site has been purged of our shirts, stickers and the like, though a few of our pins and remaining keychains will remain in stock until October 1st.

We'll be looking for alternatives in the mean time since we have a bunch of new pins and standees coming in for Ep 6's release very soon.

If you want to let Fourthwall know how you feel about their scummy a.i. practices, use this email; support@fourthwall.com

Again, I'm sorry folks. Things are bleak for a lot of folks right now but we'll keep on trucking for as long as we can.

Comments

SteelDealSockeye

I hate how companies keep doing this, props to you guys for standing up to them. Hope thar some alternatve can be found soon <3

N.R. Rowley

Damn that's unfortunate. Maybe try SharkRobot as a site to sell your merchandise. Edit: I saw your response to Sharkrobot as a new option so I'll look up some other merch sites to suggest.

Seth "Machete" Demeter

Bro that’s so fucking scummy of them, god damn. Sorry you all have to deal with that, won’t be using them anymore and sending them an email.

ArthurCrane

At least you're doing it for a good reason.

TenshiWarrior

Aww that’s terrible. You can try your luck with SharkRobot, that site supports all sorts of artists and indie companies like SpindleHorse

Zeurel

Invite only as far as I'm aware, and the stuff we've gotten from them in the past hasn't been the best of quality.

Amelia Magerl

Good on you guys for sticking to your morals. Wherever you set up shop next, I'll be there!

Jacob "VGAfanatic" Tucker

Honestly, good on you guys for taking a stand like that. The only thing worse than major corporations trying to go all in on AI with the intention of replacing artists is that they keep trying to do this when it's been proven to lose money. The heartlessness or the stupidity. Pick your poison. They'll kill you equally fast.

SleepySnail6

Man that sucks, hope you find a better place soon🤞

TenshiWarrior

Well whatever the case, I’m sure you and your team will find a site that works with you

Marble 3yed Raven Studios

thats kinda sardonic given they are with netflix who is known to be actively very pro generative ai 🤔

Skink

I am so sorry to hear that they're following this unfortunate vision. Wish all the luck to the Monkey Wrench team find better options and someone to trust their merch stuff

ZamieCat

Glad you shut that down you have my support

Zhon Lord

If I may suggest, "Don't Forget to be Awesome" might be a good place to move your merch to. Second Wind uses it for their stuff.

Brandi the Dreamer

Sorry to hear that. I’m not a big support of AI. Three things I don’t like using it… one: they deceive people and info is not quite accurate, two: they could replace jobs and three: it feels cheap with graphics. I’d rather use AI for personal use or quick help only. Best of luck. I’ll keep you guys in my prayers.

Zenith Rose

This isn't even technically an altruistic decision. It's not unlikely that Fourthwall would steal their art and undercut them. It's so mask off "We will throw the creatives who make our business possible under the bus if we can get away with it."

lemonjellyfish

it seriously sucks that companies resort to slop for a couple extra pennies.. i'm not sure about the quality/payouts but maybe you could go back to makeship? i've seen for other brands they offer more than just plushies (pins, keychains, apparel, vinyl figures) and i think it might be a decent alternative? i haven't seen anyone suggest it yet

Rabbitearsblog

Good decision. I hate it when companies use AI without alerting the users. You made the right choice in leaving Fourthwall. Hopefully, you'll find a better shop in the near future.

Dragneel7557

Well good on you for saying no to that sort of AI practice