A viral photo of a guy smoking in McDonald’s is completely fake — and of course made by AI::Look at the fingers. You always have to look at the fingers

      • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        Exactly my thought. Looks pretty boring and not something I would consider sharing even if it was a single button push.

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          10 months ago

          Yeah, and 5 years ago, this would have at least been a somewhat interesting slice-of-life picture. Now it’s just bullshit. This could just as well be Mozart smoking a fat one at a McCleopatra’s in feudal China. It would be just as a meaningful.

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      10 months ago

      It didn’t go viral. The article said it went viral to make a viral.

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      10 months ago

      I spend an embarrassingly stupid amount of time on the internet.

      Every time I see an article describing something as “viral”, it’s almost always the first time I’m hearing about it. (Also, coincidentally often the last time)