Ask not what you can do for reality, but what your concept of reality isn't doing for you.
My friend sent me a screenshot lately of an ad he got on Twitter, and it perfectly illustrates a recurring thought I've had lately (text continues after image):
I've noticed more and more that people's expectations of reality are being warped by media, advertising and AI. As more artificial imagery is created of basic concepts in the world, like lions and elephants and in this case, women, the perception of what the general populace expects from those things becomes further distorted.
Porn is the usual go-to for women's rights activists who have a very basic understanding that porn=bad, but I think there is a much more concerning issue with the stories people tell themselves and allow AI techbros to tell us. I'm reminded of the incel argument of mandatory partners. I've been out in large public spaces recently and I can safely report back that maybe less than 5-10% of the public are anyone you would want to interact with, let alone have sex with. The mandatory partners meme is mostly supported by this forever online fantasy of all women being "the perfect e-girls", circulated within these communities.
Is this a trend you've noticed? Am I completely wrong? Are there other aspects at work here other than the messy evolution of human narrative?
My friend sent me a screenshot lately of an ad he got on Twitter, and it perfectly illustrates a recurring thought I've had lately (text continues after image):
I've noticed more and more that people's expectations of reality are being warped by media, advertising and AI. As more artificial imagery is created of basic concepts in the world, like lions and elephants and in this case, women, the perception of what the general populace expects from those things becomes further distorted.
Porn is the usual go-to for women's rights activists who have a very basic understanding that porn=bad, but I think there is a much more concerning issue with the stories people tell themselves and allow AI techbros to tell us. I'm reminded of the incel argument of mandatory partners. I've been out in large public spaces recently and I can safely report back that maybe less than 5-10% of the public are anyone you would want to interact with, let alone have sex with. The mandatory partners meme is mostly supported by this forever online fantasy of all women being "the perfect e-girls", circulated within these communities.
Is this a trend you've noticed? Am I completely wrong? Are there other aspects at work here other than the messy evolution of human narrative?
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