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I never disagreed with any of this, which is why I didn't really have much to say to Ominous cause I wasn't sure the point. People will largely go where the technology is, and for most general purposes people are fine with the outcome with the exception that most people will always think 'more expensive means better photos' 99% of the time as a general rule to excuse their lack of skill. I even stated there will still be niche uses of photographers that don't want to give up their dslr cameras for specific reasons, just as there are still niche photographers who haven't given up 35mm. Particularly with AI driven output. None of that translates to 'DSLRs will forever rule the land'. So I'm not sure why it needs to be stated as though it's what I said.

Your face.

Agreed wholeheartedly. I mean, when I do professional jobs(Both photography and filmography) I use both my DSLR as well as my phone camera as it is. To me it's just another piece of equipment, and my clients are never aware during the final results. And yeah, most people really just want something nice to take photos of their kids/Vacation/couples photos/etc. Ironically I would bet good money that even when AI gets to the point of outputting something that could genuinely fool even the most hardened and experienced photographer, you'll still have people thinking 'DSLR is expensive and therefore makes better photos'. I mean, we've already been there for a long time. People underestimate how much skill, knowledge, and talent go into photography. I've had people for more than a decade now tell me they wish they had a 'nicer camera' like mine so they could take photos like I do...and they have objectively better equipment(I'm admittedly fairly minimalist when it comes to my equipment 99% of the time). If I'm in an irritable enough mood I'll ask to see their equipment, then take an actual nice photo with it at which point they treat it like I just performed black magic instead of admitting they lack skill to take half-decent photos. People, on the whole, think photography is an art that most people genuinely think more expensive equipment = better photos and will never be convinced otherwise.

I think there will always be a niche for the artists wanting the control that only comes with good old fashioned photography. Like how auto turn can never replace the live vocals of a talented musician on a live acoustic set. It's also all tools at the end of the day. For a lot of people this is just going to amount to them getting nice vacation photos that look extra nice, but you can't really replace the element of skill and knowledge an experienced photographer has. Photography is way more than "better camera = better photo" and that will remain true when phone AI gets to the point of being able to dump out a photo that looks on par with premium DSLR equipment even to a professional.

Based.

So it's finally confirmed they faked the moon landing using a Samsung phone?

This is what gives these movements traction, and we're seeing it now. There's never a lack of people, groups, and even nations that get convinced they're going to totes be a part of the master plan when in reality they'll be discarded with the rest of the 'undesirables' the second they're no longer useful.

Tech illiteracy isn't generational. There are people that spend 22 hours a day on their electronic devices and know them inside and out, and everyone else that still refers to a computer monitor as 'The hard drive'. No in-between. Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z have all had this dichotomy. Usually made worse by the fact that most of the people that couldn't tell an LCD monitor from a hole in the ground think of themselves as tech geniuses because they once right-clicked something.

This makes logical sense. Since things like climate change isn't real then there's no need to ruffle feathers by having a whole episode about it.

I saw this article yesterday on Reddit, and he was my immediate thought.

You're telling me. I've been in too much fear/shock to even leave my house until Monday when I forced myself out to leave town and head to the office in the big city. Going outside after dark is just a big no for me right now. Only time I left the house before then was because I had to go pick up the police report in person.

Clinging to my shit humor has been the only thing pulling me through the last few days and out of depression/anxiety/panic, so I couldn't not do an ol switcheroo. In due time. I've told a handful of people all of the details as I remember them, including my therapist yesterday. It's not something I'm ready to just casually talk about yet, as I'm still not very ok. I will say it did happen a week ago last Wednesday about a 5-minute walk away from my house, I was on the phone for a Zoom meeting and everything transpired about 15-20 minutes before I was supposed to speak on a personal project. No one knew why I was suddenly absent until after the meeting, as I hung up and made several attempts to dial 911. I was saved after I ran up to a house, banging on the door and ringing the doorbell, while screaming for help frantically. The owners answered the door which caused the man to back away and leave, and police showed up shortly after.

Since I was almost murdered in cold blood walking down the street at night by a guy in a truck with a loaded gun. I hope everyone stays safe. I hope everyone knows I love all ya goofy asses, since I was close to never getting to ever say that again.

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It's not worth it, 0/10

I'm not denying that, the problem is our social media is doing the same thing yet it's constant crickets over them aside from the occasional congressional hearing that goes nowhere. Reminder of the whole Cambridge Analytica debacle and how they helped another foreign country interfere in our elections.

If people in governmentweren't allowed to shitpost on their phone, then how would the American people have ever known the importance of Covfefe? Checkmate people who hate America.

So earlier discussion in here motivated me last night to file a labor complaint with California for the ~$5k I'm owed in stolen wages. It took a lot because anxiety usually overcomes me, worried I won't be believed over these things. Anxiety still be hitting hard, but I'm glad I did it. We'll see where things go from here.

Unless I've missed something and someone can point me in the right direction, these bans on government equipment just make me wonder on what level are they taking too much information, or how much is 'this is too much for a foreign country'. Like it TikTok is snooping on as much, or even less, than American social media platforms then that's equally a problem. And we know American social media apps are snooping. There's always an implication that tiktok is just so much worse, but it's never explicitly compared to American socials. Which makes me feel like these bans need to include way more than tiktok.

I think you're looking at our prison system too much in good faith. Our prison system was designed to keep slavery alive and well in the country what little they get paid is just an effort to obscure this by allowing politicians to say 'see, we're paying them, so totes not slavery'. In case you've never read it, here's the 13th amendment in its entirety:

UPDATE: I have been put in touch with a PAC in Tennessee called ChangeTN. As per their email:

This is my favorite stuff. I'm always sad when I live somewhere that's not really safe to be roaming around at 3-4am with headphones in. It feels like you just have the world to yourself, for me.

The former governor of California is doing acting now? Good on him, if it's what his passion is post-office.

It's only dawned on me now that Elon's business acumen is just 'What would 14-year-old Shader do if given billions of dollars and ownership of popular businesses"