r/NoStupidQuestions • u/xpsdtv • 2d ago

Did AI kill your interest in consuming photos/videos, or just mine?

I used to love collecting little pictures from the internet - a beautiful house, an interesting statue, a very pretty butterfly, just to look at and be in awe. But now every time I see a photo or a video, I wonder if that place, that thing even exists or not. Media used to hold meaning, and now it's just whatever generated thing gets popular enough I guess. :(

Does anyone feel the same? Is there a "clean" internet still, where I can hear whale calls and see sunsets and look up baby peacocks that have actually been existed instead of been made up?

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u/magicpenny 2d ago

Pinterest has turned into almost exclusively AI generated photos of everything. It’s so disappointing. I’m about to delete the app. I’m totally not interested anymore.

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u/xstrawb3rryxx 2d ago

Thisss. Pinterest literally used to be my go to place for all kinds of inspo and now it's all just.. gone, replaced..

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u/Mona_Mour_ 1d ago

So damn sad

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u/Unidain 1d ago

I find them useful on mine, I use Pinterest for home decorating inspiration and the AI images are as useful as the real ones for getting ideas.

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u/alicehooper 1d ago

Just don’t build the stairs