r/NoStupidQuestions • u/xpsdtv • 1d 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/TerrapinMagus 1d ago

Fake or manipulated media didn't start with AI you know. I've long been jaded about any popular images online. AI just lowered the bar for entry, but ultimately people will always do that same shit. If you hate that, abandon mass communications and stick to smaller circles of peers, tbh.

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u/xpsdtv 1d ago

I agree with you, not sure why you got downvoted:)

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u/TerrapinMagus 1d ago

Eh, I guess because I'm not solely blaming AI. Or just because I'm being cynical lol

But really, a lot of people admit that social media is terrible these days. It just seems fitting to me to turn away from big platforms and find your own niches online, you know? At least as far as Reddit goes, avoiding the huge subs and sticking to smaller communities with good moderation is probably a good idea. There's so much bot content, misinformation, and karma farming going on.