description so you don’t have to look at AI slopPanel 1: “Monochrome” and piss filter. A grieving woman holding a portrait of someone else (which is facing us for some reason) with a formally dressed ghost in the background saying “But it’s photography!”
Panel 2: A man with some movie on in the background, crying as a regularly dressed ghost says “But it’s CGI!”
Panel 3: Another grieving woman with a tablet with “Rainbow Bridge Tribute Video” on it as an internet ghost says “But it’s AI!”
The Ghost of Photography (1850s)
Critics labeled it "mechanical" and "soul-less," yet grieving families cherished it for finally providing a permanent memory of those they lost.
The Ghost of CGI (2000s)
A moving scene is suddenly dismissed as a "digital trick" once the tech is revealed, as if the audience’s real emotions are invalidated by the use of "easy" computer tools.
The Ghost of AI (Today & Future)
People are moved to tears by an AI tribute, only to lash out and call it "slop" to protect their social brand from cognitive dissonance.
If your ideology requires you to bully your own empathy, the problem isn't the tech--it's the ideology.
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