OK this is hilarious. Yeah, makes sense. Beyond the trust issues discussed in this thread, I think humanity needs to level up its joke detection skills.
“If we want to continue battles like environmentally conscious humans, we must make the change to sustainable tanks and weaponry… biodegradable missiles.
“If you use hand grenades, please use vegan grenades. No animal should have to give their life for all this mayhem and chaos ... I cover all this and more in my new book Vegan Wars.”
OK this is hilarious.
The doctored video appears to have been created by Snicklick, a German comedy outlet posting several videos marked with the same “satire” label
Yeah, makes sense. Beyond the trust issues discussed in this thread, I think humanity needs to level up its joke detection skills.
I am often unnervingly optimistic. In that case, however, I feel compelled to observe that expecting people to solve this by virtue of becoming smarter is probably an unrealistic expectation.
Beyond the trust issues discussed in this thread, I think humanity needs to level up its joke detection skills.
I am often unnervingly optimistic. In that case, however, I feel compelled to observe that expecting people to solve this by virtue of becoming smarter is probably an unrealistic expectation.
The secret to deepfakes is they don't even need to fool the average person, they just need to fool a cohort of conspiracy theorists who are either very easily fooled or willing to performatively...
The secret to deepfakes is they don't even need to fool the average person, they just need to fool a cohort of conspiracy theorists who are either very easily fooled or willing to performatively believe things that support their political narratives. That alone can cause real effects in the world.
I forget exactly where I heard it, but I heard someone say that most misinformation does not exist to fool people into believing it; it exists to reinforce the beliefs of those who already hold...
I forget exactly where I heard it, but I heard someone say that most misinformation does not exist to fool people into believing it; it exists to reinforce the beliefs of those who already hold them. It's held up remarkably well whenever I think about it.
I prefer to think that people having enough faith in someone to believe unbelievable things is a good thing. It’s just sad that people abuse that trust.
I prefer to think that people having enough faith in someone to believe unbelievable things is a good thing. It’s just sad that people abuse that trust.
I go back and forth. It's nice to live in a high-trust society. An example from the other day: suppose a stranger sees you taking photos and offers to take your picture. Do you give them your...
I go back and forth. It's nice to live in a high-trust society. An example from the other day: suppose a stranger sees you taking photos and offers to take your picture. Do you give them your phone? Can you trust them to take your picture instead of stealing your phone? That's going to depend on context. In some places, it would be a very bad idea to let a stranger have your phone.
Trusting people is taking a shortcut. A responsible person who's trusted with an important task will avoid taking shortcuts like that and verify more. For example, I don't think it would be responsible to let a stranger use a borrowed phone. When something goes wrong, which shortcuts were reasonable to take suddenly becomes a big issue.
This is a pretty harmless prank since most people don't do anything if they believe a fake video, but falling for it is a bad sign. Would they also fall for it when it matters more?
You can learn from both big and small mistakes, but the small ones are cheaper to learn from.
Maybe raise an eyebrow when you hear Greta Thunberg talk about vegan grenades and have a healthy dose of skepticism. It's been aaages since anything could be taken at face value.
It’s just sad that people abuse that trust.
Maybe raise an eyebrow when you hear Greta Thunberg talk about vegan grenades and have a healthy dose of skepticism.
It's been aaages since anything could be taken at face value.
OK this is hilarious.
Yeah, makes sense. Beyond the trust issues discussed in this thread, I think humanity needs to level up its joke detection skills.
I am often unnervingly optimistic. In that case, however, I feel compelled to observe that expecting people to solve this by virtue of becoming smarter is probably an unrealistic expectation.
The secret to deepfakes is they don't even need to fool the average person, they just need to fool a cohort of conspiracy theorists who are either very easily fooled or willing to performatively believe things that support their political narratives. That alone can cause real effects in the world.
I forget exactly where I heard it, but I heard someone say that most misinformation does not exist to fool people into believing it; it exists to reinforce the beliefs of those who already hold them. It's held up remarkably well whenever I think about it.
I saw this video on Reddit and some people seem to have taken it at face value. I find that concerning.
I prefer to think that people having enough faith in someone to believe unbelievable things is a good thing. It’s just sad that people abuse that trust.
I go back and forth. It's nice to live in a high-trust society. An example from the other day: suppose a stranger sees you taking photos and offers to take your picture. Do you give them your phone? Can you trust them to take your picture instead of stealing your phone? That's going to depend on context. In some places, it would be a very bad idea to let a stranger have your phone.
Trusting people is taking a shortcut. A responsible person who's trusted with an important task will avoid taking shortcuts like that and verify more. For example, I don't think it would be responsible to let a stranger use a borrowed phone. When something goes wrong, which shortcuts were reasonable to take suddenly becomes a big issue.
This is a pretty harmless prank since most people don't do anything if they believe a fake video, but falling for it is a bad sign. Would they also fall for it when it matters more?
You can learn from both big and small mistakes, but the small ones are cheaper to learn from.
Maybe raise an eyebrow when you hear Greta Thunberg talk about vegan grenades and have a healthy dose of skepticism.
It's been aaages since anything could be taken at face value.