Tag: manipulation

QOTD – Lack social skill

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Daily writing prompt
What personality trait in people raises a red flag with you?
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Hmm. Not sure if its a trait but its better than the generic answer of ‘toxic’. Of course a toxic person is red flag. Sometimes its a red flag in the sense of a bull and the woman is attracted to that or vice versa.

Mines simple. I have goods you wish to buy. You want them. Money needs to be exchanged. “Oh I dont get paid till next week, thanks”. Son. of. a. bitch. Next comes “I’ll pay half now and the rest next weej”.

Its the assuption that I’m okay with this deal and I lack the social skills to say no, fuck off. I sold you something, you pay for it and then take the item.

So put that into a personality trait and qotd answered.

Could just be me being a push over.

Ah haaa. When you want to discuss an issue you are personally having ie. a mental health problem, and they got into this whole how everyone has this problem so you should stop complaining narrative guised up in “Oh well I have that” instead of just listening for five minutes and I’d be done.

Deep fake

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Has anyone ever used this or witnessed a video of it being used? I was always curious about it when traveling around the Tor network (dark web). It’s an odd kind of place, like the internet with layers. It can have some amazing content and some of the sickest as well.

What is it?

A deep fake is a type of synthetic media in which a person in an existing image or video is replaced with someone else’s likeness. This can be done using artificial intelligence to manipulate the image or video in a way that makes it look like the person in the original media is actually the person in the new media.

Deepfakes can be used for a variety of purposes, both good and bad. For example, they can be used to create realistic and convincing videos of politicians saying or doing things they never actually said or did. This could be used to damage someone’s reputation or to spread misinformation.

Deepfakes can also be used for more positive purposes, such as creating educational content or entertainment. For example, a deepfake could be used to create a video of a historical figure giving a speech or to create a new movie starring a deceased actor.

The potential for deepfakes to be used for malicious purposes is a serious concern. However, there are also several ways to detect deepfakes, and the technology is constantly evolving. As deepfakes become more sophisticated, it is important to be aware of the risks and to be critical of the information we see online.

You can find it online in quite a few places now, it used to be in Tor, and probably still is. I was just curious if anyone ever used it and what they thought of it. When I encountered deep fake it was early days.

Thank you random brain for that one.