A med student says he’s made thousands of dollars selling photos and videos of a young conservative woman he created using generative tools. He’s not alone.
The same logic, however, apparently does not apply to left-wing influencer accounts, as Sam learned when he created a short-lived liberal counterpart for Emily on Instagram: “Democrats know that it’s AI slop, so they don’t engage as much.” (Sam’s explanation for why MAGA influencer accounts work is blunt: “The MAGA crowd is made up of dumb people—like, super dumb people. And they fall for it.”)
Pretty much sums up the whole political timeline we live in.
This is has always been the glaring issue with pure democracies.
That’s why constitutional republics were created. It’s supposed to be a counter to the negative side of democracy. The constitution is supposed to be continuously updated and refined with the changing needs of the Republic.
FYI the last constitutional amendment to the U.S. was in 1992. That is 34 years ago. Unless something changes radically in the next few years, historians will refer to that date as when the U.S. Constitution died.
Actually, the last time the Constitution was amended was in 2020 when Virginia became the 38th state to pass the Equal Rights amendment. But, of course, conservative ciquanery kept it off.
The constitution is supposed to be continuously updated and refined with the changing needs of the Republic.
These is a fairly daft bit about everyone having guns that needs removing. You can get on that.
That law was added when guns were so imprecise it was difficult to hit the broadside of a barn from inside the barn. It wasn’t designed for guns with fire rates in excess of one round every 5 minutes. Back then if somebody went on a shooting spree you could just walk up to them and punch them while they were in the middle of reloading.
Own a musket for home defense, since that’s what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. “What the devil?” As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball-sized hole through the first man, he’s dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it’s smoothbore and nails the neighbor’s dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grapeshot, “Tally ho lads” the grapeshot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.
Exactly, bullets weren’t even invented yet when they wrote the Constitution, but “conservatives” believe all these modern weapons are exactly what the founding fathers wanted to protect.
I used to work in web development and I cannot tell you how much I detest Shopify and its incredibly outdated scripting language. It’s an awful product to work with. Customers used to come in with their Shopify site which they now outgrown and wanted it upgraded, and it was always easier and therefore cheaper to just throw the entire mess away and start again from scratch.
So seriously if you want to do well in business don’t start with a Shopify site, just get something custom from the start, it’ll end up cheaper in the long run.
yeah but you don’t end up scamming senile old ladies who chose the wrong political party 60 years ago and have no idea what republicans have been doing the last fifteen years or really any of what has happened the last fifteen years but really don’t deserve to be made homeless for the crime of getting dementia.
People who don’t even try to stay informed help maintain an America where it’s possible to be made homeless for the “crime of getting dementia”. Being bankrupted by medical debt isn’t normal in most other countries. The American right wing’s willful ignorance is bad for the entire planet. Countless individuals suffer because of their laziness and greed.
I bet he could do more with that attitude and a big sack of idiots’ money than with the attitude alone. There’s also a certain poetry in undermining their efforts with their own money.
One that looks pretty promising is the “5G blocker” market. There already are some that are basically a USB powered LED in a housing to make it look like a flash drive.
You can differentiate your “product” by giving it a Tacticool look and/or name. Slap a plastic housing on that with an urban camo print and call it “The 5G Afflictor” or something, and you can probably get some money from some morons.
If you use careful wording, you can keep it totally factual, too. It may not block 5G signals, but everyone that buys one does suffer no further ill effects from 5G, for example.
That makes sense though. There is a strong correlation between education and tendency towards liberal attitudes.
More intelligent people are more likely to be exposed to more worldviews and therefore more likely to be more accommodating of other worldviews. Whereas people who were educated in schools that don’t make a huge distinction between religion and science tend to assume they know more about the world when they actually do, therefore they are more likely to believe the lies right-wing grifters.
It’s also why MAGAs are so obsessed with wearing their baseball caps, they’re so dumb they treat politics as a sport.
Pretty much sums up the whole political timeline we live in.
This is has always been the glaring issue with pure democracies.
That’s why constitutional republics were created. It’s supposed to be a counter to the negative side of democracy. The constitution is supposed to be continuously updated and refined with the changing needs of the Republic.
FYI the last constitutional amendment to the U.S. was in 1992. That is 34 years ago. Unless something changes radically in the next few years, historians will refer to that date as when the U.S. Constitution died.
Actually, the last time the Constitution was amended was in 2020 when Virginia became the 38th state to pass the Equal Rights amendment. But, of course, conservative ciquanery kept it off.
I tried googling it!
These is a fairly daft bit about everyone having guns that needs removing. You can get on that.
That law was added when guns were so imprecise it was difficult to hit the broadside of a barn from inside the barn. It wasn’t designed for guns with fire rates in excess of one round every 5 minutes. Back then if somebody went on a shooting spree you could just walk up to them and punch them while they were in the middle of reloading.
Own a musket for home defense, since that’s what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. “What the devil?” As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball-sized hole through the first man, he’s dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it’s smoothbore and nails the neighbor’s dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grapeshot, “Tally ho lads” the grapeshot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.
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Exactly, bullets weren’t even invented yet when they wrote the Constitution, but “conservatives” believe all these modern weapons are exactly what the founding fathers wanted to protect.
A feddit.uk account winging about Americans having too many guns? You planning something lobsterback? (This is a joke btw)
Well given the fact that the US navy don’t appear to be able to secure a narrow stretch of water maybe we’d have a chance.
Although given the fact that the prize would be the United States perhaps it’s not worth it.
I can assure you it is not worth it. In fact, can I come live in your country? I’ll buy the first round at the pub
Damn I need to start scamming MAGAs. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to start a new career in the scamming industry?
Shopify commercials tell me they’re all I need to make a business.
I used to work in web development and I cannot tell you how much I detest Shopify and its incredibly outdated scripting language. It’s an awful product to work with. Customers used to come in with their Shopify site which they now outgrown and wanted it upgraded, and it was always easier and therefore cheaper to just throw the entire mess away and start again from scratch.
So seriously if you want to do well in business don’t start with a Shopify site, just get something custom from the start, it’ll end up cheaper in the long run.
I should have put the /s in there but hopefully your advice finds someone that needs it!
If you find something and go “nobody could possibly fall for that!” then you’ve found your MAGA grift.
Affirm their biases with the face of a pretty young blonde woman
Everything you need to know is in the article.
I’ll sell you my how-to guide for £99.99
Okay, send me the login details for your checking account and I’ll post the money directly to your account.
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Password same, thanks.
find something to do that puts something positive into the world instead?
Harder to monetize unfortunately.
yeah but you don’t end up scamming senile old ladies who chose the wrong political party 60 years ago and have no idea what republicans have been doing the last fifteen years or really any of what has happened the last fifteen years but really don’t deserve to be made homeless for the crime of getting dementia.
People who don’t even try to stay informed help maintain an America where it’s possible to be made homeless for the “crime of getting dementia”. Being bankrupted by medical debt isn’t normal in most other countries. The American right wing’s willful ignorance is bad for the entire planet. Countless individuals suffer because of their laziness and greed.
We owe them nothing.
60 years ago was the height of the Civil Rights movement. If those people chose Republican then, I have no sympathy for them now.
I bet he could do more with that attitude and a big sack of idiots’ money than with the attitude alone. There’s also a certain poetry in undermining their efforts with their own money.
You could run for office as a republican, they have teams of support people that will coach and help you hone your craft.
One that looks pretty promising is the “5G blocker” market. There already are some that are basically a USB powered LED in a housing to make it look like a flash drive.
You can differentiate your “product” by giving it a Tacticool look and/or name. Slap a plastic housing on that with an urban camo print and call it “The 5G Afflictor” or something, and you can probably get some money from some morons.
If you use careful wording, you can keep it totally factual, too. It may not block 5G signals, but everyone that buys one does suffer no further ill effects from 5G, for example.
That makes sense though. There is a strong correlation between education and tendency towards liberal attitudes.
More intelligent people are more likely to be exposed to more worldviews and therefore more likely to be more accommodating of other worldviews. Whereas people who were educated in schools that don’t make a huge distinction between religion and science tend to assume they know more about the world when they actually do, therefore they are more likely to believe the lies right-wing grifters.
It’s also why MAGAs are so obsessed with wearing their baseball caps, they’re so dumb they treat politics as a sport.