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[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world -3 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Is the left photo AI? Something seems wrong with the top.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 34 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Photo manipulation existed before AI. Before computers even.

[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 16 points 9 hours ago

Wait til the youngin's learn where "cut" and "paste" come from

[–] PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 hours ago

Well duh, phones existed before computers

[–] nyankas@lemmy.world 24 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Cover of the Rolling Stone from May 25th 2000 showing the image in question

Nope, unless they had AI back in May 2000.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

now I want to know the state of gay politics in 2000.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

There wasn't much. I'm not gay but I remember it was THE huge scapegoat issue that was literally destroying America with earthquakes and hurricanes before everyone got tired of it and kind of accepted it and then we had gay marriage a few years later...

But those trans people now... 😤

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

wonder who they'll scapegoat 20 years from now

[–] NannerBanner@literature.cafe 2 points 2 hours ago

If we're on the same track we are on now? UNMARRIED WOMEN!!!* Gasp! Shudder!

*

spoilerWhere women are defined as being over the age of 14.

[–] toxicbubble@lemmy.world 14 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

britney spears, rolling stone photoshoot, 2000

long before AI, in the days of old, we had photo editing