Think this is great? Well, it is innovative. But it didn't take long for a nice thing to go bad like week-old Kung Pao in your refrigerator. Because the social media bot are now controlling those sites. And fucking with our brains royally.
I'm sure you've seen the increase on your Facebook pages. News pops up to tell us a celebrity has died. Except they haven't. But AI creates a story that you want to click on because, after all, you were a fan of that celebrity. You click to see. And now they got you!
I saw this happening months ago and generally will not click on any of this bullshit. But, a few weeks back, even I got suckered in.
Some FB sports page was asking for prayers for Sandy Koufax. At death's door. There was even a photo of seemingly comatose Sandy in a hospital gown. Now I figured this was bullshit.
But then if I began to wonder. Several days later, the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw was set to start a home game where he would most likely reach 3000 career strikeouts. Now Sandy, who is a good friend and mentor to Kershaw, usually shows up at such monumental occasions and applauds from the owners' box.
But, for this, Sandy didn't show. So I bought in and clicked in for the tear jerking tale of Sandy's ultimate demise.
Except a week later I was watching the Baseball Hall of Fame 2025 induction ceremony and guess who was in the front row looking hale and hearty.
Now don't I feel stupid?
Yes, folks, AI is here. And our world is just a little bit worse.
Dinner last night: Leftover chicken tenders.
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