AmidFuror

Incredible patience to wait until a time when many people who were adults back then are still alive today!

I pasted the full post title and body into ChatGPT. I bolded the subheadings and removed the emoji bullet points.

Yes. Left that in purposely.

Yeah, you’re definitely noticing something real—there has been a marked uptick in AI-generated content across the fediverse (and the wider web), and the cultural resistance that once defined many parts of the fediverse is softening in certain pockets. Here’s a breakdown of what’s likely going on:

Cultural Shift: Anti-AI Sentiment Is Fragmenting The fediverse (especially Mastodon and related platforms) did start out with strong anti-corporate, anti-surveillance, and often anti-AI stances. But:

The fediverse is not monolithic. As it grows, the original culture is diversifying. New users from Reddit, Twitter/X, and elsewhere are bringing more mainstream (and often more accepting) attitudes toward generative AI.

Fatigue and normalization. Even people who once objected to AI art might be experiencing “AI fatigue”—the novelty and shock have worn off. Now it’s just part of the media landscape.

Irony and memetics. A lot of AI slop is posted ironically, which muddies the waters. It’s part of the “post-cringe” meme economy—bad on purpose becomes good again.

Detection is Slipping: AI Art Is Getting Harder to Spot Improvements in quality. Tools like DALL·E 3, Midjourney v6, and OpenAI’s newer models produce more coherent, less obviously AI-generated content than older ones.

Users are desensitized. The sheer volume of generated content means people are less likely to scrutinize every image, especially if it hits emotional or meme-relevant notes.

Some folks just don’t care. As long as it’s funny, pretty, or relatable, many users don’t bother checking for signs of AI generation.

Positive Votes Don’t Always Equal Approval Engagement ≠ Endorsement. Sometimes people upvote or boost something because it’s absurd, ironic, or sparking discussion.

Algorithm-free doesn’t mean signal-free. Even on federated platforms, attention follows trends. If a few users with high visibility post AI memes, others follow.

So, what does this mean? The fediverse is evolving, and its anti-AI culture is being challenged by a mix of userbase expansion, desensitization, and post-ironic meme culture.

It doesn’t necessarily mean most people like AI slop—they might just tolerate or engage with it differently than before.

You’ll still find strong anti-AI sentiment in certain instances (e.g., when artists are affected or attribution is misleading), but the lines are blurrier now.

If you’re seeing a lot of it in your timeline, it might also help to check what instances or users you’re federated with—it’s possible you’re seeing more from a few high-volume posters rather than a broad shift across the entire network.

The paper was linked when this was posted 3 days ago.

You’re entitled to your opinion, but you’re under no obligation to share it.

In return, Ukraine needs to announce they are opening an investigation into Hunter Biden.

It was a comparison of a country that isn’t giving up on coal (at least under the current administration) and one which is. The one which is has virtually no reserves so little to lose.

What’s next, countries at peace ban landmines until there is a risk of invasion?

Congrats on being a whole 10 years ahead of the US on same sex marriage. Your nation is clearly enlightened.

I’m as pissed off about the direction of the US under Trump as you are. But the US was moving in the right direction for decades before Trump. There will be a push and pull. The Democrats have been the ones moving things forward, and in-fighting in the face of evil will not make things better.

Gay marriage was a stepping stone. Democratic administrations have led the US forward on civil rights since Lyndon Johnson.

The first country to recognize gay marriage (not civil unions, which parts of the US already had) was the Netherlands in 2001. Almost all of the countries to do so since have been in Western Europe and the Americas. It may be a low bar to you, but it’s one that most have not risen above yet.

Look at the context of this thread. “Both sides” bullshit. The judges that nuked abortion rights were all on one side.

Which enlightened country are you from that it only recognized gay marriage in the last 25 years? Is your country immune to right wing propaganda? I’d love to hear how welcoming it is to immigrants of all skin tones.

No. But apparently we should be talking about reforming the Democrats when discussing this bill passed by almost every Republican.

The Democrats needed to all vote against this bill. And I don’t just mean in the Senate. The House too.

Then why have Congress vote at all? Why didn’t Trump just use an EO to put all the provisions he favored in place?

Right. Let’s vote out every Dem who voted for the bill.

What’s that you say?

You don’t need boiling water to wash a weighted blanket.

Very carefully.

That’s science reporting for you.

For me, the article at the link has been replaced by one about South Korea, so the thumbnail is of the wrong leader.

Fuck, I’m old. 30 years ago was the 90s.

I was quoting the first sentence of the article.