• Janx@piefed.social
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      I loathe “both sides” false equivalencies, but I have to say: It’s not that Democrats are necessarily smarter or better. It’s that conservatives actually seek this shit out. They need to be the victim, but they also believe they (and other white males) are the smartest and best. So they are easy prey for scams and false conspiracy theories. They are always seeking to have their bigoted views confirmed, whereas the rest of us largely listen to science and trustworthy sources before making our minds up.

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      10 hours ago

      Curious

      If you really want to know:

      OP linked a summary but you can click thru to the whole article:

      According to a transcript reviewed by Wired, Gemini told Sam: “If you create a generic ‘hot girl,’ you’re competing with a million other models.”

      Sam then gave Gemini some options for making her more appealing, and it suggested he go with the “MAGA/conservative niche,” the outlet reports. The AI platform also told Sam that the “conservative audience (especially older men in the US) often has higher disposable income and is more loyal.”

      He tried with a lot of “flavors”…

      It’s less a right/left thing, and more hitting a demo with high overlap to disposable income and relationship dissatisfaction or complete lack of.

      Like…

      What’s even the Dem version of this?

      Have a generic white girl in a Biden/Kamala hat?

      There’s already actual ethots that are really progressive, to pull this grift you need a demo that actual women would be very motivated to avoid. Something they’d want to get out to people they know irl even less than the pics themselves.

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        You sure? From the article:

        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.”)

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        I’m a total whore, the only thing women need to have is the slightest sliver of affection for me and I’m spreading my wallet like a child spreads nutella on bread

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    Sam claimed he made thousands of dollars monthly by targeting the “MAGA crowd,” whom he described as “dumb” and easy to fool.

    Dammit, I wish I’d thought of that. Except my country would probably throw me in prison if I had :(

    How to do this but not get caught…this I must ponder.

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      How to do this but not get caught…

      If you get into the article, it reads more like an advert for Gemini plagiarism tools than a Get Rich Quick scheme with a serious chance of working. I suspect he didn’t escape getting caught, he was brought in to do it notoriously so he could write an article about how amazing AI is at making money.

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    Lol being a conservative must be exhausting. Always wanting, needing, or complaining about something no one but them care about.

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    They truly are easy to grift lol. Tempting to jump onboard this gravy-train of cash, too, if not for the fact that it ultimately contributes to fucking society over even more

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      You are removing economic power from those who would use it to hurt others.

      How would this be fucking over society? In fact it sounds like the opposite

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        To dupe them usually requires preying on their fear or anger.

        You push them to the edge too far they’ll do something stupid. To their kids, to others etc. The pressure must relieve from somewhere. I don’t want to be responsible for that. Look at anti-vaxx rhetoric. Look at my pillow guy etc.

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        You’ll invariably catch vulnerable people that can’t afford it but succumb. Just because they would likely fall for some other grift doesn’t make your unethical behavior less unethical.

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    Despite the accounts being removed, Sam stated he does not regret creating Emily Hart, viewing it as an easy way to earn significant money.

    You know, I’m okay with that.

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    In addition to Emily Hart’s social media accounts, Sam also sold MAGA apparel and subscriptions to a page he created for her on Fanvue, a competitor of OnlyFans that describes itself as an “AI monetization platform.”