• chewypoops@lemmy.world
          1231·
          2 days ago

          I do find slop memes to be annoying, but at least slop artists don’t constantly spam me with the same 5 images repeatedly.

          If making your own memes is what you prefer, do that instead of posting the same unattributed images over and over again. It feels like y’all are working against what you actually want, which is authentic OC.

          • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
            5·
            23 hours ago

            Everyone here knows who makes funhole. Plus, in the post where the neverslop memes debuted he basically said “post these in response to any slop that you see.”

            So making an issue about the attributions is kind of hilarious in this context, seeing as we are doing the creator’s bidding.

            Thanks for the engagement!

          • DashboTreeFrog@discuss.onlineEnglish
            211·
            2 days ago

            It’s not about OC in memes but yes, the authenticity. Memes are “self replicating units of culture” so of course the same images will be posted again and again and again with changes that evolve the memes over time.

            The insertion of AI into meme culture feels like someone introduced a cancerous mutation into our memes. Whenever I see an AI take on an older meme there’s a genuine feeling of unease. I think it’s the uncanny valley between the authentic feeling that comes from the context and connection we have with the actual meme it’s mimicking and the soullessness of AI imagery.

            In this particular case I feel a badly edited crop of Sam Altman’s face pasted onto the meme would hit better, but I’ll admit, I’m old and maybe out of touch.

  • Ech@lemmy.ca
    434·
    2 days ago

    And the reason is people making slop like this meme without a second thought.

      • Earthwormjim91@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        23 hours ago

        Nobody said slop memes.

        They said people making slop like this meme.

        All of it is slop. Most of it is low effort bullshit like this.

      • Ech@lemmy.ca
        52·
        2 days ago

        I didn’t say slop memes, and personal use definitely influences their success, otherwise they wouldn’t bother with it.

  • Ooops@feddit.org
    19·
    2 days ago

    I actually find it interesting to see that they seem to have skipped the whole “everyone needs an AI subscription for their everyday tasks”-phase and went straight for “technology isn’t for the serfs” angle.

    Guess that happens when a case of collective insanity proves that you don’t need any working business model to get rich, just enough idiots to pump an endless bubble.