@jeffowski after being in marketing for decades I generally have the “believe nothing, validate everything” skepticism. Now it’s just easier to do and everyone’s more susceptible. Harder and harder to be a consumer of anything in the world. Education and validation takes time that seemingly no one wants. Look at how fact checking alone has become mired.
@LordofCandy @jeffowski I’m fascinated that gen AI’s concept of a girl that age is Madeline McCann. The resemblance in uncanny. Or probably based on the fact that there are so many instances of her image online
@spineless_echidna @LordofCandy -- Wow, what a face recognition skill you have. I think you're right.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Madeleine_McCann
Disappearance of Madeleine McCann - Wikipedia

@jeffowski @LordofCandy in this case it was just coincidence. Yes, media was saturated with her image at the time, and that sort of sticks, but it just so happens that I read a news article about her a few hours ago: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-08/madeleine-mccann-suspect-aquited-unrelated-sexual-crimes-/104447010
German court acquits Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner of unrelated sexual crimes

In the trial in Brunswick, Brueckner faced three charges of aggravated rape and two of sexual abuse of children committed between 2000 and 2017.

ABC News