🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)Mar 9

Hey Fedi!

Despite my best efforts, I'm a flawed person, like any other.

Just something to keep in mind.

I (almost) always toot publicly, because I think sunlight is one of the best disinfectants. So, if you see me make a mistake, such as boosting or saying something incorrect, or coming across like a jerk about something, please call me out (gently if possible 😅), so I can do better.

I watched a video last night about out of touch celebrities, and while I only have a tiny fraction of their reach, I think it's good to remind myself about the dangers of thinking that people's interest in my opinions correlates in any way with their truthiness.

Show thread🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)Mar 9

I know on at least two occasions I've boosted a post without alt-text while using a UI that didn't warn me first. In both instances, a follower kindly DM'd me and I quickly unboosted the toot.

I've also boosted a post after skimming the linked article, but missed a part that was misquoted in the post. Again, someone pointed it out and I unboosted the article.

I also once commented positively on an AI-generated image that I thought was real. Several people were quick to poke me for that one. I edited my comment to reflect my thoughts on AI misinformation posing as real photos 🤬

I'm sure I've made other mistakes roo, which is why attention to detail is so important.

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@alice I wonder which is worse? Mistaking an AI image as real? Or mistaking a real image as AI?
Mar 9 at 10:17pmWeb