@Tesseks

unfortunately the world we now live in, the problem of #AI generated photo and video might be at one level, but the far worse level problem is that people now doubt *everything*, even the real

i think this knock-on effect is more insidious than the fake shit

@Tesseks

as for the snail, that's a Pacific sideband

they range from Alaska to California and are quite common, abundant in some spots

although i love the idea of someone taking their pet snail out for a contemplative walk, and getting prestige shots ☺️

@benroyce i figured it must have been a snail native to the US.

Does look very contemplative making me think it was it's first time overlooking the sea lol.

@Tesseks

the photo isn't fake-fake

but i would be surprised if the photographer didn't "help" the snail into a more epic location (and then wait for the perfect pose)

or who knows. maybe if we had a zoom out we would see snails absolutely everywhere, and this pose was 100% natural and easy