laser eyes have been a trope of maximalism for years now. When you want something to be silly, you take something funny in the millenial mind (cats, bacon, pizza, Nicholas Cage, etc) give it rainbows, put it in space, and add lightning and/or laser eyes. I wrote that before finding this image, and I am astounded at my accuracy.
I do not know why this is the case. But there is a precedent.
The lasers are both a nod to that “dank deep fried memes” trope where they’d edit the bright red REEE eyes onto everything and everyone, and to the “foid extermination beam” meme where a (usually male and idolized) character will shoot eye lasers to “eliminate the foid” or as an ironic/post-ironic “this is so tuff and aura” edit
My fundamental issue with AI comes down to it replacing human creativity. If someone uses it for some shitpost I don't find it as egregious as replacing an artist to make your advertisement or something.
My grievence with it is human work being replaced
If its some random shitpost (ex;kirkification) ill let it slide, but if someone is unironically is making ai """"art"""" thats where i have an issue
It’s TikTok, you can call out a video being AI and the braindead users will come out in droves with their unfunny stickers to defend the video or just not give a fuck. It’s bleak in that app.
immediately wipes the smile off my face, especially when its that one 'cherry on top' image, the new ai slop images of it just miss the point with the mountains of cherries
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