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There was probably an AI filter with the compression that makes this very real photo from a decade ago look like AI slop.
A reddit thread 9 years ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/EnoughTrumpSpam/comments/5mac9k/this_pic_of_paul_ryan_laughing_with_congressional/
Yeah, sure, but have you considered the feelings of the people who came here to just comment "AI slop"?
Off with their heads!
Ironically, this looks like AI. Those people don’t look real.
Because they aren't and you're right.
Idk, I think that’s what Trumps cabinet looks like. Inhuman.
I think this is an image from the 2016 era. Is that Rand Paul on the front left?
I think it's Paul Ryan. And center-right looks like Steve Scalise. So this is almost definitely a pic from the first half of Trump's first term when Paul Ryan was still speaker of the house.
Ah yes that fucking guy
AI slop.
which is odd considering plenty of real pics of "laughing politicians" (or even just people in suits that might look like politicians) exist to use.
No billionaire's were harmed in the making of this meme
It's real. Not AI.
Nope, this one is real, just weird looking people and poorly upscaled.
News article from 2016: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/01/11/obamacare-repeal-republicans-president-obama-veto-health-column/78597014/
Original image:
Reference portion that was particularly mangled:
Mangled, but still recognizable as just .... Funny looking people.
Except for this guy:
He doesn't seem to have been mangled at all. Just looks real weird.
he has a face mask on.
Dang you're right. I stole it from somewhere else and didn't bother to inspect it
Edit, apparently this is a real picture that got deep fried a bit.
That's the insidious nature of it eh, only so much time anyone has to inspect stuff, it passes the 10 foot squint, but this stuff is only going to get more believable in time
This is a real picture, you guys are already unable to tell the difference, apparently.
Wait isn’t this a real picture? I swear I’ve seen this before the clankers took over. That’s Paul Ryan, this is from like 10 years ago or something, isn’t it?
Yeah it’s real. People are just overeager to call every picture “ai slop” even if it clearly just been filtered/enhanced.
Dude in front has 37 knuckles.
What gave it away?
Assuming this is a serious question, zoom in on the face of the blonde woman on the right.
And the guy behind her has his finger inexplicably lodged between his gums and upper lip
stop with the slop already
Has kind of a Goodfellas vibe, no?
Many people commenting on the form (ai slop) but not on the message itself.
That may be because everyone is in agreement that is vile and disgusting, but it does detract from the message.
The similarity is that they are both festering ideas that nobody wants but at forced on us by a revolting class of hyper rich who are laughing their ass of whilst ruining the world.
