Are you sick of seeing doctored selfies?

I can't find it to post it here, but at the Smithsonian several years ago, there was a booth where you could have your picture taken and it would show what you would have looked like as a Neanderthal.

Y'know, I think I might have made it into the finals at the Miss Neanderthal 37,000 B.C. Pageant. Especially the Talent Category. I could have done some really fine Mastadon dung sculptures.
 
What a Neanderthal I am, A quick search brought up pages of photo enhancer apps and programs, I had no idea.
To those who use such sites though, beware. I came across this in the small print:

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data.
Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age.
The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Financial info and 3 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Financial info and 4 others
Data is encrypted in transit.

George Orwell got it right.
 
horseless carriage said:
The perfect image, as you so eloquently describe it Diva, is perceived as an ideal, typically, as Diva described, featuring flawless skin and an appearance of effortless perfection. Driven by social media and advertising, this unattainable ideal is frequently mistaken for reality, where attractive individuals are wrongly assumed to be happier, more successful, and more intelligent. Many suffer because this illusion is designed to be unattainable, leading to a relentless pursuit of perfection that takes a heavy toll on mental health.
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You're absolutely right HC. Thank you for the compliment; your reply was stated eloquently too.
 
horseless carriage said:
What a Neanderthal I am, A quick search brought up pages of photo enhancer apps and programs, I had no idea.
To those who use such sites though, beware. I came across this in the small print:

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data.
Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age.
The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Financial info and 3 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Financial info and 4 others
Data is encrypted in transit.

George Orwell got it right.
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Yes I saw lately on youtube that China has an insane amount of camera's and face recognition. The police showed a guy how it worked. They found him in 7 minutes. Christians are persecuted there too and almost everyone just uses these apps.
 
Messy said:
Yes I saw lately on youtube that China has an insane amount of camera's and face recognition. The police showed a guy how it worked. They found him in 7 minutes. Christians are persecuted there too and almost everyone just uses these apps.
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They have thousands of thousands cameras everywhere in China with face recognition. I think that even policemen wear cams, which show in an instant who is a 'criminal'.
 
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I'm not exposed to much social media so don't see many selfies, doctored or otherwise. I will say back in my online dating days I would have been upset to meet someone who looked totally different than their profile pics, I would certainly have called them out on it.

Reading this thread has made me curious about filter apps tho, I could see having some fun experimenting. Maybe I'll download one and see what I'll look like at 100.
 
C50 said:
I'm not exposed to much social media so don't see many selfies, doctored or otherwise. I will say back in my online dating days I would have been upset to meet someone who looked totally different than their profile pics, I would certainly have called them out on it.
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Same here. I rarely look at FB, am not on Instagram and have never bothered with Tik-Tok, Twitter or X.
 
C50 said:
I'm not exposed to much social media so don't see many selfies, doctored or otherwise.
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Same here. I don’t have a Facebook account. Nor do I go there to talk to anyone. It’s just never interested me in the least.
C50 said:
Reading this thread has made me curious about filter apps tho, I could see having some fun experimenting. Maybe I'll download one and see what I'll look like at 100.
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I’m a bit curious to know what the filter apps do or what they look like. I think judge Judy uses a filter or same sort . When the camera is looking at her face on you don’t see any wrinkles but when the camera looks at her side on, she has all kinds of wrinkles..
 
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