You probably also guessed that the stripper isn't actually attracted to you.

I've seen some funny comments, but the ones that are like "ur so hot" are baffling.

It's a parasocial dopamine hit. It's like commenting on a Twitch stream. There's a fantasy that they'll notice and reply to you, and suddenly you'll be having a conversation with a famous attractive person.

We never would have gotten such gems as "give her the dick" without them

Identifying the performer to find more of their material, or more of the same genre

I've posted a few asking why they decided a macro shot of the dude's butthole was what we wanted to see.

I commented on one porn post here on Lemmy where the person was trying to look way too young. I commented in a reply to another comment that was saying it's kind of disgusting and wrong, because the intent is clear that they were trying to at least appear like a child. It doesn't really matter if they're actually of-age. It's like anime with the thousand year old dragon gir thing. If you're trying to create something erotic/pornographic while appearing like a child, that content doesn't need to exist.

That is I think the only time I've posted on porn.

Because the posts try to make it sound like they're private messages to you, and men reply in a thread with hundreds of others all leaving the same comment.

Kinda wishin I knew what a thirst trap was..

Plenty of the young generation are dumb as fuck as well. Trump didn't win just by getting the boomer vote.

Plenty of morons out there from all walks of life.

Maybe, but I wouldn't be leaving those comments for real women, either. E-girls existed long before AI did. What do these guys think is going to happen? Are these the dudes who go to strip clubs and think that the dancer is going to go home with them?

A trick Reddit was pioneering all the way back in the late '00s. Drive engagement by using bots to fake engagement.

in a sense.. I know some people like this

Facebook is bots ONLY. So none of this matters.

The AI generated boomers are all commenting on political posts and telling us why lefties are wrong and global warming isn't real.

What a lot of people fail to realize is that the whole industry is based on selling a fantasy. It's no different then getting the girl friend experience from a prostitute. I don't think there's a meaningful difference between a real person and an AI in these industries.

IMO it's only a problem when the customer doesn't understand that they're buying an illusion.

Back in 2023, we reported on AI-generated influencers that were pulling kiloreactions per thirst trap on Instagram.

Is that better?

The internet is just bots talking to each other! Are you a bot? Am I a bot? Who knows?

I'm also curious. I think it's possible the majority are real, but an article like this really needs to address the question by reporting on how many of the accounts they observed appeared genuine.

My father has been very insistent on having a health insurance plan that could have a spouse added because he is sure one of the thirst traps he sends gift cards to is going to marry him. My sister had to have a conversation with him about not looking at nudes on his phone while visiting his grandkids.

Ugh. The only consolation my sister and I have is that at least no actual young women are being harassed by him.

They should totally Logans run anyone over 30.

Yeah they pass at a glance. But if you look around at all, the account has uploaded that video 14 times, and there's no evidence of actual mechanic work. No grease or tools in the video, not even a vehicle. And the video stability doesn't match with someone holding up a phone like that.