• Rhaedas@fedia.io
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    1 day ago

    “Slop” ought to be another word that’s gained popularity in use. I’m still having trouble with it, mainly because I think it’s overused a lot in short insults and dismissals of things. Not aimed at you here, at least you define WHY you consider it in that category. I’m talking more the “AI slop” that mirrors the “fake news” or “git gud” or any other reply that avoids actual discussion and screams “I hate this, but have nothing more to contribute”.

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        Maybe not. Any idea when it became a thing online? It seemed to coincide with when AI images started to get a lot better (and thus used a lot more), and that could have been a few years ago, or this year, depending on your standard of “better”.

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          it used to be used in a racist way on 4chan for media that was made for mass consumption, contrasted by things that were flawed but had “sovl” (soul).