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A comment on AI-generated 'poverty porn' fake images being used by aid agencies. Parent comment

Re:AI-generated 'poverty porn' fake images being used by aid... by tredre3 on Monday October 20, 2025 @10:27AM (#45644285)
> You see it most frequently in cases where the victim is thought to be a safe target: Someone wealthier, an office rival, a corporation.

That must be a representation of your own social circle because I can assure you that poor people are commonly blamed for all the bad things that happen to them.

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Re:AI-generated 'poverty porn' fake images being used by aid... by wisty on Monday October 20, 2025 @10:35AM (#45644377)
Do people in your social circle blame poor people?
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Re:AI-generated 'poverty porn' fake images being used by aid... by Aurornis on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @12:21PM (#45657693)
That's not inconsistent with what I said: If your social circle feels that poor people are safe targets for vitriol then that's what you'll see.
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