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Re:Nano Banana 2: Google's latest AI image generation model by vunderba on Thursday February 26, 2026 @12:17PM (#47168969)
> If I see a million fake Tom Cruise videos, then it oversaturates my desire for desire for all Tom Cruise movies.

I often call this over-saturation the media equivalent of semantic satiation. Anything commoditized or mass-manufactured isn't going to have emotional appeal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_satiation

Re:Nano Banana 2: Google's latest AI image generation model by mannanj on Thursday February 26, 2026 @12:29PM (#47169160)
I've often had an "addictive" personality and now I see it as an over satiation, in a semantic way, sort of thing. When I found something I liked I would over saturate my self in it, and lose interest and move on faster than others I knew.

Feels like what you described describes that inner personality trait better than I have heard before.

Re:Nano Banana 2: Google's latest AI image generation model by vunderba on Thursday February 26, 2026 @12:43PM (#47169351)
As somebody who juggles both figuratively and literally a lot of hobbies, I can definitely relate! One of my friends is a bit like you, they tend to experience the sudden flash of interest in various hobbies, dive extremely deeply and then experience a "bit flip". (a quote describing John Romero's hot/cold personality when he worked at id Software)

With respect to people with a consumptive addictive personality though - I really feel for them, it's a rough time to be alive.

Re:Nano Banana 2: Google's latest AI image generation model by mannanj on Sunday March 01, 2026 @09:14AM (#47206866)
Ah yes I can see that being rough. So much content right now, and without some help and extra discernment right now, I can see it being tough to break out with the rising of AI-content to further push consumption up.