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How long until advertisers get in on this? For example: imagine that Facebook shows me a video of my friends and I having the time of our lives at a casino: win

How long until advertisers get in on this? For example: imagine that Facebook shows me a video of my friends and I having the time of our lives at a casino: winning the jackpot, eating great food, relaxing by the pool, etc. It’s entirely convincing but I, try and I might, I can’t remember when the trip took place. That’s because the video was actuslly an ad for that casino generated from our profile data Or perhaps companies will start offering services that let you fake trips for social media. For just $25, they create videos of you having the trip of a lifetime anywhere in the world (basically a modern version of Mr. and Mrs. Everywhere from Stand on Zanzibar)

amelius 9y ago
On the other hand, the technique would allow people to post photos and videos of themselves in exotic places, et cetera. Facebook's newsfeed would become so fake, that nobody would believe it anymore. I think the approach will grow old really quickly, and it will turn people into (perhaps more healthy) skeptics.
- BoiledCabbage 9y ago
  > I think the approach will grow old really quickly, and it will turn people into (perhaps more healthy) skeptics. This frustrates me so. Why does everyone think technology will always magically change human nature for the better? People are not skeptics now, and they won't become skeptics once this tech comes out. Just like a large percentage of people believe whatever is put in their Facebook feed, they will believe things that confirm their world view. It's like saying "man once the internet becomes widespread there will no longer be things like climate change denial because anyone will have access to accurate information at their fingertips and can look up the data and reports." And yet, look where we are in the US. Technology will never solve problems of human nature. Via analogy, let's say you saw it as a problem that people like kinky sex and want it stopped. People have always liked kinky sex always will like it. There is no tech you can invent shy of physical or chemical lobotomy that will change that. But for some reason when we look at other qualities we forget that lesson.
- DanBC 9y ago
  > Facebook's newsfeed would become so fake, that nobody would believe it anymore. That didn't happen with text, which is usually trivially easy to fact-check. People believe any old bollocks so long as it aligns with their value systems.

amelius 9y ago

On the other hand, the technique would allow people to post photos and videos of themselves in exotic places, et cetera. Facebook's newsfeed would become so fake, that nobody would believe it anymore. I think the approach will grow old really quickly, and it will turn people into (perhaps more healthy) skeptics.

BoiledCabbage 9y ago
> I think the approach will grow old really quickly, and it will turn people into (perhaps more healthy) skeptics. This frustrates me so. Why does everyone think technology will always magically change human nature for the better? People are not skeptics now, and they won't become skeptics once this tech comes out. Just like a large percentage of people believe whatever is put in their Facebook feed, they will believe things that confirm their world view. It's like saying "man once the internet becomes widespread there will no longer be things like climate change denial because anyone will have access to accurate information at their fingertips and can look up the data and reports." And yet, look where we are in the US. Technology will never solve problems of human nature. Via analogy, let's say you saw it as a problem that people like kinky sex and want it stopped. People have always liked kinky sex always will like it. There is no tech you can invent shy of physical or chemical lobotomy that will change that. But for some reason when we look at other qualities we forget that lesson.
DanBC 9y ago
> Facebook's newsfeed would become so fake, that nobody would believe it anymore. That didn't happen with text, which is usually trivially easy to fact-check. People believe any old bollocks so long as it aligns with their value systems.