Is it really that different from an avatar if we reach a point where we all recognize them as avatars? Seems like the danger is in not knowing where the line is

Is it really that different from an avatar if we reach a point where we all recognize them as avatars? Seems like the danger is in not knowing where the line is between "real" and "tuned" - the more tuned, the easier that line is to see. I don't think this is really that different than people Photoshopping their photos - it's been a plague for dating apps for like, what, two decades?