AI BULLSHIT

 

          I just have to vent and/or rant about something that’s been annoying me for some time. Of course, I could simply stop looking at Facebook and then I wouldn’t become annoyed, but there are some things I do like about Facebook…the stories about Moose the Mantle Great Dane for instance. The huge proliferation of the various items that I can purchase that will improve my life in some way is the annoyance(s).

          You’re sure to have seen and/or been sucked into the little tales about how the husband, ex-husband, ex-husband’s new wife, husband’s female co-worker or some not nice person makes some form of condescending or “poor you” comment that leaves the other woman feeling so very bad about herself. Then, in steps a close friend who gives her the secret to her future success and allows her to show up and show off her new whatever the product has changed so completely it’s noticeable to everyone. Not only that, but everyone ends up wanting to know what “she” did that has led to such a change so they can purchase that product too.

          Facebook is rife with stories like this that suggest, or actually almost promise you, that if you buy these shoes, this face cream, this vitamin, this whatever, you will change your life and have it end up just like the woman’s life in the story you just read.

          Of course, you and I both know that it’s simply advertising in the hope you’ll purchase whatever the product may be. I even have to confess that I’ve actually fallen for the “promise” at least once, if not twice. Now, I rarely read these “confessions” let alone visit the site that will definitely “change my life.” Or, if I begin to read one, I get out of it as soon as the focus becomes clear…sometimes the lead in is so good, I do initially get caught up.

          What annoys me most about these tales is the author is never identified. If there’s a profession where I could write tales about products that will guarantee you a change in your life for the better, then I want to apply for a job. I am, however, afraid that all these stories are AI generated.

          And let me be completely honest here. It would be wonderful if I could haul out my credit card and visit all these sites and order all these products. What would be even better would be if the shoes actually made my feet feel normal and pain free; that the skin cream would give me the face of a fifty-year-old by erasing all my wrinkles; that the vitamin or supplement would allow me to halt a medically prescribed medication and give me more energy and the ability to sleep nine hours a night; that my dog would respond to whatever method employed and stop barking; that whatever available housing improvement would make my home gorgeous and safe.

Seriously, if I have a problem, I’m sure there’s an AI generated story about some product that will fix it in absolutely no time. I’m also sure there are tons of people who use their credit cards for the purchase only to be disappointed by the “promised” results. I think these are AI generated fairy tales for, as some of these stories put it, women over fifty. Sorry, but I stopped believing in a fairy godmother long ago. I’m going to keep my credit card in my wallet…at least until there’s a really believable story about a product that absolutely promises the results will be unbelievable. Guess I won’t be purchasing anything else in the future.