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by mas-ev 1360 days ago
Current example would be the filters that modify appearance that's used a ton on influencer platforms. We've been photo shopping for years but now anyone can create a false identity online. The bad side of this is like catphishing and unrealistic body standards causing non obvious mental health issues across generations.

Future would be continuing to push the boundaries of auto formatting filtering styles based on your preference or the populations preference. Scamming, impersonation, money to be made from gullible people.

This is just the surface. I'm sure there are tons of fictional books exploring this or people with more destructive ideas.

Just because I'm terrified and am listing the bad, that doesn't mean I don't recognize the good that can come from it. I'm not sure if that out weighs the bad yet.

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Staring at a filtered, "beautified" version of yourself trying to capture the perfect selfie directly causes facial dysmorphia by making the you in the mirror look ugly compared to the you in the phone display.