AI lets anyone fake achievement photos—and that might be a good thing
pixlpa · x · 2026-10-04
Responding to matdryhurst's point on AI-generated fake achievement photos, pixlpa argues the real problem is the reward system around superficial markers of accomplishment—people have long paid for private jet and Lamborghini photoshoots. AI merely lets anyone game such signals, and flooding that field until it is barren is arguably good. He adds that the expectation of having photos of your important moments was itself manufactured by social media.
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