A map illustrating the rise and expansion of the Tsardom of Russia under the rule of Ivan IV Vasilyevich (commonly known as The Terrible, from the Russian “grozny“(грозный), Fearsome or Awe-inspiring). Originally a Grand Prince of Moscow, Ivan IV became the first to be crowned and rule as the Tsar of all Russia (from the Latin Caesar), previously a conglomerate of dutchies. He laid the foundation of absolute rule, engaged in a reign of terror against the nobility, reformed the government, opened diplomatic relations with England, wrote music, oversaw cultural and religious renaissance, and aggressively expanded the Russian borders through war and conquest. Shortly after his death (in 1584), Russia entered decades of instability known as The Troubles (Смута) that ended his Rurik dynasty and opened the way for the Romanovs.
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Why do boomers keep falling for these AI generated images of crying babies carving out the face of jesus christ and the sort? Can they no longer differentiate between reality and the facebook matrix 1984?
I mean their parents thought Martians were really invading when Orson Wells did a War of the worlds radio play. If that's the baseline and you add some aged eyesight and prolonged lead exposure it really isn't that surprising.
I'm just glad by the time I am old nothing on the screen will be "real" and the only thing anyone will believe is shit they see with their own eyeballs.
I've heard that was greatly exaggerated how many people fell for it.
Boomers likely just live in their own reality due to the shit they consume. That or the Dead Internet Theory plays a part in boosting the algorithm.
They weren't rioting in the streets but there are thousands of records of people calling police about it. If you can trick thousands with one fake it makes sense that you can fool hundreds of thousands with 100s of fakes. My point is that people in general are bad at detecting lies.
I think millennials and zoomers are a bit more sceptical due to the constant barrage of false information we have dealt with growing up and genx to a lesser degree but even still that scepticism doesn't necessarily lead to better detection of truth. Antivaxers and other such types scepticism leads them into believing anything but the truth.
You gotta remember that half of people are dumber than average. On average less than 60% of people can detect a simple lie.