Comment by mcphage
3 hours ago
> stop taking advantage of others weaknesses
What does it mean to have a weakness for purchasing T-shirts that read ”PTSD: Pretty Tired of Stupid Democrats”? That's not predatory; they're paying money for a t-shirt and (presumably) receiving said t-shirt.
Or for their Fanvue account, they're paying money to receive soft-core pornography, and they are receiving soft-core pornography.
This isn't a scam—they're paying money for a thing, and are receiving that thing. I could say "well, that's not a great thing to be spending money on", and it's not, but I don't think of sellers of off-color t-shirts as something that people need to be protected from.
I big part of the purchase decision making is attributed to the fact that they think they support a real person that is aligned with their ideology.
I'd wager most of them wouldn't have paid money on OnlyFans or purchased the hoodie if they knew the account was AI generated. So it is scam.
That's an assumption with no basis
I agree if the consumer is informed, clearly, that it is Ai, but based on the creator's comments, it seems the intention was to deceive. I suspect most people would not make the same purchases if they knew it was artificial.