Yggdrasil13
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Has anybody tried this out on their pics? Would you get busted or is it subtle enough?
pancakemouse said:I notice everyone talks about the effectiveness of FaceApp on an individual level, but not the greater moral implications of its use.
pancakemouse said:By using FaceApp, you are contributing in some part to the pollution of the commons by giving others justification for misrepresenting their image online. We're not just talking about basic saturation and contrast adjustments here, these filters literally reshape your face in the image of someone who is extremely attractive (and not you).
pancakemouse said:My opinion continues to be that it should not be used unless you are very disadvantaged in other ways.
pancakemouse said:I notice everyone talks about the effectiveness of FaceApp on an individual level, but not the greater moral implications of its use.
By using FaceApp, you are contributing in some part to the pollution of the commons by giving others justification for misrepresenting their image online. We're not just talking about basic saturation and contrast adjustments here, these filters literally reshape your face in the image of someone who is extremely attractive (and not you).
My opinion continues to be that it should not be used unless you are very disadvantaged in other ways.
Hey, would it be okay if I PM you my before and after? I'm curious if mine is too edited or notMILFandCookies said:Morally - I like a heuristic I heard from Alex from Playing With Fire, he uses this for the difference between white lies and substantial lies.
If you tell a girl you're stuck in traffic and will be 10 min late, but really you just lost track of time that's a lie.
If you tell a girl you're VP of marketing at a big startup but you're not, that's a lie.
The heuristic is imagine you tell this to a girl, and then you sleep with her. Now you're having pillow talk and you fess up to the lie... will she laugh and think it's funny? Or will she get mad at you. Probably laugh for the first one and get creeped out and leave for the second one.
Similarly for Faceapp...
If you edit your photo, and then meet up with her, will she be disappointed? Or will she not notice much, or just chalk it up to you having a good hair day when you took the photo...
If you look at the photo and think she'll be disappointed, that's too far (plus it won't help you in real life.)
If you think she'll just shrug it off then you're fine.
The issue is with how deeply you edit the photo. Personally I use Faceapp sometimes, but I keep it minimal so it still 100% is clearly me.
Squilliam said:Hey, would it be okay if I PM you my before and after? I'm curious if mine is too edited or notMILFandCookies said:Morally - I like a heuristic I heard from Alex from Playing With Fire, he uses this for the difference between white lies and substantial lies.
If you tell a girl you're stuck in traffic and will be 10 min late, but really you just lost track of time that's a lie.
If you tell a girl you're VP of marketing at a big startup but you're not, that's a lie.
The heuristic is imagine you tell this to a girl, and then you sleep with her. Now you're having pillow talk and you fess up to the lie... will she laugh and think it's funny? Or will she get mad at you. Probably laugh for the first one and get creeped out and leave for the second one.
Similarly for Faceapp...
If you edit your photo, and then meet up with her, will she be disappointed? Or will she not notice much, or just chalk it up to you having a good hair day when you took the photo...
If you look at the photo and think she'll be disappointed, that's too far (plus it won't help you in real life.)
If you think she'll just shrug it off then you're fine.
The issue is with how deeply you edit the photo. Personally I use Faceapp sometimes, but I keep it minimal so it still 100% is clearly me.