29 March, 2026

u/ElectricStings on validating AI videos

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comments/1rak11v/why_fake_ai_videos_of_uk_urban_decline_are_taking/o6l2typ/

If you're the type of person who believes society is on the decline because [insert scapegoat here] then seeing a video that confirms this is going to feel really damn good regardless of if it's real or not.

On a deeper level, it's avoidance.

Avoiding an uncomfortable truth as it may come into conflict with some deeply held beliefs, beliefs which form a foundation of our personality. If our beliefs are wrong then who are we as a person. That experience is very uncomfortable to us - it feels like an attacks, so we circle around avoiding evidence, confirming our own world view.

And so these videos give a sense of comfort and validation that who we are is not wrong.