Photos: Is This Real Life or AI? I Just Want ONE Thing to Be Normal.

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I’m So Tired of Second-Guessing Everything

There I was, minding my own business, scrolling through my feed like an irresponsible adult - when it happened.

I stumbled upon the photo. A dazzling snow scene… with colors so saturated they might actually be illegal in several countries.

The lighting? Angelic.

The detail? Cinematic.

And every shadow that wasn’t whiter than white?

Pink. Yes, pink. As if the snow had developed a personality.

And my first thought was not, “Wow, beautiful!”

It was: “Okay…but is this real?”

I still don’t know. No one knows.

At this point, I’m not convinced the person who posted it knows.

Why Must Every Photo Look Like It Has a Film Crew Behind It?

Remember when a “good photo” was one where the horizon wasn’t crooked and nobody blinked?

Good times. Simple times.

Times when taking a decent picture required patience, luck, and at least one friend who knew how to hold a camera the right way.

But now? Random strangers on the internet, are casually posting images that look like they were captured by a drone piloted by a professional cinematographer with a Masters in colour theory.

These photos have depth, drama, movement, and somehow…..colours that do not even exist.

The AI Image Epidemic (And Why It’s Personally Offending Me)

Not only do real people make unreal photos, but now I find myself drawn to the magic of them. I see one of these fantastical images, and suddenly I’m thinking, “I want to live there.”

And if that's not scary enough, AI images have entered the chat like: “Hey bestie, I made this hyper-realistic landscape with perfect lighting, perfect composition, and the colour of the mountain that doesn’t exist anywhere on Earth. You’re welcome.”

No. No, I am not welcome.

Stop tempting me with your magical turquoise mountain. It looks ethereal and inviting and absolutely fake, and I do not need this kind of emotional disruption at 11:43 p.m.

AI Photos Are Too Good, Too Easy, and Too Confusing

AI doesn’t deal with poor lighting, shaky hands, or that weird shadow your elbow creates. It never accidentally takes 46 photos of your pocket.

It just… wins. Effortlessly.

Your real photos, the ones you once believed were “okay,” now look like they’re struggling with self-esteem issues.

They look at AI images the way teenagers look at Victoria’s Secret models—deeply aware they will never match up.

The Bottom Line

We are living in an era where:

• AI photos look human

• Human photos look AI

• And we, the innocent bystanders, have no idea what's real anymore.

But hey, at least everything looks pretty……

......even if it’s fake.