r/canadaguns Mar 27 '26

Shitpost / Memes Tracey Wilson posting AI slop on Twitter

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u/rankuwa Mar 27 '26

I'd prefer my membership dollars go towards advocacy and education over paying for social media designs but that's just me.

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u/xXxDarkSasuke1999xXx Mar 27 '26

If you can't afford the exorbitant cost of... taking a photo of a guy holding a sign, then just don't post anything. AI slop is worse than useless because it makes you look less credible.

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u/rankuwa Mar 27 '26

I simply think that being this triggered by AI images being used instead of stock photos is a weird principle.

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u/xXxDarkSasuke1999xXx Mar 27 '26

Since you apparently call any negative reaction to something "triggered", have you considered working for the CCFR's PR team? There are still a few million more Canadians we haven't yet alienated!

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u/rankuwa Mar 27 '26

The irony is that you are exactly as divisive as you accuse CCFR as being.

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u/xXxDarkSasuke1999xXx Mar 27 '26

Okay bro 👍

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u/rankuwa Mar 27 '26

I get it, you have a bone to pick with CCFR and I certainly don't think they are close to perfect, but this is a bizarre and pedantic line of attack in my view.

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u/xXxDarkSasuke1999xXx Mar 27 '26

People react more negatively to AI generated advertisements than real ones and Canadians are overwhelmingly uncomfortable with the use of generative AI in a political context.

It doesn't really matter if you or I care about AI pictures being used, the public cares, and a political advocacy organization that doesn't take into account public perceptions is a shitty political advocacy organization.

Also I don't think you know what "pedantic" means.

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u/rankuwa Mar 27 '26

Its 2026, the government is trying to confiscate our property and the r/Canadaguns hivemind is blowing a gasket over an AI generated image used on Twitter.

Pedantic: giving too much attention to formal rules or small details.

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u/xXxDarkSasuke1999xXx Mar 27 '26

I like where you didn't even try to dispute my point about the CCFR being a shitty political advocacy organization.

The fact that the government is trying to confiscate our property is precisely why I want the CCFR to do a better job.

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u/rankuwa Mar 27 '26

I certainly don't think they are close to perfect

Keep up. This is exactly the point, their failures in advocacy have little to do with using AI generated images but here we are, 200 replies in.

People seem more pissed at this than their little grandfathering trial balloon and that is pretty whack.

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u/xXxDarkSasuke1999xXx Mar 27 '26

Next time we'll be sure to run any criticism of the CCFR by you first, so you can determine what's legitimate or not

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