Problem for me is that YouTube is my main source of video entertainment. I like being a part of the reason creators can get paid.

Sure I hate giving google money, but if everyone does adblock and no one donates to creators, then there will be no quality content.

Many creators i watch probably has a patreon or similar, but I watch so many different ones that yeah, yt premium is the easiest way for me to support while being ad free.

This is a response to both you and the person you’re responding to:

As much as I despise AI for creative use, I’m just not convinced by these observations. Both could be artistic / stylistic choices. Guess that argument could be used for a lot of “AI” observations though.

Disclosure: I know nothing about this movie, but the crop circle perspective seems to align with the bottom of the image also being a bit skewed, sort of a fish eye distortion. The “lens flare” just seems artistic to me and looks a little like an “eye” effect. These could be relevant thematic choices of the movie.

What are the signs that it is? I can’t really tell honestly.

Speaking as someone who struggles with mental health: I found that having the mindset of not apologizing unless you directly spoke bad or wrong about someone, is a good guideline for not ‘overthinking’. Sometimes I am too quick to apologize, which honestly makes my apologies meaningless IMO. This is a rough guide and not a clear cut thing of course. But having these shortcut “guidelines” helps me mentally.

You went out of your way to open a discussion about something you thought had meaning, I mostly lurk and enjoy posts like yours, so thank you for contributing. Know that you help add value to my life, stranger.

I mean, this is not a finely curated magazine, its a public speaking ground. I get that sometimes we might accidentally misrepresent or unwillingly forget details - which is what it is, it’s about the intent. It’s fine that someone “calls you out” for maybe not making the best post about a given topic, that lacks clarification. This way we can fight misinformation and misunderstanding.

I’m writing this on a break at work so its mostly a mind dump, do with it as you please. My point is that I fear a lot of people, including myself, get too caught up in self censorship in the hope of not being wrong or misinforming others. Which sure is a noble thought - but it might stifle otherwise meaningful discussion before they ever get a chance to materialize. I’d much rather see a few misrepresented things here and there, especially if it’s not mission critical to my life like this post, than having to constantly be afraid to share.

My traumatized ass now has an urge to apologize for writing such a long reply to a seemingly small little exchange here on the internet, but you know what? You’re probably still reading because you were somewhat engaged positively, negatively or because you skipped to the end. But it was your choice.

Again, mind dump.

I lol’d.