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Hello and welcome to a new edition of...
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No, the diversion.
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Oh my God, I'm so out of this topic.
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That's because you haven't made certain formats for a long time.
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What, what's the debauchery about?
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I deviate from the subject.
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Today's topic is...
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I'm sure you know her, too.
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These people who are constantly posting only these saying pictures.
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All for themselves nothing else, but only proverbial images.
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I apologise for my low voice.
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Or the occasional sniffing.
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I'll get in touch with you from the hospital.
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I've been on the men's flu for almost two weeks now, and...
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It's not that I've had a cold several times in the last few weeks.
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Just wonderful. I love it.
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Yes, saying pictures.
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These pictures with these quotes or sayings that are so fake deep.
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And I always wonder why people do that?
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Well, not that I've ever posted quotes or anything like that.
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But I either wrote the text myself or stopped by...
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I had such a quote calendar as an RSS feed in my email program.
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And if there really was a suitable quote for the situation of the day,
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Then I copied it and added it and then I wrote something about it.
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But today, people go somewhere on the Internet to look for saying pictures and post them.
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It's been a while since I was in a group.
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Or even today, I've been told that it's pretty uncool.
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If these images are posted without any context.
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I've got people on Instagram or something.
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where the feed consists of 99% of these proverbial images.
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Or even people on WhatsApp who only post finished saying pictures.
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And I wonder what they want to do with it.
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Do you want to look particularly deep and thoughtful or particularly eloquent?
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Well, I don't know what to do.
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I mean, if you go there and take a nice picture, because a saying pops on it
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Somehow he did it himself.
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You have to see that it is made by yourself. You can do that even if you don't have programs for it.
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This could be done in Canva.
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So for those who don't know Canva, this is such an internet tool,
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In which you have a graphic design program as a website.
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And there is also the possibility of doing something like that.
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And super easy, then you can get from any image source,
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I usually think it's something like Unsplash or some other,
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where you get pictures for free, take a source, look for a picture there,
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then just take that, adjust it, maybe put another frame around it
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and then stop with a beautiful font, rich in contrast, bring in his message.
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That would somehow be associated with a creative work and a creation behind it.
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But the other is just copy-paste.
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I find something, I can also go to Google image search and look for it.
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There are also sites that offer this in tons.
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And that's in no way creative or deep anywhere.
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I mean, I could go now, throw a bunch of quotes around me
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and then make one eloquent to all educated citizens,
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read, perhaps even quotes in ancient Greek,
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so that I may also cover the ancient philosophers,
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or if it should be a bit more modern, still in Latin,
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then I would also have depicted the most important Romans from the Roman Empire.
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Yeah, I don't understand.
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Sure, it's just a simple form to represent an emotion or a momentum.
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But first of all, someone has to understand the message, i.e. the subtext behind it,
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Then bring the desired reaction.
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So if someone is very thoughtful or very depressed, dark,
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I don't know what to call it, texts,
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If you understand that, you can also ask.
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Hey, is everything okay with you?
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But no, instead of communicating openly, I'm shit or something,
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This is pseudo-thief shit.
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It's almost like a form of digital bulimia.
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I'm puking into the internet this shit that's just copied,
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for the quick fun, for the quick message,
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Without any work or anything else being done.
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I mean, I could go and then somehow
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take animated GIFs from any movies with subtitles,
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that would be the same thing, but everyone will see immediately,
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That's just stolen content.
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Yes, these are things and moments where I always wonder,
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Where is the creativity?
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So if I sit down now and make such a text for a blog or something,
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Then I don't go behind it and rat it down like that and yes, then it's done.
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But I have an idea, I just write it down in some document,
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I have a collection of ideas, and then I go and do it.
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so punctuated, sometimes only short sentences for punctuation points quasi,
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so enlarged, to make it clear, if I have not looked at it for a long time,
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how I had the idea if there was a reason for it and so on.
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And then I work out the text.
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And then it is usually reworked or expanded again.
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And then that's the thing. Then I sit down,
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look at image platforms, if I find something suitable,
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Thank goodness there are now image generators.
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They deliver fantastic results.
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And then I do that.
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In the meantime, I actually prefer the image generators,
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because then I can even enter a style,
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What I can say now, black and white, drawn or comic style
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Or photorealistic and all sorts of things.
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And then I get a result that I can work with.
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And then I'm working a little bit with Photoshop on it.
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And then the thing is done.
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And then I've already invested some work
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and also invests a certain amount of time,
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because even if I go there now and then a descriptive text
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with the prompt, so that means yes, for which AI has written,
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does not mean that the first picture is a full hit,
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But sometimes I have to say,
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Do a little more of that or a little more of that.
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And then I get the result,
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Which I am satisfied with for the first time.
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And even if I don't use the very latest Photoshop now,
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I think I have CS2 or yes, CS2 I have,
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I can do so much and do so much,
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that I am there again, even if the AI is generated,
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Just take a bit more out or do something.
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And that's why I don't understand why you always have to do it so fast.
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Even if I upload unedited images,
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That's all the content I've created.
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And it was also a mirror of how I feel,
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What I'm experiencing right now, what I'm seeing.
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After all, it was created by me.
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So there is a level of creation.
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And I just find it totally uncreative,
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If you just go there and get these things out of the net.
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I don't know if I can be understood.
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I've tried so many things,
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Let's just say we're doing some podcast descriptions.
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that I have translated the podcast into text,
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Transcribed, it means,
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and loaded it into ChatGBT or any other AI
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and then said, please write me an appealing,
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Good-sounding and easy-to-read podcast description.
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And then so maximum by so many characters long and then that was done.
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Then I made some improvements here and there,
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Because the models are not always perfect, the results from the models.
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And then it was good, but there is also a creation height.
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Like I said, I've always wondered,
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What to do with the quotes.
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And this is not a phenomenon that we only have today,
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This is part of my entire social media existence.
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That has become more at some point.
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And since then it has been floating on a rather high wave.
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And I just think it's funny.
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Yes, that's my two cents to these quotes.
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I don't know how you feel about it, how you feel about it.
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I would be happy if you would write this to me in the comments and comments.
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Or if you do.
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You can also comment on the tape.
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There's a phone number in the show notes.
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And when you call, you answer a call that's just for comments.
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Then you can install it in a sequence, if necessary.
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In order to really react to this, because then you will also get feedback on your comment.
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Well, then I say thank you for listening.
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And we're not so much off topic today.
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Maybe it's because I'm really busy right now.
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I'll say thank you, and next time I'll go back.
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Goodbye, Sasha.
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Description:
In this podcast episode, I dive into a fascinating phenomenon of the digital world: People who only post pictures with profound sayings on social media. These images, often created by others, carry quotes or life wisdom that are meant to be inspiring or philosophical. But I take a critical look at this practice and question its authenticity and significance. Is the sharing of such images a real expression of depth and understanding or rather a cry for attention?
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Sascha Markmann is a creative mind with a moving biography – and a person who has rediscovered life after a stroke. After working as a paramedic and elderly caregiver, Sascha found his way into creative expression. As a blogger, podcaster, musician and visual storyteller, he brings together things that just don't fit at first glance: He combines his keen enthusiasm for technology – from self-hosted servers to electronic music production – with emotional depth and an oblique sense of humor. His contributions are somewhere between borderline, acid basslines and assistance – honestly, directly and with a wink. Guiding principle: “Audio-visual dullness with no usefulness – but perhaps that's why it's so valuable.” View all posts by Sascha Markmann
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