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And yes, the images on my news and social feeds were spectacular.

For me, such events primarily are about being there, and experiencing them in the moment.

A phone on a purple and pink background showing a Meta post on Threads about AI images of the northern lights

I took this picture in May 2024 during the most vivid Northern Lights display in 20 years.

I got distracted taking photos and timelapses, much to my own detriment.

I do not echo that sentiment.

For the less secure, FOMO is what Meta has peddled ever since it was born as Facebook.

Northern Lights taken with the Nikon Z6 II

I took this picture in May 2024 during the most vivid Northern Lights display in 20 years.

Yet Meta’s post last week wasn’t just in poor taste there’s a darker side to it.

That’s not okay.

Once you start using Meta AI’s tools to fake reality, where does it end?

But displaying these images in a way that tricks people into believing that you were there?

That’s a no from me.

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