"Faking wealth has always been big business, from buying designer dupes to renting private jet "sets" for photoshoots. But these days, people are using AI to make it a little more personal: creating photos of themselves living in leisure and luxury not to chase clout, but as a form of personal escapism or an attempt to manifest a better life."
""Most are middle-low income users Tier-2/3 cities making under $400/month," Wijaya wrote. "It's both sad and fascinating that using AI has become a form of escapism, letting people experience lives they'll probably never live.""
""for when burnout hits and you need to manifest the soft life [you] deserve - with fake vacation pics of you," Del Rey wrote on X."
AI is being used to generate images that place ordinary people in scenes of luxury and leisure, enabling personal escapism and attempts to manifest improved lifestyles. Facebook groups and social apps host AI-generated photos showing people with Lamborghinis, private jets, and designer shopping. Many users are middle- to low-income individuals in Tier-2/3 cities earning under $400 per month. Developers and designers have launched apps and side projects to facilitate creating fake vacation and luxury images. App stores contain multiple AI "manifestation" apps that let users craft and share aspirational, fabricated visuals of themselves.
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