Yeah but America is also the first country to basically export its culture en masse. One of a handful of actual new ideas I attribute to America. Seems to me our movies and tv shows and such are far more influential and widespread than anything I'm aware of previous empires doing. Seems the only one that would hold a candle is the British, and we've obviously eclipsed them in worldwide social clout.
Not that this kind of thing isn't potentially dangerous. Deepfakes applied correctly could absolutely ruin someone's life. Think about how many teachers have been run out of education just on the suspicion of child abuse without any tangible evidence.
It's a weird, weird world we're entering. Think Charlton Heston's ancestors would let him get rezzed? James Earl Jones apparently sold his voice rights to play Darth Vader, since the franchise is gonna outlive him.
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