Why a Clip of a Woman Mixing a Redbull at Work is Infinitely More Watchable Than Anything AI Can Generate

Even if you hate it, you have to admit that AI is impressive. Large language models can generate astounding videos at the push of a button, with increasing convincingness. But as hard as AI-generated videos try to seize our attention, nothing is as captivating as humanity. Case in point: A video of a woman known …
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‘Heaven is a spotless kitchen with a perpetually restocked fridge’: In a chaotic world, cleaning videos give us a sense of control over our lives

Creators online have built careers filming a simple household task: Cleaning. As viewers, we spend countless minutes watching rugs be vacuumed, toilet bowls drowned in a rainbow of products, and even women reviving old, neglected gravestones. The internet has long celebrated the mundane, but cleaning videos have an especially soothing effect for some viewers. This …
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Satisfying ASMR ‘restock’ videos are overconsumption propaganda on steroids

Acrylic nails dance across the head of a $200 microphone with an ear-scraping drumbeat of clicks and clacks. A muffled outward breath clouds around the sharper staccato sound of finger-nail percussion like a soothing blanket of white noise. A soft whisper soon follows, flowing deep within your consciousness like a waking dream, hinting at a …
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‘I’ve been listening to box fan podcasts for years’: White Noise Sleep Playlists Are Ruining Everyone’s 2022 Spotify Wrapped

ASMR probably doesn’t fall under the category of «Pumpkin Spice» vibes