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Anthropology

GiqueCee

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17. One cynical commenter on Bluesky...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 05:36 PM

6 hrs ago

... seemed convinced that the shot was generative AI. Why? That brief pan is consistent with other photos of the Valley that I've seen from similar vantage points, and why would anyone bother to mess with something that is already so magnificent to behold?
Undiagnosed Oppositional/Defiant Disorder, maybe?

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Never seen a picture of the great rift valley before. [View all] applegrove Friday OP

Amazing... hlthe2b Friday #1

It is where they have found early, early hominids in applegrove Friday #2

Yup... It would be fascinating to visit. hlthe2b Friday #3

Decades ago the was a 'glamping' trip you could take applegrove Friday #4

Saw it in person about 6 years ago. It's impressive. sinkingfeeling Friday #5

Wow Farmer-Rick Friday #6

The Gods Must Be Crazy JoseBalow Friday #7

That was my exact reaction as well. Bev54 Friday #8

On the bucket list. paleotn Friday #9

Never heard of the lava lake. It does sound dangerous. applegrove Friday #11

The danger isn't just the vulcanism. The Afar region is politically unstable in the extreme. paleotn 15 hrs ago #14

Yes they mentioned the political danger in that region applegrove 8 hrs ago #16

This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Friday #10

It is a very famous and significant geological feature. Not only because rift valleys are potential lakes and oceans, Martin68 Friday #12

Looks like AI to me. LudwigPastorius Friday #13

Enlighten us... GiqueCee 6 hrs ago #18

The umbrella thorn acacia growing out of the rock looks painted on. LudwigPastorius 1 hr ago #19

! Marcuse 12 hrs ago #15

One cynical commenter on Bluesky... GiqueCee 6 hrs ago #17