Your social feed’s future reality? A lot less… real.
Instead of vacation photos or shaky football highlights, you might scroll into a clip of Bigfoot chasing two bewildered reporters through a WeWork kitchen. Or a suspiciously lifelike video of your buddy’s grandma rapping over a drill beat.
That’s AI slop. Weird, nonsensical content that gets spat out by machines faster than you can say “Shrimp Jesus.”
The term isn’t new. Internet culture veterans have been pointing to these half-broken, uncanny creations for years. But the tools have caught up — and suddenly the slop looks smoother, shinier, and way more pervasive.
The latest twist? Some platforms are letting you star in the chaos. Drop your photo in, and now you’re sprinting from dinosaurs, starring in a soap opera, or hosting a cooking show with Gordon Ramsay’s AI twin.
And here’s the kicker: people don’t actually mind. Meta’s “Vibes” feed landed with a thud because no one cared about random AI characters doing random AI things. But swap in yourself or your friends, and suddenly it’s irresistible. Not because it’s meaningful. Because it’s hilarious, quick, and forgettable — which is exactly what the algorithm wants.
This is the natural evolution of feeds:
First we posted reality.
Then we polished reality with filters.
Then we performed for each other with short-form skits.
Now we’re outsourcing the performance to AI, inserting ourselves into a cartoonish, disposable reality show.
It’s messy. It’s absurd. It’s probably inevitable.
The question isn’t whether AI slop belongs in your feed — it’s whether you’ll laugh along while you star in it, or scroll past pretending you’re too sophisticated for this kind of junk.
Be honest: if your friends tag you in a video where you’re wrestling a kangaroo in outer space… are you watching it?