But there are real wolves when shepherding too. That’s why crying wolf has any power.
replyTo cry wolf is to say there’s a wolf here when it’s actually located elsewhere. The AI photo said there was a wolf at a certain intersection when it was actually located elsewhere.
In fact crying wolf is doubly appropriate because it means disturbing an operation looking for a wolf.
Crying wolf is normally starting the operation while there isn‘t a wolf.
replyThis is misdirection while there is a wolf
Similar but different
That's completely pedantic and besides it's false because there literally wasn't a wolf there where he faked the photo in the first place
replyCrying wolf is crying for help when there is no danger not when there is a danger just at different place.
replyThat's not pedantic, that's the meaning of the idiom.
If you stipulate that everyone must be relaxing at the time, sure. But the core concept of crying wolf is IMO simply a false alert with no particular constraints placed on those responding. I think in this case it simultaneously qualifies as crying wolf as well as misdirection.
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replyBut this isn't a false alert. The alert is real, people just got misdirected.
replyThink of it like this: if this same story was happening a couple of centuries ago, pre-Internet, this person who just got arrested would have been sitting at their balcony, crying "the wolf is here! down at the intersection!" ; causing the hunting team to waste time.
replyYou don't get to chose pedanticism when it suits you. Please stop.
replyIt was a false alert in that particular place. I doubt those residents who were alerted had felt like they were previously in immediate danger.
replyThis is real life there's always a danger just at a different place.
replywhat if the real criers of wolves were the sheeple we misled along the way?
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replyle reddit mentality
replyThe biggest difference now is wolf is actually sought to protect him¹ from the crowd of the super-predators in town, so they can "give him a calm environment for recovery".
reply¹ Following pronoun variant used in the fine article here.
what an incredibly dumb thread this is. OP pointed out something amusing and it's being ruined by completely useless pedantry
replyWelcome to HN, I guess
replyIf this was America there would be 20 think pieces in the Atlantic about how AI is ruining our culture and no one would get arrested.
reply> the person dusturbed the operation
replyDid they? The article says it's unclear as to their intent.
> Authorities did not specify if the man had intentionally sent the photo to authorities during their search or simply shared it online.
Intent or not, it did disturb as it misslead. And .. how can one imagine not disturb a search, when posting a wrong location?
replyThere was a real wolf in "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", too.
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