My Writing. My words.

With huge thanks to @benfeldmanlove21-blog , who first spotted the differences between the images, and to @hopelostinmemories for helping with the search, I spent far too much time trying to understand the photo MW posted last night.

The conclusion seems fairly clear. The question of why is another matter, and that’s where I’ll need your help.

Let me walk you through what I did.

First, @benfeldmanlove21-blog pointed out the differences between the images, and there are simply too many of them to dismiss as a resolution issue. I stopped counting after five.

So we know that the version P posted appears to have undergone fairly extensive AI retouching. The differences are visible, as are the unnaturally smooth skin and hair.

My first thought was that P had taken the circular profile picture posted here and used an AI prompt to fill in the missing parts, turning it into a complete square image.

So I tried doing exactly that using three of the leading AI platforms. I’m attaching one of the results.

What did I learn?

The circular image doesn’t give the AI enough information about the man. With most of his face cut off, it has no way of knowing that the person is supposed to be Sam Heughan, so it simply invents someone.

Then I tried again, this time specifically telling it that the man was Sam Heughan. This time it did generate him. I’m including more examples here.

Grok:

ChatGPT:

(Not posting Gemini because it just created something completely different.)

So what did that show me?

Even when the AI knows who the man is supposed to be, it still doesn’t recreate him as perfectly as he appears in the image P posted. The angle and features are always slightly different and things are missing or added.

The most obvious conclusion is that Purv received the full image rather than generating the missing section herself. But the version she received had already been heavily retouched using AI.

Who would have access to the complete original photo? One guess.

Why retouch this particular image when she herself had already uploaded a different version? Excellent question.

But at the very least, this strongly suggests that AI is indeed being used by her, as I’ve suspected and mentioned here several times before.

As for whether the original image itself is real?

Using AI is akin to desperation in my book. And I wonder why. Why all this effort to show off and react almost in real time to whatever is posted on Tumblr? Doesn't she - at least supposedly - have it all? Why even bother?

I feel like ive been moving non-stop

But I don't feel like I'm progressing enough

And I realized something

In self reflection

Because I've been so "Busy"

Ive told myself I was too busy for God.

I've been drifting away

focusing instead on the rest of my life

but there is no life without jesus.

No matter how busy you may be

dont trick yourself into thinking you dont have time for Jesus.

It’s tempting to follow the latest genre craze or try to mimic a viral writing style for the engagement, but chasing trends rarely leads to authentic storytelling.

Readers can feel it when a story is crafted to fit a mold rather than from genuine passion.

Instead, write the stories that excite you. The ideas that keep you awake at night, the characters you can’t stop thinking about, the worlds you wish existed. When you write what you love, your enthusiasm shines through. It makes your voice distinct, your characters real, and your story memorable.

Trends come and go, but authenticity lasts.

The story that only you could tell is always worth telling. Forget what’s popular right now.

Write for yourself, and the readers who need your story will find it.

You mean you don't believe in pregnant men?