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Siliconemelons
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I think it was AI in parts like the tree cutting down clips, and the old man in the funeral.. maybe the old times pic of the planting / planted tree.
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If I saw that video a few years ago I wouldn't think it was fake (Like, paid actors) or CGI. Even now the biggest problem is oddly the voice which has the 2026 era AI synthesized voice, which has a pretty huge industry trying to improve while having a bajillion hours of highly labeled data to work from, so don't count on relying on synth-sounding voice for AI detection.
For this specific video, tree-drama between neighbors is a consistent problem, it's only the old man crying and his story that's exceptional. In terms of content, the video would be more believable if they had less professional looking arborists, since someone who shows up with a hard-hat, safety vest might and branded truck probably knows better than to remove a really beautiful oak tree in a dense suburban neighborhood without checking the right boxes. They might be held liable for the removal if they didn't follow the state / city law around the work. Conversely, a common problem is people getting quotes from professional arborists, balking at the price because how hard is it to cut down a tree? and then going with "some guy my friend knows who has a chainsaw", to hilarious effect.
For this specific video, tree-drama between neighbors is a consistent problem, it's only the old man crying and his story that's exceptional. In terms of content, the video would be more believable if they had less professional looking arborists, since someone who shows up with a hard-hat, safety vest might and branded truck probably knows better than to remove a really beautiful oak tree in a dense suburban neighborhood without checking the right boxes. They might be held liable for the removal if they didn't follow the state / city law around the work. Conversely, a common problem is people getting quotes from professional arborists, balking at the price because how hard is it to cut down a tree? and then going with "some guy my friend knows who has a chainsaw", to hilarious effect.
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I mean... I had to get a permit to cut down my dead tree in my front yard. It did not cost anything, but it was a simple little process to go through - and that would have prevented this, in any manner other than the karen doing it herself.
But the situation is not out of the realm of possibility, so people will "buy" it...
But the situation is not out of the realm of possibility, so people will "buy" it...
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That's interesting. I don't know how common it is but in my small city you don't need a permit to cut down a tree on your own property.
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50/50 if that you do, just no one does.
Now in heavily wooded areas, like my brothers house in NC you can do whatever, in a certain % of affect - like he can just clear cut 10% I think, if he wanted without any permit or notice, then his HoA has rules above the county rules etc. etc.
The "AI" made it look like a normal suburb type area "by a lake" that didnt match the "old time planting" picture (as there was no generally viable lake for the tree to be in the way of) - also..
Take everything as true. It is a 100yr old tree, "I bought this house for the view" - IT HAD NO VIEW the tree would have been there when you bought it, so you bought it /for the potential view/ meaning you from the get go intended to cut down not your tree.
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like everything now, micro-fake, macro-true. guy i work with had it actually happen a couple of weeks ago. he hired landscapers to do something to his flower beds, but he came home and found his two palm trees that he planted himself over 30 years ago gone. hard to even imagine the amount of rustle.
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Not to derail this thread with HOA stuff, but this is the right attitude to take if you don't want to be governed by HOAs. Too many people choose to live in a clean and tidy dense suburban neighborhood that's governed by an HOA but then balk at the specific rules they don't like. If you don't like the rules, don't buy the house. Go live in another neighborhood where everyone does whatever they want, this is America.
I currently live in an HOA-controlled neighborhood and read the agreement closely before buying the house. In my case nearly all the language is soft and governed by "reason", which is preferable to strict requirements.
For reference, my govt and HOA doesn't require approval or a permit to remove trees, the language is
For clarification, the common areas are outside your property.
6 inches is pretty short, I haven't heard of anyone getting a nastygram from not mowing, but people usally keep their shit together in my neighborhood. I imagine if some HOA fascist moved in and started walking around with a ruler and complaining about lawns it'd be a problem we'd take care of.
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