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You can virtually model clothing on your own body using the Walmart app

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19 pointsjacooper6 comments

>"Unfortunately, Walmart’s announcement of the Be Your Own Model feature makes no mention of how the world’s largest retailer plans to safeguard the semi-nude images it’s asking customers to upload en masse. "

Just make it social, problem solved. People upload their "semi-nudes" voluntarily, for all to see millions of times to their social media.

I think we should just all be fotographed nude when we turn 18 and have it posted publicly online. Problem solved, no more blackmail and no one cares if your nudes leak. /s

What if when someone wants to download someone's nude, it's generated JIT and randomly, so no two renditions are the same and the appearance will vary from 20+ to 99. Only the system knows the "true you". Not sure all countries are 18+, so let's be conservative and make it 20+.

Yeah, no thanks.

Call me old fashioned, but if you really want to see what something looks like on you just go to the store. Personally, I think buying clothes is not just about how they look on you but also how you feel in them. You can't replicate this with a digital solution (yet?).

i dont know..... i never understood the idea of "choosing clothes". like i went to the store last week, had to buy some formals. asked the assistant to show me my size, the did, then i gave them colors, white, black and something inbetween and my shopping was done.

i accompanied a friend later on and they spent hours, trying on shades, different types of clothes, "nah," "this color isnt right" and all that....

i was constantly asking then "whats wrong in this?" "dont know but it doesnt feel right".

maybe i did not develop those feelings but i dont know..

i only wear Tees that are a solid color without any text, makes life "simpler", i either do the jobs' stype "same color multiple pieces" or multiple colors and be done with it....

>You can't replicate this with a digital solution (yet?). this is supposed to inundate the user with "choice", with all the tiktok and insta and snap vying for your attention, maybe this is the next big thing (tm)?

Same here. Buying stuff that lasts it's really difficult without seeing: quality of fabric, stitching, labelling, production, print, colours... Unless I've already bought from that particular store/firm or have solid personal recommendations, I still prefer in person shopping.

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