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competitive-dust t1_j711uov wrote

Reply to comment by bigbangbilly in Mexican Tourist Whacked with Stick, Heckled after Illegally Climbing Sacred Mayan Pyramid. by ThePinkTeenager

The subtitle says polish. I don't understand why they would change only the title and nothing else.

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Timbershoe t1_j712tt1 wrote

Lazy copy check.

They have used AI to generate copy for over a decade, and the writers just check and change parts for publication.

I would think the AI meant a tourist in Mexico = Mexican Tourist.

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Zolo16x t1_j73alpv wrote

What I don’t understand is why him being Polish or Mexican matters at all in the context of the scenario. Legit the title could’ve read “tourist hit with stick and heckled for illegally climbing stone monument” and I think we’d have all been fine

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Goldraftribe t1_j769d1y wrote

It matters because of context, before I even checked this out it was confusing because the pyramids are already in Mexico, so why would the person be a 'Mexican' tourist in their own country, and not understand it being inappropriate to climb the pyramid. I understand people can tour their own country but in the context of a news article it confused me. And if they had left it as just tourist, I would have assumed the person was American.

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