Supporting a small business with an AI Poster is much better than supporting a big corporation
Same here
Surely, these small business owners won’t throw a fit when consumers choose Amazon over their shop. After all, it’s cheaper and more convenient, right?
I hate even more that I get there and they tell me “you know you can get it cheaper on Amazon” or “we no longer stock it but you can get it on Amazon”. Bud, I can get every single thing in your store on Amazon and yes, it is often cheaper but I am trying to keep local stores and local jobs alive.
employees justifiably hate their employers
and small businesses typically abuse their employees far worse than mega corps which is saying something in a world of Walmarts and Amazon’s
the sweet spot is a company that’s small enough to maintain a culture and the owners still have a vision but big enough they have to follow the rules pay taxes and have an hr department
of course there is no ethical consumption or production under capitalism but I didn’t create this world just suffering along with everyone else
If I see AI posters, menus, or signage, I don’t spend money. Period.
It depends on the store. Small places run by one person, maybe I’d still go.
Big places, absolutely not. I saw an advertisement for a large law firm that was made with AI and that’s a big hell no from me.
It’s not easy to own a small business. Sometimes they just have to try whatever fits within the budget.
It’s not hard! They need only take some decent pics and throw em into a document. Hell they can even put some text to remind people that the picture is authentic rather than AI trash from their competitors.
They got by until now.
Most of them didn’t. Most still don’t.
Unfortunately the percentage of average people who are bothered this is pretty low.
Most people just view it as a cost-saving measure, which small businesses tend to do.
yes, you’re the only one. not a single soul has ever complained about AI before you did with this post, OP.
You are not alone. Its a surefire way of telling me they do not give a shit about their business. Its honestly nice that AI makes it easier to spot ;)
Yes, it’s stupid to make a judgement on a store based on the use of AI marketing materials. The AI hate game has officially reached poser status, people jumping on the bandwagon for clout.
They love it here. It’s like a past time. Hating AI is the closest thing Lemmy has to a sports team.
Unless it’s a shop that sells advertising posters I would not mind.
I live in a rural town and 100% this is true. Gas stations, grocery stores, restaurants, they all use AI for everything.
Damn I’m missing that “ugly” stuff made in Paint and typed in Comic Sans more and more every day.
I did let a place I go semi regularly know that I choose not to eat dessert recently because their dessert menu had all AI images. The next time I was there the specials were just text (like their standard menu)
That’s sad. You criticized them into submission.
