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I feel like I need to share this because idk if Europeans are familiar with the presence of Aldi in the US, but at least especially in my area they’ve been growing a lot recently. Like Aldi bought out some local failing grocery chains where I live (Louisiana) and have opened Aldis in all these somewhat rural communities and small towns, which for the record I’m fine with

But as a result of this they are advertising a lot more in my area and also in many cases, the people in these areas have never been confronted with Aldi or any European grocery store. So the ads that Aldi is pushing out to its new US customer base feature a cowboy shopping at Aldi who is explaining to new Aldi customers how Aldi works. Like this cowboy is explaining you gotta put a quarter in the shopping cart and why there are very little name brands. A cowboy is how they want to reach their American customer base. They gave us a cowboy

moghedien

Here he is, the Aldi Cowboy

quakielein

It's not Aldi's first US commercial. They've been over there for a while and if you got a cowboy in your commercial there is a reason for that.

What reason that is? No fucking clue. Maybe they had this ad running somewhere else before and didn't want to spend money on a new one. Or maybe they just went "cowboys are great, everybody loves cowboys, let's put a cowboy in there". Or maybe they just wanted everyone to think and talk about it to make it reach more people.

But Aldi is in the US since the 70s. After more then half a century they know their customer base and how to make people come to check them out.

odyver

alright I've got to do some quick math to explain attitudes towards AI to my boss.

we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)

please rb for larger sample size!

Question 1/3

What is your age, and do you feel AI is a net positive or net negative in our lives today?

under 18, AI is a net positive

under 18, AI is a net negative

18-29, AI is a net positive

18-29, AI is a net negative

30-45, AI is a net positive

30-45, AI is a net negative

46-60, AI is a net positive

46-60, AI is a net negative

over 60, AI is a net postive

over 60, AI is a net negative

Remaining time: 2 days 5 hours

odyver

Question 2/3

How often do you visit or interact with museums/archives (whether in person or online)?

Frequently (multiple times per month)

Often (multiple times per year)

Occasionally (a couple times per year)

Rarely (once every couple of years)

Never :(

Remaining time: 2 days 5 hours

odyver

Question 3/3

If you saw a museum was using AI in exhibits, marketing, research, etc., would you be more or less inclined to visit that museum?

under 18, more inclined

under 18, less inclined

18-29, more inclined

18-29, less inclined

30-45, more inclined

30-45, less inclined

46-60, more inclined

46-60, less inclined

over 60, more inclined

over 60, less inclined

Remaining time: 2 days 5 hours

Thank you for helping with this data collection. Please rb for as big a sample as possible!

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#the museum one depends on the reason #if it's an exhibition showcasing the lifelessness of AI art and highlights the importance of the human-factor in art or creative processes #I might be actually interested #if AI art is presented as actual art I would support any action that cuts that museum off of any public funding it might get

pikaole

Paras, who had a big dream

itwashotwestayedinthewater

bungus

itwashotwestayedinthewater

welcome to ‘no note bungus’. reblog and you will feel a sense of accomplishment and goodwill wash over you

langernameohnebedeutung

apparently there is some twitter tiktok discourse about the football championship in the US bc apparently they're price gouging public transport (which shouldn't be possible but I guess everything is possible) and then european football fans were like "well it's just a mile from the parking lot to the stadium so we are just going to walk"

and locals pointed out that they would have to cross a six lane freeway and then the european fans doubled down that the cars are just going to stop if it's thousands of people crossing the freeway and the americans were like "It's New jersey no they're not going to stop????" (I mostly summarise what I've seen other people summarise)

jokes on you, as a football hater I'm more hyped for european football fanatics vs. americans in cars than watching the actual games

whatevererr

the thing about the one piece adaptation is that it doesn’t take itself seriously in the sense of trying to make things more realistic or grounded or grimdark but it DOES take itself seriously in the sense of everyone putting their whole pussy into treating cwazy hair stupid weapon silly name world as the reality the characters are in and one that has real emotional stakes and it kind of rules

axei

Dude there are little noncanon comic strips for one piece and Killer/Kidd has some. I'm fucking dying. He's so unserious. I want to kill him. I hate him. I would die for him. UGH

transmechanicus

Revered tech priests are buried in rice according to an ancient Terran ritual where machine companions were treated similarly following critical damage. The rice was believed to absorb that which laid them low, that they might be restored to life once more. It is the hope of the Tech Priests that in laying themselves to rest in this fashion they might one day rise again to defend the Machine God’s realm in its darkest hours.