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A coffee shop owner used AI to make a menu poster. Then came the angry DMs

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  1. Imnimo · · focus · HN ↗
    I would definitely be less likely to buy food/drink from a place with AI ads (because I don't trust that what they're advertising would correspond to what they're selling), but I can't imagine threatening someone over it.
    1. ratelimitsteve · · focus · HN ↗
      I would once again like to point out that the "threat" mentioned in the article is someone saying they'll talk about what the shop owner did with their friends.
      1. kbelder · · focus · HN ↗
        "post about it in a local artist community" is not exactly "talk about it with their friends."

        It's bullying.

        1. AndrewDucker · · focus · HN ↗
          It's informing people that there is something a business is doing that they might not approve of and they might want to change their behaviour accordingly.
          1. joquarky · · focus · HN ↗
            In the same way that sealioning is just a debate strategy.
        2. miltonlost · · focus · HN ↗
          Imagine if it said "post about it on Hacker News". That's not bullying
        3. axus · · focus · HN ↗
          And if the shop owner is Jewish, it would be anti-semitism:

          <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Anti-BDS_laws" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Anti-BDS_laws

          I consider a boycott threat a non-violent threat; legal but an exercise of power that has moral dimensions.

    2. [deleted] · · focus · HN ↗

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    3. boogieknite · · focus · HN ↗
      im like you, simply out of apathy. but i immediately thought, &quot;if were the coffee shop owner, would i rather experience a silent decline in business or face public outrage but have an opportunity for redemption?&quot;

      ive been called enough mean names by friends and strangers id much rather be called some more mean names in order to become aware of what i could do to win back some customers

    4. gitaarik · · focus · HN ↗
      I guess you don&#x27;t realize that half of the stuff you&#x27;re seeing is already AI. What you probably mean is low quality unreviewed stuff.
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