The stupid thing here is that mass transit, pedestrians, and cyclists are all way better for small businesses than huge parking lots and enforced car dependency. There’s lots of studies that show that car dependency really only benefits big box stores and big corporate chains. Fucking dumbasses.
Toronto business owners are using AI-generated “concerned residents” to fight a proposed bus lane
Submitted 4 weeks ago by dwazou@lemm.ee to technology@lemmy.world
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conditional_soup@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
kozy138@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Not if your business is car dealership
girthero@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I wouldn’t classify most as small business anyway.
fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 4 weeks ago
It’s because it requires removal of 138 parking spaces.
conditional_soup@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Right, but there’s lots of studies that show that those parking spaces are actually much more beneficial to everyone- business included- as bike lanes, bus lanes, seating stalls, and nearly anything else besides parking.
drdiddlybadger@pawb.social 4 weeks ago
Boycott their businesses.
Litebit@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
replace them with AI.
5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
The Petty Bourgeoisie.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
People say right-wingers aren’t creative. But look at all the different ways they’ve found to say ‘lies’!
einlander@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Ai agents are a sin.
photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
As with any technology, it’s how it’s used that counts.
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Or the purpose of creation. Give me something actually useful that actually solves problems please jfc.
i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
AI doesn’t kill people. People kill people!
AI does, however, kill polar bears.
Sibshops@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Wouldn’t businesses want more people, tho?
5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Businesses ≠ Business owners
Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Another example of AI putting real humans out of work. Up until recently I used to to get paid good money to ride my bike in loops past survey cameras while wearing different hats. Now, my phone never rings and I’ve had to slowly sell off my collection to make rent. Even if I do get another job offer, I’m down to like 7 hats, most clients I deal with expect twice that many hats for the money they spend.
tyler@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
He adds that the space issue would be compounded by Uber and Instacart drivers, who need somewhere to park while they pick up orders for customers.
Maybe with the bus lanes your new traffic from getting bus loads of people to your doorstep will mean that people don’t need to get food delivery as much.
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
After the reveal today of Google Veo 3 and now this… We are truly and utterly fucked
blargle@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Does she know…? Does she know she’s an ad?
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
How is this not fraud?
kescusay@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It’s… Well, it’s 100% fraud.
Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
But they’re rich, so it’s just a smart business move