Slop it may be, but it predates AI. I think it's pictures of a different bird (not a crow) mislabelled.
I've seen this picture reposted about since 2021ish. GenAI had yet to become... A thing.
Resale. The reason is resale. Between the economy being trashed, planned obsolescence, and cultural shifts. People buy things not really expecting to keep them for very long, and the less individual something is, the easier to sell it on to someone else later.
Brib.
easier to maintain
The thing is
they're kinda not?
Grey("Silver") on cars kinda is in the sense that it "hides" dirt, but like, that particular shade of landlord beige they use on buildings? That becomes an ugly colour within weeks of exposure to the elements. And would require constant repainting to stay looking good.
It's all about that resale value and the fact that nowadays no one buys anything expecting to keep it for very long. So the less "personal" things are, the better to pass them along.
I think they might use AAAs
Down to you if that's worse or better.
Also buying a whole-ass new car stereo (+ installation) is much more expensive than a bluetooth adaptor from China
So if you're driving an ancient car out of necessity rather than for the aesthetic, this can help you get music into it.
F'course
Most cars from the age of tapes nowadays are relics. "Old cars" in the range that poor people drive out of necessity are from the CD age instead.
Love me some anachronism stew.
The world has less colour.
This isn't a dramatic "I'm depressed" post, though that is a factor. Nature is still nature-coloured, for one, and it still looks lovely.
I mean that like, you'd go outside and look at the cars and see a rainbow of colours. Now it's all black, silver, or white. You only see colorful cars if they are really old beat up rustbuckets or if they are brand new luxury vehicles used by super rich people.
Buildings too. Businesses and the buildings they set up shop in would be painted with garish, eye popping colour. Now everything trends towards landlord-beige.
Edit: And it should be noted, this happened for a reason, and I am aware of that reason, and that just makes me crankier.
Yeah. The way bullying happens seems to have changed since my time.
They make these things with bluetooth now believe it or not.
Pair the tape
Stick it in a cassette player
Play music on your phone.
Off to owl heaven
Which incidentally is also mouse hell.