Shame on you, Sinulog Foundation

The people behind the upcoming Sinulog festival never even tried to hire a proper design agency for the logo. They resorted to AI slop, probably so they could pocket the money. Disgusting. 

Pope Leo has always been a vocal critic of AI, but here we are. Ironic because this is supposed to be a Catholic celebration. It always grates on me whenever other religions criticize the Sinulog, but the foundation behind it always seems to give the critics enough ammo. This is no exception.

I've always blamed the greedy capitalists for unleashing this AI blight upon us, but I've also believed that we can do our own part, no matter how small, as long as we let our principles guide us.

I don't want to toot my own horn, but I've always believed that designers, writers, teachers should be paid well. Which is why I always tip my tattoo artists, I still subscribe to a paid news app, and I still pay actual human tutors to help me with my Spanish, and never resorted to AI apps for conversation practice.

Apparently, the people who run the Sinulog Foundation have other values that run counter to what Pope Leo has been preaching since he replaced Pope Francis, who had similar beliefs. If you can't respect people and their work, especially designers who've fallen on hard times, then you don't deserve to be the organizer of the biggest religious celebration in Cebu. 

I think it's high time Cebuanos showed their disgust by boycotting this year's Sinulog festival. Believe me, Senyor Santo Niño will understand.

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