A machine might be able to make an objectively better thing, but that’s not what people are paying extra for. It’s the story about a real person applying their skills and effort to make it. Demand for that will likely never cease to exist. I bet it’ll just increase.
I like to play a fun game whenever visiting a place that sells “handmade” jewelry: Open up aliexpress and see how long it takes to find the original supplier…
A friend sent me jewelry she found beautiful and almost every time I found the AliExpress listing. I don’t know if she got tired of it or if she finally understood that those things were just dropshipping.
She probably should just buy directly from aliexpress in that case. No point paying a needless markup.
“Handcrafted with love in Ohio.”
“shipping 2-3 weeks via yunexpress”