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I don't wanna grow up.

• VLM 7y ago
  Getting downvoted by kids too young to remember that gen-x era slogan from toys r us marketing materials. Which is in a way, is also a subversive commentary on the value of brands. Billions spent on advertising in the 80s is worth nothing more than a downvote on HN today, despite endless claims of the immense value of sunk cost in marketing.
  • chc 7y ago
    Possibly also getting downvoted by people old enough to remember but who don't consider repeating an ad slogan from 25 years ago to be valuable commentary.
  • deleted 7y ago
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  • Retra 7y ago
    Do you think people should up-vote a comment simply because it repeats a slogan?
    • Nortey 7y ago
      Agreed. I'd prefer to leave those kinds of comments on reddit.
      • Retra 7y ago
        They're just as useless on reddit, no need to be smug about your choice of social media platform.
  • soared 7y ago
    Branding requires maintenance, like anything else. Your database from 1980 doesn't work flawlessly for 40 years... neither does your branding.
  • ummwhat 7y ago
    Gen-x era? I'm a gosh darn industry murderin millennial and I remember it.
• rolltiide 7y ago
  I'm a Toys `R' Us corporate raider
  • silversconfused 7y ago
    There's a billion bucks in Toys `R' Us that I can play with!