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If this is not satire I can only applaud the balls of the marketing. I am certainly not going to forget the name (reminds me of that airplane company "Boom"). O
by mantap 7y ago
If this is not satire I can only applaud the balls of the marketing. I am certainly not going to forget the name (reminds me of that airplane company "Boom"). On the downside all the HN comments will be about the name.
- seeekr 7y ago"Be the first to experience Burnout before everyone joins in." -- Brilliant! I hope it indeed turns out to be satire...
- tshannon 7y agoHalf the comments think this is satire and the other half think it's serious. I honestly can't tell if it's naive marketing or tongue-in-cheek satire that's taking itself too seriously.
- Confiks 7y agoIt is brilliant satire. See the apt use of Pied Piper, but more clearly the "But seriously, please take care" footnote. Unless of course it satirizes product satire, in which case it actually turns out to be a product.
- antisemiotic 7y agoIf you think satire layers cancel out, you clearly haven't spent enough time on the internet.
- jjoonathan 7y agoThis is the best case study for Poe's law that I've seen in a long time.