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Am I the only one that smells April Fools because the whole VW thing seemed so legit just the other day? No... just me? K...
by Fern_Blossom 6y ago
Am I the only one that smells April Fools because the whole VW thing seemed so legit just the other day?
No... just me? K...
- aksss 6y agoRemoving downvotes seems a lot more legit than Volkwagon dumping decades of brand goodwill on a whim. Partly because a lot of us think of YouTube/Google as censorious/evil to begin with. But maybe they are trolling. 'Tis the season, and pranking people by playing on their pre-existing biases is the correct pattern.
- Fern_Blossom 6y agoMust be their first rodeo for a lot of other folks from what I can tell. Ain't my first. You can't trust shit coming up. The more, "controversial" the more, "it was just a prank bro". Happens every year.
- DoreenMichele 6y agoThat hadn't occurred to me and I initially felt foolish upon seeing your comment. But then I thought "What a brilliant way to test public reaction to tentative plans. If they love it, do it. If they hate it, go just kidding."
- Fern_Blossom 6y agoYou mean exactly what VW did and everyone has seemingly forgotten already? Yea... I remember when April Fools was actually funny. Like the wifi setup that ran through your toilets. That gave me a giggle back in the day. The PR stunt was to do a funny, absurd joke. Now it's just a marketing testing bed. Damn clouds need to get off my lawn.