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OK. That's it! I draw the line at Guy Fieri slander! That's not fakery. That's every classic car owner's dream. You get to show off the hot rod and not put mil

OK. That's it! I draw the line at Guy Fieri slander! That's not fakery. That's every classic car owner's dream. You get to show off the hot rod and not put miles on it. I am sure he does plenty of joyriding in that thing. Guy is anything but phony. He is actually one of thee more wholesome dudes on television ATM. We need more Guy Fieri's.

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lastofthemojito 5y ago
There have been so many seemingly respectable celebrities that we've gotten to know only to find out they're not really so great. I feel like Guy Fieri is the exact opposite - when I first saw him on TV I just knew this guy sucked. The car, the attitude, the hair - something just rubbed me the wrong way. But the more I've learned about him - his advocacy for gay marriage, his relief for restaurant workers during the pandemic, etc...I have to admit he seems like a good guy.
- nemo44x 5y ago
  What if his market research found that his viewers have a positive association with gay marriage and with restaurant workers and they could increase ratings by x-percent by making a public statement on these issues? For example the Nike corporation. Some groups have heaped praise on them for supporting Kaepernick and related social justice protests. But was it altruism? Of course not. Their market research simply showed that their customers tended to feel passionately about that issue. So they did the math and calculated that the revenue they’d lose by taking a public position was more than made up for with what they’d lose, and better than if they’d remain neutral too - as their founder said “It doesn’t matter how many people hate your brand as long as enough people love it.”. Consider too that Nike now sells a majority of their product overseas to a very American-skeptic market. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/when-it-comes-to-colin-kaepernick-the-flag-and-nike-its-just-business-11562161561 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/when-i...
  - nefitty 5y ago
    What's the difference between $1 donated due to market research and $1 donated due to moral obligation?
    - monkeybutton 5y ago
      I have zero knowledge or opinions regarding Guy Fieri, but: Maybe it depends on if they spent $9 on the PR firm to do market on first?
    - morsch 5y ago
      The difference is the next $1 might be donated to ban gay marriage groups in the former but not so much the latter case.
mc32 5y ago
Heh. He’s probably a nice guy... and his example is just the one that came first to mind. It irks me people like Branson are blasé about faking something they don’t have to fake. He’s probably dedicated to the environment even if his activities and businesses aren’t friendly to the environment. But just faking it like he really did it, he carried on with the ruse during his little speech too. Like, why?
- Invictus0 5y ago
  He knew he was going to get roasted in the media for his "save-the-environment for thee, a trip to space for me" schtick.
- TheOtherHobbes 5y ago
  Because he's a professional narcissist, and everything narcissists do is attention-seeking and fake. There are a number of books about Branson, and they all underline that he's "not a detail person." As in, he literally doesn't understand what he's doing a lot of the time. He's good at surrounding himself with competent people who make things happen. He's also good at sales - talking a good game, being charming and optimistic in front of the cameras, and getting people to put up money. But after some early successes - especially the record company and recording studios - his record of delivery is mediocre, with not a few expensive failures. With Branson everything is a front and not as solid as it appears to be, and he has a long list of former associates, clients, and partners who are not as impressed as they were initially. That's not ideal for a conventional business. But when you're dealing with experimental aircraft full of rich people having a very risky adventure, the potential for disaster is spectacular. People have already died on this project, and it looks as if it's only a matter of time before it literally blows up in someone's face in an extremely expensive way.
  - vishnugupta 5y ago
    > He's good at surrounding himself with competent people who make things happen. He's also good at sales - talking a good game, being charming and optimistic in front of the cameras, and getting people to put up money. Sorry, I don't have anything substantial to add to this. But I just had to react with a smiley :-).
iab 5y ago
Guy Fieri's character is unimpeachable
- eplanit 5y ago
  His hairstyle is annoying, and that's a fact. /s

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lastofthemojito 5y ago

There have been so many seemingly respectable celebrities that we've gotten to know only to find out they're not really so great. I feel like Guy Fieri is the exact opposite - when I first saw him on TV I just knew this guy sucked. The car, the attitude, the hair - something just rubbed me the wrong way. But the more I've learned about him - his advocacy for gay marriage, his relief for restaurant workers during the pandemic, etc...I have to admit he seems like a good guy.

nemo44x 5y ago
What if his market research found that his viewers have a positive association with gay marriage and with restaurant workers and they could increase ratings by x-percent by making a public statement on these issues? For example the Nike corporation. Some groups have heaped praise on them for supporting Kaepernick and related social justice protests. But was it altruism? Of course not. Their market research simply showed that their customers tended to feel passionately about that issue. So they did the math and calculated that the revenue they’d lose by taking a public position was more than made up for with what they’d lose, and better than if they’d remain neutral too - as their founder said “It doesn’t matter how many people hate your brand as long as enough people love it.”. Consider too that Nike now sells a majority of their product overseas to a very American-skeptic market. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/when-it-comes-to-colin-kaepernick-the-flag-and-nike-its-just-business-11562161561 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/when-i...
- nefitty 5y ago
  What's the difference between $1 donated due to market research and $1 donated due to moral obligation?
  - monkeybutton 5y ago
    I have zero knowledge or opinions regarding Guy Fieri, but: Maybe it depends on if they spent $9 on the PR firm to do market on first?
  - morsch 5y ago
    The difference is the next $1 might be donated to ban gay marriage groups in the former but not so much the latter case.

mc32 5y ago

Heh. He’s probably a nice guy... and his example is just the one that came first to mind. It irks me people like Branson are blasé about faking something they don’t have to fake. He’s probably dedicated to the environment even if his activities and businesses aren’t friendly to the environment. But just faking it like he really did it, he carried on with the ruse during his little speech too. Like, why?

Invictus0 5y ago
He knew he was going to get roasted in the media for his "save-the-environment for thee, a trip to space for me" schtick.
TheOtherHobbes 5y ago
Because he's a professional narcissist, and everything narcissists do is attention-seeking and fake. There are a number of books about Branson, and they all underline that he's "not a detail person." As in, he literally doesn't understand what he's doing a lot of the time. He's good at surrounding himself with competent people who make things happen. He's also good at sales - talking a good game, being charming and optimistic in front of the cameras, and getting people to put up money. But after some early successes - especially the record company and recording studios - his record of delivery is mediocre, with not a few expensive failures. With Branson everything is a front and not as solid as it appears to be, and he has a long list of former associates, clients, and partners who are not as impressed as they were initially. That's not ideal for a conventional business. But when you're dealing with experimental aircraft full of rich people having a very risky adventure, the potential for disaster is spectacular. People have already died on this project, and it looks as if it's only a matter of time before it literally blows up in someone's face in an extremely expensive way.
- vishnugupta 5y ago
  > He's good at surrounding himself with competent people who make things happen. He's also good at sales - talking a good game, being charming and optimistic in front of the cameras, and getting people to put up money. Sorry, I don't have anything substantial to add to this. But I just had to react with a smiley :-).

iab 5y ago

Guy Fieri's character is unimpeachable

eplanit 5y ago
His hairstyle is annoying, and that's a fact. /s