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Matt Damon’s crypto ad blamed for losing people money

22 points by xqcgrek2 4y ago

silisili 4y ago
I cannot believe that the seemingly decent actor who agreed to star in the worst movie ever made, Downsizing, essentially about consuming less(I think? That or finding sex partners in ghettos), had the nerve to pump crypto. Forget jumping the shark, he pole vaulted over it.
- NonNefarious 4y ago
  - moralestapia 4y ago
  - silisili 4y ago
    Matt Damon, is that you? In seriousness, that was probably one of the most disappointing movies in recent times. But the initial idea was good/interesting. And now the main character tells us to burn energy at all cost for a ponzi scheme. No thanks.
galaxyLogic 4y ago
"They said they discovered that some stars may not entirely understand what they are promoting."
ineedasername 4y ago
>"Fortune favors the bold" Not this time.
- anamax 4y ago
  Whether or not something is a good bet does not depend on the outcome.
- klyrs 4y ago
  Misfortune also disfavors the bold.
tqi 4y ago
The ad was dumb but when did we stop taking responsibility for our own dumb choices? It's not like they tricked people into investing in crypto.
- _moof 4y ago
  If people were suddenly capable of being 100% in control of their own thoughts, choices, and beliefs, every dark pattern experiment would end and the advertising industry would collapse.
  - yunohn 4y ago
    No, but don’t you see? Hackernews is full of people with absolute control over their thoughts, never influenced by others, always taking the best choices given their extreme intellect. /s
    - tluyben2 4y ago
      Exactly, you can see that from the droves of people here who control their own thoughts and yet fully believe the only way to launch their own unfunded startup is by hosting it on aws on multi az clusters with all the latest crap paying 10k/month. Considering the chance your startup will probably never make money and you will close in 6-12 months, you could also have given 120k to charity. Or, you know, not believe ‘gurus’ and ads and use rational thought to just start on a $1/mo vps. Everyone on HN makes the best choices indeed!
      - marginalia_nu 4y ago
        To be fair, this is conflating knowledge with moral continence. Someone might be doing what they think is right, while acting on false beliefs leading them to do something they later regard as having been wrong. This is different from acting in willful ignorance of what one already knows is wrong (which is also common, and arguably should be faulted much more than it is).
        4y ago
NonNefarious 4y ago
- quantified 4y ago
  Well, the proof is in the pudding, as they say. Incorrectly, I know.
- devoutsalsa 4y ago
  Pedantic nitpick because I haven’t learned to not argue with people on the Internet. I like drama. The original phrase is not 100% certain. It’s often quoted as audentis fortuna iuvat, and also as audaces fortuna iuvat. Fortune favors the brave and fortune favors the bold are both equally valid, or invalid, as there’s not a clear root origin that is literally carved in stone. I know this because I just read it in Wikipedia, which means I’m basically an expert. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_favours_the_bold https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_favours_the_bold
hajile 4y ago
The guy is an ACTOR. He’s not an expert in ANYTHING except pretending to be an expert. His agent gives him a call. He’s not a crypto specialist, but everyone says it’s important. To him, a reputable company is offering him a ton of money to promote their company over other companies. Why would he think he’s propping up some great evil? Why would you expect him to be an expert, but NOT expect the equally ignorant people watching to be expert? Personal responsibility with your investments is important.

22 points by xqcgrek2 4y ago

I cannot believe that the seemingly decent actor who agreed to star in the worst movie ever made, Downsizing, essentially about consuming less(I think? That or finding sex partners in ghettos), had the nerve to pump crypto. Forget jumping the shark, he pole vaulted over it.

NonNefarious 4y ago
- moralestapia 4y ago
- silisili 4y ago
  Matt Damon, is that you? In seriousness, that was probably one of the most disappointing movies in recent times. But the initial idea was good/interesting. And now the main character tells us to burn energy at all cost for a ponzi scheme. No thanks.

galaxyLogic 4y ago

"They said they discovered that some stars may not entirely understand what they are promoting."

ineedasername 4y ago

>"Fortune favors the bold" Not this time.

anamax 4y ago
Whether or not something is a good bet does not depend on the outcome.
klyrs 4y ago
Misfortune also disfavors the bold.

tqi 4y ago

The ad was dumb but when did we stop taking responsibility for our own dumb choices? It's not like they tricked people into investing in crypto.

_moof 4y ago
If people were suddenly capable of being 100% in control of their own thoughts, choices, and beliefs, every dark pattern experiment would end and the advertising industry would collapse.
- yunohn 4y ago
  No, but don’t you see? Hackernews is full of people with absolute control over their thoughts, never influenced by others, always taking the best choices given their extreme intellect. /s
  - tluyben2 4y ago
    Exactly, you can see that from the droves of people here who control their own thoughts and yet fully believe the only way to launch their own unfunded startup is by hosting it on aws on multi az clusters with all the latest crap paying 10k/month. Considering the chance your startup will probably never make money and you will close in 6-12 months, you could also have given 120k to charity. Or, you know, not believe ‘gurus’ and ads and use rational thought to just start on a $1/mo vps. Everyone on HN makes the best choices indeed!
    - marginalia_nu 4y ago
      To be fair, this is conflating knowledge with moral continence. Someone might be doing what they think is right, while acting on false beliefs leading them to do something they later regard as having been wrong. This is different from acting in willful ignorance of what one already knows is wrong (which is also common, and arguably should be faulted much more than it is).
      - 4y ago

NonNefarious 4y ago

quantified 4y ago
Well, the proof is in the pudding, as they say. Incorrectly, I know.
devoutsalsa 4y ago
Pedantic nitpick because I haven’t learned to not argue with people on the Internet. I like drama. The original phrase is not 100% certain. It’s often quoted as audentis fortuna iuvat, and also as audaces fortuna iuvat. Fortune favors the brave and fortune favors the bold are both equally valid, or invalid, as there’s not a clear root origin that is literally carved in stone. I know this because I just read it in Wikipedia, which means I’m basically an expert. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_favours_the_bold https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_favours_the_bold

hajile 4y ago

The guy is an ACTOR. He’s not an expert in ANYTHING except pretending to be an expert. His agent gives him a call. He’s not a crypto specialist, but everyone says it’s important. To him, a reputable company is offering him a ton of money to promote their company over other companies. Why would he think he’s propping up some great evil? Why would you expect him to be an expert, but NOT expect the equally ignorant people watching to be expert? Personal responsibility with your investments is important.