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Oh man, this is not correct. As a dad who just went back to Disney after not having gone since I was 11 years old... We made fun of, "the brand" the entire time
by weard_beard 4y ago
Oh man, this is not correct. As a dad who just went back to Disney after not having gone since I was 11 years old... We made fun of, "the brand" the entire time. All our friends would look down on us for handing over our hard earned money to a pretty gross fascist organization like Disney. We posted pictures, but only of our experiences.
For myself (a sample size of 1) it is all about the magical experiences and memories my child gets from experiencing a fantasy world of fun rides and adventure.
- TheOtherHobbes 4y agoBut that is the brand. Even if you visited ironically to prove to yourself that SantaDisney doesn't exist, you still visited. Brands don't care if you buy them ironically. They only care that you give them money. Mass indifference would be much more deadly to Disney. And mass indifference is where most of the the public are with VR. It's fun of a kind, but it's a long way short of a compelling irrational magic. Even compared to other "magic" products like the iPhone. Meta have failed to make any magic. I don't think Zuck even knows what magic is. Apple do know what magic is. But gambling they can inject it into their VR proposition is a risky bet.
- weard_beard 4y agoMy son cried tears of joy after getting off the Cars ride. His childhood imaginary friends were brought to life in such a compelling, thrilling, nostalgic way that he was brought to tears at 15. He got to build a droid and he went outside and used it to entertain and enthrall another smaller child for 45 minutes. He got to live, for a day, in an immersive and joyous world he never imagined he could see and touch and be a part of. Its not irony. I bought the magic DESPITE a poisoned brand. If it were available in VR I'd buy it in VR.