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The show currently running inside the sphere is focused on the negative human impact to the environment. So clearly the owners of the sphere are interested in s

The show currently running inside the sphere is focused on the negative human impact to the environment. So clearly the owners of the sphere are interested in spreading that narrative, if that helps you feel better about their use of resources. Obviously selling ads is a mechanism to pay the bills and defray the massive building costs. It’s not like the rest of Vegas is some sort of moral high ground, so ads on its exterior kind of fits right in.

serf 3y ago
>Obviously selling ads is a mechanism to pay the bills and defray the massive building cost. what came first, the chicken or the egg? >It’s not like the rest of Vegas is some sort of moral high ground, so ads on its exterior kind of fits right in. that's certainly true, but driving next to the thing is a bit makes you realize that even for Vegas it's a tad bit excessive. Right time of night with the right animation leaves you essentially light-blinded for a few moments.
- isatty 3y ago
  Actually not really, the ads on the rest of the strip are by far more obnoxious than the ones on the sphere. Whether it’ll stay that way, I’ve doubts, but for now in a city of gimmicky shit, this is in good taste.
TeMPOraL 3y ago
> negative human impact to the environment That's not why we care about this. Advertising is an assault on people first, environment second.
cyberax 3y ago
The "impact" part was like 10 minutes of the usual stuff. With the resolution being "we'll just get off the planet into the space". The current show is really just a fancy technical demo of Sphere's capabilities. (Also, I get triggered by the picture of the exoplanet with a large moon and a ring system. ON DIFFERENT ORBITAL PLANES!!!)
troupo 3y ago
> The show currently running inside the sphere is focused on the negative human impact to the environment. Which is extremely ironic. Or tone-deaf, depending on how you look at it.

serf 3y ago

>Obviously selling ads is a mechanism to pay the bills and defray the massive building cost. what came first, the chicken or the egg? >It’s not like the rest of Vegas is some sort of moral high ground, so ads on its exterior kind of fits right in. that's certainly true, but driving next to the thing is a bit makes you realize that even for Vegas it's a tad bit excessive. Right time of night with the right animation leaves you essentially light-blinded for a few moments.

isatty 3y ago
Actually not really, the ads on the rest of the strip are by far more obnoxious than the ones on the sphere. Whether it’ll stay that way, I’ve doubts, but for now in a city of gimmicky shit, this is in good taste.

TeMPOraL 3y ago

> negative human impact to the environment That's not why we care about this. Advertising is an assault on people first, environment second.

cyberax 3y ago

The "impact" part was like 10 minutes of the usual stuff. With the resolution being "we'll just get off the planet into the space". The current show is really just a fancy technical demo of Sphere's capabilities. (Also, I get triggered by the picture of the exoplanet with a large moon and a ring system. ON DIFFERENT ORBITAL PLANES!!!)

troupo 3y ago

> The show currently running inside the sphere is focused on the negative human impact to the environment. Which is extremely ironic. Or tone-deaf, depending on how you look at it.