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I swear to god this whole simulation is starting to come apart at the seams. Goop? Someone named a "modern lifestyle brand" company Goop? And people are actual

I swear to god this whole simulation is starting to come apart at the seams. Goop? Someone named a "modern lifestyle brand" company Goop? And people are actually buying their shit? I think whoever is running the show should just hand the reigns to the Dwarf Fortress guys. At least their bugs are believable.

pityJuke 3y ago
> Goop? Someone named a "modern lifestyle brand" company Goop? And people are actually buying their shit? An actress, in particular, Gwyneth Paltrow. It also had a Netflix show in 2020.
s5300 3y ago
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pelagicAustral 3y ago
I swear... the jokes are writing themselves these days.
Cheer2171 3y ago
Similar to Chesterton's fence, if you don't understand why the Goop brand has become incredibly popular for a particular demographic, maybe you aren't qualified to critique it. In short: It is supposed to sound exactly as ridiculous as you think it sounds. The Goop line most famously includes a candle that is marketed as smelling like the creator's vagina. It is supposed to generate outrage among people of your demographic. Like the Kardashians, Gwyneth Paltrow knows exactly what she's doing, which is making money.
- throwup238 3y ago
  What is my "demographic", exactly? I'm not outraged, I'm amused... in a "bless your heart" kind of way.
  - kingkawn 3y ago
    The demographic who likes an opportunity to flag wave their superiority
    - throwup238 3y ago
      I really don't need a snake oil peddling lifestyle brand that rhymes with "poop" to wave that flag, thanks. The matrix would have been fine without that detail.
- FredPret 3y ago
  I agree. Goop’s making money. If it works, it isn’t stupid. Hell, we have major corporations called “Google” (baby sound) and “Apple” (I’m so used to the name that it sounds normal, also, I love them. But a fruit? Really?)
paxys 3y ago
Why is that the surprising part to you? It's a brand name. We buy hi-tech electronics from a company named after a fruit. Plenty of other top brand names are either nonsensical or heavily ironic. That's just how marketing works.

pityJuke 3y ago

> Goop? Someone named a "modern lifestyle brand" company Goop? And people are actually buying their shit? An actress, in particular, Gwyneth Paltrow. It also had a Netflix show in 2020.

s5300 3y ago

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pelagicAustral 3y ago

I swear... the jokes are writing themselves these days.

Cheer2171 3y ago

Similar to Chesterton's fence, if you don't understand why the Goop brand has become incredibly popular for a particular demographic, maybe you aren't qualified to critique it. In short: It is supposed to sound exactly as ridiculous as you think it sounds. The Goop line most famously includes a candle that is marketed as smelling like the creator's vagina. It is supposed to generate outrage among people of your demographic. Like the Kardashians, Gwyneth Paltrow knows exactly what she's doing, which is making money.

throwup238 3y ago
What is my "demographic", exactly? I'm not outraged, I'm amused... in a "bless your heart" kind of way.
- kingkawn 3y ago
  The demographic who likes an opportunity to flag wave their superiority
  - throwup238 3y ago
    I really don't need a snake oil peddling lifestyle brand that rhymes with "poop" to wave that flag, thanks. The matrix would have been fine without that detail.
FredPret 3y ago
I agree. Goop’s making money. If it works, it isn’t stupid. Hell, we have major corporations called “Google” (baby sound) and “Apple” (I’m so used to the name that it sounds normal, also, I love them. But a fruit? Really?)

paxys 3y ago

Why is that the surprising part to you? It's a brand name. We buy hi-tech electronics from a company named after a fruit. Plenty of other top brand names are either nonsensical or heavily ironic. That's just how marketing works.