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> This is a disturbing, shocking ad, not just because of what it shows but because of its seeming obliviousness to the subtext that it turns into text, as well
by blackhaj7 2y ago
> This is a disturbing, shocking ad, not just because of what it shows but because of its seeming obliviousness to the subtext that it turns into text, as well as the message it sends to every artist alive: the tech industry will crush you, destroy you; suddenly, violently, all at once.
It surprises me how upset people get about stuff these days
- 4544h6j7 2y ago[flagged]
- brevitea 2y agoYou made a new account, to say the word snowflake. Who is the snowflake again?
- DennisAleynikov 2y agoyour account is only 62 days old... also what does that even mean lmao
- brevitea 2y agoyou are confirming I didn't make this account today. thanks. what does what mean?
- xoxxala 2y agoSadly, I'm no longer surprised by these kind of overreactions. We truly live in the Age of Being Offended.
- aredox 2y agoWould you still say the same now? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40313733 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40313733
- hodgesrm 2y agoI don't see how this changes much. The ad was imperfect. Apple apologized. Let's move on.
- skyzyx 2y agoSo much this.
- xoxxala 2y agoAbsolutely. I still say the ad was fine and people overreacted. We'll never know, but if this ad had come out when the iPad launched, I suspect the reactions would have been completely different.
- nailer 2y agoYes, I dislike the ad too, but I’m not offended by it or want to see it cancelled. It’s just a bad ad. No big deal.
- brevitea 2y agoIMO, people want corporations like Apple to facilitate art by humans, not crush it with AI and effectively replace humans. It appears this is just an outlet for the legitimate frustration and fear creatives are feeling with respect to Gen-AI. There's no safety net. The ad seems to strike that exact chord, and people react. It's perhaps a little dystopian that Apple still needs people to buy their devices (ya know, the offended creatives). That said, I don't think the ad should be taken down.
- kcplate 2y agoPersonally… I thought it was a cool visual and I suspect anyone morally outraged over it is probably a real drag at parties.