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No one is actually upset about any specific objects that were destroyed in the making of this ad. This sort of advertising is all about eliciting emotions and s
by skywhopper 2y ago
No one is actually upset about any specific objects that were destroyed in the making of this ad. This sort of advertising is all about eliciting emotions and shaping a message--a vibe--about a particular product. This ad triggered visceral feelings related to the emotional connection a lot of people--even skeptical agnostic materialists!--have with the tools, instruments, and products of creativity and art. And based on the reaction, the ad clearly elicited a lot of negative emotions and a negative vibe in what is presumably the iPad Pro's target audience. Thus, I'd say that even from your ultra-rationalist point of view, it's a bad ad.
- citizen_friend 2y agoI mostly agree. My point is I don’t think the audience here would give the same empathy to flag burning, Christian trolling etc. just want to be clear if these are the gods we worship here
- mulmen 2y agoAs a recovering christian I don’t “worship” anything, especially a god.
- real0mar 2y agono one asked
- mulmen 2y ago> just want to be clear if these are the gods we worship here “We” don’t worship anything here.
- citizen_friend 2y agoThe root of this thread is arguing that the musical instruments are sacred and deserving of symbolic respect.
- mulmen 2y agoYes, by Apple customers, not HN commenters.
- citizen_friend 2y agoHN commenters in this very thread. And it's one of the most upvoted comments.