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These are modern infomercials. Concrete pains ("planning a vacation is hard!"), shallow solutions that don't stand up to real-world use, and, in the end, a prom
by gffrd 10d ago
These are modern infomercials. Concrete pains ("planning a vacation is hard!"), shallow solutions that don't stand up to real-world use, and, in the end, a promise left unfilfilled. (And a thing in your drawer that takes up space.)
- fernandotakai 10d agohonestly, one day i will understand why these guys go so hard on planning vacations. one of the best parts of vacations is actually planning it! trying to find restaurants, organizing your days, trying to fit activities -- that makes you look forward to your time off. really, i want to automate the boring parts of my life (did i really pay rent this month?) not the things that make me happy.
- robotresearcher 10d ago> one of the best parts of vacations is actually planning it For some. Others hate or fear it. For others it just feels like work.
- gffrd 10d agoImagine the fear these people will feel walking in to a vacation planned by … a ROBOT!
- willy_k 9d agoSocial media has fried some people’s brains so much that it is incredibly anxiety inducing to make many typically mundane or routine choices, for fear of missing / missing out on something.
- gffrd 9d agoI think they're grabbing at universally-understood frictions that people associate with pleasure or anxiety … or, most powerfully, identity. We all know the feeling of wanting to be successful, or to go on a great vacation. Showing these scenarios creates strong emotional response in the audience - we're now the people winning at work, going on a great vacation. This is especially important when you're selling something dull. See: insurance.