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My first reaction on seeing the goat ad was negative. Why they chose to advertise this as an antisocial product which helps you disengage from ACTUAL social act

My first reaction on seeing the goat ad was negative. Why they chose to advertise this as an antisocial product which helps you disengage from ACTUAL social activity escaped me. I once wrote a blog boat decrying the attitude of many of my European friends and family (who I see and keep up with on Facebook of course) for their attitude summed up on the phrase "I don't live to work, I work to live" ...while this sounds superficially appealing most folks saying it use it as a justification for letting life pass them by, taking Jo responsibility for themselves, making no effort in their job and then blowing their paycheck on booze at the weekend. Facebook Home as portrayed in these ads appears to be for the folks zombieing their way through life in this way. The artifice if social networking replacing the actual social. It saddens me. Sharing "experiences" is nowhere near as good as actually having experiences, being present fully in the moment, in the company of others similarly engaged.

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qb45 14y ago
> My first reaction on seeing the goat ad was negative. Why they chose to advertise this as an antisocial product which helps you disengage from ACTUAL social activity escaped me. Because they want to promote disengaging from actual social activities and browsing facebook instead. > Sharing "experiences" is nowhere near as good as actually having experiences, being present fully in the moment, in the company of others similarly engaged. Yes, but "actually having experiences" doesn't give you a chance to watch facebook ads, while "sharing experiences" does. It's your business to know what's better for you and their business to know what's better for them. Facebook isn't a charity.
- bergie 14y ago
  > Because they want to promote disengaging from actual social activities and browsing facebook instead. Exactly. This is as honest marketing as it gets.

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qb45 14y ago

> My first reaction on seeing the goat ad was negative. Why they chose to advertise this as an antisocial product which helps you disengage from ACTUAL social activity escaped me. Because they want to promote disengaging from actual social activities and browsing facebook instead. > Sharing "experiences" is nowhere near as good as actually having experiences, being present fully in the moment, in the company of others similarly engaged. Yes, but "actually having experiences" doesn't give you a chance to watch facebook ads, while "sharing experiences" does. It's your business to know what's better for you and their business to know what's better for them. Facebook isn't a charity.

bergie 14y ago
> Because they want to promote disengaging from actual social activities and browsing facebook instead. Exactly. This is as honest marketing as it gets.