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I agree. Its become almost formulaic: cue hipster/light-hearted/playful music, show several emotionally engaging images with over-the-top DOF blur, narrate abo
by gavanwoolery 13y ago
I agree. Its become almost formulaic: cue hipster/light-hearted/playful music, show several emotionally engaging images with over-the-top DOF blur, narrate about how some mundane product that sucks us away from "real life" activities is tied to making the world a better, more engaging place.
- yanivt 13y agoI think your "sucks us away from real life" complaint has become formulaic. https://twitter.com/HistoryInPics/status/428802773313134592/photo/1 https://twitter.com/HistoryInPics/status/428802773313134592/...
- nilkn 13y agoWhat's not anti-social about that picture?
- yanivt 13y agoThe point is that human nature rarely changes. But people always want something to blame.
- aridiculous 13y agoI knew what your photo would be before I clicked on it, and thus your defense is also 'formulaic'. One photo meme doesn't adequately counter the massive psychosocial influence of technology, good AND bad.
- gavanwoolery 13y agoTrue :)
- res0nat0r 13y agoIf this were an Apple ad your response would be how beautiful, eloquent, heartfelt and touching the ad is. Since it is Facebook and they are of course evil, it is obviously terrible.
- gavanwoolery 13y agoI'd actually be more inclined to like Facebook than Apple, for whatever that is worth. I have nothing against Facebook, just this style of commercial. :)
- res0nat0r 13y agoFair enough. ;)
- wozniacki 13y agoI know I'm not adding anything of value with this remark of mine, other than give my acclaim to what you said. However, I've long wanted to describe what you just said but haven't sat down to pull the right language from the recesses of my brain to describe how annoying these formulaic montages have become. So, thanks for doing it on my behalf.