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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Apple publicly apologizes for celebrating its destruction of
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Date: 10 May 2024 22:29:17 GMT
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On 2024-05-10, Chris Schram <chrispam1@me.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 10 May 2024 14:33:50 -0700, Alan wrote:
>
>> On 2024-05-10 14:30, Andrew wrote:
>>> Jolly Roger wrote on 10 May 2024 18:33:42 GMT :
>>> 
>>>>> I found the ad visually stunning on one level, but pretty creepy on
>>>>> another. Overall, not the best way to tout the iPad's artistic
>>>>> versatility.
>>>>
>>>> I usually tune out Apple advertisements during their announcements
>>>> (and I generally avoid watching advertisements in general anyway). I
>>>> was indifferent to it when I watched it again, and I don't take anyone
>>>> claiming to be offended by it very seriously. It's just an ad.
>>> 
>>> Given all your statements about Apple come from Apple advertisements,
>> 
>> LOL!
>
> Well, now that Arlen has entered the room, I suppose this conversation is 
> over. So I guess It's now OK to broaden the discussion, and eventually 
> drag it far off-topic.
>
> In an online article commenting on the recent Apple ad, it was hinted that 
> videos of various objects being crushed by a hydraulic press has become 
> some sort of social media meme, perhaps a logical successor to "Will It 
> Blend." Perhaps I lead a sheltered life, but I have not viewed other such 
> videos. That would make Apple's ad a humorous (?!) parody of an existing 
> meme. I'll bet the committee that dreamed it up had a great laugh.

I mean other companies have made similar commercials for many years.
Strangely, the internet didn't melt down over them. But this is Apple,
so...

> I'm really overthinking this, but the more I overthink it, the concept of 
> crushing traditional creativity tools to splinters and goo, before 
> compressing them into an iPad, seems not the very best way to advertise 
> the iPad's creativity tools.

It's a light-hearted advertisement, and nothing more. People reading too
much into it is exactly how we got here in the first place. 

> So Stephen Colbert's parody is a parody of a parody of a social media 
> meme. My brain hurts!

I think Social media is nothing without parodies.

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JR