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From: Chris Schram <chrispam1@me.com>
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Subject: Re: Apple publicly apologizes for celebrating its destruction of the
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Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 22:22:22 -0000 (UTC)
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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'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.

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

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