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I was inspired. Now I’m going to out and make the world a better place. I’m going to re-evaluate my ists, and isms and embrace a new global paradigm.
JWM
Next year we can look forward to the Generic Presidential Campaign Ad bullsh*t. ☺
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rouDIzhgVcY
Seen it before. Really nails it. Still.
Reminds me of those TED talks horseshit videos. Every gawdamn one pisses me off.
I have tried to support corporations over my lifetime; they are, after all, a bunch of people trying to make a buck. They spread wealth, much of the time.
But, in my doting, I am beginning to get pissed off at the gross tonnage of idiocy available from big boardrooms and corporate headquarters. And, the possibility of corporate involvement in the little man’s life; it is a caution.
So glad they like children, minorities, women, puppies, the environment, wind, (sound of throwing up here).
Yep, and they note: Copyright © Dissolve Inc. This video may not be downloaded. To publish or broadcast this video, contact press@dissolve.com, or tweet us at @dissolve.
This video does for corporate advertising what Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat did for movies. Reveals all the glitz and glamour to be formulaic, utterly predictable, and cliche. Surprise!
Children remain fearful all of their lives no matter how old they are, especially the ones that never grow up.
DaVinci’s Notebook smartly produced a version of this very same thing in song form.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=734wnHnnNR4
Capitalism is a force for good; corporatism is downright evil. Even Adam Smith, archetypal capitalist, said it. “People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.” The conspiracy, today, is usually lobbying for more regulation that giant corporations can easily deal with but startups can’t manage.
One more thing: Any corporation that is “too big to fail” (meaning requiring a bailout if it does fail) is too big, period. General Motors, any of the big banks…