I saw a straight-up depressing ad at my last visit to the theater. A couple of guys are out back of a restaurant talking, and a third guy joins them.
Guy 1: What are you doing with your tax refund?
Guy 2: I’m going to buy some recording equipment and start that podcast I’ve always wanted to!
Guy 1: Nice. I’m putting it back into this truck that I have so I can keep making money making deliveries to restaurants! How about you, [Guy 3]?
Guy 3: [Smiles ruefully, opens his phone to…]
And the ad is for an app that invests your money in crypto currencies. So the ad is shitting on the idea of pursuing your creative dream or owning your own real-world business, and endorsing the idea of taking all your money to the crypto casino.
I saw a straight-up depressing ad at my last visit to the theater. A couple of guys are out back of a restaurant talking, and a third guy joins them.
Guy 1: What are you doing with your tax refund?
Guy 2: I’m going to buy some recording equipment and start that podcast I’ve always wanted to!
Guy 1: Nice. I’m putting it back into this truck that I have so I can keep making money making deliveries to restaurants! How about you, [Guy 3]?
Guy 3: [Smiles ruefully, opens his phone to…]
And the ad is for an app that invests your money in crypto currencies. So the ad is shitting on the idea of pursuing your creative dream or owning your own real-world business, and endorsing the idea of taking all your money to the crypto casino.
Fuck. That. Shit.