Forgive me...the debate has gotten too long to quote...but...
It's easy to think of commercials and "mainstream" culture as simple and stupid,
but how true can this possibly be? Sure, it's true that some jobs are more
difficult than others or that some media might be more flooded with crap (or
waste or bile or whatever word you prefer) than another; but does this mean that
all commercials are crap? Is ALL television crap?
No, it can't possibly be so...logic forbids it. There are SOME people making
good commercials; there are some good television shows on the tube.
If you don't believe it, sit down and watch an hour of television, thinking
about the commercials. Pretend you had to make commercials for these
companies...what would you have come up with? What REALLY makes their ideas so
stupid and inane?
Just like everything else, it's too easy to generalize about commercials (as the
ultimate sell-out) and then generalize about the people who make those
commercials (as the ultimate sell-outs) and pretend you're better. Life is far
more complex than you give credit for when you make judgments like these, so
think twice. There are some people who LIKE watching commercials? Talk about
underground; talk about something so NOT mainstream...consider their perspective
for a moment before you bash all commercial media. You think IDM is underground?
Think about all those closet-cases that love watching commercials...you think
they laugh at us because we're on the outside, clueless and lost in our own
'ordinary viewing habits'?
Yes, some people don't know what they're doing with commercials.
But yes, some people do.
Yes, some artists make lots of money from commercials (remember that RDJ was one
of the first to make use of this cash flow situation...way back when)
But yes, some artists DON'T make lots of money this way.
Think before you open your mouth and criticize everything at once. Cool things
are cool because people have thought about them and figured out HOW and WHY
they're cool...not because it's obvious to everyone how and why they're cool.
---brian
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Save the whales. Collect the whole set. Trade them with your friends.
Brian Gause
Technical Writer
Applications Division
Oracle Corporation
(650) 506-1311
bgause@us.oracle.com
The statements and opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily
represent those of Oracle Corporation.
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