I’ve seen others recently, but the two I saw today are a Capital One commercial and a Progressive commercial.

In the first, the Capital One guy is talking to a couple of people. He is asked what he does for fun, and he does not know what to say. Then, they cut to him getting ready to sleep at the bank.

Another is the Progressive commercial where Flo talks with another woman about vacations. The other woman doesn’t seem to know what a vacation is. Flo begins describing what one is. In the end, she says she doesn’t really know, gives up, and says she’s never been on one either.

I was thinking about them while driving and came to the title thought.

  • nevyn@lemmy.vgEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Your life will be much better if you avoid commercials, it isn’t difficult, they creep me out whenever I am unfortunate enough to see/hear one, they are so contrived and so clearly aimed at people who have forgotten how to think.

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    8 months ago

    Not just commercials, TV shows, too.

    Last season, The Rookie had an episode where a rookie trainee cop, who was living in his car, got an offer from his best friend in college, a successful NFL quarterback, to be his head of security. He’d live in the guys mansion, and get paid about 4x what he was making as a cop.

    All of his cop friends talked him out of it because " you wouldn’t be living your life, you’d be living his."

    Yeah, what’s wrong with that? Your life sucks, you’re working full time at a dangerous job, and you can’t afford to live anywhere but your car. Why wouldn’t you rather live your friend’s life?

    Of course, he gets talked into staying a cop and living in his car, because that was the more honorable choice, somehow.

    • CottonMcKnight@midwest.social
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      8 months ago

      Dang that young guy could’ve saved a lot of money for the 4-8 years his friend was in the NFL and would’ve been able to go into a different career pretty easily.

      What is the Rookie even? Copaganda?

      • RamenJunkie@midwest.socialEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Eh, not really. It way more grounded that moat Copaganda shows like Law and Order. Funny too at times, since its a pseudo comedy series.

        • CottonMcKnight@midwest.social
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          7 months ago

          Isn’t it copaganda if the writers of said show are pushing a positive light for law enforcement and the DA’s? That’s a rhetorical question.

          • RamenJunkie@midwest.socialEnglish
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            7 months ago

            Kimd of. It also tends to push more “We need to actually follow the cop rules”.

            Not like Law and Order, which pushes, among other things, my biggest gripe, “Look, don’t make me go get a warrant.” Like no, go get your warrant, do it right."