Reddit’s April Fools’ experiment

Re:Reddit’s April Fools’ experiment by icc97 on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @03:15PM (#14036204)

I find this interesting in what it lacked:

* No Google / Twitter / Facebook / Amazon

* No news networks (except NPR)

* Hardly any corporations except for Tesla, Space X, AMD, Lego and IKEA

* No GTA, FIFA, large corporate games

* Only 6 actual people (1/3 of which was the Dutch dutchy)

* No films

* No iconic logos - e.g. Olympics rings, Nike, McDonalds

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Re:Reddit’s April Fools’ experiment by C4K3 on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @04:12PM (#14036724)

Lego and IKEA were only there because they represented the rivalry between Denmark and Sweden. But I do find it interesting how Tesla and Space X fans are so dedicated that they'd be willing to fight for them.

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Re:Reddit’s April Fools’ experiment by icc97 on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @05:47PM (#14037522)

> so dedicated that they'd be willing to fight for them

Now that's brand loyalty.

I'm imagining the Great World Brand War of 2130 and the aftermath with McDonalds youth movement being convicted of the genocide of the Nike sneakers resellers

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Re:Reddit’s April Fools’ experiment by wtfishackernews on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @10:49AM (#14042451)

Reddit is known for it's Elon Musk fanboyism, and at least the Tesla subreddit where heavily botting.

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Re:Reddit’s April Fools’ experiment by mycomian on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @03:34PM (#14036388)

Don't know what "dutchy" is supposed to mean but those are the king and queen.

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Re:Reddit’s April Fools’ experiment by icc97 on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @03:39PM (#14036430)

Sorry - I meant duchy which is strictly for duke / duchess but was just my silly rhyming to refer to the Dutch royalty.

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Re:Reddit’s April Fools’ experiment by shalmanese on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @07:15PM (#14038178)

Don't forget Bunnings Warehouse!

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