Introducing Paper

Re:Introducing Paper by gavanwoolery on Thursday January 30, 2014 @08:46AM (#7150603)

I agree. Its become almost formulaic: cue hipster/light-hearted/playful music, show several emotionally engaging images with over-the-top DOF blur, narrate about how some mundane product that sucks us away from "real life" activities is tied to making the world a better, more engaging place.

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Re:Introducing Paper by yanivt on Thursday January 30, 2014 @09:49AM (#7150893)

I think your "sucks us away from real life" complaint has become formulaic. https://twitter.com/HistoryInPics/status/428802773313134592/...

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Re:Introducing Paper by aridiculous on Thursday January 30, 2014 @11:32AM (#7151523)

I knew what your photo would be before I clicked on it, and thus your defense is also 'formulaic'. One photo meme doesn't adequately counter the massive psychosocial influence of technology, good AND bad.

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Re:Introducing Paper by yanivt on Thursday January 30, 2014 @12:43PM (#7151997)

Hey, that photo was from today. Gimme some cred

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Re:Introducing Paper by dfc on Thursday January 30, 2014 @01:01PM (#7152151)

That photo was on reddit months ago.

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Re:Introducing Paper by nilkn on Thursday January 30, 2014 @11:12AM (#7151401)

What's not anti-social about that picture?

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Re:Introducing Paper by yanivt on Thursday January 30, 2014 @11:20AM (#7151448)

The point is that human nature rarely changes. But people always want something to blame.

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Re:Introducing Paper by gavanwoolery on Friday January 31, 2014 @12:05AM (#7155370)

True :)

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Re:Introducing Paper by wozniacki on Thursday January 30, 2014 @10:35AM (#7151152)

I know I'm not adding anything of value with this remark of mine, other than give my acclaim to what you said.

However, I've long wanted to describe what you just said but haven't sat down to pull the right language from the recesses of my brain to describe how annoying these formulaic montages have become.

So, thanks for doing it on my behalf.

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Re:Introducing Paper by res0nat0r on Thursday January 30, 2014 @10:26AM (#7151106)

If this were an Apple ad your response would be how beautiful, eloquent, heartfelt and touching the ad is.

Since it is Facebook and they are of course evil, it is obviously terrible.

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Re:Introducing Paper by gavanwoolery on Friday January 31, 2014 @12:08AM (#7155378)

I'd actually be more inclined to like Facebook than Apple, for whatever that is worth. I have nothing against Facebook, just this style of commercial. :)

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Re:Introducing Paper by res0nat0r on Friday January 31, 2014 @02:31AM (#7155764)

Fair enough. ;)

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