Re:Toyota ad hijacks Siri to switch off iPhones while driving
by delish on Saturday July 11, 2015 @11:42AM
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Many comments are saying, "This ad exposed people to danger."
Zooming out, lots of ads expose people many kinds of danger. It's easier to criticize this ad because the danger-connection is obvious. It's harder to run robust thought-experiments about the effect of thousands of unhealthy food ads (or gambling ads, smoking ads, 411 scams, credit card offers). But the (speaking unscientifically) aggregate millions of extra calories consumed is a big deal.
So saying, "Toyota shouldn't've done this" neglects wider contexts.
Zooming out, lots of ads expose people many kinds of danger. It's easier to criticize this ad because the danger-connection is obvious. It's harder to run robust thought-experiments about the effect of thousands of unhealthy food ads (or gambling ads, smoking ads, 411 scams, credit card offers). But the (speaking unscientifically) aggregate millions of extra calories consumed is a big deal.
So saying, "Toyota shouldn't've done this" neglects wider contexts.