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[-] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

Honestly — how is this not just simple stealth product placement?

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 32 points 3 days ago

I assume this meme was originally made by some hydro homie with a special interest, since it's not the type of product marketed to individuals.

[-] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Totally agree. But separated from the hydrohomies group, some operations vp is looking at that thinking… “hmm… it’s time. I’ll call my guy.”

I mean the meme is kind of perfect for capitalism?

[-] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Imagine some VP spending more than 5min here before realizing how unwelcome they are, let alone making purchasing decisions off this.

[-] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Aren’t capitalists the target audience? Hopefully we’re not here just to pat one another on the back. We want to move people closer to the good side.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

What good side are you talking about? A future in which only governments control the distribution of water fountains?

I’m a capitalist anyway, but I don’t really see the downside of a world in which a company makes drinking fountains and people can buy them.

[-] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

We agree on the goodness of water and a free market that makes the best water fountains available. My objection is the use of a Fediverse application serving up corporate advertising. It’s feels ookie… and this thread lightened me up. Someone pointed out the meme was likely made by hydrohomies for hydrohomies.

[-] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

I am very very sensitive to corporate astroturfing but frankly this macro seems pretty innocuous. Listing the models even enhances the comedy IMO

[-] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago
[-] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Whoosh on me then loll

[-] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I doubt the CEO cares about memes to market their water fountains. Especially on Lemmy, there's ~40k ppl here and most would rather drink CEO blood over buying a water fountain.
I doubt people will buy a water fountain just because some people online think it's funny, especially when 99% of their profits are for new buildings lol

[-] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I want to see the meme with ceo blood now.

[-] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You’re seriously going to buy one of these? You think anyone here is?

[-] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

These are institutional devices. Place where I work has the good work one and I like that but it’s still a product even if I’m not personally going to buy it.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

Are you so deeply against “capitalism” that you’re against products as such?

[-] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Not at all but I like my advertising delivered to me on Reddit where I will never see it.

this post was submitted on 18 Dec 2024
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