tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post4953396648195320121..comments2023-12-23T21:59:20.634-08:00Comments on The Ad Contrarian: The Wonderful Things We Used To KnowBOB HOFFMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05158827977385952634noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-65132972352518575332012-12-03T09:53:06.108-08:002012-12-03T09:53:06.108-08:00Tony,
I think you have misinterpreted my meaning....Tony,<br /><br />I think you have misinterpreted my meaning. Pls re-read.BOB HOFFMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158827977385952634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-44330769778276188312012-12-03T05:12:51.124-08:002012-12-03T05:12:51.124-08:00Well, Bob, it looks like you've graduated from...Well, Bob, it looks like you've graduated from spotty comments to no comments and now to comments from ad bots.<br /><br />Is that irony or am I misusing the word like everyone else does?Chris Seigernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-82316646849889441262012-12-02T23:37:16.591-08:002012-12-02T23:37:16.591-08:00Bob, I love your blog and agree with 97.24% of the...Bob, I love your blog and agree with 97.24% of the stuff you say. But, if you don't reckon global warming is a problem, I suggest your read Deep Future by Kurt Stager. It scared the absolute shit of of me. Oh, and the line in your missive 'We still have people ... who know how it all works and how it will work in the future. They know what we need to do and how we need to do it. They know." I can't help feeling you might have been talking about yourself a bit there old son. Tony Hoadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-14492881320547621972012-11-30T01:36:14.768-08:002012-11-30T01:36:14.768-08:00The retreat from reason is everywhere. The retreat from reason is everywhere. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-24048830031264218542012-11-29T13:29:35.875-08:002012-11-29T13:29:35.875-08:00Given that one of America's two great politica...Given that one of America's two great political parties has institutionalised life in the parallel universe I'm not surprised it's flourishing elsewhere. A good salesman always believes his own bullshit, so it shouldn't come as a shock that there's an army of ignorant individuals deeply empowered by their motivational tapes running around telling us that something is true because, hey, they just know it is. If we all wish hard enough, Tinkerbell won't die. Science has been kicked off its pedestal, and truthiness and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People have arrived to take its place.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11739513763399706214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-60810931496083716242012-11-29T13:10:01.590-08:002012-11-29T13:10:01.590-08:00Hello Ad Contrarian!
I've seen this video cir...Hello Ad Contrarian!<br /><br />I've seen this video circulating around and, knowing your thoughts on social media, would love to know what you think of it. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QUCfFcchw1w<br /><br />I did note that they didn't mention any statistics on actual SALES being made from social media interactions.<br />Katie Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803565489576232959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-74486459594959820652012-11-29T10:02:24.490-08:002012-11-29T10:02:24.490-08:00Montaigne - "The only thing I know is that I ...Montaigne - "The only thing I know is that I know nothing. And I'm not even sure about that."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-66717498901830693092012-11-29T07:47:45.825-08:002012-11-29T07:47:45.825-08:00“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, ...“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.” <br />― PlatoPaul Benjouhttp://www.myopenkimono.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-9426632692417965972012-11-29T07:20:17.468-08:002012-11-29T07:20:17.468-08:00Not sure if you ever read William Goldman's bo...Not sure if you ever read William Goldman's books Adventure's in the Screen Trade or Which Lie Did I Tell? One of his refrains is "no one knows anything." (If you haven't read them, I'm sure you would enjoy them.)<br /><br />There's more than a bit of alchemy to both businesses, and when we admit to not knowing everything, and approach our jobs with humility and at least a little respect for the Muse, we're a hell of lot more likely to succeed.<br /><br />As always, keep up the good fight, JimmyJimmy Gilmorehttp://fluid-films.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-5521442165378874852012-11-29T06:13:29.178-08:002012-11-29T06:13:29.178-08:00We used to know a snake oil salesman when we saw o...We used to know a snake oil salesman when we saw one.Chris Seigernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249997465016074955.post-88184243420837027452012-11-29T01:37:22.230-08:002012-11-29T01:37:22.230-08:00Bob,
One of my favourite quotes is from Whitehead:...Bob,<br />One of my favourite quotes is from Whitehead: "The problem with the world is that the ignorant are arrogant and cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt."dave trottnoreply@blogger.com