Earlier quoted context omitted.
German probably has one.
Werbungsleereschmierigkeitsgefühl, maybe.
google managed to index this within 2 hours and so it now shows this comment as the only instance of that "word" on the internet
The Leaked Fyre Festival Pitch Deck Is Beyond Parody
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#52If it had not been a complete and utter failure, the pitch deck would have been just another unremarkable example of marketing/PR fluffery, and wouldn't have been worth commenting on. Doesn't look any different from media marketing I've seen for things that were successful.
That's kind of the problem. It is, as you say, fluffery - designed to arouse desire rather than to inform. And we already have far too much of this.
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#53Social media has really become a cesspool. All these "influencers" promoting crap without a single care for their actions.
It's like how the search landscape was about 10 years back. Google clamping down on terrible affiliate pages was the best thing to happen to search.
Social media needs similar policing.
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#54"We've crafted a team of rockstars ... Combined we've sold 60 MM records worldwide" Glad to hear they're giving the whole team credit for those sales numbers.
For some reason, the fact that it was Ja Rule makes it even more morbidly funny. The only reason people remember Ja anymore is because of Dave Chapelle's bit, and that was in the context of an actually huge disaster - 9/11
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#55"The cultural experience of the decade" I mean they may have got that part right.
You know it will become a boast to have been there a few years from now. I just got back myself, I could tell you some stories if you were to ah, hook me up.
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#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
I agree. All of this may appear incredibly douchy, but they had a viable business model. Now that they are most certainly finished, there should be plenty of opportunity for someone else to totally steal the idea. Hopefully not someone as incompetent and lazy.
> All of this may appear incredibly douchy, but they had a viable business model. Where, exactly, did the viability of their business model get demonstrated?
'Find cheap land and exploit it' has a long if not exactly distinguished history.
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#57Is there a word for that slightly scummy, uncomfortable feeling you're left with after reading a particularly empty piece of marketing drivel?
I think it is the 'rock and roll' narcissism that is making your skin cringe so painfully! Traits include:
Grandiosity with expectations of superior treatment from others
Fixated on fantasies of power, success, intelligence, attractiveness, etc.
Self-perception of being unique, superior and associated with high-status people and institutions
Needing constant admiration from others
Sense of entitlement to special treatment and to obedience from others
Exploitative of others to achieve personal gain
Unwilling to empathize with others' feelings, wishes, or needs
Intensely envious of others and the belief that others are equally envious of them
Signs and symptoms - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disor...
The same personality defect leads to monumental fails, so people on the project only concern themselves with what they have been hired for, so if you are a writer (e.g.) and hired to be some influencer/journalist then you care about your ego as writer and not care about whether the event is going to be a viable financial concern. So the whole thing suits the build someone up and then discard way these people work.
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#58The real question is how long until someone kickstarts a fyrefest gone right.
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#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
I agree. All of this may appear incredibly douchy, but they had a viable business model. Now that they are most certainly finished, there should be plenty of opportunity for someone else to totally steal the idea. Hopefully not someone as incompetent and lazy.
> All of this may appear incredibly douchy, but they had a viable business model. Where, exactly, did the viability of their business model get demonstrated?
How about by the fact that it the marketing plan worked, the hype was there, and the tickets sold out?
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#60The post states they sought $25M in funding. Curious to know if they were successful in closing that amount.
I'm curious about that too. They must have gotten close or raised all of it, as they actually attempted to have the event.