Would you be surprised to learn that this commercial aired at 8:14am the morning of 9/11, showing a paper airplane flying around a city and past skyscrapers? When it lands, it's opened up to reveal the words "I'm on my way". What is this an ad for and why does it matter? A 🧵
They don't even say that's when it aired for the first time. It just so happened the ad was running at that time. Which is completely unsurprising if you've ever watched TV, because you get 20 of the same ad just watching one episode of a show. And they air on numerous channels.
new advertisements are being pitched, shot, and aired every day
wealthy people network with one another
:edgeworth-shrug: you don't need to build a story out of the former for the latter to be concerning
They don't even say that's when it aired for the first time. It just so happened the ad was running at that time. Which is completely unsurprising if you've ever watched TV, because you get 20 of the same ad just watching one episode of a show. And they air on numerous channels.