Hacker News Reader

Comment by blackhaj7 | Hacker News Reader

> This is a disturbing, shocking ad, not just because of what it shows but because of its seeming obliviousness to the subtext that it turns into text, as well as the message it sends to every artist alive: the tech industry will crush you, destroy you; suddenly, violently, all at once.

It surprises me how upset people get about stuff these days

View on HN

Sadly, I'm no longer surprised by these kind of overreactions. We truly live in the Age of Being Offended.

Would you still say the same now?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40313733

Absolutely. I still say the ad was fine and people overreacted. We'll never know, but if this ad had come out when the iPad launched, I suspect the reactions would have been completely different.

I don't see how this changes much. The ad was imperfect. Apple apologized. Let's move on.

So much this.

IMO, people want corporations like Apple to facilitate art by humans, not crush it with AI and effectively replace humans. It appears this is just an outlet for the legitimate frustration and fear creatives are feeling with respect to Gen-AI. There's no safety net. The ad seems to strike that exact chord, and people react. It's perhaps a little dystopian that Apple still needs people to buy their devices (ya know, the offended creatives).

That said, I don't think the ad should be taken down.

Yes, I dislike the ad too, but I’m not offended by it or want to see it cancelled. It’s just a bad ad. No big deal.

Personally… I thought it was a cool visual and I suspect anyone morally outraged over it is probably a real drag at parties.

Like the whole of Japan?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40313733

Talk about clueless...

So everyone in Japan is morally outraged over a commercial? Wow. I better RSVP a “no” to that party in Kyoto next month.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com