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Sure but occasionally that attitude leads to men walking on the moon.

I think this “awesome”, “amazing”, “super exciting” phase came much later than the moon walking era. Remember it’s been over 50 years since humans walked on the moon. Much has changed.

See these old videos, where people talk in a straightforward way:

Car transmission https://youtu.be/JOLtS4VUcvQ

How to dial your phone https://youtu.be/PuYPOC-gCGA

The dial comes to town https://youtu.be/p45T7U5oi9Q

Now go watch that Apple video again and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Great selection, another of my favourites: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAw79386WI

This is the type of people that sent us to the Moon. No non-sense engineers.

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