Peter Sims says; The other day, I was talking with my friend Fagan Harris, a keen observer of American culture, and he reminded me that Shakespeare used the jesters as truth tellers. It was a fascinating point. Hundreds of years later, as institutions from journalism to politics to the church are as brittle as ever, truth telling increasingly falls to comedians. On the right, perhaps its Dennis Miller. On the left, Jon Stewart. And, in between, lots of people in the middle like Jerry Seinfeld (who called out the entire advertising industry for its bullshit earlier this year, when receiving an award at the CLIOs marketingmag.ca/…/have-you-seen-jerry-seinfelds-…) Whats clear from Chris Rocks viral quotes and sentiments is that Americans are THIRSTY for authenticity and truth-telling. As Fagan put it, Very few things are real anymore. Personally, I see many people in our generation over-marketing all the time, and large segments of the tech marketing world are awash in complete B.S. The good news is that the rest of the world ultimately knows substance and quality, and substance wins in the end. Heres to Chris Rock.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 21:55:49 +0000
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