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Grumpy Cat made $100 million...

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I don't really have a problem with this observation, but I find people are generally far more forgiving of their own stupid crap than they are of others. People will make fun of Grumpy Cat, but go home and watch reality shows. Or they'll make fun of reality shows, and go home and play Metal Gear or GTA.

I'm okay condemning stupid crap as long as we're consistent. I'm also okay saying "well, we all enjoy some stupid crap from time to time, so let's not be too hard on ourselves" and leave it at that.

Always rib my family when they start watching reality shows on TV. These are all dumb. It's all a bit creepy and sad, the people on it and who watch it cause we make these real people into 2D characters and build their ego up until it goes pop. Can't help but think of that Black Mirror episode whenever such a show is on.

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I don't really have a problem with this observation, but I find people are generally far more forgiving of their own stupid crap than they are of others. People will make fun of Grumpy Cat, but go home and watch reality shows. Or they'll make fun of reality shows, and go home and play Metal Gear or GTA.

I'm okay condemning stupid crap as long as we're consistent. I'm also okay saying "well, we all enjoy some stupid crap from time to time, so let's not be too hard on ourselves" and leave it at that.

Reminds me of a Calvin and Hobbes:

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Baleoce

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Sad this cat didn't get famous:

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http://time.com/3622516/two-faced-cat-frank-louie/

Passed away recently.

From Link:

Janus cats, so-called after the two-faced Roman god, usually live for only a few days. The phenomenon doesn’t actually result from what causes conjoined twins — the incomplete separation of two embryos — but instead from the abnormal activity of a protein, which leads to duplication of parts or all of the face.

Oh wow, that's interesting. Lived to 15. Incredible.
 

Randam

Member
I'm surprised she made money of that cat.
aren't their a lot of pics/videos on the net, where the owner, or the person in said pic don't get anything?


and btw.: there is, or will be a film?
 

.GqueB.

Banned
I don't really have a problem with this observation, but I find people are generally far more forgiving of their own stupid crap than they are of others. People will make fun of Grumpy Cat, but go home and watch reality shows. Or they'll make fun of reality shows, and go home and play Metal Gear or GTA.

I'm okay condemning stupid crap as long as we're consistent. I'm also okay saying "well, we all enjoy some stupid crap from time to time, so let's not be too hard on ourselves" and leave it at that.

Really great post.

Everyone can find fault in just about anything someone happens to enjoy. I doubt we're all sitting around reading books and staring at paintings all day. And this ignores the fact that we're all on a message board talking to a bunch of strangers about a movie that made more money than you wanted. Something that many others would consider a rather gigantic waste of time.

I'm happy for the cat. Perhaps she'll start smiling now.
 

davepoobond

you can't put a price on sparks
Fuck…..

I have 4 cats, and one of them is pretty damn grumpy. I just need to think of the perfect way to monetise their antics and soon I could be a millionaire!


That’s because its real name is Tard and ‘Tarder sauce’ is most likely just the name they publicly use so people don’t get offended at them calling him (Re)Tard.

I agree -- Thinly veiled way to call your cat a retard in public. I wonder if someone will call them out on it
 

Moff

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I cant help but feel happy for this family to get filthy rich with something so small and harmless. I just hope they don't stress out the cat too much. oh and they should build her a golden monument in their home town.

did they actually do anything to make this go viral? or did they just post the picture once somewhere and everything after that happened by itself?
 

ICKE

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I bet a lot of people are looking at this story and are tirelessly training cute bunnies to perform tricks in order to get a slice of that social media monetization.

But it is too late now, you need to be at the top of the pyramid to win. I wonder what sort of insanity would net people a lot of donations or coverage in general.

-Something related to culture wars perhaps? I doubt there are any ways people can further humiliate themselves at this point.

If I had any sort of technical expertise, instead of opting for law school, I would probably try to create an App for local city dwellers - related to car parking or something similar. People would be able to log in and transmit their positions and then reserve places from other drivers who are about to leave their spot. The driver who is about to leave would receive a small royalty per every delivered parking space, the service itself would be charged via monthly fees. Started to think about this just now when my brother was complaining about never finding a space from the capital. Then again, I would not be surprised if several apps already existed for this purpose.
 

magnetic

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OF COURSE there is such a thing as an "internet meme talent manager"!

Ben Lashes (born Benjamin Clark[1][2]) is an Internet meme talent manager[citation needed] whose clients include Keyboard Cat, Nyan Cat and Grumpy Cat.[1] Lashes specializes in cats but also manages Scumbag Steve and Ridiculously Photogenic Guy.[1][3] His philosophy is "What would Walt Disney do if he created Mickey Mouse and it went viral on YouTube?"[1][4]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Lashes

OF COURSE!
 

nullset2

Junior Member
Like mugs, pencil holders, energy drinks and all that stuff?

I saw pencil holders, mugs, posters and calendars.

One of the employees actually had a Grumpy Cat themed cubicle. I still fail to find the reason why would anyone do that.
 

Enron

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my best friend's little sister works in some botique here in town and she mentioned that they couldn't keep grumpy cat stuff on the shelves. Middle aged rich women love Grumpy Cat, apparently.
 

Grizzo

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OF COURSE there is such a thing as an "internet meme talent manager"!



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Lashes

OF COURSE!

He even seems to specialize in cats. Good for him that he managed to make a living out of it but... that's still something which boggles my mind.

I saw pencil holders, mugs, posters and calendars.

One of the employees actually had a Grumpy Cat themed cubicle. I still fail to find the reason why would anyone do that.

Haha that sounds horrific. I can understand the occasional mug or goodies, but a whole cubicle... whoa.
 
Who would have thought that Grumpty Cat®----The world's grumpiest cat!™---would get so popular! Mee-wow!™

And the owners have done such a good job at keeping Grumpy Cat® away from the limelight and all that commercialised nonsense!
 
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