This phone commercial exemplifies everything wrong with this generation

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This is the commercial for the Jokia Lunia something or other (not giving them more publicity than I have to). It's a camera phone with a zoom.

So, this young woman goes to a concert, and during what I imagine is this band's most popular song, she takes a picture, and spends like half the song trying to get the most impressive shot so she can make herself look cool.

Watch the reactions "SO JEALOUS" "Front Row?!" She's lying! She's more concerned with making herself look better than actually watching the damn band. She doesn't even like this fucking band, I bet. She's not there for the band.

That's facebook for ya. Once you are out of college, you should delete that shit. It starts making you feel bad. See all her friends in the commercial? They all feel WORSE because of social media. They are jealous, and probably have lower self-esteem because of what their friend posted. And, they are all doing fun shit like bowling, dating, and shopping, and they stop what they're doing to look at their phones with MISERABLE EXPRESSIONS. My God, man, why? Why would you do this to yourself? As advertising's objective is to make the product or service the link between who someone is and who they would ideally like to be, we are supposed to want to be the person who makes all their friends feel bad with fraudulent superiority facilitated by illusions, I guess.

These are weird times we live in.
 
I can't believe she actually took time to look at the band for a few seconds at the end. Ugh, why do that when you can be using your Lumia instead? If I wanted to just look at the band I could do a Bing image search at home or on the go.
 
I'm in college and I've deleted that shit. It helps you keep in touch with your family and share photos? Email. Phone. It helps you get invited to parties and get laid? Just ask around more and text your friends. "But I just unsubscribe from the wall posts of people I don't like." Then why even have them "friended". There is not a single person who I keep in contact with that I would otherwise be unable to without Facebook.

But to each their own.
 
I think you have a great point but I also don't think this is new. People have been doing this for decades. Whipping out photo albums every eight seconds, taking out their wallets to show pictures of their children, men with giant camcorders capturing every little moment then making everyone watch it after thanksgiving dinner. We've always been like this.

Only difference is now is that it's waaaayyyy easier.

I think you have a great point about social media though. I think it's damaging us at a very core level and it's affects will be most apparent in the next generation who is literally growing up with it.
 
vas_a_morir said:
Hell yes. This is when I realized that I am no longer young. I'm in my late 20's, so I guess it's about time. Yep... I now can say that I hate young people, lol.
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Nope, way too early. A good portion of the people into this stuff are even older than you.
 
akira28 said:
Yeah I don't get why people try to hold up their phones to take shitty concert pictures or worse...videos.
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With the phone in the commercial, your pictures will actually be good. With whatever phone you have? Yeah, it's gonna be shit, keep it in your pocket and enjoy the show.
 
Here's the deal. When you get older you will stop judging your life based on what other people post on social media, and you will stop thinking that people are posting things just to make you judge your life.

young people these days. This thread exemplifies everything wrong with this generation .
 
deli2000 said:
Yeah. Us young people huh? Don't we suck? You guys were so much better.
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Naw. Being young is great. I'm still young, and I am talking about my own generation (this generation)... but I wonder what effect social media is having on self-esteem. I mean, if you had to bet, would you think social media has made more people happy or more people depressed? I dunno.
 
top 1 ways to recognize you're old:

you start complaining about 'this generation'. you could pick up things to complain about any generation. so it's a silly way to generalize things.

my siblings are in their 40s and they do the 'facebook /check in every single place they go in the world' thing. it's a terrible frivilous thing to do IMO, but it has nothing to do with when people are born.

my oldest sister claims she does it so her future 'kid/s' can have a diary of her whole life. but honestly no kid is going to look at the 3 places you drank on friday night and give a shit. it would take half the kids life to sit down and just read what she puts up in a week about what she cooked for dinner, what 21 restaurants she checked into this week. hell if i was doing that stuff i wouldn't want it to be widely known, but whatever.
 
Sub_Level said:
I'm in college and I've deleted that shit. It helps you keep in touch with your family and share photos? Email. Phone. It helps you get invited to parties and get laid? Just ask around more and text your friends. "But I just unsubscribe from the wall posts of people I don't like." Then why even have them "friended". There is not a single person who I keep in contact with that I would otherwise be unable to without Facebook.

But to each their own.
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I find it far easier to communicate with family, out of town family/friends etc. in 1 place than have to play phone tag or use outdated e-mail.

Have you tried having a conversation in e-mail form? It's easier to just chat inside FB. But again, to each to own.

deli2000 said:
Yeah. Us young people huh? Don't we suck? You guys were so much better.
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Back in my day we talked to face to face. We played outside without a care and drank water from a hose *shakes fist*

My only problems towards the majority of this generation is that they don't keep eye contact and keep their faces glued to the phone when trying to talk to them. It's incredibly fucking rude and i don't tolerate it but that isn't to say people from my generation don't do the exact same thing because they do. And it's why i don't lump 1 generation into a problem that expands all ages.

You wanna tweet beep bop gram your duckface? That's fine, no problem. But when someone engages you in a conversation, put your phone down and look them in the eyes. Is that too much to ask?

vas_a_morir said:
People born after 1980.



Hell yes. This is when I realized that I am no longer young. I'm in my late 20's, so I guess it's about time. Yep... I now can say that I hate young people, lol.
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This generation is people born in maybe the mid 90s. What people call "Generation Z"

80s is Gen Y.
 
vas_a_morir said:
Naw. Being young is great. I'm still young, and I am talking about my own generation (this generation)... but I wonder what effect social media is having on self-esteem. I mean, if you had to bet, would you think social media has made more people happy or more people depressed? I dunno.
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I'd say it makes people more depressed.

Like you pointed out, all of those people are being social; they all have a solid group of friends. Yet they feel hollow inside. Despite their fun lives, they still feel something is missing. When they see their friend at the concert, they get jealous. They think they should be doing that. But here they are, stuck doing shit like bowling. Due to social media, people feel more compelled to compare themselves to others, increasing jealousy and, in turn, lowering people into a deeper and deeper depression.
 
DeadNames said:
I'd say it makes people more depressed.

Like you pointed out, all of those people are being social; they all have a solid group of friends. Yet they feel hollow inside. Despite their fun lives, they still feel something is missing. When they see their friend at the concert, they get jealous. They think they should be doing that. But here they are, stuck doing shit like bowling. Due to social media, people feel more compelled to compare themselves to others, increasing jealousy and, in turn, lowering people into a deeper and deeper depression.
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There was a study that suggested people with over 400 friends on facebook were more likely to be depressed. Had something to do with seeing all the amazing things everyone else is doing and then reassessing wtf you're doing with your life.
 
When I saw this commercial before it kind of bothered me too. The idea that such a significant aspect of the concert is taking a pic and sharing with friends is disturbing. Sometimes things are just meant to be enjoyed in the moment. I can understand taking a couple of quick pics and spending the time to share them later, but that's it.

I'm not to the breaking point yet, but in general social media has started to get on my nerves ever so slightly in the last year or so. It's just way overdone. And, the things people share on social media on a daily basis sometimes make me want to punch them. It's like, no one knows where the draw the line.
 
VanMardigan said:
With the phone in the commercial, your pictures will actually be good. With whatever phone you have? Yeah, it's gonna be shit, keep it in your pocket and enjoy the show.
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yeah but for what purpose? Sharing on facebook? I don't want to see your tiny pic of a dude I *might* recognize, if you phone camera isn't a piece of shit. Keeping as a keepsake? Really? I can kind of understand one picture, but lets go through the process. You take a few snaps of the concert, they end up languishing in your MyDocuments folder for the next 3 years until you get a new computer or reinstall your system, and that's it.

So I can get it. But it should never have become a widely recognized cultural touchstone where the fucking iPhone comes out instead of the lighter.

Also, you ever try holding up a shitty Bic in a concert? Ouch.
 
Newline said:
What does socially salty even mean? Do I have to reply to my friends mediocre instagram pics with "so jealous" to avoid becoming "socially salty"?
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No, but if you're on instagram just to bitch about people posting concert pictures, you would be.

Also, to the op, I can snap a picture, reframe it, and post it on social media in less than 30 seconds. In fact, the girl in the video did just that and was enjoying the band by the end of the commercial, so its a pretty baffling ad to base a rant on.
 
There's a worse one that I can't find at the moment, but it's a tracking shot of a guy and his phone, but it's presented as a flip-book animation of the guy and his phone as he walks around with the background and people he's with changing every half-second. The message is that no matter what you are doing, the center of your universe is how cool your phone is and everything else is unimportant. Felt dirty watching the ad. I still don't own a smartphone :x
 
akira28 said:
yeah but for what purpose? Sharing on facebook? I don't want to see your tiny pic of a dude I *might* recognize, if you phone camera isn't a piece of shit. Keeping as a keepsake? Really? I can kind of understand one picture, but lets go through the process. You take a few snaps of the concert, they end up languishing in your MyDocuments folder for the next 3 years until you get a new computer or reinstall your system, and that's it.
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That's kind of true for all photos since the beginning of their existence.
 
akira28 said:
Yeah I don't get why people try to hold up their phones to take shitty concert pictures or worse...videos.
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I think a quick pic is fine. Don't hold that shit up for an entire song though and don't be Lumia bitch. I wanna dance and you better not hinder me to be cognitively distant on your goddamn phone.
 
VanMardigan said:
No, but if you're on instagram just to bitch about people posting concert pictures, you would be.

Also, to the op, I can snap a picture, reframe it, and post it on social media in less than 30 seconds. In fact, the girl in the video did just that and was enjoying the band by the end of the commercial, so its a pretty baffling ad to base a rant on.
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I dunno. I guess because instead of watching the live band during their most popular song, she was instead staring at a still picture on her phone, trying to manipulate it (something she could have done later) to get the most impressive shot so she could post it right away so everybody knew how cool she was. I feel like if she was there for the band, she would have been watching the band's most popular (presumably) song instead of staring at her phone during the entire first verse. In other words, she's there to for the social media bragging rights rather than watching the band. Seems poseurish.
 
vas_a_morir said:
I dunno. I guess because instead of watching the live band during their most popular song, she was instead staring at a still picture on her phone, trying to manipulate it (something she could have done later) to get the most impressive shot so she could post it right away so everybody knew how cool she was. I feel like if she was there for the band, she would have been watching the band's most popular (presumably) song instead of staring at her phone during the entire first verse. In other words, she's there to for the social media bragging rights rather than watching the band. Seems poseurish.
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She took 30 seconds out of an hour-long concert to do something on her phone. Big deal.

claviertekky said:
What happens after Z?

Wingdings?
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Luckily, we Swedes have Å, Ä and Ö. We don't have to worry for three more generations!
 
DeadNames said:
I'd say it makes people more depressed.

Like you pointed out, all of those people are being social; they all have a solid group of friends. Yet they feel hollow inside. Despite their fun lives, they still feel something is missing. When they see their friend at the concert, they get jealous. They think they should be doing that. But here they are, stuck doing shit like bowling. Due to social media, people feel more compelled to compare themselves to others, increasing jealousy and, in turn, lowering people into a deeper and deeper depression.
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So why is this so much worse than when people use to have slide shows of photos from vacation? Did you feel bitter resentment when you went to your grandparents house and saw walls and walls of photos, showing them in the war, family gathering, vacations?

Heres an idea if you feel depressed and less of a person because your friends are out having fun and your just sitting at home masturbating using your tears as lubricant why don`t you...actually go out and do something??
 
Hilbert said:
That's kind of true for all photos since the beginning of their existence.
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Nah, not actual physical media. Or photos with purpose.

This is more about concert pics. Which are shitty even when they're not, unless you're on stage.

edit: or a pro with an actual camera.
 
I'll do that at a show. I'll take a picture, tag and post it real quick during a song and enjoy the rest of it.

Sometimes I'll take videos, but I'm not watching through the phone (most of the time). I'll keep it low enough where it doesn't bother anyone and enjoy the show while holding it steady.

Nothing wrong with preserving a memory.

Now, if I'm at a show where I know 20k people are also there with their cell phones out, I'll just enjoy myself and look on youtube for the videos later.
 
vas_a_morir said:
I dunno. I guess because instead of watching the live band during their most popular song, she was instead staring at a still picture on her phone, trying to manipulate it (something she could have done later) to get the most impressive shot so she could post it right away so everybody knew how cool she was. I feel like if she was there for the band, she would have been watching the band's most popular (presumably) song instead of staring at her phone during the entire first verse. In other words, she's there to for the social media bragging rights rather than watching the band. Seems poseurish.
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imo if you like a bands most popular song that makes you a poser.
 
I was at Glastonbury and people were filming stuff on their phones. I really didn't get it, all the acts from the main stage are being professionally filmed and put on iPlayer and you want a shaky super low res video you shot on your phone? Just live in the moment
 
So taking a picture during a concert so you can show your friends is something bad now?

You're joking, right?

Because going up to friends and recommending a concert and slowly telling a story of all of the fun parts is so much better, right? Rather than just showing a picture or video and saying, "Yeah, you can expect this next time they're in town! It was a blast!"

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I mean, whatever floats your boat OP.
 
RedShift said:
I was at Glastonbury and people were filming stuff on their phones. I really didn't get it, all the acts from the main stage are being professionally filmed and put on iPlayer and you want a shaky super low res video you shot on your phone? Just live in the moment
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Yeah, I'll never get that if I'm at something that is being professionally filmed. Why would I want my own shitty copy when there will be a much better one?
 
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