Let's pretend we're at an interview: why advertising?

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Because I want to be surrounded by insufferable douchebags?

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Cos I did the wrong masters program

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I think about this a lot and have been hoping would someone would ask about it. There’s probably a lot of boring reasons that I’m a creative: It fits my skill set. I’m not smart or tough enough to be a real artist. I’ve gotten accustomed to a certain standard of living. I like working in groups. I like seeing my ideas become real. But as true as all of that is, I think the more interesting question is - what value is there in advertising? How do I take all the blunt, heavy bullshit this job throws at me - the ridiculous hours, the constant pressure, the even-more-constant criticism and creative rejection - and then still get up, come into work and want to to do well at it. I think the value I find in it, that keeps me going, is this: If I can make you laugh, even if it is to sell an iPhone charger, well, I still made you laugh. If I can make you want to call your mom, even if it was to get you to buy a greeting card, well, I still made you want to call your mom. When done right (which, yes, is rare) I can give people a fond memory or a fun way to kill three minutes on twitter. There are more ethical tiger traps in this landscape than one can shake a pointy bamboo stick at, but…I guess the bottom line is I think there’s an intrinsic value to communication, so I like communicating for a living.

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To embrace the dark triad of Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy... hired? 😈🤘

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Because it’s like Mad Men.

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👆🏻😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

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Almost all advertising is just noise, and I can help be part of making it a bit less awful.

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To give a real answer: because I was always obsessed with ads growing up and I cut my teeth on Facebook in college.

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Advertising is one of the last bastions of idea-ocracies where good thinking gives you license to speak truth to power; where a Jr. CW can tell a CEO how to better run their business. And the CEO will actually listen.

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@ACD3 ❤️

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"Advertising is one of the highest form of social manipulation. I want in."

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Because I hate myself

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Because wearing dress shoes hurts my feet and my back too much.

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