Working in the advertising industry feels like a continuous hazing humiliation ritual

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That’s a hot take that’s not grounded in reality

Because, unfortunately, the velocity and scale in the number of touch points and “moments” has risen so greatly that we can no longer focus on big ideas. Rather, most of the time it is about getting “assets” out the door. No one likes it, but that seems to be the reality.

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Good take

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Unfortunate that it is. I’m tired

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Sounds about right

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Yes… yes is that constantly..

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