Only Trend-Immortals Should Approach An Anti-Brand
February 5, 2015 8:16 AM   Subscribe

 
The #brand is strong with this one.
posted by migurski at 8:19 AM on February 5, 2015


On balance I think I think this is satire, but given that it sounds like a litany of wank I am prepared to accept it is for real.
posted by biffa at 8:28 AM on February 5, 2015


Double-plus thumbs up
posted by I-Write-Essays at 8:32 AM on February 5, 2015


I've noticed a few websites running very distinctively Clickhole-esque pieces like this recently.
posted by clockzero at 8:36 AM on February 5, 2015


Related. Semi-related.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 8:49 AM on February 5, 2015 [2 favorites]


This kind of reminds me of Jon Hendren's epic Twitter branding narrative last year.
posted by saladin at 8:50 AM on February 5, 2015 [7 favorites]


Saladin, jinx.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 8:51 AM on February 5, 2015




Ha! He really is the best at this stuff.
posted by saladin at 8:54 AM on February 5, 2015


This is a new William Gibson thing, isn't it?
posted by Foosnark at 8:55 AM on February 5, 2015 [2 favorites]


I will have Public Relations back for myself! He who controls the Memes controls the universe, and what Zitron did not tell you is we have control of someone who is very close, very close, to the Trend Immortal. This person, this traitor, will be worth more to us than ten legions of teens!
posted by drumcorpse at 8:57 AM on February 5, 2015 [4 favorites]


This is exactly like all the wank that gets vomited up about ux.
posted by bleep at 9:13 AM on February 5, 2015 [1 favorite]


Sorry my metaphor isn't great but I'm busy actually producing useful stuff that people need.
posted by bleep at 9:14 AM on February 5, 2015


DevOps Quick Glossary

Unicorn: Say this if you want to look like a dork.

Infrastructure as code: I lock my office door and get fully nude to blog.

Continuous integration: My wife left me.

Web-scale: Blllghghjg.


Dying, dead.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 9:17 AM on February 5, 2015 [3 favorites]


This fits nicely with my sudden realization during my wife's nightly "Venting of the Lessons Learned" when I arrived home last night that her company is less a management consulting firm than a cargo cult. They ape the outward form and activities of a project team with little to no actual understanding of or concern for the actual goals of the project, confident that if they do this earnestly and visibly enough, they will be successful and will receive the blessings of the clients and get paid.

Thus the ceaseless demands for different types of reports that re-aggregate the same project data as the last ten reports, but in slightly different formats with slightly different connections and emphases. The original report was fine, but once that's been designed, it can simply be run every week by lower level staff with no further management input. Thus, upper management would not be managing anymore, and so they must demand a slightly different report this week. In this way, they successfully manage, which they must do to encourage the great metal birds to descend from heaven and distribute revenue.
posted by Naberius at 9:48 AM on February 5, 2015 [14 favorites]


Carles?
posted by Enemy of Joy at 9:56 AM on February 5, 2015


As satire, this is painfully spot-on.
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 11:52 AM on February 5, 2015


It's only unfunny because it's true.
posted by Devonian at 12:38 PM on February 5, 2015 [2 favorites]


Omg. The Hendren stuff has me crying at my desk. Amazing.
posted by putzface_dickman at 4:56 AM on February 6, 2015


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