Apple’s Famous ‘Think Different’ Ad (Video)

By on October 6, 2011 in News 15

Good question for the Disinfo crowd: is this ad accurate or appropriating?

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  • Anonymous

    More like think “ZOMG IM A REBEL WOOT ZOMG”

  • http://hormeticminds.blogspot.com/ Chaorder Gradient

    newfag/oldfag is terminology reserved for the asshole of the internet; go back to 4chan.

    Alternatively: “only newfags say ‘newfag’”

  • emperorxx

    Of course, the message isn’t supposed to portray “rebels” or people who don’t “respect the status quo” as much as it is people who are a) super popular, and b) excel at what they do. The message: we are Apple, you will love us, we are the best. If Apple (or most of the people whom they portray: Mohammed Ali? John Lennon? Oh wait: he’s on iTunes, nevermind) really “changed the world”, they would likely be despised for years. If they really wanted to align themselves with world-changers, why not dig up some footage of Hitler, who despite all of his atrocities, was the type of sheepherder who would probably make a great CEO in today’s world. Thus, retitle the video, “iconic, media-friendly, charismatic institutions” and it’s quite accurate, not at all appropriating.

  • Anonymous

    Viewed as the advertisement it is, I agree with you. But without the imagery and the questionable relationship to Apple’s hypocrisy in making such an ad, the message itself is good.

    I’m sure that Apple isn’t the habit of hiring people who buck authority. Like in any business, employees do what they’re told. Back talk is frowned on. They don’t hire “crazy people”. They try to count themselves among all these “cool” rebels. They are some how just like them. 

    We’re sooo cooool, now buy our stuff!!

  • Anonymous

    Stealing a little thunder from the success of others. Name dropping. Assuming greatness by associations that don’t really exist. Falsely attaching yourself to profound statements and philosophy you don’t understand or embody. Incredibly lame -Apple. What’s even sadder is this ad probably brought in a lot of sales for them- which means people bought into the ad. 

    In fairness, I suppose their products weren’t  so bad for those that liked them….

  • Anonymous

    Being cool is uncool. Only the uncool are cool….and the truly cool are but chilly…..

  • http://hormeticminds.blogspot.com/ Chaorder Gradient

    I was uncool before uncool was cool

  • justagirl

    woah..  that is totally racist.

  • Anonymous

    And you’re both faggots.

  • http://hormeticminds.blogspot.com/ Chaorder Gradient

    Zing!

  • Okarin

    and their lawyers didn’t like chinese entrepreneurs creating thinking outside the apple store

  • http://www.nickmeador.org/ ndmeador

    Inspiring… but essentially a rip-off of Jack Kerouac from “On The Road”: “…the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars, and in the middle, you see the blue center-light pop, and everybody goes ‘Awww!’” — http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jack_Kerouac#Misattributed

  • Anonymous

    I came from nothing before nothing began….

  • Anonymous

    Enjoy your fantasies -Sperm Gobbler!! 

    Smooooooches!!! Mmmmmmwah! 

  • http://hormeticminds.blogspot.com/ Chaorder Gradient

    I came from the future before the past began.