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French supermarket's Christmas advert is worldwide hit (without AI) [video]

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384 points gbugniot | 1 comments | 11 Dec 25 13:35 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Dilettante_ ◴[11 Dec 25 14:03 UTC] No.46231478[source]▶
Major pet peeve of mine is when people unironically spread literal advertisements, whether it's because they're "cute" or people are outraged at them or whatever it may be.

The ad is doing it on purpose. It is literally manipulating you and you are spreading the malicious influence to other people. It's not AI but it sure is 'slop'. Propaganda, even.

...slopagada

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sokoloff ◴[11 Dec 25 14:15 UTC] No.46231634[source]▶
It's an ad by a grocery store advocating healthy eating and inclusion.

I think people will make reasonable decisions about whether or not to purchase food this winter with or without the "malicious influence" of these ads.

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1. mytailorisrich ◴[11 Dec 25 14:49 UTC] No.46232047[source]▶
The irony is that Christmas is the time for unhealthy eating but is it still allowed to show in ads?

Personally I interpreted the fish as either a timely Christian symbol (and fish at Christmas is traditional in some places) or simply because a meat dish would not have worked in context.