Are you not not going to watch the Oscars this year?

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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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this is the only way to go when you do something like this. you guys really shouldn't be giving him shit for it. find forgiveness in your hearts and understanding
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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I prefer him doing it like this, and you should too. He's clearing the air. I don't blame you for being skeptical of his intentions, but he's saying all the right things. Leave him alone. And go see Emancipation coming out on Dec 9, 2022.
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Emancipation? Oh christ, we're doing another secular American passion play this year?
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tree_ wrote:are you saying you don't care about slavery? wowow
I live in Argentina we are modern slaves.
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BurtReynolds wrote:Emancipation? Oh christ, we're doing another secular American passion play this year?
I’m sure this one will MATTER
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BurtReynolds wrote:Emancipation? Oh christ, we're doing another secular American passion play this year?
Would you prefer a religious foreign apathy play?
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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That's one way to look at it. A very cynical, pessimistic way. Perhaps things aren't so black and white though, Trag. This would be a good opportunity for you to ponder that idea.
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tree_ wrote:Perhaps things aren't so Black and White though
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i don't get it
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ok, ill go and watch it.
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thank you
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guys guys, i watched a little bit of the video, and its not a slavery movie, its a freedom movie.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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not sure it has the meaning him and Elon understands...
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That jaw out facial expression Will makes in his serious roles drives me nuts
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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