Uber's ad drones mock Mexican commuters

[Adam_Browne]

Has anyone mentioned Philip K Dick in this thread? Am I so old I’m the only one that remembers the gnatlike ads made by Theodorus Nitz in The Simulacra?

[Brainspore]

@boingboing

Anti-drone weapons for commuters can’t be far behind, but in the meantime, there’s always a net or bat.

Amateurs.

[robulus]

@mysterr

Over the past few decades, there have been numerous ad campaigns by public mass-transit agencies to raise awareness of ride-sharing, car pooling, and bus and train use, with the goal of getting single-rider automobiles off the roads, to reduce congestion and improve air quality, etc. I do not recall a single BB post claiming that such advertising “mocked” the single-rider automobile commuters in those instances.

I could be wrong but I think you’ve misunderstood how this post is suggesting the ads are mocking the drivers.

That is, it is mocking them for missing the view, not mocking them for driving alone per se.

[L_Mariachi]

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