Comments on: It wasn’t by the power of greyskull. http://yda.org/blog/post/328 The Young Democrats of America Blog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:39:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Tony Cani, National Political Director http://yda.org/blog/post/328/comment-page-1#comment-788 Tony Cani, National Political Director Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:28:42 +0000 http://yda.org/blog/?p=328#comment-788 I think we actually agree here. My argument is that our obsession with authenticity, at least in part, is because we demand it since we are so desensitized to traditional advertising from overexposure. As a result, we need to believe our messenger. I think we actually agree here. My argument is that our obsession with authenticity, at least in part, is because we demand it since we are so desensitized to traditional advertising from overexposure. As a result, we need to believe our messenger.

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]]> By: Dan Klein http://yda.org/blog/post/328/comment-page-1#comment-775 Dan Klein Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:28:30 +0000 http://yda.org/blog/?p=328#comment-775 Tony,thanks for the clarification! I'm sorry I didn't completely get your point (or took it a step to far), I was probably distracted by G-d's occasional comments on the panel. I agree with the point that traditional advertising methods are weak against our generation, but I don't think it's largely because of any active skepticism of messaging. Rather, it's a by-product to a generational obsession with authenticity--the message should fit the medium should fit the messenger. When my dad tries to rap, it hurts. It hurts bad. When Paris Hilton tells you to vote, you cry inside. I feel like the reason Peer-to-Peer works is because the authenticity questions like "how much are they getting paid for this?" are moot. Someone is talking to you because they care about the issue. In the end the message isn't really the point--the authentic messenger is everything. I started off this comment argumentative, but I think I just talked myself around. P.S. Can you believe they're still making new Power Rangers? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers Tony,thanks for the clarification! I’m sorry I didn’t completely get your point (or took it a step to far), I was probably distracted by G-d’s occasional comments on the panel.

I agree with the point that traditional advertising methods are weak against our generation, but I don’t think it’s largely because of any active skepticism of messaging.

Rather, it’s a by-product to a generational obsession with authenticity–the message should fit the medium should fit the messenger. When my dad tries to rap, it hurts. It hurts bad. When Paris Hilton tells you to vote, you cry inside.

I feel like the reason Peer-to-Peer works is because the authenticity questions like “how much are they getting paid for this?” are moot. Someone is talking to you because they care about the issue. In the end the message isn’t really the point–the authentic messenger is everything.

I started off this comment argumentative, but I think I just talked myself around.

P.S. Can you believe they’re still making new Power Rangers? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers

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