(not mine)
And that’s the last time I tried to change my own oil at the apartment complex…
Somebody failed to hand out a free cat delete…
The hero we need.
Hail corporate.
Oh you God morons are going to start posting here too?
Oh shit, my bad, iheartcheese. I didn’t realize this space was restricted exclusively for high quality discourse. Judging from the beans, denim, tits, cats, and propaganda littering the front page of any non-filtered Lemmy aggregate, and given the general theme of a place called justpost, I just took it for granted that general shittery was the norm rather than the exception, ergo: memes, cliches, etc., welcome. My sincerest apologies. Obviously I’m the asshole here.
So…it was a joke? You aren’t actually one of those morons who believe corporate brain washing made him post this?
Hailcorporate is supposed to be a way of calling out marketing posts disguised as real events.
Considering the note was signed “your neighbor” and outlines a set of events that would be incredibly unlikely in real life, and there’s a specific brand called out to “stop this from happening to you”…
I’m not OP and I’m not the person you were replying to, and maybe this makes me a cynic, but since it doesn’t matter either way for this post I’d say the advice to protect your catalytic converter is good advice and I’m going to intentionally avoid the named brand on the likelihood that they tried to guerilla market and have people spread their ad for them which is what I see.
and I’m going to intentionally avoid the named brand on the likelihood that they tried to guerilla market and have people spread their ad for them which is what I see.
I think that’s a bad idea just because if this is not guerilla marketing, it might actually be the best choice. The thing to do is research the brand.
I disagree, but I’m willing to accept it as my hangup. It’s potentially problematic, but I feel a strong hatred towards being manipulated into buying something. I feel that way about this product, and am actively choosing to never consider giving them money because of that.
If it weren’t a catalytic converter protector, maybe I’d give them more consideration, but seeing as how this is literally a strip of conductive material that sets off an alarm if it’s cut as compared to beefier metal options that will physically delay and deter thieves, and I don’t live in an area with really much of any rate of catalytic converter theft, and I don’t like what I’ve perceived to be a scummy marketing tactic, I’m out.
I have no idea what the product is like in this case, so that’s fair. And I would, of course, not presume to tell you how to spend your money. I guess I’m thinking about similar “friendly suggestions” I have gotten to use Linux over the years which, if I didn’t know Linux wasn’t (inherently) commercial, might have thought meant that Linux was an inferior product that was being guerilla marketed. And I would only know that by looking it up.
Not the best analogy, but I hope you understand what I’m trying to say.
That was how it started. But then they ‘grew’ and started saying any time a normal person posts anything with the name of a product they are doing so because corporate brain washing has affected them and they are doing so against their will. Seriously, go look at the side bar on their sub. it says so.
I seriously doubt this is an ad because…well…who’s gonna bother with fake ad posts on this tiny pointless little corner of the web? So…he must be one of the brainwashing flavor of crazies.
In other words…a moron.
I’ll clarify my own take separate from the discussion of the original subreddit: I don’t think an advertising person posted this to Lemmy, I think an advertising person made the original photo, shared it on probably Facebook, got enough organic interaction for other people to start sharing it with good intentions and without much thought as to whether it actually happened or not, and OP saw and posted it here after it filtered out to the wider internet.
I can see how someone would say that what I described is brainwashing with extra steps, but I think of it more as an exploitation by marketers who know that people don’t usually expend more critical thinking on ultimately harmless pictures shared online.
I dunno, it’s a hard thing to be militant about, because it’s always a personal read.
When I was working for a summer camp watching over preteens, they had a game night in the cabin with Apples to Apples (a Cards Against Humanity for kids (which I believe predates CAH but more people are likely to know that then apples to apples)). One of them was getting frustrated that their answers weren’t getting picked, and I decided at the time to mention something along the lines of “well, maybe he likes less serious answers and likes more sarcastic ones”.
They latched on, and from that moment forward all they could talk about was how variously much they either liked or didn’t like sarcasm, and would ask every round whether the judge for the round “was sarcastic or not”.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the same filtered parroting is what you’re against, and if so I would agree and also say that I do think that the call-out is appropriate on this post. I don’t want to put words in your mouth though, so if I’m off-base I’ll be happy to stand corrected.
Not related to your main point, but Apples to Apples is my favourite card game, and I’ve never heard of Cards Against Humanity
Based.
Must read.
we were on your side until you kept talking
Who is “we”?
so brave
We all should have a friendly neighborhood sniper-man
Does whatever a sniper can
Does he shoot? Yes he can. That’s why he’s, sniper man.
in the chill of the night
Sniper-Man, Sniper-Man,
Does whatever a Sniper can
Shoots BBs any size,
When converter thieves arrive.
Look out, here comes the Sniper-Man
Is he strong?
Listen, bud-
He’s got regular human blood.
He can shoot at your head.
You can run, you won’t be dead.
Hey there, there goes the Sniper-Man
Bravo!
Thank you. I’m no Weird Al, but I have my moments.
Yeah! I can’t foresee any potential problems with that. It’s not like we have anybody else who is given guns and claim to “protect and serve”. Also I’m sure everybody would be very comfortable with always being watched from above through the optics of a high powered rifle.
(To be clear I know you’re joking. Hence the thick layer of /s)
Cops love the Punisher. They should be absolutely fine with a gun toting vigilante… right?
If this is a true story there is probably some damage unless BB gun guy stays strapped.
I like how they intentionally crossed out the correctly spelled brand name that this fake note is trying to push.
Some jacked on uppers marketing bro thinks he is a complete genius for this.
Thought that was a generic term, so that’s nice. Xerox that trademark!
If it’s real, RIP the person whose house the car was parked outside. The strap I’m most worried about is tucked into the losers’ waistbands.
Would a bb do much at all? If i caught someone in that position i dont think a bb would be persuasive enough
Stings like a motherfucker, can break skin depending on the BB material and velocity. It also sends a clear message; I can see and hit you from here.
It can potentially take out an eye too. You won’t “shoot your eye out” like the kid is warned in a Christmas Story, but you could definitely shoot someone else’s eye out.
I use .177cal steels at 400fps. Unless i could pop a nut, it would probably just annoy them
With the right bb gun, you shoot them in the cheek and they get to spit out the BB. Even airsoft guns can embed into your skin, lots of videos with people “popping a pimple” - squeezing out a bb from their forehead.
Umarex boy here. Airsoft is for kids
Kool. Doesn’t change the fact that it can indeed hurt someone, and a propper bb gun will do damage.
Lol. Lmao even. Have you seen airsoft players?
Yep. Kid.
OK grandpa time for your meds.
It depends. A bed and bath is pretty relaxing. You’ll probably end up being friends afterwards.
I stared at this wondering what a BTS gun was.
I mean they’ve got dynamite already so…
Well you would also become aware that someone is watching you and not approving of what you are up to.
Unless they’re going to kill you for whatever they want to steal that will usually deter them.
“I very much approve of what you are doing but I also like shooting people with BB guns. Please feel free to carry on with whatever you are doing while I shoot you in various limbs.”
Bro, bb guns shoot through metal buckets. My friends and I used to shoot bb guns at all sorts of objects. So yes. You could absolutely fuck someone up with a bb gun.
What’s a bb?
bb is probably short for ball bearing, which is basically just a small hardened metal ball often used in “bearings” to make it even more confusing, ball bearings, use ball bearings as their primary mode of design.
I read BTS gun and that got me really confused, like a ray that shoots kpop at the target lol
Don’t underestimate musical weaponry.
It would definitely hurt and probably get stuck in your skin
Probably get stuck in your skin??? Probably? Have you ever shot a bb gun? That shit can go through thinner metal with ease. It can easily shoot through an aluminum bucket (both sides). I’m absolutely shocked at how many people here think bb guns are like airsoft guns. Ya’ll clearly have never used a bb gun. One shoots metal balls. The other shoots plastic.
fun fact, human skin has this weird property of being incredibly, soft. So more than likely it would expend all of its energy moving your skin around, and then just bounce off leaving a pretty bad bruise or something.
It’d fuck you up if it hit you in the eye though, for example.
I have owned and shot many types of guns over the years including bb guns. I don’t normally shoot people with bb guns so I’m not sure of the exact damage it would cause so I was vague, sorry for not writing an essay on the type of wounds it would cause.
I didn’t mean my answer to come off as aggressive. Apologies if it came off that way. I was just talking to everyone here in general ha. I’m just a bit confused as to why people don’t consider bb guns to be a potentially serious weapon. I’m just imaging what would happen if you were to shoot someone in the face with a bb gun. I feel like it would be game over for that person. Either permanently fucked, or killed.
Losing an eye sure but I think death is a bit far for a bb gun (I have done 0 research) but maybe a pellet gun where the projectiles are more bullet shaped maybe. It also depends on how the gun operates and how fast it sends the bbs
Edit: 4 deaths per year in the US I stand corrected
I’m not a thief, but I would probably stop whatever I was doing if I started getting pelted with BBs. Lol
Also not a thief but I’ve seen what a BB does to flesh. Definitely in the “stop what you’re doing immediately” category.
Tangentially related: I was driving in kinda-rural SE Pennsylvania last year and I passed an auto repair place that had a big lit-up sign that said “WE BUY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS”. It was so blatant that I figured for sure it was a police honeypot, but if it wasn’t, that’s just all kinds of fucked up.
It could be a police honeypot, but if it was a small town or something, they may just pay the cops off.
Twist; the car owner was working on his car
Nah doesn’t look the same
Oh no, it’s Ol’ Blue!
Legendary neighbor
This is it. Don’t get scared now.
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