Anonymous wrote:^^Who are the two people to the right?

Anonymous wrote:Vogue also published pictures from their engagement party. Lauren just looks trashy. And Bezos looks ridiculous with that white jacket. Why don't these two pay for a decent stylist?

https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/lauren-sanchez-jeff-bezos-engagement-party-2023?utm_term=vogue&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social&utm_brand=vogue&utm_campaign=aud_dev&utm_source=twitter

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They seem like a genuinely decent, not crazy couple, but I don't base my opinion on photographs. I base my opinions on the comments from those who know them and have worked with them.

And if I happen to have distinctly different tastes in clothes and style and fashion than those two... well, that's fine. It takes all kinds, doesn't it? They're going for the all-American down-home look, and you'll concede it has a certain mass appeal.

That is in no way the down home all- American look!

Well, the aspirational one. The real one is people of Walmart, you mean? But a lot of Americans will see that photo and feel a connection. The values reflected are supposed to be evocative of what America stands for, in a non-political way. It's Scarlet O'Hara's realization that nothing matters except her home soil of Tara. Contrast that with Elon who is out of shape and calls his son "XAE 12", and his media platform "X". Or Mark who looks and behaves like a robot in his metaverse. It's a very clever way of making this billionaire and his girlfriend relatable.

I give it full marks for PR campaign. There is nothing so successful as the obvious.

Why are they so aggressive in doing PR? Isn’t the point of being a billionaire having privacy??

Excellent question, and the question we should be asking. Maybe he's considering going into politics, or maybe he's gearing up for lawsuits or congressional hearings or controversial decisions by Amazon or maybe there's going to be a major shake-up at WaPo.

Good PR is never wasted, and this didn't cost him too much effort considering the accrued goodwill of the populace.

PP you are responding to- I feel it's just a lot more dumb than that? Like they want attention for the sake of getting attention... is anyone else getting that vibe?

PP you replied to. There is no such thing as attention for the sake for attention. That's a myth. Most people aren't mentally ill to want attention in that way! There IS such a thing as attention for money and influence. That's a much more strategic and calculated enterprise.

In PR, what you want is the right kind of attention at the right time for your business or image, because accrued goodwill from certain groups will translate to more sales, or to the benefit of the doubt given for an upcoming issue. Occasionally, for some people, even negative attention is useful. But for most celebrities and people thrust in the public eye, they more they can be disciplined about curating a positive image to build their brand, the better the outcome will be for their bottom line.

Some people are incredibly disciplined, like Tom Cruise. It helps if you don't have an actual life, and are 100% focused on your persona, with no outside commitments, like kids to schlep to school, etc. Some people slip up and get pictured in situations that don't make them look great, but they're only human and most of us can't be on our guard 24/7.

For this photo, with the kind of people involved, that's 100% calculated branding.

That’s the thing… they do seem kind of mentally ill. Not in a particularly harmful way, just in a weird attention seeking way. Jeff Bezos has more money than God… why would he need or want to build up a brand? He seems perfectly happy jet setting around the world with his stretched out future bride.

Well, I'm sorry you don't understand this, but most people need branding. Most of us do it on our own. You do it too, perhaps unconsciously. It is especially important the more publicly-known you are. There a million ways for governments and business rivals to take you down, and sometimes, it's only the weight of public opinion that stops the take-down. You want the public on your side.

As an aside, it's obvious that the down-home All-American look isn't meant for the elegant and cosmopolitan sensibilities of some DCUM posters! But they need to recognize that 90% of Americans looking at that photo will come away with a more positive idea of these two people than before viewing the photo.

DP. But their branding is so overtly obvious. Shouldn’t good PR be more subtle than this?

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Anonymous wrote:This reminded me of the weird Kanye video with Kim K for Bound 2. And wasn't that one of the last things they did together before they split up?

Not even close. Kanye has bipolar disorder and behaves erratically at the best of times. Please do not compare that train wreck with the sanity of Jeff Bezos and girlfriend. Mark Zuckerberg is also eminently rational. Elon Musk risks descending into autistic paranoia like his father before him.

And yet according to this one of Lauren’s closest friends is Kim Kardashian. So they’re not that different.

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Anonymous wrote:This reminded me of the weird Kanye video with Kim K for Bound 2. And wasn't that one of the last things they did together before they split up?

Not even close. Kanye has bipolar disorder and behaves erratically at the best of times. Please do not compare that train wreck with the sanity of Jeff Bezos and girlfriend. Mark Zuckerberg is also eminently rational. Elon Musk risks descending into autistic paranoia like his father before him.

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They seem like a genuinely decent, not crazy couple, but I don't base my opinion on photographs. I base my opinions on the comments from those who know them and have worked with them.

And if I happen to have distinctly different tastes in clothes and style and fashion than those two... well, that's fine. It takes all kinds, doesn't it? They're going for the all-American down-home look, and you'll concede it has a certain mass appeal.

That is in no way the down home all- American look!

Well, the aspirational one. The real one is people of Walmart, you mean? But a lot of Americans will see that photo and feel a connection. The values reflected are supposed to be evocative of what America stands for, in a non-political way. It's Scarlet O'Hara's realization that nothing matters except her home soil of Tara. Contrast that with Elon who is out of shape and calls his son "XAE 12", and his media platform "X". Or Mark who looks and behaves like a robot in his metaverse. It's a very clever way of making this billionaire and his girlfriend relatable.

I give it full marks for PR campaign. There is nothing so successful as the obvious.

Why are they so aggressive in doing PR? Isn’t the point of being a billionaire having privacy??

Excellent question, and the question we should be asking. Maybe he's considering going into politics, or maybe he's gearing up for lawsuits or congressional hearings or controversial decisions by Amazon or maybe there's going to be a major shake-up at WaPo.

Good PR is never wasted, and this didn't cost him too much effort considering the accrued goodwill of the populace.

PP you are responding to- I feel it's just a lot more dumb than that? Like they want attention for the sake of getting attention... is anyone else getting that vibe?

PP you replied to. There is no such thing as attention for the sake for attention. That's a myth. Most people aren't mentally ill to want attention in that way! There IS such a thing as attention for money and influence. That's a much more strategic and calculated enterprise.

In PR, what you want is the right kind of attention at the right time for your business or image, because accrued goodwill from certain groups will translate to more sales, or to the benefit of the doubt given for an upcoming issue. Occasionally, for some people, even negative attention is useful. But for most celebrities and people thrust in the public eye, they more they can be disciplined about curating a positive image to build their brand, the better the outcome will be for their bottom line.

Some people are incredibly disciplined, like Tom Cruise. It helps if you don't have an actual life, and are 100% focused on your persona, with no outside commitments, like kids to schlep to school, etc. Some people slip up and get pictured in situations that don't make them look great, but they're only human and most of us can't be on our guard 24/7.

For this photo, with the kind of people involved, that's 100% calculated branding.

That’s the thing… they do seem kind of mentally ill. Not in a particularly harmful way, just in a weird attention seeking way. Jeff Bezos has more money than God… why would he need or want to build up a brand? He seems perfectly happy jet setting around the world with his stretched out future bride.

Well, I'm sorry you don't understand this, but most people need branding. Most of us do it on our own. You do it too, perhaps unconsciously. It is especially important the more publicly-known you are. There a million ways for governments and business rivals to take you down, and sometimes, it's only the weight of public opinion that stops the take-down. You want the public on your side.

As an aside, it's obvious that the down-home All-American look isn't meant for the elegant and cosmopolitan sensibilities of some DCUM posters! But they need to recognize that 90% of Americans looking at that photo will come away with a more positive idea of these two people than before viewing the photo.

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They seem like a genuinely decent, not crazy couple, but I don't base my opinion on photographs. I base my opinions on the comments from those who know them and have worked with them.

And if I happen to have distinctly different tastes in clothes and style and fashion than those two... well, that's fine. It takes all kinds, doesn't it? They're going for the all-American down-home look, and you'll concede it has a certain mass appeal.

That is in no way the down home all- American look!

Well, the aspirational one. The real one is people of Walmart, you mean? But a lot of Americans will see that photo and feel a connection. The values reflected are supposed to be evocative of what America stands for, in a non-political way. It's Scarlet O'Hara's realization that nothing matters except her home soil of Tara. Contrast that with Elon who is out of shape and calls his son "XAE 12", and his media platform "X". Or Mark who looks and behaves like a robot in his metaverse. It's a very clever way of making this billionaire and his girlfriend relatable.

I give it full marks for PR campaign. There is nothing so successful as the obvious.

Why are they so aggressive in doing PR? Isn’t the point of being a billionaire having privacy??

Excellent question, and the question we should be asking. Maybe he's considering going into politics, or maybe he's gearing up for lawsuits or congressional hearings or controversial decisions by Amazon or maybe there's going to be a major shake-up at WaPo.

Good PR is never wasted, and this didn't cost him too much effort considering the accrued goodwill of the populace.

PP you are responding to- I feel it's just a lot more dumb than that? Like they want attention for the sake of getting attention... is anyone else getting that vibe?

PP you replied to. There is no such thing as attention for the sake for attention. That's a myth. Most people aren't mentally ill to want attention in that way! There IS such a thing as attention for money and influence. That's a much more strategic and calculated enterprise.

In PR, what you want is the right kind of attention at the right time for your business or image, because accrued goodwill from certain groups will translate to more sales, or to the benefit of the doubt given for an upcoming issue. Occasionally, for some people, even negative attention is useful. But for most celebrities and people thrust in the public eye, they more they can be disciplined about curating a positive image to build their brand, the better the outcome will be for their bottom line.

Some people are incredibly disciplined, like Tom Cruise. It helps if you don't have an actual life, and are 100% focused on your persona, with no outside commitments, like kids to schlep to school, etc. Some people slip up and get pictured in situations that don't make them look great, but they're only human and most of us can't be on our guard 24/7.

For this photo, with the kind of people involved, that's 100% calculated branding.

That’s the thing… they do seem kind of mentally ill. Not in a particularly harmful way, just in a weird attention seeking way. Jeff Bezos has more money than God… why would he need or want to build up a brand? He seems perfectly happy jet setting around the world with his stretched out future bride.

Well, I'm sorry you don't understand this, but most people need branding. Most of us do it on our own. You do it too, perhaps unconsciously. It is especially important the more publicly-known you are. There a million ways for governments and business rivals to take you down, and sometimes, it's only the weight of public opinion that stops the take-down. You want the public on your side.

As an aside, it's obvious that the down-home All-American look isn't meant for the elegant and cosmopolitan sensibilities of some DCUM posters! But they need to recognize that 90% of Americans looking at that photo will come away with a more positive idea of these two people than before viewing the photo.

You don’t have to be rude over these nonsensical people and their ridiculous PR. I disagree with your definition of branding. Typically branding is in service of some larger goal or project, and I don’t see any larger goal or project here other than attention for attention’s sake.

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They seem like a genuinely decent, not crazy couple, but I don't base my opinion on photographs. I base my opinions on the comments from those who know them and have worked with them.

And if I happen to have distinctly different tastes in clothes and style and fashion than those two... well, that's fine. It takes all kinds, doesn't it? They're going for the all-American down-home look, and you'll concede it has a certain mass appeal.

That is in no way the down home all- American look!

Well, the aspirational one. The real one is people of Walmart, you mean? But a lot of Americans will see that photo and feel a connection. The values reflected are supposed to be evocative of what America stands for, in a non-political way. It's Scarlet O'Hara's realization that nothing matters except her home soil of Tara. Contrast that with Elon who is out of shape and calls his son "XAE 12", and his media platform "X". Or Mark who looks and behaves like a robot in his metaverse. It's a very clever way of making this billionaire and his girlfriend relatable.

I give it full marks for PR campaign. There is nothing so successful as the obvious.

Why are they so aggressive in doing PR? Isn’t the point of being a billionaire having privacy??

Excellent question, and the question we should be asking. Maybe he's considering going into politics, or maybe he's gearing up for lawsuits or congressional hearings or controversial decisions by Amazon or maybe there's going to be a major shake-up at WaPo.

Good PR is never wasted, and this didn't cost him too much effort considering the accrued goodwill of the populace.

PP you are responding to- I feel it's just a lot more dumb than that? Like they want attention for the sake of getting attention... is anyone else getting that vibe?

PP you replied to. There is no such thing as attention for the sake for attention. That's a myth. Most people aren't mentally ill to want attention in that way! There IS such a thing as attention for money and influence. That's a much more strategic and calculated enterprise.

In PR, what you want is the right kind of attention at the right time for your business or image, because accrued goodwill from certain groups will translate to more sales, or to the benefit of the doubt given for an upcoming issue. Occasionally, for some people, even negative attention is useful. But for most celebrities and people thrust in the public eye, they more they can be disciplined about curating a positive image to build their brand, the better the outcome will be for their bottom line.

Some people are incredibly disciplined, like Tom Cruise. It helps if you don't have an actual life, and are 100% focused on your persona, with no outside commitments, like kids to schlep to school, etc. Some people slip up and get pictured in situations that don't make them look great, but they're only human and most of us can't be on our guard 24/7.

For this photo, with the kind of people involved, that's 100% calculated branding.

That’s the thing… they do seem kind of mentally ill. Not in a particularly harmful way, just in a weird attention seeking way. Jeff Bezos has more money than God… why would he need or want to build up a brand? He seems perfectly happy jet setting around the world with his stretched out future bride.

Well, I'm sorry you don't understand this, but most people need branding. Most of us do it on our own. You do it too, perhaps unconsciously. It is especially important the more publicly-known you are. There a million ways for governments and business rivals to take you down, and sometimes, it's only the weight of public opinion that stops the take-down. You want the public on your side.

As an aside, it's obvious that the down-home All-American look isn't meant for the elegant and cosmopolitan sensibilities of some DCUM posters! But they need to recognize that 90% of Americans looking at that photo will come away with a more positive idea of these two people than before viewing the photo.

Anonymous wrote:This reminded me of the weird Kanye video with Kim K for Bound 2. And wasn't that one of the last things they did together before they split up?

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They seem like a genuinely decent, not crazy couple, but I don't base my opinion on photographs. I base my opinions on the comments from those who know them and have worked with them.

And if I happen to have distinctly different tastes in clothes and style and fashion than those two... well, that's fine. It takes all kinds, doesn't it? They're going for the all-American down-home look, and you'll concede it has a certain mass appeal.

That is in no way the down home all- American look!

Well, the aspirational one. The real one is people of Walmart, you mean? But a lot of Americans will see that photo and feel a connection. The values reflected are supposed to be evocative of what America stands for, in a non-political way. It's Scarlet O'Hara's realization that nothing matters except her home soil of Tara. Contrast that with Elon who is out of shape and calls his son "XAE 12", and his media platform "X". Or Mark who looks and behaves like a robot in his metaverse. It's a very clever way of making this billionaire and his girlfriend relatable.

I give it full marks for PR campaign. There is nothing so successful as the obvious.

Why are they so aggressive in doing PR? Isn’t the point of being a billionaire having privacy??

Excellent question, and the question we should be asking. Maybe he's considering going into politics, or maybe he's gearing up for lawsuits or congressional hearings or controversial decisions by Amazon or maybe there's going to be a major shake-up at WaPo.

Good PR is never wasted, and this didn't cost him too much effort considering the accrued goodwill of the populace.

PP you are responding to- I feel it's just a lot more dumb than that? Like they want attention for the sake of getting attention... is anyone else getting that vibe?

PP you replied to. There is no such thing as attention for the sake for attention. That's a myth. Most people aren't mentally ill to want attention in that way! There IS such a thing as attention for money and influence. That's a much more strategic and calculated enterprise.

In PR, what you want is the right kind of attention at the right time for your business or image, because accrued goodwill from certain groups will translate to more sales, or to the benefit of the doubt given for an upcoming issue. Occasionally, for some people, even negative attention is useful. But for most celebrities and people thrust in the public eye, they more they can be disciplined about curating a positive image to build their brand, the better the outcome will be for their bottom line.

Some people are incredibly disciplined, like Tom Cruise. It helps if you don't have an actual life, and are 100% focused on your persona, with no outside commitments, like kids to schlep to school, etc. Some people slip up and get pictured in situations that don't make them look great, but they're only human and most of us can't be on our guard 24/7.

For this photo, with the kind of people involved, that's 100% calculated branding.

That’s the thing… they do seem kind of mentally ill. Not in a particularly harmful way, just in a weird attention seeking way. Jeff Bezos has more money than God… why would he need or want to build up a brand? He seems perfectly happy jet setting around the world with his stretched out future bride.