tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post114672821581649766..comments2023-03-29T16:54:32.702+05:30Comments on :|: We the cynicsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-56610864873698591792008-04-19T15:46:00.000+05:302008-04-19T15:46:00.000+05:30a brick is a brick is a brick.a brick is a brick is a brick.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194485872213121411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-70685822996483562642006-12-06T16:46:00.000+05:302006-12-06T16:46:00.000+05:30enjoyed reading you post..sneak peek into ad world...enjoyed reading you post..sneak peek into ad world..interesting ...to read..but no way to know how far it is true...cos the only people in ad world i know are...2 people including u..both of whom i like and think dont fit the description...so i guess i have to go deeper into the jungle to find the true meaning of waht u wrote..anyway..like the one liners in bestsellers..."compelling"...hi hi...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-28102061531437433532006-11-21T08:43:00.000+05:302006-11-21T08:43:00.000+05:30that was brilliant. very true...i have no dealings...that was brilliant. very true...i have no dealings with/in the ad world but I guess its exactly how u say it is...I always had a feelin bout it being that way...glad that its coming from the horse's mouth..very well written..brutally honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1150465039103330082006-06-16T19:07:00.000+05:302006-06-16T19:07:00.000+05:30Amazing post... Rockin' Place!Keep up the Good stu...Amazing post... Rockin' Place!<BR/><BR/>Keep up the Good stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1148301381958172292006-05-22T18:06:00.000+05:302006-05-22T18:06:00.000+05:30it's true. we advertising types really are full of...it's true. we advertising types really are full of shit. and the funniest part is that we think the world revolves around us and the work we do actually makes a difference to anyone. i really wish we'd stop taking ourselves so seriously.<BR/><BR/>heard about the goa fest from a lot of people - especially the infamous barge party. glad to know you made it out in time. <BR/><BR/>you haven't posted anything since the poem...post soon!that girl in pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827715906918424496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1148027052403250102006-05-19T13:54:00.000+05:302006-05-19T13:54:00.000+05:30hey... pitty i dont have time read this long adver...hey... pitty i dont have time read this long advertising story, because i have to write some more headlines...:) but im pretty jelous you were on Goa. i hope ill come there soon again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1147937424948951732006-05-18T13:00:00.000+05:302006-05-18T13:00:00.000+05:30Well well, someone seems to have gotten extremely ...Well well, someone seems to have gotten extremely popular since i last visited. and that someone seems to have gotten insightful too. Well like someone said if you know what your problem is then its already half solved. so way to go Harjee . I guess its just a matter of time before you get through the other half. It takes a man to stand up and admit he has a problem so i really appreciate the "We" in yout post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1147898158485062132006-05-18T02:05:00.000+05:302006-05-18T02:05:00.000+05:30oh harjee!! fellow cancerian!!!do u know how depre...oh harjee!! fellow cancerian!!!do u know how depressed i became readin ur post. man. i was hopin mebbe id join the ad world whn im done wid studyin....(which seems lika distant dream)..i heard the money's good.<BR/>but it was AWESOME. the entire post got me hooked. man u rock!Monami Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08983562992961030041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1147790955138445362006-05-16T20:19:00.000+05:302006-05-16T20:19:00.000+05:30Aakriti: Thank you :-)Anon: It is for people with ...Aakriti: Thank you :-)<BR/>Anon: It is for people with REAL names and REAL identities but without a blogspot or msn ID. Courtesy demands you write your name at the bottom of the comment… but then again…am I being rhetoric with you…?<BR/>Chandni: Thank you :-) the second most exciting profession would be the one that covers a bigger viewing audience than ads… and that is films. Sorry but no twist in the tale here<BR/>Anand: Thank you :-) keep visiting. You shall always find the posts as honest and blunt…<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/><BR/>Harjee±https://www.blogger.com/profile/03713809353619351949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1147313016731593792006-05-11T07:33:00.000+05:302006-05-11T07:33:00.000+05:30aha!Finally get to read a honest post!!Glad u wrot...aha!<BR/>Finally get to read a honest post!!<BR/>Glad u wrote it as bluntly as this!...Anandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798622360695289004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1147293956173410542006-05-11T02:15:00.000+05:302006-05-11T02:15:00.000+05:30nice rant...err..post!!!No, serious!You said, you'...nice rant...err..post!!!<BR/><BR/>No, serious!<BR/><BR/>You said, you're in the second most exciting profession...what's the first??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1147271458518022612006-05-10T20:00:00.000+05:302006-05-10T20:00:00.000+05:30If you don't like anonymous opinions (or a******s)...If you don't like anonymous opinions (or a******s) on your blog, you could save yourself the trouble of second guessing why they don't leave names or haranguing them about it, by simply deleting the option from the comments section. <BR/><BR/>Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1147236896335150402006-05-10T10:24:00.000+05:302006-05-10T10:24:00.000+05:30The harsh, bitter truth of advertising. But hey! T...The harsh, bitter truth of advertising. But hey! Truth can be quite a funny thing sometimes. I couldn't help but chuckle after every few lines.aakritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611803499668653426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1147179607965778332006-05-09T18:30:00.000+05:302006-05-09T18:30:00.000+05:30I agree all this happens everywhere. But this post...I agree all this happens everywhere. <BR/>But this post is not about the fact that people are like this everywhere. <BR/>It is about the question whether you want to be one of them. <BR/><BR/>N2 : Thank you N2. Most people I see have taken it personally. <BR/>Zeena : Thank you darling. It was exactly about that. I DO NOT want to turn into that…<BR/>Karmic Jay : I know…but vanity and all is fine as long as you don’t make a mockery of yourself in public. AdFolk are usually standing in the corner near the bar at non ad parties….for this very reason…<BR/>Scribbles (DM): It’s one of the best places to be. And the killer instinct, as you call it is best bred here. This post just pointed out some areas o strain…otherwise…take my word for it, the agency job rocks!<BR/>Faith: Trust me it is…<BR/>Why Am I : yeah…it was meant to be strong. Glad I managed it :-) thanks.<BR/>Queen Bee: I would not agree to such harsh tones. At some level we all are insecure…but I just highlighted the how’s and all of the ad industry…<BR/>Mathanki : … don’t know what to say…you may have drifted along to a different beach…moreover you yourself are such a sweetheart that everyone seems sweet to you ;-)<BR/>Deepa: I agree. But salaries have nothing to do with it. It is the inert guilt of knowing that you are being paid more than you should, you try to one up yourself at every level. <BR/>But don’t worry….I’ll change all that… ;-)<BR/>Ishita : The weekend was fabulous….thank you. And thanks for the blogroll… though I doubt many would be interested in this banter of fancy…<BR/>Someone out there: I agree…we are no different…but money is not the only thing. No…not yet. We haven’t lost perspective to that magnitude as yet…methinks there are still some shreds of hope being driven on passion…. <BR/>Exasperater : Well, guess I got you exasperated… yeah… musings would be an almost correct definition. But honestly, I named my blog ‘Chakraviyuh’ for a reason….not just because it sounds awesome…<BR/>Anonymous : Touche’<BR/>Demi Goddess : thank you :-)<BR/>Yashita : thanks… I agree…But it is one thing to have an opinion, another to voice it, but when you wage war with nothing but your flimsy opinion as arsenal, one ends up looking like well…an asshole. This was the point that out dear anon missed. And I would have replied to all those things he said but then again I felt, if someone is so scared of his opinion, or ashamed of his asshole, or both, that he doesn’t even write a name, well... I shall not bother with it. <BR/>I hate that attitude too…just that am currently struggling to snap out of it myself… <BR/>Thanks for the compliment…cant write half as well as you though…<BR/>Nishant (anon 2) : thanks. Though next time you can log in and leave a comment. It’s your asshole…ooops I mean opinion….voice it. <BR/><BR/>Harjee±https://www.blogger.com/profile/03713809353619351949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1147103450202791682006-05-08T21:20:00.000+05:302006-05-08T21:20:00.000+05:30It's extremely heartwarming and amusing to see so ...It's extremely heartwarming and amusing to see so many of the ol' advertising folk post such honest comments on something that was written about the advertising folk. <BR/><BR/>On the blog, well Harjee, it seems to have achieved more than what it set out to achieve. <BR/><BR/>Kudos on that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1147022600957051362006-05-07T22:53:00.000+05:302006-05-07T22:53:00.000+05:30wonderful post...like the others have already said...wonderful post...like the others have already said it...this happens everywhere..doesn't it?? one can witness the same scene in any party...even a college party for that matter!<BR/><BR/>and yes, in this world of competition, everyone has to out-smart the other...so the insecurity and all the attitude...but still I am sick of the "I-don't-give-a-fuck-" attitude of ppl!! <BR/><BR/>and like anon said, worse is of u don't have an opinion!:)nice post...teacuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11065262654657659892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1146859100300341912006-05-06T01:28:00.000+05:302006-05-06T01:28:00.000+05:30--- Every bit of what you described happens in adv...--- Every bit of what you described happens in advertising. AND in politics, the movies, the music industry, the fashion industry, the literary world, marketing, journalism, art, organized religion; I could just go on with the list. It's not so much a function of the industry we are in, as it is of the world we're living in. <BR/><BR/>And advertising doesn’t turn its people into cynics. Having to survive does. Whether it’s having to survive in advertising, or anywhere else. <BR/><BR/>--- Thanks for sharing your angst. It was entertaining. Advertising would cease to be advertising without those wild drunken soirees where everyone can puke on people they don’t like, thrash their bosses in public, generally make complete asses of themselves, and hope everyone was drunk enough to not remember anything the next morning. <BR/><BR/>--- “Opinion”, like “insight”, “bigidea”, “brandidentity” and “innovation”, is one of the most abused words in the advertising world. And if you look closely, you’ll find three things:<BR/><BR/>1. That people very often mistake assholes for opinions. Any statement laced with generous amounts of spit and “bhenchod” becomes an opinion. Just like “the average indian housewife breathes every morning after she wakes up” becomes an insight because your marketing manager’s boss’ boss’ boss’ boss accidentally caught his wife at it yesterday morning after he woke up. <BR/><BR/>2. That in most cases, the only things original that these people have are their assholes. Because their opinions are borrowed. <BR/><BR/>3. That there’s one thing worse than having that fucking opinion. And that’s not having one. <BR/><BR/>But all this, is just my opinion. <BR/><BR/>And I’m an opinionated asshole who opted out from the second most exciting profession in the world.<BR/><BR/>I opted out because I don’t take advertising and its repercussions seriously. I’d suggest you don’t either. <BR/><BR/>Have fun. That’s what you’re meant to do in advertising. <BR/><BR/>PS: What, according to you, is the most exciting profession the world?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1146851394744131682006-05-05T23:19:00.000+05:302006-05-05T23:19:00.000+05:30longggggg posttttt!!!!!!!!nice one man!!! "muses o...longggggg posttttt!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>nice one man!!! "muses of harjeee???"exasparaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238893489610933619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1146837459696301752006-05-05T19:27:00.000+05:302006-05-05T19:27:00.000+05:30arey that was a good read man... thats my opinion ...arey that was a good read man... thats my opinion and i used it to talk... <BR/><BR/>yep... most of the ppl have lost the prespective. the spirit of one upmanship is there to stay... coz the better you prove yourself the fatter is your paypacket... and money is the only thing ppl care bout these days.... everyone is prey to this... me , you , everybody...bhupinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03712960325668310896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1146830675126467792006-05-05T17:34:00.000+05:302006-05-05T17:34:00.000+05:30hi...interesting...but then again, I feel this mig...hi...<BR/><BR/>interesting...but then again, I feel this might not just be limited to advertising...isn't this what most ppl are getting to be like?...<BR/><BR/>well...it's a post i'd like to show a good many ppl arnd me too (and none from the ad world!)...!!<BR/><BR/>hmmm...hope u have a good wkend harjee...got u blogrolled:)ishipishihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329030306382065437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1146820621969510402006-05-05T14:47:00.000+05:302006-05-05T14:47:00.000+05:30itz not only advertising ... even IT does the same...itz not only advertising ... even IT does the same to you <BR/><BR/>cynical , sarcastic , inconsiderate , impatient , intolerant .... <BR/><BR/>what more do u want ? <BR/><BR/>the higher the salary , the more intolerant and snobish u become~*. D E E P A .* ~https://www.blogger.com/profile/11526611449695322338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1146815200981740692006-05-05T13:16:00.000+05:302006-05-05T13:16:00.000+05:30"A bunch of cynical, arrogant and insecure people ..."A bunch of cynical, arrogant and insecure people clustered around in groups whining about everything in sight.<BR/><BR/>This was a realization. And I will hold it against advertising forever. It turns normal people into cynical beings."<BR/><BR/>- I couldnt disagree more. But i guess its pretty subjective cos among the many people I met in Goa, I didnt run into anyone arrogant or cynical or insecure. They were just a bunch of mad people getting high on booze and the sunset and having a ball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1146812699095485212006-05-05T12:34:00.000+05:302006-05-05T12:34:00.000+05:30I agree! If only those people see themselves in th...I agree! If only those people see themselves in the mirror. They are so insecure...Queen Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310763142927339380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1146810878605406492006-05-05T12:04:00.000+05:302006-05-05T12:04:00.000+05:30pretty strong post i must say..drifted across when...pretty strong post i must say..drifted across when i visited scribblez's post...thanks for throwing lite on the statement she had blogged about!Why Am Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519812634101815001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594617.post-1146776427384277982006-05-05T02:30:00.000+05:302006-05-05T02:30:00.000+05:30Be sure of your opinion.It’s your baby, back it.Do...<I>Be sure of your opinion.<BR/>It’s your baby, back it.<BR/>Don’t take shit from anyone.<BR/>You are better than the best."</I><BR/>liked these lines a lot..<BR/>interesting post harjee.. i think Ad world is the most competetive world ..faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10202490308691925376noreply@blogger.com