James Rosen-Birch ⚖️🕊️(@provisionalidea):tbh getting real tired of seeing industry people try to discredit accurate observations about industry marketing by pretending the word ‘marketing’ means ‘lies nobody actually believes’ marketing is publicly advancing a narrative that is advantageous to your interests, often through a concerted and deliberate campaign. you can believe it and it can still be marketing; most companies do not secretly think their products are trash! the narratives advanced also served a clear purpose in juicing valuations, and driving capital flows. it is not bad to admit this!

2026.08.23 23:26

tbh getting real tired of seeing industry people try to discredit accurate observations about industry marketing by pretending the word ‘marketing’ means ‘lies nobody actually believes’ marketing is publicly advancing a narrative that is advantageous to your interests, often through a concerted and deliberate campaign. you can believe it and it can still be marketing; most companies do not secretly think their products are trash! the narratives advanced also served a clear purpose in juicing valuations, and driving capital flows. it is not bad to admit this!

Dean W. Ball@deanwball

2026.08.23 21:10

People just genuinely cannot fathom that those who work in AI are trying to be honest and candid about what the risks seem to be. I think it’s true that we undersell the benefits and are ~bad at marketing, but the notion that risk discourse is a branding tactic is simply wrong.