Maybe, but it plays against type. JB looks like he’s trying to be a cool kid, and… just no. He’s not a cool kid and never was. Go back to the dad jokes.
==Maybe, but it plays against type. JB looks like he’s trying to be a cool kid, and… just no. He’s not a cool kid and never was. Go back to the dad jokes.
I don’t want cool–that’s for California and they get what they deserve in Newsome. Give me the Dad jokes and occasional Malort shot.
The zooming, panning and jerky facial and hand movements suggest to me that this video is an AI animation or a video filmed to imitate one.
I’m rapidly leaving middle age behind, but paired with the text, I’d bet this is the work of a 38 year old who still thinks that they are in touch with the kids. Please no more of this, JB campaign.
- Mayor of Rivertown - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:17 pm:
I don’t dislike JB. But I’m ready for this shadow run for president episode to be over with.
That would make him cringe. You definitely don’t want to be cringe when you’re aura farming.
The question is why? I’m guessing that JB is so far ahead that he wants to capture the 18-21 voters to run up the score. Although I also suspect that the target audience would consider this to be an epic fail.
This is his response to the post-2024 election analysis that “Democrats have a problem reaching young men.”
If you ask me, this does nothing and isn’t anything more than putting on a facade in an attempt to seem relatable to the youngsters. A real “how do you do, fellow kids?” moment.
I’ve never heard the phrase aura farming until I saw The Odyssey a few weeks ago, and my Gen Z daughter said Agamemnon was aura farming in the movie. I understood it. What JB is doing is not aura farming.
I took this as JB poking fun at himself–the whole thing is a dad joke. Pritzker is doing an impression of a Gen z influencer (or whatever they call “influencers” these days).
==I took this as JB poking fun at himself–the whole thing is a dad joke.==
Well said. It’s a dad joke. Although it didn’t land quite right. (As an aside, I will never admit how many terms in this thread I had to Google for a definition…sigh)
=Well said. It’s a dad joke. Although it didn’t land quite right.=
I have a teenager who shows me things like this all the time. My typical response is “I don’t get it?” To which I am routinely mocked. And if that wasn’t enough I now have to suffer the indignation of JB doing it to me. It’s just too much to bear.
I’m ok with JB poking a bit of fun at his (and perhaps our) expense. I don’t think it will make a bit of difference in his campaign and maybe it serves as a reminder for us all to not take things too seriously.
I think this is what happens when you’ve self funded your campaign a little too well.
===I think it means you have way too many 24 year olds on your staff. ===
Great, now I am having flash backs of explaining to people 4 decades my senior that ‘going viral’ is not something that happens automatically and that maybe their viral video idea is not the best.
- Linus - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 1:45 pm:
another come-to-Indiana pitch for the Bears?
- Keyrock - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 1:48 pm:
Does this contest have something to do with Governors Newsom, Shapiro, and Beshear?
- George Ryan Reynolds - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 1:50 pm:
It’s for the kids. The Zoomers, not the Boomers.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 1:52 pm:
“Aura farming refers to the act of doing something to look cool, impressive, stylish, etc., especially—and importantly—without trying too hard.”
–Merriam-Webster Dictionary
That’s the definition. The reason for his post is anybody’s guess.
My take is 90% of voters will say, “What the…?”
- Tom - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 1:57 pm:
I think it means you have way too many 24 year olds on your staff.
- DEE - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:00 pm:
kinda makes me recall the ‘God Made Trump’ video, short version
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:00 pm:
===It’s for the kids. ===
Maybe, but it plays against type. JB looks like he’s trying to be a cool kid, and… just no. He’s not a cool kid and never was. Go back to the dad jokes.
- DuPage Saint - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:02 pm:
He hired the guy that does Alexi’s ads
- ArchPundit - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:03 pm:
==Maybe, but it plays against type. JB looks like he’s trying to be a cool kid, and… just no. He’s not a cool kid and never was. Go back to the dad jokes.
I don’t want cool–that’s for California and they get what they deserve in Newsome. Give me the Dad jokes and occasional Malort shot.
- ZC - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:04 pm:
Cheugy.
- Ducky LaMoore - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:04 pm:
“Please Express for Men, I want to be in your next ad.”
- Dan Johnson - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:13 pm:
He’s showing his rizz
(I have teenagers and preteens)
- Cog - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:16 pm:
The zooming, panning and jerky facial and hand movements suggest to me that this video is an AI animation or a video filmed to imitate one.
I’m rapidly leaving middle age behind, but paired with the text, I’d bet this is the work of a 38 year old who still thinks that they are in touch with the kids. Please no more of this, JB campaign.
- Mayor of Rivertown - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:17 pm:
I don’t dislike JB. But I’m ready for this shadow run for president episode to be over with.
- Pundent - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:18 pm:
=He’s not a cool kid and never was.=
That would make him cringe. You definitely don’t want to be cringe when you’re aura farming.
The question is why? I’m guessing that JB is so far ahead that he wants to capture the 18-21 voters to run up the score. Although I also suspect that the target audience would consider this to be an epic fail.
- Indoor Gardener - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:18 pm:
This is his response to the post-2024 election analysis that “Democrats have a problem reaching young men.”
If you ask me, this does nothing and isn’t anything more than putting on a facade in an attempt to seem relatable to the youngsters. A real “how do you do, fellow kids?” moment.
Lame, but harmless.
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:19 pm:
===capture the 18-21 voters to run up the score===
It’s a twitter video. Hardly impactful. The only thing you can really do online with any sort of regularity is create problems for yourself.
- here we go again - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:20 pm:
Makes no sense. Aaron Del Mar regularly posts narcissistic, cringy AI generated vids. No clue why Pritzker felt the need to say “hold my beer.”
- Name Withheld - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:22 pm:
This is low-key sus. Waiting for Bailey’s cheugy clapback.
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:24 pm:
===This is his response to the post-2024 election analysis===
1) Too late;
2) Too goofy
- Steve Rogers - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:24 pm:
I’ve never heard the phrase aura farming until I saw The Odyssey a few weeks ago, and my Gen Z daughter said Agamemnon was aura farming in the movie. I understood it. What JB is doing is not aura farming.
- Contrarian - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:26 pm:
Totally cringe.
- Leslie K - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:28 pm:
Hopefully he intended it to be tongue-in-cheek? But it’s really just weird.
- Frank E. - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:31 pm:
== Give me the Dad jokes and occasional Malort shot. ==
I dunno. I think he’s laying it on a bit thick with the Malort stuff, too. It’s all giving me an Amy Poehler in Mean Girls “I’m a cool mom” vibe.
- Dotnonymous x - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:40 pm:
Trying to be cool is still the opposite of cool?
- Steve - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 2:56 pm:
- JB looks like he’s trying to be a cool kid, and… just no.-
In Illinois, JB is a cool kid. It will be a moral victory for dull Darren to get the same percentage of vote as last time.
- Duck Duck Goose - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 3:10 pm:
I took this as JB poking fun at himself–the whole thing is a dad joke. Pritzker is doing an impression of a Gen z influencer (or whatever they call “influencers” these days).
- Dotnonymous x - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 3:12 pm:
I don’t need my office holders to be cool…sane and competent will do…practically speaking.
- JS Mill - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 3:28 pm:
=I think it means you have way too many 24 year olds on your staff.=
This. 100%. And it is lame. Bogus even.
- Embarrassing - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 3:28 pm:
Whoever came up with this should probably not work in politics.
- Leslie K - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 3:58 pm:
==I took this as JB poking fun at himself–the whole thing is a dad joke.==
Well said. It’s a dad joke. Although it didn’t land quite right. (As an aside, I will never admit how many terms in this thread I had to Google for a definition…sigh)
- Pundent - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 4:12 pm:
=Well said. It’s a dad joke. Although it didn’t land quite right.=
I have a teenager who shows me things like this all the time. My typical response is “I don’t get it?” To which I am routinely mocked. And if that wasn’t enough I now have to suffer the indignation of JB doing it to me. It’s just too much to bear.
I’m ok with JB poking a bit of fun at his (and perhaps our) expense. I don’t think it will make a bit of difference in his campaign and maybe it serves as a reminder for us all to not take things too seriously.
- low level - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 4:20 pm:
Hilarious. Love it.
- Team Sleep - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 4:25 pm:
I give it a 6…7…
- Candy Dogood - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 4:42 pm:
I think this is what happens when you’ve self funded your campaign a little too well.
===I think it means you have way too many 24 year olds on your staff. ===
Great, now I am having flash backs of explaining to people 4 decades my senior that ‘going viral’ is not something that happens automatically and that maybe their viral video idea is not the best.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 5:00 pm:
On second though, if we’re confused, think how Bailey must feel..
- SoooTired - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 6:58 pm:
“This. 100%. And it is lame. Bogus even.”
When you’ve lost the 80s BMXer retirees…
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Sep 1, 26 @ 10:08 pm:
Team Sleep wins. Hands down.