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    It's Cannes Lions season again, and my entire LlinkedIn feed is saturated with self-congratulatory expressions of pride, ego, humble-brag, and smarminess.

    Blah. Am I jealous that — once again — nothing I've worked on even got submitted? Yeah, but in the sense that I never felt like I was _truly_ accepted in this business, and this just goes to reinforce that feeling.

    I know, I know. These awards shows are all rigged, and ultimately mean nothing, and I shouldn't be tying my identity to my occupation.

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    • awards.... you only win if you enter, you only enter if you want your ego stroking.shapesalad
    • I know.
      I know.
      Sigh.      Continuity
    • My professional ego needs stroking, damn it.Continuity
    • People proud of winning an industry award for the adverts they worked on? Lololololol
      ********
    • Continuity, I work in the same field.
      You want your ego stroked, but deep down you know it would be worthless coming from these people.      spl33nidoru
    • @spl33n I know. You're right.Continuity
    • @spl33n You on LinkedIn? We should connect!Continuity
    • QBN sourced flick. We have all of the moving parts.garbage
    • It’s all a self congratulatory circle jerk to try and validate what we do. But what we do is just try and get people to buy shit they don’t need or really want.thumb_screws
    • Industry tries to self validate by having all these awards to try and add weight to the industry. Adz lyfthumb_screws
    • Seriously. I can't even stand going through an airport anymore and being subjected to all the vapid luxury ads.
      @Continuity, I never had a linkedin, sorry!      spl33nidoru
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