Several years ago, I was seated on a plane (I think from Europe to the US) with someone flying from Jordan,
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who had never been on a US carrier before. His main question: WTF was up with SkyMall? Did it reflect US consumer desires?
And I was like, you know, I never really thought about why we have a totally silly novelty catalog on all US planes. I can't explain that.
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I keep SkyMall in mind whenever someone comments on silly things that other cultures do. "OMG the Japanese like tentacles" OK but.. SkyMall?
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I know someone who used to write ad copy for SkyMall, and I enjoy reading it with that in mind: "My god... someone was paid to write this."
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Occasionally you can find ad copy that looks like that person is taking the piss on it; "Who HASN'T wanted a tiny Bigfoot for their yard?"
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Life is like that. Why were Trump Steaks sold through The Sharper Image? Why did either of these things exist? Who can say? Mysteries.
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If we live in a simulation, it's a dumb simulation.
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