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Did anyone else not buy...

posted 10 years ago by IMDB_Vits
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... CARL's ignorance about the internet? Not everyone has to know the "mechanics" of Twitter, but he didn't understand that people could read something online and that something could become viral. Not to mention the PR implications (like money).

I mean, he's not old. Actually, I think even old people would know some of those things.

Edit: Most of the users who've replied don't seem to understand my post. They've said that it's normal for CARL not to understand how social media works, despite my emphasys. Please, read carefully.

[–] reaseltbim 9 years ago

I spend a lot of time online and i dont use twitter or vine,

i have no idea how they work, I am sure that i could figure it out, but he was a chef and that was his passion, he didn't have time to waste online like You and Me.

if anything this says more about you than the character, you sound very young and very naive

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[–] reaseltbim 9 years ago

from what we know of Carl he spends ALL his time in the kitchen, he doesn't even see his Kid for crying out loud..............his kid...

he is always late to see his kid, His entire life is cooking, again, CARL, is always busy cooking.

why the hell would he know how twitter works if he doesn't go online too much

[–] IMDB_Vits 9 years ago

how twitter works

[Sigh]

[–] reaseltbim 9 years ago

what is your point? that it is unrealistic that someone doesnt understand how things go viral?
that he didn't understand how a bad tweet or video can go viral?

you do understand REAL people still get in trouble (even celebrities) for dumb tweets? or real people record stupid stuff on vine? like stealing or recording fights? and get in trouble...
you never wonder why people to this day still do dumb things and record them? real people?

[–] IMDB_Vits 9 years ago

Phew! I thought I was somehow writing the wrong thing without noticing.

Yes: My point is that it's unrealistic for him not to understand the concept of viral. People still let embarrasing things go viral because "there's no bad publicity."

[–] reaseltbim 9 years ago

no, some people do not really think they will get in trouble
it happens all the time. people dont do it because of "all publicity is bad publicity"
people just dont expect their things to go viral

[–] angelofvic 9 years ago

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Look, if in real life police strangle innocent unarmed people while kids are filming them with their iPhones, why is it any wonder that Carl did not realize anything he was doing would come back to haunt him?

And why should Carl suddenly be a social-media PR expert? He's a head chef, he's in a kitchen 10 hours a day 6 or 7 days a week. He has no interest in or knowledge of that stuff.

Carl never said he did not know what the term or concept of "viral" meant. He just didn't know things would blow up as big as they did, any more than the policemen I referred to do. Their universe just doesn't include that sort of thing.

It's really hard to be knowledgeable about Twitter or the like unless you actually join it and participate in it. If you aren't on it, it just becomes background noise that other people are talking about but that doesn't concern you or matter to you.
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[–] JoseyWales 8 years ago

If you aren't on it, it just becomes background noise that other people are talking about but that doesn't concern you or matter to you

Excellent! This sums up the thoughts of many people, I'm sure.
I'm 59 and very computer 'savvy'. I have a Smart phone and love all the new technology. I just have no time or interest for all the social media stuff.

I understand the point the OP is making. Yes, although I have no real interest in Social media, I know of it and know that it's possible for anything to go viral, and at the very least, that anything posted is out there for all to see. But, if I were to start using Twitter, I'm sure I could easily make the same mistake that was shown in the movie.

Part of the problem is the dumbing down of apps to make them easy to use and accessible for all. I still like having control over what I do. I can sort out my own desktop, thanks. I know how to download and upload. I know how to save and catalogue my files and pictures, and I do it in a manner that suits me. I don't need a super red button that does it all for me in one click and posts everything I do to FB, Twitter and goodness knows where else.

So, someone who leads a busy life and does not understand all the ins and outs of Smart phones and all their uses could easily post something using the magic button and not realise the full implications.

Now, how do you post this comment?
Ah there, right. 'Click to post' - that must be it.
Yay! Result.

There can be no true beauty without decay.

[–] jpmonette 8 years ago

So what's wrong with that?I'm 52 and I never used Twitter and I'm still not interested regardless of it pathetic popularity... It's not everyone who's addicted with these handheld gadget, and, that needs to be constantly in contact with someone. There is life out there without them toys....just sayin'

[–] bdickus 8 years ago

I thought this too, but sometimes people are so focused that they don't know about these things, that's why they hire PR to run the show... I don't know about Pokemon Go..and I don't care..but it doesn't necessarily mean i'm living under a rock.

[–] Prelude-in-C-maj 8 years ago

Dude -- I'm middle aged, and I just opened a Twitter account, and I STILL don't really know how to use it. I was as clueless as Carl -- I didn't know what's private and what's public, and how to use either of those. I'm still not sure what I'm doing. Seriously, I so related to Carl in that scene, as I was in the same situation just a few weeks ago. It's totally believable.

And yes specific to Carl it's believable. He's of that age where some people the same age took to the internet, and some don't even know how you would switch a computer on, seriously. I know a range of people like that, of that generation. Some took to it and some don't know zip about the internet or social media.

Carl was a busy guy of a certain age, I can totally buy that the internet and how to use Twitter completely passed over his radar in life. I KNOW people like that.

As for not knowing it might go viral -- it was right there in the dialog of the scene -- he SAID "I thought it was a private message."

He thought he had sent a private message instead of a public tweet. I don't even know the difference yet.

[–] Blubonnet_Spearman 8 years ago

Many people don't give a damn or know much or actually have a life rather than know the ins and outs of the net.

[–] leader (1959) 6 years ago

It was a way to include his child in the movie, he could be good with that aspect of marketing the business.

[–] whoanelly (1586) 4 years ago

Of course Carl knew that Twitter and the internet were public— after all, that is how he was able to read the review. But Carl thought he had sent a direct (i.e. PRIVATE) message to the food critic. He didn’t realize he had commented publicly. He probably thought “reply” meant direct/private, like replying to an email.