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Last week, we looked at how the inflation-adjusted cost of a 30-second Super Bowl skyrocketed over the years. But what about the ads themselves? They've been changing too. Let's fire up @baselightdb and start a ๐Ÿงต
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Looking at the last 20 years, sexy ads have clearly grown out of favour, likely as a result of shifting societal views of objectification in advertising. It looks like our collective sense of humour has been on the decline too, with funny ads gradually disappearing.
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What do we get instead? Celebrities. Lots and lots of celebrities. And some animals, I suppose. But I was most surprised by the lack of patriotism. Make adverts great again?
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And then there was Kanye West. Not enough data in the world to explain that one, I'm afraid. For everything else, there's @baselightdb. Check out the query at https://baselight.app/u/jsoares/query/super-bowl-advertisement-content/
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