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* MisaimedFandom: Blake's scene is sometimes used as a motivational tool in workplaces. Of particular note is a ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' article where author David Wong uses the scene to describe how one might become a "better person", as Wong argues that the world only cares about results. But Creator/DavidMamet has openly said that he intended Blake's scene to show what was wrong with rampant capitalism and cutthroat sales tactics, as well as show the callous and dismissive attitudes of those at the top of the corporate ladder towards those lower down who have to live the consequences of their choices. People who use the scene as a motivational tool conveniently ignore that Blake's speech doesn't work; all it does is lead to the salesman making terrible decisions that make everything worse. It also ignores the real issue, which is that the leads the salesmen were given genuinely are terrible, and they're unable to get ahead with them. Telling them "sell harder" and threatening their jobs doesn't inspire them to do better, it just makes them resort to desperate measures and makes things worse for everyone.
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* MisaimedFandom: Blake's scene is sometimes used as a motivational tool in workplaces. Of particular note is a ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' article where author David Wong uses the scene to describe how one might become a "better person", as Wong argues that the world only cares about results. But Creator/DavidMamet has openly said that he intended Blake's scene to show what was wrong with rampant capitalism and cutthroat sales tactics, as well as show the callous and dismissive attitudes of those at the top of the corporate ladder towards those lower down who have to live the consequences of their choices. People who use the scene as a motivational tool conveniently ignore that Blake's speech doesn't work; all it does is lead to the salesman making terrible decisions that make everything worse.worse and is mostly empty "just do better!" without ''actually telling them what to do''. It also ignores the real issue, which is that the leads the salesmen were given genuinely are terrible, and they're unable to get ahead with them. Telling them "sell harder" and threatening their jobs doesn't inspire them to do better, it just makes them resort to desperate measures and makes things worse for everyone.
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** How much does Roma really respect Shelley? He acts like he genuinely admires him, but the end of the play reveals that he's conning him, luring him into a "partnership" in which he (Roma) will get most of the earnings. This revelation is removed from the film, however, leaving Roma's motivations and attitude toward Shelley more ambiguous.
** After being berated for several minutes by Shelley to give him the leads that are locked away, Williamson appears to give in as long as Shelley pays up front, which he is unable to do. Was Williamson really willing to be bribed by Shelley for the leads, or was he bluffing in the full knowledge Shelley didn't have the cash at hand?
** How much does Roma really respect Shelley? He acts like he genuinely admires him, but the end of the play reveals that he's conning him, luring him into a "partnership" in which he (Roma) will get most of the earnings. This revelation is removed from the film, however, leaving Roma's motivations and attitude toward Shelley more ambiguous.
** After being berated for several minutes by Shelley to give him the leads that are locked away, Williamson appears to give in as long as Shelley pays up front, which he is unable to do. Was Williamson really willing to be bribed by Shelley for the leads, or was he bluffing in the full knowledge Shelley didn't have the cash at hand?
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* MemeticMutation: Blake's scene, partly due to [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-you-better-person/ this]] ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' article. [[MisaimedFandom How effective the scene is at illustrating the article's point is up to the reader.]]
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* MemeticMutation: Blake's scene, partly due to [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-you-better-person/ this]] rather infamous ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' article. [[MisaimedFandom How effective the scene is at illustrating the article's point point]] [[DeathOfTheAuthor is up to the reader.]]
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Blake never actually gives the main characters any real advice or instructions on how to make sales, just a bunch of vague platitudes and mantras, which (along with the fact that the main characters have clearly never heard of him, despite his supposedly being a legendarily successful salesman) is often used as support for the fan theory that Blake isn't actually a salesman at all, just an actor the company hired to deliver a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech dressed up as a motivational talk. However, as several real-life salespeople will attest, many such talks really ''do'' consist of several hours' worth of cool-sounding but ultimately meaningless platitudes -- Blake, real salesman or not, at least had the decency to keep his speech to just under ten minutes -- which bosses nonetheless expect to produce quick and substantial performance improvements.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Blake never actually gives the main characters any real advice or instructions on how to make sales, just a bunch of vague platitudes and mantras, which (along with the fact that the main characters have clearly never heard of him, despite his supposedly being a legendarily successful salesman) is often used as support for the fan theory that Blake isn't actually a salesman at all, just an actor the company hired to deliver a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech dressed up as a motivational talk. However, as several many real-life salespeople will attest, many such talks really ''do'' consist of several hours' worth of cool-sounding but ultimately meaningless platitudes -- Blake, real salesman or not, at least had the decency to keep his speech to just under ten minutes -- which bosses nonetheless expect to produce quick and substantial performance improvements.
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** Everyone uses payphones instead of cellphones. This could also apply to the leads being typed on index cards instead of just emailed or otherwise electronically conveyed to the sales staff.
** The idea of breaking into the office to steal the leads would, today, require computer hacking since there's no way the main copy (or probably any copy) of the leads would be on paper. While one could re-write the play to have them on a flash drive, it's far more likely they'd be kept in a folder on the company's server, accessible only by those with permission.
** Everyone uses payphones instead of cellphones. This could also apply to the leads being typed on index cards instead of just emailed or otherwise electronically conveyed to the sales staff.
** The idea of breaking into the office to steal the leads would, today, require computer hacking since there's no way the main copy (or probably any copy) of the leads would be on paper. While one could re-write the play to have them on a flash drive, it's far more likely they'd be kept in a folder on the company's server, accessible only by those with permission.
