I've always been fascinated by conspiracy theories, but have never bought into them. I've owned and enjoyed Steve Jackson Games' Illuminati since high school. Despite what anyone might think about Coca-Cola and the management at the time, I remember hearing an exec from that company saying about the New Coke Fiasco after it happened, in response to claims they introduced New Coke with the sole intent when it bombed of putting out Coca-Cola Classic to drive its sales even higher.
His response? "We're neither that smart, nor that stupid."
As conspiracy theories go, I think that just about sums up the reality behind many of them. :-)
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Date: 2006-05-26 02:08 am (UTC)I've always been fascinated by conspiracy theories, but have never bought into them. I've owned and enjoyed Steve Jackson Games' Illuminati since high school. Despite what anyone might think about Coca-Cola and the management at the time, I remember hearing an exec from that company saying about the New Coke Fiasco after it happened, in response to claims they introduced New Coke with the sole intent when it bombed of putting out Coca-Cola Classic to drive its sales even higher.
His response? "We're neither that smart, nor that stupid."
As conspiracy theories go, I think that just about sums up the reality behind many of them. :-)