{"id":389445,"date":"2022-01-04T17:24:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T14:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/matt-damon-ripped-over-cringe-worthy-crypto-commercial\/"},"modified":"2022-01-04T17:24:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T14:24:29","slug":"matt-damon-ripped-over-cringe-worthy-crypto-commercial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/matt-damon-ripped-over-cringe-worthy-crypto-commercial\/","title":{"rendered":"#Matt Damon ripped over cringe-worthy crypto commercial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Matt Damon ripped over cringe-worthy crypto commercial<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>He\u2019s in the Dogehouse.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Damon has been blasted online after <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earing in a \u201ccringeworthy\u201d Crypto.com commercial that analogizes buying cryptocurrency to some of history\u2019s greatest achievements. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9hBC5TVdYT8\">The advert originally aired in October<\/a>, but is currently going viral as critics torch its pretentious message.<\/p>\n<p>In the divisive one-minute promo, captioned \u201cFortune Favors The Brave,\u201d the 51-year-old Oscar winner compares humankind\u2019s near successes with the landmark accomplishments that changed the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHistory is filled with almosts,\u201d the \u201cGood Will Hunting\u201d star explains as a ship surfaces next to him out of thin air. \u201cWith those who almost adventured, who almost achieved, but then it proved to be too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen there are others, who embraced the moments, and commit,\u201d Damon continues, while passing visual recreations of milestones which include mountaineers ascending Mt. Everest, the Wright Brothers\u2019 maiden flight and astronauts gearing up for takeoff.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/matt-damon-crypto_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Matt Damon has been blasted online after appearing in a &quot;cringeworthy&quot; Crypto.com commercial that analogizes buying cryptocurrency to some of history's greatest achievements.\" class=\"wp-image-20705919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/matt-damon-crypto_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/matt-damon-crypto_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/matt-damon-crypto_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Matt Damon has been blasted online after appearing in a \u201ccringeworthy\u201d Crypto.com commercial.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">crypto.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He describes that in these history-making moments, \u201cthese mere mortals, just like you and me, as they peer over the edge, they calm their minds and steal their nerves with four simple words that have been whispered by the intrepid since the time of the Romans: Fortune favors the brave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The clip concludes with Damon peering out a window at a crimson planet as the words \u201ccrypto.com\u201d appear on the screen. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/matt-damon-crypto_13.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The cringeworthy commercial analogized buying crypto to space travel.\" class=\"wp-image-20705610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/matt-damon-crypto_13.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/matt-damon-crypto_13.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/matt-damon-crypto_13.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The cringe-worthy commercial analogized buying crypto to space <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">crypto.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Needless to say, the commercial didn\u2019t resonate with the peanut gallery, which lambasted Damon over his shameless crypto-shilling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaddest thing about Matt Damon\u2019s macho-baiting crypto pitch where the viewer must ACT NOW or he\u2019s a weak p\u2014y is that this is a top 3 classic pitch all financial schemes have used to goad men into forking over their paltry savings,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamjohnsonNYC\/status\/1478026873523290126?s=20\">tweeted journalist Adam H. Johnson.<\/a> \u201cNothing has changed in 150 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCocksman\/status\/1477753708301717505\">Another snarked,<\/a> \u201cAre you going to put your life savings into the pretend computer dog money that you can\u2019t spend or are you a p\u2014y.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/matt-damon-crypto_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Damon was accused of crypto shilling.\" class=\"wp-image-20705609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/matt-damon-crypto_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/matt-damon-crypto_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/matt-damon-crypto_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Damon was accused of crypto shilling.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">crypto.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, one detractor on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> mocked, \u201cThis brings to mind other words that have been whispered even before the Romans: \u2018A fool and his money are soon parted.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Martian\u201d actor isn\u2019t the first A-list celebrity to shill for digital currency. 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