WHAT IF they did it on purpose? Knowing they were running out of time and didn't have a convincing ad they went for airing a completely meaningless one so that

WHAT IF they did it on purpose? Knowing they were running out of time and didn't have a convincing ad they went for airing a completely meaningless one so that later one they could write this post-mortem gaining traction on communities that are far more relevant for their audience such as HN? I know it sounds a bit pretentious but that would be a pretty smart move to reduce the damage while preserving the brand overall identity.