I've never found a client's business problem that could be solved solely through advertising.
Most ideas are a bit scary, and if an idea isn't scary, it's not an idea at all.
Actions speak louder than meetings.
If you'd put it in a Powerpoint deck don't put it in your ad
Most people who are deemed 'mean' are usually perfectionist who make mediocre people unhappy, cause they put more pressure on them then they can handle.
Throughout history, the technology always comes first. It's just technology for a while, until the day we artists inherit it.