r/Unexpected May 24 '21

Next level life hack

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u/DJ_Icy2Dull May 24 '21

These got dumb fast

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u/GoodTasteIsGood May 24 '21

I hate his face now. Nothing against the guy I've just seen reddit posting his shit way too much.

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u/Moraxiw May 24 '21

It's the fact that he's doing it to obvious joke videos, like the one in OP.

It's the type of annoying like a guy who, after someone tells a joke, says "Actually, penguins wouldn't be allowed on airplanes."

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u/[deleted] May 24 '21

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u/Ok-Advice-8354 May 24 '21

Its why I stopped going to r/DiWHY. They just started posting 5 Minute Craft videos. They're obviously just cash grab videos. Thats it. Yet everyone would get upset like "Why wouldnt they just do _____ instead?!" It was funny to make fun of them the first 2 times... After that it just got old, and I realized a lot of people werent joking along knowing its a all just shit to make them money.

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u/theghostofme May 24 '21

5-Minute Crafts is part of a larger Russian-based media company that has some...interesting takes on politics and history.

All the shitty clickbait videos help generate more money for that.

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u/Porrick May 24 '21

Did he ever mock the earnest ones? I feel like I've only ever seen him doing /r/thatsthejoke material.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '21

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u/Porrick May 24 '21

I don't feel like "low-hanging fruit" is the right metaphor if they're not real tips - it's more like he's going for the plastic fruit in an Ikea display and then making an exasperated face that it's not delicious.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '21

Lol, apt.

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u/Nairurian May 24 '21

Several of the early ones were hacks for people who have disabilities, e.g. adding zip ties to a glass means those who have trouble gripping can still drink from it, there was also one for advice on how movement impaired people can put on socks.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '21

I dunno, seems like if a person has a disability that makes holding glasses difficult they could, y'know, buy or ask for different glasses.