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pbmus

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Sat Dec 12, 2020, 06:20 PM Dec 2020

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This message was self-deleted by its author (Original Post) pbmus Dec 2020 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #1
She said it's ballet...I didn't look at the slides... Was there something different? Karadeniz Dec 2020 #2
This is not because of ballet. madaboutharry Dec 2020 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #4
Which is..? 2naSalit Dec 2020 #5
So what is it that "we" expected all along? 🤔 ShazzieB Dec 2020 #6

Response to pbmus (Original post)

Karadeniz

(23,483 posts)
2. She said it's ballet...I didn't look at the slides... Was there something different?
Sat Dec 12, 2020, 06:26 PM
Dec 2020

madaboutharry

(41,384 posts)
3. This is not because of ballet.
Sat Dec 12, 2020, 06:43 PM
Dec 2020

She looks like woman with anorexia or bulimia. I hope she is getting help.

Response to madaboutharry (Reply #3)

2naSalit

(93,203 posts)
5. Which is..?
Sat Dec 12, 2020, 07:02 PM
Dec 2020

She looks horrid.

ShazzieB

(18,889 posts)
6. So what is it that "we" expected all along? 🤔
Sat Dec 12, 2020, 07:28 PM
Dec 2020

I mean, I know what *I've* suspected, but this tells me nothing, lol! 🤷‍♀️

If I sound a little cranky, it's because I've seen this link before, and a million others like it. They all follow the same pattern, taking you to a site that makes you go through screen after screen, being bombarded with pop-up ads and videos the whole time. Each screen has only a tiny morsel of information, because the point is to keep you clicking for as long as possible (and viewing as many ads as possible). IF you are determined enough to keep clicking to the end (which I'll admit I often am not), the "payoff" almost never lives up to the original buildup, and it takes a ridiculous amount of time to get there. This kind of link is called clickbait, and its purpose is to entice people to view advertising and make money selling that advertising space. It's a racket.

These things have becone a pet peeve of mine after getting roped into wasting too much time on too many of them. Honestly, you would be AMAZED at how much stuff like this is out there, often thinly disguised as a link to a news story. Here's a link to more info on clickbait, with pointers on how to recognize and avoid getting pulled into it: https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/the-skeptics-toolbox-identifying-and-resisting-clickbait/

Cheers!

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