This was by far the dumbest thing I heard on the radio this week, presented with a "this could happen to ANYBODY" golly gee gloss when, in fact, this is a story of a person who just decided to believe everything in a YouTube video a friend sent her in the middle of the night. - ThreadSky

violanorth.bsky.social • 96 days ago

This was by far the dumbest thing I heard on the radio this week, presented with a "this could happen to ANYBODY" golly gee gloss when, in fact, this is a story of a person who just decided to believe everything in a YouTube video a friend sent her in the middle of the night.

Reposted from NPR

A California couple's relationship was upended when one partner found a whole new set of beliefs after an overnight video binge. Four years later, they're still navigating how to talk about politics.

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wetropolitan.bsky.social•95 days ago

Oh god truly an infuriating read glorifying two absolute dinguses clearly cashing in on their dumbassery. I can’t believe we’re being told to believe this is normal

violanorth.bsky.social•95 days ago

There is also something so California [derogatory] about it.

wetropolitan.bsky.social•95 days ago

Rich Californians are quite literally the worst people on the planet.

eyesack.bsky.social•95 days ago

can confirm

violanorth.bsky.social•95 days ago

I feel like I should stress that I do know some good ones.

pwallinga.bsky.social•95 days ago

I saw a post somewhere by one of the creepy anti-aging guy's friends where they thanked him for hosting "the new San Francisco party: ice baths, vegan chia pudding, and home before dark so we can wake up at 5 AM!" and now I always think of this type of people as the ice bath party assholes.

pwallinga.bsky.social•95 days ago

I couldn't find the actual post, but I did find the same vibe but worse. Fun new party game just dropped: see how far you can read through this article without screaming. Ideally played as a drinking game and/or with a huge plate of brownies at the table.

violanorth.bsky.social•95 days ago

Oh my god

violanorth.bsky.social•96 days ago

Also, not to put too fine a point on it, but we have all met people like this, and there is a word for the mental health issue they have, which appeared nowhere in this story.

megateer.bsky.social•96 days ago

Like, if a friend sent me that series of videos and I watched them, I would be concerned for that friend, not sucked into a whole new way of thinking.

corgimom.bsky.social•95 days ago

Jesus Christ, this was a nauseating read.

notesnthemargin.bsky.social•96 days ago

glimmers of the NYMag scam story where the woman handed over 50,000 to someone from 'the CIA' who she had been patched to through Amazon...we all fall for scams but not That Scam

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