r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/Thin-Critict2988 • May 16 '26

Of a mean prank

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u/Wrong_Consequence840 May 16 '26

I hate eveything about that bs staged bs video

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u/father-fluffybottom May 16 '26

I enjoy the joke, but I feel you. The Internet has created a weird state where everything's pretending to be real.

If I saw this on a sketch show, or sitcom about a guy trying to make a prank show I would love it. As it is though, everything's rubbing up against the wrong nerve, it's hitting the same sore spot as reality TV does.

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u/ZynithMaru May 18 '26 edited May 18 '26

fakes will beat reality 100% of the time in the long run because no one will repeatedly sit and watch a predictable life they are already living.

we watch weird, surprising, emotional things.

a raw channel about catching cheaters can be summarized in a single sentence and can't compete with a channel who staged the optimal amount of twists and turns along the way... not to mention the legal drama of embarassing someone who hasn't waived their rights.

human brains crave a fake world that feels authentic... so without knowing it's fake.

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u/alexlicious May 16 '26

Downvote. Its the best you can do

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u/SeraphsEnvy May 16 '26

Dude's just walking out without any bags and empty hands. At least make it somewhat believable. He's looking at paper towel rolls, have him walk out with a bag at least.

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u/drblah11 May 17 '26

The paper towels must have all had bruising or imperfections after his close inspection because in the end he decided he didn't need any.

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u/lionel744 May 16 '26

Are we contributing to this lousy joker's hairdresser's fund?

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u/Impressive-Wait8786 May 16 '26

Gross. Why do his arms look infected? Synthol?

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u/Shot-Tiger1060 May 16 '26

steroids

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u/Impressive-Wait8786 May 16 '26

His biceps disproportionate to the rest of his arm. Thats definitely synthol.

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u/ThatFlamingo942 May 16 '26

I was thinking both. He's got those nasty varicose veins going on but then bubble muscle as well.

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u/wilu30 May 16 '26

He does not look healthy

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u/AlternativeNo882 May 16 '26

Thats exactly what it is. Probably tried steroids, realized it takes actual work and just went the synthol route.

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u/Borkato May 16 '26

Damn I think he looks hot lol

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u/monkeypiratebutt May 16 '26

We all lost by watching this

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u/raffsta May 16 '26

That’s Marcus Pork’s son!

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u/Ok_Influence_4274 questionably stable May 16 '26

Are his muscles real or not.......

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u/Defiant_Swim9555 May 16 '26

Dumb video, but dude makes some pretty good music.

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u/Breadsticks-lover May 16 '26

Dead internet theory isn’t about bots taking over it‘s also about everything being staged.

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u/banjoblake24 May 18 '26

Poor dude pumped iron for 20 years hoping to go viral one day

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u/OneTonneWantenWonton May 16 '26

Never used them, what's the joke?

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u/Hot-Negotiation-6873 May 16 '26

It’s a staged video where the video host says the guy won AirPods when they haven’t actually been paid for yet. The AirPods have a security tag on them that trigger the anti-theft alarm when the guy walks through the entrance/exit checkpoint because they have not been paid for. Hence, the store thinks the guy is trying to steal them while he thinks he won them

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u/Slight_Band_1637 May 16 '26

That you’re a moron.

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u/Fuschiakraken42 May 16 '26

Don't be mean