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A Masterclass in Manipulation (Original Post) Uncle Joe 18 hrs ago OP
I tried to watch it - but he should just get to the salient facts instead of the body drama. harumph 17 hrs ago #1
As a child going to school Uncle Joe 17 hrs ago #2
I made it to about 40 seconds. Disaffected 16 hrs ago #3
I love this guy. His level of frustration with the manipulative choices matches my own. pat_k 16 hrs ago #4

harumph

(3,499 posts)
1. I tried to watch it - but he should just get to the salient facts instead of the body drama.
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM
17 hrs ago

He trails off several times and this style of "communication" drives me crazy.
I wish his presentation was more concise. It's like when your child is trying to tell you about how he
scraped his shin and you get all this extraneous talk that has fuck all to do with the accident.

Disaffected

(6,672 posts)
3. I made it to about 40 seconds.
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 12:53 AM
16 hrs ago

A lot of that is typically blather designed to keep you watching longer (and generating more YouTube credits for the author).

The rest is just blather.

pat_k

(14,424 posts)
4. I love this guy. His level of frustration with the manipulative choices matches my own.
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 01:08 AM
16 hrs ago

And in the process, he conveys a lot of good information -- and even hope.

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