Just hit 50 celeb apology breakdowns and number 48 shocked me

Ngl, I've been tracking these apology videos for about 6 months now, and I hit 50 this week. The one that surprised me most was #48 from that rapper who got caught lip-syncing at a festival. Everyone said he was faking it because he cried, but I counted his eye contact and speed of his voice changes. He actually paused at the right spots and didn't use the word 'if' once which is a big tell for me. Has anyone else found a weird metric like that that changed how you read these things?

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baker.christopher14d agoMost Upvoted

Eye contact and lack of conditional language is a solid metric. People lie with "if" and "but" all the time, trying to leave themselves an out. I started watching for that after noticing how many everyday apologies from coworkers or family are actually just excuses dressed up as sorry. If someone says "I'm sorry if I hurt anyone," they already know they hurt someone, they just won't admit it. It's scary how much the same patterns show up in real life once you start looking.

ward.anna14d agoMost Upvoted

Watching deflection skills in kids is where this really gets interesting. My niece wanted a cookie before dinner and said "I was going to ask but I thought you might say no." That's a perfectly crafted conditional excuse at age seven, learned from watching adults do the exact same thing. The real test is watching someone's eyes when you call them out on the "if" - do they look away, do they double down, do they suddenly remember another appointment.

david70314d ago

Does @baker.christopher watch politicians too?