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Rant: My buddy's take on that actor's apology video made me see it all different
I was watching that big apology video from that actor who got in trouble, you know the one, with my friend Mike. He used to work in PR for a local theater. He pointed out how the guy kept saying 'I take full responsibility' but then listed 4 different outside reasons for his mess. Mike said, 'Watch his eyes, he looks at the cue card every 7 seconds, it's a script, not a feeling.' That hit different because I was just taking it at face value. Now I can't unsee the little pauses before the 'emotional' parts. It feels totally fake. Has anyone else had a moment where someone pointed out a tell in one of these videos that changed your whole view?
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finley_owens7mo ago
Yeah, it's crazy how a little detail can flip a switch. I see this with ads now too, like when a company says "we hear you" but then just shows a stock photo of people smiling. Once you notice they never actually say what they'll do differently, the whole message feels empty. Makes you look at every public statement sideways.
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hernandez.stella7mo ago
But that's how you know they're not listening, @finley_owens.
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matthewwilson7mo ago
Sometimes those empty phrases are just a way to buy time while they figure out real changes behind the scenes. Not every message can have a full action plan ready to go, and expecting that might mean missing smaller, honest updates. A stock photo is just a visual placeholder, not proof of bad faith. Getting too focused on picking apart the wording can make you miss when a company is actually trying.
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felixm295mo ago
Had a buddy who spotted the same stock photo in THREE different company apologies last year.
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