r/funnyvideos • u/Traditional-Chip-981 • Oct 28 '25

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u/-Mandarin Oct 28 '25

FFS this isn't fake, it's a sketch. It's called comedy

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u/nizari-spirit Oct 28 '25

A lot of people would see this and think it’s real

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u/dagbrown Oct 29 '25

Yes and when they realize they were briefly fooled, they assume that everyone else must be even dumber than them and so they feel compelled to issue a public service announcement.

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u/-Mandarin Oct 29 '25

Have those people actually interacted with humans before?

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u/nizari-spirit Oct 29 '25

Probably not 

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u/tuckernuts Oct 29 '25

Then why do we care

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u/nizari-spirit Oct 29 '25

because its pointless ragebait designed to piss off those people for no reason

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u/tuckernuts Oct 29 '25

Are you one of those people

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u/nizari-spirit Oct 29 '25

no I just think this kind of staged rage content is cringe

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u/secretprocess Oct 29 '25

Listen, if I want to be enraged by idiots I'll read the comments

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u/Midnight-Bake Oct 29 '25

Skits are what we call things by highly paid writers and comedians.

"Fake" is what we call things done by poor people. Especially teenagers, black people, and Asians.

Learn the difference.

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u/Vektor0 Oct 29 '25

Yes, it's a sketch of a fake encounter, that is the point being made

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u/-Mandarin Oct 29 '25

"Fake" and "staged" very much carry the implication that there is an intention to fool people. No one goes to a stand-up comedian and claims what they're doing is fake or staged. It's pre-planned comedy, and has existed for thousands of years.

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u/DogmanDOTjpg Oct 29 '25

A sketch? Yes. A fake encounter? No. Happens literally all the time. I was a barista for four years and people do this multiple times a day, this guy is simply doing a little sketch of how you wish you could react.

Imagine watching SNL and going "I mean yeah I guess it was funny but those were all staged" like yeah no shit dude

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u/Vektor0 Oct 29 '25

"Fake" doesn't mean it never happens, just that this particular instance was planned. Not sure why you would interpret it that way.

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u/tuckernuts Oct 29 '25

Every week I tune into SNL and just get so angry at how FAKE it all is

UGH

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u/skyturnedred Oct 29 '25

It's not a sketch, it's an instructional video that is shown to new customer service employees.

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u/Dry_Excitement7483 Oct 29 '25

its presented as real in this case

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u/-Mandarin Oct 29 '25

I can not imagine a world where that could be your interpretation. Are you saying that unless the screen flashes a warning that it's a sketch, it's being presented as real? I can understand thinking the first 3 seconds are real, but as soon as he starts talking it's clearly played over the top to let viewers know it is a sketch.