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What's the deal with people going crazy about this McDonald's Japan advertisement?

https://twitter.com/McDonaldsJapan/status/1704420133140132045

This the advertisment question.

Why is there an outburst and so many attentions on this normal advertisement?

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what's the deal with at least 14 year old youtube videos not having any content when you click on them?

for example, here. found in the sidebar, it said "14 years ago," so that's why i think it's 14 years old. otherwise there's no other identifying info - no comments, about, likes. doesn't work in mozilla or brave, or on my phone on safari. clicked on a few other older videos and nothing, even 10 years old videos.

is youtube making space by getting rid of likes/comments/views/etc. on old videos?

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What's going on with India killing someone in Canada?

https://twitter.com/RadishHarmers/status/1705254352384938109?t=HwEFkp9ljbr5QA29c0Fq9A&s=19

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There must be a URL of some sort in the submission body. A screenshot or a link to what you're seeing, along with a general description of your question.

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/r/OutOfTheLoop — Have you ever seen a whole bunch of news stories/reddit posts/videos or anything else about some topic and you had no idea what everyone was going on about? Did you feel out of the loop? This subreddit is dedicated to helping you get up to speed with the recent trends and news.

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1. Post title must be a current, unbiased, and coherent question

The title is the most important aspect to creating a post. If it's hard for other users to understand what you are asking then it will be hard to get an answer.
- Current - The topic of the post you are creating must be a trending event that has happened recently.
- Unbiased - Don't put your own twist on it to make it come off negative or positive. Try to be as neutral as possible.
- Coherent - Write a complete question that is clear about what you are trying to ask. Don't simply put one word and a question mark.
- Format - Include the format listed here

2. Post must include context and resources in the body of the text

Context is key when trying to find a proper answer. The more we know about what you are asking, the better we can answer with more information.
- Context - Add some words to your post so there is more to work with than a title. Words such as; what you saw, where you saw it, how often you saw it.
- Resources - You obviously saw it somewhere; link to the thing that made you ask. Or include a screenshot.

3. No ad nauseum, recently reposted, or retired questions

Often times what you are asking has already been answered. Be sure to search the subreddit, Google, and KnowYourMeme before creating a new post.
- Ad nauseum - The topic in question has been discussed extensively, and that those involved in the discussion have grown tired of it.
- Recently reposted - A topic is popular and is posted multiple times within a short period of time.
- Retired - The 'Big List of Retired Questions' is a wiki page created by the mods that lists overly asked questions that have been thoroughly answered. Duplicates of retired questions may be removed.

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People are here to find answers for their questions. If top-level comments are riddled with memes or non-answers then no one wins.
- Genuine - Attempt to answer with words; don't pop in to tell users to search or drop a link without explanation.
- Unbiased - Answer without putting your own twist of bias towards the answer. However, after you leave an unbiased response, you can add your own opinion as long as it's clearly marked, starting with "Biased:".
- Coherent - Write in complete sentences that are clear about what you are trying to say.

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This subreddit is supposed to be a helpful place for confused redditors.
- Be nice - Be polite in your exchanges, vote based on whether a comment contributes to the discussion and not on whether you agree with the opinion, etc.
- Follow etiquette - When in doubt, refer to reddiquette.

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