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Unpopular opinion: I used to think the crying in apology videos was real, but after watching that one from the pop star last week, I'm not buying it.
I started timing the pauses and realized they were exactly 2 seconds long, like someone told them to 'look sad here'. Anyone else notice that fake cry pattern?
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robert_ross958h ago
Man, you're onto something. I saw that exact same video and thought the same thing. It felt like watching a bad actor hit their marks, you know? Like they'd glance down for exactly two beats before the next tear. Once you see the pattern, you can't unsee it. Real crying just doesn't work on a schedule like that.
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matthewwilson6h ago
Exactly, robert_ross95, that "glance down for two beats" thing is such a tell. I read this article once where a body language expert said fake criers often look down to "find" the emotion or cue the next tear. Real crying is messy, you know? Your face does what it wants. When it's that timed, it feels like a performance. It just makes the whole story harder to believe.
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