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Scrivener7

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3. Apparently, you missed the specific content that Rhiannon added.

Reply to TheRickles (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 28, 2026, 07:44 AM

Apr 28

Whether you like it or not, news now comes from clips like this. And to compete, these clips have to have sensationalistic headlines.

Rhiannin ALWAYS summarizes what the clip says. If you don't want to watch, then don't.

But as we all bemoan the fact that the right owns most media, we need to stop insisting that the successful players in the one media genre available to us stop doing what makes them successful in that genre.

Get over the ick. This is what we need.

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😱Zelenskyy announced SENSATIONAL NEWS! Just LISTEN to what he said to the WHOLE WORLD - War & Politics 24 [View all] Rhiannon12866 Apr 28 OP

What was the "sensational news" Bluetus Apr 28 #1

Agreed - enough already. It only takes a minute to add a bit of specific content that would lead us to watch the clip. TheRickles Apr 28 #2

Apparently, you missed the specific content that Rhiannon added. Scrivener7 Apr 28 #3

OK. I'm dense. Tell me what the "sensational news" is. Bluetus Apr 28 #4

Good luck competing in the media while insisting on Marquess of Queensbury rules. Scrivener7 Apr 28 #5

I appreciate her summary, but it doesn't contain anything "new" or "sensational". TheRickles Apr 28 #7

My sentiments exactly. Bluetus Apr 28 #8

LOL! You're calling Zelensky a "self-appointed influencer." Which you would know if you watched Scrivener7 Apr 28 #10

I'm 99.9% sure that Bluetus wasn't calling Zelensky the "self-appointed influencer'. TheRickles Apr 28 #11

And again, the video consists entirely of Zelensky making an important announcement. There is no youtuber or influencer Scrivener7 Apr 28 #12

Who do you think wrote the headline "Zelenskyy announced SENSATIONAL NEWS!"? TheRickles Apr 28 #13

But what are you expecting to be done about the fact that this summary wasn't helpful to you? Because it seems Scrivener7 Apr 28 #14

Excellent summary: "a new weapons alliance that we're not part of". Thanks. TheRickles Apr 28 #15

Those who broadcast on youtube ARE competing with every other youtube creator to get viewer attention. Scrivener7 Apr 28 #9

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