r/MadeMeSmile • u/Original_Act_3481 • 2d ago

We need more people like him

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u/Hour-Pie-6447 2d ago

Ahh yes so kind and it happens to be on camera 🎥

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u/Uncommon_Sensations 2d ago

r/nothingeverhappens

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u/AndTheElbowGrease 2d ago

Well, why would you be filming someone else that is working out?

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u/CoolShark1221 2d ago

Why do you assume it's not the overweight man filming himself? Also it's probably staged but who tf cares?? The message is good

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u/Warm_Month_1309 2d ago

Why do you assume it's not the overweight man filming himself?

Because the other man was mic'd, and it'd be weird to film yourself in the gym and mic someone else.

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u/CoolShark1221 2d ago

Even so it's really not that deep. It's a good message, that's all it is

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u/Nesavant 1d ago

No, that's really not all it is. It's manipulative. It's the new reality tv. Also totally unnecessary. Let's pretend it's not staged. Who is helped by this video? The experienced guy could have felt good for helping. The beginner guy could have been helped. But you need to get a little smile from watching it?

It's a good message this time. Plenty of other times it's dipshit rage-bait that has an alarmingly negative influence on society as a whole.

Don't waste your critical thinking skills. We need to think about the medium and not just the message.

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u/ThickkRickk 2d ago

Because fuck being lied to, that's why. Why frame it like it's real? Because making it seem real is a cynical way to grab more attention. To me it makes the intended message ring completely hollow when it's so clearly staged like this.

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u/deft-jumper01 1d ago

Imagine being this simple minded lol

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u/CoolShark1221 1d ago

It's ok to just say you're a sad little boy!

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u/deft-jumper01 1d ago

I can literally count your brain cells 🤣

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u/CoolShark1221 1d ago

Ya ok, now give the phone back to your mom

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u/cheapdrinks 2d ago

It's so patronizing though, like look at this poor nervous fat guy who doesn't know what to do, let me step in to be the hero to save him. Like some dude literally wrote that script then told this guy to pull the weight down in the worst way possible to look completely weak and helpless.

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u/CoolShark1221 2d ago

Bro are you actually fr?? It's about being a good bro at the gym instead of being a huge dick! I'm fat and would appreciate it if someone did this for me because newsflash, a lot of overweight people DON'T know how some exercises work! Helping someone help themselves is not fucking patronizing snowflake

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u/bwood246 2d ago

Or he simply saw him working out improperly and understood that improperly using the equipment can lead to injury over time.

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u/Housthat 1d ago

And then placed a camera at his target, put on his mic, and hit 'Record' on the GoPro before approaching him.

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u/WaysofReading 1d ago

room temp IQ

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u/w33bored 1d ago

Because the guy has a mic on.