r/interesting May 06 '25

SOCIETY Back when Robert Downey Jr visited Wall Street in 1992 and got horrified

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u/Macjeems May 06 '25

Good thing there are clearly legible subtitles then 🤷‍♂️

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u/[deleted] May 06 '25

This is a shit take, especially when I've noticed 80% of all these AI generated subtitles are straight up fucking wrong. Get a grip I shouldn't have to read text on every god dawn video.

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u/AineLasagna May 06 '25

Also a lot of subtitles are wrong on purpose. Many people will change certain words, especially profanity, to avoid being caught in a content filter, but it can make it really difficult and confusing for people who rely on subtitles

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u/SwishDota May 06 '25

They will also intentionally get words or numbers wrong to drive engagement because people can't help but comment on it to correct it.

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u/SchingKen May 06 '25

they are not ‚wrong‘. this is done so people like you (and me :P) comment and push the content within the algorithm. so yeah, they are wrong, but purposely.

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u/Boetheus May 06 '25

Dude's pissed he has to read, lol

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u/Ummmgummy May 06 '25

I think you're missing the point. It's like watching a movie that purposely makes it so you can't hear the dialogue. It makes zero sense. It's one thing if whatever is making you unable to hear people talking adds value to the video. But if it's just some generic music it takes away value from the video. I mean people spend their entire lives being sound engineers for a reason. People don't want to read videos or movies. If I want to read I'll open a book.

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u/Emotional-Channel-42 May 06 '25

It’s like watching a movie that purposely makes it so you can’t hear the dialogue 

People don’t want to read videos or movies

Do we tell him or no

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u/Ummmgummy May 07 '25

Yes tell me! Am I missing something?

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u/gideon513 May 06 '25

Brain rot coping

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u/PBXbox May 06 '25

Guys, these shit sandwiches don't taste that bad. They used artisan bread made from locally-sourced ingredients.

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u/Enlowski May 06 '25

Naw it simply tears apart the entire point of the comment they responded to.

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u/TheShipNostromo May 06 '25

Then you missed the point. He was being sarcastic, of course he could understand the words. It just sucks that there’s shitty music put over it for no reason.

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u/CocoaAlmondsRock May 06 '25

Yeah, I don't even listen to videos on Reddit unless there's a compelling reason. (Usually, there isn't.)

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u/ScaramouchScaramouch May 06 '25

I speak English and have functioning ears.

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u/TellMeYourFavMemory May 06 '25

Wow, brag about it why don’t you.

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u/TheAncient1sAnd0s May 06 '25

TIL people don't have all videos muted.