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Rhiannon12866

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2. I was startled the first time I saw and heard Jimmy Fallon right there on the gas pump!

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 17, 2017, 06:37 AM

Apr 2017

But I admit that it got my attention, exactly what they said, for the time it took me to pump my gas. I'm guessing that's why I found this on GasBuddy - and I thought a Wired article was worth passing on...

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The Crisis of Attention Theft - Ads That Steal Your Time for Nothing in Return [View all] Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 OP

Clickbait - sometimes a guilty pleasure Cooley Hurd Apr 2017 #1

I was startled the first time I saw and heard Jimmy Fallon right there on the gas pump! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #2

I think of it as proof of the inferiorities and failures of hyperactive consumer capitalism. lostnfound Apr 2017 #3

I agree, we sure could use Lady Bird Johnson about now... Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #4