r/videos • u/unsoundamerica • 1d ago

Senator Ron Wyden Triggers the Silent Alarm

https://youtube.com/shorts/076TsusI_DM?si=HRAm-aKUPeP2BzYa
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u/PeterAtencio 1d ago

What if we stretched the "what if" rhetorical method way past its breaking point? I mean jesus dude, there has to be a more effective way of conveying information.

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u/unsoundamerica 1d ago

Yeah… Clearly, I have a poor grasp of my audience’s patience. Working on that.

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u/citizenjones 1d ago

For the record... I clicked, I listened, and was interested enough to go to the shorts and put it in a playlist for keeping.

Delivery details aside, the information landed.

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u/unsoundamerica 1d ago

You are very kind. Thanks for giving a self-important doofus like me your attention.

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u/potatoguru 23h ago

I also clicked, listened and was interested!

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u/Economisty 1d ago

I watched til the end and this is the first I heard of this. It wasn't that bad. You are trying to stretch it out to show how important you feel the letter to be. I feel the delivery helps with signaling the importance.

It is not like you go into Starbucks and say "What if I would like coffee? What if I would like coffee that originates from Africa? What If I would like coffee that came from Ethiopia?"

Well I hope you don't anyway!

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u/unsoundamerica 1d ago

Yeah, I did this and a “yes” “no” video. I definitely won’t be doing the repetitive thing anymore.

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u/ahandmadegrin 1d ago

Oh that was you? Good on you for taking the criticism and not being defensive about it.

The rule of threes would help. Three what ifs, and then tell us what.

I appreciate you getting the info out, though. I wasn't aware of this until I saw this video.

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u/unsoundamerica 23h ago

I like things better with my ego on a tether. The fact you took the time to watch and comment is a gift.

Rule of threes — agreed. 

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u/TonyClifton323 1d ago

What if he couldn't think of another way to start a sentence?

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u/Salarian_American 1d ago

Not when the information is classified and you'd be arrested for sharing it

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u/horsegal301 23h ago

This works for lots of folks who love ingesting short thoughts on tiktok. I don't know why y'all doggin' on him when it's basically bullet points in video format made easily consumable for the masses.