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Dua Lipa, Gary Lineker, and Benedict Cumberbatch join more than 300 figures urging PM to 'end UK complicity' in Gaza (news.sky.com)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

You're in a UK thread and you've never heard of Gary Lineker?

Sounds like you don't consume any media or you have a TBI.

And you're weirdly expressing pride at your own ignorance.

What an odd fucking comment.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

They may not watch enough sport to put a name to the big eared crisp thief.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

This person frequently asks questions and turns around with one loosely-relevant source backing their own perspective.

Whether intentional or not, it's classic engagement farming. The "Yes, and?" responses certainly don't help.

Just don't feed the troll lol

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A strong reaction for a simple comment. Did me discovering somebody you like offend you or something?

No need to feel insecure.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Mine was actually a mid-reaction for an intellectually dishonest comment. You didn't discover anyone, you pretended to, so you come across as non-mainstream.

I don't mind feeling insecure. I wear it on my sleeve.

You're too young to realise how hackneyed and stale the "I've never heard of... [celebrity you've definitely heard of]" is. Nobody cares who you've heard of.

Google exists.