▲ 430 ▼ YouTube ads have ruined the good, old-fashioned Rick Roll. (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Jonnyprophet@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 81 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] joyjoy@lemmy.world 92 points 2 years ago (3 children) Rick Roll is only effective on people using ad blockers permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 40 points 2 years ago (2 children) Given that ad block users are usually tech savvy and have been around the net a while: We already know the URL and can detect Rick Rolls before clicking on shit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BlastboomStrice@mander.xyz 21 points 2 years ago (3 children) I have an ad blocker and I tend to recognise the link, but even when I do, I ~choose to click on it for the fun of it.😌 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Chriin@fedia.io 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yup I will usually happily walk into a rick roll. I just enjoy the music. lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Idc what anyone says... It's a good song permalink fedilink source parent [–] derpgon@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago I mean, the song is a banger permalink fedilink source parent [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago Yeah if I get a hunch that the link I'm clicking is a Rick roll, I'm disappointed if it's not permalink fedilink source parent [–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I wrote a tamper monkey script to detect rick rolls lol permalink fedilink source parent [+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 10 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] BonerMan@ani.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wrong! I blocked the link with my adblock. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Incandemon@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) XcQ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 8 points 2 years ago XcQ, link stays blue permalink fedilink source parent [–] valkyre09@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) A friend of mine helped me set up a Star Trek automation where the lights turn on and a Star Trek LCARS video plays on my TV. Went to demo it only to discover he’d changed the link to a rickroll. I love that trolling bastard permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* lmao that's a good one permalink fedilink source parent [–] BonerMan@ani.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Eh, too much work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 points 2 years ago XcQ, no thank you! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 40 points 2 years ago (2 children) Given that ad block users are usually tech savvy and have been around the net a while: We already know the URL and can detect Rick Rolls before clicking on shit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BlastboomStrice@mander.xyz 21 points 2 years ago (3 children) I have an ad blocker and I tend to recognise the link, but even when I do, I ~choose to click on it for the fun of it.😌 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Chriin@fedia.io 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yup I will usually happily walk into a rick roll. I just enjoy the music. lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Idc what anyone says... It's a good song permalink fedilink source parent [–] derpgon@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago I mean, the song is a banger permalink fedilink source parent [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago Yeah if I get a hunch that the link I'm clicking is a Rick roll, I'm disappointed if it's not permalink fedilink source parent [–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I wrote a tamper monkey script to detect rick rolls lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BlastboomStrice@mander.xyz 21 points 2 years ago (3 children) I have an ad blocker and I tend to recognise the link, but even when I do, I ~choose to click on it for the fun of it.😌 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Chriin@fedia.io 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yup I will usually happily walk into a rick roll. I just enjoy the music. lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Idc what anyone says... It's a good song permalink fedilink source parent [–] derpgon@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago I mean, the song is a banger permalink fedilink source parent [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago Yeah if I get a hunch that the link I'm clicking is a Rick roll, I'm disappointed if it's not permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chriin@fedia.io 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yup I will usually happily walk into a rick roll. I just enjoy the music. lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Idc what anyone says... It's a good song permalink fedilink source parent
[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Idc what anyone says... It's a good song permalink fedilink source parent
[–] derpgon@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago I mean, the song is a banger permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago Yeah if I get a hunch that the link I'm clicking is a Rick roll, I'm disappointed if it's not permalink fedilink source parent
[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I wrote a tamper monkey script to detect rick rolls lol permalink fedilink source parent
[+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 10 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BonerMan@ani.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wrong! I blocked the link with my adblock. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Incandemon@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) XcQ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 8 points 2 years ago XcQ, link stays blue permalink fedilink source parent [–] valkyre09@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) A friend of mine helped me set up a Star Trek automation where the lights turn on and a Star Trek LCARS video plays on my TV. Went to demo it only to discover he’d changed the link to a rickroll. I love that trolling bastard permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* lmao that's a good one permalink fedilink source parent [–] BonerMan@ani.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Eh, too much work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 points 2 years ago XcQ, no thank you! permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Incandemon@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) XcQ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 8 points 2 years ago XcQ, link stays blue permalink fedilink source parent [–] valkyre09@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) A friend of mine helped me set up a Star Trek automation where the lights turn on and a Star Trek LCARS video plays on my TV. Went to demo it only to discover he’d changed the link to a rickroll. I love that trolling bastard permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* lmao that's a good one permalink fedilink source parent [–] BonerMan@ani.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Eh, too much work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 points 2 years ago XcQ, no thank you! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) XcQ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 8 points 2 years ago XcQ, link stays blue permalink fedilink source parent [–] valkyre09@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) A friend of mine helped me set up a Star Trek automation where the lights turn on and a Star Trek LCARS video plays on my TV. Went to demo it only to discover he’d changed the link to a rickroll. I love that trolling bastard permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* lmao that's a good one permalink fedilink source parent
[–] valkyre09@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) A friend of mine helped me set up a Star Trek automation where the lights turn on and a Star Trek LCARS video plays on my TV. Went to demo it only to discover he’d changed the link to a rickroll. I love that trolling bastard permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* lmao that's a good one permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* lmao that's a good one permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BonerMan@ani.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Eh, too much work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 points 2 years ago XcQ, no thank you! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 points 2 years ago XcQ, no thank you! permalink fedilink source parent