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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Rick Astley actually died

Unfortunately, nobody thinks its true because they are too scared to click on the link

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago

You made me sad. That was not the music I was hoping for.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

If he dies, his song will be proven to be lies as he gives us up, let's us down and leaves us. He has to live forever or become a liar.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 17 hours ago

I will be severely disappointed if no one tries to Rick-roll people on the day of his death. I hope it's far enough on the future that people forget what Rick-rolling even is. It'll make it all the more sweet.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

He can't die, he told us he was never gonna give us up!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And letting us down - not an option!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not going to make us cry either!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

But will he run around and desert us?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

He said he wouldn't!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

Outcome unclear, try again later

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

jokes on all of you. i unironically like that song

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago

I unironically like Rick Astley period. I will not link to them because people will think I'm rickrolling, but check out his covers of Uptown Funk, Everlong and Ain't No Sunshine on YouTube because holy fuck. Especially the first one because singing a song with that few spaces to breathe live floors me.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I'm never gonna give him up

[–] [email protected] 4 points 18 hours ago

Never gonna let it down

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 day ago

Listening to whoever reads his eulogy will probably also keep people on edge.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

They killed it by monetizing it. Unless you're a chump who pays or only use newpipe or something it's just ads first. Fuck the Internet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

Fuck GAFAM.

(And Bytedance, fuck them in particular.)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 22 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It's too late - somebody tried that scam years ago:

Huge Astley's Dead Scam

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

glad I checked the hyperlink. XcQ link stays blue

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

That, or dQ...cQ

But XcQ being pronounce as “execute” is a good one, too!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 22 hours ago

If you open YouTube links in a new tab Firefox, they don't autoplay. It's very easy to avoid getting tricked in all sorts of ways if you do that and apparently the algorithm doesn't care unless you actually start the video.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

This is actually pretty scary, viewer discretion is advised.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Wow, I can't believe he had that many people fooled!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

That's some quality shower thought!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Who passes around links to an obituary??

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is a Fortune 500 Company that specializes in it:

Eternal Memories

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Wow some of those distribution methods are insane, but the prices are crazy.