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happy April fool’s btw

  • tias
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    I read this from the start with the mind that it’s probably an April fool’s joke, but not once did I see any indication to exaggerate or build up to a humorous absurdness. It’s just a long article that could be true but isn’t. Stupid and a waste of time.

    • Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Well, it closes with:

      At press time, the companies said the deal was expected to close shortly after the industry finished checking the calendar.

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      I’m annoyed because I only saw it on my feed today. Luckily I was about 2 sentences in before I checked the date.

    • 🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.world
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      I agree, but it’s still better than the “pranks” that hugely wink at you and think they’re clever, but they’re obviously some marketing team trying to come up with ideas that aren’t offensive… yeah, I said it, this dreck is better than that dreck. heh.