What if?

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• wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My red flag would be showing them NewPipe, with recommendations turned completely off.

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  • SomethingBurger@jlai.lu ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    And subscriptions using RSS feeds instead of a YouTube account.

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    • wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Guilty.

      Having no actual presence on social media is considered “creepy” by modern social standards, instead of what I view it as: more secure.

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  • scrion@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They ask for your search history then

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    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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    • wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My browser clears private data at the end of every session.

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  • _____@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The brain rotted min doesn’t understand the lack of an infinite pit of o-face reaction videos to pick from.

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  • CorrodedCranium@leminal.space ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Or switching profiles in GrapheneOS so I can look at my Google apps

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  • pineapplelover@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Newpipe has recommendations?

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    • solrize@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It has “hot” but I don’t think the feed is personalized.

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• PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Not even the wackiest scenario he’s done.

  Bro legit took this one incredibly seriously and talked about the consequences of having to explain sudden freak accident deaths to pre-schoolers and how conspiracy theories would proliferate about Reagan being responsible because supposedly he had pushed for the launch to stay on schedule even when issues came up because the plan was for him to make s phone call to the crew of the ship from the SotU address that year.

  Basically Reagan would go down in pop culture canon as being the man who murdered big bird, and whatever consequences that sprung from that would be the biggest shift vs present timeline instead of the obvious fact that big bird would be canonically dead since all the normal viewers would have seen him go up in a fireball and die.

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  • Varyk@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nah he’s a bird，he could fly on outta there. A little singed, maybe, if he dawdled

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    • baldingpudenda@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Allegedly, he screamed “wildcard, bitches” before kicking the door and jumping out.

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  • Socsa@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So what you are saying is that we would have flying cars and free healthcare if Big Bird had died in the Space Shuttle?

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• tourist@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  perhaps it would serve humanity greatly if I do not reproduce

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  • devilish666@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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• RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m so happy to be out of the dating phase of my life. I wouldn’t stand a chance with my tinfoil hat settings deactivated recommendations, ad- and js-blocking and auto-deleting all cookies when closing a tab.

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  • sparkle@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What do you mean women don’t like a FOSS privacy-oriented user experience? Don’t they like going through 500 pages of documentation when Gentoo breaks only to realize all along that the problem was fixed by turning the computer off and on again?

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  • Emerald@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    auto-deleting all cookies when closing a tab.

    You know, I would never use auto-delete cookies because I want to stay logged into sites. However I do wish there was an extension or something that would delete all cookies except for manually whitelisted sites. Then random news websites wouldn’t be able to easily track all my visits, but I could stay logged into sites.

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    • Kiuyn@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      What you want is a feature that all Firefox based browser have. I am not sure about chromium based but ik that brave also have it.

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    • MightyCuriosity@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Librewolf has this built in.

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    • powermaker450@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      On Librewolf the default is all cookies get cleared. When you go to a site you want to save cookies for, you can easily add it to the whitelist by clicking the lock icon in the URL bar and toggling on the “Keep cookies” option.

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  • ayyy@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It turns out it’s harder to meet a privacy-conscious partner but they really do exist in large numbers. Back in my day the dating scene for this type was the weed dealer’s house/apartment, but now that it’s legal I don’t know what the replacement is. Probably ren fairs or lighter hobbies like kite flying meetups lol.

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  • setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Why deactivate recommendations instead of being logged into YouTube using an email that exists only for the YT account?

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    • Miaou@jlai.lu ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Because it does nothing for privacy?

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• EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  "I only watch youtube through libretube, invidious and freetube

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  • laranis@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Probably its own kind of red flag.

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    • ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m glad I’m old enough where I can actively pretend like I don’t know how to use technology.

      Like I was at a bar, and some weirdo asked if I was on Facebook and I shrugged and said I don’t understand technology and they go, “Totally makes sense at your age!”

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    • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s called finding a shared interest!

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    • mrvictory1@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      “Your watch history is disabled”

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    • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’d definitely lose interest in a conversation with someone who responded with that.

      They’re bad enough online.

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    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Smart people?

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  • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    you dropped this king " " "

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    • laranis@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You will address Henry by his rightful title of Emperor. Surely, he hath earned it righteously, not pulled it from the ether at the behest of a website.

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• zakobjoa@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • mlg@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I like how the top video is actually a normal video but the thumbnail makes it look like a meme post lol

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  • Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Thought Slime is pretty okay. Green flag from me.

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  • rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You and I have similar tastes.

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• SilentObserver@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  If this video doesn’t exist, I’m going to be very disappointed.

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  • TangledMind@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You’re welcome! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF-vrL0htbE

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    • qbus@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I like the alternative reality where Ronald Reagan had Big Bird killed for the State of the Union address

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• yemmly@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My red flag would be telling her “fuck off creepy stranger”

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• Logical@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Next time I talk to a girl at a party, I’m gonna ask to see her browser history “because it’s a good test for red flags.” Judging someone by what they watch or read is stupid. Judging someone by what YT thinks they would like to watch is even worse. I know this is completely besides the point, and it is just a meme, but judgy behavior like that irks me.

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  • SpaceCadet@feddit.nl ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think the question is rather forward for a girl you just met at a party, but at the same time I think someone’s youtube recommendations would be a good indicator of some obvious red flags that someone may want to consciously hide from a prospective partner. For example, if someone’s feed is full of alt right/joe rogan/incel crap, or for women, full of FDS crap, you’re damn right I’m gonna judge.

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    • Tangent5280@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      How do you feel about gregorian chant remixes of popular children’s rhymes?

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    • Logical@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I can definitely see the point if it’s literally all there is in the feed, but if you just watch things from people you disagree with from time to time, and the algorithm picks up on it, there’s bound to be a few things in your feed that might “look bad” if they are used to draw conclusions about your worldview from someone who doesn’t know you.

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    • PlexSheep@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      What is fds?

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  • unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You are silly

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    • Logical@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks, that’s one of my main goals in life.

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  • SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t think anyone is really trying to divine the true essence of your soul via youtube. It’s a conversation starter.

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    • Logical@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I don’t think etiher is implied here, but sure, I suppose it can be a conversation starter.

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• Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Hmmm I wonder what this say about me.

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  • azalty@jlai.lu ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I watched this video because of you

    It was interesting 👀

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    • Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I dont think so. I shared this pic in a discord and literally seconds after a couple dudes started asking about the results of that test. I guess we all wonder that because I dont think the percentage of population using flavoured condoms is that high.

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• dolle@feddit.dk ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  I’m not logged in because I don’t want any suggestions! I’m using ReVanced of course.

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  • CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It took me until your comment to realize i can take back control of my feed.

    And the required: “nice” for the 69.

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    • TwigletSparkle@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      For browsers, install the addon UnHook to remove video suggestions.

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• ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I actually have YouTube history turned off and rarely if ever watch something that I’m not subscribed to, namely, a maths nerd, two tech channels, some musical people and the guy who makes sausages.

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  • woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    🚩 “Seems like you have something to hide”

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  • klemptor@startrek.website ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Similar here. I don’t trust the algorithm and I’m not interested in outsourcing my attention and thinking to it.

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  • mavu@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m intrigued: who is the guy who makes sausages?

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    • dyc3@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Probably this guy www.youtube.com/@OrdinarySausage

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  • JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The guy who makes sausages might be my favorite channel and I feel slightly deranged for it.

    …also I hope we’re talking about the same sausageman. But really how many can there be?

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• p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • Tangent5280@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    SUBSCRIBE

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• ATDA@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You’re correct. Judging people based on an algorithm your have no way of knowing is indeed a red flag ma’am.

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  • renzev@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Burn me at the stake if you must, but I think if I was a woman and I saw that a potential mate’s recommended was full of *ndrew t*int videos or similar, I would take it exactly as that: a red flag. Not an immediate condemnation but a sign that something MIGHT be wrong. It could be that they’re watching the videos with a critical mindset, or the algorithm is just doing some wonky shit, but I would probe further just to make sure that they aren’t a raging misogynist

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    • ATDA@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah I’ll eat crow on that. Tate is in my thumbnails because I’m probably just a little too deep into politics. Maybe not a red flag as much as a bore flag.

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• 4oreman@lemy.lol ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  2.5 sec later…

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• NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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• Bonje@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I thought this was funny

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  • sparkle@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What in the hell is a “Caramel Ribbon Cursetard”

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    • flavonol@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      A cursed caramel ribbon custard, I assume.

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• bunkyprewster@startrek.website ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  youtu.be/vF-vrL0htbE?si=nI9aq9Ol_HWbgyIa

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• credo@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So… what would happen?

  I know you watched.

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  • ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The biggest thing is that all the Muppets on Sesame Street canonically exist in the same world as us at the same speed as us. One week for us is one week for them. If Big Bird died in real life, he would also die in the show. Which would be a problem, since at the time he was the de facto audience insert and was as popular as Elmo is now. It would also definitely cause tone issues which patents might not like. Imagine if Elmo died and Big Bird had to try to explain to Zoe that her best friend wasnt coming back. Or imagine her bringing Rocco to the funeral.

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    • kandoh@reddthat.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      He’d probably be the only survivor

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• Sabata11792@ani.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I would never be in this situation in the first place.

  proof

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• Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s not. I spend too much time vetting and blocking right wing channels despite never watching any while logged in.

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• HawlSera@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Pseudo-Spirituality is a good thing to look out for

  The amount of guys who think the seventh principle of Hermeticism is a reason to be a sexist dick…

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• JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Looks like a green flag to me! Fun vid.

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• AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And, all those years later, you’re still married

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• Tom_Hanx_the_Actor@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I tend to get a lot of pro wrestling recommendations too. It’s a nostalgic fix for depression.

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• LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I don’t watch YouTube on mobile, this app is an ancient Vanced version that doesn’t even work, and newpipe hasn’t worked for me recently either. If there is a YT vid I absolutely have to watch on mobile I rawdog it in Firefox with ubp

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• PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Jokes on her I use PipePipe without signing in…I have no recommendations.

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• ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My first result Let’s do physics in 7 dimensions!

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• foofiepie@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Er, this is mine. Image

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• bruhduh@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s a sign of sugma

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