# Facebook Reels **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 5, 2025, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576 "2025-01-05T04:48:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/41 "2025-01-08T16:42:56Z")
Recently I was getting clips of a Southern Korean stand-up comic I’d never heard of, and I’m glad I did. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5w8UDQas6p4/maxresdefault.jpg "The Best of Henry Cho (Arab Alabama, Click'n Noise, Cabo, Stereotypes, Shopping, Asian Names)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w8UDQas6p4) ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/42 "2025-01-08T16:50:42Z")
I make a habit of watching Reels when I brush my teeth. Helps me get the full 2 minutes in. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/43 "2025-01-08T17:59:27Z")
Update/upgrade just posted by FB Purity: [Fluff Busting ( FB ) Purity](https://www.facebook.com/fluffbustingpurity) > [@](#): > > F.B Purity v37.1.4 is out now, it hopefully fixes the hide Sponsored Posts option, and also the hide Reels option. Please note I’m still waiting for Firefox to approve the extension update, so its not yet available for Firefox. It is however available for Chrome (and Chrome clones such as Edge, Vivaldi, Brave, Opera etc) and also available for Safari (via the GM Script version of FBP) There is no timescale on when the Firefox version will become available, thats in the hands of Firefox… More detail at the link. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/44 "2025-01-08T18:06:40Z")
Literally what I just came here to post. ---
**Author:** ![vislor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vislor/32/5933_2.png) [@vislor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vislor)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/45 "2025-01-08T19:34:22Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Recently I was getting clips of a Southern Korean stand-up comic I’d never heard of, and I’m glad I did. I saw him back in college in '90. Then nothing for decades. Now he comes up in Reels and I enjoy watching him. His accent definitely threw me off back then. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/46 "2025-01-08T21:22:38Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Update/upgrade just posted by FB Purity: [Fluff Busting ( FB ) Purity](https://www.facebook.com/fluffbustingpurity) Yes, just discovered this for myself and came to post. Yay! Thanks FB Purity! Facebook is now less awful again. Time to donate. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/47 "2025-01-08T23:22:06Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > Take out the capybaras and substitute “Friends” clips, and that’s what I get. I also occasionally get QI and some British talk show. > > It introduced me to Lateral, so I’m happy I just remembered something else I used to get a lot: this woman “reacting” to weird old songs > **[9.8M views · 1.2M reactions | When you meet your partners family and find out...](https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19uxfq5TXc/?mibextid=D5vuiz)** > > When you meet your partners family and find out how close they are. I’m My Own Grandpa by Grandpa Jones 1947. This song was later covered by Ray Stevens and Willie Nelson. #bigdadenergy #vintage... > **[54K views · 21K reactions | Today is the first day of school, Tom Lehrer...](https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EQVJXrwdE/?mibextid=D5vuiz)** > > Today is the first day of school, Tom Lehrer Tuesday, and September is the start of spooky sesson. Celebrating with one of my favorites 🎵I Hold Your Hand in Mine 🎙️Tom Lehrer #vintage #1950s... > **[355K views · 82K reactions | Ruth Wallis knows all the tea with Freddie the...](https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1BY8XMkPH4/?mibextid=D5vuiz)** > > Ruth Wallis knows all the tea with Freddie the Fisherman’s Son. Betsy is just trying to stay demure and mindful. #vintage #brokenrecord #demure #mindful #1950s #noveltysongs #funny. > **[73K views · 12K reactions | Look sharp, Ladies! Song by Elsa Lanchester-...](https://www.facebook.com/share/r/15op8MZVGx/?mibextid=D5vuiz)** > > Look sharp, Ladies! > Song by Elsa Lanchester- Never Go Walking Out Without Your Hat Pin (c.1920s) > > “In March 1910, Chicago’s city council ran with that idea, debating an ordinance that would ban... ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/48 "2025-03-11T01:09:37Z")
I keep seeing a trend of women applying makeup while giving a seminar on any subject other than makeup. Why is that a thing? I see a lot of Canadian airborne comedienne Jeenie Beenie. She’s pretty good. Lately I’m seeing _Geography Now,_ which is also pretty good. Every day a surprise smorgasbord. I keep clicking away the crap ones. There are unfortunately a lot of crap ones all the time that show up no matter how many I keep clicking away. ---
**Author:** ![mastershuppet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mastershuppet/32/18715_2.png) [@mastershuppet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mastershuppet)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/49 "2025-03-11T11:24:17Z")
I think reels are annoying too, but I understand why Facebook made them. It is to attempt to get you to spend as much time as possible on the app. It is usually clickbait, and is designed to autoplay the next continually unless you exit out, essentially giving you an endless (in my opinion overstimulating) TV. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/50 "2025-03-11T11:26:50Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Any fans of Reels here? Am I being unfair? You’re basically right on. They are also saturated with ads which, I’m sure, is the reason Facebook pushes them so hard. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/51 "2025-03-11T14:59:48Z")
> [@mastershuppet](#): > > I think reels are annoying too, but I understand why Facebook made them. > It is to attempt to get you to spend as much time as possible on the app. It is usually clickbait, and is designed to autoplay the next continually unless you exit out, essentially giving you an endless (in my opinion overstimulating) TV. Facebook made them to mimic TikTok. The majority of them are reposted TikTok clips. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/52 "2025-03-11T15:18:29Z")
And before TikTok, we had Vine. ETA, totally unrelated, but if you’re watching a youtube short, you can replace “shorts” with “video” in the URL and it’ll play like a normal youtube video. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/53 "2025-03-11T15:20:46Z")
Correction: Jeenie Weenie. I feel silly even typing that name. But she does good comedy. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/54 "2025-03-12T07:48:52Z")
I get a lot of BBT and _Young Sheldon_ clips. It annoys me that so many of them are reversed left to right (or have the voices artificially high). ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/55 "2025-03-22T02:49:43Z")
Well, after a couple of months Reels-free, they are showing up again. Come on, F.B. Purity! I know you can do it! Bust that fluff! ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/56 "2025-03-22T21:50:19Z")
I actually enjoy them. The Algorithms are at play in full force. For a long time, I got a lot of Matt Rife every time. Then we watched his full-length special ( Netflix, maybe? ) and we detested it. I never posted a WORD about watching it on Facebook. Just goes to show how well my cell phone is listening. Within a few days of watching the special, all of his Reels material dropped off of my Facebook feed. Coinkydink? Methinks not. Meanwhile, I to tend to enjoy the cycles of subjects. When I’m bored, I’ll do a Google search on something random or look for things on Facebook and voila- Reels changes. My last attempt with this experiment? On Facebook I searched “Gold Mining” and whoooo, Nelly. I’ve got about 40% panning for gold videos now. Fun enough, and at some point, they will go away. Pretty harmless, a good time-killer…and I find stand-up comics I’ve never heard of on Reels. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/57 "2025-03-22T22:30:16Z")
I’ve been seeing a lot of Sara Silverman lately, which is fine because I think she’s hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/58 "2025-03-23T16:40:05Z")
I see The Sarah Silverman Program is streaming on Paramount. I might have to watch a few episodes and see if it holds up. I remember liking it when it first aired. But it sort of disappeared since then. It’s hard to even find clips of it on youtube. Interestingly, I see Dan Harmon is one of the creators. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/59 "2025-03-23T17:00:30Z")
I have no problem with anyone who likes any feature on Facebook that I am blocking (or attempting to block). My problem is when I can’t block the things I don’t want to see, and I know that the full and entire reason for Facebook’s behavior in this case is to inveigle me to spend more time and do more activity there, thereby making more money for them. These efforts are all the more frantic as their customer base withers away and zillions in profit turns into only quintillions. One day I may have to opt out and turn it off. I will regret that, it has its uses. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576/60 "2025-03-24T03:10:18Z")
I’m currently getting a bunch of videos from The Action Lab (a YouTube channel that does science experiments). Before that, I got a series of videos about mathematical toys from the Oxford Mathematics department. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-reels/1012576.md?page=4)