# Most gratuitous use of technology…

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-gratuitous-use-of-technology/999955>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 6, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-gratuitous-use-of-technology/999955 "2024-04-06T21:34:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-gratuitous-use-of-technology/999955/21 "2024-04-08T03:27:48Z")

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> [@Darren\_Garrison](#):
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> Because they don’t want to put in the time commitment for the seven seconds of the video?

Where in the OP does it say it’s a 7 second video?

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**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-gratuitous-use-of-technology/999955/22 "2024-04-08T03:37:03Z")

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> [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> Where in the OP does it say it’s a 7 second video?

It’s right at the bottom right of the video itself.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-gratuitous-use-of-technology/999955/23 "2024-04-08T03:40:01Z")

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I just see a white screen with the video arrow. No mention of time.

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**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-gratuitous-use-of-technology/999955/24 "2024-04-08T03:50:24Z")

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No idea why. I’m seeing the usual still image with a “play” arrow at the center, and down on the bottom right is the usual elapsed time and total time indicators: 0:00 / 0:07.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-gratuitous-use-of-technology/999955/25 "2024-04-08T03:55:34Z")

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-gratuitous-use-of-technology/999955/26 "2024-04-08T03:57:19Z")

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Please don’t start barelink OPs with vague titles in the future, I’m leaving this closed.

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