# When people send you links **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 27, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-send-you-links/1014866 "2025-02-27T12:57:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-send-you-links/1014866/8 "2025-02-27T14:07:59Z")
If somebody, it doesn’t matter who, sends me a link without telling me what it is I will not ever click the link. Depending on various things, I may respond with “You sent me a link. What is it?” If they do not describe what the link is and why I should click it, I ignore the link and move on. A few months ago my sister texted me a link to a video. I was in a charitable mood and responded “I usually do not watch videos people send me even when I know what they are. Who is this person? What are they talking about? Why should I watch the video?” Rather than answering any of my questions, her response was “Just watch it”. Naturally, I did not watch the video. I had given her fair warning and a chance to tell me what the video was and why I should watch it. Rather than pointing that out and having her get mad at me, I simply did not reply to her text. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-send-you-links/1014866)._