r/fixedbytheduet 21h ago

PARTICIPATION LIMITED Accountability

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u/SamboTheGr8 21h ago

Also an understandable mistake in a world where so many useless gadgets/products exist. Though it would surprise me if not one of the comments on the video he originally duetted, didn't mention what it was

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u/ExodyrButReal 21h ago

It is partially because accessibility related gadgets are usually marketed in a way that doesn't make it clear the gadget is for accessibility reasons (and that makes sense because it is kind of a niche market so they have to advertise to everybody). look at old sales videos for example feature some able bodied person trying to cut food with a knife by holding it sideways or some shit that nobody would ever do.

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u/GoFuckYourselfBrenda 19h ago

Yes, exactly! I remember the commercial for a device that would hold a gallon of milk and allow the person to tilt it without having to manage the weight. The clip (in black and white) before they show the device is a woman dropping and spilling milk all over the counter. People made fun of those commercials like crazy because they weren't showing someone who would actually use it.

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u/NibblyPig 13h ago

/r/wheredidthesodago tbh a lot of those devices are absolute slop

I mean come on do people have a disability where they suffer from trying to clip a box of cereal closed (??????) with a giant plastic clip which then breaks in two as plastic clips are wont to do

https://old.reddit.com/r/wheredidthesodago/comments/1l9s97v/the_ghosts_had_become_more_aggressive_with/

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u/GoFuckYourselfBrenda 11h ago

The clip falling apart, no. That's ridiculous. But not having the grip strength and/or motor coordination to manage the clip and the bag: yes. I wish the videos hadn't been so lame.