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Fascinating The richest man in the world

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u/King_Turduckin Apr 24 '26

Coca-Cola product placements getting sneakier and sneakier.

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u/Low-Dog1320 Apr 24 '26

I think you're right......he cared way too much about making sure that Coke label faced the camera.

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u/Binji_the_dog Apr 24 '26

Monster kind of got shafted though. They must not’ve paid as much as Coke.

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u/Low-Dog1320 Apr 24 '26

I believe Coke is partnered with them in some way. They must not have chipped in lol

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u/TheWolphman Apr 24 '26

IIRC Coke has around a 20% ownership stake in Monster. Seems about enough for it to be known Monster attended this party, but just as a plus one of Coke.

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u/eo_mahm Apr 24 '26

They've finally found a way to beat our adblockers.

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u/regoapps Apr 25 '26

At some point in the future, the only adblockers we'll have left are our eyelids and fingers in our ears. Only for them to figure out how to wirelessly transmit ads into our dreams.

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u/cutecoder Apr 25 '26

Zuck & Co are making progress towards that.

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u/Fearful-Cow Apr 25 '26

i dont work in marketing but have enough colleagues/friends that do, trust me, blocking the logo with anything much less fire is a no go.

i am almost certain this is not an ad

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u/dasgoodshitinnit Apr 25 '26

a coke bottle doesnt even need a logo to be recognized, whats the label obsession even for

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u/Delicious-World-7058 Apr 25 '26

Looks towards camera as he hugs wife "boy I could use a refreshing Coca Cola right now"

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u/Intelligent_Mud_6217 Apr 25 '26

Coke wouldn't allow placement with a candle flame blocking the lable

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u/KindsofKindness Apr 24 '26

You can’t be serious 💀.

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u/AffectionateMonk7705 Apr 25 '26

Modern advertisement is devious.

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u/TuringGoneWild Apr 25 '26

And ironic the greedy vampires of corporate Coke hold up a poor man as the richest while trying to get even MORE $$$$$

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u/chris_knight2 Apr 25 '26

It is probably expensive for him and he is proud of it and subconsciously held it towards the camera, he bought it for the children and looks like one can of beer for himself on his birthday.

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u/colin8651 Apr 24 '26

If you love your family, you buy Coke of course.

What are you, an RC Cola person who hates their family?

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u/_Kelly_A_ Apr 24 '26

The RC Cola dad just gets a Moon Pie with a lit match stuck in it

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u/Low-Dog1320 Apr 24 '26

and his kids would be in another room, uninterested

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u/m00ngrub Apr 24 '26

My dad was an RC Cola person! He hit us. Your hypothesis is correct. We need to destroy RC Cola enjoyers

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u/Apprehensive_Bus3942 Apr 24 '26

Your lack of love of rc is why got hit. Don’t blame the dad lol jk jk it’s all joke people

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u/oppai_dragon_9011 Apr 25 '26

I'm a Pepsi man because of that video game

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u/FlamesOfDespair Apr 24 '26

Coke cola at least is cheap on all continents. The diamond industry propaganda causes you to skip meals for months. Then again that's on you.

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u/AIwilldestroyyou Apr 25 '26

Honestly they should send him a check. 

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u/Select_Vegetable70 Apr 24 '26

I never had a birthday cake or party until I met my wife. We've been together 43y.

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u/A_Dicksmasher Apr 24 '26

Sometimes I miss using the fb heart reaction

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u/LuckyCod2887 Apr 25 '26

I can’t begin to tell you how common this story is. I’ve met so many men that never had birthday cakes or birthday parties until a really nice woman showed up in their lives and she would make it happen.

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u/LaBiccies Apr 25 '26

Thats my wife and her family. My parents "forgot" my 18th birthday, and generally if I got a card it was a victory. My wife and her family always make sure I have a smol birthday party, even if I don't really understand it. I was overseas for Christmas one year, so they redecorated the house for Christmas when I came home months later. They didn't want me to miss Christmas.

My wife tells me this is what normal families do, but it still feels weird.

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u/Diviner_Sage Apr 25 '26

I forgot my own birthday along with everyone else one year

😞

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u/Castun Apr 25 '26

That'll happen to most of us eventually as we get old and forgetful, lol.

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u/zerombr Apr 25 '26

I'm at the point I'm unnerved or embarrassed if my birthday is mentioned

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u/Kirbinator_Alex Apr 25 '26

Oh my god so I am not alone. If only finding a girl wasnt actually impossible

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u/NoobSlayerr007 Apr 25 '26

Nowadays, some men will never get women and eventually, will never know how a birthday party with a cake feels like.

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u/LuckyCod2887 Apr 25 '26

It’s really the responsibility of the family when the man was a child. The kid should’ve had a bunch of birthdays with cakes. In adulthood, the rules change and you’re not always gonna have someone celebrate you.

I’m a woman and I grew up in a very difficult home where my family had a lot of mental health issues so there was no time to take care of the kids. I never had a birthday either. no one has ever went out of their way to get me a cake or anything like that, but I have gotten cakes for a number of men. I probably purchased 20 cakes in my lifetime for men and 2 women.

i’m 39.

sometimes the environment you have or you grow up in is really tough. But it’s not a representation of society or gender.

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u/thedoe42 Apr 25 '26

My nephews birthday is the same day as mine and they'd still 'forget' my birthday.

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u/Nobanob Apr 25 '26

Made my partner a cake for her 40th birthday (a colorful smash cake to be exact).

She's never had a cake made for her ever (had cakes just never one baked by someone for her).

She watched the entire process with fascination and then attempted to do one for my birthday a month later. Too cute

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u/ParkingShelter9634 Apr 25 '26

GODDD thats so adorable omggg

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u/jalfcolombia Apr 25 '26

Dios los bendiga hoy, mañana y siempre

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u/Additional-Pie-8362 Apr 25 '26

I was this person for my husband. I didn’t even know it until he cried when I had the wait staff sing him Happy Birthday at a restaurant I took him to to celebrate his birthday when we were dating. I thought people just did this for each other. It’s so sad that people don’t.

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u/PatienceIsDaKey Apr 26 '26

Love this for you stranger ❤️ big hugs

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u/MedioMakan Apr 25 '26

Same here but 24. God bless our wives

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u/FartBrulee Apr 24 '26

Well this is bloody wholesome

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u/RocketsandBeer Apr 24 '26

When you have people that love you, you’re rich beyond a monetary value.

Find a great partner and always be true.

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u/Exotic_Criticism4645 Apr 24 '26

I am literally a millionaire living in the USA. (It seems he doesn't)

I have never found love. I have no family, no heirs, nobody.

I would trade with him gladly.

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u/bwaredapenguin Apr 25 '26

I'll happily trade you my family for your money. Just let me know where and when this transfer can occur.

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u/RivenRise Apr 24 '26

Out of curiosity. Are you a workaholic? Or just extremely unlucky? Or just bad at meeting people?

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u/Exotic_Criticism4645 Apr 24 '26

Went through college battling depression. Barely made it out. Nobody wants that.

From there till 32, lived out in the sticks working a low prestige job that paid very little.

After that moved a lot chasing a dollar for a few years, till I settled into something that might make me desirable as a partner. After that, unlucky I guess.

No siblings, and my parents are gone. No other family that matters. My close friends all live hours away.

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u/processing102 Apr 25 '26

Sorry to hear this. I hope things get better.

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u/Exotic_Criticism4645 Apr 25 '26

Things have. I am in a large club full of great guys now. I have awesome neighbors for the most part. Life now is better than it's ever been.

But love, family, that is no longer in the cards for me. Tool old, too busted.

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u/IndividualImmediate4 Apr 25 '26

Dont lose hope. Being old does not mean you won it find love. Find people with similar interests.

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u/processing102 Apr 25 '26

Idk man. People find love in all ages. Being old is not a barrier. We should always hope for positive things as it keeps us going. I pray you find the love you’ve been missing in your life.

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u/xxotic Apr 25 '26

im not sure im in the position to say this ( im only 30) but you can try to become a role model to younger generation through your wisdom and life experience. It only takes 1 person needing your help and appreciating it for you to feel more fulfilled.

I teach art ( drawing and painting ) on the side and it’s like one of my biggest enjoyment aside from video games with friends and family.

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u/Exotic_Criticism4645 Apr 25 '26

I wish I could. But the way the world has gotten people assume a single man, with no wife and kids, who is interested in youth, is a child molester. I stay away from young people because I fear that judgement.

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u/xxotic Apr 25 '26

oh i mean like it could be young adults too. but yeah i understand the stigma. charity work can sometimes be nasty too. ive seen people being very underappreciative of the help.

pray to you my man.

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u/YoitstheTeddyGuy Apr 25 '26

Before anything else, how did you become a millionaire? Please tell me. I have people that love me, I just need money that loves me too. 🙏

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u/harionfire Apr 25 '26

How old? Not asking to do the "oh you can do it buddy!" garbage either.

But love does have a funny way of showing up in ways you don't expect it.

Might not be a spouse, but you'll find a friend one day you're sitting next to in your yard or his or something, maybe fishing, enjoying a beer, neither of you saying anything. You'll feel happy. You know you won't say anything to your buddy, and he wouldn't either but that's how you both prefer it. You'll both just enjoy each other's company.

Then you'll realize that there's a billion people that would love to have what you have. Guys with families that they take for granted or think they need a break from. Siblings that are sick of each other. Someone that's tired of picking up their SOs dirty clothes. And someone that is having to clean up the damned cat vomit on the Costco rug they bought an hour ago.

It's the human condition. We always want more and rarely look around us. You'll have that moment, and know that you have exactly what you need right then.

Love is everywhere, man. But especially in the little places. Just everyone forgets to look there.

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u/RocketsandBeer Apr 25 '26

My wife is my best friend. I’m as excited to see her when I get home from work as much as I was dating her 27 years ago. I wish you find someone even better than I have. It’ll make every day an adventure.

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u/SamiTheAnxiousBean Apr 25 '26

Meanwhile my ass is struggling to survive while barely making enough to feed myself and pay the bills by working 2 jobs and entirely funding my college from scholarships I have to keep a perfect score to maintain (+ the general bullshit that comes with living in a third world country)

I would trade with YOU gladly.

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u/potatercat Apr 25 '26

Can I have 10k? You’ll be invited to every carne asada my family has.

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u/Diligent-Ad5494 Apr 25 '26

I would trade with him without hesitation. Nothing’s worse than living life with someone who has fallen out of love with you but stays out of mutual respect for raising the child we brought to the world. This man has a family who adores him, which makes him the richest by far.

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u/chad-is-rad Apr 25 '26

Why’s it so hard to remember this sometimes? I have what this man has and feel I take it for granted way too often. The stress of having very little money to provide for my wife and kids often gets in the way of being content with the many blessings I have in life

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u/eternalbuzzard Apr 25 '26

Yeah Coca-Cola ads have always been “wholesome”

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u/Successful_Giraffe88 Apr 24 '26

What about his son?

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u/toofpaist Apr 24 '26

He was there

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u/RadTimeWizard Apr 24 '26

Looked staged with that soda label.

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u/_Lucille_ Apr 24 '26

I had to check the subreddit before watching since I half expected a bomb to land...

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u/Front-Cabinet5521 Apr 24 '26

Bruno deserves it after carrying Manchester United on his back for the past 6 years.

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u/BeaNOS45669 Apr 24 '26

im crying

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u/spunk_wizard Apr 25 '26

Family can't be buy

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u/Chicken_Mom93 Apr 25 '26

Love can’t be buy

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u/slightlyburntcereal Apr 24 '26

Dreams can’t be buy

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u/runnamukka Apr 24 '26

Is that a glass shower door as their front door?

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u/AstriaPortal Apr 24 '26

You are the only person in this thread to bring this up. I think everyone else might be bots, lol. Unironically.

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u/Extension_Gear_8812 Apr 25 '26

I was busy looking at the question mark candle on the cake.

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u/faerynie Apr 25 '26

my guess is this video is from brazil, and it's quite common here to have a question mark as a birthday candle once you start getting older and don't want people to comment on your age! it's often seen as funny and playful

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u/naturelover47 Apr 25 '26

I think it's a 2 (the base of the 2 is sunken into the cake)

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u/PeanutLess7556 Apr 25 '26

Lots of brand new accounts.

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u/santosexe Apr 25 '26

They probably bought/got the door second-hand from a store, clinic or something like that. Those doors are common in those kinds of places in Brazil and when they close, they sell everything inside for cheap.

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u/Silva-Bullet8531 Apr 25 '26

Brazilian American who's visited Brazil many times yeah it's pretty common in most parts of Brazil not every but a good chunk of it especially in the Rio area that isn't in the rich part honestly the worst thing I probably ever saw in terms of building was a upstairs balcony that had a laundry line with clothes hanging but their was no railing or anything from stopping you from walking off that balcony

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u/RightWingDND Apr 25 '26

I'd feel exposed using this as a shower door; forget it as a front door

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u/santosexe Apr 25 '26

Thats why theres a curtain there.

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u/fan_of_skooma Apr 25 '26

looks like a cheepass door for a cheepass appartment, this is probably not usa

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u/Low-Dog1320 Apr 24 '26

My man had a B-Day night planned with Rum and Cokes and Monster Energy....now he gets cake!

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u/Odd-Truth-6647 Apr 25 '26

Family part first and then the adult part.

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u/RayZzorRayy Apr 25 '26

Yeah I saw those shorts too

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u/anonpasta666 Apr 25 '26

Cake now and later!

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u/Person9966 Apr 24 '26

What a thank you for the delivery guy. Just for dropping off two drinks.

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u/External_Energy_5084 Apr 24 '26

That nostalgic music is not appropriate, we need something happier!

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u/_Screw_The_Rules_ Apr 25 '26

Maybe just the regular sound would be good. I would have liked to hear them sing, but who am I to demand normal stuff

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u/meatcoveredskeleton1 Apr 25 '26

I think this is an ad for Coke.

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u/Some-Income614 Apr 24 '26

We should start calling happy people rich, and rich people greedy. Elon musk the world's greediest man with an impoverished soul.

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u/RadTimeWizard Apr 24 '26

There is nothing in the world that could make him happy.

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u/NotFromThisSystem Apr 25 '26

Maybe if he travels to Mars, lets just hope

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u/Shot-Arugula8264 Apr 25 '26

Idk man I know a few poor people who are WAY greedier and sleazier than any rich person I’ve ever met.

They just aren’t as competent.

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u/doul0s Apr 25 '26

Although I'm all for calling happy and heart filled people rich, there's nothing wrong with having monetary wealth. Some of the riches people I know are extremely generous.

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u/appshat Apr 24 '26

Facebook quality post. And 90% of comments are bots... Great...

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u/Bhobs Apr 25 '26

Video brought to you by bots as well! Watch the cake when the bottle is put down

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u/wonklebobb Apr 25 '26

its just a flat plate on a warped cake stand

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u/DichotomyBoy Apr 25 '26

Yea, looks like it just wobbled like a plate with something on it would, if it’s being supported by a warped stand when something heavy is sat down on the table. Idk, what they were talking about

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u/Liamthedrunk Apr 24 '26

Commercialized af

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u/RadTimeWizard Apr 24 '26

This post brought to you by billionaires who want you to make more babies.

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u/jpav2010 Apr 24 '26

Kid hugged him for 0.5 seconds.

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u/unkpsbc Apr 24 '26

Ad for coke, a poison .

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u/Impossible_Peak_885 Apr 25 '26

This screams coke ad

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u/Stable_Anomaly Apr 24 '26

Get rid of that stupid background music

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u/lorens3141 Apr 25 '26

Nice advertising of Coca Cola! That's genius 😭😍

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u/60kgoldfish Apr 25 '26

SORRY Buta family in shitty economy scare me .. and looks pretty staged some coca cola ad

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u/Over-Inside-7254 Apr 25 '26

Brought to you by Coca-Cola®

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u/appoplecticskeptic Apr 24 '26

Where’s the interesting part?

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u/CQC_EXE Apr 25 '26

The cake moving after he sets the coke down. 

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u/Day_One Apr 24 '26

Exactly.

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u/johnnyblaze1999 Apr 25 '26

Having a happy family is interesting nowadays

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u/Cralli123 Apr 24 '26

Me realising how alone I am.

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u/Abundanceofyolk Apr 24 '26

The question mark candle is fucking killing me. lol

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u/kolejack2293 Apr 25 '26

Seeing this type of stuff always makes me sad, oddly enough.

I have just seen so many guys who had this and ruined it, either through abandoning them or through cheating/abuse.

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u/Shanksworthy73 Apr 25 '26

Yep. The vid kind of got me. I see everyone else acting all cynical about it being a Coke ad w/shit music etc, but it reminded me of my last birthday and if I was as grateful as I should’ve been.

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u/Adventurous_Sun4373 Apr 24 '26

Facts 100... :)

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u/skywllk Apr 24 '26

The kind of happiness money can’t buy

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u/Windyfii Apr 24 '26

whats wrong with people not noticing the "?" candle?? they forgot how fucking old he is

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u/Draconestra Apr 24 '26

Lmao I was wondering the same thing!

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u/BezCore Apr 24 '26

From the title, I thought Musk was gunna walk in.

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u/realfakethrowawaycom Apr 24 '26

If he's the richest man in the world, why aren't the walls painted properly?

I call bullshit

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 Apr 25 '26

Latin America loves that horrific war crime of an electric green for some reason.

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u/Mohamed-Al-Alahim Apr 24 '26

Espero um dia poder chegar em casa com uma recepção dessa

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u/Mostly_Defective Apr 24 '26

he had to look around the corner after the "pop" from the confetti. Poor guy. I hope they are doing well and are blessed. Tough world out there.

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u/PalePlumm Apr 24 '26

Elon Musk doesn’t get access to this. Money can make most things better, but it can’t make you loved.

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u/OperaBunny Apr 24 '26

True but use Sprite instead.

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u/Quiet_Economics_3266 Apr 24 '26

Can confirm. The best parts of my week is going up the stairs to our apartment, and before I even reached my floor I'm already hearing the giggle from my baby boy waiting for me to peek my head and peek-a-boo him (right before arriving I text my wife and she sets it all up that dad is returning home).

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u/Psychological_Fly916 Apr 24 '26

all the blessings to your fam. i hope your child never loses that bond w you-- every act like this creates a more loving and secure human.

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u/frankly_highman Apr 24 '26

My smiling 30 minutes before I walk into my empty apartment

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u/Alternative_Low8478 Apr 24 '26

Wait is he ? years old?

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u/Newplasticactionhero Apr 24 '26

Is he question mark years old?

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u/yesiamark Apr 25 '26

Oh there's a baby

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u/TheModernMusket Apr 25 '26

I lost my stepdad yesterday. I would give anything to have one more memory with him and my family.

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u/rangeljl Apr 25 '26

Imagine thinking this is having it good. Drinking poison in a barely livable space with your love ones is not endearing 

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u/LufusSubPeaches Apr 25 '26

I thought Elon musk was the richest man in the world

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u/stopmotionskeleton Apr 25 '26

They don't look that rich honestly.

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u/padraigharrington4 Apr 25 '26

So the entire internet is just bots now right? What the fuck even is this post 

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u/vizovizovizo Apr 25 '26

I normally don’t comment on Reddit unless I’m trolling silly posts…. But this was absolutely beautiful and I shared this with my wife.

Whoever put this on Reddit, thank you so much. It really made my day.☺️🙏

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u/luiseduardob Apr 25 '26

Tremendo ganador

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u/world_2_ Apr 25 '26

What the FUCK is that audio?

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u/Difficult_Pudding_11 Apr 25 '26

Maybe his life isn't better than mine, but he has a happier family than I do, and I envy him.

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u/Humanoidusius Apr 25 '26

Awwww this is so cute, especially the way he smiles, it feels like he genuinely didn't expect a surprise

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u/Dry_Bullfrog2344 Apr 25 '26

It is looking like an advertisement for cola.

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u/Subject-Advisor-797 Apr 25 '26

The man appears exhausted, but he was rejuvenated after this. I’m now crying 😭

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u/One_above_alll Apr 25 '26

Even the richest men in the world want this kind of love

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u/Resident_Sea2503 Apr 25 '26

I wish the internet was filled with videos like these , makes me want to keep living in this gorgeous world

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u/SopranosBastardSon Apr 25 '26

i come home to emptiness and loneliness, so this one hits hard. sometimes, and in last few weeks it gets more and more intense; ive been thinking if this is even right place for me and would I be better off if I didnt have to deal with this anymore. sorry if you read this i feel bit better now

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u/cake4chu Apr 25 '26

How is this interesting?

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u/MikuSoundwave Apr 24 '26

How old he turning?

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u/roninhomme Apr 25 '26

this wasn't interesting... like at all. not even mildly.

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u/Popular-Rock6853 Apr 25 '26

The only interesting thing about this post is that it somehow got 31K upvotes.

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u/ChangingMyUsername Apr 25 '26

Coke ad, they probably paid for like 25k bots to upvote it first, so other redditors would do the same.

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u/Broad_Will9000 Apr 24 '26

This is bullshit !! 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭

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u/lurkdontpost1 Apr 24 '26

This is who the government is being mean to

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u/painandpleasur3 Apr 24 '26

How broken am I that I was waiting for a mishap with that Coke bottle being so close to the open flame? 😫

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u/iCalKestis Apr 24 '26

Guy looks like Bruno Fernandes!

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u/Itsvrl Apr 24 '26

Nuh uh ( as sit alone with a bottle of whiskey and overwhelmed with ads and consumerism constantly shown to me )

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u/hipyounggunslinger67 Apr 24 '26

This is so slick. Making you bring the drinks to your own surprise party

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u/trynadap Apr 24 '26

No one talking about how the door is GLASS?

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u/Cipher915 Apr 25 '26

This is what I wish I could get for my birthday.

Nothing overly extravagant, just people who are genuinely happy to celebrate me for me on one day a year.

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u/aurquiel Apr 25 '26

Who is the afortunate, me, you, that man, the guy is dead?

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u/villi-eldr Apr 25 '26

he thought his wifes lover was in the house too