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[-] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 31 points 8 months ago

One of my favourite things about the rick roll is how much Rick Astley embraces it, rather than being salty that his song got memed. He seems like a great guy.

[-] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

I'd imagine monetization of the video with tens of millions of views doesn't hurt.

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

Why wouldn't he embrace it? It put him back into the spotlight after 20 years!

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