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acyclicks · 3592 days ago · link · · parent · post: Danish “Archer” Demonstrates Gullibility of Audience
Yup. Lars is a LAPRer. Claus Raasted seems to be his PR agent and the producer of the video. Claus doesn't seem terribly pretentious in his other videos. A perspective I find interesting: The payload of the video is to make you want to watch him perform in a LARP, or maybe book him for a corporate demonstration and archery lesson. The debunking did nothing to convince me Lars wouldn't be a fantastically entertaining LARPer. The article only debunked the viral mechanism, which has already done its job. That's not to say the debunking isn't valuable. It will make it's rounds clearing up misconceptions, inoculating against similar attack vectors, and giving geekdad a nice pageview boost.