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For a brief moment, millions thought history had turned a corner.
Then it turned out someone just changed their grooming routine.
And funny.
And depressing.
Because this wasn’t just about one headline. It was about how easily mass emotion can be manipulated by a few missing letters and a strategically placed ellipsis. It was about how digital media no longer informs—it provokes. It doesn’t clarify—it destabilizes. It doesn’t report—it tempts.
The internet has become a psychological casino. Bright lights, flashing words, emotional jackpots, constant stimulation. Every headline is designed to trigger instinct, not thought. Fear. Hope. Rage. Curiosity. Shock.
And in this case, millions clicked into disappointment so sharp it turned into collective mockery.
In the end, nothing changed politically.