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I would say the title is disingenuous the same way clickbait is. A suggested alternate could be, “the time I wandered around somebody’s worksite until the inconvenience of my presence outweighed the crews’ Canadian-level non-confrontational demeanor”. But that’s not as grabby.


Right! I was waiting for the “I’m now on this film, officially launching in 2023” drop.

I completely agree. Reading the title, and then reading the article, I was quite underwhelmed.


Exactly. "Social engineering" implies he did something to make his happen. He didn't do any social engineering, it's just that nobody cared.




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