Do you feel bad for these people or do you think it's funny?

Do you feel bad for these people or do you think it's funny?
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I think there’s some poignancy there. It’s easy to make fun of hyper-sincere strangers, especially in those 80s outfits, but besides the occasional cringe, I thought it was more sad than humorous.
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