This is correct except that it misunderstands the thing that made the clip resonant in the first place. The whole reason it blew up is because of the *temptation* Stoeffel offers to Sweeney with her affiliative body language, in which she “invites Sweeney to be good” and in the… https://t.co/olSnMHgvEo
— Seasonal Clickfarm Worker (@ClickingSeason) November 12, 2025
Not quite for either person’s analysis, but close. The interviewer is baiting Sydney by attempting to be affiliative/friendly. She’s trying to incite Sydney into saying something provocative or damaging with a credible attempt at comity. And it failed utterly, though it would’ve worked on most people. Such a great clip. 999 out of a 1,000 people would’ve fallen right into that trap. It made me like and respect Sydney a ton more that she batted it aside effortlessly.
The interviewer is attempting to play her and got played instead. You love to see it.