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Re:Facebook Still Tracks People on Yelp, Duolingo, Indeed by darkpuma on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @11:11AM (#19319974)
'Surprise' shouldn't be the standard required to bring it up, otherwise challenging and changing the status quo wouldn't be possible.
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Re:Facebook Still Tracks People on Yelp, Duolingo, Indeed by tombert on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @02:05PM (#19321615)
I don't disagree, except the title of the blog post began with "Guess What?", kind of implying new information.
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Re:Facebook Still Tracks People on Yelp, Duolingo, Indeed by darkpuma on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @02:21PM (#19321763)
In American English, "guess what" is often used in a somewhat 'sarcastic' manner. Used before expressing annoyance with a continued state of affairs.

Example:

> "Guess what, Jimbo 'forgot' to pay his share of the rent again.

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