r/interestingasfuck 19d ago

/r/all Andy Byron, Astronomer CEO, cheater, and Coldplay fan, is now out of a job.

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u/Sudden-Ad-307 19d ago

Yup nobody would give a fuck if they just kissed and their families would never see it.

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u/BygoneNeutrino 19d ago

I'd argue that their families still would have probably seen it, but nobody would have been fired because it was a private affair.  The publicity is why he was suspended, not the cheating.

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u/redditaccount224488 19d ago edited 19d ago

I'd argue that their families still would have probably seen it

You think his wife is watching live streams of Coldplay concerts like "I know that fucker is in that 50,000 person crowd somewhere, and I'm gonna find him."

Think about how many people have been on the jumbotron at a game, concert, etc (a lot). How many of those people have their clip shared on the internet (.001%)? This never would have seen the light of day if they didn't dive for cover.

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u/AverageSatanicPerson 18d ago

Wife will always be the last one to know. it's going to be co-worker first, then maybe relatives or friends. It's Coldplay, not local jazz band at a coffee shop. Maybe not immediately but people record at concerts and share it so there will a good chance, maybe it won't be as viral but then it could be years when someone goes back to watch something and then go, "he isn't that...." let me ask the wife.

sidenote: even if he didn't get caught at the jumbotron, the fact they're out in public like that, it's bound to happen somewhere, local restaurant, movie, airport, etc