Millennial here. The true answer is None Of The Above. The actual download button is just a blue link somewhere on the page, probably among all of the torrent info.
This is the correct answer. It might also be the filename shown. If you can put your cursor over that it might become underlined. All big Download buttons are not to be trusted.
It always irked me back in the day when cnet was still a useful source because they modeled their buttons that way. Then they eventually became the garbage the site appeared to be at first glance.
Came here to say this. Closest onscreen would probably be the grey "Download or Watch" button not trying to get your attention in any way.
The real download button only shows up after 30 seconds.
The file name looks like a link, it’s at least a slightly different color than the other text.
Stop. Install your favorite ad blocker, like ublock origin. Refresh.
Work smarter not harder
About 2 years ago I spent most of a Christmas sorting out my MIL's new laptop, uninstalling junk and whatnot, and I tossed ublock origin on there. A few days ago I came back to sort out the Realtek audio drivers which uninstalled themselves via Windows Update. I find she has an entirely different laptop now, branded as"Acemagic" but through the magic of forced Microsoft Sign-in ublock origin synced to Edge on this new laptop, and there was no crapware installed despite the laptop clearly being in use for about 6 months already!
TL;DR install ublock origin on your parents computers to save yourself some trouble down the line
If you didn't give your parents computer, digital syphilis are you really a millennial?
The ones that don't say "advertisement" under.. as a gen z that commits regular piracy
There are 3 "downloads" there without advertisement written under them. Just use the most basic looking button, it's like how the holy grail is the most plain looking one.
That or just use devtools/inspect elements.
It looks like 3 actually have advertisement under them. Gross
No matter where you click, it'll open some pop-unders for the first few clicks.
In the very top right of the browser window, there should be a little 'X' button. That's the one you wanna click.
Trick question, the link is a plain blue hyoerlink near the bottom of the page you haven't scrolled to yet
Or the download is already under way, and started once you arrived at the page
It's a trick question. This window is a pop-up
But only the first click
Install an adblocker and take the guesswork away, but likely the orange one at the bottom.
It’s actually the one below that. It says “Download or watch”
"or watch" part is still pretty sus
True, but I take it as lazy programming. If it’s a file then download if it’s a video depending on your browser and any extensions/plugins it would essentially stream it instead of download. But true it’s still sus.
I'd say the same if I had to pick, although they all look pretty shady lol
non, you wait for the donwload to start automatically, if not, update all your adblocks and try the button with no url when you hover over it
Look at all the peasants with no arrs.
bottom most
The real answer is a question - Is the timer still running ?
I'll go with the small red download button in the middle.
It could be the very bottom one, but it probably says advertisement under that and it's just been cropped out.
But even the correct button is likely to launch you into a popup to try and get you to download a "downloader" of some description, as if that's not literally the sole function of a fucking web browser, and then suddenly you've been taken to livejasmin.com or a sketchy gambling site targetted at Asians.
Editing the URL so it directs to the file
Bottom white one?
None of them.
Curious. The only winning move is not to play.
Adblock, also if you're not sure you can inspect element
As a millenial: i have no idea. I haven't seen ads on a download page in such a long time. Really takes me back...
It's still prevalent, even with uBlock, if you try to pirate from direct-download sites.
Kobiyashi Maru it
This is why they said "you wouldn't download a movie." Because it's a risky click.
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