People are kissing a car on Facebook Live for a chance to win it, and yes, it's dark

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People are kissing a car on Facebook Live for a chance to win it, and yes, it's dark
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I've waited hours for things (http://mashable.com/2016/01/20/australia-in-n-out/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) before, so I can assure you: Standing around with little sign of a foreseeable end is pure and utter misery.

But because humans seem to delight in public schadenfreude, we **w have ways to broadcast that misery. And it's bleak.*

Take the thousands of viewers livestreaming a current "Kiss a Kia" contest on Facebook. Participants are trying to win a Kia Optima by smooching it until they're the last man standing. Because, late capitalism.

SEE ALSO: Facebook responds to brutal crime video: 'We k**w we need to do better' (http://mashable.com/2017/04/17/facebook-murder-video-do-better/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)


The shameless contest was organised by Austin radio station 96.7 KISS FM. It started with 20 contestants on Monday morning. By the evening, there was only 15 left (http://www.fox7austin.com/news/local-news/249021878-story). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/18/kiss-car-facebook-live/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)

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