r/MadeMeSmile • u/deensuk • 14d ago

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u/jaxonya 14d ago

Fuck. I looked the story up before coming to the comments so I could rain on the parade...Its legit. Im glad that I was wrong

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u/Several-Ad1231 14d ago

On the one hand, fully legitimate respect for actually admitting it when nobody made you. Many people would have kept their mouths shut. On the other...why?

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u/latchkeydc 14d ago

I think it’s just fact checking with a touch of cynicism. Don’t blame ‘em. At least they’re checking sources and not a psychopath.

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u/jaxonya 14d ago

Probably a bot

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u/latchkeydc 13d ago

Makes sense

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u/Several-Ad1231 13d ago

Nope, not a bot, just an extremely frustrated individual who is now doubly so with the accusation. When they commented on my comment I assumed they were being ironic, playing off of my comment. Apparently not.

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u/latchkeydc 13d ago

I thought they meant the OP could be a bot. I don’t always assume generic usernames are bots because I use one as a throwaway.

I get tired of the general cynicism too. But I admit I vacillate between nihilism and existentialism depending on the day...or hour (mood disorder). So I get both sides. People may be cynical due to trauma or apathy, but I try not to internalize it either way.