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Re:Why I don't use my real photo when messaging with custome... by AnsisMalins on Friday February 16, 2018 @03:02AM (#16390718)
But then why would you harass a bot?
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Re:Why I don't use my real photo when messaging with custome... by Slansitartop on Friday February 16, 2018 @11:38AM (#16393536)
Because it's an emotionless inanimate thing, so it's a safe place to play around with saying things you otherwise never could?
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Re:Why I don't use my real photo when messaging with custome... by akkat on Friday February 16, 2018 @07:48AM (#16391943)
Maybe for the same reason that I drown or starve my Sims characters
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Re:Why I don't use my real photo when messaging with custome... by guy98238710 on Friday February 16, 2018 @03:32AM (#16390810)
Because it's safer than harassing a human. Perfectly reasonable people will be abusive to a bot, because they assume the bot cannot feel it.
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