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Re:Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at lan... by irishcoffee on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @02:17PM (#46965319)
My dad was a lot like you. He would shit on things I was excited about that he didn’t like.

We haven’t talked in years.

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Re:Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at lan... by coryrc on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @07:36PM (#46969216)
Ah, don't worry. He'd forgotten ten minutes later and I later took him rock climbing, which he actually loves and I support him doing despite me being terrified of heights.
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Re:Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at lan... by irishcoffee on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @07:37PM (#46983356)
I bullshitted my dad a lot too because I wanted to try and make him happy.
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