• thecrotch
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    11 months ago

    If I’m going to work every day to support your fat lazy adult ass while you blow money on jpgs of monkeys I’m within my rights to bust your balls about it and you’re lucky I haven’t thrown you out and turned your basement into a home gym

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      11 months ago

      Maybe, for some definition of “rights”. If doing it in public, it would still 100% make you an asshole no matter how right you were.

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        11 months ago

        Agreed. It sounds like this is a family dinner at home, though. Anons family already know he’s a loser.

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          11 months ago

          My interpretation was this was Christmas dinner, and they had extended family & friends over.

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        11 months ago

        If he believes it’s his parents job to fix him that’s about 75% of the problem right there

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          11 months ago

          There’s a difference between not helping and actively hurting. “Though love” is just bullshit.

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            11 months ago

            Who says it’s tough love? These are human beings, and they’ve been put in a really frustrating position. Denigrating someone who buys nfts is an appropriate response. Especially if they did it with your money.

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                10 months ago

                I’m not strawmanning, the OPs screenshot mentions specifically that they were criticizing him for buying NFTs and not having a job

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                  10 months ago

                  Honestly, I saw video game coins and though it was some ingame currency. Also, these types might overhear you talking about crypto/ntf and just assume you’ve bought into it.

                  Regardless, they aren’t making these jokes for anyone’s benefit but their own. Remove the ntf thing, and this greentext is just anxiety inducing for a lot of introverts.

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                    10 months ago

                    they aren’t making these jokes for anyone’s benefit but their own

                    I agree. I feel they’re venting their frustration with a position that anon put them in.

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            10 months ago

            Supporting your children well into adulthood and solving mental issues you’re not qualified to address is a parents job?