• @UnderpantsWeevil
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    171 day ago

    This many laughing-crying emojis in a post is already the sign of a deranged mind. The tone of these always feels like you’re talking down to the reader, like bringing a bill to a bank and depositing it into your checking account is the most obvious thing in the world.

    But for folks with absolutely nothing, who feel like they’re constantly being hoodwinked and scammed and bullied out of what little they scrounge, I can see it making sense in the same way a mirage in the desert makes sense. I can see people who are already destitute and angry at the world deciding to take their pile of bills to a local bank branch and treat it as deposits. Even if it doesn’t make any sense, it must give you some kind of dopamine hit to feel righteous and demanding in the face of an institution that only ever seems to bleed you dry.

    • @[email protected]
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      211 hours ago

      I used to work with a dude who used emojis like that. He was indeed deranged. He also constantly did weird shit that made me question what he was thinking and how his brain actually worked.

      • @UnderpantsWeevil
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        110 hours ago

        People who get called “stupid” over and over again often find it more useful as a rebuttal than a diagnosis.

    • @sploosh
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      51 day ago

      Sorry, but it’s just too hard to have sympathy for people who think that they’ve found the financial and legal equivalents of abracadabra and alakazam.