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[–] Comrade_Squid@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Call it a tinfoil hat, but there have been a dozen posts centring around close parent offspring relationships, sharing a bed in a new flat with dad, dad buying an expensive edible flower bouquet for daughter, and many others. All of which seem to garner a lot of attention, then get deleted. These posts have been popping up over the year. Also worth mentioning, these post have soon been deleted when questioned on validity or its romantic connotations.

I had been collecting screenshots but the phone I was using is broken.

Anyway, with the deleted post in question, the response style of op seemed similar to other now deleted posts and I believe these posts are fake and are coming from one person/ai/org.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 22 points 9 hours ago

Post deleted. Account deleted. It can only mean one thing.

He finally got laid.

Goodbye hero. You will be missed.

[–] Bricriu@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Explanation for those of us out of the loop?

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 19 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

There was a post a post in this comm on Tuesday.

Title something like 'should I be embarassed'

Pic was a screenshot of text messages: Dad says, "You're 22, you've never had a girlfriend, I've arranged a date for you on Friday [i.e. the 15th]. She's 27. Pics to follow. No objections." The son was posting asking advice should he go or not.

The post is now deleted. We wanna know how the date went.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago

Lmfao my older brother is about to get into an arranged marriage (as in the consensual type), this is much more tame in comparison.

[–] Odo@lemmy.world 17 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I found a federated copy of the post: https://m.lemmy.hostux.net/posts/l.hostux.net/c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world/comments/386931

The post's text is gone and OP's account is deleted, but the username and full discussion are there.

[–] dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

I'm interested in how'd find such a thing as a "federated copy." Do you just go on a federated instance and search for the same post? Or copy the ID number in the URL? And how'd you choose the right instance, luck?

[–] Odo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Sadly it was much more tame: search engines. They've been crawling Lemmy for a couple years now. I remembered just enough to get hits on that post from a couple instances. Luckily one didn't delete it when OP scrapped the original. I'm a bit curious myself why that is, but in any case it gives us a backup of the post.

[–] Jayjader@jlai.lu 1 points 2 hours ago

Not who you're asking, but I assume you find either an instance that is slow to federate, or one that doesn't honor deletion requests.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

I would like a follow up too!

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 72 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That can only mean, they're married by now.

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm writing this message 5 minutes after yours. They have 3 children now.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They have 20 grandkids by now. Lovely.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Writing this message from the OP and His Ex Memorial Community Center.

[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Writing from Nepal, I think he reincarnated into my dog.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 1 hour ago

I just got bitten by him. Ow.

[–] phonics@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Im writing this message 5 eons after yours. They repopulated the galaxy after the great filter.

[–] zeropointone@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What makes you think that anything about this was real?

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 1 hour ago

It's on Lemmy. Why would anyone lie on Lemmy

[–] ideonek@piefed.social 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What make you think it's a real question?

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 day ago (5 children)

What makes you think you’re real?

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 2 points 5 hours ago

Gesundheit.

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 11 points 22 hours ago

Oh I know I'm a bot

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Lembot_0004@discuss.online 9 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] 667@lemmy.radio 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] witty_username@feddit.nl 3 points 21 hours ago
[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

What makes you?

[–] Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 20 hours ago

I think... Uhhhh

[–] ideonek@piefed.social 1 points 17 hours ago

I'm not. You're only consciousnesses in existence as far as you know.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Only deleted the post, not his account? If so, just message him and ask?

[–] CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago

Account was also deleted. He probably was too embarrassed

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 17 points 21 hours ago

I don't remember the account name

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago

Pretty sure Dad was using his son as a proxy.

[–] sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

Could be a troll post and he was caught.