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Some people on here are ridiculously gullible

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SkipperTheEyeChild · 23/10/2026 08:57

Honestly, some of the stories posted on here are so far fetched it’s laughable, yet people lap them up and spend hours earnestly replying.
Do people genuinely not question anything they read? Some of the threads are so obviously made up, I can’t believe how many people fall for them.

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x2boys · 23/10/2026 09:07

Sometimes they are entirely made up
But sometimes i think there is some truth in them but the Op gets carried away and massivly exaggerates

Yogabearmous · 23/10/2026 09:07

I quite like a bit of cobblers really, lol. I was sat in the hospital waiting room for hours yesterday scrolling mums net and it was entertaining. Of course some of the stories are rubbish, but hey ho, got me through an hour .

3luckystars · 23/10/2026 09:05

What are people gaining from making things up though? They are just wasting time ? It’s a mystery to me.

AIiswatchingyou · 23/10/2026 09:05

See it as interactive fiction - like those books where you chose your path.

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SkipperTheEyeChild · 23/10/2026 09:05

IdleGossip · 23/10/2026 08:59

See also the “I’m down to my last 5p and have no formula for the triplets”

Yes! Always no family or friends, new area with no car, no ability to google food banks etc.

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Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 23/10/2026 09:04

I sometimes reply on threads that I suspect are less than truthful because I always think about a person in that situation for real searching for advice and coming against the thread. It might be fake in the original but someone might later suffer it for real and need the advice.

Hyroplate · 23/10/2026 09:03

The whole thing is just for fun. I'm sure no one believes them, it's all a bit of a soap opera.

CleverlyBeery · 23/10/2026 09:02

And why do you believe the responses are genuine?!

You need to report the threads, not break Talk Guidelines and claim they're fake on the threads themselves.

What I find even more gullible are the ones that are like 'I think X caused Y' or 'I think A do this more than B - what do you think?' but based entirely on 4 people they know and extrapolating to the entire country/ human race Grin

CardboardScott · 23/10/2026 09:00

I wouldn’t assume that everyone who replies to a thread thinks it’s completely true or that replies are necessarily “earnest”.

People like giving advice and offering their opinion. It makes them feel good.

For lots of people MN is entertainment, or validation or a form of self soothing.

IdleGossip · 23/10/2026 08:59

See also the “I’m down to my last 5p and have no formula for the triplets”