• Pissnpink@feddit.uk
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      197
      arrow-down
      5
      ·
      edit-2
      1 year ago

      He’s so smart, tricking silly women into having sex with him in his mind.

    • TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      99
      arrow-down
      3
      ·
      1 year ago

      What kind of robot thinks “hey are you waiting for someone” sounds like a normal thing to ask a person?

      Be me Stood up by obvious catfish Sad that I fell for it again Even worse, the man who’s been drinking alone while staring at me for the last half hour is coming over. He smirks and asks “hey are you waiting for someone”? I instinctually interpret it as “do you have any witnesses arriving soon?”

      • Ddhuud@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        20
        ·
        1 year ago

        You’ve been watching this person for half an hour, you pick up certain cues, like they being alone and waiting instead of making an order.

  • MTK@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    107
    arrow-down
    5
    ·
    1 year ago

    I’d rather die than be this desperate and immoral.

    Perfect green text!

    • rwhitisissle@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      14
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      That’s not gaslighting. It’s catfishing. Gaslighting is when you try to trick someone into thinking they’re crazy or that their memory is unreliable by lying to them about events you both experienced or knew about.

      • gohixo9650@discuss.tchncs.de
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        6
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        people love to use new words they’ve learnt even when they’ve misunderstood what they actually mean. Funnily enough, that comment has been upvoted 83 times, showing that the majority of people are either fine in using terms in wrong context or are also not aware of the correct term.

        • ADTJ@feddit.uk
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          1 year ago

          You can’t really deduce what the majority of people think without knowing the raw numbers of how many people saw it.

          I suspect the majority probably didn’t vote it at all

      • arin@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        It’s not even cat fishing cuz he’s not pretending to be the matched person

        • rwhitisissle@lemmy.ml
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          7
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          edit-2
          1 year ago

          Catfishing is defined by wikipedia as

          a deceptive activity in which a person creates a fictional persona or fake identity on a social networking service, usually targeting a specific victim. The practice may be used for financial gain, to compromise a victim in some way, as a way to intentionally upset a victim, or for wish fulfillment.

          OP made an account on Tinder and pretended to be a hot guy by utilizing the image of a totally different, super attractive man, for the purpose of exploiting women and manipulating them into being at a particular place at a particular time so he could make it seem like the person they matched with stood them up, only to show up as a less enticing backup option to someone who was emotionally compromised. I mean, he obviously didn’t because none of this is real, but if he had, it would still be catfishing.

  • Patapon Enjoyer@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    55
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    The only believable part is at the beginning where 30 women didn’t go on a date with someone who uses 4chan after talking to them.

  • Clbull@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    34
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    I think the term here is ‘chadfishing.’

    There are people who allegedly do stuff like this on Tinder, but it’s mainly to push the incel narrative that you need a strong square jawline, huge chin, and other masculine features to even have a chance to match with ladies on Tinder.

    Or course people claiming this could easily have faked screenshots, so take that with a massive grain of salt.

    • PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      1 year ago

      well it is a pretty shallow app.

      being good looking helps. I’ve done tinder as a fat guy and as a fit guy (legitimately, i lost a load of weight for a while) and i got a lot more attention when i was fitter.

  • DuncanIdaho@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    36
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    1 year ago

    My old workmate used to tell women he was a pilot. I saw him snogging more women than he had a fair right to. I mean, its bad on his part, but also bad on the women who dribble over money and power. Nobody was a great human being in that situation.

    • DrZoidbergYes@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      43
      arrow-down
      5
      ·
      1 year ago

      Do people think pilots are rich and powerful? I know a couple of pilots. They make about €90k a year and they are basically well qualified bus drivers.

    • ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      5
      ·
      edit-2
      1 year ago

      Why is wanting a person with money even in the same ballpark of bad as lying to people to get them into bed?

      Just because I don’t understand or share the preference of someone doesn’t mean I want them to get used like a fleshlight.

      Is it seriously your opinion that a person wanting someone with money is a bad human being who deserves to be treated like what your workmate did?

      This is simply misogyny. And people are ultra casual about it. That’s seriously scary. I wonder what other partner preferences you think makes women basically lose their right to be treated with a baseline of respect.

      • DuncanIdaho@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        No, these are very select types of people I am talking about. I certainly never categorised all women as you infer. That is why I said “that situation”. There are still some women swayed by money and power. There are still some women who are waiting for “Prince Charming”. These people exist and no amount of “respect” is gong to change that.

        You have also confused opinion with experience. Do you think its healthy for people to allow a man to behave this way to themselves? Have you daughters? Have you ever had to sit her down and explain that not all guys are great? And that she can do some things (that she should not have to do) to protect herself from emotional and physical harm.

        • ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          2
          ·
          edit-2
          1 year ago

          This is a quote from you where you put women who want men with money on the same level as a guy exploiting them through manipulation:

          My old workmate used to tell women he was a pilot. […] but also bad on the women who dribble over money and power. Nobody was a great human being in that situation.

          I am still waiting for your explanation on why women who want a guy with money are “bad”.

            • ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              1
              arrow-down
              2
              ·
              1 year ago

              So I can assume every man who wants an attractive and/or young(er) woman is also a bad human being who deserves to get manipulated and lied to for whatever reason. Got it!