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Story of the two thousand stolen Playdate handhelds

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173 points textadventure | 4 comments | 22 Nov 24 06:53 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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supermatt ◴[22 Nov 24 09:51 UTC] No.42212488[source]▶
I wanted to buy a playdate when they first came out, but unfortunately they weren't shipping to my country.

Now they do, so I just placed an order 15 mins ago and my partner just received a call from the bank to verify that it wasn't a fraudulent transaction.

She just asked me - what is this "play date" you just sent $300 to? Oh dear. :D

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beAbU ◴[22 Nov 24 11:26 UTC] No.42212927[source]▶
This comment fells too reddit esque for me, as if it's crafted to solicit upvotes or "facebook up, hit your lawyer and delete the gym" style comments.

- Why is your partner getting the call from the bank when you placed the order? - If it's a shared account, why would you not forewarn your partner about this transaction? If I'm about to buy pay for something big from our joint account, I sure as hell let my partner know about it ahead of time. - If none of the above applies, then a simple "it's a portable gaming console that I've been yearning after for ages that I finally ordered earlier today", and 9/10 times that should settle the matter.

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throwaind29k ◴[22 Nov 24 11:53 UTC] No.42213067[source]▶
It does feel very reddit-esque the comment, because it seems a tad like an interesting yarn to farm attention without having content of substance.
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1. johnnyanmac ◴[22 Nov 24 11:58 UTC] No.42213104{3}[source]▶
HN tells personal stories all the time. I think they just wanted to tell a little joke about how suspicious the word "PlayDate" sounds out of context. I don't think it's so egregious to warrant the 3rd degree.

If anything, the overscrutinizing on an innocent story feels more reddit-esque to me.

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3. supermatt ◴[22 Nov 24 14:25 UTC] No.42214066[source]▶
Its actually 100% true! It happened no more than a minute before I made the post. I am nowhere near funny enough to make that stuff up :D
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4. johnnyanmac ◴[22 Nov 24 15:07 UTC] No.42214392[source]▶
I found it cute. I'm sorry some people are so cynical.

I put it as simple as this: what is the maximum harm I have for believing this story vs just chucking and moving on? I see zero risk so trying to join this odd callout fake culture is more disruptive than leaving it be.