Fabricated posts…..why?

They crop up now and then and they are best ignored.

I’m not so sure I necessarily agree with the young demographic

I think there are as many isolated, disturbed, attention seeking (and even malicious) in all age groups.

My bet is isolating teenagers, bored, with covid. Wanting to wind up a few grannies. All I can say is, if that is the quality of their English narrative writing, they're not going to pass their English GCSE.

It’s depressing though isn’t it?

I was a Samaritan for some years and while I mostly felt I was going some good - or doing my best to, often just by being there -particularly on the overnight (telephone) shift, the hoax callers and sexual fantasists (of whom there were many) left a bad taste. The only thought or consolation I could come up with was that they did in fact have a problem, although not the one they were presenting with.

In a previous life I worked in a role where I often dealt with made up stories - some so sad and apparently genuine, it was hard not to be sucked in. Once rumbled and challenged these individuals would then target other staff, especially newer members who could be very upset until told about the lies.

Why they did and continued to do it, sometimes for years, remains a mystery.

???

I had a really weird email too saying is this the photograph you are after? with a link and I did wonder if was connected to all the weird posts here

When do the schools go back?

BlueSky Yesterday it was a menstruating 60 year old asking our advice on wether or not to have a child, the post has been deleted.
Today it’s a bondage loving 14 year old lesbian.
Earlier in the week it was a heavy smoking&drinking gran wanting more access to her GC.
Before Christmas there were a few from some silly woman who has problems with her fictitious staff.

Sago where? I haven’t seen them!

Soda pop ?

Seems it's just because they can Sago Some people obviously have very little else to do than make up messages on here. Maybe trapped at home due to Covid otherwise I blame Brexit.

I think some people are drunk or bored and get a kick out of the anonymity. They chuckle as they watch kind intentioned posters replying with concern and advice. They are deeply unpleasant.