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highplainsdem

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16. You'll take a version describing a ridiculously irresponsible self-styled Good Samaritan leaving
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 03:05 PM
16 hrs ago

a man freezing and in great physical danger to drive across town to put groceries away, who's still portrayed as caring next to what would have had to be at least dozens of psychopathically uncaring people ignoring that man and just driving around him?

It never happened. It was written or vomited out by AI to get clicks and likes on social media.

The real tell here was the supposedly caring person driving off to put groceries away, and finding when they got back that the man was still there. That was added to make it soooo much more affecting, because other people were supposedly so uncaring.

There are hundreds if not thousands of AI slop versions of stories like this all over YouTube. All clickbait. A lot about celebrities acting heroically in tear-jerking situations. That kind of garbage is all over Facebook, too, whether text stories or videos. A lot originates with content farms overseas that can make money off these fake stories.

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Thank you for sharing. But I have a question. Where in the hell were niyad 17 hrs ago #1
This is glurge. It never happened. WhiskeyGrinder 17 hrs ago #2
It's an awfully long and complicated story for glurge. I think someone simply looking for attention would have spent generalbetrayus 17 hrs ago #4
What's complicated about it? It's just long and overwrought, which are key components of glurge. WhiskeyGrinder 17 hrs ago #5
Maybe glurge cate94 16 hrs ago #23
Good chance it was originally written using AI. highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #24
(I'm guessing you haven't seen YouTube...) lastlib 16 hrs ago #25
Give AI a prompt quakerboy 15 hrs ago #38
Agree - A new generation has discovered glurge. jmbar2 16 hrs ago #7
AI makes it very easy to generate text stories like this, or video versions. YouTube is littered with highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #26
Maybe, but I like the sentiment, so I hope it's true. Joinfortmill 16 hrs ago #12
The sentiment is that most people are psychopathic monsters without concern for a man on a highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #22
Jeezus, that isn't what I meant and I think you know that. Why attack me, for God's sake? Joinfortmill 15 hrs ago #28
Sorry. I'm not attacking you, but I want you to understand when you're being manipulated by a highplainsdem 15 hrs ago #31
I'm a grown woman. I understand quite well. Joinfortmill 15 hrs ago #36
Then you should enjoy this as well: True Dough 11 hrs ago #45
glurge? yankee87 16 hrs ago #19
Love it malaise 17 hrs ago #3
Both of them are blessed for doing what he did. oasis 17 hrs ago #6
Not confirming or denying the story, but we can't deny we have a homeless problem in this country. surfered 16 hrs ago #8
i'm a woman moonbeam23 16 hrs ago #9
Elections matter gulliver 16 hrs ago #10
I don't believe it, with the main reason being that no one in their right mind who wanted to help that man highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #11
Quite possibly, but I'll take his version. Joinfortmill 16 hrs ago #13
You'll take a version describing a ridiculously irresponsible self-styled Good Samaritan leaving highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #16
Oh, for heaven's sake, stop. I liked that someone did help. Back off, please. Joinfortmill 15 hrs ago #32
I agree FoxNewsSucks 16 hrs ago #20
If I was the man with seat loads of groceries KS Toronado 10 hrs ago #46
There but for fortune go you or I PatSeg 16 hrs ago #14
"Hard to believe ..." Intractable 16 hrs ago #18
What is even sadder is PatSeg 15 hrs ago #29
There's always 911 joho260 16 hrs ago #15
I learned a new word today thanks to the replies of this post. Intractable 16 hrs ago #17
I'd never heard that word either. FoxNewsSucks 16 hrs ago #21
Same leftstreet 15 hrs ago #33
I'm always learning stuff on DU ! Thanks! FailureToCommunicate 15 hrs ago #34
Should be required reading by everyone. JMCKUSICK 15 hrs ago #27
I'm very empathetic to disabled people, HOWEVER, if that man was the Gov. of Texas, whose FailureToCommunicate 15 hrs ago #30
I seriously don't believe it. tavernier 15 hrs ago #35
Agreeing With Others Here ProfessorGAC 15 hrs ago #37
Wonderful Roy Rolling 15 hrs ago #39
That's the red flag for me. Ms. Toad 12 hrs ago #43
Love that stories like this have a term "glurge". llmart 15 hrs ago #40
A slight correction: Brad Shelby is the curator of the Four States Museum niyad 14 hrs ago #41
His political posts are on his personal Facebook page. generalbetrayus 13 hrs ago #42
And I am not on facebook. niyad 12 hrs ago #44
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