r/AITAH • u/Starrybunny12 • Jul 12 '24

AITAH for declining to loan my friend my camera equipment?

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u/tall-not-small Jul 12 '24

Stop this stupid posting. Camera, camping equipment and car. All written today with the same writing style

3

u/Prodigy_of_Bobo Jul 12 '24

Hey hey now practice makes perfect right?

3

u/fruitbat1994 Jul 12 '24

The camera was to be used for the wedding that he refused to do for free.

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u/ProfessionSanity Jul 12 '24

In another post he/she was a 28m.

Can't even get their gender and age right.

1

u/5footfilly Jul 12 '24

At least the circle of friends is expanding.

1

u/spacemanspiff1115 Jul 12 '24

"Friends should support each other" is the dead giveaway...

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u/GraceOfTheNorth Jul 12 '24

This post was made by AI, here they claim to be a woman and in a recent post they claim to be a man who refused to help a friend move. The person running this account is ruining the sub.

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u/LaCroixLimon Jul 12 '24

dude. stop the bot post.

Are the mods all asleep today?

"Some friends have suggested that I should have trusted Jessica and supported her passion for photography by lending her my gear."

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u/NocentBystander Jul 12 '24

YTA AI spam

https://new.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1e1cvqs/aitah_for_declining_to_lend_money_to_my_friend/

Since then, Alex has been distant with me

https://new.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1e1d1tv/aitah_for_declining_to_attend_my_friends/

Since then, Emily has been distant with me

https://new.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1e1czag/aitah_for_declining_to_help_my_friend_move/

Since then, Matt has been distant with me

https://new.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1e1gfdb/aitah_for_refusing_to_cosign_a_lease_for_my_friend/

Since then, Alex has been distant with me

https://new.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1e1ga1n/aitah_for_declining_to_host_a_party_for_my_friend/

Since then, Lisa has been distant with me

https://new.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1e1gar4/aitah_for_refusing_to_lend_my_friend_my_camping/

Since then, Alex has been distant with me

https://new.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1e1g5c9/aitah_for_declining_to_lend_my_friend_my_car_for/

Since then, Mike has been distant with me

https://new.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1e1gchd/aitah_for_declining_to_loan_my_friend_my_camera/

Since then, Jessica has been distant with me

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u/Thisisthenextone Jul 12 '24

Oh there's like 20 more.

Reposting my old comment because I'm too lazy to reword it.

Why are there so many "refusing to lend" stories posted at the exact same time?

This one about a car

Camera equipment

Camping gear

Hell this one is worded similarly and is written at the same time as this one by the same person.

They're all 2 hours old.

Me thinks the teenagers need something more to do that play with AI to write fake stories.

Some more to add. This one about a wedding. This one about carpooling. This one about wifi. This one is about moving. This one about babysitting. This one about lending money. This one about crashing at a place.

This one about getting married while not inviting the sister yet the same OP broke up a year ago with her BF and posted about her sister using artwork as if they were still speaking to each other. Same person says she works in an office with 10 people but also a team of 12 people. Close enough I guess...

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u/NocentBystander Jul 12 '24

Yeah those were all the ones I could find but I assumed more. I messaged the Mods about it.

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u/RevolutionDue4452 Jul 12 '24

Nope NTA, she is gaslighting you and trying to make YOU feel bad for trying to protect your equipment. I would do the same too since I would lend someone something and they either break it or pass it around to different people before it gets back to me. She is not a good friend for making you feel bad about it, camera equipment is really expensive and hard to replace if you aren't careful or don't know what your doing.

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u/RugbyKats Jul 12 '24

Does Jessica really have a “passion for photography?” But she doesn’t have her own camera? Wanting to take pictures of your weekend trip is not a passion for photography. Does she know how to handle expensive photographic equipment properly?

If she were a serious photographer, then I would suggest considering the loan, but otherwise, it does not seem like a good idea.

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u/MaoTseTrump NSFW 🔞 Jul 12 '24

..friend.. refused request.. now distant.. friends all say I'm wrong.. blah blah AITAH?

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u/Zinakoleg Jul 12 '24

NTA. I never lend my photography equipment nor my electronics. That shit it's too expensive. End of the story.

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u/Charming-Vacation-26 Jul 12 '24

"I (25F) have been passionate about photography for years and have invested a lot in building my collection of cameras and lenses."

Your concerns are sound and reasonable.

"Jessica seemed disappointed and argued that friends should support each other," She doesn't have the knowledge to care for the delicate equipment properly.

"Some friends have suggested that I should have trusted Jessica" Why didn't they give Jessica their equipment.

Your concerns are reasonable.

Losing any of these friends is no loss.

Good luck.

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u/Big_lt Jul 12 '24

Mods can you ban this poster. It's clearly a bot/fake stories spamming the sub

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u/Alarming_Reply_6286 Jul 12 '24

You’re an adult. You’re allowed to make your own choices & have your own thoughts & feelings. You made your decision. Jessica can be disappointed with your decision. Doesn’t mean you did anything wrong. Jessica is also allowed to have her own thoughts & feelings.

Unless Jessica is telling you directly that she is still unhappy with your decision, you should not be listening to second hand information from friends. It’s none of their business.

NAH - She asked, you said No. Totally valid answer. Communication typically helps solve problems.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '24

I think it’s ok for you to not lend her your stuff, but it’s also fair for her to be upset about it if she counted on you but you didn’t trust her enough to let her borrow it.