A woman in Florida is said to have objectophila, a condition that makes her physically and emotionally attracted to inanimate objects instead of people. In an interview with Metro, she stated that she grew up being attracted to all sorts of objects, from GPS devices, iPods, treadmills etc.

After breaking up with Pierre, her calculator, her love for Tetris grew so strong that she intends to marry her copy once she graduates, with a proper ceremony and her family and friends in attendance.

It started when I would play this game called Smash Run and I would hear the Tetris theme and I thought it was nice. Every time I heard it I would want to play Tetris. All I did was play this game and kept thinking I want to play Tetris.

I think Tetris is so beautiful, he is about perfection and he stimulates your mind. Physically I get that feeling that people in relationships get – that you know they are the right one.

I love him so much and get an immense sense of satisfaction with him. I have a strong connection with him and have invested so much in him.

The full interview is available here.

Source

 

[The Catboy]

This raises concerns over taxes and honestly consent. She's trying to marry something that is literally an inanimate object that can not legally consent because it's literally an inanimate object. How would anything like this even be handled on a legal scale?
I always try to watch how these cases turn out, even though they never make it far.

 

[jimmyj]

This raises concerns over taxes and honestly consent. She's trying to marry something that is literally an inanimate object that can not legally consent because it's literally an inanimate object. How would anything like this even be handled on a legal scale?
I always try to watch how these cases turn out, even though they never make it far.

the dev of tetris clearly has to sign the legal thing smh

 

[duwen]

This raises concerns over taxes and honestly consent. She's trying to marry something that is literally an inanimate object that can not legally consent because it's literally an inanimate object. How would anything like this even be handled on a legal scale?
I always try to watch how these cases turn out, even though they never make it far.

I'm going to set up a law firm that represents sex toys... and maybe NES carts too.

 

[sarkwalvein]

No idea why people take this seriously, when it is just not legally binding make-believe without any relation to taxes or any kind of formality recognized by the government. Just some people getting together in a private place to make a private party to celebrate the government doesn't know or cares what private event. As I said, not so different than a kid marrying his imaginary fiancee in his pillows and blankets castle.

 

[The Catboy]

I'm going to set up a law firm that represents sex toys... and maybe NES carts too.

I am talking about the fact that a NES cart literally can't sign anything. Are people just going to entertain her?

 

[duwen]

I am talking about the fact that a NES cart literally can't sign anything. Are people just going to entertain her?

Your dildo can't sign anything either

 

[The Catboy]

Your dildo can't sign anything either

And I am not marrying any of my toys

 

[duwen]

And I am not marrying any of my toys

...just raping them without consent

 

[The Catboy]

...just raping them without consent

When I am talking aboit consent, I am talking about the ability to sign paperwork for legal purposes. I shouldn't take this seriously, but I do wonder just how far this can go when one party is obviously a NES cart.

 

[duwen]

When I am talking aboit consent, I am talking about the ability to sign paperwork for legal purposes. I shouldn't take this seriously, but I do wonder just how far this can go when one party is obviously a NES cart.

Obviously I'm joking around, and I mean no offense... I'm just trying to highlight the absurdity of the path this argument leads down, especially when concerning the notion of consent.

 

[The Catboy]

Obviously I'm joking around, and I mean no offense... I'm just trying to highlight the absurdity of the path this argument leads down, especially when concerning the notion of consent.

It is an extremely absurd argument, why I made it for that reason. I want to know how something that is an inanimate object and can't legally sign for itself to actually do such a thing. How far would something like that make it?

 

[duwen]

Well, theoretically, if it's okay to 'rape' an inanimate object without it's consent, or destroy (aka. "murder") an inanimate object without any societal penalties, I imagine the joyous celebration of holy matrimony to an inanimate object would also be okay.

 

[Song of storms]

(but I don't think promoting this kind on behavior in kids is a good idea anyway, I mean it's not very mentally healthy, it would be hard for a person that marriages her cartridge to seek emotional support in the cartridge afterwards, it is not a human!... but well, who knows, Tetris will always be there for you anyway... I guess /s)

Kids nowadays are growing up watching Logan Paul and shitty internet memes, telling people on the internet to kys and bullying the weaker kids at school, whom end up killing themselves or shooting up a school.

I believe that marrying a videogame cartridge is harmless.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Kids nowadays are growing up watching Logan Paul and shitty internet memes, telling people on the internet to kys and bullying the weaker kids at school, whom end up killing themselves or shooting up a school.

It is complicated, but I think it wouldn't be a good idea to give anything with a weird type of addictive-reward behavior to kids.
Not only tamagotchis, but also most smartphone games, specially social media.
I really believe that really fucks up their minds, in the respect of what they learn to believe is worthwhile.

Kids being posers trying to fit in was always a thing, that is not new. But social media makes it even worse, and children become trained slaves of the make-believe. For me, that is sad.

I believe that marrying a videogame cartridge is harmless.

I think it is harmless for everybody else, yes. And my "I usually don't give a fuck if it doesn't do me bad" kind of (asshole) personality will make me just ignore it completely. That's in the one hand.
But if you asked me what I think, regarding if it is harmless for the person actually doing it, just as you quoted, I think it can be bad for themselves:

it would be hard for a person that marriages her cartridge to seek emotional support in the cartridge afterwards

I mean, it will be such a good talkative and supportive companion as Wilson the volleyball.

 

[AmandaRose]

17 pages discussing a story from the worst newspaper in the UK. I find that hilarious

 

[sarkwalvein]

17 pages discussing a story from the worst newspaper in the UK. I find that hilarious

You know, if there is something just one and only one thing that newspapers is good at, it is writing clickbaits and generating heated yet superfluous discussions around the topic.
Yeah sensationalism at its best, they have mastered it, it just works... Sure they are making some kind of revenue from this up to this day.


PS: Actually The Sun and the Daily Mail are also very good at it, UK knows how to do it... our "Bild" can only dream of reaching those standard yet it tries hard all day long and perhaps someday it will surpass them. It is commendable /s.

 

[puss2puss]

''..un homme se couds le cul, et chie par les oreilles!..une lesbienne se fait poser une bite en metal!.. ca devient pathetic..seul facon que ca s'explique, Dieu se pique!'' - Les Vulgaires Machins

(''..a man sew his ass and shit with his ears.. a lesbienne is being added a metal d***.. people are becoming pathetic, the only logic explanation: god takes drugs!'' part of a french song saying that the reason why humans are 'weird' is because god takes drugs..)

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17 pages discussing a story from the worst newspaper in the UK. I find that hilarious

yup..and in the end, its 17pages that deserves a place in the EoF
..lets make it worth!

 

[AmandaRose]

The metro is terrible you could have some kinda major event happening in the world like a terrorist attack or an earthquake or something and the story will be on page 10 and the first 9 pages will all be about some celebrity getting her boobs out.

 

[KHEOPS]

I don't think this post is useless, we discuss, exchange our points of view, and that's what a community looks like, no matter what the subject, technical or not

 

[puss2puss]

I don't think this post is useless, we discuss, exchange our points of view, and that's what a community looks like, no matter what the subject, technical or not

indeed
but, no-one said it was a useless thread