• @mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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    572 months ago

    Intent matters, and methods matter.

    pretty much agree, it’s not like she’s conditioning him to sounds CLICK-CLICK good boy…

        • NielsBohron
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          2 months ago

          I brought a six pack to a final exam in grad school (take the test in the same state in which you study, right?) and people around me perked up and almost literally started drooling when I cracked the first one.

          Edit: no, we engineering students don’t have drinking problems, you have a drinking problem!

        • @GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today
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          102 months ago

          Is it really the ‘good boy’ part, or just the validation? Because I could say the same thing about ‘good boy,’ AND about every other compliment doled out to me once every few months.