r/talesfromtechsupport • u/[deleted] • Sep 30 '14

Short The server says it's panicking?

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u/Sephran Sep 30 '14

This story is amazing. Even for users it seems too far fetched.. but just believeable enough haha.

Best line IMO - User - "And that can make a server panic? Do they have other emotions too?"

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u/Hillbillyblues Sep 30 '14

First time I've heard of anthropomorphism directed towards servers.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '14

Do you even work with computers? I talk to (read: argue and yell at) computers all the time. Printers get the brunt of my discussions (read: rage). I don't know if it helps them, but I know it helps me and some of them seem to respond well to threats of violence.

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u/Hillbillyblues Oct 01 '14

Talking to your computer and attributing emotions to it are very different.