Just experienced this remarkable exchange when trying to cancel a software product...

me: hi, i deleted my account with your GDPR process but the subscription payment still processed. now i can't re-login or create a new account with that same email.

them: okay what's your first and last name

me: hm okay, 'zach edwards'

them: okay are any of these emails yours: [lists of other customers emails who have the same name as me, none are my emails]

me: omg what the fuck no, this is wild. please tell your manager you're breaking a bunch of laws. I'm going to dispute this with my credit card company. holy shit. this is so bad. good luck!

<fin>

Me: The internet is so shitty I refuse to use it without adblocker.

Suit1: Fuck you. Fine, we'll make it even SHITTIER.

*repeat until everything breaks

THE MAN IN THE RIVER

Once there was a wise man, who travelled to strange lands, and as he travelled, he came to the bank of a winding river. Edging the bank were houses, set at distances from one another here and there. The wise man walked upstream, watching the slow current carry leaves and twigs past him.

In time, the wise man came upon a man who sat in a chair in front of his small house.

https://armoxon.substack.com/p/the-man-in-the-river

I have a lot of respect for child actors who have to read crappy dialogue about playing computer games.

This post brought to you by an episode of NCIS where some poor kid had to talk about "playing Xbox" while very clearly holding a Nintendo Wii controller.