comment: >
  
  How to turn someone away from a hobby 101
context: Gets friend into hobby, friend asks for help
  “Lol youtube it”
  The least you couldve done is link them a proper video with some timestamps jeez. >
  
  What if its everyone's first time making a custom keyboard? That's why they couldn't really explain how to do it. >
  
  That’s… obviously not the case tho because the friend literally said you did yours. >
  
  Yeah but what if totally made up hypothetical that has no connection to the issue at hand have you considered THAT??? >
  
  It literally is the first time all of them made a keyboard. The friend asking for help is in the thread saying so. >
  
  If you got your friend into keyboards and won’t at least point them to a good stabilizer guide on YT you’re a bad friend. >
  
  Its not that hard to put in plate mounted stabs, and its also not that hard to find a youtube video. Sometimes letting people figure out things by themselves is just better, not being a bad friend
  edit: so many upvotes, thx. I dont really reddit much >
  
  Or you can just be a friend. >
  
  I mean you shouldn't be surprised... if you say, "Go to Youtube" at least give a specific link... like with timestamps. >
  
  yeah i eventually called him and me and my friend helped him lol >
  
  i was also doing sum at the time so i just responded quick >
  
  in that case, maybe provide a specific video or a channel they could look at. When people ask for help, responding with "google/youtube/whatever it" isn't helpful. >
  
  It would even be reasonable, when busy, to say "I'll help you in an hour" or something. >
  
  So someone asked you for help, and then tried to do it on their own after you refused to help, and now you're laughing at them because they did it wrong, and they're your friend? >
  
  This is why I'm gay. >
  
  What a shite friend. >
  
  shit* >
  
  Shite in Europe/UK. >
  
  I live in the UK, most people never say Shite... Its a Northern thing and even then most people still say shit. >
  
  WTF is the point of getting your friend into a hobby to just tell them to "yt" a question they are asking you. >
  
  This. THIIIIS. It seems like everyone that is defending him neglects this point. Yes, he has the right to say no to helping him 'cos he's busy, but at no point in the convo is that mentioned. So how is the friend supposed to know that? Or maybe you can tell him, you'll send a link later? There's soo many better ways to tell them you're busy. >
  
  Ngl your're a dick of a friend >
  
  Based on the messages they are probably teenagers, so yeah OP is being a pretty shitty friend but that's par for the course at that age unfortunately lol >
  
  not that deep >
  
  This account is 48 minutes old. You really made an alt account to try and defend yourself for being a bad friend? >
  
  No, I just joined reddit. >
  
  Your insecurity is showing. >
  
  People here saying you’re a bad friend because you couldn’t take 30 seconds to send him a link to a YouTube video or type out the name of a YouTuber that might have a guide. That may or may not be true, idk.
  But “imcool” (yikes) says he was to busy at that moment to send a YouTube video, but could send 5 messages about how they should YouTube it.
  But then you post the convo to show random strangers on Reddit and dunk on your friend, yeah you’re definitely a shitty friend. >
  
  that was after the fact i helped him so stop analyzing every detail >
  
  Damn kids >
  
  Shouldn't you be checking your blood pressure? >
  
  I guess I have to now >
  
  W >
  
  The homie wanted your input but you turned him away. Shame >
  
  not that deep, grow a pair. Sad how sensitive our generation is, cant even joke with your own friends anymore. >
  
  $5 says you’re more sensitive that me >
  
  should've bet more, why even make a new account to defend themselves if they're not sensitive >
  
  'cause they have a script' how is that better than having someone you know explain it to you in real time?? >
  
  dumbest excuse for an argument >
  
  Yea, I'd hate to be your friend, mate >
  
  It's funny, but at the very least did you send a good video guide for your friend? >
  
  we went on a call and i walked him through it >
  
  That's a bully dude, you're embarrassing your friend. >
  
  How were you helping exactly?
  And you call yourself a "friend"? >
  
  10 mins after that i helped him on a call >
  
  you could have mentioned that to start with. >
  
  well i kinda did by responding with "i helped him after" on multiple comments >
  
  That's how my friend does when I need help from him >
  
  They're not a good friend. You'll see it soon enough. >
  
  The audacity for the title... >
  
  Sullivan needs new friends! >
  
  no >
  
  This account is 48 minutes old. You really made an alt account to try and defend yourself for being a bad friend? >
  
  Typing “yt”….takes more effort to pick a dingleberry out of your ass >
  
  fr >
  
  gotta give him the efforts and trying 😂 >
  
  yup >
  
  Hey OP 
  You got some downvotes going here >
  
  one dude does it, they all follow with the same opinion 😂 >
  
  i was so nervous assembling my board for the first time but i dont think i messed up THAT badly... >
  
  feel bad for the op, man just tried to share a funny and innocent moment he had with his friend to everyone to now being accused of trying to purposefully embarrass his friend, and then being told he's a shit friend based on just one reddit post, u guys are weird af. >
  
  Remember when this community was once voted the most welcoming and wholesome one on reddit? Miss those days. >
  
  it was? thats actually crazy what it turned into >
  
  I mean yeah this whole thing is no big deal and I know friends fuck around a lot and it's usually harmless.
  I'd just take all the feedback as a reminder to think about how to treat others because sometimes things can get out of hand or build up over time.
  I regret a lot of shit I said and did when I was younger and the bridges I burnt. Just a little advice
  Drop this thread and get on with your life lol >
  
  The mob mentality here is insane. All of sudden everyone here is the pillar of justice, wants to do good and call out the bad. And while they aren't completely wrong, it's just not that deep to call a "shit friend" >
  
  We hate bullying so much that we’ll all collectively bully this person to prove our point >
  
  nobody tought you that 2 wrongs don't make a right? It was a funny mistake, they're both cool with it. It's just a one-sided thrashing.  Seriously. Fucking maniacs. >
  
  Does your friend play a lot of Operation? The wire going in the slot would make sense >
  
  lmao >
  
  The people in the comments saying you're a bad friend are a bit much tbh. Of course you'd help your friend with anything in his new hobby, but sometimes you're busy or otherwise occupied. The idea of explaining to someone how to put stabilizers on a plate via text or a crummy webcam is headache inducing to me. So he's better off using a quick youtube tutorial. 
  But we're on Reddit of course, so anytime you don't appear to dissolve your entire life in an instant the moment a friend asks the smallest thing from you you're an evil friend and it's the greatest anime betrayel and blabla. Folks are so quick to judge, especially since we don't know ANYTHING about you or you and your friends relationship. >
  
  to be honest i shouldnt have posted this. i didnt know people were that sensitive >
  
  Judging by the replies you're pretty sensitive >
  
  well yk when a bunch of people are insulting me im not just gonna let them say shit to me >
  
  You've responded to almost every person here, you're most avid supporter funnily made his account not long after this post was created. >
  
  Oh my god the hate under this post... The op said he joked about this and was helping him.... I get it if you just see these messages but remember they're friends and friends talk to each other in many ways... >
  
  guys it’s not that big of a deal, you can youtube any stabilizer video 
  lol it’s his friend no biggie >
  
  nah fr i still helped him too >
  
  Why is everyone freaking out here? I fuck with my friends all the time and tell them to google something or whatever, people are acting like the dude busted in his house, broke his keyboard and fucked his dog. Relax guys, people can have different friendships than you. Or...friends in general apparently. >
  
  bro thank you some of these people are overreacting >
  
  Modern Art >
  
  The final pic made me chuckle 🤣 >
  
  This comment section has been brigaded by r/AITA. >
  
  Bro this community is so toxic lol. So many pointless downvotes >
  
  You guys needa chill the fuck out in the comments. He isn't a shit friend, he's 90% just some kid with a lack of basic etiquette, which could've been because they are close, or because he was busy, which was noted in the comments. Heck, when I was a newbie in the MK discord server asking basic questions, most of the helpers all told me to use youtube. Sure he could've been more useful, but it doesn't take two brain cells to search "plate mount stabilizers" on YT. He ended up HELPING the guy in the end, so it wasn't like he was just making fun of him. 
  If you really think about it, the fact that the newbie knew what type of stabilizer it was, means he isn't clueless to know what stabilizers are supposed to look like/do. He could've been fucking around by shoving it upside down for the funzies. This might've been a stretch tho. >
  
  The mob mentality here is ridiculous. Haven’t y’all had a friend group before XD >
  
  nah for real though we were just messing around with each other >
  
  YES