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In a scene not too uncommon in today’s world, local dad Alan Devlin reassured his high school son, Keith, with an enthusiastic “You got this!” to cover for having absolutely no idea how to help him with his Algebra homework.

Keith, a sophomore at Quadratic High, initially welcomed his dad’s encouragement. “At first, I thought he was just trying to boost my confidence,” Keith said. "But then I realized he had absolutely no clue what he was talking about when he started using phrases like “x equals whatever you want it to be” and “Try dividing by zero.”

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[–] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Satirizing supportive fathers, despite whatever their personal skill levels are… hmm

[–] Notthemama@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Man, it's a joke. Lighten up!

[–] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub -1 points 5 months ago

A joke about supportive fathers which are far from common these days…

You’re allowed to joke about and laugh at whatever you want, just expressing my feelings too