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[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Legit, I have a teenager in the family heavily into it, and it is worrying. Are there any good articles on how to handle this specific thing gracefully?

[–] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ask them what their favorite faction in that game is, or if there are any mods they've done recently. Could always just be a big nerd for WW2 cause they're a teenager.

[–] JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

yeah, ww2 history is really interesting lol, it's more a yellow flag than a red flag

[–] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

Yup. A guy I know was a big WW2 nerd. Also openly gay. Sometimes people just like historic stuff.

Nope, sorry. Even if he only installed the game, it's too late. We're gonna have to put Jr. down.

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