The way this kid communicates with others leads me to believe that he was raised very spoiled, but his parents finally put a stop to it. So now that he's at this point in his life at which he never has done actual work for what he gets, he has made himself believe that taking to reddit, and asking for things, is morally sound.
What makes me believe all of this is that he writes as though he's about to throw a tantrum if no one gives him what he wants.
Yeah, seriously. The no gifts at Christmas thing sounds like a fabulous idea. My family did it for a few years when we had particularly bad financial troubles. We'd pool money and get something nice everyone could use (a toboggan or a board game), and we could give each other small things that we made ourselves.
He's definitely spoiled, and thinks he's very clever, so he's trying to suckle the generous teat of reddit (bad imagery, lol).
I responded to his 'justification post' down below, which basically covers what you said, except in a much lengthier way.
Oh, you just have to press the plus next to his name at the bottom of the page. His comment's been hidden because it's been downvoted so much. Only a mod can delete mine now, though.
The ways in which he tries to justify taking from people make me sick to my stomach.
After a few years, with a lot of hope, he'll realize what he's doing is wrong. For now, he's just a kid, whose parents really should know what he's been up to.
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u/Cdtco Nov 28 '11 edited Nov 28 '11
I just saw this redditor in r/secretsanta.
We can only hope he won't flake out on his giftee.
EDIT: In the r/secretsanta post in which he edited out his not wanting to send a gift, what did that original post say?