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Thanks. I really hate it when articles come on HN submitted without context assuming we all know what is all about. The submitters should provide some comments when submitting such stuff.

huh, so why apologise now, 4 months later?

Attention.

She says she has "an addictive relationship with lying". I think she's addicted to attention and lying is means to that end.

1) Lie for attention.

2) Get caught.

3) Find yourself dismissed and forgotten.

4) Apologize for attention.

If everyone ignores her she'll disappear.

As the post says, she's been going to therapy. I'm guessing this post is part of that as a first step in being honest.

Hmmm... What if she's not going to therapy?

Then who gives an F? This is just a bunch of cheerleaders butthurt that someone was going around saying they were friends with her, with the school newspaper writers (TC/Betabeat) getting in on it because, hey, they want to be friends with the cool kids too.

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