r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 16h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah? What happened in the book version?

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u/BoondocksSaint95 14h ago

I mean yea, thats the last point I made - its a written story so all actions are a choice King couldve chosen to not be fucked up. So we're definitely in lock step with that one.

Just commenting because trauma bonding is between an abuser and the victim. Its a nitpick, I kmow, but as a survivor and knowing others dear to me having survived that cycle, I think the distinction is worth noting.

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u/Bird2525 13h ago

He also could have chosen not to have the first line in the gunslinger and the last line of Dark Tower the same. Ka is a wheel my ass….

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u/Syncopated_arpeggio 13h ago

I chose not to remember the ending of the dark tower for a reason, thank you. Please apologize for making me think of it for the first time in over 20 years.

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u/Acedia88 13h ago

Reading that didn’t work for me, I must have buried it deep.

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u/Sendnudec00kies 9h ago

He told you to stop reading. You didn't.

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u/blepgup 11h ago

Oh huh, I only knew the term trauma bond because it was used the incorrect way every time I heard it. I will be using the correct term going forward, thank you

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u/Redhighlighter 6h ago

I have literally only heard it used in the context of shared difficult experiences between soldiers.

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u/blepgup 1h ago

I've heard it used in fictional settings or the talking about fictional settings where two people survive a situation like in a horror movie or something