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I think something is lost in translation here, the OP is saying that emotionally it doesn't matter to them if she wasn't real, they still hold her in high regard.

They are not saying, "I have no interest in this."

I think you missed the point of the comment. I don't think this is a lack of interest in the topic per se -- it's demonstrating that when using the software, there was a clear separation between the 'teacher' and just using the software. I had no idea she was a 'real' person (or interpreted as such anyways) and always presumed it was just a 'character'.

“I don’t really care if“ can be replaced with “regardless of whether” if you have a pathological case of semantic pedantry.

"They taught me how to type" sounds a lot more like fond recollection than disinterest to me, but I guess we all read things differently. Your way seems needlessly uncharitable, though!

> I don't understand comments like this.

Interestingly, I suspect you understand it fully.