What's something you wish you could tell all of reddit?

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 13142 points ยท Posted at 17:50:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

At the rate this thread is going, looks like the top comment is gonna get their wish...

Edit: This is the most serious thread without a [Serious] tag I've ever seen

Edit: Most of these comments fall into these categories:

Telling redditors to stop/to keep doing things

Telling redditors not to complain about reposts

Telling redditors that they're all mean assholes

Telling redditors not to get so worked up over reddit

Telling redditors how to properly use the downvote button

Telling redditors about great things in their lives

Telling redditors about problems they're going through

Utter nonsense

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[deleted] ยท 1618 points ยท Posted at 20:35:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you write ridiculous questions on /r/AskReddit or /r/sex with the sole intention of subtly bragging or getting attention, everyone can tell.

No, it's not normal that your girlfriend gives you 3 blow jobs a day. You know that. Stop being an ass.

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 1146 points ยท Posted at 23:50:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Is it normal to maintain a 14" erection after 4 hours of banging 3 girls?"

MethMouthMagoo ยท 514 points ยท Posted at 00:38:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Only if you don't stop stroking the guy off.

witehare ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:48:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Ah, the ol' reddit switcheroo.

Edit: Thanks, r/outoftheloop!

InstantFiction ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:54:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My eyes are telling me that black text is purple

witehare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There. It's purple, it's purple!

skizfrenik_syco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Where is the switch?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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MethMouthMagoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:17:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Try jerking off when you're sick.

Don't know if that counts, but it takes me forever when I do. I mean, fuck. I just do it out of habit at that point.

Chupa_Mis_Huevos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:22:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Try jerking off when you're on acid, takes like 40 minutes to finish and you empty your entire semen reserve

SirTwill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Try jerking off when you have a migrane, hurts like fuck but when you finish your head ache dies down a bit due to chemicals released by your brain.

myxopyxo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I highly doubt it's possible (at least not "normal") anyway. :P

khaosdragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Heyooooo

Mrscoobs122 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:10:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Well speaking from experience"

BashinBrutusXD ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:44:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

REKT

soberdude ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No. Viagra says that you need medical attention

OutrageMeltsThings ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just 14"?!? Bro, your may wanna invest in some enhancement.

DalanTKE ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:31:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:30:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dan Bilzerian?

Seventytw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes.

zacharymckracken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not with that attitude.

humpyourface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Only if you're dan blizerian on cocaine

There_Is_Truth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:57:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Penis here, can confirm. NOT NORMAL

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:40:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No see a doctor bye.

elshroom ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:23:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

so how does one get a person to give blow jobs three times a day. i currently clocking in zero per day.

Is that normal?! please someone tell me!

punchcake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Zero per day is very normal. It's the global median.

jewish_hitler69 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:41:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is it normal to have 2 dicks, and then to have 1 dick getting blown by one chick while a second chick rides the other, and then while all of that is going on, a dude fucks you in the ass with his dick, and third chick sits on your face?

fucked up thing? This isn't even an aristocrats joke. There was a dude with 2 dicks who did something along these lines once.

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:56:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Does anyone else find it hard to stay concious with a 36" erection?"

IKvasili ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:05:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah the honeymoon period, where you Fuck 4 times a day and get blow jobs in between.

The real test is making the relationship last past that phase when you realise fucking all the time means you're not getting shit done.

mrizzerdly ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:14:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

or date a crazy chick. And not having cable/tv helps.

sweetworld ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:14:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm glad /r/AskReddit made the rule about only having questions and not stories in the titles. Most titles used to be inflated stories and then a vaguely related question at the end.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:02:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll never forget this one guy who posts "My girlfriend always puts her hair up when she wants to have sex. Now when she puts her hair up, it subconsciously makes me want to have sex with her! Does anybody else have this phenonemom?"

dukeslver ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:35:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I remember one that was something like "my college's sorority wants me to be a stripper at their next party, Reddit how can I be a good stripper?"

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jesus

TheCuntOfMoldyCrisco ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:19:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuckin' Humblebraggers...

Agent_545 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:04:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even when they just shoehorn the fact that they're not single in the title.

'My SO showed me this and I just had to share it here!'

punchcake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mentioning a SO in the title is like some sort of karma multiplier.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:17:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh you mean /r/TIFU or /r/HEYREDDITGUESSWHATIJUSTHADSEX

Super_Zac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:53:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In front of your mom using your father's dildo while the neighbors watched and while you accidentally hit reply all on an email.

weglarz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:36:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never noticed this. Guess it's hard when you're getting 3 blowjobs at once :/

ts1024 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:56:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/cgpgrey humble-bragging!!!!!!

Zephyr1011 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:09:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I believe that's called a humble brag

maanu123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:48:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Buddy, I have some bad news for you...

mellotronworker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:41:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, it's not normal that your girlfriend gives you 3 blow jobs a day

...and neither is it true.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:32:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not normal for you

spartan117au ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:52:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Its like they're trying to karma whore, but nobody told them you can't get karma for text posts.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's funny, I remember a while ago before AskReddit really increased the moderation, people would post the most specific questions, all in effect just to brag about what happened to them. AskReddit stopped this later on.

I'll never forget this one guy who posts "My girlfriend always puts her hair up when she wants to have sex. Now when she puts her hair up, it subconsciously makes me want to have sex with her! Does anybody else have this phenonemom?"

xhaku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a hard time on r/sex because its difficult to talk factually without sounding like I am bragging.

Please tell me how I can offer someone valid input on something when it comes to 3somes because I have literally had at least 12 different 3 somes with different girls. I would love to give tips on how to achieve something like this, but all the most upvoted threads are like "yeah right buddy".

Unloveable_Me ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:08:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Uhh...every day or? I think I need some clarity here.

Orrblunk ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:09:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If it's our day off she sucks my dick a few times a day but not enough to get my rocks off or anything. Just sometimes we like to lick each other with out sex after till later that night lol

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:04:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Orrblunk ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 08:07:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nah, she's good maybe not amazing but bj's have just never done that much for me unless it's 69 I'm more aroused by giving her oral, hearing her moan etc. plus she does it when I'm playing xbox and she wants me to stop so she can watch a movie with her lmao

TokiTokiTokiToki ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 01:47:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you used a bad example. Some of us have nympho girlfriend. 5 a day would be a lot. I'd say 3 is just slightly above average for a good relationship

Xanatos ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:47:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't tell if you're being hilariously ironic, or totally clueless.

So that's one upvote, and one downvote.

Xanatos ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 03:51:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And here's the downvote.

-Shirley- ยท 2506 points ยท Posted at 19:39:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please follow up on your stories. Reddit WANTS to KNOW.

Spudski ยท 1177 points ยท Posted at 20:57:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I get this special feeling inside when OP delivers.

-Shirley- ยท 183 points ยท Posted at 21:29:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah that makes me happy too.

Especially that one story where OP found a dying girl in one of the

pictures they took and only found them later.

That was very disturbing and very interesting to see.

And I am very very sorry to say this but i cant find it right now.

I will definitly try to find it.

[deleted] ยท 95 points ยท Posted at 22:17:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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-Shirley- ยท 139 points ยท Posted at 22:18:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I will try my best =)

Edit: just found it เฒ _เฒ 

Here

Earlier i didnt know what to search for, but now I did.

GaynalPleasures ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 02:11:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks OP, now I'm sad. OP plz stahp delivering.

Ulquiorra_Schiffer ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:43:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Im not sure how he didnt notice her, or other people are having a hard time seeing. Her hair looks incredibly unnatural for that environment. I get the secondits far away, but the first is way close. They look like they could step on her if they walked five feet forward.

K9254579 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:14:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

DAYUM Thanks!

skydivingfoxes2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:47:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OP delivered, and it was good. Sad, but good.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:11:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OP, are you a mailman because you deliver!

just-chris ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:03:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I joined askreddit that day

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:11:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

And THIS guy gets two golds but UNIDAN gets gold on every crappy post. The reddit world :/

ORTHR05 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 09:39:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, but I'm pretty sure unidan's gold came from unidan.

-Shirley- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:13:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You could have missed many things in your life, it's

not your duty to check everything

(there are more than enough stories)

kneeonbelly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:02:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yeah you better be sorry

AdamtheGrim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you Christopher Walken?

BiddyCavit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

(I think) I see what you did there....

CaramelCenter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OP pls deliver. I want that special feeling.

jr2595 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:00:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I remember that story. I showed it to everyone i know. It was absolutely amazing.

number90901 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:19:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH I'M HOOKED ON A FEELING

THE OP'S DELIVERIN'

DownFromYesBad ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:27:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then you'll love this AMA.

sbFRESH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For the lazy - it's a mailman AMA. Delivery joke.

fuckyeahmoment ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:16:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I always intend to deliver, then no one asks :(

-Shirley- ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:17:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

just deliver. Dont wait for someone to ask.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:04:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really? All I get is this boner. I want a refund!

kickasshobo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:24:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's called an erection.

ArturoShaha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:27:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/OPdelivers

Someone-Else-Else ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I get a special feeling in you too.

sodelll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It makes my jingles tingle.

SpicyCancer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

His penis.

soberdude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a penis

magician8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every time OP delivers an angel gets its wings

Super_ewreck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Love it :,)

jewish_hitler69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

dude, OP actually delivered via my comment today. I was fucking flabbergasted that I was the dude that helped bring about the conclusion to a story.

Wombat_H ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was filled with glee when the safe was opened, then my heart sank. A world of possibilities, flushed away in an instant. I almost wish it stayed closed, just to keep the magic alive.

u-void ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's called sexual arousal.

bathsaltsbaby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

WHATS IN THE GOD DAMN SAFE

djtai6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's honestly magical. There have been some great tales on reddit all because the OP was a boss and delivered.

The_Rower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Deliver what?! We need a follow up!

-TS- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:35:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I get that too, it feels like lightning striking the tip of my penis.

jackbalfour ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:47:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

unless the delivery is a bunch of cobwebs and spiders

mightaswelltroll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:11:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's called a wet dream

Finisherofwar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:34:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does this feeling come from behind you?

blaziecat1103 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:50:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/talesfromthepizzaguy

Where OP always delivers.

mydogisarhino ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:02:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I'll add details later if people want to know more"

We do. We always want to know.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:55:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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ameis314 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:06:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Let me help. There was no story. OP was again and still... A fag

SucksAtFormatting ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:05:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But, the double karma!

-Shirley- ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:26:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

double karma for what? If you have an

interesting story to tell and proof and deliver an update,

you get even more.

SucksAtFormatting ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:12:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People get karma for posting that they have a story and then they get more karma for posting that story as a child comment.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:11:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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-Shirley- ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:18:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I read the safe story, its the other stories i am annoyed with..

Example: OP tells us he doesnt know if the son he has lived with

is really his for 10 years. He tells us he knows next Monday

and then guess what...

NO UPDATE

Edit: what if the guy took the money out before hm?!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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-Shirley- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

often I wished they were just deleted if not updated.

It just hurts too much.

Nam-Redips ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:21:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Truth! Still waiting on that guy to post more about those old mini VHS tapes he found in his basement behind a locked door.

badbeedi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is the truest thing, so far.

People do genuinely want to know about your stories; so yeah follow up.

Dispense with the point-scoring mindset.

Get back and express your thoughts.

It will be rewarding. And not just in points !

rreighe2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That damn safe...

ColinOnReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Op please

love_raping ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/OPDelivers is a good place to scan for updates.

drum_playing_twig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OP PLZ

The_Unforgiving ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Looking at you, safe.

-Shirley- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the safe was actually opened later by someone else.

Link

EnsErmac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:41:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Different safe.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most if not all posts about that time when something completely unusual or amazing happened and the poster will follow up if there's interest are basically just attention grabbing and karma whoring, and during the time that it takes for the poster to see the comments asking for the story he's probably already making something up

qdhcjv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Something something safe

Artificecoyote ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Surely, you can't be...

Horned_Frog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, don't start a freaking casualAMA if you're not going to answer the questions in a timely manner.

Clockw0rk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even though I have over 10K comment karma.... Not a whole lot of people seem to want to know more. Not a lot of conversation or follow up questions.

If you want to know more, ya gotta ask.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is usually true, but I always skip over comments that lead with "Story time!" It just strikes me as a little arrogant, like they KNOW they're story is awesome, and that you MUST want to read this huge chunk of text.

Although that's like the "real world" I suppose. Usually the people telling the stories aren't interesting, and the interesting people don't tell stories.

jDude2913 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, but sometimes you're on your phone and you cant bother to type out a huge novel. And most of the time your comments will maybe be seen by a few people, so it just isn't always worth it.

eric67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Op pls

humpyourface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Specially all of the safes

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:17:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unfollowed-up-on stories I always just assume were fake to begin with and it quells my interest. People talk about themselves because they want to be heard out, so I assume if you don't elaborate then it's because you'd rather sit back and count karma than risk getting caught in a lie.

panda_nectar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The comment currently above yours in this thread is about a woman looking to adopt a baby. Someone linked the post earlier today from a woman looking for adoptive parents for her baby. I hope that's one of the stories that has a follow-up.

-Shirley- ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:36:35 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The question is if looking for such a thing on

reddit is a good choice or not.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Doesn't mean reddit NEEDS to know. If someone doesn't want to divulge in to the details of a story, because it's personal or even because they're just too lazy to type it out, it's their story and if the OP doesn't want to tell it he doesn't have to.

tehrand0mz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously! Was there ever an update to the Sexcell story?

Seddit_Only ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:12:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Have we ever found out what was in the safe?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:46:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most non follow ups are bullshit stories...

jaytoddz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:56:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

op pls

scart22 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:07:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do we?

-Shirley- ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:22:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes we do want to know.

I want every interesting story to be updated.

Ghost hid on a marine ship? If you dont ask you wont get any news.

And the anger when the story was posted on a throwaway that

the OP doesnt answer anymore on. ಠ_ಠ

phanfare ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:40:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On the flipside - OP has no duty to follow up. They don't owe anything to anyone

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:56:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The thing is though a lot of the time there's a huge vocal minority that want a follow up while everyone else just wants you to fuck off.

Lokaji ยท 4008 points ยท Posted at 20:04:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Reddit gets way better once you pick the right subreddits.

Edit: Pick subreddits of stuff you like. (Movies, music, tv shows, hobbies, etc.) Just type a word in the search and see what comes up. In the sidebar of some of them, they will have related subreddits. It can almost be like the Wikipedia black hole.

HerrLupfa ยท 730 points ยท Posted at 21:16:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

You're right. Good subs have quality discussions that you almost always have something to add to. I like to use the individual video game subs as an example, like /r/fireemblem or /r/metroid.

Edit: by quality discussions I mean discussions that you have advice and/ or experiences to add and not just inside jokes. And the people under me are exactly right; niche subs make the website so much better and there is at least seven for everybody on this site.

hbomberman ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 21:34:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some smaller/niche subs are really great. For example, /r/filmmakers isn't super busy but there's constructive stuff on there pretty often, at least for those of us who fit into it's niche.

[deleted] ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 21:39:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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stubing ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 22:09:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

The sweat sweet spot is between 5k and 25k subscribers. You need enough subs to provide content, but to many will turn this place to shit

[deleted] ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 22:13:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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XThatsMyCakeX ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:19:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Am I the only other person who thought "the sweat spot" was some type of weird sub?

oyohval ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Someone should actually make /r/thesweatspot,a place to just go and shoot the shit

kickingpplisfun ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:01:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And once it reaches the uppper ranges of the "sweat spot", prevent any more people from posting.

DrCheng ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My goodness! This man can hear smell :O

chris-handsome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've got a sweat tooth

BlindfoldedNinja ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:46:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

10 guy: Im so hungry my mouth is sweating

Nivekrst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm so hot my mouth is watering.

BlindfoldedNinja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're so hot my mouth is watering

insults_to_motivate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hmm... Like profit-seeking... Or water for that matter: Necessary to a point, but too much becomes toxic.

nunie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does the Subreddit itself actually perspire in the "sweat spot" or do the subscribers?

SomeGuyInNewZealand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sweat spot. Hmm. Sounds icky

habanero223 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why would we want sweat spots, most of us are already insecure.

Cyridius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it's pretty much once subs go past 30k or so subscribers there's a noticeable degradation in quality; However good moderation can counteract that, but it almost never happens.

Wail_Bait ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yup, /r/headphones is at about 30k and it's starting to go to shit. The mods do their best to hold it together, but there seems to be an endless number of idiots asking what kind of bluetooth headset to buy.

YoshiYogurt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/gamecollecting is my favorite sub and we have 23K, so just about to leave the sweetspot : /

plancklengthman ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:00:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well then stop telling people about it!

frostburner ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:29:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Um the higher end is closer to 750000.

fire_kitchen ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can we start standing up against the man-hating echo chamber of 2X?

/r/TwoXUNCENSORED

hbomberman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thankfully, I don't see those subs becoming too mainstream. I can see how "outsiders" might find it interesting to check out but as long as our core stays normal, we'll be fine.

ZorglubDK ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:05:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Was confused for a moment, thought you were referring to /r/outside

ZachTheBrain ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:36:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That sub is confusing

aceshighsays ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thankfully that hasn't yet happened to /r/personalfinance

IronGolem7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like that doesn't apply to video game based subreddits, and of course the occasional exceptions (/r/askreddit being one of them). I guess it's mainly based on opinion though.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:39:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And, yet people always try to plug these sub-reddits. I understand the sentiment, but that can possibly bring more traffic, and turn the niche in to mainstream.

hbomberman ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:49:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, if you're a filmmaker, check out /r/filmmakers. Not too much there for folks who aren't into it. Similarly, you can check out /r/techtheatre if you're into it. The only kinds of plugs those need are if someone is into that stuff. We like helping eachother but we're not in a rush to become swarmed or have our markets further saturated :P

bubbas111 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:44:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As long as the subreddit has a decent mod team and rules set in place, adding people isn't too much of an issue (within reason). The mods just need to set what content the sub is there for and need to moderate hard on it, and ignore the "Ur Senzoring ower interwebz" people that will eventually show up when a sub gets popular and mods start modding shitty content.

Drigr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A proper niche won't change from outsiders cause they won't be able to contribute. Though too much plugging does ruin some subs. Like /r/Games always being plugged in gaming. Now it's basically /r/gaming2

XavierMendel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We do our best to make sure it's not a second /r/Gaming, and with 500,000 readers and ~10 mods I think we're doing a good job. We need more people to report bad posts and comments so that we can do our job more effectively.

SerPuissance ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:33:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/landrover, /r/grilling, /r/cigars and /r/bbq keep me on reddit. If it was just the constant cattiness of the default subs I'd have stopped posting long ago. The enthusiasts subs are where reddit's quality really lies.

mini-you ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:50:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Just subscribed to /r/astrophotography. I'm hooked.

hbomberman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:01:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gotta love those smaller, more focused subs. Less cheap laughs and bullshit

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I found this to be very true. Not a lot of activity on the PowerPC (now that's one helluva niche) subreddit, but the occasional comment is usually fairly high quality.

rreighe2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've been subbed there for a while. It's awesome and very informative. :)

I hope i'll be able to find more people to populate /r/samplitudesequoia but it is such an underground program, not many people use it even though it is awesome.

hbomberman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See that's where you try plugging in some relevant areas. But do it in a friendly and unobtrusive manner. Make a post about it on a sub for audio editing, for example.

That being said, there's certain subs that have a really limited scope/userbase. If you get more users, you still might not get posts every day even but it might be worthwhile to some. I think the sub for avid media composer closed down and tells people to go to the main editing sub. In a case like that, the avid sub wasn't active and it became more useful for people to post in the editing sub with their questions/discussions in a place where there were more people.
Subs are dependent on their users; how active they are, if they post/vote/comment often...

I don't really know anything about the program you use, though. Good luck with the new sub!

Hrsnn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

SHOUT OUT ALL THE LADS AT /R/EUPHONIUM

kthomaszed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck there's a sub for that? All through school I thought I was the only person on earth that played that thing

Hrsnn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:11:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nah my dude god bless come and join the gang

Super_Zac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:54:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can confirm, /r/gamedev is a great smaller sub.

nwsreddit ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:48:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm always excited to finally check out the subreddit of a show I just finished.

Om_Nom_Zombie ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:03:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/civ is another example :)

[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 22:43:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love /r/civ because it's mostly devoid of Gandhi jokes, which seem to be the only thing default subs can say when it comes to Civ.

DShepard ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:26:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And then he nukes you, amirite?! Ugh...

Rightaway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not in that subreddit but I have a 12 year old at home. I hear this all the time.

nameless88 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:11:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The smaller subreddits are always way nicer, and have a lot less of the shittiness than the big subreddits have, from what I've seen.

I guess there's more of a sense of community or something. Less trolls, stuff like that.

Knightm16 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:28:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or boobs. Some have boobs.

Botoz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:36:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/smashbros is also a good one.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:03:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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AnneFrankSimulator14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, it works wonders since the only people in those subs are people who actually know the subject and are rarely ignorant of said topic.

kimahri27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Except you cant ban certain people from joining said subreddit if they arent directly breaking any rules. It only takes one to ruin the mood. On the flipside, small subs also lead to intense circlejerks. You cant be THAT GUY that breaks up a circlejerk with your damnable well written posts and supporting evidence. They'll just trash you.

laiika ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As much as I love those subs, as well as /r/metalgearsolid, I find them to be unbearable in between the times that the recent game has been out for a while and the next hasn't been announced. /r/metroid is a fine example, the majority of it's current content is fan art, which is cool but not really thing, so I've unsubbed. The metal gear subreddit is interesting because of all of the Phantom Pain hype.

On a more personal note, I can't visit /r/fireemblem either because I still don't have Awakening.

HerrLupfa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I normally find a thread or two in r/fireemblem about sacred stones; its popular also. Most of the time you can relate with any thread by playing any of the games.

laiika ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not worried about relating, I'm trying to avoid spoilers. I pop in occasionally, looking to discuss my current PoR playthrough, but mostly see Awakening content.

isospeedrix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

r/diablo, dota2, starcraft, and hearthstone lol

potentialPizza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/fireemblem has gone downhill. The community is still good, but we've basically run out of discussion. Everything has either been said before multiple times, or it's just another post about drafts. And /u/Eliwood_of_Pherae left, which was a huge loss. He ran out of ideas. And a few people accused him of karmawhoring, which was bs imo. Luckily for me the niche it used to fill has been replaced by /r/bravelydefault.

Eliwood_of_Pherae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The community was never really good. Everything that wasn't a screenshot or a draft post gets forced to the bottom, and people don't even want discussion. People just make discussion threads so they can hear some lore without looking at the wiki.

potentialPizza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Firstly, every time I talk about it and how it sucks that you left though I agree with the reasons I've heard you state, you seem to come around and add to it.

Secondly, wait... I typed something up, but first you said the community was never really good, but then you said that the bad stuff was stuff I'd consider more recent. Well, it's been so long that the "recent" stuff isn't even that recent anymore. But I'm confused. Are you saying that back in the days when Awakening was kinda new and all of the discussion wasn't already done and the only problem was a lack of new posts and also too many of the same "noob questions", the community wasn't even good?

S_H_K ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reading this with my smartphone in my hand. Just casually is running an emulator with fire emblem for gba...

Hjhawley7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly. /r/gaming is basically /r/funny, but for video game specific "funny" pictures. I just hang around /r/smashbros. THAT is a quality sub.

estrangedeskimo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whoo! /r/fireemblem represent! Seriously the highest quality subreddit I have been to.

Lord_ThunderCunt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

R/hockey for the win! Only 55 days til the regular season!

SarcasticRidley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm pretty sure someone on /r/metroid made it their mission to downvote me once on every post. Probably a GF sympathizer.

OrangeLightning4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're right. /r/gaming is more nostalgia for karma, but if I sub to the games directly, like /r/ratchetandclank or /r/uncharted I get better content.

SonicMaster12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't thank you enough for bringing /r/metroid to my attention.

Syliss1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Individual game subs are absolutely fantastic. /r/ftlgame and /r/Bioshock are two of my favorites.

shaneathan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The problem is that unless it's a fairly large sub, if you subbed to a shit ton of smaller ones, you may rarely see posts from that sub.

HerrLupfa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:33:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Absolutely right. A perfect example is /r/halowars . Subbing to nothing but niche subs Its kind of a gamble, but it budgets my time on this site, which is good.

shaneathan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:06:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And, to prove the flip side of this coin- I love everything halo and didn't realize this was a sub. Dammit!

Dr_Popadopolus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love Fire Emblem, off to join the club. On a related note I subscribe to /r/gamegrumps and /r/thewalkingdeadgame since I love discussing my interest with others.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:05:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Individual video game subs are, in my experiences, cesspits of angry and arguing children.

shows7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

also /r/mcpe :D

Rantholmeius ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:56:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shameless /r/Fallout plug here.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 2039 points ยท Posted at 21:35:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

More importantly, it gets better when you get rid of the right subreddit.

/r/gaming, I'm looking at you!

P.S try /r/games.

Edit: Forgot to mention:

/r/adviceanimals

/r/funny

/r/atheism

Made it due to popular demand (or the lack thereof):

/r/technology

/r/politics

/r/twoxchromosomes

/r/worldnews

Popular questions:

/r/Dorner_In_The_Corner, where do I get my laughs if not in /r/funny and /r/adviceanimals?

Well, I like /r/cringepics and /r/thathappened. They are not perfect, but fairly entertaining. I also like /r/4chan, although it's not for everyone.

[deleted] ยท 997 points ยท Posted at 21:40:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 709 points ยท Posted at 21:53:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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DownFromYesBad ยท 292 points ยท Posted at 22:04:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thankfully, it's not a default anymore.

EDGE515 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:21:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good riddance. I hated seeing every other post be some kind of meme

ipaqmaster ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:42:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't say it there because I get downvoted /obviously/ but advice animals is such a fucking unaware circlejerk. People faking content for upvotes, top comments usually taking a serious approach to said fake content or going with the flow. Constant mentions of how some random user is 'the real MVP'

It's a circlejerk. When I saw it taken off defaults I grinned so fucking hard!

And I'm starting to notice it in /r/funny too when macros images are posted.

I wish my opinion mattered :(

Tonyhawk270 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:56:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It isn't? Oh thank god.

[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 22:17:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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CaptnYossarian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:10:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was default for a very long time. People don't unsubscribe nearly as much as you'd expect.

Zoltrahn ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:25:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wide appeal doesn't always mean quality content. All it has to do is get someone to like it enough to upvote it.

jb4427 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:42:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The McDonald's effect.

ykzxc ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:56:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I filtered /r/AdviceAnimals and /r/funny from /r/all , Reddit got a lot better since then.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How?

ykzxc ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:09:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I used RES to filter it, if you've it, you just need to hover the sub name and click on filter. If you don't have it then get it now, it really improves Reddit.

Reddit Enhancement Suite

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:09:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really enjoy how you contracted "you have" in a way that almost no one would ever say in regular conversation.

I had to uncontract your contraction to figure out what you meant.

Applause, sir. Applause.

GiraffePrincess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really? Almost everyone I know says/contracts "you have" that way.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:59:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know lot's of people who say things like "You've got a lot of things to carry. Let me help you."

But "If you've it." is a crazy place to use a contraction. It completely obscures the meaning.

44problems ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The mobile app Baconreader allows you to filter /r/all. It also allows you to filter keywords and sites from all subs.

Tree_Boar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gold, probably.

ykzxc ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:14:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nope, Reddit Enhancement Suite

infiniZii ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:34:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eh, I do enjoy stupid memes from time to time.

[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:42:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Xexyz128 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:28:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like stupud memes too.

DownFromYesBad ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:43:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do too, but /r/AdviceAnimals is a cesspool IMHO. I get my fix by either driving through with my windows up and doors locked (no reading comments) or going to 4chan.

infiniZii ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:54:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, i dont really read any of the comments. They are dumber than dumb.

notHooptieJ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:48:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

wow, they really should have left it there, THAT is what drove me to make an account.

Removing fucking AdviceAnimals

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/atheism got taken off the defaults during that same big overhaul, didn't it?

DownFromYesBad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hm, I'm not sure. I was going by this subreddit, which never lists /r/atheism as a default, but I know that's wrong.

kathartik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:04:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

now if only we could get rid of /r/comcastnews... oops, I mean /r/technology

revofire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep and /t/atheism is an insta turn off as well.

g0_west ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does it really matter? I mean we all have accounts here, what is and isn't default doesn't aeffect us in any way.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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g0_west ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Explain?

Captain_Unremarkable ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:02:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Replace it with /r/f7u12_ham. Trust me on this, it's great.

Airborne_Toxic_Event ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:06:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hope you're joking...

choadspanker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's everything that was so bad that it was removed from f7u12

GamesinaBit ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:16:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Having a post so bad it's removed from f7u12 is an achievement.

Captain_Unremarkable ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just look at this masterpiece. You think I'm joking?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

BAHAHAHA Hilarious

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know it's satire, right?

GrafJerry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.

SPITFIYAH ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or /r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu.

virnovus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:25:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I subscribed to that one just so that I can stay in the loop as far as what 14-15 year old kids are up to these days.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Although 99% of the content is crap, there have been some things that have made me laugh from /r/funny. /r/AdviceAnimals on the other hand is just a complete shithole.

Yorpel_Chinderbapple ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:55:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Which one is that again?

[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:59:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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KonigTX ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:20:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What subs should I subscribe to? I've never changed from the default except a few I added. I have no clue :(

Providang ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:26:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

try /r/Awwducational...it's a good combo of cute animals and actual facts you can use to impress the fuck out of your 8 year old nephew.

WELL TIM DID YOU KNOW THAT GIRAFFES ACTUALLY DO PRODUCE INFRASONIC VOCALIZATIONS? YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT, DID YOU TIM! NOT SO SMART NOW, HUH TIMMY?

theonefoster ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:30:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

If you're stuck for subreddits, try going to /r/all and just keep scrolling down through the pages. You'll find more and more popular-but-not-default subreddits. Caution: you will see a lot of porn. If you don't want to, go to your preferences and turn off NSFW posts. If you don't find anything of interest, you can just keep scrolling down and down, or try again tomorrow when the posts change.

You can also refer to these askReddit threads:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1j4935/in_your_opinion_what_is_the_greatest_subreddit/

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1ml4kf/what_is_the_funniest_subreddit_you_know_of/

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1wzw39/whats_a_random_subreddit_you_stumbled_on_that_you/

If I had to personally recommend one, I'd say /r/photoshopbattles.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:23:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are you interested in?

That's what you should sub to.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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crazdave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ExplainlikeIamA.. why have I never heard of this??? Thanks!

IHateWindowsEight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's surprising how many insane subreddits like /r/195 there are.

For example, look at /r/1000thworldproblems or /r/abcqwerty123. There are even some sane subreddits that seem insane, like /r/InvisibleBicycles. And of course the classic /r/dragonsfuckingcars or /r/DragonsFuckingDragons

Reddit is a diverse place. If you want some more insane subreddits look at the guide to all the world's problems.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:24:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

hmm. /r/adviceanimals is the whole reason I started using Reddit about a year and a half ago. I'm still subbed to it.

I expect I'm a minority here, though.

Scientific_Anarchist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know. /r/funny sucks pretty bad. I actually still enjoy /r/AdviceAnimals though.

undercooked_lasagna ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's currently "in" to say /r/adviceanimals and /r/funny are terrible, and little-known niche subs with 8 users and no activity are amazing. Some sort of hipster movement.

ArcticSpaceman ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:16:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you actually suggesting those boards aren't complete garbage

undercooked_lasagna ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, and there are 10,000,000 other subscribers who would probably agree.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

what's wrong with it?

TurtleTorch1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I unsubscribed from /r/adviceanimals when I realized that it was just a bunch of people complaining, and my reddit experience has been so much better since.

superstephenaim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It can be an enjoyble shit show at times

pipnewman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sooo much better without that one

Camsy34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've been subbed to those for two years now. While /r/funny isn't always funny and /r/AdviceAnimals can be cringeworthy sometimes, I still occasionally get a laugh out of a post from them. Same deal with /r/games. I'm subbed to close on 300 other subreddits as well but sometimes it's nice to take a break from the niche places and see what's trending on the more popular subs.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

... But I like it..:(

Standardly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That place is just a karma factory. Anyone who actually visits that subreddit and scrolls past one page has to have gone insane..

ThatIsMyHat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/adviceanimals is a terrifying menagerie of narcissism.

fairwayks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is /r/AdviceAnimals supposed to be about/for anyway?

resting_parrot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:16:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I originally signed up just to get rid of that and atheism.

adamdedobb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:40:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I still stay subbed to it but i hate myself whenever i do read it

Mr_Mars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:25:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If it's all the same to you I really rather would forget /r/adviceanimals .

Eurynom0s ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pretty sure I signed up before it was a default, mercifully.

[deleted] ยท 124 points ยท Posted at 21:58:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's embarrassing that /r/funny is part of Reddits first impression.

laxt ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 22:19:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As someone who doesn't spend a while lot of time on here, what is so bad about /r/funny?

[deleted] ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 22:48:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Few things in that sub is actually funny but that is just an opinion of mine.

Hyperion1144 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:23:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone pretty much agrees that /r/funny isn't funny, except in each individual thread for each individual post, where everyone in that particular thread agrees that this shit is the funniest ever.

Ran4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:41 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, every once in a while, there's some geniunely funny content. It's just not that common. No matter where you are, you're always going to have to dig through shit to find the good stuff. The more shit per great content the bigger the diamonds (see 4chan as one of the more extreme cases of this: it has the lowest lows and the highest highs).

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:20:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also too much funny is like too much honey. It can really make you sick.

kkantouth ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:15:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's about as funny as my comment is right now. ๐Ÿ˜ž๐Ÿ˜

[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:48:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is decidedly unfunny

[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:50:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You answered your own question. You have not yet been infected with the inherent pretension of Reddit.

Triple0seven ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:19:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I find that r/funny is not bad at the cream. So if you look at like the top 5 posts of the day most are legitmately funny. The problem is when you get into the rest. After the few good posts a day, there are just a bunch of the same recycled posts and jokes over and over again.

gamblekat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:28:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's basically /r/MomsFacebook.

Huntersteve ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:55:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

It's a subreddit about funny things. THAT HAS NOTHING FUNNY.

I know humour is subjective but holy shit those people must laugh at everything.

Oh look downvoted by the socially retarded fuck who thinks /r/funny is good.

LusoAustralian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It has like 6 million subscribers, most of which will find something funny. So obviously a huge variety of shit you don't find funny will get upvoted there.

noble77 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:25:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really don't understand what's so wrong about /r/funny and why people hate it so much? Is it just cool to hate those sub reddits? I enjoy it from time to time.

Babyface_Flores ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:48:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same here, when you've been redditor for a long time, you enjoy reddit from time to time.

Qtwentyseven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:23:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you've got it right.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 02:22:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Learn to use punctuation

noble77 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:09:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You forgot a period moron.

Citizen_Snip ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:14:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's embarrassing when I go to /r/videos to look at funny shit over /r/funny

Naggins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not anymore it ain't.

timothygruich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I poop from there

Naggins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's weird, shit outta your belly button like normal people, ya weirdo.

timothygruich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dammit. I was hoping you'd get my reference

FILE_ID_DIZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

too sick

timothygruich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Its a beautiful act that happens when 2 people love each other very much.

sickduck22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah. There's so much here that I know that old people would really enjoy, but I hesitate to tell them about reddit because just because someone is into woodworking doesn't mean they're into... well, a lot of the crazy shit that makes it onto the front page.

Mystery_Hours ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:04:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's crazy that /r/atheism used to be as well.

randomhandletime ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:56:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a lot better since it got delisted

mdp300 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ugh. I was so glad to get rid of hat when I realized you could unsubscribe from defaults.

Revolutions1173 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:08:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like to play a game called "How many not funny things can I find on /r/funny"

theonefoster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

That sounds like the most easy, least challenging, most mind-numbing game ever. That's like going to the beach and playing Find the Sand Grains

jewish_hitler69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you fell of your pedestal...do you suppose that you'd break the sound barrier before you hit the ground?

abobtosis ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:03:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I actually love /r/funny. It's the comedy and entertainment that cable subscribers get from bad tv. I've never understood the hate people have for it and adviceanimals. They're really great if you take them for what they are instead of expecting them to be more than a cheap laugh.

CyanideTheJuggla ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:10:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's exactly what they are and I like it that way.

Just stay out of the comments and you're golden.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:56:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yup where a slight mention of a penis would have these guys rolling with laughter apparently

theonefoster ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:58:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The worrying thing is, it's not "those guys", like it's just some group of kids who everyone turns their noses up at. It's 6-point-whatever million people. It's nearly all of the active people on reddit.

Loopy_Duck ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:03:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

First of all, everyone's sense of humor is different, even if I don't like most of the /r/funny posts doesn't mean other people shouldn't. Also, a lot of the subscribers are likely either inactive accounts or just people who won't be bothered to unsub from main subreddits.

idiottech ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:01:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The masses

KapiTod ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:11:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think he knows what reddit is. Reddit is the mob. Conjure gifs for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their karma and still they'll roar. The beating heart of reddit is not the marble of the front page, it's the sand of r/funny. We'll bring them laughter - and they will love us for it.

idiottech ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:33:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ahh what is this from it sounds so familiar

KapiTod ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:38:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gladiator, Senator Gracchus.

jewish_hitler69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sponge Bob Square Pants.

idiottech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Knew it, shalom adolf!

jewish_hitler69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"shalom" INDEED....

DUN DUN DUNNN.....

PM_ME_UR_CUDDLEZ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:00:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

At first I got rid of /r/aww just because I got bored then /r/adviceanimals cause at one point things felt too self absorbed..

groenewald ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I got rid of /r/aww because it decreased my productivity to zero.

JamesonHearn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's wrong with it? I find quite a few posts that are pretty funny. Are there some better alternatives?

maanu123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:46:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://i.imgur.com/O9r9OYW.jpg

HOW IS THAT FUNNY, THAT'S MILDLY INTERESTING AT BEST

number90901 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:13:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Meh, funny's fine. I don't understand the incredible wave of hate it gets. Sure, it's not great, but I've had a chuckle once or twice.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All in favor of renaming to /r/notfunny?

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:00:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

and /r/adviceanimals.

Granny-Grammar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can someone please tell me how to get rid of a subreddit? I've tried a few times to get some of the default subs off of my front page, but it doesn't seem to work. Maybe because I'm on mobile? I use Alien Blue.

rlbond86 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:14:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

go to www.reddit.com/r/subredditThatYouDontWant and click the red "unsubscribe" button.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Granny-Grammar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you. I do have RES on my laptop. I'll try to remove the subreddits there. Hopefully it will transfer over to my mobile account. I appreciate your taking the time to reply.

theonefoster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It won't. RES works in-browser so anything you do is saved locally on your computer and won't appear anywhere else. I'd really recommend buying Gold and giving it a try - Gold is linked to you account so works wherever you are.

undercooked_lasagna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is it about /r/funny that people hate so much? There is a huge variety of good stuff on there. Yeah, there's crap too, but no sub is 100% gold. Would the posts be more funny if they were on a different, lesser-known subreddit?

FluffyPandaCakes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think a good alternative to r/funny is /r/mildlyinteresting

Twerk_Nowitzki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unfortunately that means you missed out on Verne Troyer in a shark costume.

theonefoster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How will I live with myself?

Jimmy_Proton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I got rid of /r/atheism and /r/adviceanimals, and I know /r/funny is a cesspool of shit content, but honestly I can't see myself unsubbing. Every now and again, I'll get a chuckle from /r/funny on the front page, and that's good enough for me to keep it.

GiraffeSlut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Any suggestions for subreddits that are actually funny?

I_am_Drexel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's the best sub to replace it with? I've been wanting to ditch it, but I don't know where else to go.

4zen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A while back in some thread or other I was browsing someone suggested replacing /r/funny with /r/standupshots. I did this, after a few months I can say it is a better switch with the caveat that /r/standupshots isn't a laughing riot either. But it is way, way less dumb than /r/funny.

Other humor subreddits I would suggest are /r/shittyaskscience and /r/shittyrobots

DamienHanrahan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you mind explaining why you feel this way?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of times I come to reddit not for the posts, but the comments. The comments in /r/funny and /r/adviceanimals are the lamest bunch of repetitive jokes, meme spamming, and childishness I have seen on this site. Now if someone enjoys that then stay subscribed, by all means it isn't my place to tell people what to enjoy. But I personally can't stand it.

What_The_Helvetica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is /r/funny different when you subscribe to it or do I just have terrible taste in humor.

le1ca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/funny definitely sucks but I can't find any other decent subreddits for a laugh, any suggestions?

psylent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/funny reads like the joke section from Reader's Digest 1982.

ledivin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I got rid of advice animals almost immediately. I keep funny though, I get a small chuckle out of most posts.

WaffleBrothel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How come whenever I go to /r/funny, I never see anything there anymore? Is it the mobile app I'm using? (Using reddit is fun)

sfbrh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you not find that if you just have hoverzoom on and dont read the threads then it is fine? I just like a quick laugh from some of the pictures, but rarely do I want to actually discuss or see the clusterfuck that is going on in people who want to comment on that stuff.

Not_Sure23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know it's not that funny but I come here for humor so where would you suggest I go otherwise?

Johnsu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm on the verge of deleting it myself, trying to find a better replacement.

usmc2009 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't forget /r/aww

MordecaiGames ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is there any subreddit you use besides /r/funny? I don't like it but am afraid to get rid of it because I feel like I will stop getting any real funny content on reddit

crappyboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/nongolfers

ThatLunchBox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/pics too. It's a subreddit that is meant to be about pictures, not emotional stories. I don't know just gets on my nerves.

Nvjds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:10:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

whats with the circlejerk about '/r/funny isnt funny'? its got good posts every now and then? right?

_the_student ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:41:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My friend told me to delete /r/funny as soon as I told him I made an account

dacookeymonsta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:53:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like the only one who is occasionally amused by /r/funny and keeps it. People act like it killed their first born child for some reason.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not funny if you say it's going to be funny.

[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 21:53:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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NotA_Meth_Lab ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:55:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And this is why I got rid /r/funny

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:54:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:01:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd say about 2/3 of the posts are dumb, but 1/3 are pretty funny in my opinion. You just have to sift through the crap to get the good stuff (like in life).

spkrkp ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lol, got ya

cheeseburgerwaffles ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:04:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also /r/pics.

That whole sub is just titles and then a picture of something. Most of which have absolutely 0 value outside the context. "Hey, look what happened to me today" > picture of pork sausage on floor

abhargava ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:22:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait whats wrong with /r/funny ? (I thought it was funny)

spazzy1912 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:29:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Le funny maymays though rofl lol xD

theonefoster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you're lost - let me direct you to /r/circlejerk

spazzy1912 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:36:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks man! Rofl xD

LightsEnimeLE ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:39:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

why is r/funny a terrible subreddit? care to elaborate?

SLAK0TH ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:50:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sorry, but what's so terrible about the /r/funny subreddit?

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:09:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/funny is now mostly "haha your disabled LOL"

DaFetusfromSpace ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:21:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

DAE FOUND ON FACEBOOK FEED???????!!!!!1

Yellohh ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Care to explain?

daylinswillis ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:37:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just visited /r/funny and it wasn't so bad...

"How to calm down Samuel l. Jackson"

http://imgur.com/gallery/A8cj9ey

Encouragedissent ยท 83 points ยท Posted at 21:54:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nothing polishes up reddit nicer than unsubscribing from /r/AdviceAnimals

cefriano ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:03 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is that a default sub? I never actively unsubbed from it, as far as I can remember, but I can't remember a single time I've seen anything from that sub on my front page.

GnomeChumpski ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Am I the only one who still likes advice animals?

CWSwapigans ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:46:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not at all. Tons of 14 yr olds love it.

notsurewhatiam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:56:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're never the only one. People ages 15 and under like that stuff.

kinguzumaki ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 22:06:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dropped that sub and picked up /r/Games - I think it's much closer to what kind of gaming subreddit you'd really want. And if you want to mull over some things about gaming in general and have an actual discussion, /r/truegaming

Toysoldier34 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:28:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Was at work with a coworker and he opened Reddit and said Reddit is really shitty today, it's bad. Then he realized it didn't log him in and he was on the default.

sputnik4024 ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 22:18:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/politics? It's literally the biggest circlejerk in the history of Reddit. If you say something left wing and bad about Republicans, you're gonna get upvoted, if you say anything remotely positive about anything conservative, libertarian or not in the left wing /r/politics consensus, you will be downvoted to hell.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:19:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was there during the beginning of protective edge (the Israeli OP). I am sure they beat /r/Palestine on the hate towards Israel.

Irongrip ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:37:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fucking Israel!

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 23:56:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you are sarcastic, OK. If you are serious, this is not the right thread. Go away.

throwashit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm glad we all voted you to be the decider of what is said in this thread Himmler.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just don't think that this /r/askreddit thread is the right place to discuss politics.

Someone-Else-Else ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:41:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Interestingly, Palestinian redditors seem to be more level-headed about Israel than foreign ones.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:02:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a simple explanation.

I used to live in southern Israel (the area that gets bombed). Naturally, I have a pro - Israeli bias. However, growing up into this conflict, I realized that the world is not black and white, and this isn't about good guys and bad guys. I assume the Palestinians realized the same thing

Foreigners don't see that. They see a good guy that is saint, and a bad guy that is Hitler. Their decision about who is good or bad depends on a tiny amount of information they gathered from local news sources.

TL;DR: Palestinians and Israelis don't form an opinion based on whatever BBC or CNN writes about the conflict that week. Foreigners do.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:23:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Only a Sith deals in absolutes.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:23:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sith lords and teenagers.

ElectricWarr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:56:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the time of greatest despair,
a child shall be born
who will destroy the Sith
and bring balance to the Force.

Little did they know he'd be both Sith Lord and teenager at the same time...

throwashit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is an immense oversimplification.

Someone-Else-Else ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fair enough. I'm Indian-American, and used to be anti-Israel, until I talked to a Palestinian friend about it. The guy brought up that I was acting like the people who talked about Kashmir like they knew what was going on there, which shut me up pretty quickly.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:50:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good for him I guess.

tadcalabash ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:45:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Any good replacements? I want to follow politics, but the echo chamber of /r/politics is stupid and dangerous.

sputnik4024 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:08:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not really on Reddit. Reddit is a terrible medium for discussion of anything political, because of the upvote/downvote system that turns every subreddit into a circlejerk of one opinion or another. I'd recommend just reading from good sources like the Economist, Forbes, Politico, and avoiding things like Infowars, Salon.com, Huffington Post (almost all HuffPo articles are practically of Buzzfeed quality) and obviously all the tabloid tier sites like Buzzfeed, UpWorthy, Jezebel etc.

Just wherever you read from know that every source and author is going to have some bias and keep that in mind.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:25:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And ThinkProgress. Although as long as you stay out of /r/politics, you'll rarely run into it.

dtten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:52:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's wrong with ThinkProgress? Earnest question here.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:23:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a liberal blog filled with opinion pieces. They don't even try to look unbiased and informative, posting a TP link accomplishes the same as making a self post with a "Why liberals are always right" title.

dtten ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:30:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah, understood. Thanks!

SykoKiller666 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:22:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I also want a good suggestion.

IvyGold ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:17:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/politics is why I registered an account -- as soon as I heard that you could register and unsubscribe from an r/, boom!

131531 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:18:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/australia is worse

We're not like that sub I SWEAR

sputnik4024 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every single post is about demonizing the Liberal party in every way they can.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:29:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i feel like 2x probably has politics beat.

4GAG_vs_9chan_lolol ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:59:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think /r/technology is the biggest circle jerk in Reddit history, but /r/politics is a clear second.

WowZaPowah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pretty much any big front page discussion sub minus askreddit is a circlejerk of typical "neckbeard" style. It's like they fit the stereotype.

sputnik4024 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly. And the problem is that /r/technology has basically become /r/politics for talking exclusively about Comcast and talking about how Republicans are destroying anything related to technology. The problem with Reddit's voting system is it's extremely difficult for any subreddit NOT to become a circlejerk if it has anything remotely to do with politics or opinions, because people who disagree just end up being downvoted and stop contributing and visiting that subreddit.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:24:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pretty much, they might as well rename it /r/leftwingcirclejerk.

Brewman323 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Very true. On the contrary, saying anything anti-libertarian on /r/Libertarian, be ready for the brigade of instant downvotes.

Basically these political subreddits are for the most part catering to only having discussions with like-minded people, not a discussion of different ideas that open up perspective.

divinetheory ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:17:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And don't forget to filter /r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu.

historicusXIII ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:59:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That shit still exists? I think I saw ones I saw years ago by just glinsing at that page.

moral_mercenary ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:12:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have something like 110 subs filtered. /r/all is getting to be tolerable :)

charle-lions-magne ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:53:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Filtered? I'm not familiar with this. Do you mean you're subscribed to them? Or is there a way to ensure I never see things from certain subreddits?

I'm sincerely curious.

dsac ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:43:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit Enhancement Suite

charle-lions-magne ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:44:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I use it. How do I filter?

moral_mercenary ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As you browse /r/all for example hover your mouse over the name of the subreddit the link is posted under. A popup thing should appear with some information about the sub as well as a few options to subscribe, unsubscribe and filter etc...

Alternatively on the RES settings gear symbol you can access the RES settings console. There you can find the filters tab and manually add subreddits to filter along with a bunch of other stuff.

charle-lions-magne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:23:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks!

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can you list them?

moral_mercenary ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I was a decent typist maybe. I'll tell you this I'm pretty sure I have most of the defaults aside form one or two and a lot of the rest are made up of specific videogame reddits I don't play, tv show reddits I don't watch, as well as various hate reddits (fatpeoplestories etc...). Oh and team specific subreddits of sports I don't watch. I really block anything that doesn't fit my interests while browsing all.

naricstar ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:08:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Basically, drop all of the default subreddits and be a happy redditor.

Atheia ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:09:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except for Askscience. They're pretty good.

naricstar ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:51:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Askscience wasn't default when I joined; but I agree, keep askscience. You should also keep AMA and askreddit if they are default. (unless you dislike that sort of thing).

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:28:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/adviceanimals.. lemme check.. yep; still banned.

Hauvegdieschisse ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:10:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Trade and hobby subreddits are always good :

/r/blacksmith

/r/drugs

/r/hookah

/r/wicked_edge

/r/woodworking

Etc

Tehan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:10:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bugs creep me out but I find /r/beekeeping endlessly fascinating.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:06:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I like PC Master race :C

Edit: Remember, the sub is pure satire!

dreadredheadzedsdead ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:14:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's pretty bad, I used to really dig it and I play PC games almost exclusively (enjoying the first Dead Space on max settings at the moment), but there's a massive Nintendo circlejerk culture there. Anyone who speaks positively about Sony or Microsoft is smacked down, and anyone who praises Nintendo is upvoted.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nintendo is about classic fun, Sony and Microsoft are doing a pissing match. It's wrong but at least we understand the motives.

dreadredheadzedsdead ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:18:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're just proving my point.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can head back to /r/Atheism now.

dreadredheadzedsdead ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not subscribed there either, nice try though.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well you make it pretty obvious you're probably from /r/gaming.

dreadredheadzedsdead ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nope, unsubscribed from there too.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:43:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Upvoting yourself with your alts?

dreadredheadzedsdead ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:11:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nope, I have a hard enough time remembering one password.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 22:08:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://i.imgur.com/gwEQxB4.png

I saw this on the front page of that crappy sub. Never returned.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:14:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You realize the sub is all satire right?

marsist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Isn't the point of satire to be funny?

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:16:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We all perceive funny differently.

tocilog ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:20:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And people who don't enjoy the sub doesn't need to be there and those who do can! What's the point of arguing this?

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:33:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have no idea. welcome to reddit.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:16:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As I said, I have been there only once. This "satire" is not my favorite kind of humor. I have /r/4chan for my daily dose of autistic humor.

sandpoptart ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:42:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I decided to keep /r/funny actually 'cause it gives me something to smile about while I'm trying not to blow a gasket while I work. /r/adviceanimals was one of the first to go though.

TotzTho ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:52:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

r/atheism was never that bad though and now that it isn't a default, people bitch that atheism is in every other subreddit

AKA_Sotof ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:25:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't break the illusion.

Iziama94 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:12:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You do realize /r/pcmasterrace is supposed to be a circlejerk right? Everyone is serious in a non-serious manner. That's what makes it so great, unless you're a console peasant...

Taco-Time ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:12:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just checked real fast to make sure I wasn't subscribed to any of those. We're all good!

Honestly, a list of defaults recommended to unsubscribe from would be kind of nice...

mcac ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:32:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

List of defaults to unsubscribe from:

  • all of them
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:51:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aren't we on one?

Lets_Draw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Left /r/funny/ months ago. Haven't looked back since.

LukaCola ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:23:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/worldnews if you wanna remove about 50% of your daily reddit bigotry

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Browsing it makes me want to hurt myself.

wheezymustafa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:36:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm really close to getting rid of AdviceAnimals.. If I sort today's post by Top I get four pages of advice animals posts before I get a glimpse of any of my other ones.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:43:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I go to these ones when I want to hate myself.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It sucks when you find a nice, niche subreddit with only like 10k subscribers max, and then it suddenly gets super popular, population grows 8 to 10 times, and now it's basically /r/gaming.

Shoutouts to /r/smashbros.

lethargic_octopus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:46:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/news and /r/worldnews are also terrible.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not there to avoid flame wars and maintain peace.

SixSpeedDriver ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/twoxchromosomes makes me want to blow my brains out.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Added.

Daimonin_123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can't corner the Dorner!

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My inbox has literally hundreds of responses, and only one can't corner the Dorner.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:09:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For laughs, I'm personally partial to /r/oldpeoplefacebook and /r/forwardsfromgrandma. /r/facepalm is okay too!

aido727 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:10:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

unsub from /r/gaming

sub to /r/games

no shit, still get the news and latest going ons

grease_monkey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:10:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never click on any of the links, but I like being subbed to /r/worldnews.

I don't ever watch the news or go to any news sites, I'm really not that actively interested about the little details here and there. I do like however, that when I scroll through my front page I get to read basically "headlines". If it weren't for that sub, I'd have no idea about anything going on in the world, so I enjoy getting some exposure to the happenings of the world.

Time_on_my_hands ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:19:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/cringepics turns into bullying really quickly.

spartacusrc3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/standupshots makes me blow air out of my nose pretty frequently.

gprime312 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:44:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So instead of laughing at shitty macros, you laugh at people through the internet. What a huge increase in quality.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:45:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

laughing at shitty macros

Except you are not laughing. You are cringing.

gprime312 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The ones that make the front page usually aren't terrible.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:44:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/4chan ranges from utterly hilarious, to feels, to utter disgust. Very entertaining! Except don't go to actual 4chan, it's just full of /b/tards.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You do know that people on /r/4chan are most likely /b/tards as well

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:13:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, most aren't. That's why they're on there, to avoid /b/tards. If you go there you will quickly realise how much of 4chan is pure shit.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:25:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know that 4chan has around 50 subforums and /r/4chan post content almost exclusively from /b/, /fit/ and /pol/; you've got the place of residence of /b/tards backwards.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:18:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, what I'm saying is that there is quite an over abundance over content from /b/ on /r/4chan and a minority from /fit/. There is virtually nothing from anywhere else.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:46:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck /r/worldnews and the armchair politicians/scientists/generals that reside there

turkeypants ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:01:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh HO sisters, we got ourselves a patriarchy supporter here. FORM A KILL CIRCLE.

Dookie_boy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:10:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also /r/technology

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:12:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Have not been there for a very long time. I unsubbed when they started worshipping google fiber.

Cranyx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why do you think /r/technology is bad?

Dookie_boy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every third post is about Comcast. Everyone hates Comcast but it's too much. There is a new filter now so let's see how it works.

Andrew_Squared ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/politics

kiantech ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I originally made a reddit account just to unscubscribe from /r/gaming Ive recently added it back to give it another chance, it still is one giant angry circle-jerk.

damendred ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:49:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did the same for /r/atheism but /r/gaming didn't last much longer.

duckmurderer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:33:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/politics

mightbedylan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:46:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When I hop on reddit from another computer and am not signed on to my account, I always spend a few minutes going wtf is wrong with reddit today.. then realize im on the defaults :/

4GAG_vs_9chan_lolol ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:58:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How did you not include /r/technology right from the start? Any time I make an alternate/novelty account, that's the one default I instantly unsubscribe from. Seeing one post from that subreddit every three or four months is too often.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:44:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Didn't browse it often, so I didn't think of it from the start.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

JoeDiesAtTheEnd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Try /r/trueatheism as well. Its a very supportive and well modded sub

undercooked_lasagna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I checked atheismrebooted and it was just /r/atheism with less activity.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:12:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Rebooted is what r/atheism was when it was under u/skeen, when the community decided the content and not a couple of elitist dicks who claimed to know what was best for everyone.

undercooked_lasagna ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:27:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's the exact same kind of content.

De-Animator ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:41:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes! Make sure you ignore the whiny women'z and further narrow your perspective by unsubscribing from /r/twoxchromosomes!!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:30:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually you are the reason that people should unsubscribe from /r/TwoXChromosomes; out of thousands of reasons such advice could be given you immediately chose obviously only true one and scream: "RAPE I'M BEING OPPRESED!"

I remember the point at which I filtered 2x from /r/all, it was when a redditor there inquired if there is anyone else who wasn't oppressed on that subreddit and had gotten shit because she had the nerve to assume some people lead happy life.

How about you widen your perspective by realizing there's over 7 billion people on this Earth, most of us don't give a flying shit about you and as such it possible not everything is related to you and you only.

De-Animator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

not everything is related to you and you only.

Yeah, 'cause I totally suggested unsubscribing from literally every subreddit besides twox, or something.

My post was a mere suggestion that users maybe not filter out a subreddit that contains gender issues and women's perspectives, and not usually even terribly radical ones at that. But if you want to further bury yourself in the circlejerk, be my guest.

Not sure how you gathered "RAPE" or "OPPRESSION" from my post, but okay. Pretty cute overreaction.

discrepancies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Multis are good for this.

nameless88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

f7u12 should be included there, too. Unless you like shitty comics with no punchline.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

f7u12 is not popular (not default status anyway).

nameless88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was when I joined, I think. Good, though. That place is terrible, haha.

Ask_A_Sadist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/music too

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I got banned from there I think...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop liking what I don't like!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When I first joined Reddit /r/trees was a default subreddit. As a non-smoker it was very annoying to see every day.

As far as /r/gaming I'm about ready to dump them for /r/games. The daily EA sucks/DAE remember Pokemon?/Nintendo Wins threads are getting just as annoying.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When I first joined Reddit /r/trees

When I joined I thought /r/trees was about trees and unsubbed.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed. Especially /r/AdviceAnimals, which is basically the armpit of reddit.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As I said before, /r/adviceanimals is the hair in Reddit's butt crack.

snayperskaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why the hell is dota2 a default sub?

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is?

snayperskaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shit, I'm an idiot. It's league of legends. I don't play or know much about either but it's weird that one specific game is a default sub.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lol is not a default sub either. I created this account about a month ago and I didn't see LOL as a default.

snayperskaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm using redditisfun and when I hit the all button league of legends stuff always shows up. I'm not subbed to it. I may just be bad at reddit.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe you are on /r/all?

snayperskaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How embarrassing. Is that not the default subreddit list?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:33:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No that's all subreddits ranked by their hotness at default ranking system.
It's usually just as bad as default subs, practically equivalent without filtering but every now and them a sub will show that might interest you.

comady25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like /r/gaming though...

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't like Nintendo, or pokemon. So I have nothing to look for in there.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What can I replace /r/funny with if I want to see actually funny stuff, but also has frequent activity and submissions?

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:33:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It depends on the type of humor you like. I like /r/cringepics, which is not perfect (jokes are a difficult concept to grasp). /r/thathappened is also nice, even though it suffers from the same issues as /r/cringepics.

If you like twisted and retarded humor, /r/4chan is also good.

Displayer_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

how to remove subreddits ?? I only know the subscribe button lol, I could use this info to get rid of the daily league of legends stuff that pops up in the front...

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

go to the subreddit and click unsubscribe. the button replaces the subscribe button once you subscribe. the LOL stuff appears on /r/all. You can filter it. I don't know how because I don't use /r/all.

Displayer_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

thx a lot!

smokin_broccoli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And the giant mess that is /r/technology right now.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why?

smokin_broccoli ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:46:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mods stopped moderating. Now almost every post is about how shitty Comcast is and the same link is posted multiple times.

jacksonbarrett ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Add /r/pics to the list too.

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't browse it often. Why do you think it's a bad sub?

jacksonbarrett ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It looks fine right now, but on some days there's crappy posts like this that flood the sub and should go into /r/funny.

baladash_malanore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If those subreddit names were accurate, they'd be, respectively:

/r/preschoolplayground

/r/regurgitationfetish

/r/forwardsfromgranny

/r/highschoolplayground

jtguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck /r/adviceanimals

Dorner_In_The_Corner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If it's on the list, most people in this comment thread think the same.

drum_playing_twig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why r/technology?

EquipLordBritish ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 21:36:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And unsub the defaults...

Unless you want a 9gag without the watermarks, then, by all means, /r/pics, /r/funny, and /r/AdviceAnimals are your friends.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:25:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I mostly reddit from work and the firewall blocks most of the defaults.

Lawsoffire ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 12:58:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

saw a dude on the train browsing 9gag. it was all frontpage post from the previous days.

most of the memes/funny pictures start on reddit then move down to the dedicated meme/funny pictures sites. and then gets dumped on facebook and other social media

InShortSight ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 11:19:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fucking watermarks are the worst xD

[deleted] ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 21:21:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/DragonsFuckingCars being on top of them all

Charlyk1616 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:53:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not sure what I expected clicking on that link. It is literally pictures of dragons fucking cars. Not sure why I expected anything else.

Thorn123123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you sort by top there is a wonderful gif.

mankiller27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:06:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also /r/carsfuckingdragons

1Freak1015 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:36:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

God, i've seen that subreddit mentioned a lot recently.

tomsawyeee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:07:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://www.damninteresting.com/the-baader-meinhof-phenomenon/

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:24:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We should try and get it trending.

Fred-Bruno ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:52:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like cars on top, so... /r/carsfuckingdragons

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dragons are clearly meant to be the dominant species.

GOODFAM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://megaswf.com/serve/2566290

Top post did not disappoint me.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pure masterpiece

Capt_Titty_Sprinkles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it's just the cars in this case.

Dexaan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nah, /r/CarsFuckingDragons is better.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is that like /r/pegging for them?

iZacAsimov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is this slang or literal?

Hamburgex ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

( อกยฐ อœส– อกยฐ)

iZacAsimov ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:27:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You... You keep being yourself. You frighten me.

Hamburgex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:47:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What do you mean? Seriously

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or /r/titler

MagmaCream ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/Avocadosgonewild is where its at

I_DESTROY_PLANETS ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:16:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Askreddit and Science are the only defaults that I'm still subscribed to. Sure the communities are a lot smaller, but that generally filters out the shit anyway.

TravisALane ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:48:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

My philosophy on Reddit and other things.

ObiWankAndBoneMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are some of your favourites? I feel I need to find a few more.

Gwendilater ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:50:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How do I pick up the right subreddits?

Veralece ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:55:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go to /r/shittyrobots

ajalvareze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

thank you

Veralece ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you now understand the gloriousness that is /r/shittyrobots?

SerSamwell ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:18:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly. Reddit without /r/onetruegod is nothing but a blasphemous cesspool.

Mr_A ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:45:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit gets way better once you

unsubscribe from /r/funny.

Actually, I should clarify. For me, it didn't get better, but it got to a point where I'd be reading a shitty post or looking at a terrible, unfunny poorly 'shopped together pile of garbage and say to myself two things: "Why am I looking at this?" and "I bet this was in /r/funny." and sure enough, I was right. Staying subscribed to that subreddit was making my experience on the site worse. And the thing is, I'd love to utilise it. For example, this video would kill over there, but nobody has the patience to sit through something which is only somewhat funny before it becomes incredibly so. Four minutes is just too much for the average funny denizen, and that's too bad for them.

DracoAzuleAA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The only subreddit I've ever had to actually get rid of is /r/atheism. It was the same shit over and over again...

LordoftheSynth ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:17:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Removing /r/atheism was the single biggest improvement to my Reddit experience because of exactly that kind of annoyance. It's how they managed to get themselves removed from being a default subreddit.

DracoAzuleAA ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:28:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

It was a huge circle jerk.

You don't believe in God. And you think those who do are brainless plenary. We get it already.

EDIT: Plebs** Damn you autocorrect

crazybobl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:01:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

It was pretty shit back when it was default, but I think it's a lot better now. Granted it's still not up to par with what a default should be, they've at least toned down the circle jerk. I'm seeing a lot more tolerance there nowadays.

UncreativeTeam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've recently discovered /r/AnimalsWithoutNecks, and my life is weirder for it.

AecostheDark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lmao. So very true.

CrabbyDarth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're god damn right

/r/Coaxedintoasnafu has been my best discovery today.

kaIistro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Any suggestions on which subredit reddit-rookie like me should check out?

bebackinagif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't come here for political news or discussion.

SergeantWhiskeyjack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It just gets harder to Karma whore with the less popular ones.

aR4ndomblackguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Discussing anything that u adore (tv show, video game, book) with a community that could be thousands of miles away from you makes me feel somewhat special.

bmeckel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shameless plug of /r/depthhub!

DMTryp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

meh... yes and no. some great subreddits have terrible mods who think they are god so you're still SOL.

TheSaltyJew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This. finally found /r/aquariums and it changed my life.

Reus958 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yup. I sub to 195 sub's, plus or minus a few. This is the only default. Reddit has so much more to offer than /r/adviceanimals and /r/funny (not insulting those who are there), that it's a shame if you don't branch out!

monkey_scandal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm gradually working my way from the defaults to the ones I've discovered.

ContemplativeOctopus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pro tip, unsubscribe from every default subreddit, then go search for subreddits that match your specific interests. Selective inclusion is much better than selective exclusion.

friendbuddypalchief ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow after lurking for years and failing to make an account I finally did after the front page was failing me. Had I just taken the time to figure out a username with numbers in it I could've utilized subreddits so much more efficiently. Which leads me to finally say something after passing up comments on the why lurkers lurk thread and other sad happenings lately :-(

I thought about posting an ask reddit recommending some hidden gems of reddit since I am still getting used to the app and utilizing all of the features since I lurked aimlessly for so long without paying attention to what random subreddits I was on. So any recommendations on where to get started? And probably even more important I need to take care of some of the shitty defaults.

Oops unnecessary rant, I meant... "came here to say this"

La_Guy_Person ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Getting your posts noticed is also much easier in specific subs that interest you rather than shooting for the front page in /r/pics or some other heavily trafficked default.

Stringm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sadly, I have lots of crap...

bolt6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm only subscribed to /r/funny and /r/gaming :( help me

don116 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're a sports fan and value good english/grammar skills, you won't like your favorite sports team's subreddit.

iPeeLavaLampGoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My enjoyment went up one thousand fold once I got rid of /r/gaming. Such dog shit.

Diabetesh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I had my cousin put the reddit app on her phone. I realized after going through a non customized reddit that it can seem not as appealing.

er-day ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Out of fear for ruining the good ones, which ones should we be subscribed to?

statist_steve ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And also when you pick the right subreddits to unsubscribe from. Looking at you, /r/politics.

marsaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My page is starting to look like an amateur porn site. Which is okay if I need to jack off. But after the third time the links just get in the way of the more interesting topics of discussion.

thelodius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are some good ones?

fox9iner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ironically, it's downfall is too many subreddits.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit sucks until you pick the right subreddits.

FTFY

sexybirdchick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/makeupaddiction has made reddit like heaven for me :)

scorcher117 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd didn't even understand the concept of subscribing to different subreddits for a while, I just used reddit for funny thing and memes, it basically became facebook for me, then I started subscribing to specific subreddits and things got a lot better.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Until the subreddits in question get worse. And they always do.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe I'm not looking hard enough? I browse /r/all, and it seems to be repetitive junk, 99% of the time.

cinephgeek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ItGetsBetter

lead999x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Definately. Also don't get discouraged by downvotes.

macrodeuce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are good subreddits?? I'm so new, no idea where to look so I lurk on the front page all the time, figuring, it must be interesting if it's in front!

johnnywalker94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This a thousand times over. I enjoy the small subreddits way more than the large ones. Better content and a better community.

ESOX311 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Despised this site until I figured out how to get rid of 'advice animals' and all that retarded front page bullshit. Now it's closer to tolerable.

gadela08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yet we're still on /r/askreddit

rozcz01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/gaming is so bad that sometimes I go to their newly submitted and downvote all the 90's nostalgia posts before they can make it to the front page.

doodiejoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Getting rid of /r/adviceanimals on my front page is one of the best things I've ever done.

merry722 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not a single downvote!!!

ZombieMolester ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are the right subreddits?

TheContrarian2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Interestingly, there isn't an easy way to discover subreddits on the web browser. Perhaps with the right plugin, but I don't have it. But I use Reddit Blue on my iPhone and it has a great "Explore Subreddits" feature that lets me drill down to find other reddit channels that are more niche defined.

OdeeOh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

quick plug for /OldSchoolCool

NotSafeForEarth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stupid question (because I should already know this but I'm not sure I do, probably because I've been browsing /r/all so much and I might be confusing things):

If I select a number of subreddits, do submissions from other subreddits that are particularly popular ever get the chance to reach my homepage regardless? Or am I strictly limited to only what I picked (or what default subreddits I kept)?

Related question:
Can goldmembers already exclude subreddits from /r/all? Is that option coming to the rest of us too?

nafenafen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

my subreddits are like my extra-brain

That_Sudden_Feeling ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are some good subreddits, for the high class curious lurker?

elshroom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

like gonewild, gonewildpro, gonewildaudio, gonewildplus.

PM_ME_YOUR_FETISHES ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

With the right kinks...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For new Redditors

heypipiopi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or the high schoolers leave for the night.

Hellman109 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My litmus test for subreddits is memes, if they allow memes they are shit

MojaveMilkman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I say this a lot to my friends who hate the site. When shit like /r/gaming is on the front page, it's easy to say that the whole site is garbage. Unsubscribe from that and sub to /r/games, and whilst you're at it, unsub from /r/funny to /r/forwardsfromgrandma.

There's plenty of other great subs like /r/askhistorians, /r/pcmasterrace and /r/circlejerk, but there's so many great communities here, it's easy to just stick to one or two as if they were sites in and of themselves.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are sooooo many subreddits, I don't even know what I want :( Is there a directory somewhere?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is what I keep telling people! The front page is total total shit most days (looking at you /r/adviceanimals), but there's a subreddit for every interest, every band/tv show/hobby/game/interest/city you can imagine. And if not you can make one.

Then reddit goes from being an awful example of direct democracy gone awry to a somewhat thoughtful and civil place. I think this is because most of these niche subreddits have a decent community, but not one that's so big as to reach critical mass and turn into a mass pile of shit (looking at you /r/adviceanimals).

The hard part is finding these little subs sometimes.

Romatix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:13:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree with this completely. I became really annoyed with Reddit and almost stopped using it until I discovered that I could get rid of most of the frustration by joining subs I liked. I find that in most of the smaller communities, people are generally more courteous even in their disagreements.

ranalicious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Metareddit.com and r/subredditoftheday are your friends

IAmVeryStupid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Almost just as importantly, unsubscribe from the shit that pisses you off. The day I took /r/atheism off my front page I felt such a burden lifted.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/fantasy is fantastic if you like Fantasy. There's a bunch of book/series specific subs, too. Many fantasy authors also post there and the mod team gets fantastic AMA's for us. It's really one of the best fantasy communities on the web. (also gonna plug /r/stormlight_archive and /r/dresdenfiles because I love those series)

/r/commercialcuts has really good OC and posts but due to the nature of the content it has less active posts. Sort by top of all time and you'll have a full day of funny shit.

The sfw porn network has a lot of good subs like /r/historyporn, /r/militaryporn, /r/abandonedporn, and /r/artefactporn. Check the top/sidebar and browse for other ones, but these are some of my favorites.

/r/jokes is an actually funny subreddit that's very active. Oftentimes NSFW and occasionally you're gonna think you're going to go to hell for laughing. Would definitely suggest.

For conflict related stuff I'd suggest /r/syriancivilwar, /r/ukrainianconflict, and /r/conflictnews. The team that runs these subs have a few others and run fantastic twitter accounts and live feeds. I was blown away reading the crowdsourced minute by minute updates about the horrific gas attack last year in Syria.

The talesfrom.... subreddits are always entertaining. /r/talesfromtechsupport, /r/talesfromretail, and /r/talesfromthesquadcar are my favorites.

/r/youtubehaiku is great. I don't feel like trying to describe it so I'll just post the rules:

YoutubeHaiku is any poetic video under 14 seconds. Poetry videos can be 15-30 seconds. No scripted Movie/TV videos. No 5secondfilms, HowtoBasic, etc. No compilations.

Go through the top all time posts and you'll get a feel.

Now are ones I think are very me-specific and might not appeal to a lot of people. /r/conspiratard pokes fun at people who believe in ridiculous conspiracy theories. /r/srssucks is self explanatory. /r/tumblrinaction makes fun of some ridiculous things tumblrinas post.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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wyllie7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

we can agree to disagree but I don't think being subscribed to f7u12 in 2014 is a good example of finding the right subreddits.

theonefoster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you misunderstood - those are the subs I don't want to show up. Rather than use reddit.com and only see my subscriptions (which I do visit sometimes,) I use /r/all but filter out the subreddits I'm not interested in. You can do this if you have Gold by typing /r/all-<subreddit> after reddit.com

wyllie7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:59:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, sorry about that. That's fantastic. I don't have gold right now though. Plus, I prefer to pick what I do want on my own personal front page, rather than /r/all, even with those subreddits removed.

theonefoster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep, it's always good to see what I'm subscribed to, but I feel as if I'm missing out if I don't use /r/all. It's also a good way to discover new subs.

SuperTazerBro ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:51:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about all the subreddits that are left?

Emasraw ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:53:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eh, the defaults aren't so bad.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:09:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree with this. They should at least make it balanced. If /r/TwoXChromosomes is going to be default, make /r/TheRedPill or /r/MensRights as default as well.

sharkman873 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:57:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

and the right ones are...?

Yangoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The more narrowly focused on your personal interests the better.

PullmanWater ยท 3780 points ยท Posted at 19:48:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every comment or post on here is told from one person's point of view, and they are very likely leaving out details that would significantly alter how you view the story.

[deleted] ยท 2732 points ยท Posted at 21:06:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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MistressFey ยท 1168 points ยท Posted at 21:13:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or every time you heard about a proposal rejection. The girl (or guy) said no for a reason so let's not assume that they're a terrible person, okay?

There was a horrible story about a guy who proposed to his gf at a baseball stadium and, when she said no, the audience booed her out of the place. Security actually had to escort her out to keep her safe.

The same thing happened to a girl whose boyfriend proposed to her after dating for one week.

[deleted] ยท 706 points ยท Posted at 21:36:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're going to ask someone to marry you and aren't positive they will say yes (preferably through prior conversation) then DON'T ask them to marry you. I really don't get it when i see people asking unsure what their SO wants and just free balling it out of nowhere.

Lord__Business ยท 562 points ยท Posted at 22:02:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a great test actually. If you haven't discussed marriage with your SO, you're not ready to propose.

Simple concept, yet so many mistakes. I don't get it. Don't couples talk to each other?! Even a little bit?!

spartankelli ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 23:04:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Definitely. If a person's SO or their close friends are surprised by a proposal, it's probably a bit early.

sobapop ยท 98 points ยท Posted at 23:26:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I blame a significant portion of it on media. Too many couples don't realize that talking about relationship meta is extremely important, and it doesn't have to be awkward or "unromantic".

rauer ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 02:39:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, what is that?? My fiance and I practically planned our whole wedding as soon as we realized it was right. I can't imagine not being able to talk about the distant future with the one most important person in my life!

sobapop ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:02:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed - one of my friends and her fiance are super candid about what they want out of their wedding and marriage. They designed their rings together and everything. I know a few people who think that sort of candidness takes away the romance from a relationship, but that's not true at all - he still managed to make her cry tears of joy when he proposed, haha.

Ran4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:14:48 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Few people accepts an engineering based approach to romance and how to care for a relationship.

rusya_rocks ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 08:03:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seems that you don't know what meta means

sobapop ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:57:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Meta in the most informal sense. A self-referential discussion about what is actually going on in a relationship between two people and what is coming in the future. In this specific context, two people talking about marriage, instead of one party surprising the other without prior discussion.

If you're trolling, then GG.

AquaFraternallyYours ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:53:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I see way too many people who think this will "ruin the surprise". Who the hell wants a surprise life contract?!

My boyfriend and I know we want to get married, we've talked about it often. We've talked about what engagement ring styles I like. But he still wants to make the official proposal a surprise, which is still going to catch me off guard.

pintoftomatoes ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:40:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Had an old co-worker who wanted to marry her boyfriend. I asked if they had discussed it already and if they were to go buy a ring, etc. She basically acted like I was insane, and said something to the effect of she wants to have NO idea when he will ask, how he will ask, or what the ring looks like. So basically, they just existed in a state of both wanting to get married, but neither of them ever said anything about it. So stupid.

djdanlib ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:17:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People these days are apparently too busy boning and/or fighting to have meaningful conversations like that. Banging got rebranded as dating somewhere along the line.

Dating is not just entertainment, dating is not just hanging out. Unfortunately that thought is not sexy enough to grab the attention of most of the people I see going through relationship failure.

KernelTaint ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:48:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never dated my girlfriend of 7 years (now fiancee actually). I literally broke into her (a strangers) house one night while I was fucked up on prescription drugs, walked down a hallway, picked a door, got naked, and got into a bed. (She apparently screamed ran down the hallway and slept on that couch that night), but we have been together ever since.

I can't actually believe that worked.

dan99990 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:03:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have got to give the whole story after dropping this amazing tidbit.

KernelTaint ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:12:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Feeling depressed after long time relationship breakup. Tried to overdose on benzos. Broke into now fiancees house, and went to sleep.

My memory is blank for around 3 weeks of that period. Got the nickname goldfish by her friends because I would forget something soon as I heard it.

KazBeoulve ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:05:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now do an AMA.

KernelTaint ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:07:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not much else to tell. I was fucked up for a few weeks after that night. Benzos is what I took (stuffed a bunch of chocolate cream eggs full with dozens of them to make them easier to eat, I was pretty depressed after a long time relationship breakup). I don't have much memory from that night, or the following two or three weeks. I got the nickname 'goldfish' from everyone during that time.

KazBeoulve ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:12:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And how did she fall into the fishtank?

KernelTaint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ยฏ\_(ใƒ„)_/ยฏ

heh, but seriously, benzos have an amnesia effect in large/OD levels.

KazBeoulve ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, my ex is on them, and doesn't really help her mental issues -.-

Dthibzz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:18:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This leaves out the important detail; how did you get her to keep talking to you long enough to get a relationship? Because I wouldn't.

KernelTaint ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:25:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dont know, I don't remember the details of what happened during that time.

She asked me out, however.

Dthibzz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:52:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, congratulations on the engagement anyway!

djdanlib ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:32:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

holy crap

Chondriac ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:31:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, THIS is dating

KernelTaint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is?

Anilanoa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:52:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That...is amazing.

KernelTaint ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:03:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know right, it's kinda awkward when people in real life ask how we met though. Her mum knows now though.

RichWPX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Guys come on this is only one side of the story!

Also, this works 2/3 times

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:12:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

More importantly, discussing and planing every aspect of how your kids will be raised, because you need to have a consensus.

UmbraeAccipiter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My last relationship would say no.

curiousGambler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a great test actually. If you haven't discussed marriage with your SO, you're not ready to propose.

I'm 22, and will do my best to remember this advice. It makes perfect sense.

Elij17 ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 21:42:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nothing sounds more miserable, for both parties, than a surprise proposal.

spandia ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:09:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, ideally the person perpetrating the surprise is probably super excited about it and things it will be super romantic and remembered forever and one of the happiest moments of their lives they tell the grandkids.

It's the person who is being proposed to who has to be miserable and scared.

MK_Ultrex ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:03:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is such an American thing. I have never heard of surprise proposals in Europe, much less proposals in front of cameras or jumbotron. Usually people that are about to get married go over to dinner and the man proposes. The only surprise being the restaurant and maybe the ring.

Actually surprising someone by proposing would make you a crazy person, at least as far as my personal experience goes. It's like a random girl you dated a couple of times in January asking you what are you doing next Christmas.

spandia ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:56:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Hey, I know we still haven't figured out what we are having for dinner tomorrow but do you want like 10 seconds to figure out what you're doing 'for the rest of your life'?"

Canadaismyhat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:50:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

WILL YOU MARRY ME!

1080Pizza ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 22:17:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're going to ask someone to marry you and aren't positive they will say yes (preferably through prior conversation) then DON'T ask them to marry you.

Especially if you're going to do it in public.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's actually where I thought that sentence was going. I've always heard it applied specifically to proposing in public. But now that I think about it, "at all" makes a bit more sense.

nkei0 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:29:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Someone on here awhile back said something that really struck a chord on this subject for me. I can't remember how exactly they said it but it was something to the effect of the question shouldn't be the surprise but rather the time and setting. People should talk about it prior. If you can't communicate before getting married you're going to have a bumpy ride. My wife and I had trouble communicating in the beginning and our "honeymoon" phase was probably the worst phase of our marriage. We rock now.

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:08:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So what you're saying is.. Asking somebody to marry you should always be a rhetorical question?

MistressFey ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:34:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The question shouldn't be a surprise, but the timing should.

It's like Christmas. You know you're getting presents, but you don't know what they are.

You know you're getting engaged, you just don't know when or where.

Seanasaurus ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I know when Christmas is.

MistressFey ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:06:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a metaphor. It's not supposed to be a 100% accurate comparison, that's why I explained how the two are similar:

It's like Christmas. You know you're getting presents, but you don't know what they are.

You know you're getting engaged, you just don't know when or where.

Both things are events that are known to occur in the future, but some of the details are mysterious. For Christmas, it's the presents. For an engagement, it's the place and time.

Seanasaurus ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 23:57:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But you don't know if you're getting presents on Christmas, you might get coal.

soawesomejohn ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:10:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Awesome. I could use some coal. Especially in winter.

Trogdor_T_Burninator ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:40:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When the man starts thinking about getting married, he just buys a piece of coal. When the intense heat and pressure from the woman turns it into a diamond, it's time to propose.

MK_Ultrex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:04:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes actually it should be.

jvanderh ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:51:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, there's surprise and then there's surprise. "I kinda wish he'd waited until vacation, but we're living together and things are going great" is a world apart from "whaaaaaat? NO." But I agree, if you're going jumbotron, you need to have had the "I feel ready, do you feel ready?" convo + the "how do you feel about public proposals?" convo, or at least be able to make a reasonable guess based on comments she's made. And you need to be pretty sure that baseball is central to her life. I'm 100% meh on sports, but will go occasionally if someone wants me to. It probably wouldn't stop me from saying yes, but I'd be massively overwhelmed and disappointed by a proposal like that.

TheDoktorIsIn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:08:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A great way to test this is add "lol just kidding!" after a couple seconds.

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nelg ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:19:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They probably take cues from romanticized stories (TV helps) that such a sudden move is romantic and marriage will secure an ailing relationship, or that marriage is a critical milestone in life. Lots of marriages end pretty quickly, so it's not like the proposed always gets this beforehand either.

I had an ex who wanted to live in a Pride and Prejudice-dreamworld and actually expected that kind of sudden "romantic" moves. Didn't really get what her problem was.

RemingtonMolybdenum ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:50:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

100% agreed. When my wife and I decided to get married it was about the most anti-climatic thing you could imagine, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Choosing a partner for (what is intended to be) life should not be a choice that is made with even the slightest bit of uncertainty. To that end, I cannot fathom why anyone would even think about marrying a person without having lived with them first.

aab0908 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:46:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or its a great (spineless) way to end a relationship you want out by making the "no" person the bad guy

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:22:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, growing up I always thought popping the questions was this completely uncertain shot-in-the-dark surprise you spring when you're an adult that you have one shot at or you're ruined. Fast forward 20 years and I regularly hear my girlfriend telling her grandma about how one day I'll make an honest woman out of here. The runway is pretty clear for landing anytime I choose.

theGUYishere24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But the guys who ask and aren't sure if the girl will say yes but video tape it, make the best YouTube videos.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is what confuses me. I understand talking with your SO about marriage so you both get a feel for how you think it may happen down the road. But, as a female, I get confused at the next step.

Say your guy wants to propose, but he doesn't know your ring size or even what kind of ring you want or have ideas about. He could talk to his girlfriend, sure, but wouldn't she be just expecting a ring any day at that point?

How are women all excited and freaking out in pictures during proposals if the whole thing is basically planned out?

MistressFey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:11:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, I can only speak for myself, but I knew my proposal was coming for a while. Over a year, actually.

What I didn't know was what my ring would look like, when it would happen, or where it would happen.

My SO totally surprised me with all three and I was ecstatic! I did the happy freak-out and everything.

The proposal itself shouldn't be a surprise, but the when and where can be!

Obviously this isn't a golden rule, some people get engaged without discussing marriage first and that's fine. If it works for them, great! It's just not something that everyone wants to get into without talking first.

Think of it like a holiday that involves gifts (Christmas, birthdays, etc) you know those Holidays are coming and you may have even discussed gifts, but you don't know what you're getting until you open the box.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That makes a bit of sense, thanks for explaining it to me.

My SO and I have discussed marriage a lot, even what kind of rings I like (if I had any specifics) but I know he doesn't know my ring size. I don't even know what it is. Any attempt to find out would be hinting at proposal thoughts, and the sheer knowledge of that would make me wonder every day if it would be "the day". I don't want to do that to myself.

MistressFey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:12:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most jewelry shops will do a free resize for you. My SO didn't know my ring size either.

PleasanceLiddle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:55:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Honestly, even if you're thinking about it and know it's coming, one it happens you'll be surprised!

I just wrote you a wall of text reply about my specific story, but trust me. You'll be surprised. Go find out your ring size if you want (you can even do it at Wal-Mart or something so it's less of a big deal, try on a ring from one of those turnstiles and you'll have it since they're all sized).

PleasanceLiddle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:50:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here's what happened for us (to give you my pov). We'd been together for a few years, we'd been living together for another few, but we were (are) young so we didn't have money for rings or to even start thinking about throwing a wedding.

We were already engaged in our heads. I'd looked at rings online and shown him styles, but I was really just set on the gem cut. We'd known each other's ring sizes from conversation (actually, when I went to buy his ring, I measured his class ring. You could do that too provided the partner wears a ring).

I even knew the day he went shopping for the ring (he and his mom went on a "just them" shopping trip when both families were all together for the holidays). The shopping trip was enough to tip me off that she was probably showing him jewelry stores in the area since we were in from out of town.

Now, I had no flipping idea he'd be proposing in front of both of our families that night. I knew he (most likely) had picked a ring, but we were at a Christmas party and I thought he'd sit on the ring for a while. Maaaaybe propose on new year's eve when we'd be with our friends or something.

He later told me that one he had the ring it was burning such a hole in his pocket he had to do it that night, right away. He was, initially, actually going to wait until we could celebrate with our closest friends, but just couldn't wait now that he had the means.

It was really nice, both immediate families were together, it was Christmas eve, we have a ton of photos (mostly of my face streaked with excited tears), and it was about damn time (we'd been together 7 years at the time).

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:24:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is such a sweet story! And in front of the family during the holidays. That's almost picture perfect!

Honestly, even since I've been a teenager, I never thought I'd get married. Not because I didn't want to, but because finding someone who cared was next to impossible. My last relationship that ended earlier last year was the closest thing I came to even a proposal but when I dropped a hint, he was like, "yeah no, I don't want to marry you." That's the TL;DR.

So I guess I just have no idea what to expect and I'm scared nothing will ever happen. But I guess since my SO and I have talked about certain aspects of a ceremony, kids, and rings, he isn't dicking me around?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I could see exceptions to that.

Say for example your partner is wishy-washy about marriage. They've been wishy-washy about it for years, but you really want to get married.

Somewhere private (e.g. not putting them on the spot, not showy & fancy), just ask them if they will marry you. Plain and simple. If they say "yes", you get married. If they say "no", you both move on with your lives.

Waiting around forever does you no favors, but neither does leaving just because they haven't given a good answer yet.

Lawgick ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:48:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a much better idea. Do not ever get married. Especially if you are a man.

tartanbornandred ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:29:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well that just sounds boring. It's meant to be about love and romance; your advice would apply better to asking a bank for a loan.

My wife was speechless when I proposed and I wouldn't change a thing about that moment. The seconds it took her to take it in and respond were the longest, most exciting of my life.

I knew it was what I wanted, I thought that she would say yes, but we had only been together for 6 months and she was not expecting it at all.

So many proposals are so safe that it is barely news when you find out that so and so are finally engaged, its a formality, almost an anti climax, when it happens.

You don't get romance and magic without a bit of a risk.

wonderful_wonton ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:22:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have feeling that those people who get a bad surprise on proposal day were being strung along and lied to by someone who was pretending to be serious while trying to better deal them.

jeesis ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:40:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck those people. He should not pressure her to say yes because a bunch of people are around. I think she got a healthy dose of what the guy was like for pulling something as fucking stupid as that. 99% chance she ended it and found someone much better.

__z__z__ ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 21:28:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's just plain dumb. Why is there even a question if it's implied that you have to marry them?

RedditYankee ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:31:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because most people discuss marriage before the question is asked, so the question isn't something they really need an answer to. If you're asking someone to marry you, you should know the answer.

Waagwai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because of the surprise element. Women especially love surprises. And when it's a multi-thousand dollar ring, and more importantly, knowing factually that you get to spend the rest of your life with the person you care about most, that better be the best damned day of their life.

__z__z__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Implying women care more about their husband than the ring

topkek

froggienet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:11:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because some people just not ready for commitments?

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:48:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is why I can't imagine proposing to anyone in public like that unless you've discussed it first. Makes me cringe every time. Sure, it sounds romantic or whatever, but wouldn't you rather be absolutely sure you're getting an honest, enthusiastic yes rather than a pressured one?

msweatherwax ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:44:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My ex proposed to me at his works Christmas party, in front of all his senior bosses and colleagues, despite the fact we had discussed marriage and I'd already said I wasn't ready. The only reason he did it was to make it impossible for me to say 'no' without humiliating him. I said 'yes', the next couple of months were not nice at all. For anyone.

MistressFey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:46:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What a jerk. :/

msweatherwax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eh, you live and learn. He bestowed upon me the ability to spot a manipulative, controlling asshole at 10 paces. It wasn't all bad. :)

ya_y_not ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:21:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bullet dodged!

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:54:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

lolikrtyewbanmrthgver

KyosBallerina ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:59:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Public proposals like that bug me because you are basically forcing that person to say yes because of social pressure. Sure you can say yes then and break it off when you are alone or you can have courage and say no, it's just the point.

SwissQueso ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm always trying to chant "Say No"!

It's actually been picked up by other people in the section.

SnakeEater14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's a really Harvey Dent thing to do.

The_LionTurtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"If I ask her marry me in front of ten thousand people in a Jumbotron, there's no way she can say no! Surely it will force her hand."

MistressFey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sure that there are guys who do it for that reason, but I'd hope that most of them are just idiots who think it's romantic because of poorly written romcoms.

Shazman7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is that the guy who made the Unhung Hero documentary afterwards? There's a story like that where he asked her why afterwards and she said his penis was too small. Even more humiliation.

MistressFey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:59:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's pretty awful, but I would like to point out that he can't have been that humiliated by it if he made a documentary about the events. And I really doubt that she told him the "truth" in front of other people, so you only have his word to go on there.

apparently a lot of people who've seen it think the film is fake

Spacegod87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's terrible. They didn't know them and they didn't know that couple's circumstances. People are too quick to jump to conclusions.

tigerzblood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That guy who got rejected at the baseball game actually made a documentary on Netflix after that ordeal. One of the main reasons she rejected him was because he had a small package, which sparked his documentary. Pretty interesting documentary.

ghtuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey, my dad proposed after a week. 24 years married, not bad!

MistressFey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did he do it in front of thousands of people on live TV though?

ghtuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good point, I guess.

fallenKlNG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And this is why you never propose in a huge public setting unless you're absolutely certain she'll say yes. A lot of times when they want to say "no" to the proposal, they'll say "yes" just to save face, making it a lot more difficult to say "no" later on that day.

Vid-Master ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is a good point; the person saying "no" is viewed as evil automatically!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:05:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's better to say no than to say yes when you should've said no. Believe that.

DaDottedLion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Great documentary about that guy and why she split with him - you might be surprised.

Unhung Hero

cowforcow ยท -35 points ยท Posted at 21:25:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I feel soooo bad for her its soooo sad. She was super justified to say no and then people got upset. Its like what the fuck humanity.

AecostheDark ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:51:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But then shes the bitch that said yes and then changed her mind as soon as they left the stadium. Its lose/lose for her.

cowforcow ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No she is an idiot. Because only one person would have ever known she said no. It would be the guy. And we wouldn't even be having this conversation. That is why she is an idiot. Because she could have easily made the entire situation disappear if she would have said no.

Krunt ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 21:30:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck that. It's not her fault for telling the truth just because the asshole put her on the spot in front of a huge crowd. The guy was basically trying to bully her into saying yes by making it so saying no would be totally humiliating. Good for her for standing up for herself.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

virinchir dagumundi :D

HitMePat ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 21:27:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whaaaat? I would not expect anyone to do that.

tppisgameforme ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 21:31:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I doubt that's why the crowd booed. And by the way, the dude deserves to get embarrassed. If a person proposes to someone in public they deserve any bad consequences of that, because hey they're the one that decided to do it. I don't know why you feel the other person is now strong armed into saving face on the proposers behalf. So silly.

[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 21:53:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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MistressFey ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:12:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Respect? Why is this an issue of respect? You're vastly overestimating the average person's ability to think logically in a very emotionally tense situation. It's not like these women had time to think about what to do.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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MistressFey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just think that it's a horrible idea to say "yes" if you don't mean yes. Especially in a public proposal because everyone around you is going to be watching and paying attention to you, so it's not like you can say "no" as soon as the camera's gone. You'd have to drag him away from the crowd which could take hours if you're trying to save face.

Meanwhile he's texting his family and friend and what are you going to do? Say "don't text them?" He'll want to know why.

I was proposed to in a semi-public location in front of 20 of my very close friends so it's not like I have anything against public proposals, it's just very stupid to ask that way unless you are sure the answer is "yes."

I also knew that my guy liked the idea of public proposals, so I was mentally ready for such an event.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck you asshat. That's just the scummy way of ending a relationship.

cowforcow ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Why would you say that?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:51:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Obviously you edited the whole post. Scumbag.

cowforcow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

off to the concentration camps with me...

damianm ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:50:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, that's how you don't propose.

MightySasquatch ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:03:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's shitty too (she changed her mind!), she shouldn't have been put in that situation.

cowforcow ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:57:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No fuck, but she could have made the situation easier on herself... Its called lying. The guy is a retard who deserved to get dumped but why would you subject yourself to the booing? It was an extremely easy fix!

MightySasquatch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:10:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well yea but not everyone is good on their feet. I'm just saying don't blame her, it was a really tough situation.

cowforcow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know what... Your reply was rational and not filled with hatred. I can support your opinion. And your right. I don't like how she handle the situation but she probably just froze up from the stress.

Bigpinkbackboob ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:26:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why is she the ass for saying no? Why isn't he the dick for not making sure it was something she wanted before he asked in front of 10,000 people? It's his damn fault he got humiliated, not hers.

And who's to say, if she had done it your dumbass way, he wouldn't have immediately started calling/texting people to let them know? Then you've got even worse humiliation because it's on a way more personal level. Less people, but they all know who you are.

But lemme guess, in that scenario she'd still be the bitch because she was "stringing him along", right?

cowforcow ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Preach it bro white knights unite!

ranic_reins ยท -28 points ยท Posted at 21:24:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Social Justice Warriors are infecting reddit with their bullshit and censorship. Time for the ANTIDOTE.

/r/TwoXUNCENSORED

Roughcaster ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:45:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

There already is an opposite of twox: /r/oney.

But why go after TwoX? It's not a SJW forum, just a subreddit tailored to women's interests. At the worst they'll tell you your ideas are dumb, which isn't 'censorship'.

edit: we have an update from ranic_reins: http://i.imgur.com/QFcDV35.jpg

An inspiration to us all.

Broskander ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:46:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

1) No.

2) you're a tool.

Edit: The OP I replied to sent me this PM, which was literally "u sound mad faggot? LOL!u sound mad faggot? LOL!u sound mad faggot? LOL" over and over. Just so you know that's the sort of company you'd be keeping there.

ChariotRiot ยท 264 points ยท Posted at 21:18:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I saw an example of this in another AskReddit thread. Someone pretty much summed up in about one or two sentences that they had a friend who eventually stole his girlfriend. In most of these stories where the good guy takes the girl from the jerk/jock/asshole ex-boyfriend we all agree that the OP is a great guy. In this story though the OP was the ex-boyfriend and it was funny how people were telling him that that former friend of his was a real douche. When from another perspective we might have considered him a hero.

JewboiTellem ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 00:07:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People on here, especially the young kids, digest these stories as they're told and either shit out BLACK or WHITE.

_depression ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 02:55:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here's a little tip, it ain't just "the young kids".

JewboiTellem ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:25:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I tell myself that it's just teenagers or 19-20 year olds, not people with kids and taxes and the ability to vote. It helps me sleep at night.

whoopsidoodle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some teenagers can vote.

IAMSpirituality ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:09:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have just explained Facebook.

ninjabadg3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:33:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

C'mon now, let's not make this about race

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:22:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

we should tell our kids stories in where there is no real good guy or bad guy. because in the real world there is no "good" or "bad" only perspective

BananaBoatBooty ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:41:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This happened except I was the girlfriend. My ex was shitty and as he was being shitty, and cheated multiple times. I went to his friend for advice about him since he knows him well. Me and his friend talked more and more and eventually gained feelings without trying to. I left my ex for him and my ex of course told everyone and turne everyone against me. None of them knew how he cheated and stuff, of course .

ChariotRiot ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:47:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That definitely is unfortunate. Even if you don't tell them he cheated it is really shitty of them to stop being your friend. Just because you're in a relationship with someone doesn't mean you are in a life long contractual obligation. People change. Feelings change. And sometimes one of those people seems to cheat. I hope you are doing better in both your romantic life, and relationships with friends.

arsefag ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 23:10:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That sounds just like me... I shared a story about splitting up with my gf and then a month later picking up some stuff from our flat I find a written record of loving texts sent between them and when I asked she cried and told me they had started a relationship and were off to Paris.

They had been planning this whilst I was still in a relationship.

I was actually cool with it because he was a really strange looking nerdy guy who was unlucky in love. I was out of love with her completely. I still remember the smile we both had when we admitted we couldn't stand each other anymore.

Now here's a part of the story I usually don't tell. I cheated on her 2 years prior (it was a dick move but I did it at a party after she had told me on the phone that I wasn't good enough for her anymore because I was working at McDonald's whilst searching for that elusive job out of college. She later rescinded that statement a week later saying she would love me no matter what) and only had the courage to admit it 6 months before the end. He was the shoulder to cry on.

I tell people about the cheating who know me because I really didn't feel like the bad guy in that relationship. Anyone who knows me, knows how badly I was treated for 3 years and was relieved for me to get out of the relationship. I was banned from seeing certain friends, family and playing computer games and drinking alcohol and eating meat. It was crazy. But I cheated so I'm the bad guy on paper.

ChariotRiot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:33:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I understand. While I would find that cheating would be despicable, and I at least tell myself I would never do it I understand life isn't black and white, and people are pushed to all sorts of extremes. I hope you are happy though. The ridiculousness that your entire life was controlled is definitely criminal to think about. I have had friends who have had boyfriends or girlfriends force them to change their diet completely though which is insane. One of my friends broke up with her boyfriend because he banned chicken in his house because he hated anything with chicken in it. I mean, I am pretty sure she broke up with him for other reasons but that was one.

Hopefully you have a better relationship with your family, and are enjoying video games again. :D

[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:24:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We just ourselves by our intentions, and others buy their actions. I'm sure every cheater has a "good" reason, at least to themselves. Does that make it right, though?

arsefag ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:40:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No it never makes it right. I didn't mean to imply her behaviour did. At the end of the day despite everything she did I will be the bad guy because of one stupid selfish act. I like to think I learnt from the experience.

nelg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is exactly how mass media works.

randomgecube ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:48:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah but... it's different if you don't know the person or don't get along with them. Then you can tell yourself it's righteous justice and be ignorant to whether or not it's affected them or not. When I broke up with my last girlfriend 2 years ago she rebounded into a relationship with my best friend and that had a significant impact on my entire life. He's torn between her and me and of course he chose her along with all my other friends and I was forced to forge a new life in late high school.

So don't date your best friends ex. It's not alright.

ChariotRiot ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:59:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also don't date your ex's friend who she sees as a sister. Then after don't date their third friend. In fact stop dating from the same pool before you get yourself a reverse harem...I made so many bad decisions.

SilasDogwell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Was his name Baxter?

jokersmadlove ยท 451 points ยท Posted at 21:16:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I went on a date once with a guy and didn't really have feelings for him but planned to go on another date sometime because I know first dates can kinda suck. Ran by him on campus one day (late for class) without saying hi and meant to apologize later. Found out after class he had posted on twitter about how big of a bitch I was and that I should have just told him to his face that I didn't like him. Also that he was "done with crazy bitches". All of his 250 twitter followers agreed with him.

EDIT: Ok not all...but there was one follower who was pretty big in the University/City and retweeted this guys tweets to his 1000+ followers....does that count?

I also understand how ironic this comment is.

donwilson ยท 124 points ยท Posted at 21:40:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ironically, your comment is an excellent example of what /u/Dr-Teemo-PhD is talking about.

jokersmadlove ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:00:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am aware of the irony.

maxdembo ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 00:22:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i see why that guy thought you were a bitch

x755x ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

rekt

GazerCrunch ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 08:25:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

way to attack her just cause she's female.

Stay classy, reddit.

maxdembo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:01:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wind your neck in. If that's what you class as an "attack" you need to get out in the real world, it was a joke relating to how short she was with him. News flash to all the dweebs, women are not going want your phone number for down voting my comment or for your transparent white knighting. Addressing the whole of reddit over a comment one person has made like you're a paragon of virtue. Eat your Cheetos and pipe down.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:24:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 00:59:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Situational irony. She's giving a one-sided story about how a guy posted a one-sided complaint about her being a "crazy bitch."

So you don't know if that's the full story (and it doesn't really matter, seeing as this is the Internet and a one-sided story is all we'll usually get).

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:11:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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karmapuhlease ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:30:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think he meant dramatic irony (where the characters don't know the full story of what's going on), though that doesn't fit perfectly either.

GazerCrunch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:30:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But she explained the reason why he called her that, or at least A reason.

I thought the irony in this comment was that the man posted on twitter that she was a bitch but didn't have context or explanation.

"Without context, usually people side with the person who got dumped and make the other person out to be an evil bitch" -- that's exactlly what happened when his twitter followers reblogged his comment.

Maybe it's one sided in that we don't know if she's lying (this is reddit afterall), but if she's telling the truth then the only point I see being made is that it proves /u/Dr-Teemo-PhD's quote is right.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:39:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did someone say Irony

Bratmon ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 21:42:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait, hold on. I think this might be an example of a story that we're only hearing one side of.

WhyYouSoSerious ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:46:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's like posting inception level shit

TokiTokiTokiToki ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 01:38:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are right, and yet, I think I still side with the guy

atomic_cake ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:33:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To be fair, Harley, you are a little bit crazy.

tealparadise ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:20:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't forget the drama-llama version of this- when you two have mutual friends who warn you off of them, or snitch them out to you. Then you have to play dumb like there's no reason you're rejecting them, when actually you can't stop picturing them fucking a goat or whatever they did.

jokersmadlove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:02:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Funny enough we were set up through a mutual friend who asked me about the nasty things he was saying on twitter less than an hour after the incident

TheStreisandEffect ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:08:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I had something similar happen recently. I met a girl on OKcupid and being new to the area, asked her for a suggestion (bad idea to start). Lo and behold she picks a really fancy diner and tells me to be sure to make reservations. When the bill came, she just sat there and so I decided, what the hell, I'll cover it.

Anyway, after that she invites me over to her place to watch a movie. We start making out and eventually get down to our birthday suits. Being quite tipsy and having just met her, I decide it's probably not a good idea to take things any further and let her know. She gets very irritated and then makes a joke how if I don't, she's gonna rape me in my sleep. I decide at this point it's probably best if I leave.

Well, the next day, I kid you not, she leaves a Facebook status that says, "I'm done with internet dating!!! Guys got #no #respect". Of course it had about 30 likes from all of her friends. I couldn't fucking believe it. I had been nothing but a gentleman to her the entire night but because I didn't want to do it on the first date that's somehow a problem?

RiverFlow108 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:40:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A proper gentlemen would've tapped that ass

TheStreisandEffect ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:25:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's just never been my style. Well maybe once or twice, but usually not.

jokersmadlove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:04:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow that's shitty. I know girls don't take being turned down well but that's a bitchy, self absorbed reaction

daweis1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:35:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Literally every single one replied? Wow. (joke)

derekandroid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:06:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd be upset, too. Wouldn't tweet about it, but I'd be a little hurt.

Nothing-Corporate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:29:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did you confront him?

jokersmadlove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:01:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No. I'm definitely not saying I was perfect in the whole situation, but I was so upset I cut off all contact with him without an explaination.

Turns out he was an ass on a regular basis anyways. He was trash talking our mutal friend (who set us up) on twitter a week later.

allias20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:48:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That counts as defamation. You could sue him :) and the guy who retweeted

daviddadude2003 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:32:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Im sorry you dated a moron, there are great people out there dont lose hope, when the time is right you will find the right person.

jokersmadlove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks! I'm actually getting married in 2.5 weeks to a non-moron :)

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:41:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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DownFromYesBad ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:00:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I fear you may have missed the point of the parent comment.

EntFriendlyAlt ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:12:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm quite stoned, but I'm pretty sure everyone in this thread understands exactly what everyone else is trying to say.

imakevoicesformycats ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I miss weed.

sickduck22 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:58:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

(smokes one for you)

TokiTokiTokiToki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sounds like you told someone else and word got back, or you flaked instead of being honest. Can't really blame him, even with just the information you yourself have provided here I tend to side with him

Dr-Teemo-PhD ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 21:26:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sorry that happened to you :(

Pheorach ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:38:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

this is something that I laugh about.

I perused my ex's posts following our breakup ( I did cheat on him; not gonna lie, I'm in the wrong on that point) in which he completely left out the details of how he was borderline emotionally abusive, distant, an alcoholic, non-communicative of my family, jobless, failing at school, unwilling to get help for his depression or stop smoking pot... do I go on? There were reasons why I left him (especially now that I had seen my other options), though I certainly didn't take the high road, he was not blameless in any of it.

Yet the way he phrased everything got him gushing support from other users. Just goes to show how willing people are to believe what someone says is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Dr-Teemo-PhD ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:44:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I find it very rare that it's ever the case to have one good guy and one bad guy. A lot of times, both people did things wrong. Best case scenario? Mutual break up, respect on both sides.

I'm not advocating cheating of course, but often all someone needs to say is "they cheated" and everyone jumps on the bash bandwagon. I've heard stories where someone is too afraid to break it off, and end up cheating. Or maybe they just made a mistake. Sure, I'd never trust my partner ever again if he cheated on me, but that doesn't mean he is the shittiest person on earth. People make mistakes and they have to deal with the consequences, that's all!

throwawayp1zza ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well now you're just bringing reason into this!

nah_you_good ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:24:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate Teemo.

cgmcnama ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:30:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think about this every time people say Teemo isn't the devil. (Sorry, couldn't resists after seeing your username.)

NukeDarfur ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:58:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think the same thing when I hear stories on reddit about the guy who lost custody of the kids to the evil ex-wife cause courts hate men. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, because I'm sure it does, but every single guy I know who doesn't have custody of his kids either didn't want it or shouldn't have it. They're drunks, deadbeats, abusers, or they straight up walked away. Guess how many of them give a fair, impartial version of events when telling their story? None.

On the other hand, I know several other guys who fought for and were awarded custody of their kids because in their cases the ex actually was a shitty parent. In most cases though, the parents just share custody to one degree or another. Likely neither party is completely happy with the arrangement, but they find a decent middle ground.

TiffanyCassels ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:32:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Hearts don't break even" is the best way to describe how both people handle a breakup that I've ever heard.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:58:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you think about it, dumping someone is a very nice thing to do. The alternative is people getting cheated on, or continuing to be miserable in a dead end relationship. It hurts to get dumped, but really they're doing you a favor. It's way better to end things as soon as one party realizes it's not going to work, than to continue on against all odds for 20 years and then finally break it off, not ever being able to go back in the past and make up for lost time. Too many people waste so much time waiting for things to get better and it never does. Breaking up is freedom to move on and do better.

gusreibo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:36:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And that one time a redditor broke up with someone else, he was a hero.

brom_ance ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:53:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This! My ex wife and I split while I was on deployment. I came home to very few friends and I had been cast as the evil asshole. People had only heard one side of the story for months and automatically believed it. Truth be told, we were both at fault for the split, but that's not how most of our old friends/co-workers see it..even 5 years later.

gonejellyfishin77 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:04:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no kidding Met a guy who seemed kind and a genuine good guy. He'd bitch about what a horrible person his ex-wife was and I believed him. That was until he let me rent his spare room. Most abusive relationship I've ever been in and we weren't even a couple! I can only imagine the terror his ex went through...

fidelcastroruz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:34:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So that's your point of view.

bazookaangel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I literally just broke up (via text, nontheless) with my boyfriend of a year, because he started treating me differently, i.e, went from seeing me 6 out of 7 days a week to once every 7-10 days, stopped offering me rides to wherever I needed to go (he didn't even offer to pick me up one day when it was raining and I got stuck at a gas station (no car). Anyway, I texted him, asking him to come over today (haven't seen him in a week and a half) and he said he couldn't.. So I broke it off via text. Yes, I had already told him how I felt.. a month ago, and last week, even earlier today. I'm really heartbroken because I still love him and for months I hoped things would change, but they didn't.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am so glad I finally ended it with my (ex-)girlfriend. I feel like she was just using me for my car because she doesn't have one. She would literally have me drive her wherever she wanted to go all of the time, like 6-7 days per week. Hell, she even got pissed when I couldn't pick her up from the gas station this one time and wouldn't let it go. How many fights did we have to have about this? Finally I said enough is enough and that I needed some space. It took about a month for her to come to grips with this, but finally today I got a text from her confirming that we were over.

bazookaangel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:23:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Probably what it sounds like in his part.

AddsRandomCommas ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:28:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

went from seeing me 6 out of 7 days a week to once every 7-10 days,

He may have felt like he was seeing you too much, and then was afraid that if he tried to tell you, that you'd get upset. If so, I guess he was right.

stopped offering me rides to wherever I needed to go

That's awesome that he was being nice, by doing that. Really, though, who wants to give their SO rides everywhere? People need to have their own lives, too.

The key thing that you may have left out here, (and possibly without realizing it) is that you may have been controlling your boyfriend, and whenever he tried to tell you, you got upset.

Yes, I had already told him how I felt.. a month ago, and last week, even earlier today.

Okay, so you're good at expressing your feelings. Have you listened to all of his, and looked at it, as best you could, from his point of view?

If he's being distant, by not talking to you, then chances are, he feels like he can't. I've been in a few relationships, and this pertains to my experiences. I recognize that your post contained little information, but I gathered from it, what I think may have possibly been occurring, there.

One of the most common problems in any relationship, is the act of not listening. (Hearing is different than actively listening)

bazookaangel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, we did talk about it, we spent a lot of time together and that kinda scared him so we started seeing each other once, or twice a week, but the time in between seems to be getting longer.

No, I never asked him for rides anywhere, unless it we both got out of work at the same time or went in at the same time. Other than that, he's the one that offered. I actually refused most of the time, unless I really wanted to see him or the other way around. I've been a burden to other people before and I didn't wanna do it with him.

Yes, whenever he told me how he felt, I always tried to see it his way and try to do something about it. He talked to me about how I need a car and I told him I do, but right now I'm okay taking the bus and saving up as much as I can.

We talked all day every day, about anything and everything. I honestly don't know what I did wrong. All I can think of is that he's tired of being around me because I'm depressed. I've been trying to work on it, but it would have been a lot easier with him by my side.

AddsRandomCommas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's all very insightful, and I may have been rushing my suggestions.

Why are you depressed? And how long have you felt that way?

bazookaangel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've been depressed for almost a year now, and it's mostly because I'm in debt and still live with my family who doesn't seem to like having me here. My dad and I are constantly arguing.

My (now ex) boyfriend knows this, has known this even before we started dating.

AddsRandomCommas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How much debt? And are you finding a way out of it?

Why are you and your dad fighting?

bazookaangel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's about $7k. May not be much to some but for me it's a lot. And no, right now my main focus is getting some form of transportation so that I can work full time (so I don't have to rely on bus schedule) because as it is right now, phone bill and rent and food, there goes all my money.

And my dad doesn't like the fact that I'm 23 and working a part time job. I feel like he thinks my life is over and I haven't done anything with myself.

seriouslygirl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

" Unfortunately hearts don't break even." Best quote ever

Wyn54 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:30:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If breaking up with someone made you a bad person, the only good people on Earth would have always been single or married their middle/high school boyfriend/girlfriend. Suddenly, breaking up doesn't seem so bad.

soccergirl13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I broke up with my boyfriend last November because I was unhappy being with him. Then, about a week later, one of his friends demands that I apologize to him. Fuck that.

Noltonn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep, I've spoken here about my previous relationship a few times. I tended to speak about it in a way that mostly painted her black, because I was bitter and angry. Now it's a few years later, and honestly, I wasn't the rosy ray of sunshine in that relationship either. Yeah, I still think she is for the most part to blame with how it ended, but I do recognise that I had/have some major issues as well and I didn't really make too much of an effort to fix those.

So every time I see someone post about their breakups, I can't help but think that maybe they just haven't worked through it properly yet, and that they're probably to blame for a part as well. People tell their own perspective, and that tends to be skewed.

tarion_914 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:37:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Love that line, "hearts don't break even."

aeiluindae ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:27:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is something I'm always conscious about when I tell stories. For example, I always make sure that the hearer knows that my last girlfriend was right to break things off with me, that I wasn't really meeting her emotional needs at the time and that neither of us were doing well at communicating. She deserved a better man than I and I think she's found one.

Because I know that I'm unreliable, I try to give as much positive credit to the other party as possible. Sometimes its damn hard. No one sees themselves as the villain of their own story.

Verily_Amazing ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's like they say, "There are three sides to each story. Your version, their version, and the truth."

TKardinal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:42:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yup. Applies to reporting of serious issues too.

Crayonception ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:29:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dr teemo. I dont like you. Fucking shrooms

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:46:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for this. I've been in this situation and it sucks when everyone sides against you on either side.

xDrew1g ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:55:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That was deep, Dr Satan

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:25:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I tend to think about this when I hear people tell me why they got fired.

Ya... Bad companies exist, I'm not denying it, but when somebody tells me they got fired because the manager didn't like them, I get skeptical. I've hired, I've fired, and I've liked and disliked employees.... But come on...

(again I'm not saying it doesn't happen just saying I notice a trend of people leaving out crucial details when explaining why they got fired)

Aresmar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:43:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah. But a story about how my girlfriend dumped me in a mature and respectful way just doesn't hey up votes haha.

tidux ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:44:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Breaking up with someone doesn't automatically make EITHER one a bad person, sometimes it doesn't work out and that's fine. That's what dating is for.

Pushing for divorce does, however, usually make you a shitty person.

Nerfi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:21:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or maybe he was fucking Teemo.

supdunez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:21:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wonder if Erin really isn't a bitch. My life would be flipped-turned upside down.

EstherandThyme ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:30:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I experienced an awful version of this. I have two friends, one of whom is friends with a guy I don't really like. She says to give him a chance to be a nice guy because he's really not all that bad. But my other friend told me that that same guy had raped her.

Most of the people I know who know about the situation believe the guy, but I felt off about him long before I ever heard the rape accusation. I truly believe my friend is telling the truth about being raped by him, but I don't know how much of it comes from my pre-disposition towards disliking him and from my desire not to see my friend have no supporters in a sea of people calling her a liar. I also don't know if the people who support the guy do it because they truly believe in him, or because they have a pre-disposition to liking him and don't want to think of their good friend as a rapist.

I think about that situation a lot when I read some of these stories on AskReddit, especially when they are about a serious topic.

Chilblain ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:35:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

same thing when people complain about their landlord/roommate/parents throwing them out for NO REASON!

or all the people who got fired from their jobs for NO REASON!

tannerdanger ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:56:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I shared a break up story asking for advice on how to get back together and everyone sided against me but a few, probably for good reason. I did end up back with her and we both are extremely happy.

kathartik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:05:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it's the same thing when someone gets fired from a job and then makes a post about how terrible the company is. odds are there's a reason they were fired and most of the stuff they're saying is grossly exaggerated.

happened in my local subreddit the other day. I got downvoted to oblivion for pointing this out.

ignoramusaurus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:38:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It took me almost 2 years to break up with an abusive boyfriend and I know for a fact he could tell it in a way that would make the hilarious people on here upvote him to the top of the page and ask me if my name was "Erin" (he wouldnt, but he could.)

lightningboltkid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:19:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the second half of your first paragraph you make a really good point. But I try to treat Reddit like I would treat any of my friends. I have there side no matter what. But none of my friends would bitterly start name calling. Once that happens in a thread I turn to the exs side. Until than, I have my friends back no matter what. Make sense?

Dr-Teemo-PhD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Makes sense! Though sometimes people have gone through painful enough experiences where they can only vent their feelings through name calling. It's not the healthiest way towards recovery but I can understand it... but yes if someone starts bitterly namecalling then I think, "I wonder what their ex had to deal with..."

MattyD123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:24:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like most of the comments over in /r/relationships is telling the person to break it off because they deserve better. Most of the posts are about one stupid incident that you're only hearing one side of the story. One of the recent ones was about some guy who jealous of his gf/wife going to the gym with some new guy. He kept obsessing and a lot of comments said she was cheating and to break up with her. He finally asked to go along with, she said of course and the new guy turned out to be gay.

TheTjTerror ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Over here, where I live, if you dump someone you're automatically considered an asshole by all their friends. But if they were to cheat or something it's "oh well they weren't happy" It's fucked.

beb0p ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same thing I told my son. There's your version. There's the other person's version. And then there is the truth.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This works for life in general too, though.

I think about relationships that ended horribly and while I'd like to think that's because they were just evil bitches, if I'm being objective I had a lot to do with it too I'm sure.

Unfortunately I only get to live from this one viewpoint, I can't actually get inside another person's head no matter how much I might want to. So I often wonder if I'm the villain in other people's narratives.

Kel-Mitchell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The best relationship you can ever hope for will end with one or both parties dead. Every relationship before that can be awful or fantastic, but that doesn't mean it will work.

whence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's why Somebody That I Used To Know is such a great song. It represents both parties in the break-up, and the situation is pretty much exactly what you described.

seign ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's some nice advice, coming from the anti-christ himself that is.

astronaut2235 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you!! I broke up with a guy and he was awfully bitchy about it on Facebook. I ended because I knew something wasn't right and I didn't feel the same about him anymore with some idea that it was a control issue that was bothering me. Only later did I fully realize that it was a really unhealthy relationship and I was just accepting (minor) sexual abuse "because I didn't have the right to complain about it." So basically he ended up hating me and turning people against me for trying to do the right thing for myself. (I say minor because it wasn't rape, just unwanted touching. Not what I usually think of as abuse, but still against my wishes. I still don't know if I'm just being sensitive about it :/)

upperdeckers_anon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Since in your username you mention Dr/PhD twice, are you twice as qualified?

morieu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To build on this: If you post looking for advice and all of reddit seems to "turn against you," you might want to take a step back and re-examine the situation. If you can't even make your side look good when you're telling it from your point of view and the other party isn't even able to defend themselves, there's a real chance you could be the asshole!

iatethelotus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Evil bitches do exist. Male and female.

batweenerpopemobile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

hearts don't break even

Are you a country music writer? Because you sound like a country music writer.

aztlanshark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Speaking of which, it's been a good, long time time since I've seen a Scumbag Stacy/Steve meme. Good riddance.

stoppered_love ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When I got dumped, I told everyone outright what an idiot I was and that it was all my fault and that they ought to take her side. (I was still hoping for another chance and knew I'd fucked up.) And still they took my side, after hearing the whole story. WTF?

People don't want facts in these situations; they just want to side with the person they care about.

And yes, I recognize the irony in this entire comment.

segagaga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I once had a girl break up with me on my birthday. She even revealed she cheated on me twice. Some people are simply raging thundercunts.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hence when ever I hear a dumping story I automatically assume, "there has to be more to this story than the OP is letting on" and generally there is.

THE_GR8_MIKE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:54:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here's a good one, my girlfriend proposed us me and her take a break when I go to college because it takes pressure off of her in a time she needs to explore life. As much as I don't want to, I did because I know it's better for her and I respect her and if this helps her, I'll do it.

For the record, it's a friends with benefits type thing, but that's beside the point.

rossiyabest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:26:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think this every time someone mentions a break up and then says they have more time to focus on their hobbies like gaming. If you Dont share your down time with your partner, or at least find some hobbies you two enjoy together, youre already cutting them out of your life.

beccaonice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I saw someone post a story on Reddit that a guy's girlfriend dumped him while they were in a car together, and he was driving. All the comments were an outpouring of how wrong that was and it was even suggested that he should have pulled over and left her on the side of the road. There were no details in the story about cheating or wrong-doing on her part in the story.

What the hell, guys. It's not wrong up break up with someone. What a bunch of crazies.

Dr-Teemo-PhD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:38:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit comments are terrifying to read sometimes. Someone's girlfriend dumped them? Throw her out. Dump her on the side of the road. If you're overseas, strand her in another country. Have her nudes? Spread them on the internet. Change her passwords. Casually drop her private sexual preferences to all her friends. Some people don't even bother hiding it, they just suggest punching her in the face. Seriously!

A-Little-Stitious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Whenever I break up with a girl, I just tell all my friends 'Dude, she was CRAZZZZY.' That's what they always do in Entourage, works every time."

theamorouspanda ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:07:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except for Erin. Fuck her.

brazilliandanny ยท 149 points ยท Posted at 21:40:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

/r/TalesFromRetail FromRetail in a nut shell.

Me: Well good day madam, how may I assist you today?

Customer: FUCK YOU YOU FUCKING [RACIST INSULT] HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO ME GET ME YOUR MANAGER NOW BITCH!

Me: Im sorry you feel that way, I will fetch my manager right away, once again I apologize for my existence.

Karnas ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:11:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/TalesFromRetail

Hipstar_Fratstar ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:20:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eh... sometimes that happens. People are crazy.

brazilliandanny ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:41:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As someone who worked 10 years in the service industry I know. People can be assholes. But the stories are still one sided.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:48:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's very rare, most of the time when shit gets escalated in retail it's because both sides are being asshats. Spent a few years in retail and never really had a serious problem myself because I'm an exceptionally difficult guy to get riled up but someone having a bad day with a shorter fuse combined with a similar customer is usually what leads to one of these situations. So much of it is about tone and attitude too. The retail person could be sticking to their polite little script whilst also being an asshat.

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 03:01:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you've ever worked retail this isn't too far off.

WhereMyKnickersAt ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 06:45:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I always disbelieve a story if someone uses the word "calmly." As in, I calmly turned back to the customer and said insert something witty. It's likely that's how they imagine the scenario going in their head, e.g. the old staircase wit. There's just something about the word calmly that screams bullshit.

Alikese ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:11:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And they have to stick every unlikeable quality on the person:

"This fat redneck, with her 14 poorly-behaved crotchfruit came up and spit in my girlfriends mouth and told her that she was a republican and had AIDS."

Just sure it went like that...

thewholeisgreater ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 21:25:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cue every single Scumbag Stacy meme ever.

I'm pretty sure that 95% are made by lying jilted arseholes, partly because those are the type of people who vent their relationship frustrations in meme form, instead of manning the fuck up and trying to find a positive solution to their problems.

punchcake ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:27:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Meme: Scumbag Stacy

Text: "Happy loving relationships for 5 years. We were the perfect couple. ... Fucks my best friend on valentine's day, says so when she dumps me on facebook, kills my dog, gave me Ebola."

Pretty sure there are key details have been omitted here.

thewholeisgreater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly what I'm saying! Like, who's to say he didn't overcook the bacon or leave skidmarks in the bowl or fuck up in any other way that was deserving of her response?

Men, huh?

punchcake ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:37:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Out of curiosity, I'd like to go to a social gathering of 100 random Scumbag Stacy meme posters. I'm pretty sure that's one fucked up group of people.

Felonia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:36:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Only 95%?

thewholeisgreater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:39:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

+/- 8% margin for error. Number probably closer to 103%

Felonia ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:06:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I enjoy how this response works with your username.

[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 20:47:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

One has to understand this before making assumptions. Seriously.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

a good rule of thumb to live by (and this alleviates much anxiety): dont make assumptions

ChrisVolkoff ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:20:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This happens a lot in /r/relationships. OP writes about their situation, and everyone's like "that person is such an asshole." But everything is based on the OP's side of the story. Then, sometimes, another person involved tells their side of the story and the (original) OP suddenly becomes the asshole.

punchcake ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:29:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yup.

Certainly, people do bad things. But people generally do things for a reason. Not just randomly. On reddit, you get the impression that 75% of relationships are ended in Scumbag Stacy fashion where the girl (it's pretty much always the girl) has some immediate 180 degree personality change and turns into the reincarnation of Hitler.

ChrisVolkoff ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

..but it turns out that the guy just suddenly became selfish in bed, started flirting with other girls, and even went out some nights without saying where he went. "I don't know why she left me, reddit."

Areyouagod7 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:41:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

PullmanWater = Busch Light; Go Cougs!

PullmanWater ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:00:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go Cougs!

QuickTactical ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go Cougs!

Shane_the_P ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go Cougs!

Shane_the_P ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:51:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go Cougs!

TheJeremyclarkson ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:42:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone on Reddit was dumped for absolutely no reason.

Sage_Wolf ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:50:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Along a similar vein to this, the posts that say "you're a good person" always strike me as very insincere. You've read one post from OP. How could you possibly know whether they're a good person or not from that alone?

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:08:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The same way a musician can do one good thing, and that abides them from all criticism.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:09:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THIS is exactly what I was trying to say. You say it so much better than me.

dertymex ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:19:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This also applies outside of reddit.

Idoontkno ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:16:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the details = context!

-steezy_wunda_bred- ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:38:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are always two sides to every story, even when it seems black and white.

BananaHammock1234 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:39:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like that guy that paid that other guy's medical bills for his dog in pennies. At first I was with OP and had my pitchfork ready, but then the whole story came out and I felt silly

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:02:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

eyy you all about that busch lite tho?

go cougs

PullmanWater ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:07:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thankfully I haven't had any since I graduated.

Go Cougs.

uscjimmy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:12:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

people wouldn't lie for karma, would they??

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same goes for Facebook. Especially for Facebook.

AnonJ98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:32:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like the guy a few weeks back with the wheelbarrow full of pennies...

Barfuzio ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit!

Giving you one side of the story, est. 2005!

kelevra84 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is great rule for life in general, not just reddit. Perspective changes everything.

A-Little-Stitious ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:37:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

One of the most important things I ever learned (or realized) was in one of my high school AP English classes, when we read one of Poe's works: You must always take into account the reliability of the narrator.

When reading a literary work (even fiction), it is very easy to get lost in what the narrator is saying and believe every word of it. But you must remember, that unless this being told from an omniscient point of view, then the only point of view you are getting is that persons point of view.

They are telling the story just like anyone is telling a story. It is from their point of view, and that perspective uniquely crafts their tale into however they saw fit. The person may be lying, they may be crazy, they may be telling the truth; but every aspect is from their point of view, and not anyone else s.

Perspective is everything.

blove614 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes this, it also goes along with real life conversations. I'm always thinking about the other side of the story and what this person is leaving out to get me to agree with them and reinforce that they are in the right and the other party is in the wrong.

throwawayp1zza ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:56:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also the fact that it requires a lot of time and eloquence to describe certain details correctly. Whatever the case, text cannot perfectly capture reality.

RazzleDazzle_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:58:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

r/relationships is just that. How the fuck do people expect to solve relationhip problems for others by having some random internet stranger explain it the issue from their point of view all whilst conveniently being able to add or leave out major details as an when they see fit.

I cringe as to how many relationships have been destroyed and as a result how many lives have been ruined due to the outright wrong "advice" given out.

If anyone ever goes on that subreddit, please take EVERYTHING with a grain of salt and PLEASE see a councellor or a therapist in order to rectify the issue. Not go by what some dorito eating armchair expert says.

jb4427 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:50:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YES HOLY SHIT

Every time someone posts something about cops, they always leave the part out where they were smoking a blunt with the window down in their car before the cop searched it and then they cry oppression

Shane_the_P ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:50:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah I seem to have found a fellow Busch Light enthusiast. Go cougs!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:10:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go cougs

ZebraShark ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:22:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of the r/tales_from_retail read like this.

From their side is sounds like the customer was horrible and they were the innocent staff member, though I imagine the truth is that the member of the public was nicer than they described and they were ruder than they explained.

AnAssyrianAtheist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When i moved to a different state to go finish my degree, I stayed with my uncle whom had just reconciled major issues with my father and the rest of their siblings.

He would call my father every single week and tell them things that weren't what they seemed at all. Said I didn't help clean and locked myself inside my room even though they had refused my offer to help weeks prior.. but he happily left out the part that i locked myself in my room because i was changing my clothes to go to work.

always did shit like that.

RoboErectus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I have 20 years of experience pioneering at the top of this field. Here's my opinion on the matter."

"I'm 14 years old and I just discovered sex, so biology jokes are hilarious. Here's an opinion I made up over summer break."

The one that gets the most similar readers from the selection bias of the title will be the most upvoted. This is why upvotes generally have little to do with what's correct, or even "the hivemind." It's the title.

SexLiesAndExercise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See: The song Angles by Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip

MrMikeHunt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TD;LR Two sides to every story.

ishkabibbles84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm glad I'm not the only one that recognizes this

BoobyLord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Classic example is the story about the neighbor paying that guy in pennies over the doge bite

Umbrall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also remember that people have their views for a reason, and even if they have left out points initially it doesn't mean they don't exist. Remember to be respectful because everyone is a real person and they don't do things without a good reason

newsocks_n_chocomilk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just like that one guy who got paid in pennies for the vet visits he took for his dog.

Gabriellasalmonella ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Single story syndrome.

LucidB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The line "History is in the eye of the beholder" works in pretty much any context.

weenisPunt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

tell that to the asshole following my comments around harassing me!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:09:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you invent details. you did not serve in any armed service and you are not an emt. you also claimed you put a pillow over your gf's face to suffocate her in a fight.

scuczu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Penny Wheelbarrow we're looking at you.

JakeDeloera ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Welcome to r/creepypms

ffgamefan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm on my phone 88-95% of the time. So yeah this is something everyone should think about.

Killsyourvibe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

damn I wish people had seen this before the "reddit why are you fucked up?" post

SarcasticCynicist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The same can be said about news.

zombiearclight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think most people assume this now. It's one way the internet has positively changed social discourse - though it took a long time.

10 years ago someone could belly up to their favorite discussion group, tell a sob story about how they've been wronged and have the throngs howling for blood. You don't see that as much anymore.

And it feels like the dynamic has shifted in RL too.

buck9000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THIS. Whenever is see a post about something horrible an SO or roommate has done, I know there's more to the story because honestly, if OP had their shit together they wouldn't be living with or dating someone so wretched.

datchilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yup, some of my most vicious reddit argument were caused by either me or someone else saying a store and leaving out details that normally wouldn't need to be said in person but through the internet must be.

I_DO_THAT_OFTEN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Came here to say: Fuck Wazzu!!

PullmanWater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry that you're a miserable person.

;)

W-Dawg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Says the CHILD MOLESTER. Talk about a hypocrite. I think most people would view this post differently if they knew that about you.

aimforit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

PullmanWater? As in Pullman, WA?

PullmanWater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep. Pullman water is a nickname for Busch Lite, which is a cheap, shitty beer that is drunk in excess by Washington State University students. I drank my share.

Finie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are three sides to every story: yours, mine, and the truth.

kiddo51 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What details are you leaving out mister /u/PullmanWater?

WHAT ARE YOU HIDING!!!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are three POV:

1) His

2) Hers

3) The Truth

Change genders AS NEEDED

knight4646 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is a place where people come to post fake or modified stories for some attention because they don't get enough in real life.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Especially that vacuum guy. Wow.

Aikidi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really wish people would keep this in mind whenever it's a "my ex-wife has the kids and I support her but this is why she's hell spawn" thread.

Like, yeah, totally a reliable account of how the custody court played out. No reason to be skeptical reddit, lets just start calling the boogey-women cunts.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If there was one thing I would wish for reddit, it's more skepticism and caution. That jurassic park guy event still irritates me.

insert_funny_shit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah. Like when someone is telling a story about how they seen someone abuse a poor animal. We don't know what that dog may have done. It could have been sleeping with his wife. I'm looking at you Brian Griffin...

epicrat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I had sex with [attractive woman] last night.

Real story: I spiked her drink and got the tip in before she woke up and beat the shit out of me.

Shigy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ooooh don't believe everything you read on the Internet forums. How insightful.

bigboss2014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are 3 sides to every story. Your side, their side, and the truth.

bilsh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like that one penny wheelbarrow guy who paid for his neighbors dog, the original op was a liar

InVultusSolis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is true for almost anything any one tells you ever.

KreddyFreuger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:43:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's three sides to every story, mine, your's and the truth

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:37:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha I've never come across a person on reddit who has admitted to be being the unstable stalker type. My guess is about 50% probably are

froggienet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:10:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is good. Very good.

NGneema ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not from my point of view

workthrowaway42001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every comment or post on here is told from one person's point of view, and they are very likely leaving out details that would significantly alter how you view the story.

That's just your point of view.

GCMicro ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:44:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Including this comment

MrMikeHunt ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:49:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That tips fedora makes you look like a cunt.

southernbruh ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:17:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why should a person's comment include multiple perspectives unless they are schizophrenic.

Erzsabet ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:34:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are three sides to every story. Side A, side B, and the whole truth.

sloth_jones ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:09:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are you leaving out?

bigbluesanta ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:26:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey Man, that's like, just your opinion man.

lurkedforayear ยท 5198 points ยท Posted at 20:21:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know who let the dogs out. My college roommate was the assistant director on the Baha Men music video, when the director would yell action his job was to release the dogs from the cage so they could run through the shot. So the answer to this question is "Chris". Chris let the dogs out.

[deleted] ยท 2672 points ยท Posted at 22:35:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I'll forever bark "Chris...Chris Chris Chris Chris" when I hear that song now.

Edit: Too much Chris.

edit 2: There appears to be some discussion regarding the correct amount of Chris.

IAMA request: Chris, to clear this up. If Chris can't make it, his mother will do. Failing that, we're willing to take one of the Baha Men as a last ditch effort.

PM_ME_A_CONVERSATION ยท 1112 points ยท Posted at 22:50:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

when do you hear that song now?

TheVerySadPanda ยท 1929 points ยท Posted at 22:52:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every time I play it. Which is all time.

ColdCuts_3000 ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 23:32:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think we may have stumbled upon the reason this panda is sad.

KingOfRages ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 23:25:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

60% of the time, I play it all the time

Camsy34 ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 23:52:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)
iPod    

Shuffle All - ON

Total Number of Songs - 1 (6.5MB)

Let the games begin...

benjamin_jabituya ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Panda jerk.

rdwtoker ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 04:48:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have the "who let the dogs out" tooth tunes music playing toothbrush. I listen to this song twice everyday.

RagnarBlaise ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 07:49:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...what.

rdwtoker ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:12:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a special edition. I'm the only one that has one.

RagnarBlaise ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:21:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never heard of it before, and yet I want one more than anything else in the world now!

Tomledo ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:50:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't see how you could be a sad panda, in that case.

Hahnsolo11 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:09:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When am I not playing that song, should be the question

MCMXChris ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:07:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It gets me in the MOOD

Trini_redd_Mk_II ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:16:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does it cheer you up?

TheSouthCraftFan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:10:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Which explains why you're very sad

sodelll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not just one of times. All of the times.

Sadhippo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Verysadpanda ... why you so sad?

t987456 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A very sad panda indeed.

muricas_team ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No wonder you're so depressed.

Mike9797 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's unfortunate....

Toonah ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:18:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait, you don't have it on cassette?

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:07:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

TheVerySadPanda ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:16:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And you're not the guy who asked the question. So why does it matter?

A_Cheeky_Fuck ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:21:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

liek dis if u ply evrytiem

RscMrF ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:54:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hear it at work sometimes.

grantb747 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:57:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you work for Radio Disney?

SpidersInYourHair ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:53:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

14 years ago?

HeeveHo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:03:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

90's on 9 Sirius XM. Throwbacks!

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:05:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

huh..it was released in '00. damn channel is encroaching!

jb2386 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:40:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not sure but Mitt Romney listens to it from what I hear.

samoorai ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you saying that you don't?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:01:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Baseball games. The PA guys still have a weird habit of playing it whenever certain players come to bat.

Other than that, if I turn on 00's radio on XM in the car, it'll come up from time to time.

AriAurea ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A.M 1590

schoenen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unfortunately, it seems, every time I go to seat a pro sports game at the stadium :/

silkxj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I actually play it all the time at parties. It gets the people going

WootWizard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:25:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My poppop's alumni group is called the bulldogs and they had a fundraiser one year where they sold those dancing stuffed bulldogs and when you squeeze the paw It sings who let the dogs out and dances. He passed away a few years ago but I still have the dog and I always keep fresh batteries in it

grabyourmotherskeys ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:56:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was on an elevator two months ago with a woman who had it as her ringtone. She got two calls before getting off the elevator. I am still telling people about it and it comes up each time without me introducing the topic.

RedditsInBed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nostalgia's a bitch my friend. You don't want it on your playlist yet there it is and you can't bring yourself to remove it.

asmartpanda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I work at the event stadium in my town. They play that at the hockey matches

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well now that it's stuck in my head, all the time.

Knappsterbot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Music news on Jonah Raydio!

tensaibaka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sadly, the Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Japanese baseball league (NPB) still use that song at home games after good plays or sometimes when an inning ends.

DeFex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Minor league hockey.

KernelTaint ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:42:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My long time (8 years) ex girlfriends dad use to sing this song when he saw a fat or unattractive girl.

It was also as gay as they came.

FlawlessBacon ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:39:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No wonder everybody hates Chris.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:39:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fucking Chris.

Charlie24601 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:15:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For me, it's Drew.

My good friend Drew told us that his mother gave his Bat Mitzvah the theme, "Drew let the dogs out" complete with dozens of plush dogs.

SgtMac02 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:13:56 on September 5, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't ask how I ended up here so late to this party, but you definitely had the right number of Chris. I don't know where these other people are getting their numbers from. I just listened to the song again to make sure. IT's definitely 1, then 4 more.

dxrebirth ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:15:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You got one too many barks there, buddy.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:16:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

HA! uh...um...

The last one my way of raising a toast to Chris.

FISTED_BY_CHRIST ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:22:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

One too many Chris's in there.

sorry4havingopinions ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:13:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no actually, should be one then four, so you should add another chris to the end.. "Who... who who who, who" or "Chris, chris chris chris, chris"

for the record, i initially replied to lurkedblahblah instead of decigrhamsandwich, so i deleted and fixed. you're welcome, interweb.

bathroomstalin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:01:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Any amount of Chris is too much Chris.

TheKnightXavier ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:16:37 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a great appreciation for this comment and the kind of humour used in it. Thank you OP.

bjsy92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:18 on January 9, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

No there are 5 whos. It is five. You were right.

WATTHEBALL ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:54:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bitch, there's no such thing as too much Chris.

  • Love the Chris.
  • Respect the Chris.
  • Be the Chris.

Chris.

Bookling- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're that guy, huh?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:39:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get enough drinks in a dude, and EVERYONE is that guy.

sintral ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Classic Chris

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I guess I am not the only one that said that is one too many Chris?

Marxist_Dystopia ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:39:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha, 'bark'.

[deleted] ยท 631 points ยท Posted at 22:42:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you ever sing at him? When you are mad at him?

"You let the dogs out! YOU! YOU YOU YOU YOU LET THE DOGS OUT!"

lurkedforayear ยท 185 points ยท Posted at 22:46:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All. The. Time. It was a house with 3 or 4 college age guys in it and there was a dog living there.

gigabored ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:59:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did it stay in?

[deleted] ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 23:46:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

gigabored ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:51:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who?

bfaithr ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:20:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who?

JabrZee ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:42:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who?

12ozSlug ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:49:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who?

totallynot14_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:17:43 on August 17, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

, Who?

zezking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:05 on August 25, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who๏ผŸ

AlmostButNotQuit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:45:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who?

tophoftheworld ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:19:21 on August 17, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Star Lord, man.

lurkedforayear ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:46:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mostly, but then we were extra vigilant on account of Chrisโ€™s reputation.

shaggorama ยท 477 points ยท Posted at 22:41:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know if this is for real or not, but I choose to believe

dulcebebejesus ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 23:31:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If we all believe it, then it must be true.

YourShoelaceIsUntied ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 01:29:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's how the news works.

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:36:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's how everything works.

I believe my $10 has value about equal to a good meal. McDonald's does too. If McDonald's and I did not both believe $10 is about equal to a good meal, I wouldn't let Food City pay me in dollars.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:41:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I thought it was the dollar menu, not the $10 menu.

NeardHarbinger ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:57:50 on August 23, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

$10? At McDonalds? For one person? Quality != quantity, my friend. (Nothing against McDonalds but ten bucks nets you a lot of food there)

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:29:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It feels good having someone to blame.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:24:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You sound like a republican.

TWOoneEIGHT ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 22:42:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You just answered one of the greatest questions humanity has ever faced next to "Are We Alone," " What is the meaning of life," and "Is my dryer secretly the entrance to a wormhole that only transports socks? "

Vergiss-Uns-Nicht ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:16:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Maybe," "The color 12," and "Yes, it's in the lint trap."

Gtt1229 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:02:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is the color 12 a reference of? For some reason I read color 12 as if it were yellow...

Vergiss-Uns-Nicht ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:05:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's in an episode of the Venture Brothers, when Henchman 21 asks the ghost of Henchman 24 what the meaning of life is.

ruminajaali ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But, who's a good boy?

Will we ever know?? ...Maybe Chris' dogs are

Slackerspoopin ยท 136 points ยท Posted at 22:22:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My life. You have changed it.

frothewin ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:29:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why can't you just say, "You have changed my life"?

poggymoose ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 03:25:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yoda, he is.

PseudoArab ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:04:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does Chris reddit? Would Chris be willing to do an AMA? I have so many questions...

lurkedforayear ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 23:13:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just sent him a message on FB and asked him if he is on Reddit. We've been out of touch for a while.

Mutant_Llama1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:22 on December 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I let the dogs out, AMA"

PseudoArab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:46 on December 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hi Mr 4MonthsLateToTheParty.

HurgehDurgen ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:20:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Woah

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:03:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My name is Chris. I feel my life is never going to be the same now that people know this.

nelg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:08:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Me too, me too..

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut up. No one likes you.

AMBlunt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

God damnit, Chris!

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:59:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can die happy now. Thank you.

pack_merrr ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:06:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My name is Chris and this makes me really happy

thesongsinmyhead ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:36:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pics or it didn't happen

Face_Jam ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:19:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pack it up everyone. This is the the one. This is the best answer in the history of this website.

marchmay ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:48:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's awesome.

aRVAthrowaway ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:09:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why is this not gilded yet?

cinephgeek ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:51:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Finally a TIL on Reddit that I actually learned on Reddit.

spaceface2121 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:36:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dammit Chris.

chrisq518 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:04:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry.

k_ing_lucas ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:41:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know if I'm buying this.

tossupqs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:50:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/TodayIBullshitted

IAmtheHullabaloo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:16:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I want to believe.

k_ing_lucas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Apparently someone bought it. Literally.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:54:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I'm gonna need to see some proof of that, bud.

lurkedforayear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just sent him a message on FB, maybe he saved an old call sheet.

Undecided_User_Name ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:37:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chris had one job. And he did it beautifully

ChicagoReddd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:16:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can finally die in peace because I now know.

downvotes_are_viagra ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:10:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Turn this into a stand-up bit, it's pretty funny

reverbro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:52:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

CASE CLOSED. We can go home now, Reddit.

MrMeltJr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And another great mystery of the universe is solved.

Hodor2forKing ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No wonder why everyone hates him.

OneLeggedPigeon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:07:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My mind is blown...

TheRomba1182 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tell Chris he needs to do an AMA. "I let the dogs out, AMA."

NotSafeForEarth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:54:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This needs a Youtube remix. You should do the honours and supply a recording of "Chris!"

Who let the dogs outโ€ฝ
Chris, Chris, Chris, Chris!

Truth_SHIFT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:29:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is such an excellent useless fact.

bathsaltsbaby ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:40:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Goddamn Chris always letting the dogs out

PhantasticMD ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:46:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck you, Chris

chrisq518 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:05:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was just following orders.

sheaness ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:51:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for answering this age old question!

mocolicious ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:58:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

mind blown.

edisongiang ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:01:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who let the dogs out: An expression used when a girl or group of girls that are particularly ugly walk by.

Example: Here comes Jessica and her friends, christ, who let the dogs out.

ducky511 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://i.imgur.com/IAY5hVf.gif

BrothaBeejus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy Shit!

SubZeroEcho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Finally!! After 14 long years of chanting that song any chance I could, I can shout the correct version and give credit to Chris, the dog liberator.

sporvath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We should have a subreddit about this kind of small yet amazing things.

tehgreatist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i can just imagine you bursting in to an important business meeting looking all flustered and then saying this

AesonClark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This was the first album I ever purchased. It is also why I cannot say that I regret nothing.

joewaffle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's something of legend he can tell his grandkids

Gurip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the song is a bout fat women.

bitofagigglepuss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you. Finally, I can rest peacefully.

brothersbutler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, I just realized that "Baha Men" is a play on the word "Bahaman. "

peeshofwork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This may be the best comment that I have seen on Reddit in a while. Thank you...

lolwuttingFTW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can die in peace

Teggert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm the only person I know who knows all the lyrics to the entire song by heart.

ignotusvir ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please be true

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fucking Chris.

randomevenings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We used to chant this before football games in middle school. The assistant principal would lead us over the loudspeaker. It was in the early 90s, long before the song came out too.

TL:DR it's a school football cheer.

skemp311 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

this needs to be gilded

0hL0ngJ0hns0n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

QuickLinktm

just-chris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now I'm upset they gave away the answer to the riddle: "What's cooler than cool?" We could have mused on that one for a while.

gellyg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Was he the assistant director or the director's assistant? Important distinction.

thebigspoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AMA! AMA! AMA!

echtav ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

God dammit Chris.

Mcleaniac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah but they recorded the song before the video. Chris merely helped re-enact the event in question. That's like saying you have a medieval midget friend who invented the safety dance. You're putting the cart before the horse.

inevitabled34th ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm going to use this to get a girl. Thanks mate!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My friends always blamed me. My name is Chris. I never knew... I'm sorry.

fallenKlNG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thats why everybody hates Chris.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please let this be real...

YourFavouritePenguin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really hope my friends don't find out about this, they would tease the living toss out of me (my names Chris)

im_not_afraid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

vsauce Mike answered this in his latest video.

BoxOfBlades ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is actually a really big deal. How is this not the top comment?

elshroom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

so it was him...

Get the president on the phone.

drunk_redditting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Goddamit chris

high_on_eucalyptus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Someone please site this on its Wikipedia page, I'm far too lazy.

ruminajaali ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is great U made my day

IwillBeDamned ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

supposably that song is about ugly girls. puts a whole different spin on it.

IHaveSlysdexia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My name is Chris!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Were the dogs considered extras? That's the only reason an AD would be in charge of such a menial task. Or if there were like 5 people on set and none of them were PAs.

lurkedforayear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wasnโ€™t on the set, he could have been a P.A. it was 15 years ago and my memory of him was as an AD around that time. I am assuming there was an animal wrangler that was calling the dogs to a certain location and Chris just released them. The video was probably very low budget.

squishy55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You deserve more gold for this. I'm such a reddit noob I do not know how to do it

TheTalentedAmateur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On the behalf of millions, perhaps billions, of people saddled with the most generic, white-bread, uni-sexual, non-special name ever, THANK YOU. You have given us vindication, an accomplishment, and a tangible slice of pop culture to validate our existence. Also, a new ringtone.

mahiggamajigga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That explains why everyone must hate Chris.

hatchettrydar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank god I never again have to answer that line with barks. I thank you for that.

Chubsmagna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OH GOD. THIS KILLED ME! Hahahaha

kitten_KC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Classic chris

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This would be absolutely sensational if you could provide proof. Please find some!

Capntallon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My life has been changed.

theworsttasteinmusic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Was this song ever popular in the UK? Because I really want to hear Stephen Fry explain this Quite Interesting fact to me. If true, this is the best bit of trivia I've heard in a while.

TheKidNamedChris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I did no such thing! OkmaybeIdid

cutthroatink15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually the mesolithic north western chinese were "first" to domesticate wolves so, they did

Shipdits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I read this as Dwight Schrute, very appropriate.

rainysunbun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

(Speechless)

GrimaldiJ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just searched my comments for this. This girl met them..I fell like she should know who really let the dogs out.

ultraserf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb0YoRMXIY0
No. No. (Real answer at the end)
Edit: Or specifically here.

Fargraven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:01:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, analysis of dog mitochondrial DNA shows that all dogs may be traceable to a central localized event. The species is believed to be resulted from the domestication of wolves about 11,000 to 16,000 years ago in what is now southwestern China.

http://m.mbe.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/12/2849.full

So, Baha Men, to answer your question, it was the Mesolithic southwestern Chinese who let the dogs out.

babblelol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't see his name in the credits: http://imvdb.com/video/baha-men/night-day

itznick11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:49:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

False, the Mesolithic southwestern Chinese were the ones that let the dogs out. Source: VSauce

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb0YoRMXIY0 12:06

[deleted] ยท 1247 points ยท Posted at 19:59:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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garja ยท 120 points ยท Posted at 22:55:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

You're all so mean. You all care way too much. You're all so vain and self-absorbed. You're all so single-minded and one-sided and you circlejerk and you meta-circlejerk and even then you're not done. You're all so predictable. You take everything way too seriously and you end up being petty, but you don't take anything seriously enough and you end up being ignorant. You're always blaming everyone but yourselves, but allow me to sit here and continue blaming everyone but myself.

What stands out in this thread is the negativity. And criticality is fine, that's why I come here in the first place, but I think the sheer volume of it in this thread paints a distorted and confusing picture of the site. It's too easy to take this community for granted. Thankyou for taking the time to point out some of the genuinely positive aspects of Reddit. Despite all the flaws, this place is still more good than bad.

EDIT: This might seem out of place now, 10 hours later. At the time, the parent post was at +30 and buried below an endless number of complaints. It was the first positive reply I saw in the thread.

PointyOintment ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:35:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who are you quoting there?

garja ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 09:32:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody in particular. It's intended to be an amalgamation of everything people are saying in this thread.

[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:26:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What a thoughtful, well-articulated positive comment. There's a lot of fluff, bullshit, and groupthink on Reddit, but you've just reminded me why I keep coming back. There's definitely a lot of value to be had here.

Also for me personally it does a good job of connecting me to communities and people with interests in topics I don't normally get to connect with.

ibegross ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:57:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not too mention in my own opinion some people on this site are the nicest and coolest people you'd ever meet.

[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:28:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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UnicornPanties ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:07:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The AskReddit community? It's good to hear you say that, I don't go to many other threads because I find it most interesting here.

CatKicker69 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:20:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a shame this is so far down. Pretty sure this is the best comment here.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:32:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now I can justify my time on reddit. yay!

Capntallon ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:26:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly. Too many people focus on the negative things, but it truly is a great place. People need to think about what they would be doing on the internet if not for Reddit. It gives you insight, creative boosts, and inspiration.

Thanks for writing this.

universitybookworm ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:16:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can I ask what some of your favorite subreddits are?

forrealzthough ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:19:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is true. Before reddit I had no idea what the hell was going on in the world and now I can hold actual intelligent conversations about politics, scientific discoveries and all kinds of crazy shit. Most conversations include "yea I read it on reddit" then proceed to ruin other peoples social lives with this bloodsucker. But seriously it takes up all my memory (and battery) on my phone <3

BinarySo10 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:04:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a pretty new redditor, but this is exactly what's made me jump in feet-first.

I thought the kind of discourse available on reddit didn't exist on the internet or IRL anymoreโ€ฆ I actually participated in a thread about the pro-choice/pro-life debate and came out feeling better about humanity in general because for all the polarized, regurgitate-the-speaking-points comments there were, there were more people who actually wanted to discuss it in a very rational, understanding way. My eyes were opened to some assumptions I didn't realize I'd been making, and I'm a bit of a better person for that.

Not to exaggerate, but reddit is everything I'd hoped communicating with strangers on the internet would be.

Skyline34 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go home, you're drunk :)

weaselninja ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:42:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

thanks for the comment. The stuff that you mentioned really is what reddit is about: Making the world a smaller place.

PublicToast ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:12:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

First thing here that doesn't shame Reddit and its users. Good job.

NightSkyRainbow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:47:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey there, sunshine.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is a great outlet for all kinds of information and interaction.

I get pop-culture education here,

I'm going to be that negative person but if reddit is your source of information on pop culture and political cultural issues then you're understanding of either of those is probably not as informative as you believe to be.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:21:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:28:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude I'm not even going to bother trying - if you enjoy reddit as a high quality of standard go for it good for you I suppose. I just find it a little sad that reddit is literally your only portal to mainstream and pop culture among other things outside of work.

ohhi254 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:29:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't tell if you are serious or still making fun.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ohhi254 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's kinda what I have chalked it up to. It's more for entertainment purposes at this point. Sure I read some interesting articles and absolutely enjoy learning from specific subs like /r/socialscience, /r/AskHistorians, etc. but I am over the whole trying to contribute meaningful content.

KreegsMcSteves ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:43:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you. It took me way too long to find a positive comment.

MarleyandtheWhalers ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey cutie, as long as we're talking grammar, check out your parallel construction at the end of your first paragraph.

It is good practice to articulate your thoughts and feelings, to cite sources for your facts, to argue and encourage.

JitteryBug ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

omg so rite reddit ius like such good practice 4 jobz like that wey they won't friendzone us

fdsdfg ยท 3094 points ยท Posted at 19:19:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Posts that get upvoted become 'reddit common knowledge'.

Posts that repeat 'reddit common knowledge' get upvoted.

Posts that disagree with 'reddit common knowledge' get downvoted.

At no point does anything need to be true for it to be something 'every redditor knows'.

rugtoad ยท 1765 points ยท Posted at 20:40:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's funny to watch the paradigm shift on this, though. Because if there's one thing reddit loves more than a circlejerk, it's being a contrarian who is above a circlejerk.

After enough posts from the contrarians, the "common knowledge" eventually gets labeled a circlejerk by the majority, which sets it on a march toward becoming a surefire way to pull in negative karma.

fdsdfg ยท 798 points ยท Posted at 20:50:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's very true.

It's like a group of people who love to agree with each other, and a group of people who love to disagree with the majority, in effect agreeing with each other, until they become the majority and the cycle repeats.

[deleted] ยท 777 points ยท Posted at 20:52:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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TexasAg23 ยท 383 points ยท Posted at 21:11:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Actually, yeah, this guy is right. I don't know why everyone else believes that when it is clearly wrong.

SmellsLikeHerpesToMe ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 22:28:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jesus, look at this fucking circlejerk above me.

SchmevenIV ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:22:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know about this 'circlejerk' thing. Sometimes it's just a form of socializing, like when my I quote a movie line to set up my brother for the slam dunk. Sometimes it's a fun thing to do. For me personally my enjoyment of reddit leans on not being judgmental about the posts I see. Reddit reminds you there are a lot of people out there, for sure.

Tarpititarp ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:33:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"joke"

SmellsLikeHerpesToMe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wat

TheBrontosaurus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know they're all just agreeing for cheap karma.

MileysBieber ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:31:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep

SmellsLikeHerpesToMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

... thats the joke

bodidntlee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i'd never join any group that would circlejerk me as a contrarian

tsnow2227 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:43:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Better get an umbrella...

DarnoldMcRonald ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:20:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Man fuck this website, I'm going to Taco Bell.

rethardus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:15:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I bet somewhere in this thread, people will say "Redditors should realize they shouldn't pretend to be the kind of person that got addressed by a previous post".

TheBroHahn ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:36:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know what you mean.

unorignal_name ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:22:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree.

ELI_DRbecauseTL ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:25:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually, yeah, this guy is right. I don't know why everyone else believes that when is clearly wrong.

thetravelers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed.

climbingaddict ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy fuck that went on for a while.

AltoidNerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree with someone, but I won't say who. Boats.

YasiinBey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eh idk I believe that Israel is a monster & terrorist, saying that in the correct sub gets me downvotes and attacked.

There's certain things reddit will never agree upon no matter what it seems.

MileysBieber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:30:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For Real

audiophilistine ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:36:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think that all good, right thinking redditors are sick and tired of being told that all good, right thinking redditors are fed up with being sick and tired. I'm certainly not, and I'm sick and tired of being told that I am.

spikedelic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:48:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, I would probably need to be this drunk to understand exactly what you are saying!

oldsecondhand ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:33:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/firstworldanarchists

SandKitten ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:34:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I concur.

EvilSqueegee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:49:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know, that's a good point. I never thought about it that way.

angryblackman123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree with your disagreement.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

DAE contrarian?

tigerevoke4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But that's just like, your opinion man.

Aquaman_Forever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I find your argument to be shallow and pedantic.

legomanz80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fucking contrarian.

EvilSqueegee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know right? It's so clearly not that way at all, that it's like, the opposite way. If people would just look at the evidence, they'd see it, but they're all too busy doing other things to use their brains. But at the same time, I don't really agree with all of your comment. Some of it is just completely unfounded.

shaggyshag420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

reported

letters are tough

sintral ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:40:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I couldn't agree more. So I won't.

ru57y5h4ck13f0rd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:22:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could get 700 people to view my statement as constructive without giving any expansion on my reasoning.

jimforge ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:12:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just like any revolution. Only whinier and less culturally impacting.

MacBelieve ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:28:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It sounds like you're describing every modern society

ctindel ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:09:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like the South Park Goths.

237ml ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's the time to create a new subreddit that will foster the "REAL Knowledge".

I have seen a church which divides itself several times in just a few generations. It resulted in three church in the same road within a half a mile. Those three doesn't include the two the originally split in the main town.

Montigue ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not sure what's going on because there is no banana for scale

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:04:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's soothing... like the ocean. I don't know where it (reddit's love of x) goes when the tide goes out, but I know that it always comes back.

derekandroid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And this is probably the best system we can hope for.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like politics!

skeithhunter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A viscous circlejerk

renaldomoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's amusing is that the comment thread immediately below this is commenting on one those circlejerk, counter-jerk cycle subjects.

Loaf4prez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So hipsters then?

Ndlaxfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's almost like how society works

LeetChocolate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The reddit reapers

notsurewhatiam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's art that depicts this specific phenomenon

Edit http://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/2d57pv/the_sway_of_public_opinion_by_brad_litwin/

martinaee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:53:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's entropy-tastic!

Jacob_Fowler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now it's time for everyone to start circlejerking this thought... Because it got upvotes.

EnderBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Sneetches!

brazilliandanny ยท 283 points ยท Posted at 21:35:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Week 1: We Love Jim Carrey!

Week 2: TIL Jim Carrey is anti-vaccine fuck that guy

Week 3: FYI Jim Carrey was only anti-vaccine because of his marriage to Jenny McCarthy and now that they're divorced he says it was a huge mistake he regrets.

Week 4: We love Jim Carrey!

livin4donuts ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 01:24:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TIL reddit is bipolar.

mrbooze ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 01:30:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Honestly, I think it's because people are more likely to upvote than to downvote. I am very free with upvoting posts or comments that I like or find interesting or funny, or sometimes just because they are having a respectful conversation.

Conversely, pretty much the only time I downvote a post is if it is really bad, or blatantly deceptive (which I learn after going to the comments). And I pretty much only downvote a comment if it is blatantly trollish or flamey.

So I think this means that if, say, half of reddit likes Jim Carrey and half of reddit hates Jim Carrey, any pro-Carrey post is likely to get more upvotes than downvotes, and any anti-Carry post is likely to get more upvotes than downvotes.

livin4donuts ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:07:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

just because they are having a respectful conversation.

Exactly. Even if someone is arguing with me, as long as it's respectful, I usually upvote their comments. If they're being an obnoxious jackass, or are badly misinformed and won't listen to facts, then I downvote.

skky2543 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:14:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So...it is all just a zero-sum game?

mrbooze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, not zero-sum! Because as I said pro-people tend to upvote more than anti-people downvote. And Reddit's a huge population, so you get all the things each sub-population likes upvoted to the top, even when those things might be opposing views.

_quicksand ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:27:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I studied Psych and this bothers me. Bipolar is a variation of depression and mania (or hypomania) across weeks.

What you mean is Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and one of the things it's characterized by is variations of idealization and devaluation of relationships or people. Sound familiar?

livin4donuts ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:20:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I didn't say it had bipolar disorder, I said it was bipolar. Meaning it swings back and forth on opinions over time. But I do understand the difference between the disorders.

Kerbobotat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:33:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Its almost as if reddit isnt one single entity with unified beliefs. Thats what gets my goat, lumping everything in as 'typical reddit' when a majority might not even hold those views.

ewweaver ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:37:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Previously I didn't know anything about this anti-vaccine business.

Reading that comment was a real emotional roller-coaster

vickzzzzz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:18:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh this reminds so much of the fiasco in /r/leagueoflegends, the LMQ incident.

Week 1: Sharon is a good person for managing the team with her own money n effort! She is awesome and so kawai.

Week 2: omg fk Sharon! Alex was the poor one! Sharon was such a two faced bitch all along.

Week 3: It seems Alex manipulated the team players and his post to make Sharon look bad and he is the real double gamer! Sorry Sharon , we still love u. He might have freaking stole the manager and ownership from Sharon's side, wow!

Week 4: omfg new champ Gnar is a god damn yordle! Who the fk champ has 'a' as fourth letter in their recall ability? Shit they get the ultimate skin! OMG can't wait!

the_guapo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:47:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You forgot that he is a scientologist.

brazilliandanny ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:53:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Week 5: TIL Jim Carrey is a Scientologist, fuck that guy.

the_guapo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We were up in arms about that way before the anti vaccine thing came about.

TheCodexx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:12:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Week 5: Jim Carrey hates guns and promote movie reddit is pumped for. Reddit is confuse.

Apatomoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Putting the circle in circle jerk.

goldguy81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:47:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Allll righty then!

FirstRyder ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:24:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My favorite example of this (and one that still seems to piss off the 'common opinion') is atheism.

TheHomesickAlien ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:08:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think this is a good thing, though. constantly looking for ways to counter the popular opinions is a great way to keep yourself from falling for them. People complain about it, but it's honestly the best we can do.

Barnabi20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The human race is pretty fucked up if trying to not agree with the majority one ends up becoming the majority and being disagreed with later on because they themselves have become the majority that they were trying so desperately to not be.

TheHomesickAlien ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:05:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're definitely over thinking what I'm saying. The social incentive to go against the norm nourishes questioning and breeds improvement

Barnabi20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I get what your saying im just saying they try too hard and fail

TheHomesickAlien ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But just that mentality existing among a mass of people eventually molds things for the better. Many individuals do suck, though, to put it simply.

CaptainCupcakez ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:25:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A really good example of this is Jennifer Lawrence. As soon as she started becoming really popular on reddit it became a "circlejerk". Reddit is currently in the stage where absolutely everyone seems to think that they're the only one who doesn't think Jennifer is a god, and that people need to shut up about her (when in reality the common opinion is exactly what they're saying). Give it a while and popular opinion will probably decide that disliking Jennifer is a circlejerk and she will become popular again.

Thromnomnomok ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:35:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit wants to be different, just like all of the other different people.

echief ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:26:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly. I see way more "omg reddit is so circlebroke!" and "if you don't agree with the popular opinion you will always be downvoted!" than actual circle jerk threads or examples of what they are complaining about. The fact that this is like the second or third highest comment on this thread shows that the majority of reddit believes they are the minority. Everyone likes to think they're the smartest.

BakingSodav ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:28:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The up/down-vote system is broken in my opinion. When's the last time the top post in a thread was the most valuable or interesting? It serves the common demonstrator, which is great for popularity or revenue or whatever.. but it's not good for excellence.

BakingSodav ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To add to that, you need to clearly define your (target) audience and have trustworthy and dedicated moderation for excellence to thrive in any online community. Open membership is great and all, but it also has it's challenges.. namely a preponderance of trolls, spoilers, neurotics, agents/shills, etc. whom accumulate over time.

CivilizedSavage ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:28:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're becoming a contrarian to contrarians above circlejerks! How deep can we go?

rugtoad ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:54:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I'll happily admit that I'm an avowed contrarian. I love to tell people that there is nothing wrong with "could care less" and that "literally" as a generic intensifier is perfectly acceptable. I also love to derail the "everybody thinks all guys are pedos" circlejerk or the "It's OK to spank your kids" one.

My contrarianism on reddit runs deep...which is incidentally one reason I tend to notice when it stops getting downvotes and the door starts swinging the other way.

EDIT: Almost forgot my very favorite contrary point-of-view: That SRS is reddit's boogieman, and 99% of the shit they've apparently done (e.g. doxxing, brigading, being an evil cabal that runs the entire website) has no evidence whatsoever.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

there is nothing wrong with "could care less"

You're a fucking monster.

DiddyMoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sure there's a lot of examples but the one that personally makes me butthurt for no reason was when using "the feels" or some variant of it was popular. I use it occasionally but some guys with a thorn up their ass were so annoyed with that and that's when I saw everyone switch from upvoting those types of comments to downvoting them.

TheoHooke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's like Comcast. You could see the figurative tide turning in the comments section earlier today.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:01:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait, people like Comcast now? That's just stupid.

NotSafeForShop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is interesting is how it has been following Moore's Law. Take celebrity worship. Everything starts positive for a while, then eventually starts to go sour before merely mentioning their name becomes karma suicide. We'll start with Obama. About four years before "thanks Obama" brought more upvotes than positive comments. Then you had the obsession with Keanu Reeves for, maybe a couple years. Followed by Emma Watson for a year. That was followed by Niel DeGrasse Tyson for six months. Alison Brie/Donald Glover for three months. Jennifer Lawrence: 90 days. Mathew McConeghy: 45 days. Weird Al: 3 weeks. Chris Pratt: 10 days. Robin Williams got less than 48 hours...

The next hit celeb's career will be over before the movie finishes.

*time frames are complete and total guesstimations, not intended to be accurate, just expressions if the general feel over the last few years

DownFromYesBad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/TheoryOfReddit

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the gatsby curse

contrejo27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

rekt

HarpoonGrowler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Basically Reddit is obsessed with being extreme. You'll notice the rational middle ground never becomes the circlejerk. It's always only one side that has reasonable points to make

act1v1s1nl0v3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit cannot into hyperbole, also. Example: God, I hate how everyone does that

you know, not everyone does that

Yeah no shit Sherlock, thanks for enlightening me. Enjoy your 500 list-of-burn-centers karma.

Elerion_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unless you're bashing Comcast or Wall Street. You're pretty much home free on those.

eggertstwart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's a lot of that going on in this very thread

Hypothesis_Null ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Frankly I see this as a deeper symptom of the personalities of those that constitute a large part of reddit.

On the one hand, you could consider this a safety feedback, tearing down ideas that get huge and entrenched - permitting re-examination. A good and valuable thing.

However, I find that a lot of redditers are simply critical [theorists] for lack of a better term. In short, they just criticize. Anything that it held is esteem is torn down to equivocate everything to everything else. There is no production of new or good views and ideas, or examination or criteria of "the good" to start with. There seems to just be a simple rejection that such criteria could exist, and therefore everything considered "the good" or "the right" is simply cheated or fashionable, raised temporarily above the tide of everything due only to prejudice and deception.

And so they feel obliged to pull it back down there.

In a healthy community, you would have this constant discussion and affirmation, followed sometime later by this re-examination. But with an aim towards 'the good', so that the crucible of discourse can melt away the bad and fallacious, and maintain the quality arguments and ideas.

Without any criteria of fact, logic, reason, proportion, or morality to inform a concept of "the good", you just have a constant contrarian cycle of tearing down one idea by rallying around a positive caricature of its opposite. Only to tear down that new rally-point at some later point in time, without gaining any insight or growth from either position temporarily held in esteem.

A feedback mechanism is only useful for minimizing error - for approaching a targeted point. With a ever-moving (read: non-existant) criteria of good and positive to aim for, this kind of circle-circlejerk-jerking is indeed just one big circle of wasted time. Some things might be favored for good reason, and yet they are thrown out just as easily and quickly as any other half-cocked notion, cast aside without a second glance, or a concern that: "you know, there may have been something there."

JewboiTellem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's popular to be a contrarian in the subreddits which have that trend. In the less forgiving ones: worldnews, politics, etc. being contrarian is a one-way ticket to teens-vehemently-agreeing-with-you-ville.

royaelfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are often only 3 possible stances.

  • If you're with it, you're continuing a circlejerk.

  • If you're against it, you're above circlejerks, which may as well be its own circlejerk.

  • If you take neither of the above stances, you're a lurker.

Focus more on ideas, and less on cliques.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jokes start out funny, a few people know them and you're in if you get the reference. Doesn't take long to spread when people give you points for it, and as soon as the majority get the joke, it's no longer fun anymore.

Replace joke with anything popular and this works as well.

HipsterHedgehog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, this too, is reddit common knowledge

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit's system is designed to display circlejerking. It just so happens that a popular topic of circlejerks is how bad circlejerks are.

astrocrapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's funny, posts like this are part of the circle jerk cycle.

TokiTokiTokiToki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I believe that's what led the demise of r/politics... throughout election season, it was flooded with liberal activists. Not too long after the 2012 election for about a month or two straight everything was suddenly the opposite and criticizing obama instead of praising him... then suddenly it got taken off as a default and it's back to being a liberal circle jerk akin to /r/forwardsfromgrandma

mostbasicinstinct ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit economics.

yetiman223 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit loves being contrarian except when it relates to social justice.

Social justice is the only topic where I could never see a positive reddit circlejerk break out.

People on reddit hate social justice. Bring up feminism or trans rights or even in a lot of cases racial minority rights and instantly you're a rainbow queefing tumblr user who needs to go back to SRS.

It is kind of impressive.

tealparadise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can give the counter-jerk a boost by pretending you're an engineer and saying "according to science..."

As a psychology major, if I'm going to comment on something scientific, I just say I'm an engineer. It's easier. Even if the thing I'm about to comment on is psychological-science-related.

FlyByPC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

a contrarian who is above a circlejerk.

Well, personally, I'm above that. Just sayin'.

sworeiwouldntjoin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Harder to manage, and with less rewards, is the anti-anti-circlejerk circlejerk. Where someone points out how people contrary to a circlejerk can be more of a circlejerk than the original circlejerk.

But at that point we're getting into territory like this, which is best left alone.

Decon87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The circlejerk just changes forms. It's a contrarian circlejerk.

Patrik333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:35:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Something something broken arms.

Bahamabanana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:52:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This too can end up being false though. Even worse, what was true could end up being "corrected" and the false bit could become "Reddit common knowledge."

siilver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:15:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love watching a circlejerk turn into a full blown THING. A perfect example of this is /r/pcmasterrace. People started it as a joke, now is a cult.

But hey, at least it shifted to a non-poisonous community as far as I can tell. BTW I do go there.

rugtoad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:37:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I call this "The Chuck Norris Effect".

It starts as a parody. Then people move in who don't get the joke. Then those people become the majority...and the jokesters all but leave.

It's also what's happening in /r/onetruegod...

siilver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:57:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That shit is getting weird.

jerseyjosh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

something something jolly rancher cumbox broken arms

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So, how long is it going to take before the whole "false rape accusation" thingy stops and gets counterjerks? Still waiting on that one...

rugtoad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's actually been turning around, albeit slowly. The "controversial opinion" threads are a good barometer for this kind of thing. That particular opinion is usually something like "Women who falsely accuse men of rape should be locked up for life".

And while the contrarian reply isn't the top one yet, it's no longer buried in downvotes.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So 2-3 more years? Solid copy.

chaim-the-eez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

if there's one thing reddit loves

Cue the know-it-all carping that there's no such thing as reddit, only individual redditors.

trems21 ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 21:47:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/bestof - Someone used a lot of words to say something Reddit agrees with.

kathartik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:09:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that's so true. it seems most of the time that to be a "best of" the only requirement is to be long winded.

[deleted] ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 20:52:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And that's exactly why 4chan hates reddit. Reddit is basically a facist state where the majority genocides the minority until their opinion is literally deleted from existence.

Heil Reddit.

fdsdfg ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 20:56:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I read a comment recently about AMAs - if it's a figure who holds a 'reddit dislike' opinion, a few things happen:

1) All the top questions are pure hate-bait - "How does it feel knowing that you are a part of the absolute worst blahblahblah"

2) All the OP's responses get downvoted to oblivion

3) Reddit front page is flooded with 'WE WON' celebration

It's the most closed-minded community I've ever seen.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:59:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anything that goes against the grain is buried and hidden. Downvotes belong to spam and general complete misinformation, not outrageous opinions.

gsfgf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Though, at least imo, one of the rare truly beneficial things to to on here is to argue an anti-circlejerk position well enough to get upvotes or at least a jesusvote (the controversial cross thingie). Good for the ole writing skills.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This. Same goes for comment threads... Watch out though, now that you stated that, all the trolls have marked you, and will pounce you the instant you suggest making a comment reddit disagrees with.

Frekavichk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can you give a few examples?

And don't bother with the WBC one, because shitty answers got downvoted and good answers got upvoted(even if a little).

bustednbruised ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:24:41 on August 17, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anne Coulter's AMA comes to mind.

kitsua ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it's the most closed-minded community I've ever seen.

This is either an intentionally exaggerated overstatement or you have very little experience of online communities. Not defending the behaviour you described, but there are swaths of ridiculously close-minded corners of the web out there far in excess of the worst reddit has to offer.

thisisnoone ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:13:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Calling anything that happens on an internet message board a "genocide" is overly dramatic.

MustangGuy ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:58:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

At one point, the Earth was flat.

fdsdfg ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:15:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's probably a term for it - but if you're right and everyone else is wrong, they'll just mock you and don't listen to you when you disagree with them. As long as they all agree that you're wrong, they won't need to question their beliefs, even if you have all the evidence and reason in the world.

If there's not a term for it, I name it the 'stupid stubborn jerks fallacy'

The_Sun_King ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:54:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum

Exploding_Knives ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Argumentum ad populum?

And now I feel stupid because someone beat me to it by 8 minutes. I should've refreshed before submitting the comment. I wish reddit would load any new child comments for a post when you click "reply" so that you can see if someone else posted something similar to you.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:51:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is the joke here that this is in fact a myth propogated on reddit, while it has generally been known for millennia that the Earth is spherical?

Altiondsols ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:33:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, there's the still-existent Flat Earth Society. Also, the Bible says that the Earth is flat, and a large firmament separates the upper waters from the lower waters. Just because people knew it thousands of years ago doesn't mean everyone since then knew it.

MustangGuy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:57:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was once common knowledge hundreds of years ago. People who challenged this idea were ridiculed. Just because something is common knowledge doesn't make it true.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It has been doubted since before the rise of the Roman Empire; I don't think there has been a time since antiquity when one would be universally ridiculed for questioning a flat Earth. Of course being common knowledge doesn't make something true, but I was pointing out that your comment itself is common knowledge and pretty much false.

Anradnat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most common civilizations knew the earth was circular. The myth about lorsa in the dark ages, which is another completely wrong myth, think the world was flat is very much wrong.

The_Sun_King ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:53:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communal_reinforcement

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:54:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Voting used to be a great determinant of merit, right until the site got popular enough for it to just be one giant Argumentum ad Populum exercise.

So often what is popular is VERY wrong, but it's still popular because it's easy.

alx3m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When was this magical time?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:18:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The before times. In the long, long ago...

LetterSwapper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good point. For instance, I'm pretty sure the narwhal doesn't only bacon at midnight. Try to say otherwise, however, and say hello to the downvote monster.

Tactical_Llama ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've been on this site for close to 2 years, and although I know about the narwhal thing I've never seen someone actually say it without the intention of circlejerking

LetterSwapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's pretty much all it's been since the beginning.

seiyria ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you, hivemind.

DownvoteDaemon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not like people are going to actually use the downvote button in the correct way. Nobody cares about reddiquete.

_pH_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You might like /r/TheoryOfReddit if you aren't already there

MrSlumpy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

He went to home

Merk770 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love Comcast!

Adezar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just standard groupthink. It is a common sociology problem. Anything repeated enough becomes fact.

Reddit is just a really large sociology experiment.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sorting comments by "controversial" makes it an entirely different experience.

Reddit demonstrates an interesting aspect of the problems with pure democracy.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's just common knowledge though...

HeavyTextbook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can see the same people who accept highly-rated opinions on reddit as fact reading your comment, nodding their heads, and going "mhm"

HolyMuffins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's scary the effects a well written post has on people's (including my own) positions.

CallMeRydberg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We are legion.

ButterflyAttack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Was that an example of the mathy Lewis Carroll thang?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Very good comment. Explains why there are some things you only hear on Reddit.

Biggie39 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This right here is 'Reddit common knowledge'.

Eurynom0s ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every redditor knows you're gonna have a good time if you break both of your arms.

FlamingJesusOnaStick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've heard of this hive mind in reddit

DMTryp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yep. if you have something to add but it goes against common opinion then you will get downvoted just out of disagreement.

ZackMorris78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Based on this logic everyone on reddit has a double dick and cums in a box?

RedDwarfian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Truthiness (n): the quality of preferring concepts or facts one wishes to be true, rather than concepts or facts known to be true

Waldosrightbehindyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If that pattern is true, then the fact that this post is voted to the top means that "every redditor knows that nothing needs to be true to become something every redditor knows." It's like the entire subculture of reddit has a huge cognitive dissonance problem.

worker-parasite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just like real life...

meebs86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sounds like politics... internet style.

wordserious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Weirdly enough, your comment also applies to society in general.

Ideas that are popular become 'common sense'.

Ideas that repeat 'common sense' become popular.

Ideas that disagree with 'common sense' become unpopular.

At no point does anything need to be true for it to be 'common sense'.

ClevelandJr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then eventually a few highly upvoted comments later and the common knowledge shifts again.

GreedoShotKennedy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is known.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's almost like a society.

dolphinblood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This has made me leave reddit a few times. No subreddit is above this and it's infuriating. Sometimes, the more specific subs, like /r/true(topic_here) are some of the most snobbish, circle fucks I have ever virtually met.

Splardt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I bet that kid never even broke his arms

CircdusOle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Next up on the list is knowing that Chris let the dogs out

robberotter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Isn't this comment getting up-voted like double irony?

danwroy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When Confession Bear first popped up, it was used to admit when people disagreed with common views on Reddit. Then the common view became CB was for "real" confessions only, and it's been a worthless meme ever since.

EndTheBS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/outoftheloop

ispicer225 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This might not necessarily be a bad thing. It promotes the constant flow of evolving mass opinion. It prevents indoctrination by a comfortable set of ideas. Reddit is unique in that it is the only medium that manages to take such social steps.

Vid-Master ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Take conspiracy theories for example; they are nothing more than a theory but yet everyone HATES them and will probably downvote this comment just for even a mention of it.

Why? "Because conspiracies are crazy"

Why are they crazy? Everyone else thinks so!

Thejoker1177 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is so meta.

Flu17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is soooo prevalent on /r/buildapc, and it sucks because new builders are getting bad and extremely biased information. Really the subreddit is supposed to help them, but it trains them poorly, and when they think they're "experienced" they start repeating the same BS they heard from the BAPC in the first place. And the cycle continues.

fakestamaever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here's mine: I think reddit treated Woody Harrelson very unfairly.

anch0rsawayy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is an example of Reddit common knowledge? 0__o

NotADoucheNinja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:26:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chris let the dogs out. Come to me upvotes!

bigboss2014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Best example is reddits view of the show, the big band theory. 1 guy made a very popular but hilariously inaccurate comment about the show, and I see it repeated nearly every time the show is mentioned. I find it near impossible for anyone who has ever seen the show to view it the way reddit thinks it should be.

13Foxtrot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:43:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My comment isn't directed to Robin Williams death as a negative thing. But how many people used Robin Williams the other day as a karma train? It kinda sickened me, I felt a single post on the front page was enough, but there were five at one time.

MrDrcritical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:53:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't understand what you said but i agree

Cartossin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, a good example is when people use the word "everyday" incorrectly. e.g. "I ride my bike everyday". It should be "I ride my bike every day". The word "Everyday" is an adjective meaning common. I frequently get downvoted for this correction. I assume it's because people think I'm wrong.

Umbrall ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The reason you get downvoted is probably because fist of all it's pedantry. Secondly if everyone is applying the rule a certain way, then your correcting them on their usage within that forum IS incorrect (On a side note that is a wonderful garden path sentence for pedantry). If you're talking about a paper sure, but if this is the normal usage it's the normal usage.

Cartossin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No! You're flat-out wrong. If you correct your/you're or there/their, reddit will upvote you because reddit knows about these rules. The distinction with everyday/every day is not well known, therefore people assume it's wrong; but in fact, it is equivalent to mixing up your and you're. The words mean entirely different things. Just because an error is common doesn't mean it's not an error.

And for the record, I do occasionally get upvotes for this correction

Umbrall ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Again. That doesn't apply here. Nobody cares. Every time someone comes in they ignore where they are and just say "NO IT'S RIGHT CAUSE I SAID SO" every damn time. It's like you go into the middle of England and yell at people for saying 'the company are'. It doesn't matter what rules you have, or what other people have said about those rules. The standard is what the standard is, and you can't do anything to change that. You're not special. There's nothing special about your usage over any one else's. Correcting people is incorrect, simple as that.

Cartossin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:23:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nope. It definitely applies. You're just assuming this is an obscure rule/regional thing. It isn't. It's an obvious ubiquitous error that the blogosphere hasn't caught onto yet. Once it appears in a TheOatmeal comic, everyone will accept and love this correction.

Another one I don't like is incorrect use of awhile, but I'm probably just being a jerk on that one

Umbrall ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:30:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If it hasn't caught on it's because they don't accept it or don't care. Honestly why should you care? Why should it be an error when you're annoyed because of other people's spellings. It has nothing to do with anything and they have their own perfectly consistent rules that don't need people yelling at them that they should speak differently. There's no reason at all, there's nothing that makes that rule any less arbitrary than any other random rule you could make up. If it's not being followed it's completely irrelevant and only serves to create extra work for anyone involved (which is subsequently lost and forgotten about because it doesn't carry any actual meaning since others wouldn't notice).

Cartossin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:37:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Back up a minute. You don't understand the error. everyday is an adjective. It's like if I said "I deal with people like you common".

Also, I get more upvotes than downvotes for it. You're technically in the sizable minority. The tides are shifting. Soon it will be as well-known as definitately/definitely. Soon reddit will correct this for me and I can shift my focus to awhile. The true white whale.

Umbrall ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:07:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

One: I understand but it's irrelevant. What I've been saying is you don't understand. Seriously read my post for once. It says things. I've really gotten tired of this because it's every single last damn prescriptivist that talks about clarity and yet seems to be incapable of reading. I've been through this so many times; they just make up their own points and ignore anyone else's, probably why they're prescriptivists in the first place.

Two: This is reddit, reddit is very schizophrenic about things like this. It really just depends on the first few upvotes. Most people that upvote will just think "good on you for doing that" despite the fact that they probably don't actually use everyday like you want, because that's random and pointless. There's literally zero reason to consider doing that if you don't do it already.

Cartossin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:11:36 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

English should have standards. Spelling and grammar has for the most been standardized (in the past couple hundred years only) and I think this is an improvement in language. Your entire argument seems to be against all correction, not my specific one; which makes your point meaningless. If all standard rules should be ignored, then my distinction with reddit's response to one less well-known rule certainly stands and you and people like you should have nothing to say on the issue.

Secondly, is English not your first language? I find your writing style difficult to follow.

Thirdly, I don't think you know what schizophrenia means.

edit: back to your earlier point "Correcting people is incorrect, simple as that." ... Well in that case, you have nothing to say about my point which is the uneven response of reddit.

Umbrall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:31 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Well you can't standardize it simple as that. It's like you're trying to balance a pendulum on its end. All you're doing is trying to apply a push in one direction in the hope that it won't change. It inevitably will because the way people understand language changes both when they learn it and over time as they hear and use it around other people. A static and unmoving standard is impossible.

Moreover, this isn't a forum where those standards wouldn't apply; it's not a term paper. It's a collection of a large number of people with different backgrounds all communicating casually together. Its standards are built by its users and reddit. You might as well be saying that we can't mention something like cumbox because that's not a word.

You just wanted to insult me. I write these very quickly and so sometimes the organization isn't great. You know damn well, but you just want to be an asshole.

Secondly, nice job talking about standards and not understanding what the word schizophrenic means in the context. The adjective means something different there than its etymology. I'm not quite sure at this point though. I think you just want to insult me so you can keep your ego that's so invested in your position.

Cartossin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:02 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You just wanted to insult me. I write these very quickly and so sometimes the organization isn't great. You know damn well, but you just want to be an asshole.

Yeah good call, I probably was; not because I'm losing, but because I carefully reread all your posts and they're more infuriatingly wrong than I had originally noticed.

I'm not trying to push something that is debated like the Oxford comma. This is just an error people don't notice because it doesn't show up in spell checkers (yet). It seems like you want to return to the English of the 1500s where spelling was unstandardized and in constant flux.

I don't mind language evolving, but sometimes errors are illogical and bad and these should be avoided to prevent annoyances such as the American spelling of Aluminum.

Umbrall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:03 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

You just can't stop can you. You're doing the same thing in the first sentence as though it makes up for it.

They're not illogical. As an American we're over here just fine, with no problems understanding each other using Aluminum. What you're doing is effectively just running into America, and seeing us all communicate just fine, yell that we're doing it wrong and wont be able to communicate unless we do it your way.

And spelling is in more flux now because it's being subjected to the same factors as speech due to the existence of texting and the internet, meaning it's under stresses as pronunciation is. I'm not saying I want it to be. I'm saying it is. You're saying what you want it to be. You're like a hobby scientist who opposes research because we can't go back to the point where we didn't have everything figured out.

Cartossin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:28 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm an American too. It doesn't stop be from being annoyed that a number of metals end in -ium, but Aluminum is only missing the i because of a typo in an ad that stuck.

I am NOT suggesting we try to change back aluminum now. It's too late. It should've been corrected before it got ingrained so deeply.

I think David Mitchell says it best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kge9ZzjsfW8

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:00:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Right? It's all one big echo chamber hug box. If you have an opinion that contradicts, you are silenced. If you agree and reiterate whats already been said you get pushed to the upper layers until everyone is agreement and anyone who disagrees is buried in the karma graveyard.

untoku ยท 764 points ยท Posted at 19:36:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Everyday" is an adjective that means commonplace, normal, unremarkable. "Every day" means, er, every day, daily.

TeutorixAleria ยท 125 points ยท Posted at 21:49:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thats an everyday mistake.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:18:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But some people make that mistake every day.

DemiDualism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every day I make mistakes, but I've never made an everyday mistake

yaniggamario ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:47:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I make every day mistakes everyday.

untoku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:47:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

must... control... fist... of... death...

igloo27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:29:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This guy gets it

NoahDavisson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I... I don't know if I should up or down vote this...

Slinkwyde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

*That's

MustangGuy ยท 310 points ยท Posted at 20:20:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Erryday.

THROWAWAYLOLJK ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:12:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ERRNIGHT

TristanW99 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:37:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fuck what anybody say

birdnerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

81

Pearls-Before-Swine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All day, son!

millermolly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Erry sorority girl in America has said this while drunkenly telling a terrible story.

Tank_Kassadin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

im hustlin'

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Means I've had too much whiskey

pnstt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:02:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

swag

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:06:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is an adverb used solely to denote the frequency of inhaling burnt marijuana particulate matter.

ElSheriffe11 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:21:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Errday, FTFY

thisgreatblueworld ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:06:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I want to kiss you on the face for this.

Convictfish ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:38:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So let me get this straight.

Smoke weed every day.

Smoke weed: everyday.

Right?

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:25:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks DFW

whoadave ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:32:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now I have to listen to Buddy Holly (who apparently could've benefited from this tidbit).

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:16:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Huh. TIL. Thanks!

DeffTheDeff ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:40:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

GET THIS TO THE TOP, BABY!!!

Dayshiftstripper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:52:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh my God. I love you.

masasin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:54:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And "Eveready" is a battery brand.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Him TIL. I really thought I knew everything I needed to know about grammar.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is English not your first language? There're lots of little things like that.

rauer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THAAAAAANK YOOOOOOOU

P.S. You might say that "every day" is an adverbial phrase, rather than an adjective.

untoku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:46:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

good point

humpyourface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes I need to be reminded of stupid shit like this.

thatlookslikeavulva ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TIL, cheers!

almostjesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

EVERY TIME I come home from work my Corgi puppy looks like this proceeds to show us picture of dog hanging from ceiling fan wearing a clown suit

bob-leblaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:06:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now do "anytime" vs. "any time".

untoku ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:50:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anytime isn't a word.

Ninjafro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:40:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Never thought about it that way. English is not my first language and I was always wondering. Thanks!

WitherWithout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey, what do you know. You learn something new every day.

ProtoRobo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't believe I didn't know this until now.

Smithburg01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You bring this up everyday

g_chillin ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 23:59:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, 1990 is part of the 1980s and 2000 is part of the 1990s. Each decade, century, and millennium begins at 1 and ends at 0, because there was no year zero. So the current decade is 2011 - 2020.

dont_press_ctrl-W ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:13:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Each decade, century, and millennium begins at 1 and ends at 0, because there was no year zero.

You're right that when you say "the third millennium" it started it 2001, because the first year was 1. It follows that "the 199th decade" also started in 1991.

But this is only true in this exact phrasing. A millennium is any period of 1000 year. If something started during 1605 and finishes in 2605, it lasted a millennium and spanned the second and third millennium.

So the current decade is 2011 - 2020 [emphasis mine]

In this phrasing, you're wrong. We are in many decades: we are in the 2011 to 2020 decade, the 2013 to 2022 decade, the 2008-03-14 to 2018-03-13 decade... We are in infinitely many overlayed 10-year-long period of time called decades.

One of these decades it the 2010-2019 decade.

And the common name of this decade is "the 2010s".

I mean, really? You're trying to say that 1990 is not in the 1990s?

g_chillin ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 12:57:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It isn't.

dont_press_ctrl-W ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:06:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just explained why you were wrong. That last line was a rhetorical question meant to express the surface nonsensicality of your claim on top of its underlying lack of justification.

g_chillin ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You didn't explain why I was wrong, you just gave another definition for "decade" which is basically "a raw ten-year period." That is only true in its exact phrasing. 1990 is not in the 1990s, it is in the 1980s. That is a fact.

dont_press_ctrl-W ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:28:10 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But you totally pulled that out of thin air! Both common usage and dictionaries and the notion of what a decade is are against you. What makes you think that you are right?

g_chillin ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:24:23 on August 17, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dictionaries support me, as does the notion of what a decade is. Obviously I'm right. Common usage doesn't really have relevance here - there are a lot of ways in which common usage are incorrect. A great example is how Spanish doesn't make a distinction between "grapefruit" and "pomelo." And actually, if you're old enough to remember the year 2000, it was pretty much common knowledge that the new millennium did not actually start until 2001.

dont_press_ctrl-W ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:37 on August 17, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

As I said, it is true that the third millennium started in 2001, but 2000-2999 is still a period of 1000 years and therefore a millenium. It is called the 2000s.

Every single dictionary and encyclopaedias that was ever made disagrees with you. I'm actually quite curious where you could have ever picked up such an idea.

Oh I know, you should go on Wikipedia and try to change every single article on decades, centuries, and millenia, staring with the one on the 1990s, that'd be a fun edit war!

And your Spanish factoid is so irrelevant, it's funny. Yep, vernacular terms often do not make distinctions that scientists observe. This is not what we're talking about here. 1) The 1990s are not a fact of nature, and 2) if anyone here is missing a distinction and trying to shove two different things into a single word, it's you: you're confusing the ideas of "the third millenium" and "the 2000s" which are two different things.

Just to let you know, since you feel like persisting in this weird idea, I posted your comment to /r/badlinguistics a few days ago. http://www.reddit.com/r/badlinguistics/comments/2dlggh/1990_was_not_in_the_1990s_the_current_decade_is/

g_chillin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:16 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So that's where all the downvotes came from - you brought a brigade. Thanks. You're still wrong.

The 1990s are a fact of nature in that mathematics are a fact of nature. Without a year zero, the first decade is 1 - 10, which lays out the foundation for all subsequent decades.

Incorrect information makes it into Wikipedia all the time. It was on r/til a few months ago that Neil DeGrasse Tyson saw incorrect information about himself, tried to fix it, and couldn't without providing a source. Sources themselves can be blogs or generally unreliable media. Making up sources shouldn't be too foreign a concept to you, as you seem to insist, "Every single dictionary and encyclopaedias [sic] that was ever made disagrees with you." Nope, sorry, bullshit. They agree with me.

Yes, you can define a "decade" randomly, as 1998 - 2007 or whatever, sure. You keep bringing this up as if it disproves my point, but it doesn't. The third millennium is the 2000s, as is the 2000s decade. They both begin in 2001. The decade, strictly speaking, ends in 2010, and the millennium in 3000. You could say that 2009 is one decade away from 2000, or that 2008 is within a decade of 1999, and those are technically correct, but neither of those periods constitute the decade of the 2000s. Wikipedia is wrong on these numbers, and surprise! - does not cite any references. It's the mistake of whoever wrote the articles. A lot of people think like you, and fail to recognize that there was no year zero and that each decade, century, and millennium is shifted one year to the right. That's the great thing about math - your opinion doesn't matter, because it doesn't change the reality. I would post you to /r/badmathematics, if such a thing existed, but I'm not going to check and I don't care because I don't give a shit about downvote brigades.

mifield ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:51:48 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please tell me how this is about objective mathematical theorems. This is about manually designating intervals and giving them names, which is completely arbitrary.

g_chillin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:30:38 on August 21, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's about counting by tens. The entire metric system functions because of this concept.

Waytfm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:56:49 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mod of /r/badmathematics here. I'm not seeing any bad mathematics out of either of you.

That being said, the definition of any certain decade is an arbitrary distinction made for ease of use. Pretty much everyone uses "the 90's" referring to the time period from 1990 - 1999. It's in common usage, so that makes it a valid usage of the phrase. That's pretty much the entire foundation of linguistics. Your argument about not having a year 0 literally means nothing to that. Correct and incorrect usage are determined by what is commonly used, and that's pretty much the only criteria.

dont_press_ctrl-W ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:42 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I had to share! I used an np link to avoid people voting the best I could.

Here's a number of dictionaries that corroborate what I'm saying. And of course each of them contradicts you on multiple pages, for each decade, century, and millennium. Please, feel free to explain how I'm making them up.

http://www.audioenglish.org/dictionary/1990s.htm
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/1990s
http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/1990s
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nineties
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ninety
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/nineties
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/ninety
http://www.yourdictionary.com/ninety

By the way, "Wikipedia is unreliable" has got to be the laziest argument ever. As you can see I can provide multiple sources for my claim that 1990 was in the 1990s, can you provide one that disagrees?

Also can you explain in detail why mathematics prove that 1990 was not in the 1990s?

thisdudegottheruns ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:33:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if the first 9 years were not the first decade?

g_chillin ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 12:56:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Technically the first decade would have been the first ten years after the Big Bang, which would not have been definable as years because there was no Earth revolving around the sun.

[deleted] ยท 3296 points ยท Posted at 19:07:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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jonathanownbey ยท 1929 points ยท Posted at 19:55:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep, if your motto is "people are stupid", then you should realize that to everyone else you're "people".

wioneo ยท 833 points ยท Posted at 20:34:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It helps if you're part of one of the "smart" groups like doctors, scientists, lawyers, etc.

Then you get to have societal views backing up your feelings of superiority.

staytaytay ยท 1220 points ยท Posted at 20:38:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or if you score really high on our accepted measures of intelligence - such as IQ, standardized test scores, Dota 2 MMR, taste in music, or political affiliation.

please don't stop doing this though because I get a lot of benefits from scoring well on standardized tests

freet0 ยท 730 points ยท Posted at 20:48:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really we should be doing everything based on dota 2 mmr. "Mr. President what do you have to say to the allegations that you're a 3k scrub who builds bfury on bounty hunter?"

lennybird ยท 119 points ยท Posted at 20:56:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"But you've got to believe me! Battlefury works! If it works on PA, it works on Bounty!"

r3dsleeves ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 21:07:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"It gives great damage and regen for the price!"

[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 21:26:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

[deleted]

lennybird ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 21:30:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"In fact, I'm sponsoring legislation tomorrow, advising it be placed on the default core items for Zeus as well."

immijimmi ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 21:52:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Windranger* since she needs more cleavage

codemastercool ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:02:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Noice

ijustmeter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Windrang'er? I just met 'er!

bobthecrusher ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:47:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"People never seem to consider the cc! Honestly, it makes my bounty into a pusher giving him more utility mid game before I build into my radiance and cuirass"

adandyguy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:15:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i read this in obama's voice and it was amazing

r3dsleeves ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:07:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Throw in a "with all due respect" and carry on, sir!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well they're both assassins. Maybe nyx will take his place as well.

ChiptheChipmonk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"It also works well on Axe!"

Writteninsanity ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:01:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"My fellow Americans, let me be clear. This was a public game in which Hillary and I were simply trolling and pretending we were N00Bs. My MMR is 12000, and I can't stand being in that sort of trench."

oldsecondhand ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:36:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cyka blyat!

Turns out the US president was a Russian spy.

tehlemmings ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 21:16:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He only plays League. Democrats are casuals.

Ironically, it's republicans that feel they're entitled to having all heros unlocked rather than letting the free hero market decide who you play. Hypocrites.

lebastss ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:24:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like Obama would be a good KOTL, not his fault if you win or lose. He just gives you some nice buffs, saves whoever is nice to him, and pisses off the other team by shooting them with shit while out of view and out of reach. Yes definitely KOTL.

spandia ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:06:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It sounds like you are severely under-utilizing KoTL, you might be in the same bracket as obama.

lebastss ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:21:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am just stating how he would play KoTL, I would play better, although my bracket isn't great. Working my way up MMR out at 3.2k atm. I got f'd by feeders in 4 games of my assessment. I wish I could re do the 10 game assessment.

AdmiralSkippy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:48:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish the game didn't count MMR when someone disconnects. I've had like 5 games where someone DC's in the first 10 minutes, usually after feeding at least 4 kills, and then we get fucked.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:51:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then you could disconnect if you felt like you were losing, or pressure a party member to do so on your behalf.

AdmiralSkippy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:45:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then it should be like half MMR or something. I dunno. I don't mind when it's a 5v5 loss, even if my teammates suck. But when there's a DC in the first 10 minutes I think I should be able to leave without penalty. Or only lose half MMR.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:09:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They do that but the cutoff is presumably not as long as you'd like. 5 mins or first blood iirc

AdmiralSkippy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:17:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah it always seems to be like 15-20 minutes in after they or someone else has fed a bunch. So too late by then.

Oh well, I guess that's just how it is in solo queue.

spandia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha, not a personal attack it's just sometimes KoTL Is the god among men who saves the entire game with his push skills and his recalls and all that jazzy jazz, and people hail him greatly, you made him sound like a chump.

utopianfiat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

3k, Can confirm that if you're not using all 5 spells 80% of the game you're doin it wrong.

Unfortunately, nobody picks KOTL in CM despite the fact that a good KOTL trashes the everloving fuck out of most comps post 6.81.

AGHANIM'S FLASHLIGHT BABY

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:54:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We can't do that. Then all us LOL players would be homeless :(

SNEAKY_AGENT_URKEL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:30:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A-Awesomenauts? Ah, fuck it, nobody cares about our game.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:14:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I FUCKING LOVE AWESOMENAUTS

Scathainn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:10:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

cyka

MRSN4P ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"OK look, decisions were made, and we will keep moving forward until the next boss has been brought to justice."

SamsonMcNulty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ok uh.. look. Uhhm decisions were uh made...etc.

Namika ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"What do I have to say? Pfft, ask you mom, I told her last night."

--Obama

JewboiTellem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Well, to them I say that it's an effective way to push lanes by utilizing the crit and the cleave."

"MISTER PRESIDENT, WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE ALLEGATIONS THAT YOU ROUTINELY RUN 25 MINUTE BFURY ANTIMAGE??!"

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whats wrong with bfury on bounty hunter?

Everything_is_gay_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:16:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bounty farms heroes, not creeps

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:26:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And this is why I'm 1.6K MMR

ElSheriffe11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pretty sure the Chinese already do this.

Tux- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:37:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bfury is a legit way to get out of the trench. A few years ago, I used to make it on every game when I was playing BH ( every game basically ). I got to playing page 1 games in a jiffy. It's not what you make, but how you play lol.

d1560 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:50:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Volvo pls

Paranatural ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That Went from insightful to full on geek in 1 post.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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doctermustache ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:21:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

3k acceptance is a thing. The best and the worst players are usually the assholes. The most average, medium impact players are the nicest, and often quietest.

Nickitydd ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:17:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a league player, WTF are we talking about?

Acetius ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:25:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Silver V's building Runaan's on Twitch

Fire_Lord_Zuko ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:31:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know, I once supported a Tristana who built Sorc boots and Runaan's in a 4v5 and carried the game. On that day I learned that if shit works, do it.

Acetius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, hybrid trist might work at low levels but anywhere from Gold up your 0/11 ass will be laughed out.

Fire_Lord_Zuko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The thing is, other than Sorc boots they went full AD. This was a plat match as well.

Acetius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jesus Christ, trist belongs in challenger then.

Nickitydd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:06:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone knows Essence reaver is what you rush on twitch

Acetius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just died a little inside.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Acetius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Honestly twitch's ult does that easily enough without Runaan's. Please focus the adc though.

xgggx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It can work, sometimes, rarely, but it's possible...

Dexaan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you guys call it ELO rather than MMR?

boathouse2112 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except 3k elo was higher than any of the pros before the systems switched.

cdstephens ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Battlefury is a relatively expensive item only used for creep clearing to farm (there are other uses but they're rare and only reserved for certain heroes like Ember Spirit or Kunkka) as it gives melee heroes a cleave as well as some damage and regen. Bounty Hunter is a roaming ganker (often played as support these days) that can go invisible, gives his team extra gold from hero kills, and often does not rank high on farm priority.

Basically it's an item you give to hyper carries or to heroes that can abuse the cleave, and is a waste of gold for a ganker in most cases.

Unfortunately for the longest time it was in the recommended build for Bounty Hunter and thus people often bought it, hence the joke that you can tell if someone is new or experienced by whether they build Battlefury on Bounty Hunter or not.

It'd be like if the recommended build for Tryndamere had you buy Doran's Ring first. You would be able to tell if someone is a noob if they buy it on Tryndamere. It's a noob mistake implicitly recommended by the developer.

Of course in Dota there can come across situations where traditionally bad item builds would work best, but a Battlefury trends from what role Bounty Hunter usually carries out to the extent that the cases where you would want him to build one are extremely rare. Like, most of the time you wouldn't build carry items on a support, but there have been circumstances in pro play where it has turned out well, like Midas CM, or playing traditional carries as full fledged supports to the point where it's common for those carries to be played as supports once a team starts doing it well. That's what's happened to Alchemist, one of the fastest farmers in the game who can get six slotted well before everyone else if given space.

Also MMR = ELO.

wioneo ยท 387 points ยท Posted at 20:46:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

MMR

High MMR score?

Does that mean you have measles, mumps, AND rubella?

My god...

Genjek5 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 21:03:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha, MatchMaking Rating (MMR) is what the game Dota 2 uses to rank players amongst their competitors and place them into games with like-skilled allies and opponents

Linearts ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:44:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

3 out of 3! I scored 100% on my test today, mom!

SimpleRy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:19:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a fucking genius!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:02:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No dude, it means that they've got antibodies coming out the wazoo.

kuppajava ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Lord_Punchings ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:08:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It means they had several MMR injections, which explains all the autism!

...I'll get my coat.

philipwhiuk ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:14:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You realise I'd kill you for the shit science first, then the attack on autistic people second :)

Lord_Punchings ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stewart Lee makes this 'edgy comedy' thing seem really easy and it isn't :(

cortesoft ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oooooh, look! We have a doctor here... He must be smart!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The way of a gamer

lead999x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or the you have really high tolerance to them.

Metal_Medic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Match Making Rating.

It's basically chess's ELO system.

riptaway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/shittydadjokes

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nah it's Mugging Magnificent Royalist.

I think at least.

__dilligaf__ ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Read that as Nutella.

thewholeisgreater ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:38:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On the other hand, if you're the type of person that ever mentions your IQ in order to support your argument then there's a very special place in hell waiting for you.

end1 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:47:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dota 2 MMR

Kappa

Cyridius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

S M A R T B O Y S

animostic_shep ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:11:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I recently scored in the 99th percentile of GRE scores. I make less than 30K a year, but at least I have that going for me

Flope ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also 99th and unemployed! If only those scores meant anything.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The mmr part just made my day.

IfThatsOkayWithYou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't forget Halo K/D ratio

The_Yar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:01:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or if you get lots of imaginary Internet points.

Otorrey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:47:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What does my 1.7k MMR have to do with anything m8?

Not_Stalin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

taste in music

I knew my unique taste in Arcade Fire and MGMT was good for something!!!

Ninja_Raccoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or if you have a really nice armchair.

clrtxf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Standardized testing makes me feel good about myself

omgitsduaner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

DOTA got me to laugh

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dota 2 MMR

Some Dota pros really aren't the smartest of the bunch (cough cough RTZ cough cough)

Smithburg01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I cant stand people snobby about music. There is a snob for every genre. That is because music, of all things, is entirely OPINION based

Cyridius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I laughed at the DotA2 reference.

But really, though, I've taken IQ tests online and I've scored highly on all of them, and obviously because they're online I'm rather skeptical of their results, so does anyone have somewhere on the internet that's a reliable IQ test?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I can rock a standardized test for some reason I can't fathom. Also trivia. Neither has helped me in life :/

But I passed my standardized test passing gene on to my son, and that's kind of fun.

herpherpherpher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dota 2 MMR

I actually chuckled at this.

Seriously though, if I had to compare the community surrounding Dota to a real world thing, I would probably compare it to ass cancer. And not the terminal kind that you die from and it's over and that's it. I mean the kind that you get, and it eats half your body away, and after years of pain and agony, you are left as a shell of your former self, defeated, and only with half a body left (and not your reproductive organs, they're gone).

THAT is what the Dota community is like.

Stackmaster2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:56:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I'm 7k MMR BibleThump

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:10:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Intellectual intelligence as it is measured does not include every human skill. That does not mean that these skills are intelligence nor does it mean they are unimportant simply because they do not fall under intellectual intelligence. Current validated tests of intelligence actually do often have social components to them contrary to popular belief. "Book smart" is related to, but is actually a whole other round of testing separate from intellectual ability. These are test of academic achievement. Intelligence testing rarely is isolated from a bunch of other a tests for adaptability and while IQ is generally well validated it is rarely the sole focus of the referral question. Let me know if you have any question on assessment and I'd be happy to chime in more.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not allowed to disclose real item specifics, but a few subtests look at knowledge and application appropriate actions in different social situations. Basically social reasoning. It's only one component of the measure but intellectual tests are typically not devoid of social knowledge/reasoning. Additionally, there are much better tests of social functioning that focus solely on that construct. Its pretty common to combine an intellectual test with tests of general practical functioning (e.g., ability/ knowledge of money management, conflict resolution, etc.).

MrTuddles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bruh I'll let you know that I have over 30k MMR. Bow to your king.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

5k scrubs at life i'm at least 69k

filenotfounderror ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

5000 MMR, out of my way - peasant.

Str8outtabrompton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But anyone that quotes their IQ to validate themselves is not only stupid, but a doucebag too :)

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:52:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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staytaytay ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:02:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ahh, I see you score very high on one of reddit's favorite accepted measures of intelligence: ability to dismiss other accepted measures of intelligence

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:11:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Honestly, society likes to shit on IQ. One of my friends said her uncle was in Mensa and we just gave her shit for it nonstop.

BakingSodav ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:18:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That kind of goes without saying. I really don't see the sense in this comment. IQ is not something which can determined by some online test. No online or self test is an actual IQ test no matter what the marketing says. An IQ test requires two parties, the test taker and a qualified analyst to administer it. These tests can take hours of time and costs several hundreds of dollars to administer. Who just randomly takes IQ tests? The only reasons people ever actually take these tests are:

  1. Do to some kind of court order. Very common for juvenile offenders in some places and even adults in certain types of cases or conditions.
  2. Educational establishment doing research, etc. Student might be selected to take one for one reason or another, etc.
  3. Pay out of pocket.

Who's going to go drop several hundred bucks just sit there for a couple of hours answering questions and doing puzzles so you can have some doctor give you a percentile when it's all said and done? For what? Who does that? No one, that's who. Also forgot to mention, they typically don't give you your score unless you paid for the test yourself. So there's also that. Most people who have actually taken an IQ never get told their score.

Generally, the more intelligent someone is.. the more they realize just how little they actually know. Overt confidence to the point of arrogance in one's intelligence is often a symptom of low intelligence. Smarter people tend to think of and rate themselves as less intelligent, while the less intelligent crowds tend to think of themselves as highly intelligent.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Depends in the case. I'm a clinical psych. Phd candidate and I do a lot of learning disability evaluations. If you are the client, you have a right to that record. That said, if you are a child, you will likely not see the raw numbers of all of the subtests, but you will hopefully be part of the debriefing conversation. If its a forensic case, you may not be the client, the state probably is, and you will not see raw data. If you're a college kid seeking an assessment from me, you will see the full report before I send it out. I use this as an opportunity to ask the client if they feel the assessment sounds reasonable based on the evidence gathered and to break things down in an empathetic and jargonless manner.

trutommo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:32:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is fine if you are under 21 but after that, refer to this post:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2dgguc/whats_something_you_wish_you_could_tell_all_of/cjp9vzk

[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:48:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Dunning-Kruger effect illustrates that many of these "smart" groups are actually underestimating themselves.

Accidentus ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:05:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it"

Basically, smart people understand how little they really understand while dumb people are, in general, blissfully ignorant to their own ignorance.

Rajkalex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:23:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Getting my M.A. degree taught me one thing- shit's complicated.

notepad20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:06:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

just wait till you get some practice in the real world

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

-Albert Einstein

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good thing I know and understand everything except what I don't understand or know.

redlightsaber ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:40:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is ridiculous. While arguments of authority are stupid, and any conroversial info should be evidenced, suggesting that people in relevant fields' opinions are "just as valid" as everyone else's is pretty ignorant, and dangerously close to "you talk like a fag and your shit's all retarded" kind of mentality.

So no, people in what you call "smart groups" are not superior human beings, but they sure as hell are more likely to have a more complete, in-depth, and realistic view on the relevant topics, which tend to be amongst the most discussed on this site.

Im_Your_Father_AMA ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:45:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do experts on crows fall into one of those groups?

TheRumpletiltskin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

WHY DID YOU LEAVE US!?

mathonwy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:02:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or if you never skip leg day.

Batty-Koda ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:43:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then you get to have societal views backing up your feelings of superiority.

Psh, if you need society to tell you you're superior, your superiority complex is sooooo inferior to mine. Gotta step up your superiority game!

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:53:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not a doctor yet, but I'm of the belief that any moron can earn any degree if they have the time and money to waste.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or make a lot of money.

IAMA_Ghost_Boo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I had a doctor come in and he kept insisting his name was Dr. K.

nexusscope ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

as a person in one of those groups, many of us are fucking idiots

Thompson_S_Sweetback ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not really. If you feel superior, you'll find a way to see it around you. If you don't feel superior, society could give a fuck what degrees you have.

kid_boogaloo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yea and people seem to equate narrow expertise in a few things with general aptitude: http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=1776

WILL_KILL_BILL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And engineers right? :D

wioneo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:12:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Personally I consider engineers to be a subset of scientists.

SgtBrowncoat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yay for statistically validated stereotypes!

WentoX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To be fair, everyone is an idiot if we're talking about job related knowledge, i'd love to see a doctor try to lift down a 2 ton pallet from a 9 metre high shelf using a reach truck.

My brother works at microsoft, but hand him a hammer and grab some popcorn because now you have yourself a show.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It helps if you're part of one of the "smart" groups like doctors, scientists, lawyers, etc.

Doctor-scientist-lawyer here.

Unless you need something to do with doctoring-sciencing-lawyering it really doesn't.

disguy2k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If someone thinks they're going to get smart by getting a degree they're in for a shock. If you were dumb going in, you're going to be dumb and broke on the way out. Truly smart people are such a rare commodity. I've met maybe 5 in my whole life (36 years).

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Doctors, ok, but any idiot can earn a science degree and JDs are a dime a dozen.

daytonatrbo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:34:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey, you left out engineers.

Those smug, smug engineers.

funelevator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yup, I surprised to find that even top professionals can be not so bright (outside their field). I was surprised when there were stupid people in top universities; for some reason I though stupidity and top academics were like oil and water. Wrong. Of course to other people I can be considered stupid/idiotic as well.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

One of the "smart" group, the head of department in a college, was without doubt the stupidest person I have ever met.

EquipLordBritish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Having a phd does not exempt you from stupidity or stupid opinions. EXCEPT MAYBE in your field of specialization. Which makes a phd, for all intents and purposes, just as dumb as everyone else.

Smells87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

First "smart" shouldn't be in quotation marks. As a whole people in those professions are objectively smarter. Second I don't think it's "societal views" that make those the "smart groups." Those professions mostly require advanced degrees. I think it's the required type and amount of education to be a part of those groups that make them smart. That's not to say there isn't a sizeable amount of idiots in those groups.

brolix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No it really doesn't. Those people are largely assclowns as well.

Pro-tip: You are just as stupid about something as everyone else is stupid about whatever you are smart about.

box-of-stars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have met incredibly dumb doctors, scientists, lawyers, etc. I have also met brilliant mechanics, line cooks, janitors, etc. There is no "smart group," and it does not correlate with how much you're paid.

wioneo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've met a person with no nose, that doesn't mean there's no "nose having group."

Of course there are exceptions to most trends, but that does not mean that the trends do not exist.

redlightsaber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Especially given that these associations have actually been studied. As it turns out, belonging to a field with a high intelligence (even if just academic) barrier to entry, does correlate with having a higher-than-average intelligence.

HighburyOnStrand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lots of lawyers are complete idiots.

Source: I am a lawyer.

reachfell ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:01:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a physics major currently applying to med schools, I can confidently tell you that that does not help. People who appreciate that kind of status will already understand that you are smart just based on conversation and those who don't just think that doctors and scientists are stupid for whatever other reasons they want to make up (scientists don't make money, doctors still can't even fix x, y, and z, etc.).

BurtDickinson ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:22:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

doctors, scientists, lawyers

One of these things is not like the other. Not to say there aren't smart lawyers but the average lawyer would never have gotten into med school or a graduate program in a hard science.

AdrianBlake ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:37:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So I can call everyone stupid because I'm a scientist?

wioneo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have to check them against the smart groups first, but for most people feel free!

AdrianBlake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

seems like too many steps, STUPID!

Eurynom0s ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:22:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I entered college intending to get a degree in political studies, and graduated with a degree in physics instead. I feel perfectly justified in shitting on humanities majors because I actually know what I'm talking about given that I personally did it for a year. And then still had to take humanities courses to satisfy various distribution requirements.

On the flip side, I'm appalled by how so many scientists can't even do basic writeups coherently. Holy hell people, it's not that hard.

When I took the GRE I actually got a 650 on both multiple choice sections...I did poorly on math because of that "computer adaptive" bullshit. My professors would say things like "if you only put the right answer on the test without showing any work, I'm not giving you any credit on the problem because I don't know whether you actually know how to do the problem or just made a lucky guess." So I literally ran out of time on the math section...it was further exacerbated by the fact that at the time the GRE computers wouldn't let you skip around. So you couldn't come back later to problems you couldn't solve quickly.

I also did well on the writing, the one where you're presented a really piece of shit flimsy argument was actually pretty fun considering I grew up tearing apart religious and political arguments on internet message boards. :p

P.S. I strongly believe that life in general makes WAY more sense once you know about the Dunning-Kruger effect.

Davis660 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:39:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://xkcd.com/1386/

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The average intelligence is stupid then.

I don't feel superior, but it's hard to not think that people are stupid when I constantly have to tell them that Obama isn't trying to plant chips in your arm, and E-cigs aren't government killing machines that are supposed to kill you.

I guess that people are just really, really gullible.

I_EAT_POOP_AMA ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:34:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

if you smell shit everywhere you walk, check your shoes.

InfectedShadow ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:13:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you might need a mint in your case.

blaziecat1103 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:30:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or in your case, your mouth.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:37:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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zorba1994 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:44:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everybody is wrong, especially me

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:51:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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zorba1994 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:47:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The thing is, it's not really just about intelligence. People have thousands if not millions of opinions about things, most of them largely uninformed. Is someone with an iq of 150 going to be wrong less often than someone with an iq of 50? Probably, but he's still going to be wrong about a lot of things. Meanwhile, intelligence can bring hubris, and thus people who are "more intelligent" can end up acting in very stupid ways because they don't value other people's input.

Just recognize that no matter how smart you are, you're going to be wrong about things. It's not about feeling superior (or for that matter, inferior) to people, it's about recognizing the failures that come inherent with being human

IntrovertedPendulum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then you're saying nothing and wasting my time.

another_canadian_guy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:48:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Comments like that are usually a reflection of self. If you have to put down others to bring yourself up, you've got some issues that need to be worked out.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:42:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lots of people are stupid, but there are also lots of people who aren't stupid. It's just that people only focus on one side, like my dad. He has normal things happen to him, and he manages to make it into "I have shitty luck" and "everyone is stupid and an asshole".

Puckey95 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Soylent Green is people

guninmouth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you run into an asshole in the morning, you run into an asshole in the morning. If you run into assholes all day long, chances are you're the asshole.

ChiptheChipmonk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:23:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm stealing this every time I hear somebody say, "people are stupid."

DaMourge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

everyone else you're "people".

Sorry for off topic, but that just reminded of the running gag in Archer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9Z33IWrKSI

itonlygetsworse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But...people are stupid!

droomph ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

but I am

Arrow156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like that motto, but no because I like to fluff my own ego. I like it cause it is an incentive to learn: We are all stupid, lets work to correct that.

ReverseSolipsist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See, I'm not sure that's how it works, though. Regardless of whether or not everyone thinks most people are stupid, half of all people have greater-than-average intelligence by definition. Furthermore, by "people are stupid," people usually mean most people are stupid; there is some threshold for "most," and it is possible for someone that thinks most people are stupid to be outside of that threshold. So if everyone thinks "most people are stupid," some of them are not only right, but they're not in the group they think is stupid.

I think if you think most people are stupid, but you've got some intellectual accomplishment behind you that most people don't, say you're valedictorian or you've got a graduate degree in a challenging field (read: not education, social work, etc.), then it's safe to hold the opinion that most people are stupid. It's not generous, but it's probably not wrong.

andrdc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"So that is what hell is. I would never have believed it. You remember: the fire and brimstone, the torture. Ah! the farce. There is no need for torture: Hell is other people."

And yes, everyone is "other people" to someone.

tehlemmings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People ARE stupid. I'm not debating the part where I'm stupid too. I'm pretty damn average, and if you haven't noticed, the average person is fucking stupid.

charlesbukowksi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

baltasar gracian said that you can't tell a wise man from a common man because the wise think with the few and speak with the many

EyeMiceElf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

There is an old Wookiee proverb: when we point out the faults of another, we are pointing three fingers back at ourselves.

create1ders ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Relevant XKCD

http://xkcd.com/1386/

gutyex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I take both routes - people are stupid and I am one of them.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or more eloquently: 'Everyone is a stupid asshole. Especially me.'

Spekingur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same goes for "people are assholes". Throughout a lifetime a person will do stupid things and be an asshole multiple times.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If everything smells like dog shit, check your shoe

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's funny how we tend to ignore the stupid things we say and do ourselves. Everyone has a derp moment from time to time.

Though admittedly, some people tend to have a lot more than others...

tetsuooooooooooo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

insert men of black quote here

AnneFrankSimulator14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But what if I think people are stupid, and believe that I am not an exception?

Christopherfromtheuk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVygqjyS4CA

amaxen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What this unintentionally tells people is 'I'm not smart enough/not empathetic enough to understand why someone might disagree with me'. So really, when you say 'people are stupid' you are in a very real sense saying 'I am stupid', either intellectually or emotionally, or both.

Brandyn69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

MINDBLOW

scaere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have thought about this. Say every day you see someone doing something that is stupid as fuck, for a very long time. Chances are you will have the opinion that people in general are stupid as fuck. Chances are also high that every day, you see a person you might never see again, doing something they will learn from and never do again. They could easily have done one stupid thing a month or a year and you were there to see it, but you see someone use their 'quota' every day. You are just seeing thousands of mistakes, but the people are changing and all you get in as opinion based off pure chance.

People could still be dumb though, intelligence is not linear and while I could talk in depth about my knowledge, I cannot tell you shit about how a TV works or why some people sniff their own farts.

Carotti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you can smell shit everywhere you go, it's time to check your own shoe.

Then scoop that shit up and smear it over everyone else what yelling "Ohh laj gab var" over and over. Eventually everyone will leave you alone and you have solved the problem of smelling shit. 2 birds, 1 shit smeared stone.

mylamington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like to add that if everywhere you go smells of shit, maybe you should check under your shoe.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or quit working service jobs.

People are stupid.

LeeroyGraycat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

xkcd has a great comic on "People are stupid." _^

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

One of my favorite quotes from the show Justified: if you meet an asshole in the morning you've gone and met an asshole. If you meet assholes all day, well, you're the asshole.

HumansBStupid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ohhhh, my bad.

Spacegod87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the words of Frank Zappa; "We are the other people. You're the other people too."

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh yeah...I do lots of stupid things. I make up for all of the non-stupid people with my life choices.

Major3210 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why does it matter to me if I am "people" if I'm not bothering myself?

oorakhhye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"People are stupid!" - People

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People can still be stupid. I know I'm stupid. I suspect everyone else is too.

kitsua ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The same applies to the "everyone is an asshole" attitude that seems to be accepted everywhere. You know what? If everyone you meet is an asshole, then it is highly likely that you are the asshole.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think that "people are stupid" is more of a "groups of persons are stupid" rather than "persons are stupid"; as in, bandwagon behavior and mob mentality and such.

aeiluindae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah. The whole point of that phrase as I understood it was to make the point that you are as vulnerable to deception and bias as anyone else. Your brain is the same monkey brain that trips everyone else up. Because that is the case, you always need to take a step back and analyze your own thinking and influences before you do something, particularly something that matters to you. It's one of the few things that Terry Goodkind's books got right in my opinion.

When I stop being aware of that fact is usually when I'm about to do something really stupid.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YOU ARE ALL SMART PEOPLE.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I'm not stuck in traffic, I AM traffic"

BurtCocaine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if you just aren't very fond of people in general?

Im_Helping ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

my motto is: "people ruin it for everybody"

chaosmosis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My motto is "people are stupid". That's my motto because without it I'd tear myself apart dealing with the way other people sometimes make me feel. A nicer way of saying "people are stupid" might be "forgive them, for they knoweth not what they do". Personally, it's hard to be that magnanimous when I'm trying to deal with feeling hurt, so I opt for the ruder version. But the sentiment is the same, on a deep level.

I know most people who say "people are stupid" probably don't have the same conscious justification for it. But I think the underlying motivations are the same. It's a coping mechanism, but it's a reasonable one. People are often wrong, more often than one might naively expect. Remembering that can be helpful, it's both true and emotionally shielding for people with thin skins.

BadIdeaSociety ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you have ever said, "People should have to take a test to procreate," just... go away

garion046 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:21:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My motto is: "All people are stupid; the only variant is about what." I definitely include myself in this philosophy. Perhaps it's the motto I'm stupid about... but that's far too complicated for me to consider so I'm going to embrace my potential stupidity on the subject.

ghaws614 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:54:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I heard a quote once that was something like "if someone was rude to you today then they're an asshole. If everyone is rude to you everyday then you are the asshole."

Armigedon ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:30:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh thank god you used 'you're'.

LetterSwapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yore not helping.

Laser_Disc_Hot_Dish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I once wanted to write a book titled: Everyone's a Cunt but Me. Then I realized that by renaming it Everyone's a Cunt but YOU would get cunts like me to buy the book.

PaperPhoneBox ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:44:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no I actually checked, it really is everyone else but me. If you guys could do something about that, it would be awesome.

sharpjava ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:47:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Relevant XKCD: http://xkcd.com/1386/

shirtforpants ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:53:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Relavent https://xkcd.com/1386/

Evan12203 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:56:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People are stupid. I am person.

itsthenewdan ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:58:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

However, the rare person who is exceptionally intelligent compared to the masses would be absolutely correct in thinking that nearly everybody else is (relatively) stupid.

I think the common error is to assign oneself into that intellectual class when it may not be warranted.

To be Socratic instead avoids that kind of narcissistic hubris.

BakingSodav ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:07:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if one's intelligence is above the 99th percentile, as measured and confirmed by a WAIS administered by an APA certified Ph.D? Would one then have the right to think and/or say that "people are stupid" considering it's scientifically proven that it would be statistically highly likely that one is indeed more intelligent than almost any random one might happen to chat with on the web? I'm being dickish, but there's a difference between elitism and elitism. My personal opinion on the subject is that we are all stupid. Some people are less stupid than others and in different ways, but we're all stupid. Everyone says or does stupid things sometimes, again to varying degrees. There's nothing absolute about it. Intelligence is relative. That's my point. It's all relative. I know I'm people and that I'm stupid, but I do still think that "people are stupid" and probably always will. I'm not a pessimist either; I'm a realist.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:07:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's the entire point of the motto, stupid.

rubyyouwho ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:09:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My ex-boyfriend had this "motto." He was truly one of the stupidest people I have ever encountered.

chadman999 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:10:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree and disagree. I for one think a majority of people are monumentally ignorant but at the same time there is a lot I don't know and am still learning. It might just be anecdotal but people in my area suck.

Sickist-Tiger ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:46:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Awwwww I'm people??

dGravity ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:50:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But everyone else is stupid, so what they think doesn't matter.

Alphaetus_Prime ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:05:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A person is smart. People are stupid. Mob mentality can completely change someone's behavior.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:40:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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jonathanownbey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

wat

curlyone959 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:01:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I are people?

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:02:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not people, I am an individual. I'm a strong independent individual who don't need no people!

kimahri27 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:18:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But i dont care about anyone else's opinion!

jedontrack27 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:18:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not people, I'm special and different

LucidiK ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:28:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A person is smart but people are stupid.

DrKronin ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:29:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I often think "people are stupid." I always include myself in that. I'm often a giant dumbass -- but so is everyone else, so at least I got that going for me.

LunarisDream ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:46:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My motto is "you're stupid".

Randomawesomeguy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:37:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A "person" is smart on their own, but "people" are stupid.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For every jackass slowpoke that occupies the left land and keeps me from moving freely on the interstate, there's someone that sees me and says "there goes that speed demon idiot trying to kill everyone on the road just to save a few damned minutes on his commute!"

I am aware of this, yet I still do it.......

xDskyline ยท 868 points ยท Posted at 20:43:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe the problem is not always everyone else.

One of my favorites: "You're not stuck in traffic. You are traffic."

letsgoiowa ยท 473 points ยท Posted at 21:14:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am become traffic, destroyer of worlds.

Cyrius ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 22:27:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am become traffic, destroyer of roads.

FTFY.

jupiterkansas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am become traffic, destroyer of timeliness.

nnavroops ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:12:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And then theres you

Garizondyly ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:59:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

destroyer of appointments

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:10:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am become traffic, destroyer of commutes

FTFY

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 02:42:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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JamesLLL ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:09:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know if you know of this or not, but this is the reference.

explorer58 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:02:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

technically, this is the reference

zengir ยท 180 points ยท Posted at 21:08:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Sorry but I'm going to be late tonight baby, I'm traffic"

bewareofthephil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:14:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hi Traffic, I'm dad?

Verily_Amazing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is truly hilarious. I'm using this IRL if you don't mind.

zengir ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go for it, buddy!

rethardus ยท 88 points ยท Posted at 21:02:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, that's a great way to look at things actually.

I'm pretty much guilty, I always think people are annoying, but it's not like I don't realize I'm a big asshole myself.

Maybe that's the reason why I get mad at others, because good and mature people wouldn't get angry so easily?

Pelley42 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 21:10:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Good and mature people" just realize that other people are going through the exact same frustrations are they are.

rethardus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:13:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I have anger issues. Even if I realize people are having a hard time, I could care less because the anger blinds me and I can't have a good judgement.

*Which doesn't make me right of course, but yes, it's a big hurdle for me and a lot of people I think.

Pelley42 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:20:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you realize this what's stopping you from getting help with dealing with that aspect of yourself?

rethardus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I tried many times, but I couldn't.

When I'm angry at something or someone, I realize I shouldn't get angry because the situation is ridiculous, but the anger inside me is boiling, and I can't think straight. Even though I tell myself: stop fussing the small stuff, and I know I shouldn't, this bad feeling keeps coming back and I just feel like I have to take revenge.

Sometimes, I manage to get revenge or hurt the person who angered me, and I regret it, which is too late of course. It's a very painful feeling actually.

Kulban ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:58:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This sounds like your just using your anger as an excuse to act in a selfish manner. Like a "Sorry about that, it can't be helped. It's my anger. Nothing can be done about it at all. Period."

You and I both know that the "nothing can be done about it" part isn't true. I know what it's like to be angry, to have actual rage. Destructive, actual things getting destroyed, rage. I also made a vow that I would never, ever, EVER show that rage to my wife when we got married. Times I have yelled at her in almost 8 years of marriage? 0.

If you really want to deal with your anger issues, you can do it. I don't think you can ever fully get rid of the anger (I still have dreams that bring it back now and then) but you can certainly bring it down to a manageable level. What works for me may not work for you. I worked through it all on my own, with no medication. But, that's me. Some people need assistance from others, or even possibly medication. There is absolutely, unquestionably nothing wrong with that. At all.

Stop using anger as an excuse. Stop half-assing trying to deal with it. That's what I say to you, Mr. Anonymous person I don't know except for a few lines of text. Either way, I wish you luck.

rethardus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:05:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're half right. I'm actually trying to be self-critical so I phrased it like I didn't try anything at all.

I went to psychiatrists, took medications, read self-help books, etc, and of course, it's not untreatable, but it sure is hard as hell. I'm not trying to use it as an excuse, though that might be an excuse subconsciously either.

I have to admit it's sort of a relief for myself to unleash the rage, it feels good to be angry, honestly, because if I don't release it, I can think over a same situation for days end, and I feel like shit because I keep fussing about it. The easy way for me is indeed just acting like a kid, because when I hurt people, I don't need keep the anger inside.

Then again, this is pretty hard to explain, since I never did something irreversable by being angry. Never did I hurt people to the point they have to go to the hospital or anything like that.

Kulban ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:28:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I understand about the feeling good by being angry. In a way, depression can also be very similar (feeling better by feeling worse).

I have no idea how old you are, but I would recommend either finding a really good channel or vent for that anger or it will eventually come to bite you in the ass. Big time. Whether it's in a relationship, as an employee, or part of a family. Especially the very latter. When you are angry, your kids will see it. And they won't like it. Even if you don't end up yelling at them or hitting them, they will feel really uncomfortable and it will affect them. They'll be scared. They will mimic.

The greatest lie humans tell ourselves is that we will change our habits "later on, but not today." Scientists did some tests and found that certain areas of the brain light up when we think about ourselves, and different areas light up when we think about other people. When they asked the subjects to think about themselves in the future, the parts of the brain didn't light up thinking about themselves, but as another person entirely. Link

If it's something you want to change, I think it may be less figuring out how to best deal with the anger and instead learning how to deal with what makes you angry. You say you obsess about things when you get snubbed, there's something right there. If you can stop it before it starts, how great would that be?

My bit of advice would to try to stop taking things personally. The people of this world don't really pay attention to everyone else in it. But they all think everyone is focusing in on them. But the truth is, every other person out there is thinking about you as much as you are thinking of them. Which is: not that much. So if some random guy pisses you off in traffic, he isn't sitting in his seat merrily laughing at how funny your face looked as he forcibly merged in front of you. In fact, there is an extremely high chance that you yourself have been the cause of many people getting super pissed off by something you did and you didn't even know. That's just how humanity works.

And even when it is personal, my advice would be to focus less on what they did and instead focus on all the good things in your life. Is it really worth it to get angry? Is your life better for doing so? There's a lot of great stuff in this world, and I am sure in your life in particular, why get mad at someone who doesn't have that and can never have that. It's yours and yours alone.

I was room mates with a friend almost 20 years ago. We were literal room mates, as we shared the same room. One night, he was frustrated over something I was doing and then said something to me. It was something that was meant to cut deep and to the bone. We're talking total friendship-ending comments. Not everyone experiences these, and this was one of the only ones I've ever had. Needless to say, I was fuming. I had never been more mad at that guy in my life. And he had said them right before he nodded off to sleep. I couldn't believe how filled with rage I was for the guy and I couldn't sleep a wink. But then a rational part of me kicked in and told myself that he was probably stressed over school, I was doing something annoying to him (again, world doesn't revolve around me or anyone else... and everyone gets pissed off at everyone else). I decided to try something new: To completely, totally, and honestly forgive him. So I did. Right then and there, I silently forgave him in my head. I never even told him how I felt or that I forgave him. But right then and there, in that moment, I felt a massive relief. The anger completely disappeared and I fell right to sleep. To this very day we are still very good friends and I see him every week. And I honestly don't even remember exactly what he said, and I really don't care to. I don't think even he remembered saying the thing he did, and he certainly didn't mean it.

There's a lot of power to be had by learning control. Not just control of your anger, but of how you perceive the world and how you let the world affect you.

I'm no professional therapist. I just can empathize with you and try to relate my own experiences. I know that if I hadn't come to terms with my anger I would not be married. I would not be employed. And my daughter would grow up fearful of me.

I wish you luck no matter what, in life. I know you can do it. It all just comes down to a matter of choice and having the guts to stick with it.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You may find it helpful to look at the national registry (if you have insurance) for clinical psychologists in your area. There are well validated methods for managing anger, but its incredibly difficult to be your own coach early on and this tends only to increase the feeling that nothing can be done.

Pelley42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, this is exactly what having a mental difference feels like. Don't blame yourself for not being able to "fight" it.

You should keep trying to find something that helps, be it therapy, medication or a new life routine.

That compulsion you feel to ignore your better judgement can be dealt with.

HumanAtlas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:45:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But be careful, as someone who doesn't get angry at people often due to rationalizing other people's actions, it can lead to a lot of angry shouting at inanimate objects for doing something with no good reason because they can't have reason

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. You run into assholes all day, you're the asshole.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same here. People suck but the only difference between me and people is I realize I'm an asshole and am trying to remedy it.

ImCompletelyAverage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A single raindrop never feels responsible for the good.

emPtysp4ce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I accept that I'm a fairly big asshole, but I also know that if people weren't stupid I wouldn't have a job. So there's that.

caligari87 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:25:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I can't get home in time, I'm stuck in traffic." he shouted
The phone said "No, John. You are the traffic"
And then John was a car.

xDskyline ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:34:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

BUT THEN WHO WAS PHONE?

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:07:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll make I say "I are traffic," when my boss or friends ask where I am, when I'm running late.

danutzz ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:21:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What?

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:24:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly.

thejkm ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:28:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree, but I had another thought. I've said "I'm stuck in traffic" before, but I'm not necessarily lamenting that there are cars on the road, but there is something that's unnecessarily delaying my commute. If I drive a route 5 times a week and it's normally 20 minutes, but one day is 45 minutes, there's obviously a reason why, right? So, "I'm stuck in traffic", for me at least, is a short way of saying "My normal commute is becoming extended."

kung-fu_hippy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:49:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am become Traffic, destroyer of schedules!

kwemukwa ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:14:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never heard that before, and it completely turned my view around on my way home from work today. Not as stressful. Thanks!

BurtDickinson ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:23:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah but I let people over and I know where my own exit is.

Evenif7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:15:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does someone have "stuck in traffic" listed in "life passion"?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:08:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Motorcyclist here. Filtering through heavy traffic is one of the best parts of my day.

Evenif7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:44:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice! As a large-city bicylist, traffic is the most fun part of the day.

yoy21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not in class. I am class.

rustylugnuts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:24:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Traffic waves ftw! Smooth that shit out bitches.

madalienmonk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Yeah sorry honey, I'm going to be late again - I'm traffic."

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My favorite is: if you run into more than one asshole in a day, maybe you are the asshole.

rcunov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sorry I'm late baby, I'm too busy being traffic.

mowtangyde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get a bike.

Mob_Of_Narwhals ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If it smells like shit everywhere you go, check your own shoe.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

While I like the quote a lot, what should I say to people when I am late due a high congestion of cars on the freeway? "Sorry I'm late, I was traffic."
Actually, that has a nice ring to it...

chuby1tubby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am traffic. Destroyer of ETAs!

delabay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

woah

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And once you have that realization, this sort of switch occurs, or should occur.

Once you see yourself as part of a massive group instead of an individual stuck in that massive group, you space out more. Space is like traffic lubrication. Always maintain space, it stops congestion. Congestion is some selfish asshole thinking "I shouldn't be here! I'm far too special! I'm going to crowd this guy in front of me in the hopes that I can get 20 ft farther than I would have otherwise!" It doesn't matter. You can't beat anyone. There are no sole winners of traffic. We're all in this together. You need to think about the rate of change rather than the distance covered. Because yeah, maybe you are ahead of the guy one lane over from you, but in 30 minutes he'll be ahead of you. It doesn't matter. Take a deep breath and give the guy ahead of you a little room. As long as we do that, we minimize congestion and can get on with our lives faster than otherwise.

Also let people jump in front of you. They won't take away your space. You can always create more space. You're not one car farther from your destination because there is no ultimate destination in traffic. There's just the rate of change. Let people in. Maintain space.

CreatorofNirn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:28:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sounds like reddit common knowledge

Suckassloser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you smell shit check your shoes

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:13:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shout out to my pedaling bros.

Cattywampus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:12:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

not at all true. being in traffic does not make you as culpable as others. for example, accidents create traffic where none would have existed. aggressive driving, tailgating, not understanding traffic flow in stop-n-go situations create traffic. not all drivers are equal. i think one of the many surprising features of the self-driving car revolution is the ability of the same amount of cars to exist on a given road with virtually zero traffic and back-up. most people are stupid and therefore terrible drivers, once a computer takes over traffic problems will be a thing of the past.

VirtuousVice ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:13:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not stuck in traffic, I ride a bicycle.

[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:03:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole."

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Blame, blame, blame.

NathanDahlin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This should be known as the "Taylor Swift theorem".

After all, what's the common denominator in all of her failed relationships?

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:00:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I wish everyone else would realize this. I've realized this already, of course, so I'm not part of the problem.

[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:00:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If it smells like shit everywhere you go, maybe you should check the bottoms of your shoes.

DownvoteDaemon ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:08:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone on reddit is a pretentious neckbeard hipster except for me. This is how I imagine a reddit meetup:

http://i.imgur.com/6ieIbdu.jpg

I wasn't far off: http://i.imgur.com/DYjjXuh.jpg

I am just joking but there are a lot of self righteous know it all redditors. It's always other people it is never ourselves.

czhunc ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:13:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, those redditors need to figure out that they're not all as smart as me, and quick!

L0ngp1nk ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:15:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"The only common factor in all your failures is yourself."

adamsworstnightmare ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:58:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This applies to more than just reddit, I had a roommate that would complain about some asshole he had to deal with at least once a week. If you meet tons of assholes in your life, odds are they're not the real problem.

ThunderRoad5 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:15:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole. ~ Raylan Givens (Justified)

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

including you........and me

kboard_tapper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's more like the Lowest Common Denominator

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Meta: http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2dgguc/whats_something_you_wish_you_could_tell_all_of/cjpck3j

ashy21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If it smells like shit wherever you go, look under your own shoe.

karlwist0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Literally came to this conclusion the other day and reported it to my doctor!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no but I'm not like all of those other girls...

jerseyjosh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The raindrop never thinks it's responsible for the flood.

I think that's reddit's favourite quote at the mo'.

e3thomps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When I was younger I used to spend a lot of time worrying about this. I mean, I think I'm smart, but that doesn't mean shit, right? So what if everything I think is dumb? It may be a stressful way to live, but as someone who started off in high school as way too overconfident, relentlessly doubting my own opinions has led me to a nice middle-ground where I try and accept that the opinions of others always have truth to them, no matter how outlandish they sound.

Hibernian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My grandfather used to always say "If the problem is everybody else, then the problem is probably you."

Whatthehelliot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

By saying

A large part of reddit.

Your very own comment takes on the

everyone else.

Mentality

Crook3d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish people knew this about team based online games too. If you're the guy claiming everyone else in the team sucks, you're probably part of the problem. It's a team game.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Similar to this is a pet peeve of mine whereby people on reddit like to generalize what reddit is like...Like, dude, you're on reddit. Reddit is just normal people.

fatterSurfer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Definitely. That's more than just reddit, though, that's people in general.

B23vital ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ye but his car is ALWAYS outside MY home! That cant be me being an asshole.

Ballin_Angel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm pretty sure this isn't just a reddit thing. Nothing is ever the fault of the person it happened to.

underdabridge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. A lot of them do. But not me.

Lovely_Cheese_Pizza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you meet one asshole, it's them. If you meet a bunch of assholes, it's you.

MechaNickzilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I swear I'm not trying to be a dick, but do YOU realize it?

imkookoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree, but this is too general of statement to be true for everything that's expressed on here. It would be 100% true if we were truly a random selection of the general population, but our demographics don't match the demographics of general society. The site sort of "selects" people on the basis of people interested in discussion, and probably other variables by indirect/direct causes, so sometimes the problem can be everybody else.

I do agree with you on general principle however. When you criticize anybody, be sure you first criticize yourself and your take on the situation. It's a good rule to have.

ntrpe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Someone gold this person

theorem604 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If everywhere you go smells like shit, perhaps you should check your shoes.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"A snowflake never feels responsible for the Avalanche."

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

While this is true, its also important not to fall into a reddit hive-mind mentality. Try to have your own opinions and thoughts, and don't let karma persuade you.

anonagent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Looking at you /r/AskWomen and /r/Relationships

anonoman925 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If everywhere you walk you smell shit, check under your own shoes.

nellshini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"If it smells like shit everywhere you go, check under your shoe."

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love your use of "they" instead of "we"

advidea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not you and me, though. We're the good people.

GlasWen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unless you're a lurker, then it is everyone else, yes?

Princey1521 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Relevant Raylan

lead999x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In other words everyone thinks that they are smarter than everyone else.

SpazMcMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If it smells like dog shit everywhere you go, maybe you should check your own shoes.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"If you meet a dozen assholes in your day, you're the asshole."

RYouNotEntertained ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If it always smells like shit, look under your own shoe.

Hauvegdieschisse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A large part of reddit needs to visit /r/justneckbeardthings and realize that everything in that subreddit needs to be avoided.

DilbusMcD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The old Taylor Swift factor

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm totally the problem. Or, I used to be. Now I'm trying to be more mindful of myself and my impact on the world and people around me, and my opinions and beliefs are evolving. I am trying to become part of the solution. I don't want to be the problem. It's not a happy life.

i_am_not_black_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If it smells like shit wherever you go, check under your own shoe.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This also applies to real life.

Legwens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

my favorite personal saying. "You ARE traffic, you aren't stuck in it"

WhatTheFhtagn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If everything smells like shit, you should check your own shoe.

Ascerned ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:14:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I was going to post that if people talking about disagreeing with "the reddit hivemend" are in the top comments (in a mainstream sub), they're actually the majority.

But really, your point is the parent issue of this.

Edit: I accidentally a word

SuperC142 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is true. Everyone else needs to realize this.

pyr666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

actually, reddit is fairly homogenous (we're all pretty similar to each other) but redditors as a group are pretty different from the average population.

the most obvious example is the abundance of INTJ/INTP types running around.

saba1984 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is the perfect comment--offends no one yet is aimed at everyone.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:52:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A version of this I like- "You're not stuck in traffic... you are traffic."

rayzerdayzhan ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:53:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not in traffic. You are traffic.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:00:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Especially feminists. All of their life problems lead back to men. Hit a dog on your way to work? Fucking patriarchy!

Porteroso ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:15:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The funny part is that everyone will agree with this, but then go back to farming karma.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why should you be the one to tell me this? You're no different.

[deleted] ยท 1018 points ยท Posted at 20:50:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Spacegod87 ยท 279 points ยท Posted at 00:25:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My best friend of 20 years is going to jail (again) and last night a cop came to my door telling me that she tried to use my name when they asked her who she was (I don't have a criminal record so she thought she'd be clever). He arrested her after I showed I.D stating who I was. It's so hard to make real friends like she was to me but she can stay in prison now for all I care.

[deleted] ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 01:00:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, I just read a story like this in my local paper, except the girl who was arrested gave the police her twin sister's name.

fungalduck ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:16:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Damn that evil twin.

LeoSandoval ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:50:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

twist: the evil twin set her up

Spacegod87 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:36:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It must be more common than I thought. I don't know how she thought she'd get away with it..

ricksmorty ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:10:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes, and I do mean rarely, you can claim you have no I.D., and if you know sufficient info on the person whose I.D. you're trying to use (birthdate, social security number, height, weight on I.D., etc.), an officer will allow you to use this info to identify yourself. It used to be more common before the law making it a misdemeanor to be out in public without a state issued I.D. came into being, but the majority of cops will allow you to identify yourself thusly even now, so long as you don't hesitate when giving the information. She probably didn't get all of the details correct---after all, who would, unless they'd had access to someone's papers and taken the time to memorize their info---so long as she wasn't committing a crime at the time, it would have just been a routine stop / go. It's retarded to give someone else's I.D. if you know you're going to be arrested--after all, they print you before they let you leave. You will be caught, and you will get another charge.

TokiTokiTokiToki ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:06:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, they share the same dna... there are stories about twins getting off because they couldn't prove who was guilty... No witness could be sure and the dna is the same... reasonable doubt

casual- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:35:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wasn't that an episode of CSI or something?

ricksmorty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:16:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was also a very recent case. Two African American males, former army (I think, or at least one was), one committed murder, both were in the area where the crime was committed at the same time. Eventually the 'innocent' brother broke down and gave the officers the info they needed to pursue charges. Still, I'm not sure if the guy was ever convicted. So far as I know they only had DNA evidence, which wouldn't write off either bro. I can't remember their names, but...

Well. It seems this happens more often than I thought. Neither of these are the case I was looking for, but:

http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/atlanta-twin-murder-case-echoes-fingerprint-origins/story?id=9909586

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2231032/Wael-Wasel-Ali-The-chilling-cold-case-trial-mystery-brother-accused-killing-identical-twin.html

BarrelRoll1996 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:32:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Citation please!

skizfrenik_syco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you saying twins can't be best friends?

slfranke ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:55:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

At least she was thinking of you!

ElSheriffe11 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:24:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sounds like junky behavior. Home girl isn't a bad friend, she just has a serious problem.

BarrelRoll1996 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:33:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you can turn your back on a friend, never turn your back on a drug.

violetjoker ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:07:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even with a drug problem i don't see how she is not a bad friend

ElSheriffe11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

20 years is still 20 years. That friend OP remembers is still there. Addiction and desperation make people do really drastic things.

violetjoker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have 2 friends myself i know since I was born, literally everything important in my live I have shared with them. I don't think I would keep them in my life if they pulled shit like that, fortunately they are decent people.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:04:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about the possibility that you're the only one she knows who isn't part of a troubled culture, in and out of jail? Isn't that a little sad that she may know no one other than you with a normal life? It could be that in that brief moment of being asked who she was it dawned on her that she wishes she was you.

Spacegod87 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:44:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

She has tried it before, and a cop called me that time and told me that I was the only person they called from the list that had no criminal record and he personally said that he thinks what she did was shitty. That was a bit strange having a policeman take pity on me. And you're right, I am the only clean friend she has.

FlyByPC ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:31:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about the possibility that you're the only one she knows who isn't part of a troubled culture

Yeah, well, usurping your ID kind of burns that bridge.

BarrelRoll1996 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 04:40:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you're at the bottom you can only look up. When you're at the top you can only look down. Don't rub that fact in her face; you want to remain grounded.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:59:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude what

BarrelRoll1996 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We have to get back to the island!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:59:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude what

kagurawinddemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:30:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow so this is still fresh, fuck dude im sorry

Spacegod87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:45:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Honestly, I wasn't that upset initially because unfortunately I expect that kind of behaviour from her.

TheLaramieReject ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 10:20:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a part-time criminal and full-time friend of criminals: she probably wasn't trying to get you in trouble. Obviously she knew you weren't going to go to prison for her crime. She probably just wanted to buy herself time. It sucks that she caused a cop to come to your door, but what harm did she really do? I'm just saying, make damn sure you're sure before you let your best friend suffer alone.

Spacegod87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:53:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not my fault she's "suffering", she did it to herself and I gave her plenty of ways out but she didn't take any of them. I don't know how many times I talked to her and asked if she wanted to hang out but she preferred the company of her thug friends to me, so what was I supposed to do? Join them!? I don't want any part of that life and she never listened to me so I don't know what else to do is all.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:00:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're in the right. I think all these kids just never been in such a situation themselves.

gigitygigitygoo ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:37:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Very true. I was once told that if you have one true friend by your side while on your deathbed, consider yourself lucky.

Gtt1229 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:06:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Great Gatsby does a good job at portraying this.

daisy0808 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:00:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I'm 39 and just started judo, along with my husband and son. Not only is it something we can do as a family, we've met others in similar circumstances and have a whole new circle of friends based on common interests. Don't wallow in the past - find new experiences with others. :)

FlowersOfSin ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:13:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

While its true that it gets much harder, it is still very possible to make new friends. To make a short story, after a harsh break up I moved to a big city. For 6 months, I was totally alone. I met some people online and 2 of those became great friends. Then I got a new job and I met the best friends I ever had! In the end, it only shows that when you want to, you can!

HOOCHlEMAMA ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 01:11:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey, you should join a meetup - meetup.com - and meet new people with similar interests! :)

slyweazal ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:42:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is actually a really helpful suggestion!

merreborn ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:51:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hold on to friends you make in high school/college. At 39 - I live in the 4th largest city in the US and I literally have zero friends other than my wife

Or make new friends. A great time to make new friends is when you have kids. As a parent, making friends with other parents is crucial to survival.

[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 00:19:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Why? Once you no longer have that common experience of working together, attending the same school, or generally being in the same situation, then you often find that you don't have much in common. And even if you do, you grow apart.

And how many different times can I re-hash and laugh about shit that happened in 1986? Friends are transient. Just make new ones that really know the 39 year old you.

Cas4040 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 01:19:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're looking at it the wrong way. This isn't about a high school reunion, this about never losing contact. There's no rehashing high school. They know YOU, inside and out. They were there for the college years, and the parties, and when you met your SO. They were at your wedding, your baby shower, visited you in the hospital when you had your first baby, a pallbearer at your mother's funeral, and a person you know you can trust and be yourself around. I have 4 of these friends, and although I've met new people along the way. They are my family. They know me, they love me.

timbe3 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:51:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My nearly lifelong "best friend" was a pallbearer at my mothers funeral... Except that he call the very last minute to say that he was sick and couldn't make it. I ended up running into him a few hours later... Its funny how few people actually care about others.

I_Post_Relevant_GIFs ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:06:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How fortunate for you.

King-of-Karthadasht ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:42:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

either your username is not true or there is some fine print that I'm not getting here.

Cas4040 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:42:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whether you're being facetious or not, I'm going to need to see a relevant GIF.

I_Post_Relevant_GIFs ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:01:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Facetious? No, and no gif. It just irks me to see you so smug about how you are fortunate enough to have friends from high school, like its everyones choice to have lost those friends.

Cas4040 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:17:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You need to look at what I was replying to. I'm not smug, at all. I was replying to a comment stating that friends are transient, and basically worthless. That bothered me, and my friends from high school are the best friends I have, I'm sorry if you take offense to that. No, we didn't have a clique, and it's not some sort of club. Random people from all of my different friend groups, are all now part of my family, because I choose to see the good in people, and appreciate them for who they are. I've lost too many friends to death at a young age. The fact that I appreciate them, is not something I will apologize for. I'm sorry for whatever has happened to make you so bitter.

I_Post_Relevant_GIFs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry as well, I misunderstood what you were saying. What made me so bitter about the friend thing is having my best friend die in high school, and then every single other friend turning to drugs and alcohol. I left with no one.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:30:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm extremely sorry about that. I had no idea. :(

I_Post_Relevant_GIFs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:36:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's really okay, tomorrow's another day and all that :) And like I said, I apologize for the attitude, it's easy to get back in that mindset. I really don't want pity or anything like that, just to keep living and make new friends, and remember the old ones :)

twentylettersexactly ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:50:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If your good friends are friends solely because of your common experience, then you aren't good friends with them.

EnsErmac ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:47:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was just infuriated with one of my high school friends for posting an ignorant comment on my Facebook about not calling. Phones work both ways. Not my fault that I have a wife, kids, and a career and you have none of those.

kiwlqyrmc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's really sad but I really agree with this. Still, It feels like making new friends becomes harder and harder as you get older, so this volatile state of friendness can eventually lead to a friendless life.

gsfgf ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:11:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

4th largest city in the US

Houston? Because part of the problem is that suburbs are terrible built environments for maintaining friendships or community ties in general. On the plus side, it means you're not alone. Join meetup.com or something and you'll probably find a lot of people in your neck of the woods that are in the same boat.

augustuen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:24:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why are suburbs so terrible for friendship?

finacious ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:08:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I went to a large college in-state, along with about 25 other people from my high school graduating class. A core group of us who had been friends in high school stuck together all through our time there. We had classes together, partied together, and made new mutual friends.

All of us made our own new friends, sure, but we always had each other. Some of us moved back to our hometown after graduating and now I work with two of them. It's just the three of us on our shift and we have an absolute blast, since we've all been friends for 10+ years. Just because you CAN replace your friends doesn't mean you HAVE to.

bronion ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:43:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or you could go out and make new friends as an adult

jewish_hitler69 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:32:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know the exact details, but it's my understanding that the actual process with making genuine friends involves a shitload of hanging out that few adults really have the time/energy for.

reduser80 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 01:22:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's the right plan, but it's much harder than you think.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:35:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The only adult friends I make are co-workers I am socially compatible with. After leaving a job, I quickly lost many of them. However, my new company was able to hire 2 of them onto our team. I feel crazy lucky just for that. And I know, there's a slim chance any of us will remain friends if/when we exit this company.

reduser80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:59 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This happened to me exactly. At my last job I had TONS (probably 30+) friends that I'd regularly hang out with, though admittedly most were more like acquaintances.

Afterwards I'd say I have 4 remaining good friends, but rarely see them because they are either married now or live kind of far from me.

The-Purple-Orange ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:06:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How is it having a wife-daughter?

seaofnurnen ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:45:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

God damnit. I knew someone else would beat me to it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

danintexas is going to regret this.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:55:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Should have gone to the reunion man!!

will_self_destruct ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:08:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you me? I'm 39, wife, daughter, no friends, dog....whew...and a cat.

I'm fine apparently.

Horned_Frog ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:09:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was super lonely my first two years of college especially because I thought my High School friends had all moved on and made new best friends. As it turned out, my two best friends from High School were just as lonely as I was and wanted to be reached out to.

Aquarie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:53:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My mom always told me in high school not to worry with the friends I had as I wouldnt know them in ten years. Well, I'm 30 now and I still haves some of the same friends, so take that mom!

BobbyZ123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:59:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Funny what happens when they don't want to keep in touch.

Lugh83 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:14:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The people I were friend with in high school are (mostly) all asses now. I understand it's hard to make friends as an adult, but holding onto old friends just because you're afraid of being lonely is a bad idea.

Having said that, by all means, everyone should take the time to maintain friendships they cherish. Friendship is like a living thing, that way. You need to feed it to keep it alive. ;)

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:44:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And don't burn friend bridges over trivial things.

BiZZaK88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should make time to join a sport you like. Having a common interest thats not sitting around drink/smoking helps make friends. i know this sounds obvious but a lot of people avoid it. I ski/snowboard and i moved country to be involved in it. Because i love it you find other people who also need someone to ride with and friendships just happen. It doesn't have to be skiing though. Try Jujitsu, soccer, baseball... the list goes on.

reduser80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

At 34, I'm facing this hell right now. I stopped talking to virtually all of my high school and college friends because I was ashamed of my career progress shortly after college.

I gained some more in my working life, but now they are all getting married and having kids.

I'm quite depressed about it, and it's hard to establish long lasting friendships at this age.

runvnc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A wife daughter and 2 dogs is a hell of a lot more than some of us have. I am 36 with no family of my own and no friends. Don't take your family for granted.

Choppa790 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My best friend got married, moved to California and is currently too busy to talk to me. Which sucks :(

Fir3start3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not to make you feel bad but I just came back from a vacation with a friend who I've know since Kindergarden. We weren't always close (we lived across the country for many years) and now that I'm somewhat near again we get together more regularly. This after 40 yrs of friendship! Always keep in contact with your friends even if just to say hi! :)

slyweazal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I tried valiantly to do that and it doesn't fucking work :(

I had a ton of friends in college and we did stuff all the time. Afterwards, everyone moved out on their own (but were still local). I'd continue to invite them to the same kind of activities and got flatly ignored by 90-95% of them.

Granted it's a busy, stressful time but FUCK THEM for not even having the decency to say "No thanks!"

sxewolfey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hold on to REAL friends you make in highschool. I have 4/50 friends from highschool and I can't imagine ever not having them. The other 46 can go to hell for all I care.

spambot_3000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shit i always wonder about this. About life after school

LucasK336 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm 21 and already have lived in 4 different cities across 2 countries, and will be moving soon probably... s-so y-yeah n-no ;_;...

jimofthestoneage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm turning 28 soon and am in the same boat. Wife, two kids. She doesn't have any family, mine is halfway across the US and don't reach out to us much. We don't have the spare cash to do anything, especially get out other than the occasional trip to the park. We aren't sure how to socialize from here.

Maybe there is a reddit for that? Until then, hopefully with my new job we'll be able to play with others soon.

NearlyRemarkable ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

my wife - daughter and my 2 dogs

This is very different from "my wife, daughter and my 2 dogs." Punctuation is important.

DarkBowels ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just thought I'd blow up your inbox with another message. I live in Houston as well and after less than a decade out of grade school I'm in a similar situation. I had a bunch of friends and thought that that would never change.

TrapLifestyle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How you enjoying Dallas?

smiles134 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is what scares me the most. I live in the midwest and for my whole life, I've wanted to move to the west coast. Well, I'm two years away from graduating and making that dream a reality.

But all my friends are here. When I moved to my childhood home, I met another dude my age (6), and I'm living in an apartment with him. The first kid I met in first grade was my freshman year roommate, and he'll be living in the apartment two. That's a cumulative of 30 years of friendship. I have several other friends that I've hung out with for more than a decade. They've been there with me and for me for literally 3/4ths of my life. I don't know how I can just up and leave everyone behind...

7edge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:00:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm 14. My grampa said he might stop paying for me to go to camp the other day. I got really upset and told him that he's not just paying for me to play tennis or swim or shit like that, he's paying for the people I love. He said that I'll find new friends eventually. I almost cried. I want to keep my friends forever.

And Caroline, I know you don't use Reddit, but if you end up reading this for some reason, I miss you more than you'll ever know.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree. I say let go of those vicinity friends (unless they make sense for your life and you for theirs). Make room for people with similar interests instead of trying to cram your square pegs into round holes.

That said, I have purposely not made any new friends in the past few years because my old ones exhausted me. People require a lot of energy and attention. I'd rather focus those things on myself and my family. But I have a lot of acquaintances. :)

JakeInDC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:46:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would assume that Meetup.com would have a lot of groups for dog play dates, couples, and the whole family. Have u tried that?

igopherit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nope all my hs "friends" were shit. I'm better off with that one college friend and the ones I've made after.

Dogeabullet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:53:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holding on to the past is not how life works.
Go out and make new friends.
Life moves on people move and change.

siilver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:35:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can be your friend :)

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:08:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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siilver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:13:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Interweb hi-five!!!

sickly_snake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:45:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh shit it's like you're talking to me. Although I don't think they'd appreciate a text at 4:44am.

IamA_KoalaBear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:56:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Trying to find real friends but everyone seems to fuck me over in some way or make absolutely zero effort. If I didn't harass them I don't think I'd see anyone for months.

:(

CountHonorius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:18:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same story here, except make it a small town. It's a sad feeling.

Riotreaver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:23:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks - there's this problem in my group where "they don't call me enough" and when I enquire "when did you last call them?" to shut them up. Going to re-double my efforts!

specialkake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:26:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)
  1. Same thing. So tired of not having friends.
blitzbom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No joke man, the best friends I've ever had I met living in Las Vegas in High School.

I went to 6 schools total and I wish that I would have just stayed in Vegas and gone to college with them. Now I'm on the other side of the country and I miss my buddies more and more.

shaggyshag420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bro. Go to a bar or something...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's not that bad, honestly. Provided you're not unhappy.

norm_chomsky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get some hobbies and stop being a shut in. Friends will happen.

MsCurrentResident ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:59:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

zero friends other than my wife

That's 100% your fault. I have a ton of friends because I make the effort to meet people. You grabbed a wife and hunkered down. You lost your identity.

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 04:24:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They say you inevitably lose friends after high school.

What a complete load of shit. Don't listen to that. Keep the friends you made in high school/college because they're probably the truest friends you'll have. Trying to make friends with another adult is so awkward. So many societal rules and shit you have to follow.

Back in school it's a lot more innocent (kids aren't pure or whatever, but they don't follow the typical rules of getting to know people if that makes sense) so you find that the relationship is a lot more honest. You find that these friends are actually great friends to have.

I don't know. Maybe other people are different and there best friends are out of school... But for me it's been the exact opposite, so always question what you hear. Even question what I'm saying if you must.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3641 points ยท Posted at 20:03:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Take care of your fucking vacuum cleaners!

  • Regularly remove hair and fibers from your brush rollers and end caps.
  • Regularly wash or replace your filters and bags.
  • Stop buying cheap, bagless vacuums.
  • Send me COFFEE

Nobody ever asks me my opinions outside of vacuums...

jerseymackem ยท 1392 points ยท Posted at 21:01:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are your views on brooms?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1940 points ยท Posted at 21:12:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nothing wrong with Stone Age technology. You'll never worry about whether the cord is long enough.

flowerboy98 ยท 878 points ยท Posted at 21:38:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Youll worry that the cord is long enough when you hang yourself because brooming sucks even more than vacuuming Edit: I get it guys, brooming isnt a real word

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 301 points ยท Posted at 21:43:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like the way you think. I haven't used my broom since I brought home my Miele.

Doobie717 ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 22:53:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Somebody paid attention in the Vacuum Repair guy AMA!

Edit: I am not a smart man.

badunka ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 22:56:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He is the vacuum repair guy

RecklessBacon ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:37:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anybody hear that whooshing sound?

altshiftM ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 23:41:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Im sorry, I'll turn it off.

Dylan_197 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:52:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

PUT THE GUN DOWN /u/altshiftM!

OneDaftCunt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Too late, cops shot him.

VelvetHorse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If only they were wearing camera's.

vikinick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:13:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I didn't remember his username and yet I still guessed it was him.

nabsrd ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:04:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's him, so you're technically right.

u-void ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:23:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love this comment.

thekid_frankie ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:47:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I haven't used my broom since I got carpets

Apparently_Im_Insane ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:56:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My parents gave me their old Miele when they got a new one (more powerful to deal with the new puppy hair). Oh my god, I don't think I will be able to use another brand of vacuum cleaner again. This thing is 14years old and works beautifully. I don't really know how they build them to last so well.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:32:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is what I love to hear.

OneDaftCunt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:05:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is /u/Apparently_Im_Insane your alt account?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:19:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not going out like Unidan.

DeeJason ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:13:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't get this joke. Please elaborate. Am i missing something?

OneDaftCunt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:20:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/u/unidan got banned for having multiple accounts that he used to up vote himself and down vote people he was arguing with/disagreed with.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:12:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is a search on reddit for that, ya know.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:29:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To be fair, I was unable to search Reddit (for "Unidan" and "Unidan scandal") and get a concise explanation of what happened. I only know what happened because of a comment just like OP's where somebody else took a second to explain.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:39:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sorry. I've only got about 5000 emails, here. I'm glad you were able to get informed.

nootrino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shots fired

timbe3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:03:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes I miss that guy...

netshark993 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a pair of Kirby legend II's. Never had a problem out of them for 20+ years.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good for you.

netshark993 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Indeed. Plus it's cast, so I can use it to kill someone that attacks me while vacuuming.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I choose too many of my personal accessories based on the fact that they could kill a man, should the need ever arise.

netshark993 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a great way to live life. Prepared for an attack, even when not prepared. You should see my phone case. http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzrld1neKg1r791ngo1_500.jpg

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's funny. Yeah, from my Leatherman, to my cane, to my umbrella, my steel-toed boots, even my soil knife, I'm pretty covered.

netshark993 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:43:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Steel toed shoes are a godsend. I can wear skater shoes and still have steel toe. http://workingperson.com/converse-shoes-men-s-steel-toe-classic-skateboard-shoes-c1920-33588.html

I have 2 pair of those shoes. Great thing to have.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TIL those are a thing!

netshark993 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They are a thing! and a great thing at that!

Hrair ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:33:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Those are insanely expensive vacuums, right? I wouldn't know, I'm a peasant with a Shark - which works great.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They don't have to be insanely expensive. Sharks are shit vacuums, in comparison.

Hrair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So I have read. Already talked to my wife haha

WTF_SilverChair ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 02:38:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They cost higher than you can count (more than four).

Hrair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What a fine night to go searching for some cowslips.

Oakroscoe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because of you, I bought a Miele. You fucker. It was expensive. But it was worth every penny. Thank you.

Vacu-clean ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:37:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Kirby FTW.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:45:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck Kirby and all they stand for.

Vacu-clean ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:51:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Alright so maybe their sales tactics are really shitty, especially towards elderly people but god damn they are good vacuum cleaners. I have one from 1967 that cleans better than most new vacuums would. Source: I collect vacuums

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:07:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should try a premium vacuum, like a Miele.

Vacu-clean ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:08:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Kirby is pretty premium to me, and Tri-Star/Interstate

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Man, is that dated technology. Do you drive a Packard?

Those ancient designs run well. But, they don't clean as well, nor are they as user-friendly as modern premium vacuums. Try actually turning a Tri-Star powerbrush head...

Vacu-clean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're heavy so they can beat the carpet while it cleans. Like the old Hoover slogan, "it beats as it sweeps as it cleans". The heavier the brush bar, the better

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:33:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah...that's not the case anymore. Sorry.

Easiest way to ruin loop carpet? Kirby. Easiest way to thrash a Kirby brush? Wool carpet.

Agitation is important for some carpets, but airflow and suction is just as important. And the difficulty of use, compared to modern vacs, puts them out of the competition.

FluorescentShadow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My mom owns her own cleaning service, she adores that vacuum. :)

GhostNightgown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Miele vacuums are the BEST! I never thought I would love a vacuum. :)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you think dental technology will ever catch up? I mean, we're still using tooth-brooms when we could be using tooth-suckers. Or tooth-pressure-washers. I've got a vibrating tooth-broom. It's still a broom. Or brush. Same thing.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now, that could be a good AMA..a dental technologist.

raffytraffy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have hardwood floors? My whole apt is hardwood, i vacuum occasionally but usually sweep.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My place is roughly 60% carpet, 40% hardwoods.

UnclaimedUnderpants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Which model?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I own a custom hacked Miele Mercury.

UnclaimedUnderpants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cool. I've been considering switching to a canister. Never heard of Miele.

Hacked how?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I swapped the wiring harness and control board from a higher-end Miele, and rigged it with the power on the handle.

etherealissimo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Leaf blowers?

DeeJason ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I bought a Miele S810 because of you and now the Miele lifts the whole fucking carpet up, that's how much suction power it has.

Thank you for your help.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know you're supposed to turn the power down a little on carpet, right?

ambrosialyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I use my broom because hay instafills my sweeper bags and those damn things are expensive. Btw, best broom is a natural broomcorn broom with wooden handle.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:54:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have huge bags, that fill tightly, and only cost me ~$30 a year.

I agree on natural brooms.

ambrosialyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:55:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I could only find them 3 for $19. I filled one in about a month but I didn't sweep around the bunny pen with a broom so its mostly full of hay. I don't know how I lived withouth the miele, I have a long hair rabbit, cat, dog, and parakeets all in the house lol.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:18:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Use a shop vac for all of that hay! Residential vacuums are only made to pick up dirt, dust, and hair.

ambrosialyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:08:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just sweep it up with a broom. I dont have carpet and its usually just a handful I dropped so its not a huge deal.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:11:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ok, I gotchya.

ambrosialyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:19:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh btw, I got my miele thanks to you. Thank you, that thing cut my cleaning time in half!

apetresc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is that your wife's name?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, that's my vacuum.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:49:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're knowledge pointed me to a Miele Delphi! What a machine! Thank you, Lord of the Vacuum.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:57:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm glad to hear you're happy with it.

megamaxie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:08:10 on August 22, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I haven't used my broom since i brought home my girlfriend, AMIRITE BOYS??

thefonztm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm so confused, are you guys saying you can broom a carpet?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was talking about bare floors.

riptaway ยท 163 points ยท Posted at 21:47:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You mean sweeping?

Dantonn ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:25:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think that's just for mines.

crunchy_butts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:19:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sweeping is tons of fun. It's brooming that sucks.

sammmmmmmmmm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No he means brooming.

something_other ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:07:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Which part? In the Midwest, they call both "brooming" and "vacuuming" sweeping. Drives me nuts, but when I correct "vacuuming," people look at me and say "so, what, do you broom with a broom?"

addicted-to-spuds ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:27:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I live in the Midwest and everyone I know says "vacuuming" when using a vacuum and "sweeping" when using a broom.

polimoli ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:15:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Im from Wisconsin and sweep with a broom, vacuum with a vacuum but my so is from Michigan and sweeps with a broom and vacuum

Moves_like_Norris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reminds me of a scene in karate kid 3. Daniel-san asks Miyagi how to sweep (karate move). Miyagi goes inside and grabs the broom.

MrHobbits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:27:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would imagine brooming is along the same verbal implication as hanging, stoning, beating, and murdering.

Bring broomed to death sounds a horrible way to die.

MisterVega ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:15:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

brooming

Erโ€ฆsweeping?

TinyTeddy93 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:12:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I once forgot what a broom was called and I called it "the sweeper."

KeybladeSpirit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I once forgot what a sweeper was called and I called it "the broom."

Pi-Guy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:40:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

brooming sucks even more than vacuuming

I don't know whether you upvote because you called it brooming or because of the vacuum pun.

zeusisbuddha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:04:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit, the pun

tigerzblood ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:03:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually vacuuming sucks more. That's why it's called a vacuum..

Dwhitlo1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:25:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Brooming - v, to clean slowly and painfully with a broom (see sweeping)

I was brooming the floor when I realized that it would be much easier to get a vacuum.

solblurgh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:09:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nah I think vacuum sucks more.

imadeaname ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:09:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Brooming?

sloth_jones ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:10:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

brooming

I like your style, you got gumption kid.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:41:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To broom: I broom; you broom; he, she, it brooms, they broom, we broom

Taltyelemna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I used to think like you, until I got my own place with no carpets. Vacuum cleaners literally suck. The cord is never long enough and, if it is, it gets tangled in your feet or, worse, sucked into the machine like a hell-born baby devouring its very own umbilical cord in a misguided attempt to free itself from bondage.

So yeah, I like brooms.

Steamray ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Brooming"

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually vaccums are the ones that suck

Fuckaduck22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We have a zamboni at work (I work in a shop) and it scrubs with cleaner and sucks it right back up in the back. I am dreading the day it breaks, mopping by hand sucks so hard too.

Ladyfrmouterspace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My 80 year old grand mother has always swept the carpet and vacuumed the tile.

EuphemismTreadmill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would much rather broom, but only because I dislike carpets.

Tofinochris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sure but just try playing curling with a vacuum.

RSSA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I find vacuuming to be very therapeutic.

kimahri27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How are you going to remove squatting owls then? Suck them into the bag?

im_so_real ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I get it now. Robin Williams used a broom

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You mean sweeping?

Mongostein ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...brooming?

phatmattd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Too soon.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Brooming?

lydocia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Too soon, man.

sephstorm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

when you hang yourself

Ooooh. Too Soon.

Josh_The_Boss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

brooming

Lol sweeping? Unless you're referring to that God awful broom broom vine.

clubswithseals ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

brooming <3

Barbacamanitu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're gonna hang yourself with a broom cord?

Smithburg01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Its hard to hang yourself with a broom though.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I loved it when my young kids called sweeping..."brooming". it was sooooo cute. then they grew up. anyone want some kids?

derek2016 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ok robin

MethMouthMagoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Have a toddler and a white carpet, then get back to me.

mitchy_116 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It seems to me that actually vacuuming would suck a lot more..

grease_monkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sweeping. It's sweeping.

Abandonedtrailer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Too soon.

Tdizzle1194 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Brooming? I think you might mean sweeping..

StopNowThink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Brooming is pretty sweet though

kai-wun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really? I love sweeping lol. I sweep everything into a pile then vacuum that pile lol.

LegendaryPrimate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you meant sweeping, but I'll allow it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Sweeping with a broom is quiet, meditative and just as effective as vacuuming hard surfaces.

Ftpini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is now. It's been considered by thousands of people and I personally will use it whenever someone asks me to handle the brooming around the house. Thank you, the world is a little richer because of you.

backflippingchicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have to sweep with a broom at work. We have 8 vacs but only enough hardware to run 1 at a time...........

BigFatBaldLoser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:11:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is, but these kids don't know it.

Oceanic_815_Survivor ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:54:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If Robin Williams taught me anything, it's that you don't need a cord to hang yourself.

Goomoonryoung ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:09:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about coffee?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:14:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about it?

Hockeyboysdontlie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:37:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. If the question is coffee, the answer is always yes. Also, don't keep it in the freezer, that was always a stupid idea. But, coffee yes.

liatris ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:36:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are your opinions on the Kirby Ultimate G? A neighbor threw one out, we grabbed it, paid $150 to have it fixed and the vac guy offered to trade us $300 in store credit for it. Is that a good deal or should we just keep the Kirby?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:46:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get rid of it, and get something lighter, with more suction, like a Miele, Riccar, or Sebo.

likedatyall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What did brooms looks like in the stone age? Was it just a big branch?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've seen images of neolithic-style brooms that were just collections of finely leaved plants, like our native BroomWeed, attached to a longer stick.

lukeimyomama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's so quiet though! Swish, swish, swish...

4815hurley162342 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll show you a cord that's long enough

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've got my own, thanks.

kingeryck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't vacuum hard floors do you?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do.

kingeryck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Doesn't a broom work better?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not at all. My vacuum picks up everything, and puts it away, in a bag, and I never see it again. Nor do I ever have to use a shitty dustpan, and try to get the mess into the trash bin.

kingeryck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, the average vac seems to just move it around.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's why I recommend a better than average vacuum.

PMW11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't be a Unidan fake account plz

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not a fucking chance.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Where can I buy this corded broom?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Send me one million dollars cash.

Carotti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's right, all modern brooms have really long cords. I've never had a problem with mine apart from it making this strange scraping sound during use. Only happens when moving across the floor. I think I need a new one.

sporvath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I recently moved from my parents house so I got thus thing we call "a plane" with is the thing that janitor uses to wipe the floor that is this long rectangle thing and he just pushes it around, it works so good in the house, they are in all sizes, not sure if I need a vacuum.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's entirely up to you. Too bad you can't use the broom on recessed lighting, ceiling fans, or draperies.

full_of_stars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't make sweeping generalizations.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The details can be swept under the rug.

beb0p ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How the fuck do I change the bag on my Kirby?

Please help me.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude, watch a video or something!

beb0p ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:33:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ooookaaayyy.

Rubieroo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or getting the dang thing to start

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:36:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That idiot is resting on the cord-rewind switch...funny stuff.

KernelTaint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There was a story in the news a few years ago about a couple of high school kids, who tied another high school kid up, got a broom, covered the handle of it with "deep heat rub" and then proceeded to anally rape him with it.

What do you think of that?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously? I have to tell you how fucking awful that is? WTF is wrong with you?

KernelTaint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ยฏ\_(ใƒ„)_/ยฏ

lead999x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually my broom is plug in, thank you very much.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't judge.

lead999x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:26:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And I appreciate that.

smythjunior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

what a hero

sadkowju ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Too soon.

lolzergrush ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Serious question, what do you think about the current state of technology for cordless vacs?

I mean good ones, i.e. commercial vacuums for contractors, not the little dustbuster shits.

I'm sorry for only asking you about vacuums...

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:12:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Battery technology is not ready for commercial vacuums, as yet. I suppose an engineering person could rig something up with wheelchair batteries, but that would be expensive, with little payoff.

Commercial vacs require too much current to get the job done, without having to stop, often, to change batteries.

lolzergrush ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, thanks!

My mother is an estate manager, her current employer's home is around 55k square feet. She asked me to look into cordless vacuums since I'm the engineer in the family. I've seen them listed in janitorial catalogs but I was skeptical about the specs. Great to hear from a pro in the industry...most people just want to sell whatever they can unfortunately.

(Also thanks again for doing that AMA, I showed it to her last time I visited her and she said a lot of points were really helpful.)

ManWithASquareHead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about Swiffer, the modern neanderthal?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Such a waste of resources.

FlyByPC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Misread GP as "boobs" instead of "brooms." Wasn't sure what Stone Age technology had to do with dรฉcolletage.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:58:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hah!

GucciTheWalrus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My vacuum is gas powered though

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the catalytic converters in those things go for these days?

vongard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Blah blah your girlfriend blah blah I have a long cord.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:10:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They suck!

Nutsnbolts12345 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously though, why aren't brooms obsolete yet?

mattsprofile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Brooms and vacuums don't really even do the same thing, though. Generally, you would use a vacuum on carpet and a broom on hard floors.

I guess you could use a vacuum on hard floors, but a broom will do the same thing and be more maneuverable. Can't use a broom so well on most carpet, though.

GoldenEyedCommander ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I got a new old-fashioned corn broom and it's so much better than the synthetic brooms I have always had. It's totally amazing. I didn't think I'd ever get excited about a broom.

j8048188 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Make sure you hang it up when not in use, or it gets curvy and doesn't work very well.

GoldenEyedCommander ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks! Also, that's what she said. Sorry.

j8048188 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

;)

Godsownsin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I actually install flooring for a living, And when first installing carpet, I sweep instead of vacuum

mcgalas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Curling brooms are fun. Goldline brand. :-)

ChewiestBroom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're delicious.

InZomnia365 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Asking the important questions.

washingtonirving22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Firebolt or nothing.

ShittyBrBaReference ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get out me car

TheTallGuy0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Corn bristle or synthetic?

DontTrustNeverSober ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why do witches not wear panties? To grip the broom better

Im_Helping ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

he'll use them to sweep up the teeth of trifling bitches who dont respect their 'cuums

Captain_Jake_K ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:36:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Brooms are so great it's almost magic. A really tough one will totally change your garden. I sorted out an overgrown garden path in a matter of minutes. It pulled up all the dirt and dust that I'd tried so hard to scrub away.

I fucking love brooms.

[deleted] ยท 367 points ยท Posted at 20:42:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1179 points ยท Posted at 20:54:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really don't. I just know something about them.

What I really love, and also have a good deal of knowledge of is prairie-native flora; Specifically forbs and grasses. Though, I know a few things about trees and shrubs, as well.

fraghawk ยท 287 points ยท Posted at 20:58:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

What's your favorite variety of grass? Edit: To add to that, what's your favorite variety of grass?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 650 points ยท Posted at 21:02:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For a lawn turf: Buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides).

For in the prairie or landscape: Little Blue Stem (Schizachyrium scoparium).

Favorite native ornamental: Gulf Muhly (Muhlenbergia Capillaris).

[deleted] ยท 82 points ยท Posted at 21:12:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 128 points ยท Posted at 21:15:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do love me some sedges. Do you realize how few people know or care that they have sexed flowers??

fleetber ยท 164 points ยท Posted at 21:18:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I sexed a flower once. Then it dumped me.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 443 points ยท Posted at 21:30:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did you get clear and concise consent, you rape apologist shitlord?

[deleted] ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 21:51:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:32:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

D'awww!

Hockeyboysdontlie ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:39:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This shit right here. This is what you need to know about Reddit.

KING_0F_REDDIT ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:53:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you're the new unidan.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:28:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please don't say that.

gravitationalBS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:05:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can give him your username.

speedyspaceturtle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:26:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Concise? Couldn't she just as well give her consent through a long-winded and flowery tale?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you can keep it up for that long, while she's going on and on and on...

richiebful ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:11:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It nodded...or maybe that was just the wind.

GazerCrunch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:04:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/tumblrinaction is leaking.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is exactly the type of rape joke I want to hear

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See? It is possible...just very rare.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:18:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He pulled all the petals and the last one was a "she loves me" one.

pearshapedorange ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a lurker but this made me laugh and got me in trouble with my boss. I thought you should know that you are hilarious and appreciated.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you very much. I appreciate that.

nelg ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:25:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck, you made me crack up 4am in a flat with people asleep.

LaTuFu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like my flowers like I like my women: friendzoned.

Makes sexing completely unnecessary.

The_Curious_cat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like we're only hearing one side of this break up story...

DestructorKitten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Didn't you hear? Yes means yes. And only Yes.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:45:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did you study botany? Marijuana growers know flowers have sexes. Did you know sedges have edges, rushes are round, and grasses are hollow right down to the ground? A little rhyme from when I was at university.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I learned the same rhyme when I was in college. I minored in botany before I switched majors.

sloth_jones ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:11:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aaaaaaand we're back to brooms.

BlinksTale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

what in the world is going on here

WonderLemming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the fuck is happening.

buzzkill_aldrin ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:34:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know nothing about grasses. How drought tolerant/water demanding is buffalo grass? Out here in California, water restrictions are killing a lot of lawns, including mine. Any suggestions on what I should replace it with?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:49:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Buffalo grass is great, here, because of it's excellent drought-tolerant nature. It will stay green in Texas, through August, with just the tiniest sips of water.

I don't know enough about California's botanical restrictions, natives, etc. to give you a qualified answer. Check with your local sources.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:00:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:28:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Buffalo grass is a pretty thinly spaced grass. It's not suitable for a monoculture lawn. If you've got stickers, it's easy enough to spot the grass that produces them. Just find it by it's strong, radial growth, and yank them out from the ground. Do this every time you see one, before the seeds are mature, and you can usually eradicate them yourself.

Look into Panasonic vacuums.

ozyman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not suitable for a monoculture lawn.

Aren't most (all?) lawns monoculture? What's a non-monoculture lawn look like?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:21:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

GTS, my man...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know very little about lawns. I live in the Rio Grande Valley here in Texas and we have a 3/4 acre property with 3 pecan trees, a palm tree, 2 tangerine trees, and 2 trees that grow little green balls (flowers???). It's pretty dry down here so we never really took care of the lawn since everything but those plants die. Would buffalo grass be a good, cheap, low-maintenance grass to put in? If so, seeds or those chunks of grass?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:09:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You could grow Buffalo grass there, I believe. Though, as dry as it is there, you'd need to give it some water. It thrives like crazy on 1/2" a week, in our 100-105 degree Augusts. It might need a bit more there, particularly with your sandy soil.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for the advice! I'll look into it. :)

AlterBoyToy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a Panasonic vacuum that I bought in 2000 that still runs like a champ. Due to regular cleaning it has only ever needed the belt fixed once. My girlfriend keeps telling my we should be a newer fancier Dyson instead of my "generic" one. I told her I'd help her out with the vacuum. Thanks to Amazon Prime, she got 24 new OEM bags for my vacuum two days later. Needless to say, I'm a bona fide testimonial.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:41:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank your god you didn't get a Dyson! You don't know the amount of work you just saved yourself...dodged a bullet, there.

buzzkill_aldrin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:52:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks!

fraghawk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:35:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How well does it do in the panhandle of Texas?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:33:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You might need to give it a 1/2" or more of water a week.

fraghawk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:02:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OK and what's the best length to cut Bermuda?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:04:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I prefer a deeper turf, so as to maximise root depth. The deeper your roots go, the better they retain water. Try 4 inches.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:35:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are a human version of /r/mildlyinteresting

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:08:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's one of the nicest compliments I've had on reddit. Thank you.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:35:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, the garden we could make! lol.

Bakedallday ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:20:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Buffalo grass represent

Iamloghead ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like blue cheese.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So do I.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It does very poorly in north Texas.

verdatum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yup, I didn't quite digest the "prairie" part.

croppedcross3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's a good grass that doesn't grow fast, and is decently tough? I hate mowing but want to still have a decent yard that can handle some kids playing.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:58:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude, I'm a native grass specialist. If you want a better turf, see a turfgrass specialist.

croppedcross3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:05:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ok. Question 2. Is there a vacuum attachment for picking up pine needles efficiently?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:19:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No...just, no. Actually, I used my bare floor brush over the winter, to quickly grab up the falling needles from my xmas tree. It worked well, for a quick pickup.

plantbreeder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yuck. Buffalograss has all those ugly reproductive burrs

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:34:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Those are not burrs, you neanderthal! Those are flowers!

immaculate_deception ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you are a woman looking for marriage, feel free to contact my old dendrology/ecosystems classification teacher. He's lonely and you might be his soulmate. He might even become gay if its necessary.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, not really my thing. But, thanks.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Neither do well in north Texas, my specialty. I do love River Birch though.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're alright.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:37:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll take that as high praise.

buckwheatinaheadlock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Buffalo is so soft!

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Right?!?

always-there ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is your opinion of "stepables" as a lawn replacement?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's a very ambitious undertaking. But, I'm nuts like that.

phenger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I approve of your inclusion of blue stem. I grew up in the flint hills and have a strong appreciation for it.

WHATWEREYOU_THINKING ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That Muhlenbergia Capillaris is impressive. Lovely.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love using it in the landscape. You should see it in the morning sun, whilst covered in dew.

Poontagonist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are by far my favorite redditor of all-time...thus far.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's very kind, thank you.

Poontagonist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE... he replied to meee... faints

No problem man, speaking from the heart.

The_Brutally_Honest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about sour diesel?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

mmmmmm.....what was the question?

Tree934 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Buffalo grass is incredible. My dad wants it in his yard but it costs a lot to lay down a whole acre.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Where is the land at?

rcarroll98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please be the new unidan

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:51:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please don't say that.

rcarroll98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, minus the vote botting.

g-macc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why do you know so much?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have an insatiable hunger.

Humfoord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We're rockin' buffalo at my place. Such hardy turf - makes it through rough Australian summers which is all I need.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey! I'm glad to hear that. I had no idea it made its way down there.

NotoriousFIG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What an interesting interest.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you.

korak-b ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh my God.

VACUUM GUY IS THE NEXT (botanical) UNIDAN.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please don't say that.

korak-b ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, I'm just kidding.

You're much more entertaining than him.

slokenafk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The pink mulhy is a favorite of mine. Not the heartiest grass though. I can't remember the Latin name but the heavy metal is another favorite. It's the same species as the Shenandoah but it's blue rather than red.. On the topic of blue grasses, Elijahs blue fescue would look so much better without plumes.

I could talk about grasses all day...

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Muhly is a bunch grass. It's not a turf grass, and it thrives in our Texas summers. I really don't know a great deal about turf grasses, outside of my region.

slokenafk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:08:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah. Gotchya. I'm all the way up in northern Jersey. The mulhy never wants to last it through the winters here.

Hjhawley7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ha! I like this guy. He's quirky.

Exilarchy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Have you ever talked to /u/trimchaser about grasses?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know what that means.

Exilarchy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:40 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I updated the name. He is a grass expert as well.

froschkonig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So given prairie, what would you say would be a good grass like ground covering that would last in central Texas that's more drought resistant and not needing tons of water?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All of the species I mentioned would serve you well in central Texas.

scarecrow736 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

ยฏ\_(ใƒ„)_/ยฏ

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd have to disagree. But, thank you, kindly.

jakerman999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All very fascinating, but what's your favourite type of grass?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

come on now...

pavpatel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i would love to meet you

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's very kind.

Dont_u_mean_waffles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What type of prairie are you in? Little blue stem is common in my area. But needle and thread (stipa comata) is everywhere.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm in the middle of the Fort Worth Prairie...or what's left of it. Stipa is present, but not to any extent here. There is a great deal of competition.

queenpersephone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've just bought a house with an elaborate garden I have no idea how to take care of. Is there a gardening subreddit that would offer advice if I posted pictures?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is exactly a gardening subreddit! /r/gardening is for you.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know what any of those are, but I find you fascinating as a person.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yay! I live in buffalo, do we really have great lawns?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Think Byson, not Yankees.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh i am not smart

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a fair mistake to make.

gurnard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What kind of vacuum do you recommend for removing excess fine dirt from turf clods?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:43:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Turf clods?

gurnard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:56:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like a ... sod, or grass/dirt ... tile. Whatever you call them in your part of the world.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:01:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Use a freakin' rake.

ironwolf1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:06:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should meet /u/TrimChaser. You two would get along well.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:15:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's twice now that I've heard that. What gives?

ironwolf1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:10:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He is super into grass and turf stuff, studies college football turf for /r/CFB and Texas A&M

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:04:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow..that's very cool. Maybe he'll come, since he was called.

7-SE7EN-7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:36 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you the new Unidan? Is it like the Dalai Lama? When he gets banned a new one is born

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:26:46 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, I am not Unidan. I am my own man, with my own coffee.

7-SE7EN-7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:36 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/u/airz23 combined with a sort of grass-unidan

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:56:46 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a healthy respect for airz. I like the way he tells a tale. It's hard to come up with a voice of my own, and sharing an obsession with coffee, and try to avoid being derivative.

kwaint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think he means grass ...

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ssshhhh!

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:03:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tell me about prairie-native flora! What's your favourite forb?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:10:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My favorite (sub)family is by far the Milkweeds (Asclepias).

But, for it's overall beauty, hardiness, and ability to be trained to short heights, it's got to be Gaillardia pulchella the Blanket Flower.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:23:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oooh, they're pretty!

I found a milkweed called the butterfly milkweed when googling those that has the cutest flowers, and what colours!

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:04:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They are even more amazing flowers, mechanically speaking. They've evolved a method of forcing insects to pollinate them, by the flower structure.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ooh, how? Do they work like a water slide into a bath of pollen?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:58:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No...it's more about the way insects have to drag their feet through the flower's parts.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"That's right, drag your feet through my genitals baby!"

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's so hot.

elneuvabtg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:17:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Any opinion of the classification of crows and jackdaws?

You could use this as an interview for Unidan's old position, we're aggressively seeking candidates of your credential.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:36:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am avoiding that topic. In my area, we have crows, exclusively. Not even so much as a Raven in these parts.

elneuvabtg ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:40:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Johnson, get this man a job YESTERDAY

GillicuttyMcAnus ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:36:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're now tagged as"Unidan of vacuums and prairie flora"

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:47:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do I have to be associated with Unidan? Can't I just be The Vacuum King of Reddit?

scy1192 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no, you don't suck enough

UnidanBot5719 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We're all associated with Unidan in some way.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:38:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a lover of the biological sciences, I agree. I miss him.

saltr ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:59:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's your favorite hardwood and why?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:13:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Favorite for what?

As a tree? For smoking meat? For furniture? This is why I do not like linear or hierarchical thinking.

Drumlin ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:31:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a tree, mine is the oak. For smoking meat, it depends on the meat...but apple, hickory and mesquite are my top 3 favorites, with alder coming in as #1 for salmon. For furniture...meh whatever is the best damned deal I can find, because regardless of how nice or shitty it is, my kids are going to trash it.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:56:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Alder wood for salmon, huh? I'll have to give that a try. Alder is more rare than salmon in Texas.

What are your thoughts on smoking with Pecan?

Drumlin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I live in northern Illinois, so my thoughts on smoking with pecan is that it is expensive, haha. I have never used it, but a local steak joint smokes a pecanwood porkchop that is out of this world.

Mesquite costs money too, although it is much more readily available and I can usually find it on sale. Apple and hickory I get for 'free' (I have to go out and cut it of course.)

The only reason I have alder, and I have a lot of it, is that there was an alder tree that was removed from a job site I was on (it was a park district building, and the tree was planted years ago as part of the original landscaping plan.) I got nearly a full cord of it...which is way more than I'll ever be able to use before it goes bad.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If only we could affordably ship smoking woods back and forth. I have more pecan and mesquite than I know what to do with, and fruit tree wood costs a fortune here!

Drumlin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, I have a lot of family down there...Rockport is my hometown, my grandmother lives on Medina Lake, NW of SA, a sister and her kids live in Houston, and I have aunts and uncles in Dallas.

Next time I get down your way, Ill bring down some hickory and apple and we can make a trade.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Awesome. You've got a deal.

reverbro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm practically drowning in Alder, our native leguminous pioneer tree. I would gladly ship some out, especially in return for some good brisket smoking sticks.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Our bastard legume is the Honey and Black locusts. Texas actually used Honey Locust as barriers around prisons, once.

I'd love to do some woodworking with the Locusts and Alder.

saltr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you want to try solid wood try hickory, it can be expensive but it's crazy strong and tough. With a good shellac finish you'd have to damage it on purpose haha.

Drumlin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Woods are loaded with hickory behind my house. Now, if only I had a lathe and any sort of woodworking skills at all...

saltr ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:39:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I left it open because I was hoping to get an idea of what qualities you appreciate in trees in general and what things make you most interested in them.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:42:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My favorite thing in the world, to do with a tree, is to sit under it, with a loved one, and reading a good book, and drinking something refreshing.

That and pruning them. Trees speak to me, and tell me how they want to look.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're a fascinating little guy.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm really not a little guy.

fofolala ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

this is such a refreshing and beautiful comment.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you.

idk_mybff_josie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:25:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I suggest an AMA about prairie flora. Anybody who agrees say aye

melospizamelodia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye! We need more people caring about our native prairies!

western washington prairies represent

aesthetics247 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:55:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you active on /r/marijuanaenthusiasts ?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I might have seen the sub once or twice.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So like Unidan, but with marijuana?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Swing and a miss!

Agricover ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Prairie flora is awesome.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:33:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like this person, right here..

varjar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:26:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Huh. That's...way more...interesting?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:58:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think so.

Cannelle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you know anything about the Illinois prairie and what kind of fruit trees will do best there? Or herb/fruit type plants? We're moving back home soon and it's always been my dream to have an enormous garden.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:37:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your growing season and temp extremes are SO different, in comparison to mine. I think it would be best if you contacted arborists from the area.

Cannelle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Okay, thanks! I just figured I'd ask in the off chance you might know. :)

melonowl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How did you come by your love of prairie flora? Seems like a very niche interest.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:29:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've always been a botanist at heart (even minored in uni). I have had times where I shifted focus, like from bromeliads to island tropicals, to bonsai, etc. I got into native plants when I got into horticulture and landscaping. We have such a lack of available water, and declining fauna species, that it seemed like the perfect opportunity to reintroduce them into the landscape. I then became a Texas Master Naturalist, have done many walks as a prairie tour-guide, etc.

melonowl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hmm, my interest in plants and trees hasn't ever gone too much beyond enjoying looking at them. What you do sounds pretty interesting, and useful, glad you enjoy your work.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:25:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shrubs are long-lived, woody perennials, which often produce lovely flowers. Trees are much bigger versions.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is pretty late in the season now, but I'm from the U.S. Midwest and am interested in a native plant garden. Are there any plants that you think that I should have?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Start with a good book on native plants, and see what tickles your fancy.

RangerBillXX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

what's the best vacuum to use on my grass?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Goats.

RangerBillXX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

but then do I need another vacuum for my goats? Or with the goats clean the other goats too?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's when you need a Miele.

Matti_Matti_Matti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's a forb?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:40:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A herbaceous flowering plant other than a grass.

Matti_Matti_Matti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Daisy?

Daffodil?

Dahlia?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:37:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Think perennials, like Blanket Flower, Milkweeds, etc.

willowswitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You must really hate eastern red cedar then.

Me, too. Fuck that weed.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Salt Cedar is our biggest problem here. Is this a case of common name confusion?

willowswitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:27 on August 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't believe so, but I had to double check. Eastern Red Cedar is Juniperus Virginiana. Also a terrible thing, but not having dealt with salt cedar, I'm not sure how it stacks up.

used_fapkins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How to you determine the carrying capacity of a field. Like how many cows it can sustain etc per acre?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I forget his name, but I've met a livestock grass expert who published some surprising papers on how well native bunch-grasses feed livestock, in comparison to their insignificant European cousins. The have far more available biomass for the animals.

used_fapkins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's actually really cool. Thank you

HRH_Puckington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you ever go over to /r/marijuanaenthusiasts?

gologologolo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I read a lot on reddit about Miรฉle. Are they any good as vacuums?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They are arguably the best and most easy to use vacuums in the residential market.

meatb4ll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then super important question for you - if it's late summer in Minnesota and I want to date somebody to eat something I could find by the reparative, what won't kill them or make them sick?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You'd be better served by getting a book on edible plants in your area.

meatb4ll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, probably. Thanks.

cute4awowchick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Native/prairie grass is awesome! Last time I lived in a house we planted a mix from Native American Seed and it was amazing! During the middle of the summer when all of our neighbors were watering their brown and parched lawns ours was still green and required no water.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See, this gal get it!

hercomestheindian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like this guy

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks. I don't know you. But, I like your username.

AntarcticFox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've always wanted to learn about prairie-native flora! I only know a little bit about chaparral flora. What grasses, native and non-native, currently dominate the American Midwest?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I specialize in native Texas plants. But, literally dozens or more species share native ranges from Texas through the Midwest. Googling invasive grasses in your area will give you some insight into the magnitude of the problem with invasives.

AntarcticFox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ok, then what are the most common grasses in Texas!

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On the Fort Worth Prairie (Between OK and Texas Hill Country) the most predominate native grass is Little Blue Stem. Gulf, Seep, and Purple Muhlys are common, as are sedges and Big Blue Stem.

kingsized_reeses ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are a fascinating man. I enjoy your insight.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you! That's very kind.

melospizamelodia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

are there any native prairie plant species that are extinct? i wouldn't be surprised if there are

i'm such a downer

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sure there are. But I didn't study them, and one isn't coming to me, off the top of my head.

dubyat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

our back yard is shaded by a colossus spruce tree. any recommended grass for heavy shade?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If something is magically invented, for such a location, I'll let you know.

Registering_Bad_Idea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What would be some good native plants for a lawn and garden in North Dakota and/or Saskatchewan? :D I want to go native with my plantings but can't find any good resources for my region.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You really should look into what plants do well in your area. Many local garden centers, all over, are getting into more native plants.

Registering_Bad_Idea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's the thing -- I can find little to no information on the Northern Plains, and there is no such thing as a rural "garden center." There's some families who have greenhouses and sell flowers, that's about it. I'd like to get the information, I just don't know where to find it!

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sure googling "native Northern Plains plants for landscape" would yield you many options to take somewhere to buy or trade seed/specimens.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks, I love it!

973p4ndas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...wait, are you serious? Because I'm totally coming to you with my questions about prairie flora from now on.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I haven't lied to you yet.

shokwave00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So what would you consider a good resource on landscaping with native prairie plants and grasses?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are many books available. See what covers your area.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm alright with it. Not very common on my part of the prairie.

kdmcentire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I live in Kansas and am desperate for a low growing but hardy ground cover/grass that grows slowly and will stand up to kids running around on it. We have nearly an acre and I hate how often we have to mow our friggin yard in the summer.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sorry. I am not a turfgrass specialist.

stewy97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's the best vacuum for Fescue? Whatabout Zoysia?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:22:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Goats.

stewy97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are those bagless?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:12:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No. But, you only remove the bag to make a condom or canteen out of.

meebs86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sounds like Mr. Vacumn guy should do an AMA about plants and stuff.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not an expert. I just have a higher-than-average knowledge of them.

Man_Dalorian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The hell is a "forb?"

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A herbaceous flowering plant that is not a grass.

Man_Dalorian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The more you know!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Botany is an incredible study

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:30:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've always loved it.

nervousnedflanders ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love that on reddit people with different knowledge can nerd out about their said knowledge. I like hearing what gets people off, so to speak.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:29:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've always loved that part of reddit too.

Hardcorex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I live in northeastern US and am trying to come up with a good shrub to place in my backyard to divide it from the neighbors yard. Something good for privacy and that will grow to its maximum size quickly, but then not require tons of maintenance. It will be a partly sunny area.

Any shrub/tree that fits my needs?

Thanks for the help with vacuums.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should consult someone from your region. Thanks, though.

BuriedinDebt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

touchmyfuckinggrass

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:25:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's already hard enough to be taken seriously as a consultant with this fucking name...

Butplugger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You seem like you would be a really nice, boring white guy in person.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am neither nice, nor boring. Why you gotta bring race into it?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He fucking loves the shit out of them. Read his AMA, it's oddly intriguing.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't tell people such hateful lies.

Twixychick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What kind of shrubbery would you demand one bring you?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Coffee

javko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unidan 2.0?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please, no.

cyburai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you a shrub wrangler? And do you know the Knights who say Ni?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Of course.

cyburai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have many skills, and should easily survive the zombie apocalypse.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:27:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think I'd do well. I am a well-trained marksman, and my brother is armed through the teeth on 5 acres in Colorado. I'd be all set.

datinginfo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You need to start your prairie-native flora comments with "Prairie-native flora expert here!" That'll catch peoples attention :)

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do not like the idea of referring to myself as an expert in plants, as I do not hold a graduate degree. I have a Master Naturalist certification..or did..I need to renew. And that is good enough for me.

nick1229 ยท 338 points ยท Posted at 20:51:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hes a vacuum repair guy. He did an ama about it a while back

[deleted] ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 21:00:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's already done two AMAs

JD-King ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:46:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The best AMA's honestly

iZacAsimov ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:56:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, which was the "best" one? Because I need a vacuum. Because I can no longer just move out and buy a new house every time my old house gets dirty. Because the economy. Because thanks, Obama!

Forgotten-Six ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:41:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Miele for canisters Riccar for uprights Hoover for budget machines Sanitaire or Royal for commercial machines Dyson if you just can't be talked out of a bagless machine.

that was from his AMA.

Miele S8 Uniq

from his comment below....

iZacAsimov ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you!

JD-King ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:01:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you know what? I forgot. Ask /u/touchmyfuckingcoffee

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:25:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Miele S8 Uniq.

jfarre20 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:18:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My crappy Dyson broke, I pulled up your AMA this morning and bought a Miele S7. Thanks

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:05:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're welcome. Use those bits of advice, and it will work well for you. Also, with that model, it is crucial you do not race about with it, when vacuuming, and no not attempt to pick up any foreign objects. That thing is for dirt, dust, and hair only.

Dtapped ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:06:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My crappy Dyson broke

Seriously? Ours has lasted for years and still does an amazing job.

JD-King ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha thanks! I'm waiting for my Oreck to peter out one day.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:38:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why wait? It doesn't clean well anyway.

iZacAsimov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks, Obama!

jwyche008 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I remember that! So much good advice!

cupofworms ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Isnt his advice counter-productive to his job? If people take care of their vacuums what would he do??

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:26:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's actually a ploy FOR his job. Your shitty $100 vacuum broke? Fuckit, time to get a new one. The ones he recommends are like $1500, at which point it's like "This thing missed a dog hair on my couch! TO THE SHOP IT GOES."

MyBodyIsReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wondered why I have him tagged as "vacuum expert".

SooInappropriate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's kind of a big deal here.

Sckeckle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's also possibly the funniest motherfucker on Reddit.

humpyourface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And he knows his shit!

hoosiers26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:20:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was surprising awesome and memorable

Slinkwyde ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:56:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

*He's

Armymedic0604 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This guy doest know!

Deathspiral222 ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 20:55:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about expensive bagless vacuums?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 250 points ยท Posted at 21:03:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That just a more efficient way of throwing your money away.

GearGuy2001 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:11:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about Whole House Vacuums?

We have a Beam and it works quite well, we did have a pipe come loose one time (not in the wall thankfully) but overall its been really great.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:25:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good systems, despite not being easy to use.

Deathspiral222 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:05:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My parents still have their Dyson from 1995. Continues to work perfectly.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 21:06:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If by perfectly you mean, "entirely inadequate and inefficient compared to a real vacuum", then I'd agree with you.

kuenx ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:14:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How can I train my Roomba to use baggies?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 21:39:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sit it in a room with a bunch of heavyweight bagged vacs, and just berate the fuck out it, crush it's self esteem, and basically drive it to suicide.

kuenx ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:19:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

hm.. maybe I'd rather call the vac whisperer

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:15:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:50:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

D'awww! Thanks!

pilotdude22 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:00:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Replacement Unidan.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:30:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please don't say that. I don't pad my posts.

pilotdude22 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:47:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

FUCKING DEAL WITH IT

SheeEttin ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:13:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It cleans my floor just as well as any other. Why is it not a "real" vacuum?

Babolat ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:07:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is he probably just doesn't get paid to repair them as often.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:14:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just go to the text portion of my last 2 AMAs. I clearly lay out the problems of bagless vs. bagged vacuums.

Iceman_B ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:05:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Got a link?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 23:27:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go to my submission history.

martinaee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:50:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can you just post a few bullet points here quick? The TL:DR version for those (I'm assuming majority) who don't want to go off this thead? P.S. coffee is the tits.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:36:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not going to do your homework for you.

martinaee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:44:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's fine... but if you are an expert in vacuum cleaners you could at least share your knowledge freely.

Nevermind. You obviously don't give a fuck. Sorry to waste your time.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:27:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For fuck sake, you pansy-ass! I've done three fucking AMAs and answered over 10,000 questions! The least you could fucking do is click a couple of god damned links to learn a little something.

Go fuck yourself, you entitled little shithead. Revel in your laziness and ignorance, you prick.

2scared ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:49:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nah if you want me to listen to your made up reasons you're gonna have to pull the weight and post the link. Otherwise I'm gonna continue to be happy with my perfectly working bagless vacuum that even picks up massive amounts of embedded dog hair in the carpet.

Doodley_Appendages ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:34:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here you go, lazy bastard.

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2cfpol/vacuum_repair_guy_here_again_i_missed_several/

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:32:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't give a fuck what you use. I put out shitloads of info. Be a fucking capable individual, and click a fucking link, you twat.

You know what? You keep your fucking vacuum. NO BAGGED VAC FOR YOU!

DeeJason ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:16:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well that escalated quickly.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What do you expect from someone who is daring you to touch his fucking coffee?

Cool_Enough_for_You ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 02:08:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Riiiiiiiight... so everyone just stay the fuck away from this guy's shitty future kickstarter. You know who people don't like buying shit from? An asshole.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 04:16:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Said the asshole.

Dude, have you never heard of sarcasm? Jesus fucking christ, what do you expect from a guy who's daring you to touch his fucking coffee? Ever heard of character voice?

Pull your panties out of your ass.

NoYOUREa________ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:09:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, YOU'RE an asshole. Not being sarcastic.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 12:31:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like I give a fuck. Go and cry to your mommy, if you don't like what I have to say.

I'm here to help people. Go fuck yourself if you don't like the way I do it.

Innovationwarp ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But it does t pick it up, it just gets embedded into the brush!

snowblinders ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:03:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My bagless vacuum works perfectly well I don't understand the hate. And why make us scroll through your comment history, people don't want to do that.

-888- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a bagless LG that is top rated by Consumer Reports and has been great for four years now. I think the reddit vacuum guy overestimates his vacuum wisdom.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can you suggest to me a good relatively inexpensive vaccum?

Also, are roombas a good idea?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is what my AMAs are for.

Deathspiral222 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

The carpets are cream-coloured and they look impeccable. Since they don't generally eat on the carpets, that's enough cleanliness to be "entirely adequate" for them.

This Dyson was one of the first models they released (perhaps THE first) in the UK and it's built like a tank. I'm not sure they ever sold them in the US.

Ah, it looks like this is the case: "While initially made in England, all of its products are now made in Malaysia and its brushless electric motors in Singapore." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dyson_products)

They have the original English-manufactured version. It's very possible that the build quality went down once manufacturing moved to Asia and volumes increased.

Incidentally, they paid around 600 pounds ($1000-ish) in 1995 currency for it.

EDIT: It looks like Dyson's were not sold in the USA until 2001.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:11:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is a fact that Dysons are not built as well since leaving England.

xenthum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well the lights do come on and it does make a big whirring sound, but there's a good chance that it isn't picking up as much dirt, dander, and debris (I love typing those three words together!) as a more modern and higher quality machine.

effedup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Best thing about a Dyson is the 5 year warranty. Mine has been back to depot twice and I've made about 7-8 service calls for almost all parts. It really is a piece of shit but their service is great so at least they repair it a couple times a year.

helm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:54:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We bought one. It stopped working after a few months - it got harder and harder to keep it on. In the end it would stop running whenever you got it close to dust.

MrMastodon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And as we know, efficiency is king.

jnrdingo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So bag vacuums are the way to go then? Why not bag-less?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can read about my thoughts on them in my AMAs.

JdaveA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't have carpet. I use a couple rugs in the living room. Can I still use bagless?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you don't want a good vacuum.

mb862 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's your issue with bagless? I've actually had far less issues with bagless than bagged (though I do dismantle and clean regularly).

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can read about my thoughts on them in my AMAs.

iRaqTV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about this little guy? I got it for free with my mattress but I use it quite often and have no complaints. Better than the old Dustbuster if my memory from 20+ ago serves me correctly.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:58:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If it lasted nearly as long as a dust buster, I'd agree with you. At least Dyson will replace it for you, every time it breaks, while its warranty is still good.

iRaqTV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh wow, the new dust buster looks to be similarly designed as the Dyson handheld and apparently costs about $150 less!

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:57:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, if it is shit, at least you're only out $40.

iRaqTV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:45:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly.

hotfuzz86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because they are never as good as good bagged vacuums. Read my AMAs for more.

elshroom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I find that burning the mattress that holds all my money is the best way to waste money. but yours seems cool though.

litabear58 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is it about bagless vacuums that makes them inferior?

Edit: autocorrect sucks

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can learn more about them in my AMAs.

litabear58 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks! I will do that!

FlyByPC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What do you think of Sebo vacuums? Found one in a Goodwill for $20, and happened to Google it and saw what they usually go for. Wow.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:58:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think Sebos are in the top 3 vacuums in the residential market, worldwide.

foreverburning ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why are bag less worse than regular ones?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:49:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Read my AMAs for a thorough response.

foreverburning ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks. Sorry, was on mobile. Will check it out.

ZippyDan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about shopvac-type vacuums for warehouses, garages, and workshops?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:41 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're going to need to look into commercial canister machines. Check out PowrFlite and Perfect brands.

NotJustA1L ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everything you say is hilarious. Never stop

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks. I appreciate it more than you know.

zlexRex ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are Dysons worth it?

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:12:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Archenoth ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:13:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

( อกยฐ อœส– อกยฐ)

SonVoltMMA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's high-end for Walmart, basically. Cheap and plastic. If you want to spend money on a vacuum there's far better brands like Miele.

Nayr747 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:22:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And Riccar, which is made in America.

Noellani ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:54:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's your opinion on Reddit?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:05:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like reddit. It's a place where I can go, and learn something about anything. For an information/data addict like me, it's a one-stop-shop of shitloads.

It makes me laugh. It makes me cry. It infuriates me with rage. And it fills my heart with optimism. Then, there's always the negative cockmongers, racists, and backwards motherfuckers around, just to keep things interesting.

Noellani ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:10:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for sharing your opinion! I agree 100%. Reddit is pretty awesome. Its almost like a world wide web of people coming together sharing different opinions and perspectives. Lovely thing!

Intencities92 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:56:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whats wrong with bagless vacuums? I hate buying those damn bags.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:02:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should hate buying shitty vacuums more.

cuppincayk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That didn't answer the question at all...

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:10:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I suggest reading my AMAs for more info.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:17:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If the Pope drops a turd, is it still a piece of shit?

naricstar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

convince them to buy you a bag vacuum with a large supply of replacement bags. Profit.

steffesteffe ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:04:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well tell me your address and I will send you some coffee. How do you expect to get it if you wont even tell me that?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:07:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's not for public consumption. If you're serious, you can PM me.

tulsatechie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But even if you pm him he is still technically "public" isn't he?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It implies a level of trust. It's not like the address directly ties to me anyway.

tulsatechie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So you'll admit that it's baseless paranoia that prevents you from posting the address to send coffee to. ;)

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's not it at all. If it was baseless paranoia, I wouldn't share it at all.

coochini_martini ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:05:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So my dyson is bag less, does that make it cheap and bad?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:22:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Usually those are expensive and bad. Maybe you got a good deal on yours though.

coochini_martini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah my mom got it for me for my bday last year and it was 160

AlmostKevinSpacey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:06:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey, vacuum guy. What's your favorite album?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:21:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now, you know damned well there is no way to pick just one favorite album...I mean, fuck!

The best thing in my collection is a Thelonious Monk 1962 Tokyo Concert Series double album.

AlmostKevinSpacey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's true. When I get asked that question, I list off four or five.

That's a nice piece for sure, though.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:01:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ssshhhh...it's a first pressing.

Marsandtherealgirl ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:11:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're telling me those rollers shouldn't look like my hairbrush?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:16:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Only if you don't want them to work.

wermberm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Never lend someone your vac.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:16:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AMEN!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:11:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:15:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Only inside. I love the shit in the garden.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah....that'll happen.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's ok...There are far better vacuums out there.

KakariBlue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So at the risk of poking a caffeinated honey badger, what are your thoughts on Electrolux? I've had bagged and newer bagless ones and, when properly cared for, I've found them both to suck well. What do I get by going to a Riccar or Miele?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Old Lux and new Lux are not the same animals. Electrolux was killed as a brand, by Eureka, when bought out for Sanitaire. Eureka later on sold the Lux name to LG, the cell phone people. And, they make shit vacuums.

Go to your local dealer, and see for yourself, what you're missing out on.

daonejorge ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have the cheapest bagless vacuum they sell (full sized). It works pretty great for its price. I have a husky so I have to vacuum twice a day during shedding season. I know there is a lot that it doesn't pick up but it's still amazing for being super cheap

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:09:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You must have very low expectations. I require excellent filtration in my home. No bagless vac will do, for me.

daonejorge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, I have a pretty nice carpet cleaner that we use almost weekly. I would like a nicer vacume, but I just don't want to spend the money, why do you hate bagless?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The answer to that is in my AMAs.

baaaaaaaaaaaaaah ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:32:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes I need a Hoover MaxExtract Pressure Pro Model 60. Pick up at 7:30. I'm ready...

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:50:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That'll be $1.5 million...non-negotiable.

baaaaaaaaaaaaaah ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:07:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YESSS I'm so happy you got the reference :) haha

nonsequitur_potato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:37:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are all bag less vacuums bad or just the cheap ones? I'm looking to buy a cheap bag less vacuum (I'm sorry - I'd love an expensive one but I'm broke and it's for a small college apartment) are there any that don't suck (or do)?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:44:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look, here's the thing:

You cannot get a good and cheap vacuum, new. The two terms are mutually exclusive. If you want something good, buy something used/refurbished from a local dealer.

Spekingur ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is life?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:41:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A short lived chemical process that makes most people generally miserable.

Spekingur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, that puts a damper on my day.

noperdd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love my cheap bagless vacuum. It cost 40$ and seems to work great. What's wrong with that?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have low expectations. That's all.

mycleverusername ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop buying cheap, bagless vacuums

I fucking hate buying and changing bags. It sucks, especially with pets. It makes the lifetime cost higher. Why should I switch?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:39:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because you're wrong about the expense part. Many bagless vacuums have multiple filters, which can easily exceed the cost of a year's supply of bags. That, and you'll never get your carpet as clean, or your air as well filtered, with a bagless vacuum.

See my AMAs.

Dookie_boy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)
  • Stop buying cheap, bagless vacuums.

I still can't understand the difference between my $14 bagless model from Walmart and a $150 model from dyson. Help !

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not much of a difference. They're both cheap, bagless vacuums. You shouldn't spend less than $250 on a vacuum, and you shouldn't buy bagless.

Dookie_boy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

You shouldn't spend less than $250 on a vacuum, and you shouldn't buy bagless.

But why ? Thanks.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Read my AMAs.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:10:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why is bagless so bad. I just bought a shark bagless vacuum that I am quite satisfied with.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:12:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Read my AMAs.

Ask_A_Sadist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did you read the AMA about the vacuum repair guy?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:47:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am the vacuum repair guy.

Ask_A_Sadist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

You gotta be fucking me, really?

Edit: holy shit

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:33:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There aren't that many of us here.

henryshock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop buying cheap, bagless vacuums

I bought a cheap, bagless vacuum before I discovered reddit. Every time I use it, I feel shame but it continues to work, tolerably well infact. What can I do? Every day I hit it with a hammer but still it works. The bastard.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I recommend a Newtonian test, off of an interstate overpass.

Qwirk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I had to buy a bagless vacuum because my wife wouldn't empty our vac with a bag so shit would pile up inside the vac all the way down the intake tube.

I'm not certain but I think she thinks the bag magically empties itself or that she shouldn't have to do it even though I plead with her to ask me to do it and I will.

Now she doesn't empty the bagless vacuum as well but it's easier to get shit out of the intake tube.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude...did you ever consider doing the vacuuming, yourself?

Qwirk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't be home all the time. =|

neverendingninja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did you ever consider that vacuuming is why most people love their SO?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That must explain my popularity.

neverendingninja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well someone did proclaim their love for you earlier in the thread. And I....really want to touch your coffee. ..

DullMan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:35:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have an $80 (cheap) canister vacuum, and it's better than all the bagged and very expensive bag-less vacuums I've used.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, it's really not. You just like it better.

DullMan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What kind of statement is that? You are certain the expensive vacuums I used are better than the somewhat cheap canister I have? I gave you nothing to indicate what I have or what I used, I was simply making a statement that there are expensive vacuums that don't do as good of a job as cheaper ones.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:46:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look, the data is in. I don't give a shit what kind of cheap, bagless canister vacuum you own. What I know is that there is not a single one on the market that can compete, in any way, to a quality premium vacuum, like a Miele, Sebo, or Riccar.

They just do not perform as well, clean as well, filter as well, or last as long as premium vacuums. Quit getting butthurt over it, and accept facts.

DullMan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:02:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never said my vacuum is better than any of these, or that I've ever used any of these. Relax.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:09:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look, you're the one who wanted to argue about cheap vs good vacuums. Don't whine to me if you didn't like the response you got.

DullMan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:38:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never claimed cheap vacuums are better than good vacuums. I said my cheap vacuum is better than expensive vacuums I've used. In other words, just because someone asks for $500 for a vacuum, does not make it a better vacuum.

You, for whatever reason, started arguing with me. And when I clarified my statement, for whatever reason again, took it personally and started replying aggressively. I don't understand what upset you about what I said.

No, it is not a fact that expensive means quality, there is no data to suggest price is directly correlated with quality, and I defy you to show me such data. I never said my cheap vacuum is the best vacuum, I simply said I used expensive vacuums that didn't perform as well.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:50:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look, I'm tired and have had alot of coffee. Bygones?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's wrong with bagless vacuums?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:09:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Read my AMAs.

wojx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Need an address or P.O. box to send coffee too

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can PM me for that.

wojx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:38:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha, do you really want some? I has the hookups.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You think a guy with a username like this is going to pass up free coffee?

wojx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What kind do you want?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:21:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Surprise me with anything African or of a darker roast.

Whiskeygiggles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:18:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've had a bagless Henry Hoover for 15 years and it's never broken down. Not once. I've never cleaned it either. I empty the inside when it's full (maybe every 6 weeks). And that's it. It works perfectly and has never given me a moments trouble. It's possibly the best purchase I ever made.

http://www.numatic.co.uk/mobile/index.aspx

Edit: I didn't realise you were a famous vacuum guy. I'm now convinced that you work for Miele though.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:08:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do not work for Miele. I work for a Miele dealer. But, I do not get a commission and recommend many brands, based on needs.

That Henry is basically what Americans call a shop-vac. They're cheaply built, have poor filtration, are loud, and can make a mess. And, finally, like all things, Henrys are not built like they used to be. Dyson made a decent vacuum 15 years ago.

The fact is, that anyone with respiratory problems needs a better vacuum, with better cleaning power and better filtration. Your Henry is just a cheap vacuum that doesn't break down much.

Whiskeygiggles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:42:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Wow. You took that to heart! I was joking about you working for Miele...

I still love my henry. At ยฃ99 (GBP) it was not cheap for me when I bought it as a 19 year old single mother and I'm very happy with all the years of no trouble that I've got from it. Maybe it's noisy, that matters very little to me, but it does the job and gives me no trouble at all. I see no reason to spend a fortune on a Miele if the vacuum I have is sturdy and works. A "cheap vacuum that doesn't break down much" sounds pretty good to me, if it works, and mine does. Why would I want an expensive vacuum that doesn't break down much, and have to dick around with bags and so on?

Edit: at ยฃ99 that Hoover was one of the most expensive on the market at the time. It wasn't considered cheap.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:20:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look, if you're happy with what you're using, keep it. I have no incentive to talk you out of it. I am only here to tell people what good vacuums are.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:52:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why should we stop buying cheap bagless vacuums? I bought my Eureka bagless for $38 on a black friday sale and havent had a problem with it at all. I'd rather pay $38 and have some leftover spending money than drop $400 on a Dyson and have an empty wallet and/or be in debt paying 20% interest on it. It's a fucking vacuum. Gets used once a week. 52 times per year. Not all that important to me.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:56:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If having a really clean home isn't important to you, then there's no need for me to convince you otherwise.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:58:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Should I really be vacuuming my home every single day of my life? Methinks you may have some sort of OCD.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:05:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Only crazy people vacuum that often. Where did you even get that idea?

I just have a great vacuum that cleans very well, filters my air, can get into every little spot, and do my recessed lighting and ceiling fans. Try that with a POS.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:13:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I honestly don't really care about all that. Just suck some dirt and dust off my carpet and fill the cup. That's really all I need. I have attachments for tight spots and recessed lighting and ceiling fans can be dusted with a rag and some pledge or other cleaner.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:36:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then enjoy it. It's not like I benefit from you buying a new one.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Where should I send this coffee? Find something good on Amazon and let me know! For realz homes!

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you are serious, you can PM me for that info.

v_ronatron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

what do you think about me touching your coffee?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:38:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What do you think of a closed-casket funeral?

wtcnbrwndo4u ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

... not to keep asking you vacuum questions, but if you had $200 to spend on a vacuum, what would you buy?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's what my AMAs are for.

wtcnbrwndo4u ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I didn't see a question like that in the most recent one. I'll hunt for it, haha.

EDIT: Clearly I didn't try hard enough. Found it. Thanks dude!

TurnAroundBrownEye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I got a dollar seam ripper from the dollar tree, 8 years strong and easily the best cleaning utensil from getting out hairs to unclogging the bagless container. You would be surprised of how handy it is.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not really. I've used seam rippers, often. But, it's hard to find quality rippers, these days, that won't just break on you in no time. As it is, my razor knife works much faster.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

are expensive bagless vacuums ok?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're ok. I'm trying to get people beyond ok.

darkcustom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have carpeted stairs and a long haired black dog. What would be a good a vacuum for the stairs. I have a cheapo bagless but it's not good at the stairs. Also it's heavy and awkward to move around on stairs. Thanks!

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is what my AMAs are for.

ChariotRiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody ever asks me my opinions outside of vacuums...

So, do you have a particular brand of coffee that you enjoy?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I drink more French roast than anything. I can often be caught with espresso in my hand as well. I love the African, Jamaican, and Hawaiian beans as well.

ChariotRiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never had any African or Hawaiian blends. I have had Jamaican once and it was alright. I do usually go with a French roast in the morning though unless I am feeling lazy and just go with Folgers. Espresso sounds nice. Do you have your own machine or one you would recommend? I am a teacher, and thinking about putting one in the back of my classroom. I already keep a regular coffee machine back there to keep me through the later part of the day when I start to get tired.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Interestingly enough, your morning French roast has less caffeine in it than does lighter roasts. Switching to a lighter roast in the afternoon will give you that perfect pick me up.

I have a Krupps at home. It came with my SO. We're moving into a home soon. So, it will be time for me to hit /r/Coffee to find a new machine.

ChariotRiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, why thank you for the suggestion. I will check out something lighter then to keep me going during those last two periods, aha...my poor students.

Hopefully you enjoy your move. I am moving in October, but this time I hired movers because it can get annoying to be the one to pester friends with trucks, and designated movers makes it seem simpler. Where are you all moving to? A change of climate? It is mighty hot here in California. Sometimes I consider moving North, but all my family is here.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We're just moving across town. A friend of ours, who is moving in with her b/f is going to rent us her place. I'm finally getting out of this apartment, where I cannot grow anything. I'm going to go hog-fucking-wild on improving her landscape! You want hot? Come to Texas.

ChariotRiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh how exciting. Yes where I am moving hopefully I can get some planter boxes, and grow some tomato again. I've been pruning a avocado plant for 8 months now so that is going in the soil soon enough.

I've been to Texas. My sister lives out there a few hours away from Dallas. Enjoy the crickets.

funkymunniez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I bought a Miele stick upright on your AMA recommendation. I would buy you a coffee for this wonderful thing but no one lets me do online gift cards and well, I'm too lazy to send one in the mail.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The thought might count, but it's not feeding my addiction.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You sound like a suburban soccer mom

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or an expert on vacuum cleaners.

guruchild ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's because they suck.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Almost as well as your mom does.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fucking shit. I wish someone would tell my family this. I bought them a vacuum because the entire second floor, as well as the staircase is made of carpet. never clean the filter, never empty the bag, and never clean the bristles. the fuck people.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I give you this mission: Carry forth, unto your family, my wisdom. Share it with the world.

RedditAuthority ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about central vacuum systems?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's what my AMAs are for.

WhenSnowDies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That advice sucks.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So does your mom.

abc69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ok, which type of coffee do you like?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My favorite roast is French. My favorite beans are African varietals, and Hawaiian Kona.

Kalium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How do I send you coffee?

What's your favorite kind of coffee?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

PM me if you're serious.

I like French roast, Jamaican Blue Mountain, Hawaiian Kona, Ethiopian Harrar, Sumatran...anything but fucking chicory! (Sorry to my SO).

Nariborn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh yeah, the vacuum repair AMA guy.

That was probably one of the most informative AMA's I've ever read. Go figure.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you, kindly.

speech-geek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In your opinion, which is the better Star Wars trilogy?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:45:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude...I'm 42. No question.

speech-geek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just making sure, there are some weird fucking people out there.

wafflesareforever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a Roomba and think it's the best thing ever. I take good care of it and in return it vacuums my house every day far more thoroughly than I ever would. A penny for your thoughts on robo-vacs like my little buddy?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can find my thoughts on Roombas in my AMAs.

wafflesareforever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But but but I want you to do my research for me!

Kidding. Thanks boss.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel blowing air through the filter from a garage vac, for example, works better than washing.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is a perfect example to the tublrites out there....Your feelings do not beat out facts.

Chempy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Damn...I just bought a cheap bagless a few months back. It seems to get the job done however. Will it not last or is it actually not working as hard as the good ones?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes...all that.

Chempy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dammit.

Draco6slayer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey! I can make an original joke here for loads of karma!

The thing about vacuum cleaners is... (extended pause with creepy smile)

THEY SUCK!

HAHA! GET IT? BECAUSE THEY DO! I'M ORIGINAL! LAUGH YOU FUCKERS!

eca3617 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really? That sucks.

snort

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To whom should I address the next-of-kin notice?

hexag1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you that vacuum repair man that did the hit AMA?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, I am that guy.

Mnblkj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My vacuum shat it's supposedly automatically retracting cord over a series of experiments to see how far I could get away from the plug socket. Now it refuses to honour it's side of the agreement and put it's protuberance away. Slag.

Now what?

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:33:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's what guys like me are for. Go to your local repair shop.

Mnblkj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wizards. Got it. Cheers.

superfrodies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

what do you think about the Electrolux Ergorapido EL1014A? I got one as a wedding present about a year ago and i think it fucking sucks. i just want to be validated, basically. thanks.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:30:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seek validation from within. That being said, modern Lux vacuums are complete shit.

anonanon1313 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do all that stuff regularly, but I also tear it down and clean and relube the bearings, including the motors. My last vac went 30 years, I only got rid of it because it needed a new brush bar and house set which was more than a new vac.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really? You're re-lubing encased, sealed bearings in your motor? Just what kind of vacuum is this?

anonanon1313 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was a 30 year old Panasonic canister with power head.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So, how did you remove the bearing seals, and get them resealed, without blowing all the grease out? Was it a Lamb motor?

anonanon1313 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:00:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On sealed ball/roller bearings I usually apply light oil and let it wick past the seals. When grease dries out it leaves behind the thickener which will reconstitute with new oil. For sleeve bearings I use a thicker oil. This actually works better on worn bearings since the clearances open up. On some bearings seals can be lifted up with a pick.

Obviously this won't fix damaged bearings, but it will keep dry bearings from spalling. Sintered bronze bearings are meant to be porous, but the pores become smeared shut when the bearing dries out. This just means that the bearing has to be lubed more frequently since the oil won't be replenishing.

The best maintenance for ball bearings is to clean and repack, but this is often impractical. A dirty bearing isn't ideal, but much better than a dry one. Running a normally greased bearing on oil is fine, it will just need more frequent lubrication.

The obvious caveats about not over oiling or getting oil near electrical components apply.

I've serviced bearings this way on a variety of electric appliances, including floor VAC's, shop vacs, exhaust fans, room fans, electric bench and hand tools and kitchen appliances, computer fans, etc. It may not be an effective strategy for an appliance repair professional because of the increased frequency of services, but for a handy home mechanic it can work indefinitely from my experience.

touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:13:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My only point was that those bearings are easily replaced, and only cost a few dollars apiece-Hence my incredulity.

anonanon1313 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:27:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some are, many are not. If I see an easily replaced bearing with a size marking I'll swap it out, even though that means some searching and a trip to a not convenient store, or more realistically an eBay purchase, because unlike a repair facility, I don't keep an inventory. Otherwise I'll accept having to relube annually or whatever. With vacs I'm usually opening them up for cleaning that often anyway.

pinkadilly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I inherited a super cheap vacuum from my brother when I went to college, I don't think he had done more than dump the dust out, EVERY. The whole thing smelled like something was growing in there, had died, and something new was growing atop the corpse. Please clean.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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touchmyfuckingcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can learn all about my problems with Dysons in my AMAs.

[deleted] ยท 1365 points ยท Posted at 19:47:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of people on here seems obsessed with either one upping someone else or getting revenge. I think people should just focus on their own shit, attempt to be kind, and chill the fuck out.

TaintedTulip ยท 104 points ยท Posted at 22:02:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think that's a trait that's limited to reddit, to be honest. For the most part, I think people are just self-centred like that by nature - I know I catch myself going to one up someone all the time without even meaning to and have to remind myself to shut the fuck up and let them have their moment. It's weird, noticing yourself doing it.

kmlrwv ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:40:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't decide if you're proving his point or not...

meltingpotvigor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:51:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The point is maturity is being able to catch yourself while being both critical and understanding.. Catching someone in this is as pointless as when we do it ourselves.

TaintedTulip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:49 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh the irony!

I don't know, I expect there's a fine line between contributing to the conversation with a different or modified version of their opinion and one upping someone or making them feel like you're saying their point wasn't valid/good enough (I hope that's not how I sounded!). Context and tone help a lot, of which there's none on the internet.

But basically, we're all just dicks most of the time without even meaning to be.

EatsFiber2RedditMore ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I try to one up people more than you. See I just did it again... I should see a doctor... About getting better jokes.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:36:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Students of reddit history will remember Theo.

In my opinion, if Reddit had a Mt. Rushmore, Theo would appear right next to forthewolfx.

JosephLeee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:53:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is a good place to study reddit history?

Kratomator ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:08:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/MuseumOfReddit

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good question. A partial answer is the Best of Reddit awards from previous years. We must never forget Bozarking.

JackfromAllstate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh my god, I've never read that before. That is terrible. What is wrong with people.

GiraffeSlut ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:41:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like being some kind of fucked up human being for thinking everything he did was frigging awesome.

Stue3112 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:26:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What does one upping mean?

eddy_v ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:51:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tell a story about something then people will reply with a similar story but theirs will be a little bit better. They are always, at least, a little better/more lucky than you.

JD-King ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:59:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be glad it's not Facebook. People are one upping like it's going out of style.

ThatIsMyHat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:02:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's also one-upping reactions to things. Let's say Corporation X did something bad. Someone will say they're not going to buy from Corporation X anymore. The someone else says they're gonna organize a mass boycott. The someone else says they're going to vandalize Corporation X's retail stores. Then someone else says they're going to throw Corporation X's board of directors into a vat of acid full of acid-breathing sharks, and so on and so forth.

It's like they're competing in a game to see who can be the angriest about stuff.

Sparcrypt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:11:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Yeah I got in an argument last week with some guy... He was pretty misinformed and a bit of a dick. But eh, I moved on.

Other day was going back through some posts and found some guy had come in and fucking DESTROYED this guy. He'd called him on everything, gone back through the guys old posts and linked contradictions, the lot.

Original guy argued with him a bit but gave up and deleted all his comments... I mean all, from his whole account.

I was half impressed and half wondering why anybody would bother. Though the guy WAS a real dick to a lot of people in that thread so I can't say I was too shocked.

Vennificus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Linked contractions

Aw you shouldn't've

(I am not sorry)

Sparcrypt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:10:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eh, phone changed it. Fixed.

(I do not care).

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:22:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed. Reddit has NO CHILL.

g_chillin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It does. You just need to know where to find it. :)

P1h3r1e3d13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/chill

I found it; I just can't get in.

Chill012 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:42:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not even sure why you mentioned me in your post. PLS STAHP.

g_chillin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:39:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's not very chill of you.

sloth_jones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You definitely one upped his chill-ness

Chill012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

First things first I'm the chillest.

Drunken_Economist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fucking Theo

jvanderh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop trying to control me. I hope you get raped by a pack of tigers.

marcusklaas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Amen.

Distinguished_Cunt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've thought that for a long time

Basxt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i love you

Spacegod87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The getting revenge thing is true for reddit.

"She laughed at your golfing skills? Run that bitch down with your car, she deserves it!"

P1h3r1e3d13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be excellent to each other.

The_Enemys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

focus on their own shit

I often one up people (offline, at least), but usually if it is my own shit.

Jenfut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree and imagine how wonderful that world would be! Still take example of Iraq's situation they were doing fine and quite peaceful for a while but then ISIS came to picture and was that one upping hostile being. It is most unfortunate how evil holds power.

inevitabled34th ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, if you're going to troll go do that on YouTube or move to 4chan. It's easier to do there

GlassesOff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is probably one of the more underlooked thing's on this website. A large percentage of the times the comments are a constant game of one-upsmanship that's borderline vanity.

The example I remember the most clearly is a recent The Rain 2 post in r/videos or r/movies. The title called it one of the best fight scenes of all time.

The comments? Over 50% of the direct comments to the post were people's interpretation of their favorite fight scene. "No way OP, this is wayyy better" "Not even in the same league as this link" and on and on.

It's ok to have your own opinion, but always trying to prove your opinions or preferences is just grating.

buster2Xk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah well I think reddit tries to TWO up everyone.

Savageturtles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are a beautiful person and I like you.

No_Charisma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think this too, at least when it comes to petty one-upping and stuff, but revenge? I mean TRUE REVENGE? Like, Count of Monte Cristo type revenge? When that type of revenge is called for, I bet it's really fucking satisfying.

I know this is contrary to Dumas' message, but I'd venture that he was never as substantially wronged as Edmond Dantes(the main character) was either.

u-void ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can chill the fuck out a lot better than you can.

Xlay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll show you ...

TheWheats56 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The karma is mine, you understand?!?? MINE!!!

anmuydarp ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:36:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

CTFO!!!!!!

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:12:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you just described Buddhism in a nutshell.

Mob_King ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:36:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it's something that you can see in a lot of places, but the depersonalized format of The Internet is one place in which its magnified. Chuck in the upvote/downvote aka. 'Meowmeow beans' competitive mechanics of how you come to see content, and you could see how it'd be a perfect storm for one-ups-manship.

pbrooks19 ยท 2605 points ยท Posted at 21:20:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

If you know a woman or a couple who are expecting but are thinking of putting their child up for adoption, please contact me. My husband and I have been working on adopting a child for years now. We'd be great parents, and would be open to an 'open' situation with periodic communication.

EDIT: I'm so overwhelmed with the response to my post! When I made it, there were already 1500 posts in this thread, and I thought it would get buried. Thanks so much for your good wishes and hope and enthusiasm! And now, Reddit Gold! Thanks so much, sweet gilder!

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 665 points ยท Posted at 23:00:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Huh. This is not the kind of thing I was expecting to see, but I will be so interested to hear if you get any messages. What an interesting way to reach a ton of people in one attempt. Well done. And good luck.

Frinkd ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 23:35:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's something they want to tell all of Reddit. I hope the right person sees it.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:38:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Me too! I wasn't trying to imply otherwise. I think it's an excellent use of this forum.

Frinkd ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:39:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same! It's the kind of post I want to see.

TheRagingRavioli ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:11:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

imagine telling your future child that we found you through a post on reddit.

Frinkd ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:04:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Imagine when they name their child "Unidan."

bblakney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:15:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or Snoo!

zonkoid ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:00:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or violentacrez

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:36:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it's awesome! "We loved you before we knew you and we longed for you so badly that we asked the world to help us find you. And then we did. And it was good!"

toughenough6 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:37:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah absolutely, good luck to you and your husband, /u/pbrooks19.

This comment surprised me. I hope it works out.

pbrooks19 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:37:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

According to our agency, a lot of times it comes down to making the right connections. What better place to make a connection than Reddit?

ElSheriffe11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:22:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OP better deliver, amiright?

Comet7777 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah was not expecting this, but when you think about it, the comment makes perfect sense in the context of the original topic here.

pomo ยท 571 points ยท Posted at 23:57:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here you go.

Reddit delivers ;)

truevindication ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 00:51:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy crap I was expecting a .gif or an asshole YouTube link. Go you for proving me wrong!

PoisonousPlatypus ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:19:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

God damn it! I only clicked the link because of your comment. Now I've got "never gonna give you up" stuck in my head.

JLDraco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:48:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And weยดre all crying, again. Thanks Reddit!

conjunctionjunction1 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:37:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We did it, Reddit!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:17:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey man. What's your function?

Dragonsword ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:36:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Delivers

Literally.

pm_me_for_happiness ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 01:05:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Reddit delivers because OP didn't

D0nk3ypunc4 ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 01:27:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mission aborted?

zoestopper ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:21:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Boo

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:39:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't worry. Any other thread and you would've been top comment.

DeadpoolNX ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:31:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You, sir, deserve more than karma or gold.

pomo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:35:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was literally reading that thread in another tab when I saw the post.

tackleboxjohnson ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:44:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The reddit sure works in mysterious ways, doesn't it?

pomo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get enough humanity together in the one place and the critical mass just creates these synchronous moments. It was literally the last thread I was reading when I came into this thread.

caskaziom ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:06:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Delivers

Hehehe

pomo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

;)

Photo_enchantress ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:42:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice. Thank you.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:07:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So does any pediatrician.

pomo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Badum, tish.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:35:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like you.

Kalixen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:42:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You sir, are an amazing human being.

pomo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:57:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How so?

FlyterWinger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:18 on January 9, 2015 ยท (Permalink)

thanks for helping me find that subreddit its so weirdo i love it

ABS0LU7E ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you da real MVP!

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does Reddit do carry-out? I can't afford to pay the driver.

notsurewhatiam ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you really looking to adopt a child?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:22:29 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, just looking to make an admittedly lame joke. Someday I might adopt, when I'm in a better place to support a kid. I'd rather adopt than breed.

KeepinItReal94 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:43:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hi, my girlfriend cannot conceive so once we're ready to marry and settle down we might have to adopt. If you don't mind me asking, which state are you in? Is it difficult / expensive to adopt from there?

pbrooks19 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:59:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We live in Tennessee, but pretty much, infant adoption goes like this: domestic white infants can cost anywhere from $20,000-$40,000, depending on if you use an agency or a private attorney. A biracial or African-American infant can cost anywhere from $15,000-$25,000. Toddlers and older kids are more difficult to adopt because they are usually involved in the Legal system and often come as part of sibling groups. By the time a kid in the system gets to the point where he/she's adoptable, they're usually quite a bit older or are already part of a foster family. These kids who have been through the system usually just need legal expenses paid and a home study, which has costs that may vary.

cleeder ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:13:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A biracial or African-American infant can cost anywhere from $15,000-$25,000

Why in the fuck are white babies more expensive?

pbrooks19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:57:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The sad truth is that more people are looking to adopt white babies. I don't know if it's because more white folks can pay the fees to adopt, or perhaps there are more black or biracial infants available to adopt.

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 05:51:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because they have stronger earning power.

Thatwasajoke

fairlydecent ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:42:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't know about other states, but in Texas if you adopt a child over 4, a minority child, or a child with any level of disability, it's pretty much free. Not only that, but your new kid will also have free education at any of the state universities, eligibility for CHIP regardless of the parent income (a lifesaver when you need it most), and financial assistance from the state until they turn 18.

I honestly don't feel bad for people who wait years and spend tens of thousands of dollars to adopt an infant because there are thousands of older children who desperately need a family.

UnicornPanties ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:01:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not if they do it through reddit apparently...

nakedzombieboobs ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:05:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just please be careful who you trust. I had the unfortunate experience of meeting a pregnant woman who was planning on giving her unwanted baby to a couple and the POS was smoking crack throughout the pregnancy. The couple had no idea the baby they were about to adopt was addicted to drugs. To top it off, the woman bragged about how much money the couple was giving her in exchange for the baby.

[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 23:04:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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berberine ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 23:22:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

There was a thread somewhere on reddit this morning about it. I guess it costs $20-30,000 to do so and keeps a lot of folks from doing it. Those that do have to wait on waiting lists, sometimes years.

EDIT: I'm pretty sure it was this thread.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:32:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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berberine ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:41:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What some people in that thread said was preventing human trafficking, you're paying to help keep others in foster care, paying for the birth mother's medical expenses, costs associated with adoption, such as paperwork, home visits, background checks, parenting classes. There were more, but that's what I remember from this morning.

Dikaneisdi ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 23:37:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Various reasons, but one of the most interesting someone gave was that it discourages human trafficking.

sartaingerous ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 23:37:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is Sony guts!

cynicaljerkoff ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:03:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good luck

ETA: Given my username I feel I should point out that I meant that sincerely.

jewish_hitler69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:38:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

GOOD LUCK!

(spits on the floor, and stares OP down while I walk out the door).

FTFY

Valkyrie21 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:31:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should also lurk around r/relationships with this. There is always a couple with an unwanted pregnancy but have issues with abortion.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:02:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey there! My husband and I recently adopted out of foster care - within 2 weeks of putting in your paperwork we got a call, a few months later we had kids placed with us, and very soon they will be adopted. It's not for everyone, but there are so many kids in foster care (including infants) that desperately need homes! Feel free to PM me about our experience and any advice or thoughts.

Nomsfud ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:19:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My girlfriend and I went through this situation about three years ago. Actually, we were on the giving end. The family that ended up being chosen to adopt him is the most caring couple I've ever met. They tried to conceive for years to no success, and when she chose them their worlds immediately became whole. The look on the father's face when I told him his son had been born touched my heart in a way I can't describe.

She opted to go with an open adoption, so she and I see him and the family on holidays and the odd weekend. They're always going out of their way to do nice things for us, constably showing their appreciation, even though she and I have never asked for it. We both knew we were in a situation where raising a child was out of the question, and these people were the right parents for her son.

We're actually visiting them this weekend for his third birthday.

If you have any questions as to how the whole process goes, send me a PM and I'll give you her username so the two of you can talk

pbrooks19 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:23:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love hearing stories like yours. You give us hope! Thanks!

Nomsfud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:24:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey, in the situation you're in all you can do is hope. Good luck, and I hope you find the baby you're looking for.

BinarySo10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:53:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The four of you are amazing peopleโ€ฆ I am so happy for everyone involved here, and I wish this very lucky little boy a very happy third birthday!

latsyrcami ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:01:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am in the same exact boat. 7 years married, 6 years trying, 6 rounds of ivf (covered by insurance), and no baby. Only miscarriages and ectopic pregnancy that burst. I want to adopt so badly but the cost is so insane that it's so unlikely to happen. I'd only be able to if i could find a mother privately that wants a good family for her baby.

Good luck to you. If you get an exces of people interested, please share my story.

pbrooks19 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:25:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I truly know your pain. Thanks for your good wishes, and I hope you someday are we to be a mom, too.

headsortailz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:32:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good luck!!

theraaj ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:47:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This could be a very interesting reddit success story. I hope everything works out for you both.

Scarbane ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:50:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for bringing some positivity to this thread.

pointlessvoice ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:52:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

3 hrs. Any interest, yet?

purpletelescope ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:06:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who the fuck is going to give away a baby to sranger on the internet. Cmon bruh

pbrooks19 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:20:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wouldn't expect anyone to do such a thing. But sometimes the internet can be the starting point for a deliberate and meaningful discussion, and maybe later, a decision happens.

purpletelescope ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:42:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Keep dreaming. Do it the normal way

Kingdomheartsfan891 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:44:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On the other hand. Reddit, do not just give a baby to another random redditor because they asked nicely for it

dippet ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:07:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That was unexpected. You guys should do an AMA.

notLace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:03:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Except that thousands of couples are in the exact same situation. I personally find the parent comment irritating. I'm sure this individual's heart is in the right place, but they aren't alone. They will just have to wait the years it takes for EVERY adoptive parent to finally adopt a child.

Also, note that they asked expecting parents to consider this. The problem is that they want a shiny new baby, and not one of the thousands of perfectly good children who have possibly been in the foster care system for years. I'm not saying a couple shouldn't want a newborn, but, dang, you ain't special!!!

mrboombastic123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good luck! First comment I have actually cared about.

bigbossman90 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:13:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your comment is the only one I've seen so far that actually deserves gold.

I_fail_at_memes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:31:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good luck! My wife and I adopted out of the foster care system, but we understand that isn't for everyone. Good luck and God bless!

Gabilicious ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hope your post gets seen by the right person. Good luck to you!

CrazyBoxLady ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:28:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can have all my eggs. I'm not even using them. It's a shame to waste anything.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:42:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On mobile, so am commenting to save in case I hear if anyone...best of luck in the meantime!!!!

BoeJacksonOnReddit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:25:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I misread this at first and thought you were implying Redditors might know a couple who are expecting children, and said Redditors would like to illegally put that couple's children up for adoption.

pbrooks19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, no. Only legal children needed in our case. :)

yodabalboa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:56:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow! I seriously hope this works out well for you. I wish you all the best :)

cheesecakesurprise ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:59:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just saw you commented on a woman's casual AMA. I wish you the best of luck!!!! The world is a magnificent place even for just the opportunity to meet someone.

leitey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:15:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like there should be a sub for this. Matching expectant mothers with adoption families.

pbrooks19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is r/adoption, but it doesn't get a lot of notice.

u-void ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:55:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is one of the few posts here I feel should genuinely get gold.

faithlessdisciple ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:08:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same here. My bits have tried to kill me. I'm getting them removed. I do have two wonderful girls though, so .. Yeah. Please help out families like the above that just .. For whatever reason.. Can't have their own children. It's such a huge hole in your heart when things aren't working right. It eats you up inside.

Hope_Eternity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:08:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look for a subreddit for your area and post this there, it might help.

toeonly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:16:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Man my wife are looking to I hasn't thought about asking reddit for our next little one.

chkenpooka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Where do you live?

pbrooks19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Currently live in Tennessee, but we would work with anyone.

ambition1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sharing your views on vaccination on here will greatly alter you chances via reddit

MaliciousMe87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I might offer... Look to Family Services through the LDS church. They handle many, many adoptions. Almost every adoptee I know went through them, and each landed in great families (like I'm assuming you are). I've only heard really great things about them.

Suppafly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:01:02 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My husband and I have been working on adopting a child for years now.

What's been the hold up? I know people who've adopted, and while it is a fairly long process, it's not impossible.

pbrooks19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:47:56 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We've actually been matched a couple of times, but both times the birthmom(s) backed out. The first time, it was before the birth, the second time it was after the birth (during the 'waiting period').

gsfgf ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:15:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

10 grand. No questions. I'll have a baby for you tomorrow. Meet in the parking lot of the old Walmart just outside of town. Let me know if you have any preferences or race or gender; that may affect the price.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:49:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Er, there are proper channels for this and Reddit isn't one of them.

heyhermano23 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 01:45:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is what I want Reddit to know: children aren't commodities to be bartered for on the internet. You need to do research on adoptees and birth mothers and understand how distuptive and traumatic adoption is before pleading your case on the internet.

plying_your_emotions ยท 413 points ยท Posted at 21:55:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

JUST BECAUSE A COMMENT HAS THE MOST UP VOTES DOESN'T MAKE IT THE TRUTH!

Edit: comment in all caps at your own risk

GovPattNeff ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:36:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

JUST BECAUSE YOU TYPE IN ALL CAPS DOESN'T MAKE ME WANT TO BELIEVE YOU!

OmegaPrecept ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

LIES! Join the hivemind!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y_KNYNzN6A

TheyKeepOnRising ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I want to believe this but your upvotes arent high enough to persuade me

phanboy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tell that to global warming.

Shrinky-Dinks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:10:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

upvote, or downvote this man!

lolleddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Vox Populi, Vox Dei." -- Alexander Graham Nye

Orphanleni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:28:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you know how many internet etiquette rules you are breaking by typing in all caps? One. Don't type in all caps.

plying_your_emotions ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Was done for the comedic effect, I imagine you read it like the comment was yelling. Not as funny without the all caps rage.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:19:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Corollary: don't write comments based on what you think will get upvotes, write them based on how you would want the information you are sharing conveyed to you.

rachawakka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:04:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THAT'S SO TRUE, I BETTER UPVOTE THAT SHIT!!

SyntheticMemories ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not sure if I should upvote you or downvote you. o.O

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 04:53:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go ahead and upvote, I can confirm he is not unidan.

IcedDiamond ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:07:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is that because you upvoted him.

Techdolphin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So if this has the most up votes, is it the truth or not?

InsanityWolfie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Right, thats what 4chan posts ending in 7 determine.

prosummobono ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THEN WHICH AM I SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE?!

maanu123 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 00:49:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hitler did nothing wrong!

IFeelSorry4UrMothers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:22:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Perfect example

PewPewLaserPewPew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

At least he was the guy that killed hitler.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:19:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

would be cool if this comment were the top comment in this thread so reddit could dissa

_Dyson_ ยท 524 points ยท Posted at 19:50:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Telling Reddit that vaccines don't cause autism is preaching to the choir. If you're actually concerned don't just write about it on the internet. You might as well be sending some facebook like prayers.

IThinkImDumb ยท 153 points ยท Posted at 23:24:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A guy posted about telling reddit about vaccines. I told him if he was passionate about that, he should actually find some people that don't vaccinate and talk to them. I was downvoted into the negatives. I thought my reasoning was sound.

I have an aunt who was anxious about vaccinations. People shouting at her saying "vaccinate vaccinate vaccinate!!!! There are no side effects or dangers!!!" actually made her more against them. So my mom and I got her pastor to talk to her (about vaccines and other things too). My aunt trusted her pastor, who went over the risks, but the benefits that outweigh them. Vaccines do have risks, but I guess she trusted him enough to make a schedule to vaccinate her children. Though she spread out the vaccines, she had vaccinated her two kids. I think my mom and I did more than shouting on reddit will

[deleted] ยท 176 points ยท Posted at 00:57:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Redditors are like airline pilots in training with a fear of heights. They enjoy practicing in the simulator every day but they'll never fly for real and that's okay as long as they know they could if they wanted to.

It's the same with with all of the causes they're so adamant about. With the endless posts about the NSA you would expect a revolution to break out at any moment. But when the NSA protests were held last year a few dozen redditors showed up. No one really cares about those things.

EDIT: Thank you kind stranger!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:41:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit are normal people, we like to talk but most of us doesn't like to do

notsurewhatiam ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:10:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's all circlejerk and karma. Take away that and that'll cause a bigger stir.

Ulquiorra_Schiffer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:11:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Case and point, changing to the controversial button.

Epies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't want to believe you, but I know that I'm guilty of this. If course I rationalize it saying that I'm young and have little time/money, but it's mostly because I'm lazy. But I do know that, and an trying to change. Hopefully your post will inspire others as well!

d1560 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:54:00 on August 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Arm chair circle jerking is always more fun than actually taking any action. Aaaand then you move on to next thread

jeffbuckleyfan ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:28:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Apathy will bring about the destruction of civilisation as we know it.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:14:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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IThinkImDumb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:24:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There was a girl that died after getting the HPV vaccination, and someone in my class can't get a certain vaccine because she is allergic to the culture (egg based?) that the vaccine comes in. I support vaccination, but I also support people doing their own research about medical procedures, and not taking medical advice blindly. Medicine has been wrong in the past

kilo73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:32:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And as soon as someone posts that there fed up with it and that we should do something about it, the highest up-voted reply to that is someone saying that its pointless and there's nothing we can do about it. People like THEM are the reason nothing gets done!

PointyOintment ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:18:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's the boomerang effect, and people trying to change anti-vaccine people's minds need to be aware of it.

PewPewLaserPewPew ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:17:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, going to your pastor to find out about the risks of a medical procedure makes perfect sense. I am absolutely baffled how people can think this way.

IThinkImDumb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:28:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It sounds like you're being sarcastic so allow me to tell you that not all religious people are anti-science. I went to a Catholic School, and we had a nun for a science teacher.

PewPewLaserPewPew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've gone to church for 30 years... I'm still baffled by this.

IThinkImDumb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Many nuns and priests have outside jobs. A lot of teachers, some are counselors. My friend just became a priest and she has a degree in music and biology.

k_ing_lucas ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:44:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same with complaining about Congress. We get it. You think Congress is doing a shitty job. Instead, go to your county's registrar and sign up. Also, since I'm on a soapbox, fucking vote in local elections. While national elections are more publicized, local elections affect you more regularly. Fuck. Sign the box, claim your party, or don't, and show up in fucking November.

FunkShway ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 00:02:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're cute

OtakuMecha ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:41:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're not doing it to be informative. They're doing it to get upvoted.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:03:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well said, I work in my local regions government office and am working on datasets involving immunizations. The numbers are astounding, vaccines are incredible.

Suppafly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:49:29 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Telling Reddit that vaccines don't cause autism is preaching to the choir.

You'd think so, but once you get out of the defaults and into the parenting subs and other places, there are tons of people who think non-vaccinating isn't a big deal or who have totally bizarre ideas on the side effects of vaccines.

TheLaramieReject ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:27:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree that this issue is overstated on reddit, or at least that reddit is not the target audience of that information. However, as someone whose parents didn't vaccinate because of fears of autism, and who has many friends still who won't vaccinate, I need to occasionally vent. It's the same as r/atheism. Some of us are surrounded by very stupid people, and it gets frustrating.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Telling /r/conspiracy about it is more like preaching to the demons of Hell than preaching to a choir...

Andrioden ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:40:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

While you are right, sometimes discussing circle-jerk-ish subjects can be educational on a how-to-discuss it level.

wigsternm ยท 1296 points ยท Posted at 20:01:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Y'all are awful skeptics. Us Redditors like to think our beliefs and opinions are based on fact but as a community we're extremely quick to buy into world views based on trains of confirmation bias and sensationalist headlines.

Also skepticism =\= cynicism.

EquipLordBritish ยท 98 points ยท Posted at 21:26:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The bigger the particular sub gets, the more likely that the quickest and most emotionally moving (moving in either direction) answer to read will rise to the top due to laziness and the wizard's first rule.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:50:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Sword of Truth?

arguingviking ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:48:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Didn't know that rule. Didn't understand your reply either.

Googled rule. Understood reply. ;)

So, anyone care to inform us peons what this mysterious wizzardly rule numero uno is about?

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:34:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm going to do you a favor and NOT tell you.

Read the series. I swear, you will not regret it.

myWorkAccount840 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:48:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cannot confirm. Have read the entire series. Regret doing so immensely.

naughtyanon ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:46:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For those not familiar with the wizard's first rule: People are stupid.

EquipLordBritish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Personally, I like the full version better; I emphasize the "people will believe something because they want it to be true" part.

cynoclast ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:55:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And short attention spans.

Really well written, heavily sourced comments get ignored in favor of pun threads.

hippityhoppety ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:05:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lulz for wizard's 1st. Haven't seen that in ages

JiggaTofu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just a heads up. The entire series is now out on youtube.

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:24:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

identifying as a 'redditor' just sets you up for failure all over the place. just as much as taking any single thing this website offers as truth

xFoeHammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For a redditor, you sure hate redditors.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:56:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

hate is a strong word but i haven't yet met someone who called himself a redditor that i didn't strongly not like

who am i kidding i hate you all

xFoeHammer ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:42:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It doesn't really matter if you call yourself that or not. You are a redditor.

You're also an elitist prick, from what I can tell.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:53:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i browse reddit. i don't call it redditing. i'm not a redditor, it's a nonsense word. if you had a facebook would you call yourself a facebookor?

xFoeHammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like I told the other guy... A redditor is literally just someone who uses reddit. There's nothing more to it.

Whether you think there needs to be a word for such people is irrelevant. It's a word and that's what it means.

If you want to add negative connotations to it and exclude yourself from it, that's your own personal deal.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ok i can understand that. i still have had a 100 percent no-fail you're a turd feeling every time i've met someone who said they were a redditor. and when people say 'are you a redditor?' it makes my skin crawl. like it's some secret society that defines you as cultured or informed or anything even

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't bother trying to reason with this guy, he's an idiot who is trying to play the semantics game. He literally can't comprehend the idea of subcultures within larger cultures.

There is definitely a very obvious difference between a "redditor" and someone who just uses reddit but he is refusing to believe that. He is essentially saying "You are an American, Californians are American, therefore you are Californian because there is no distinction between Californians and Americans."

He lacks even basic logic. Funny that he refuses to answer the "facebooker" parallel because it he would have to admit how stupid his line of reasoning is.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:58:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yes. you are right. i am so sorry for lacking basic reasoning--i can't help it--i'm literally retarded

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Uh, I'm not talking about you, I'm agreeing with you in reference to /u/xFoeHammer - I'm saying he is the one who lacks basic reasoning not you.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:06:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

oh ok thanks. i'm drunk and recognized some harsh comments so i assumed it was directed towards me given my history of interactions with people on reddit. again, thanks--no j.

Haha I just read your comment thoroughly. Maybe I am retarded hahah

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't worry it's extremely hard to convey tone on Reddit and the entire upvote/downvote comment chain system sort of makes it sound like anyone who is replying to you is disagreeing/trying to be contrarian.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:18:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

amen to that brother. first pleasant interaction i've had here in like two years

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being on reddit doesn't make some a redditor anymore than using google or facebook makes you a googler or facebooker jesus how hard is this for people to understand.

xFoeHammer ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:56:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A redditor is literally just someone who uses reddit. There's nothing more to it.

Whether you think there needs to be a word for such people is irrelevant. It's a word and that's what it means.

If you want to add negative connotations to it and exclude yourself from it, that's your own personal deal.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:37:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you want to add negative connotations to it and exclude yourself from it, that's your own personal deal.

I do because I don't run around screaming "OMG WHEN DOES TEH BACON NARWHAL".

The fact that you can't understand the difference between someone who just browses reddit and a self proclaimed "redditor" speaks volumes of how naive you are.

xFoeHammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Self proclaimed or not, you are a redditor. It's as simple as that.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, I'm just a person who browses reddit.

Do you insist on calling people who use facebooker "Facebookers" or gmail "Gmailers?"

If you want to play the semantics game you can go ahead and look in my history but I don't submit content ever really and I do little to contribute to reddit as a website.

You must be really dense if you can't recognize that difference between someone who just browses reddit and someone who constantly posts shitty memes and panders to the reddit circle jerk in petty attempts for karma.

Apparently the idea of subcultures is too difficult to grasp for you? It's like saying "Well Californians are Americans and you are an American THEREFORE YOU A CALIFORNIAN" <--- this is your train of logic

xFoeHammer ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:39:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Frankly, you're an idiot.

A redditor is, by definition, someone who browses reddit. End of story. You can add your own negative connotations like, "posting shitty memes," or, "circlejerking for Karma," or whatever. But that's your personal deal. That isn't the meaning of the word as most people use it.

Your logic is, "I may live in California, but I'm not a Californian!"

Your last paragraph doesn't even make sense. What I said is in no way similar to that.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A redditor is, by definition, someone who browses reddit. End of story.

Semantics. Once again, you keep ignoring my question, does that make me a facebooker? Gmailer? Googler? The fact you keep refusing this question clearly shows you're afraid of admitting how stupid you are.

A photographer is someone who takes pictures but there is a clear difference between someone who makes their entire living on photography as a career, someone who merely does photography and sides projects as a hobby, and someone who took a picture of something with a camera once.

The fact that you keep refusing to understand this basic instance of context doesn't make you right no matter how much you repeat it.

Your logic is, "I may live in California, but I'm not a Californian!"

Depends on the context. Someone who goes to school in California but grew up in another state may mean it it in a way "I may (currently and temporarily) live in California but I am not a (native born) Californian."

Obviously there are certain grey areas where the lines get blurred but the fact that you refuse the admit there is any sort of distinction speaks volumes about your stubbornness.

TLDR: Language isn't precise and exact, there's context to conversations that can alter meanings. Just because you, specifically, choose to ignore these contexts do not mean they don't exist.

xFoeHammer ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:32:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Semantics. Once again, you keep ignoring my question, does that make me a facebooker? Gmailer? Googler? The fact you keep refusing this question clearly shows you're afraid of admitting how stupid you are.

Yeah, we're talking about what does or does not constitute a redditor, you fucking dumbass. Of course it's semantics. The conversation is inherently one about semantics.

People don't use the word googler or facebooker. But if they did, yes. I suppose you would be those things. Why don't people use those words? I don't fucking know. But people do use the word redditor. Why? Again, I have no clue. That's just how things turned out. But that doesn't change the fact that redditor is a word that people use and that you fit the definition.

A photographer is someone who takes pictures but there is a clear difference between someone who makes their entire living on photography as a career, someone who merely does photography and sides projects as a hobby, and someone who took a picture of something with a camera once.

Technically, anyone who takes photographs is a photographer. But it especially applies to people who do it for a living. Either way, different words are used differently. Comparing the word redditor to the word photographer is pointless.

TLDR: Language isn't precise and exact, there's context to conversations that can alter meanings. Just because you, specifically, choose to ignore these contexts do not mean they don't exist.

I'm not ignoring anything. The word redditor, as the vast majority of people use it, includes you. Get over it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The word redditor, as the vast majority of people use it, includes you

To you, sure.

But to many others, no. The fact that you have two people disagreeing with you is proof enough but apparently only you are allowed to make the distinction?

If anything the vast, vast, VAST majority of people who contribute to reddit views just casually glance at /r/all to look at silly pictures and cat memes and none of them would consider themselves a "redditor" any more than they would consider themselves a "facebooker" for merely owning one.

But people do use the word redditor. Why? Again, I have no clue. That's just how things turned out.

Self proclamation to declare one's self as part of a community.

Technically, anyone who takes photographs is a photographer. But it especially applies to people who do it for a living. Either way, different words are used differently. Comparing the word redditor to the word photographer is pointless.

If you can admit the there is a difference between a "photographer" and someone who has taken pictures at some point in their life then you should recognize the parallel between someone who browses reddit and someone who self-identifies as a "redditor".

The fact that you're completely inconsistent on your logical process only goes to show how much of an idiot you are.

Hell I've even given you two lines to draw; 1.) self-proclamation and 2.) people who actively submit links/content yet you still are adamant in denying there is a distinction while admitting for other cases (photographer) there are distinctions.

TLDR: You're an idiot.

xFoeHammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:49:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To you, sure.

To almost everyone.

But to many others, no. The fact that you have two people disagreeing with you is proof enough but apparently only you are allowed to make the distinction?

Ok. So if I decide to disagree on what a doctor is, you have no right to tell me that a doctor isn't someone who dresses up in makeup and big shoes and performs at the circus?

If people don't agree to some extent about what words mean, they may as well not exist. Because they effectively mean nothing.

You can't just decide that redditor means something different than the way practically everyone else means it and expect everybody to just go along with it. Almost everyone would consider you a redditor and there's nothing incorrect about calling you one.

If you can admit the there is a difference between a "photographer" and someone who has taken pictures at some point in their life then you should recognize the parallel between someone who browses reddit and someone who self-identifies as a "redditor".

Except that there technically isn't a difference. If you take pictures, you're technically a photographer.

Self identification isn't necessary. Most people would consider you a redditor. Including me. If you don't want to call yourself a redditor, don't. But don't get all huffy when people call you one. Because you are one by most peoples' definition.

Maybe I don't consider myself an American. Maybe I just consider myself a citizen of the world or something. Doesn't change the fact that almost everyone would consider me an American whether or not I'm douchey enough to "correct" them and tell them to call me something different.

Hell I've even given you two lines to draw; 1.) self-proclamation and 2.) people who actively submit links/content yet you still are adamant in denying there is a distinction while admitting for other cases (photographer) there are distinctions.

Ugh...

1) I intentionally took the time to point out that anyone who takes photos is technically a photographer. Can you read? If so, maybe you should try out a dictionary.

2) Either way it doesn't matter. There's no reason redditor can't apply to all reddit users while photographer only applies to professionals(though that isn't the case).

The point of having words is so that when I say/type something, you know what I mean. Changing the meaning of a word people already use in order to separate yourself from a group you dislike is idiotic and pointless.

Honestly, you're one of the dumbest people I've ever talked to. And I'm done. I've got to get some rest. I'm going to go see a doctor perform at the circus tomorrow. I'll be driving there in my subway sandwich. You can stay here and continue arguing with people about words that are already well established within the online community.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:03:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To almost everyone.

Clearly not as everyone in this thread is disagreeing with you - clearly this is some form of distinction to most people.

None of your reasoning makes since, literally everyone you've replied to is disagreeing with you yet somehow you still claim "to almost everyone" without backing that claim up at all.

So if I decide to disagree on what a doctor is, you have no right to tell me that a doctor isn't someone who dresses up in makeup and big shoes and performs at the circus?

This is just a stupid analogy and has nothing to do with the conversation and clearly demonstrates your inability to understand analogies and parallels.

In this example there is no reasoning for you to call a circus performer a doctor, myself and the other guy you've been futilely arguing with have each given reasons as to why there is a distinction. Also you're comparing two different professions, we're talking about the distinctions in subcultures.

You can't just decide that redditor means something different

And for some reason you, and only you, have universally declared that there is no distinction between self proclaimed redditors and people who just browse the site (even though you admit that there is no such thing as a facebooker or googler). Basically you're entire argument boils down to "I disagree with you therefore you are wrong."

Honestly, you're one of the dumbest people I've talked to on reddit. At least I have backed up my reasoning with various examples, parallels, etc. All you're doing is stubbornly screaming "WELL THERES NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS AND SOMEONE WHO JUST TAKES PICTURES BECAUSE I SAY SO GRR".

If you take pictures, you're technically a photographer.

If you want to get technical, let's get technical. Let's go back to the California example. Does living in California make you a Californian? In some ways yes, in some ways no. If you just moved there yesterday then you wouldn't be able to qualify for in-state tuition. But if you live there for an X amount of time, have worked, and passed a few other standards then in the eyes of the law you are a Californian and entitled to in state tuition.

I guess to you there's no difference between someone who microwaves frozen food at home and a world renown chef like Gordon Ramsay because they're both "technically cooks".

For some reason the idea of distinction in language is too confusing to hard for you to understand so you handwave it away entirely even though the rest of the world disagrees with you

TLDR: You refuse to admit that language has context and meaning despite even the law disagreeing with you. You are truly an idiot, I'm actually impressed at how stupid you are.

[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:07:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This. Everyone on here, no matter how much evidence you provide for the other side, or how you show what a load of bullshit their "evidence" is, it's still gospel, and anyone who says different is an ignorant heretic.

CoffeeAndKarma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:14:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Person shows funny and fully possible coincidence."

First response: /r/thathappened

wigsternm ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:28:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not really talking about inconsequential things like someone's internet story; Reddit's almost too skeptical there. It's when it comes to bigger things like political opinions or world views that the skepticism just shuts down. Most of the views we could apply generally to Reddit overall (the things that the hive mind circlejerks about) are just as exaggerated and ridiculous as Fox News.

CoffeeAndKarma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:47:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ooooh. Awful skeptics in that manner. Totally misread your first comment. Yeah, I know what you mean there. That's why I try to not act like I'm some sort of skeptic. I know where I stand, and many times that's on the popular side, which is fine, so long as you realize that it's the popular side.

wigsternm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I'm not trying to say there's anything wrong with what they believe and I'd agree with quite a bit of what Reddit says (though I tend to take a more moderate stance than Reddit). I just don't think they can claim some moral high ground where there views are totally based in fact unlike those other crazies.

armorandsword ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:41:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is probably the least skeptical institution/community I've ever come across.

Fair enough a lot of people on Facebook will believe anything but they most frequently do so as a result of having an open minded, nothing is a priori wrong attitude. Reddit however is chock full of people who seem to be taking a skeptical stance but are actually totally blinded by their own preconceived notion and biases.

ChokeOnTheRedPill ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:18:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/politics and /r/worldnews are the worst offenders! I feel like suspicion and ideology rules discussion rather than objective facts.

HMJ87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:35:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's what politics is though, facts and figures can be interpreted and spun by any party to push their agenda and make it seem like their opinion is the right one. There's rarely such a thing as an "objective fact" in politics.

kblaney ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:05:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No. Reddit doesn't do that. I know tons of redditors and subset of them of my choosing don't do that and thus no one does... at least, no TRUE redditor does.

senselesswander ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:08:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Only two fallacies? You can do better than that.

kblaney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:05 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I stuck with that because two fallacies make a truth.

dogerwaul ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:17:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really? That's odd to me. Every time there is a claim there is a top rated comment explaining how that claim holds no water or IS in fact correct. I think reddit is very skeptical and properly so.

wigsternm ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:36:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In certain subs like /r/AskHistorians that is true but in subs like this the top rated comments are all just agreeing with whatever was posted.

HarpoonGrowler ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:41:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well yeah... This isn't exactly a sub that should or would reward dissension. Most subs where the titles state some sort of fact the top comment explains or rejects the title.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/politics

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:14:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

DAE Rethuglicans are literally woman-hating doubleHitler rapists?

xFoeHammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Things usually get sorted out in the comments(unless you're on futurology or some other "dreamer" sub that believes almost everything that sounds nice) but it seems like a lot of people just upvote things without knowing if they're true and then don't read the comments.

dogerwaul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's possible they're upvoting for visibility so people can fact check.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:23:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is especially notable on the devoutly proclaimed skeptic subs. I am looking at you, /r/atheism. Too many of them there buy into the idea that the Dark Ages was marked by a seemingly world wide repression of science by Christians. When it comes to history, the /r/atheism atheists don't seem to care about facts in the same way they care about scientific facts.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They think of themselves the most skeptical group of people but when anyone dares challenge the teachings of Sagan or Dawkins, or say that their reliance on logical fallacies is a fallacy itself it's pure gospel.

theskeptic01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish people believed me when I say that.

Hiyasc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Us Redditors like to think our beliefs and opinions are based on fact but as a community we're extremely quick to buy into world views based on trains of confirmation bias and sensationalist headlines

Isn't that statement the same thing?

runvnc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:33:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The thing people don't realize is that most viewpoints are beliefs and beliefs aren't rational things. They are not subject to science or rational argument regardless of how scientific the holder thinks they are. Beliefs just dont change that easily. Also people assume that someone who has different beliefs must be stupid. I have a twin brother who believes some of the same things as me but other things he has a completely opposite worldview. His brain is actually just like mine though.

not_enough_characte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, we'll eat up anything about Comcast or internet neutrality, but some guys daughter drew a cute picture? YOU DREW THAT! R/THATHAPPENED, BRO! QUIT YOUR BULLSHIT!!!1!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If someone says "source?", I want to find them and punch them in the face. That isn't being skeptical, that's just trying to plug a hole in an argument.

lolbroken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For example, Snowden. Reddit believes anything he says.

Jokeydjokovic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We Redditors like to think....

Nevertheless, well said. I'd say the sheer volume of topics & opinions shared often overwhelms a chance for reflective consideration and favors enthusiastic reaction.

cassieloveseffie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:12:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The thing that gets me with "skeptics" is that often they are just going with the status quo. If something is billed as being "debunked" then we just believe that. No one holds these debunkers to scientific rigor.

Shrinky-Dinks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:11:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)
Skepticism != cynicism
WheresTheSauce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed. They call themselves skeptics, but the moment a scientist "confirms" something they want to hear, they go nuts.

KissMyAsthma321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fucking thank you. The Snowden bullshit is perfect example. I said in one submission to be skeptical of the bullshit he says and not to take it was 100% truth. I get called a paid shill. kids in this site are fucking stupid.

lektern ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:40 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Cynicism =/= cynicism

[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 20:23:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a full-time skeptic. To the point where I reconcider if I'm actually left handed and can't remember my name. I rebuild my world everyday based on the information I've given and use my memory only when I can't check the facts. I guess it can make life harder, but then again, what proof do I have?

rainysunbun ยท 1040 points ยท Posted at 19:14:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I want to contribute a lot and I have all these thoughts that just don't translate well when I start to type. And it's so frustrating and sometimes I find all the right words that someone else has written and it makes me feel so ...shitty. And to top it off.. I'm a fucking communications major.

Edit: spelling

AeoSC ยท 167 points ยท Posted at 21:10:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think it's that uncommon. Most of my comments(on this site) get typed out in full, looked at for a good ten seconds, edited to avoid the risk of sounding however I don't want to sound, and then closed without posting with the mantra of, "Nobody cares about my bullshit."

I actually did it unthinkingly with this comment before laughing at myself and coming back to save it.

gerwen ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:51:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do the same thing. Not with this one though so you know you have company.

sandinmyboner ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:50:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank Zeus, I'm not alone...

JamesLLL ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:19:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do this pretty often myself. Probably more so than I actually comment.

I wonder how many revelations have gone unfulfilled because people don't think anyone wants to hear what they have to say.

AeoSC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:17:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I doubt it's that many. At least, I don't say revelatory things all that often, so usually the only reason my opinion might matter to someone on reddit is that--in true reddit fashion--it validates their own opinion.

Reddit is well enough populated that second-guessing a contribution isn't going to rob anyone.

PewPewLaserPewPew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do this too. I think it's more that I "pick my battles" even if it's not an argument. Some days I post like crazy though.

ScrupulousMrFox ยท 261 points ยท Posted at 20:49:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're a good person for thinking about what you put out there before you add it to the discussion. Reddit would be much more civil if more people thought this way.

Shadowstar1000 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:48:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Before typing anything on Reddit I always ask; who the fuck cares?

rossrhea ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:17:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I honestly apply that to anything social media related. Would my grandpa or grandma want to know this? No? Fuck it, I'm not putting it online.

theDefine ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:36:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think my time on Reddit became a lot better after I started hitting cancel before most posts. If I really care about what I'm going to write, I figure chances are I'll be able to put it together again. If I don't, chances are I let off some steam and no one is the wiser.

shaggyshag420 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:22:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I should start doing this before talking. I would probably have more friends if i hit that metaphorical cancel button in my head first, but honestly i don't really care at this point. If i have something to say I'm gonna say it one way or another. It makes me feel better when i actually say what i want instead of nothing at all. Like how most people regret saying something they shouldn't have, i really regret not saying something when i could have. Now I'm just rambling and should hit the cancel button but i won't.

fitifong ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:31:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I actually cancel more than I follow through with a reply. It's probably close to a 3:1 ratio.

adequate_potato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yeah well fuck you

ThinkRadical ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 20:20:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just type something. Press reply. No need to be a perfectionist about comments. It's just Reddit

[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:58:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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block_of_diamond ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:01:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude, your comment is crap. People aren't just mindless lemmings who do whatever the people before them... wow, 7 points? This guy must be a genius. Upvoted.

toughenough6 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I honestly try to stop myself, but I do find myself biased to more popular posts. If I see one of those comments that's 1500 points in a sea of ~500s, it was obviously good, so no matter how I feel, I feel the need to upvote it.

SC2Sycophant ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:00:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are.. Are you from a different site? Because last I checked if your comment isn't perfect reddit hates you.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who's reddit?

Some punks will correct your grammar but that's just cause that's what they get off on. They don't hate you. they don't even know you. They can't even imagine you.

Those replies aren't the ones that matter.

[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 20:46:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:44:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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AtomTiger ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:03:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I chookled.

deathcomesilent ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I chuckled.

Draco6slayer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Many a night I sat awake, staring at the brilliant fluorescent light of my computer's monitor. Though, as you, the reader, may well have guessed, my thoughts were not to the aforementioned light itself, but to the content of the information had carried.

Now I must break here with an interlude, because of the peculiar nature of said information. I was not, indeed, reading with the intent of gaining some sort of insight- no, alas, my eyes were fixed upon the text of my own, as of yet unposted, comment. Back and forth my eyes darted, searching through my text for a grammatical error, or a poor phrasing, all the while searching for the next word.

Returning to my original point (which, I'm afraid I've not yet even truly arrived at), my eyes fixated word to word, catching some small detail that offered the chance to improve the writing in an infinitesimal way, with the eventual goal of a truly brilliant comment. Finally, with careful precision, I directed my mouse to the save button and clicked.

Oh yes, the words poured out of nowhere into my conscious, this comment will be moving. The redditors will no doubt thank me for this effort.

A day later, in the morning, I rose to a reply and a new comment score. I silently smiled to myself, right clicking in order to open the message in a new tab. What's this?!, I thought, Some troll in /r/scienceofdeduction? That can't be right. Perhaps I have merely been upvoted on my delightful comment.

Making full use of the Reddit Enhancement Suite, I popped over to my comment score. There it sat, my brilliant, well thought out comment, with 2 upvotes. One of them was my own. No one had been reached! No one had been moved! I had spent the better (now, I imagine, the worse) part of half of an hour crafting this writing, only to have it completely cast aside, buried with the lols and the fedoras. I am embittered, angered that my delicate text had slipped away from the public.

There, though, I see what Reddit has focused its almighty eye on instead. My comment about how it is hard to close skype.

There is no brilliance there, no artistic integrity, and yet, 500 karma. I am sickened. Sullenly, I retreat to the front page, searching out some outlet. But there is none. I am alone.

TL;DR: Screw you, L__R

SevenFingerStud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just make sure its grammatically, sound.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck man. I needed to hear that. It's so hard to NOT be a perfectionist sometimes. At least for me it is.

tekn0viking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I giif off if if did if if off I ri eidif ifus ifus wye I dud is us

UnidanBot5719 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yea

tempforfather ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:00:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

With complete earnestness, what does a communications major actually do? I have worked professionally for about 6 years now and I'm not sure I have met one, but I could be wrong. I just don't really know what the major / future job entails.

rainysunbun ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:11:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

sigh. I hate this question! I honestly don't know. I picked the major after some very very quick advisement. But it's basically like an english major for the corporate world. You can go into PR, marketing, negotiations, mostly consulting stuff. yeah. Wish me luck lol I graduate next year >_<

tempforfather ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I mean those are all legitimate fields. I work for a startup as a software engineer that analyzes online marketing and advertising, I know a lot of sales people etc. I don't know what their majors were in school though.

hochizo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:16:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, I've got a communication bachelor's, master's, and am all-but-dissertation on my PhD. I study chemical communication, specifically fear pheromones. So..my career is research. If I had stopped after my bachelor's, some possibilities would have been: public relations, corporate communication, marketing, a variety of political campaign positions, health communication, any sort of writing profession, any sort of public speaking profession, marriage counselor (needs further certification), lobbyist, management consultant, diplomat, foreign service, etc.

It's a major that allows for a lot of flexibility in application.

tempforfather ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm honestly really surprised that the study of pheromones is under the "communications" label, I would have thought bio, sociology maybe, i dunno. In what context do you study pheromones?

hochizo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:27:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I scare people, collect their sweat, and then make other people smell it. Then I see how their behavior changes in response.

Do they find a scary video more or less frightening than people who watched it without the pheromones. Does an argument become more or less intense in the presence of pheromones? Do we ruminate on a conflict more? Are we more or less cooperative? Are we more likely to find something funny? Are we more likely to find something sexy? Those kinds of things.

I look at how smell influences our interactions. Collecting other people's sweat for a living may not sound glamorous, but I think it's super cool!

tempforfather ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's really awesome. Any thing truly unexpected?

hochizo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not necessarily unexpected, most of my hypotheses are turning out! But very few people are studying this stuff, so everything winds up being a healthy step forward. It's great for me, because it means I really get to stretch my legs as a researcher.

If you smell fear pheromones, you think a movie is scarier than if you don't (hello, smell-o-vision!). If you fight with your significant other and smell fear pheromones, you're more likely to deescalate the conflict. I haven't dug through all the data yet, but it's possible that those prone to physical/verbal abuse are the opposite...instead of trying to soothe the other person, they become more aggressive. Like a predator sensing fear and attacking.

After my dissertation, I'd like to explore the link between birth control and marital/procreation outcomes from an olfactory perspective. Smell is a big part of mate selection. However, hormonal birth control changes the genotype that a woman is attracted to. This means she is more likely to marry someone she isn't genetically compatible with. When birth control is stopped or the couple gets pregnant, bad things might happen.

4G-porgy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:19:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Text is not an ideal for of communication, especially when it is limited to short paragraphs on a website. Additionally people can become hostile at the mention of certain ideas which deters people from wanting to participate. Reddit is a cool format to talk to people with wide distribution, but sadly getting what you mean from your head to text box is not a clean process. Best thing to do is assume as little as possible about the intentions of the writer and allow people to be somewhat klutzy.

nsto ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:52:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know what you mean. It's hard to word things well sometimes, and it really feels that unless you word it in an easy to read, succinct, but still insightful way that nobody on Reddit is going to read the whole thing or comment on it.

ghanemhalabi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:20:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My thoughts don't translate well, when i type/write something out either, which is weird, because i can talk my ideas/thoughts out really well, and all writing is, is to put those words on paper essentially, but it just doesn't work out for me.

mykro76 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:06:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes knowing too much about a field can lead you to analysis paralysis. Try and look past that and write what you are feeling. For example this post of your was excellent.

Samazing42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You did pretty good with this one.

rainysunbun ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:54:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks! That really put a :) on my :)

TheMusiKid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Grade A communication skills, right there.

:D

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you aren't working towards your degree to communicate with people on reddit. anything useful you might know is wasted here

rainysunbun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lol this comment + your username.

SilasDogwell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:15:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know that feeling. That's why I went into editing instead of reporting.

rainysunbun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:24:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just want to create positive energy with my words. Sooooooo bad though :(

SilasDogwell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:50:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm told that practice makes perfect, whatever the endeavor. What sort of writing are you most interested in mastering?

Reddit has some fine resources for practicing writing. There are a number of subreddits like /r/promptoftheday, /r/writedaily and /r/writingprompts, especially if you're into fiction.

If you prefer something more non-fictiony or maybe news-ish, you could try keeping a journal about what happens to you and/or around you every day. Try to find the "angle" behind the events, something to tie them together or give them focus. If you keep it up, you might find yourself doing things you wouldn't normally do so that you have something interesting to write about.

Whatever the case, you don't have to share it with others. Write it for you, not for an audience, at least at first. Don't worry about what other people will think about it. Don't worry about making it good. Just write and write, and read what you wrote, pick out the things you liked and think about how you could make the not-so-good things better next time.

Or be like me and tell yourself that you'll get around to doing this one of these days, when you can get disciplined enough to devote a chunk of your time every day to something you suck at so that you might eventually not suck at it so much.

rainysunbun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:03:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for the words of wisdom!

ZaZMonster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:38:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Try using a talk to type program. I find that my stream of conscious moves far too fast to get every word down correctly. Then you can go back and edit it to clean it up. Sometimes I get stumped when I lose the tendril of thought and I can't get typing again. Check it out!

rainysunbun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:22:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh wow ... huh. I'm nodding my head yes currently and excited at this thought. Any programs (preferably free) you suggest.?

ZaZMonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:05 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've heard that Dragon is good but it takes a lot of training until its fluent in your vernacular, etc. you might look for some free apps to try out.

RomeosDistress ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well you could just start making dumb pun threads like the rest of those goofballs who don't have anything particularly interesting to add to a comment thread. (But seriously, don't start making pun threads).

TheGRS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do occasionally type a lot of bullshit and then delete the whole thing realizing my comment is pure garbage. If your comment isn't a story to share, it should be the quickest form of your thought possible. Then hit save!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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rainysunbun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's reddit, just say what's on the top of your mind, if you say something terrible or stupid we all just move on, nobody knows it's you (IRL), and nobody is going to remember something stupid that had no impact on them.

rainysunbun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not just because of reddit. It's more than that, it's weird. When I discovered reddit it was ... life changing. I have a very small group of family and friends and the only person I speak to everyday is my SO. So reddit really allowed me to share and read a ... fuckload of different topics that I wanted to. And it's frustrating to come across an idea that I would loveeee to add to or bring up a good argument for but just can't seem to type the words.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hear ya, I think a lot of us kind of feel that way every now and then. I think a lot of the problem with it is that there's pretty much no limit to what you can say, and having that at hand, it's hard to decide what to say and you overwhelm yourself sometimes.

It's like going to the video store as a kid, so many things to chose from, too hard to pick.

bob_in_the_west ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See it like this: One of my professors once told us that he thought up something really cool and was disappointed when he read up on it and saw that others already had that idea.

But then he realized that it doesn't matter that someone else already had his idea but that he could be proud of himself with coming up with it on his own.

That is why i upvote everybody who has the same idea as i had.

IKvasili ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is that limited to Reddit or your studies in general?

I used to have the same problem, but then I started competing in mooting and witness examination competitions at uni and that really helped me just put those ideas out there. I think it helps a lot to work on your verbal communication as that allows you to transfer the forwardness of oration into your writing.

rainysunbun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd say it's limited to reddit. But some of the topics I come across may not be ... (see its happening rn, I can't explain..lemme try) may not be something that I may come across from my day to day or even ever. And of course the anonymity allows me to really feel how I'd like and when I would like to respond these feelings, it fucks up. **epiphany. MAYBE just maybe I have these difficulties because most of the replies I like to send aren't conversations I have day to day or ever. And that's why it's even more frustrating, it's like a verbal topic ejaculation never happening so I have verbal blue balls.

ButtFartMcPoopus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think the communications major explains it. You have taste and awareness of what cohesive thoughts and good writing look like, and you examine your writing with such an educated and critical eye that you psych yourself out.

Everyone else just shits onto their keyboard and hits enter. Sometimes they have a natural knack for sounding well-spoken and sometimes they don't. But since we don't spend much time thinking about the nuances of communications otherwise it's just whatever.

rainysunbun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:44:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow. This was great to read. Thanks so much.

Ennacolovesyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is how I feel every time I go to reply to someone. I feel like I will be judged so harshly. I'd say a solid 90% or more of my comments get deleted before I post them because of this.

Kingdomheartsfan891 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you hate the athletes that major in communications just to bullshit?

rainysunbun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:16:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haven't run into any tbh.

Kingdomheartsfan891 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not in college yet but I've heard that stereotype a lot

u-void ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have no idea what the fuck you're trying to say here

rainysunbun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's exactly what I was trying to say.

ohhi254 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. This place is/can be intimidating for sure. I also feel like I have tons to contribute but when I do, I get down voted to oblivion because it's not on alliance with the "hive mind". Eventually I give up and visit more entertaining things that require absolutely zero comments.

DaniSue13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:09:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes you just gotta go for it and hope for the best! Just don't be mean, you'll be fine!

Tytillean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:00:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a fucking communications major

Which translates to you being extra critical of your writing.

Flater420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:44:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can't imagine the amount of times I've clicked the cancel button because I realized mid-comment that I wasn't able to put it into words aptly.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:41:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know that feel. I'm an English graduate. If there's anything I should never be lacking, it's words.

stubing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a fucking communications major.

At least you might make it into the NFL!

IAMA_Ghost_Boo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:19:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I built up enough karma that I just say whatever I want, how I want to. I no longer care about the downvotes.

[deleted] ยท 1428 points ยท Posted at 19:51:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not special for being a redditor.

DownvoteDaemon ยท 569 points ยท Posted at 21:16:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I had some weird guy in class see me on reddit over my shoulder. "You go on reddit bro? I can't believe this. Do you know when the narwhale bacons?" I unfortunately know what he is talking about but I told him I know nothing of which you speak.

HankSinatra ยท 237 points ยท Posted at 23:12:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is actually the first I've heard of the narwhal in probably a year. It seems to have either died out or it's contained to f7u12.

6thyearsenior ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 00:28:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

F7U12 was the first sub I unsubscribed from. It felt fantastic.

mrblasty ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 00:39:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The only reason I have an account is because I needed to unsubscribe from that shithole.

IFeelSorry4UrMothers ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:34:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was actually the thing that attracted me to Reddit. It was popular and funny around 2009. I stuck around until it fell, and still here.

AbanoMex ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:18:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

well, back then they were funny, hand drawn and short, nowadays they are copy paste messes of le memes.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Was it ever a default?

jmur89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:54:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. It was a default when I joined. It painted a strange shade on the whole community. But here I am, and here I shall remain.

swookilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:10 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm going to check that sub out. Edit: now it's old stale shithole.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:35:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*
iceburgh29 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:57:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's a ban.

Nota_Mi_Relnam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:04:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Speaking of the sub that must not be named, are the rules in the sidebar?

iceburgh29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:29:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes.

Nota_Mi_Relnam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cool.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is f7u12 and polandball?

Johnmarmalade ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:45:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

/r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu is the subreddit for rage comics. pollandball is the subreddit for pollandballs. Trust me, polandball comics are a million times better than rage comics.

toxicpenguin5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:50:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop linking polandball. It's in the rules.

Monsterposter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:20:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why?

Brakkio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the rules for what, /r/polandball?

ibbolia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Quarantine Zone of reddit.

blitzbom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

lol I created an account so I could unsub from atheism, F7U12 wasn't to far behind.

fallenKlNG ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:56:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I joined Reddit like a few months back; can someone explain?

HankSinatra ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 01:05:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"When does the narwhal bacon?" became a question to identify other redditors IRL. "Midnight" is the correct response. I'm happy it died out.

Here's how it started.

fallenKlNG ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:15:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Interesting. Thanks!

LeetChocolate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ive been on reddit for almost 2 years and have never heard of the narwhal

Dawwe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:11:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be fucking glad

Crook_Lid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is the bacon narwhal?

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 93 points ยท Posted at 23:46:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you know when the narwhale bacons?

If someone asks you this just walk away, thats the new reddit response.

[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 02:02:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

thats the new reddit response.

Look at this hipster.

FlyByPC ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:52:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look at this hipster.

This is the real new Reddit response.

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:22:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well excuse me for trying to start a movement to better the lives of all redditors! I have a dream!

aaronwhines ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:06:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you turn 360 degrees first?

syanda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Of course. You turn 360 degrees and moonwalk away

thewholeisgreater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't forget to flash them a quick look of utter contempt that obliterates any feelings of self-worth they may have had and renders them incapable of leaving the house for the next three months.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:20:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A guy used this as a pickup line on me once. I didn't even go on reddit at the time, which made it worse.

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:23:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A....pickup line?....how would that even work!?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It didn't.

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:34 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ahh I see what you did there.

bicpensandrazors ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 21:38:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate this and it seems to be very common with reddit. Nobody ever leans over my shoulder and says, "woah, you use twitter too, did you see the post about .....".

afrustratedfapper ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 23:10:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit has much fewer users than twitter.

DevilishlyAdvocating ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 00:31:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And more importantly, fewer celebrities.

myxopyxo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think that goes hand-in-hand actually.

livin4donuts ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:12:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, but we're better.

redreversed ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:33:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's because twitter isn't a community like reddit

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 23:51:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

reddit isnt a community.

silverballer ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:06:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's essentially a giant forum where people discuss shit with one another.

If Reddit isn't a community, the word "community" might as well not exist.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 00:12:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

a community is defined as "a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals"

individual subreddits maybe. but Reddit as a whole? nope.

kiddo51 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:26:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A community can be defined in many different ways. Your definition is one of many.

[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 00:31:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This conversation bores me. Fuck off

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:54:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Argues semantics, yet bored by semantics.

silverballer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes it is. You're just that guy that feels obligated to object to consensus.

Love_Bulletz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It used to be kind of a special thing because not everybody went on Reddit. Now it's a pretty normal thing so it doesn't matter. I liked it better when there were less people on Reddit.

historicusXIII ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I actually do that with Twitter as well. Barely any people I know have Twitter, it's really unpopular with Belgian youth.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:50:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:42:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

unlike Reddit

I don't think "unlike reddit" fits anymore. Celebrities have advertised it quite a bit when they want to do a PR stunt AMA on here.

movzx ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:19:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The fucking president did an AMA. I don't know how people can still think this is an underground site.

kimahri27 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:30:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unless you are a procrastinating college student, you probably dont know what reddit is.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:34:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:37:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The majority of people who use Reddit are outside of college. The average age of a Reddit user is 33.9. That's about 12 years after most college students graduated.

kimahri27 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:31:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The majority of people who use Reddit are underneath the earth. The average age of a Reddit user is 258.9. That's about 240 years after most college students started college. Mole people are very hardy. I luv numbers.

kimahri27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:35:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yet most of the frontpage news stories and top comments and most active members are usually college students. Do you ever wonder why there is always a deadpool story on the front page, or something involving a video game that no one outside of a small fanbase knows about? College students have a lot of free time, and nerd hobbies.

movzx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:45:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, that's not accurate at all. Just accept that this site is no longer small and tech oriented. It's extremely popular.

kimahri27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:29:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You really need to go to the front page more often. Only a few thousand upvotes for the top stories, and everything is either talking about comic books, video games, or science. All the other posts are littered with college students talking about how they are procrastinating on reddit instead of studying for their final. Why do you think Obama did an AMA on Reddit? It's for the youth vote. He's not trying to talk to union workers or Florida retirees or hispanic voters. And tech oriented? That's not even a default sub. Even the /r/Android or /r/Windows8 is really small. You are really lost.

movzx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:39 on August 17, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit#Demographics

Hint: People not in college like comics, video games, and science too.

wemlin14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jimmy Fallon talked about Jeff bridges AMA on air. He used it in casual conversation. It was something like, "You did an AMA on Reddit, and you got this question..."

The site's popular.

silverballer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well I think the case is that most everyone knows reddit is a website/online community, but most probably don't really know more than that until they really check it out. That's how it was for me, anyway.

movzx ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:20:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some asshole shouted this out at an Intel event while we were waiting for the presentation to start. Even when it was a new "thing" it was stupid and annoying.

mrboombastic123 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:50:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For me, the narwhal bacons is more cringey than 'le reddit detectivez', the 'not a professional quote maker' guy, and 'blah blah blah, sir', combined

a233424 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:10:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

5 or 6 years ago, I think it was surprising, and I believe it was reasonable. Now, mostly everyone and their mother uses, know or have heard of it. The site went really huge, and the feelings of being apart of something special and distinct, one block of community, almost all disappeared. I remember vaguely knowing returning people in common subs, now not at all (it might be because I mostly all turned them off, but certainly the boom of people didn't help.)

(No, I'm not saying the black and white/ rose-tinted glasses ''reddit was better before!'')

GoatButtholes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:53:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Smaller subs still have the community feel to it though

a233424 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:31:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Yes, I totally agree. But the feeling, in my eyes, is still a bit different: Before the arrival of thousands and thousands of subs, the community was almost the same everywhere, it wasn't as sectionned. I remember the time were we all genuinely geeked out on Obama's first election and stuff (I don't say it was a good thing per se, but I'm still fond of it somehow (That I like or not Obama now is besides the point, of course. It's more about the sense of community (superficially similar to, but heavily different in my mind than just ''the hivemind'', which I never liked.)). Now, there's much more diversity, and it's also great, in different ways.

Otherwise, Nowadays, most worthy (not all of them, of course) redditors (and by that, I mean those who do great comments that enrich the discussion, but I understand I'm making a small generalization and framing it quite subjectively here) have fled and unsubbed from the common subs. The expertise is now more specific to each subs. Before, it seems to be (but again, I might be wrong) that the discussion flowed better, that a very interesting debate between a doctor and a musician could meld into a very interesting discussion on subs like /r/pics.

Nowadays, that doctor and that musician (it's an example, of course) seems come across less often, because they're each a different subs for their different interests, and the amount of people posting and the upvote system doesn't help them get their meaningful interaction, lost amid a sea of comments in short bursts.

I know this might sound biased or debatable, and I'm open to being said I'm just dreaming, but that is still certainly what i Feel.

don't mind the one month badge, this is a new account, I deleted the other a while ago because I lost too much damn time in here. I'm a redditor since around 2008, if memory serves right.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:49:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I live in Scotland and know literally one person who uses Reddit. Whenever I've brought it up to friends or whatever, nobody had even heard of it. Kinda sucks.

Plasma_000 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:33:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This narwhal shit needs be eliminated. It's like the p3ngu1n of d00m in real life

Aalewis__ ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:17:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

le reddit armie is here xD

pointlessvoice ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:53:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You passed the test. You may collect your pocket whale to the right.

1I1I1I1I1I1I1111 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:35:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Narwhals? Don't you mean carrots?! lol

Zarmazarma ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:48:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I know nothing of which you speak."

If that was exactly what you said, I don't think he would need any further affirmation.

Drdres ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:27:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

First time I've heard of that Narwhal thing, that's just hilarious.

3BallJosh ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:37:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's midnight, if you were unaware

[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:06:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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flirppitty-flirp ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:08:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's okay, I will keep your secret safe.

goodnames679 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I used to spend time in f7u12 and I still cringe at the memories and shitty comics I posted once upon a time there.

I still wish I didn't know that narwhal thing, but it was every single damn post there. :/

Drdres ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:39:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I googled it before posting. Thanks, though.

Loliepopp79 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:59:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now then ...

Why does whale get spelled with an E on the end, but narwhal does not get an E on the end?

Scarnox ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:08:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because the name of the animal is pronounced nar-wall, not nar-wayl like so many people seem to think. I don't know if this is what you were thinking, but it does seem to me that a lot of people have this misconception.

That and thinking that the narwhal is a fucking mythical creature. That one really bugs me.

The_Eyesight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Looks like we need to call /u/unidan here!

Oh wait.

Loliepopp79 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

:/

ScottyMcFree ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just out of curiosity, What is he talking about/

Ayepuds ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:37:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When does the narwhale bacon?

ReverendDizzle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:42:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never actually heard anyone say that in real life. That's pretty spectacular. It's like he thinks he belongs to a secret club that tens of millions of people also belong to.

BadIdeaSociety ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:56:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I kind of think saying "I know nothing of what you speak" makes you more of a nerd than "narwhal bacons." I would've been so upset I would've given you the Vulcan Death Pinch.

Calmchowder112 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:13:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can someone explain this to me?

moonsout_goonsout ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:55:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then you punched him and called him a homo right!?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:58:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's 9 pm right? Right!?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:03:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The what bacons?

Flater420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:42:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Grab him by the collar, pull him close, and hiss "You do not speak our secret language in front of these non-believers."

That should get him off your back for a while.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If that was recent, it kind of sounds like he's making fun of you.

DownvoteDaemon ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:30:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was a very awkward encounter. He kept trying to talk about reddit the whole class. It's a huge popular site it's not some secret cult like he made it seem. He asked me how much karma do I have and then began to brag about his.

boathouse2112 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:23:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh yeah? Well my dad makes 200 thousand karma a year! And my uncle works for reddit!

DownvoteDaemon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:37:05 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I didn't want to keep commenting the other day for karma but I you made me laugh.

tarea ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:27:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well how much karma did he have??

Xexyz128 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:35:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OP pls

DownvoteDaemon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:33:27 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

39,453. Naw man I don't remember. Even if he was on this list I wouldn't be impressed: http://www.karmawhores.net/

DownvoteDaemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

39,453. Naw man I don't remember. Even if he was on this list I wouldn't be impressed: http://www.karmawhores.net/

tarea ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:42:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's probably reading your comment right now and crying

TeeJayEsss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you have stairs in your house?

DownvoteDaemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:35:45 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I didn't want to answer you the other day but I most know what you meant now.

UltraChip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I truly don't know of which you speak. I've only been on reddit a handful of months.... what is narwal bacon and what is f7u12?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:02 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For people with a life:

The Narwhal Bacons at Midnight is a catchphrase created by redditors used to distinguish redditors from people with actual lives.

merv243 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:47:45 on August 17, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I recently got asked "When does the narwhal bacon?". I replied "2010". He didn't get it.

[deleted] ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 21:29:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're literally exactly the same as the people that browse stumbleupon or tumblr, or digg, or 9gag. Can't stand the elitism, who cares what platform you use to look at pictures.

[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 21:41:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hell, even most people on 4chan act completely normal IRL.

Seriously, the "Great Internet Social Networking War" has to stop.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:45:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But it's funny.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

IME there's a correlation between how much shit someone talks in real life and how much they frequent 4chan. I lived in a house with 9 guys in college and unsurprisingly the one who talked about 4chan the most (in a weirdly proudly tone) was the only virgin.

iceburgh29 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:59:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Huh, so your username is relevant.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anyone who holds 4chan up on a pedestal is a loser IMO. Occasionally funny things source from there but it's not the gathering of intellectuals Reddit purports it to be.

livin4donuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Have you even been to any of the boards? /b/ doesn't count, because that's the one everyone knows.

4chan isn't really full of idiots, but they are definitely holier-than-thou about their site.

iceburgh29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, I agree with him. I sometimes go on /o/ and /g/ and they're fucking shit.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

sigh

Yes, and I've also been aware of 4chan for about a decade-ish so I've seen what many people would consider "golden ages".

Honestly it's still the same cesspool of idiotic injokes and nonsense it has always been.

iceburgh29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anybody who holds any social website on a higher pedestal is a loser.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:07:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't use reddit to look at pictures

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:43:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your history says otherwise

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:01:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't use reddit to exclusively look at pictures*

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:05:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In that case what does that have to do with anything?

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:20:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What does any of this have to do with anything? You spent time looking through my posts to negate something I off-handedly commented on a completely on a pointless post on a pointless website for pointless points. Point.

livin4donuts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:16:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/u/VashT_S, you just got served.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:36:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I said

"Who cares what platform you use to look at pictures"

You said

"I don't use reddit to exclusively look at pictures"

Who the fuck cares what you use it for, I never said that anyone exclusively looked at pictures you were just being needlessly pedantic.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:07:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're still going?

Thebytemaster ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:51:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Digg?

fungalduck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dont' be silly.

calantus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:27:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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What is this?

IAmNotAPerson6 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:42:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who thinks this?

Seriously, this exact comment comes up all the time, but I suspect almost literally no one thinks it.

[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:50:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not so much that people straight-up say "we're redditors, so we're better." It's more like some of some comments or posts I've read have this undertone of "I'm clearly better than most people in this situation, much of it having to do with me being a redditor." This usually happens in posts where people explain how their knowledge of a certain subject is superior to another person (who always happens to be a non-redditor).

This also occurs in subs where the main purpose of the sub is to make fun of content that was initially posted on other sites or other subreddits.

In the end, reddit is more of a catalyst for these types of posts/comments, but the basic premise of it is "I'm better than these people because they x, while I y." Most people are guilty of this from time to time. Hell, I've probably done that in a few comments of mine in the past. So, if I were to revise my original comment, I would say "you're not special for doing x while others y."

IAmNotAPerson6 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:00:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Those people from your second paragraphs I would just call assholes, not anyone who thinks they're better because they go on reddit (I assume you're talking about /r/cringepics, /r/fatlogic, etc).

But for your first paragraph, I'm not sure what you mean. Any examples to help (not links, just a time you remember maybe)?

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:04:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've seen comments where people go "that's why I don't have Facebook/tumblr/twitter/etc. Reddit is all I need!"

IAmNotAPerson6 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:19:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eh, maybe. I would think for most of those comments they were actually thinking that reddit is better, not that they themselves are better people (and I'd still say they're wrong about reddit being better).

mw69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I see it a lot on Facebook. Someone will post like a pic or some political thing and then I'll see people in the comments say either "haha I saw this on reddit first!" or "Wow you're wrong we discussed this on reddit" etc

Ball-Blam-Burglerber ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:20:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But you are special to the rest of us!

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:42:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, thank you for making this 5'7," 165 lb. otter blush.

NoahGoldFox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

^>^ hugs and licks otters are very cutes :3 ima latex gryphon

Ball-Blam-Burglerber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whoa! My wife has "otter" in her username! I like making her blush, too!

PeterFnet ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:46:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

But my favorite subreddit's moderator said I was special!!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:39:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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PeterFnet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah right.

LetterSwapper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

True, but we are all redditors trying to be special.

Mutoid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:33:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We are the all-singing all-dancing crap of the world.

dfadsj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When does the narwhal bacon?

glass_table_girl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do we even still say this anymore? I feel like this fell out of fashion.

fungalduck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pretty sure it was never in fashion :P

glass_table_girl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:26:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Probably a good thing

dfadsj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:10:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I only really knew it as a "I'm a quirky unique individual (and totally random lol) teenager" thing to say - the few friends I had who regularly brought it up definitely fit into that stereotype.

Trapper777_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:03:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

BUT MY MOMMY TOLD ME I WAS SPECIAL!

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:21:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

'redditor' is some of the stupidest bullshit i've ever heard

thepinkchilli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes I am! Why would you say that!?! You hurt my special feelings! Rude.

TJ_DONKEYSHOW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've had a friend find out my reddit username from a city subreddit. Apparently left a comment that sounded like something I "would say when drunk."

Aside from that and some friends talking about the "double dick dude," I've never heard anyone get all crazy stoaked on also being a redditor.

I've meet some pretty rad people IRL off reddit, but it's only been on a small city sub and /r/beertrade .

Iandidar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Screw You. I AM a snowflake!

kwabina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes I am!

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EasyChief ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not special at all in anyway actually. Unique? Maybe. Special? No.

otakuman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When everyone's special, nobody is.

TL;DR: Syndrome made reddit mainstream.

TI_Pirate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Of course that's not why I'm special.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I'm a special snowflake! โ„

GoonLeaderStandingBy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

B..but reddit is the world's bastion of logic and reason./s

Marrionette ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I acctually feel really wierd when I bring up Reddit in a conversation. I usually just reffer to it as "This forum I go on. . ." which gets kind of annoying to repeat.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ouch.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's like when I first started using Facebook, back when it was just getting started and exclusively for students. I was always surprised to meet another Facebook user in real life, so it was kind of cool when it happened. These days, it doesn't mean shit because everybody uses Facebook.

Same goes for Reddit. It's not a hole-in-the-wall website like it used to be. It's still not as prevalent as Facebook, but I'm not surprised anymore when people have heard of it. I mean, you can find "Reddit this" hyperlinks on pretty much every syndicated media service online. Every news site and silly-cat-pictures website has a button to share with Reddit. It's nothing special, which is to say, Reddit's success has reduced its novelty.

elshroom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

well fuck me sideways and call me your dirty little slut. Im not special.

I guess i cant quit my day job.

Sckeckle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I picture you as reddit Tyler Durden.

"You are not special for being a redditor, you are not a beautiful and unique snowflake..."

MrDrcritical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:02:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ouchhh

Riskinan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:39:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dear lord, I had a guy tell me all about how much Karma he had, because he was just so good at karmawhoring. I just told him that he should stop embarrassing himself, because he actually made me think less of him, when he was aiming for the opposite. It was really just sad.

THATS_WACC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It used to be special, but that's years ago.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never even heard anyone discuss this website in public

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:39:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I will discuss things I've seen on reddit with close, long-time friends who I know are on reddit or have an "I spend a lot of time on the internet" type of personality, because with them nothing is off-limits and we can talk about anything without it being weird (once had a conversation with a friend over our favorite jockstrap brands).

However, discussing internet-related things such as memes, reddit posts, Facebook posts, tweets, etc. with people you barely know or are casual acquaintances/just starting to date is an incredibly awkward situation to be in.

99% of the time, if they don't know you well, they don't care what made you laugh/cry/cringe/whatever online.

rreighe2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I kinda did when i first found this site, then i quickly realized that no one cares. Now the only thing I do is show them funny gifs and videos I find, and if they meantion where it was, MAYBE say "reddit" but typically just say "oh, the internet is full of crazy random things."

Still getting over the novelty of finding this site though. :/ I talk too much

Hyalinemembrane ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:15:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YES I AM.

NoahGoldFox ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:26:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

actually we are.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 20:45:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We are a little. I've seen more news stories about "something that happened on reddit" more often now than ever. We are a dysfunctional mass of people, but a mass of people non-the-less. And when I see something on Facebook that I saw on reddit 2 weeks earlier... Or a meme I made end up on Facebook and I didn't put it there... Yea it feels good....

moderately_neato ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:32:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There may have been a time a few years ago when it was something unique. That era is long gone. There are millions of users and many of them are ripping off the content for posts elsewhere. Being a reddit user now doesn't make you any more special than a Facebook user.

fleetber ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:34:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

like

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What meme did you make up that was posted on facebook? Just curious.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And my favorite part is the downvotes for having an unpopular opinion. Good thing the points mean nothing...

dodecadan ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

WHEN DOEES LE NARWAL BACON?!?!

[deleted] ยท 138 points ยท Posted at 21:01:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am new to this country.Not able to make any American friends makes me kinda sad.

[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 02:01:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't tell any of these people where you live.

SignorSarcasm ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:29:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Probably a good life choice. Chatting isn't harmful, though!

pretendent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're probably safe if they stick to a city, but yeah, meeting someone off the internet just because you wrote a few sentences to each other probably isn't likely to result in a wonderful, lifelong friendship...

PerryGriggs ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:28:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll be your friend!

[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:40:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks man :)

flirppitty-flirp ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:52:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you like karaoke?

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:08:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ok. I am ashamed to admit that, I have never ever tried karaoke.

PerryGriggs ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:12:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should try it, making a fool out of yourself is fun!

shaggyshag420 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:05:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude, talk louder so he will understand you more better

Lots42 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:17:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

MAKING A FOOL OUT OF YOURSELF IS IS FUN!

shaggyshag420 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:38:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not too me idiot I'm good at talking english

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:00:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Surely I will.Thanks.

niggersareunevolved ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:00:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fag

slartybartfast01 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:04:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Where are you from originally? I moved here from the UK at 19. It's been a rough ride but I'm 33 now with one good friend. Hah. Friends.

YouthInRevolt ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:11:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whereabouts in the US are you living internet friend?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:00:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Im down south in florida.

YouthInRevolt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:53:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm in Haiti for work but if/when I fly through Miami let's get a beer! I'd say look into joining afterwork sports clubs (softball, soccer, basketball etc.), they're usually good for meeting people and often everyone will go out for drinks after games. Good luck

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:47:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why can't you? There are nice Americans. I promise! Where are you living?

Source: Am nice American. Will be your friend (assuming you are also nice)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Americans are fun,Yea. I am in florida fro my grad school.I surely like to be your friend.I'm nice, Learning to be super nice here :)

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I live in Georgia. So kinda close. Are you at UF? What are you studying? Maybe once classes start (have they started?) it will be easier to meet people. Where is your home country? I'm sure it's difficult to be in a completely new country and have to start over from scratch socially. But I really bet you'll meet some great people! Especially on a college campus.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:11:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I really bet you'll meet some great people! Especially on a college campus.

Umm!! I'm not sure if the same applies to grad students.I'm from India.

I donโ€™t want Indian/Asian friends, because I will learn almost nothing about American culture , good or bad, if I am with my own people. I have found Americans on average to be punctual, disciplined, determined and good at keeping their word. I want to Train myself to be better at these. I want to Have an open mind and indulge in as many (decent) experiences as I can. For me life is about experiences. I want to Learn American culture, meet people, eat local food. I hope you get the gist of what I am saying

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:13:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are there zero America students in your program? I had friends in grad school. It's not the exact same as undergrad, but they were still normal people who were interested in the same things as me.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are. Will be meeting them probably next week.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hope they're nice! Is there any one thing you REALLY want to do while you're here (assuming you are planning to return home after grad school - are you?)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:20:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go on country tour, or at least visit major cities like NY , LA rtc..

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That actually sounds awesome. I've always wanted to drive from one coast to the other. I've almost done it - from GA to WY, but I think your plan to see all the major cities sounds great. I've never been to NYC (which seems absurd, but for some reason I just haven't), but I would like to.

NotMyCircus ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:32:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll be your friend! I live in Minnesota. Where do you live? :)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks friend :) I'm in florida.

NotMyCircus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Awesome! This is the time of the year where I'm the one who's proud of the weather we're having. You can brag in the winter ;)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:13:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha.It's hot, but,Gets pleasant late in the evening.Beaches are good too.

Lots42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:17:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Where in the country are you? Look up your local subreddit. For example, I know the people in /r/sandiego are really cool.

I am not in San Diego.

Jokeydjokovic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you like...stuff? Others probably do as well. Check out meetup.com

Halfabagel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can be my friend.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:05:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks, I surely want to :)

nigerianturtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:46:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Immigration is always terribly hard. You have no choice but to keep at it bro

cheesecakesurprise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:11:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What city!? We can be friends! Welcome!! Feel free to PM me any questions :)

JohnnyDrama68 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:51:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I will be your friend. Welcome to Merica!

PompeyMagnus1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:14:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Takes some night school classes.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry buddy. If you've got a steam account we could play some vidya. If you ever find yourself in the Salt Lake City area, I'd show you all the cool shit in the mountains and city since I haven't made any friends since moving here.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:41 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hi.Due to grad school I quit gaming bro :(

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:59 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's alright, buddy. Shoot me a pm if you ever want a person to shoot shit with. Not really a personal friend, but talking to someone is always nice. Congrats with your grad school!

don-to-koi ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:34:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's worse if you're brown. And introverted. And misanthropic.

Source: I'm all of those things.

honeysenpai ยท 149 points ยท Posted at 19:13:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are some jokes that are repeated so many times it's not funny anymore.

dat_username_tho ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 23:02:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To be fair, I did nazi that coming. I came here to say this but boy, that escalated quickly so to the top with you! Lost it at 'This is why we can't have nice things' and then my faith in humanity was restored, my mind blown, and manly tears were shed. Well said. As a 'murican, I can confirm this gem has just won the internet and is doing it right. Just sayin', I know that feel, bro, and while that was a risky click, this post was a 9/10, would read again. I see what you did there and it feels good man. You're doing God's work, son. I laughed way harder than I should have at your list that seems legit and totally nailed it. You - I like you. You magnificent bastard; you, sir, are so brave, a gentleman and a scholar, and seeing how you are a redditor for 4 years, this checks out, so I'll allow it. I regret that I only have one upvote to give for this cool story, bro. CTRL+F "about tree fiddy" was not disappointed. Wait, why do I have you tagged as "NOPE NOPE NOPE"? Nice try, you monster. What did I just read? Dafuq? I read that as "YOU HAD ONE JOB". I can't fap to this. No true scotsman could see that this relevant XKCD was bad, and you should feel bad. You must be new to reddit, so I'll see your cakeday and raise you a karma train. One does not simply rustle my jimmies, not even once. This stahp gave me cancer for science, so that's enough internet for me today. OP is a fuzzy little man-peach, 2/10, would not bang. What is this I don't even know how is this wtf? Circlejerk must be leaking. This will get buried but brace yourselves, some men want to watch the world burn right in the feels. When you see it, they'll KILL IT WITH FIRE! But this has nothing to do with atheism. Lawyer up, delete facebook, hit the gym, and SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY, said no one ever, so you wouldn't download a strawman. Damn onions, you scary like a BOSS. whoosh. Since rule #1 is 'be attractive', I'll just leave this here: This is my [f]irst post, be gentle. I have the weirdest boner right now. /thread.

Throw Pyongyang bullshit in there somewhere and it's perfect.

anotheroner ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:30:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You da real MVP.

na_you_da_real_mvp ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:34:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

na, you da real mvp

starhaven ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:47:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

rekt

Nappyheaded ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:58:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

uwotm8?

CowsKickAss ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:15:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even your username is an over used joke.

dat_username_tho ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:19:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I kind of regret making such a lame username, but I'm just not creative.

MayoSoup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:10:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You sir are a genius!

tips fedora and moonwalks away

my_stepdad_rick ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:57:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ey bb, u want sum fuk? u wot m8? ill rek u, I swer on me mum, etc etc, blah blah blah

ibegross ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:58:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pyongyang bullshit

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not that great. I'm subscribed though.

PseudoArab ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:11:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We live in a society in which comedy is usually just a reference to something else. Everyone's a comedian if they quote it, even if it was horribly forced into the conversation. "Does that comment say the word 'plan'? Better make a Guardians of the Galaxy reference about needing that guy's leg..."

honeysenpai ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:07:15 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:48:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be attractive. Don't be unattractive.

Space_Lift ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:22:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's basically a proverb that just so happens to be kind of funny. It's not untrue that many situation in life play out differently depending on how attractive you are.

gimpwiz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is the easiest way of accepting and writing off rejection before you even try. "She's shallow anyways. That's why I won't ask her out."

I'm neither attractive nor rich but I do okay.

Erzsabet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That one drives me nuts. I know many girls who don't just go after attractive guys. Yes, it does help, but just because you don't look like Ryan Gosling, doesn't mean you'll never find someone.

Some of us care more about things other than looks.

RAMBOxBEAST ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:58:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's Darude - Sandstorm.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:31:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some? I wish someone could come and post that list of the most overused phrases on Reddit.

PM_ME_YOUR_BOO_URNS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:19:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tom Cruise

No, fuck you

gandaolfgreyhame ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:28:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck her right in the pussy was never funny.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It really never was and it's even worst, and almost offensive, when people say it in real life

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't understand, need a banana for scale. Luckily that one seemed to have died out for now

OnlyEpic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holds up spork?

__IMMENSINIMALITY__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one says that anymore.

jodansokutogeri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

what is humor is subjective

pnstt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:10:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i slept with your mom so much that it's not fun anymore

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:47:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

CHOO CHOO! Fuck those guys, seriously

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:41:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not just jokes, but comments too. This thread is nothing but regurgitating the reddit Party Line. Most of the comments of people complaining about things are things I have never seen on reddit but I hear people bitching about ALL the time.

LFBR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:56:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know, for science.

ChrisCDR ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 20:29:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are some jokes that are repeated so many times it's not funny anymore.

FunkyFreshJeff ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 20:45:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are some jokes that are repeated so many times it's not funny anymore.

[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 21:05:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

honeysenpai ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:37:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I GET IT.

[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 21:05:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

LetterSwapper ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 21:28:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are some reks that are rekt so many times it's not rekt anymore.

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:04:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've seen Erin mentioned hundreds of times and I still chuckle a bit.

Kuryakin ยท 144 points ยท Posted at 20:41:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You might be a master at it, but masturbation is spelled with a u.

i_Got_Rocks ยท 382 points ยท Posted at 21:09:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're allowed to attack the comment.

Don't be a dick and attack the person.

TL;DR Do as you would do if that person was in front of you in person.

dodecadan ยท 568 points ยท Posted at 00:56:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your comment is 14 words long. You tl;dr is 15 words long.

MoonKingKyle ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 04:32:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey you're Right!

TL;DR after reviewing your criticism on the previous commenters use of TL;DR I analyzed his prior statement and came to the conclusion that you have made a factual statement

jzigsjzigs ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 01:32:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OP is a bundle of sticks.

ibbolia ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:54:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And he's got ROCKS!

sintral ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:45:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Too short; kept reading

Jokeydjokovic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:11:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ts;du[nderstand]

ImRudeWhenImDrunk ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:18:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Boogers

FlyByPC ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:55:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Probably just a missed letter (typo). The ones who misuse "you're" go the extra mile to make the mistake, so we know it's legit.

Nappyheaded ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:54:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're drunk.

dodecadan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fuck your

Lokirr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Rekt

fyrstorm180 ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 23:58:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To be honest your comment wasn't that long to require a TL;DR.

shaggyshag420 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:48:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

rekt

lindn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:51:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TL;DR the comment OP posted was not long enough to require a TL;DR

elshroom ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:25:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This should be like in the user agreement part of signing up for any social media.

deathonater ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:37:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Furthermore, if someone is attacking your comment, don't be a dick and take it too personally.

Eehee333 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:38:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh god, I had to skip to the TL;DR for that one. ;D

Dekster123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:40:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To be honest in real life if I was in an argument that was going no where because they were too suborn I would resort to personal insults.

Kuusou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:46:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The only issue with this, is that if I act like I would if someone was in front of me, saying the things people say to me on here, when they are clearly wrong, I get called an internet warrior.

Everyone seems to think that in real life, no one would ever challenge them, especially physically, for being a piece of shit.

Ulquiorra_Schiffer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:13:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Id have hit a lot of people if it had been real life.

HolocaustArchitect ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:50:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ITT: Basic rediquette that can be accessed at all times from the commenting field, being reposted for karma

youaintgottaliecraig ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:19:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except some people do attack the person in real life

Triple0seven ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:57:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The tldr was longer than the actual comment. I still respect you as a person though.

ephemeralityyy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:36:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If someone in front of me commented that s/he wanted to attack me...I think I would attack back

rctsolid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:21:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, don't assume someone is attacking you and not just your content.

Dtapped ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:12:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do as you would do if that person was in front of you in person.

You're assuming that people wouldn't respond in a negative and confrontational manner in person. Some of us behave online as we do in the world. For better or worse.

pwang13243 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:51:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Conversely, people often interpret a criticism of their comment as a personal attack.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:30:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Only an idiot would make a tl;dr longer than the comment.

atguy07 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your tldr is to long you fucking dick!

Jk love you op!

ImRudeWhenImDrunk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:38:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Boogers

atguy07 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or maybe your "too" is too long

seriousSeb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yeah but if someone is acting like a moron irl i'm going to call them out on it (unless there is good reason not to)

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:45:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think that TL;DR was necessary

time_for_butt_stuff ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:18:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But.. but OP is a fag

Rapscallian666 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:36:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A wild comment appeared!

squamesh ยท 3709 points ยท Posted at 18:11:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being an asshole doesn't make you funny

[deleted] ยท 2578 points ยท Posted at 19:08:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or clever.

[deleted] ยท 1803 points ยท Posted at 19:30:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It just makes you stink.

Mattpilf ยท 802 points ยท Posted at 19:49:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And a source of pleasure when rubbed or have objects inserted into you.

Thehealeroftri ยท 536 points ยท Posted at 19:53:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unless it's sudden. Then it's quite painful. Ease it in and it's more enjoyable.

noafro1991 ยท 100 points ยท Posted at 21:08:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That turned anal quickly.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Silly Freudian.

elshroom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

quick. bring out the poopy puns!

LifesASurprise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was always anal and always will be anal.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:05:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It did hurt...

Jfactor101 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:12:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Butt sex.

Rabid_Moose_Fucker ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:05:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Subtle

my_wizard_hat ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:34:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You people are weird.

Wonderful_Toes ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:44:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Welcome, my son!

Welcome! To the reddit machine!

DtrollMC ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:57:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Member for 196 days. You should be used to this by now.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:07:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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zetzo27 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:12:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

good, as said before, it's more pleasure-able that way

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:27:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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MagicBob78 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Clearly we haven't done or job well enough then.

DEATHbyBOOGABOOGA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Howdy pardner!

Best rustle up some pillow with those teeth!

'Cause we're headin' for gape town!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...and your point?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Calling /u/Butthole__Pleasures

Butthole__Pleasures ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:45:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're right. Take it slow.

David_Bowies_Crotch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:12:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/painal

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Says you ( อกยฐ อœส– อกยฐ)

currentlydownvoted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unless that's what you're into, then jam away

__andnothinghurt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That sounded too much like a fun rhyme.

cryhavok13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Speak for your self. ;)

heathersak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Speak for yourself!

CatsAreDangerous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Disclaimer: Easing it in won't make it any more enjoyable if I DONT WANT IT UNCLE!

KernelTaint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, don't use deep heat for lube.

buttertost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Speak for yourself

mrm00r3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, you can just yell "surprise" instead...

Lbioerger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And use a lot of lube for best results

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No kidding. I had a prostate exam and before I was even all the way over all I felt like someone had shoved a coke can up my ass with a potato gun.

Tip: try to avoid prostate exams.

halfhartedgrammarguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is no tri, only do.

pdmcmahon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That was written on the box my enema came in.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And don't forget the lube.

ThePatridiot ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:28:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

k

therespectablejc ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:38:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You see, that right there is a good example of what's wrong with reddit.

You've got the good first point. A clever follow up. The third reply is really the 'edge' of the joke 'it just makes you stink' oh, I get it. Ok.

Then reddit mentality kicks in and we push it past the edge into non-funny and just annoying territory with: "and a source of pleasure" which isn't clever at all and doesn't fit with being funny and "unless it's sudden" which provides nothing at all.

Then, because even going past the end of the joke isn't enough for reddit, we get 'butt sex' and 'k', which are so far removed, they're no longer even relevant to the irrelevent non-jokes made in reply to the real joke made in reply to the real post.

It's like taking a concept and watering it down, and then watering it down, and then watering it down. Then watering it down, and watering it down some more.

pseudonomdeplume ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:44:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's like taking a concept and watering it down, and then watering it down, and then watering it down. Then watering it down, and watering it down some more.

So reddit is basically internet homeopathy?

toupeira ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Meh, that's still only 2 Cuils at most.

Lizards_are_cool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no need to be anal about it.

gosu_gosu1989 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes you worded it perfectly :) I give you brownie gold (not actual reddit gold)

Snakeyez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Butt-secks

Edit - Misspelled secks

Smokin425 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:44:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's debatable

CheapSheepChipShip ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

. . . and the conversation takes an interesting turn

k_ing_lucas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

With lube.

AllyCat152 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unless you're the ass of that guy on /r/nottheonion who got a vibrator stuck in you and died from the organ failure it caused.

Dwhitlo1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Saying that to /u/__Squirrel_Fucker__ gives it a whole new meaning.

Lots42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If your username had been female your userbox would never stop being orange.

Dr_Blitz_Krieger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A penis? You're talking about a penis.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:34:25 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/u/Butthole__Pleasures knows best.

freeheeler ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:44:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

unless it's been bleached

toxicbox ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:51:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like a turd that was left outside in the sun and is no longer tasty.

BrewCrewKevin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

or... like an asshole.

Goran1693 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like an asshole.

gENTlebrony ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, that was very clever of you.

JeremySquirrel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

เฒ _เฒ 

becausefun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And burn... wait is that just me?

GCMicro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or not an ass

GodsKnight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like a rectum

Jamerbo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And popular on Gone Wild.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dont talk about my mama like that

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No it just makes you a rectum.

Thejoker1177 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You stink

Alarid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Of doody.

Ermosteri ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:51:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It just makes you an asshole

Mooksayshigh ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:05:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or cool. It seems everyone is in a rush to be the first to point out how wrong someone is about the dumbest shit, to get karma, because they know it'll get upvoted.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:11:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And eventually, some dick will come along and fuck you over.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or brave

xxb4xx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or that being too clever can make you look like an asshole.

Evsie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Asshole is what happens when clever and funny don't work.

ACleverMoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shit

mgarv22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Asshole.

Cartossin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But you can totally be funny and clever and an asshole. It's like a square/rectangle thing.

Aquaman_Forever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or funny.

XDingoX83 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It makes you both.

TheQueenInYellow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:11 on August 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tell that to my ex. "Im just trying to be funny!" "Anyone can be insulting. Obviously you're incapable of being witty"

we didn't last long.

FullScrim ยท 634 points ยท Posted at 21:28:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

This is something that I've had a problem dealing with since I joined this site.

Offline, I'm a totally non-confrontational person. To the point that arguing makes me feel physically exhausted.

But on here, whenever I feel the slightest bit disrespected, I have this really awful tendency of cranking the SassBlaster up to 11, and totally going off on people.

As I'm writing those responses, I feel all smug and superior, but I almost always immediately regret it. Whenever that little envelope turns orange, I'm filled with a sense of dread because I know that whatever response I've gotten will be just as hateful, if not worse, than what I wrote.

This just creates an atmosphere of negativity that no one really wants to be a part of, so I've been trying to make an effort to be better about it. But it's awfully hard to resist it sometimes when I know that a snarky response will generate more overall attention than being civil.

Let's just all be excellent to each other.

EDIT: Yeah, yeah, I know it's considered a bit clichรฉ to do the whole "OH JEEZ, GOLD!" edit by most people, but I've actually never gotten it before. It means a lot to know that someone cared enough to do something like that, and they deserve to know it was appreciated. Thank you, awesome anonymous gilder. :)

[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 23:09:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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FullScrim ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:28:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's all we can do, is try.

Hell, I've already gone against my own advice like, three times since writing that comment. Even when I'm really making an effort to be civil, I still manage to slip in a couple unnecessary snide barbs in when I could've just left the comment as it was.

At least you've taken that first step of realizing that it's kind of a problem, instead of taking pride in the assholery. So don't get down about those tendencies, they definitely won't change overnight. But they can be changed. :)

NotMyCircus ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:08:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The only way that I keep on track with making friendly comments by remembering that I don't like the feeling of dread when I see the lit-up envelope. If I know I've been chill, happy, insightful, and helpful, then I'm usually not filled with regret, and opening the envelope isn't nearly as scary. Sometimes it's even down-right pleasant. That's my motivation, but perhaps it will work for you as well. "I don't want to feel like shit later."

FullScrim ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:27:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep, that's exactly what did it for me.

I was sitting there staring at the envelope, trying to convince myself to see what kinds of responses I had gotten, when it hit me:

All those times I got that rush from talking down to someone or creatively finding a way to insult them or whatever... There was someone else on the other end of that message, peering at the same shitty orange envelope, having the same trepidation I had, all because I had to try and sound superior.

It's just not fucking worth it.

That's not to say I'm done with my snarky ways. I can't exactly change overnight. But it does give me a damn good reason to cut back.

my2penniesworth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I always take a few seconds before hitting the save button to ask myself, 'Do I really want to send this & possibly get nasty orangered PM's in return?'

It's usually enough of a pause for me to say to myself, 'Nah, this ain't worth the negativity I'll get in return' and so I just cancel it. But just writing it out helps to blow off some of the steam and hitting the cancel button makes me feel like the better person for not responding & re-engaging.

NotMyCircus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:12:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's very true, and a good thing for everyone to keep in mind. Other users are not NPCs of the reddit video game. Besides, I think I must have gotten in trouble for smarting off too much as a kid that I just literally can't be a bitch nowadays without immediately feeling uncomfortable about the wrath I'm inviting upon myself. My mom called it, "being lippy" lol

HeckMaster9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:22:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

HOLY SHIT! I had no idea that envelope meant you got new messages! I'd always have to track down my comment by looking at my comment history. God, I'm such a plebe.

eureka2814 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:24:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even being civil will get you bitched at and downvoted a lot of the time, seems like. Makes me full of sad.

Scottydawg15 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:38:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one cares.

g_chillin ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 23:43:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel you on that orange envelope. I've woken up in the mornings to it, dreading clicking on it, knowing that I had been in a sass-war the night before and it's probably just going to be a whole bunch of anger, negativity, and disagreement. And I have felt bad over Reddit comments.

Usually what I do now, if I see people fighting on something about which I'm passionate, is I will just reply to the people with whom I agree, not the people with whom I disagree. I'll be like, "That's a great point, man. I further agree with you for this and that reason. No, it's not worth dumping mercury into the oceans." That way I haven't bitched anyone out, and I'll make someone else feel better who's still in argument mode.

a233424 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:01:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you should consider making a step toward those you disagree with. If you do the conscious effort not to get entangled in your emotions, there's a lot about yourself to understand, and a lot about what others have to say too. Who knows, it might even change your perception and opinion on some stuff, like it did for me. :)

g_chillin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:53:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, I've done plenty of that. That's how I got to this point.

a233424 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Try again, then. It won't work everytime, for sure, but, no harm wanted, there might be something from your side if it never works, and if you resolved to this.

GoatButtholes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know, I've had plenty of fantastic civil arguments on this site. I feel like just agreeing with everyone kinda builds a circlejerk, and debate creates enticing discussion.

frotc914 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It absolutely is worth dumping mercury in the oceans you fucking asshat. How else are we going to give fish that delicious metalic flavor??

ArcticSpaceman ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:26:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh my god this is exactly how I feel.

I turn into a huge asshole online when met with what I perceive to be stupidity or hostility and forget that I'll probably have to deal with it later.

I've been cancelling a lot more comments after I decide it's just not worth it though, so that's an improvement.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:37:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've been trying to remind myself more often, "it's just not worth it." I've been doing alright so far but I still forget sometimes and get into a petty argument here and there.

g_chillin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Me

medathon ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:42:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gonna use SassBlaster in conversation tomorrow, thanks for that.

a233424 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:57:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lots of people, me included, know how you feel. Thanks for putting it into words.

I have made, I believe, fantastic leaps on that matter. Sure, if you look at my comments, sometimes it gets overboard (and sometimes I'm fully aware of it, it's just that I'm really good (or at least, I feel like it (but in my defense, I usually get the upvotes when the other gets the downvotes)) at the shit-throwing game, it's fun and exhilarating, but I conceded lots recently, calmed, and pointed out kindly my own mistakes (when it was possible to do ;) ) and how I feel like we should calm the fuck down, both of us in the arguing.

You'd be surprised how most sane redditors will agree with you, and if you lean forward to them, they'll do the same, and the conversation that turned rapidly sour will often now go in the extreme opposite: listening people, comprehensive, nuanced, self-evolving in their discourses, sometimes reaching common shared ideas. Because they both now know where it can lead to by experimenting it first hand, they will both help each other to better themselves.

This is a way better rush than any shit throwing fest, and there's no crash to it. And this is when you feel reddit is truly great, and when you take away something from the site that you keep with you and grow with. You might have felt it yourself too, I'm not trying to be paternalistic or anything, just sharing. :)

King_of_Avalon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

(and sometimes I'm fully aware of it, it's just that I'm really good (or at least, I feel like it (but in my defense, I usually get the upvotes when the other gets the downvotes))

YOU'RE MISSING A CLOSED BRACKET, SHITLORD

daisy0808 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:57:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is not just a great reddit lesson, but a great life lesson. I've been on reddit for a while, and used to be full of piss and vinegar with my comments, like you have described. But, after practicing being more thoughtful and analytical here, I've found I also extend this into my 'meat' life, which has made me more positive, while saving my energy for battles worth fighting.

kitsua ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:07:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look at it as a challenge. As you're about to type, think "is this unnecessarily snarky/mean? Could it hurt someone's feelings? Is there a way to re-word this so it comes across as non-confrontational?". Once you see it more as a game, you'll get better at it. As you see the consequences of being nicer to people, you'll keep doing it.

slak_the_creep ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:41:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The envelope turns RED.

austinwolf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:22:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Great point. I do it too. I am stop doing it now....

Polite_Werewolf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:44:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

... Sassblaster?

FullScrim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:33:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, the SassBlaster, the mighty weapon of the House Snarkonnen.

Don't hate on the lame Dune joke... I've never actually read any of the books. It was the best I could do.

Bridgetinerabbit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:34:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I rather enjoyed Sassblaster. Just, you know, don't point that thing at me.

FullScrim ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:17:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fun Fact: If you try and google the word "Sassblaster", it is really insistent on suggesting that you probably meant "Assblaster" instead.

Source - My now slightly more shameful Google history.

the-artful-doger ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:02:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you might be experiencing what Penny Arcade coined as G.I.F.T.: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19

ExplainLikeImSmart ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh my god...are you me? I totally get the same dread feeling when I see the orange envelope...FUCK YOU ORANGE ENVELOPE, YOU WON'T BRING ME DOWN! NOT TONIGHT!!

Leoneri ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:40:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here's an orange envelope that won't be full of hate! <3

ExplainLikeImSmart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Back at ya! ---@ here's a rose just for you ;)

FullScrim ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm glad I'm not the only one with this crippling anxiety over new messages. It seriously feels like I've been socked in the gut sometimes when I just know there's gonna be nothing but hatefulness to read. Even worse, because I was being such a snarky asshole, it's hatefulness that I totally deserved.

I'm not gonna sit here and act like I'm some shining beacon of positivity, because I'm damn far from it. But if I can do my part to keep from adding another drop to the sea of douchebaggery that being totally anonymous online creates, at least it's some fraction of a bit less antagonistic for everyone. :)

ScullySensation ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:46:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really enjoyed your post!! I totally feel the EXACT same way.

Run_bish_ruuun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:23:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hope you're having a great week :)

Thunderjugs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:30:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What I am teaching myself to do so that I don't get into arguments is to make my comment and then get off reddit and don't check my pm's for AT LEAST a day. Wait long enough that if you reply to someone by then it would just look weird or pointless. Most of the time I have stopped caring by then anyway.

chiken-n-twatwaffles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:13:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

those little orange envelopes give me SUCH anxiety.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:25:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Upvote for SassBlaster.

diego_tomato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:51:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When the envelope turns red I usually take a deep breath in case it's something that sets me off

hawleywood ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:56:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Sassblaster" = new favorite word. My lexicon grew today! Thanks, internet stranger!

CarpeAeonem ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:10:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have this really awful tendency of cranking the SassBlaster up to 11

Thank you for this.

FullScrim ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:21:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm glad people are liking the term. :) There were a few iterations I went through on that part before I settled on that.

I was kinda torn between what I wrote, "Dropping the DickMobile into 5th gear", or "Hopping in the DoucheCanoe".

It seems I made the right choice.

izmar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Behold in all it's glory, the asshole with social anxiety. Kidding. It's all good man. It's way easier to tell someone to shove off on the internet because you don't have to immediately face them. You throw it out there because all you have are your thoughts to work off of, and you read people's comments the way you want to read them. The internet (especially reddit) is such an oxymoron -- it's such a singular experience for individual users, but their interactions create this plethora of content which allows us to immerse ourselves in these huge discussions and read up on shared interests without the need to participate. So, you're like a necessary evil. We all are sometimes.

/end stoned rant

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish everyone else on Reddit would turn 16, too.

capoeirista13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2dgguc/whats_something_you_wish_you_could_tell_all_of/cjpbgnt

FullScrim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I'm reading into this right... You found my edit regarding the gold to be a waste of time.

Thus you decided to waste even more time by linking me to this comment instead of just rolling your eyes and moving on.

Sensible.

I mean, how else were you going to put me in my place for showing gratitude to the anonymous person I had no other way to thank? I'm such a monster...

mrmustard12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It means 4 dollarz

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For me, that's part of the fun.

I love arguing!

LegendaryScully ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

stfu dickbag

Tridian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's easier to get pissed off here because the other guy has time to write the snarky response and then get a response from others before you can even begin to get a reply in. And even if your response is better, it's further down the chain so less people see it.

I've begun just abandoning threads if it starts to go against me because it just isn't worth the stress it causes.

CollegeStudent2014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The SassBlaster? Are you serious? Ha, who says that?

u1tralord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For me, I typically go into a rage and type my reply up while in said rage. Typically because I am raging, I go way overboard, diverge from the topic and end up writing a responses longer than the essay I turn into school today. More often than not, I reach the end, and before I get a chance to post my rage has worn off enough for me to think "it's not worth it" and end up deleting my essay length response

DeprestedDevelopment ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:58:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, I thought I was weird for that sense of dread.

MrsMickeyKnox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm the exact opposite- confrontational in person, super laid-back online. I think it's really odd. Here I am on an anonymous website, and I feel less free to express myself than I do in real life.

jaytoddz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:49:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can say all the things you want to say with almost no repercussions online.

Taken to extremes you get /r/theredpill and tumblrbombs.

BigFatBaldLoser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:09:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know we laugh when we can really get under someone's skin and try decide to " tell us off ".

Blackwind123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:09:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If anything, I feel the opposite. I feel like a dick in real life sometimes, but here when I say things I know I can get judged very harshly.

LucciDVergo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sassblaster=new favorite word and my new goal is to use it in everyday life

nnavroops ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fuck off and die

FullScrim ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, aren't you a feisty little attention seeker?

Cute.

nnavroops ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

;)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Listen here and listen good you chickenshit motherfucker...

nnavroops ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:00:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

now skeeter he ain't hurt nobody

dodecadan ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:36:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Let's just all be excellent to each other.

reddit

Pick one.

justtrollingdontmind ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you give way too much of a shit about what other people think. Nothing that anyone posts on this site matters.

imlikeapaperbag ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:45:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll be using SassBlaster in my next meeting with my employees. Sounds better than "crappy attitude".

soccergirl13 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:18:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Piggybacking on this: being racist/sexist/offensive in general doesn't make you funny.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:51:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Makes me wonder why redditors insist on upvoting the biggest asshole comments in every single thread.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because the vast majority never read the rules - upvote/downvote are for posts that contribute to the discussion; contribution can mean views that you agree with or disagree with but because they're a well crafted post that post needs to be hoisted to the top so others can see a positive contribution to the discussion. That is the purpose of upvote/downvote but we have idiots here who turn it into a popularity contest and thus you end up the circlejerkish nature people deleting their posts because they can't be bothered dealing with the barrage of down votes or pander to what ever happens to be the zeitgeist of the moment - kittens/weed/nicholas cage and comcast bashing seem to be in vogue these days.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

At this point we might as well put "1 upvote = 1 like" in the rules.

That's all its used for nowadays and no one seems to give a shit otherwise.

I've been downvoted into the ground for trying to bring it up, so I'm a bit cynical.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed - it would be a lot more fruitful; or better still each vote is registered and you can find out who voted for who then list the subreddits that person either subscribes to or frequents on a regular basis. It would make for interesting reading to see where the down voting brigades come from.

BigAngryDinosaur ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:01:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Corollary: stop falling in line with assholes just because they seem too cool care what other people think.

You don't actually like what they have to say, you just like the way they say it because it makes you feel better about yourself to imagine being an asshole and not caring what others think. Figure out the difference.

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:01:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being creepy doesn't necessarily make you funny either. I have met women who do not go on reddit because they think it's a bunch of misogynistic dudes. And no, they weren't hard core, overly sensitive feminists either.

unicorninabottle ยท 279 points ยท Posted at 18:39:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being an asshole takes more effort and energy than being nice.

[deleted] ยท 343 points ยท Posted at 19:31:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Assholes are so full of shit.

Butthole__Pleasures ยท 170 points ยท Posted at 19:38:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's some use for them, though

godofcongress ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:50:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Relevant username

Doctor_Philthy ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:15:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was gonna say "That's the joke" but I just learned being an asshole doesn't make me funny.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:06:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like pressing them up against the glass at the local choir club?

Butthole__Pleasures ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:35:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's a great one!

InsertWittyNames ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes they play an intergral part in your species mating rituals.

kampungkoh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like unloading a butt-full of shit?

Cupids_Battering_Ram ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, yes there is.

HasFuckedYourMom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can think of a couple.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most just thoroughly fucking them.

currentlydownvoted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shit storage?

JonnyConquest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You see, dicks fuck pussys. ..

tree_jayy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Username relevant

The-Crack-Fox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

relevant name

angryblackman123 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:41:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

เฒ _เฒ 

SeveralBirds ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha. It's funny because poop

Butthole__Pleasures ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

lol

Absooh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Asshole matters. Fecal matters.

pimpy543 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

kiss my black somalian ass...

KongRahbek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well not all the time.

googol_and_one ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No no no. Iz only smellz.

Phulloshiite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you called?

ShakeItTilItPees ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Assholes just want to shit all over everything.

CollegeStudent2014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Soooooo clever

Syliss1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, only sometimes.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:36:21 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

You don't say, /u/__Squirrel_Fucker__?

xElmentx ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:37:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I'm gonna have to disagree with that

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know. That guy is a fucking idiot.

Zack_Fair_ ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:13:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I respectfully disagree.

โ€ฆ
wait am I being a hypocrite ? I disrespectfully disagree ?

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:50:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's easy to be nice, but it's easier to be an asshole.

[deleted] ยท 231 points ยท Posted at 19:13:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

[deleted]

TheXenocide314 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:44:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah what an idiot

ncrranger7 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:02:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Let's kick his ass!

JamesLiptonIcedTea ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:45:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To some yes, to others no.

tl;dr People are different.

kickingturkies ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:30:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This really depends on the scenario, and what you consider being an asshole.

That said, in most cases I agree.

unicyclebear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:09:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The payoff for kindness is much greater than for being hurtful. But it takes compassion to choose to improve the lives of others, and that requires a great deal more effort than blind disdain.

mygawd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Although I respect your opinions, I disagree, but I hope we can still be friends

GiefDownvotesPlox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

nah

u a bitch

bannana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Not really, it sure is easier to not say thank you, not say excuse me, not hold the door, not get a gift for someone, not return a phone call, not ask someone to lunch. All of these take energy whereas doing nothing takes no energy at all.

Nosfermarki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And if you pretend to be an asshole often, you become an asshole. The opposite is also true.

DarthMonPubis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm normally quite laid back and well mannered and what not, a lot of certain types of people see this as some one who is easy to take advantage of me. It took me a while to figure it out, the only way to deal with as asshole is become a bigger asshole, which to your point takes more effort and energy because I have to kind of get "in character".

HongManChoi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It depends on what comes more naturally for people. Some people have an easier time being an asshole than they do being nice and vice versa.

charlesbukowksi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that's why we win. being nice is the easy way.

dreweatall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's why I consider myself such a hardworking person!

Traime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Two prolific comments in the same thread. Wonder what the reasoning behind this one is though.

MagicalTrevor09 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think I disagree with this one. I think it's easy to be a dick your whole life and feel like you're entitled to shit. Caring about others and being genuinely nice is harder. Same way being miserable is easy and being happy can be hard.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's why the butt is the largest muscle in the body.

tjsr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really? You think so?

.... nope, disproved or my first reaction would have been nice. Clearly I'm just an asshole :(

Baraka_Bama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So don't be lazy.

dowhatuwant2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah that's not true at all. Most of the time when I'm being an asshole it's out of pure laziness.

historicusXIII ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Depends on the situation. Sometimes I act like an asshole because I'm too lazy to be polite.

Some people even think I'm an asshole because my text messages are always short and dry.

RockyK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:12:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not necessarily. What a silly reply. You should feel bad.

disguy2k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I find it less effort to care either way. Being nice when you're surrounded by assholes is the hardest thing ever.

PunishableOffence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you really think people would go through all that effort just to be assholes?

No. Being an asshole is always a lot easier than being nice.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What? That's not true...

Teh_Sauce_Guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:47:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no it doesnt fgt

LLL2013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:18 on August 27, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not true

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:48:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

After highschool people like positive people who make them enjoy being around them.

Few people still have that "it's funny when we're assholes to eachother" mindset. Those who do quickly lose friends.

macthecomedian ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:00:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On the flip side, being funny can make you look like an asshole.

historicusXIII ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Half of jokes that come up in my head aren't told because I fear people might find them too offensive and think I'm an asshole.

dtwhitecp ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:10:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of people get amusement out of assholes that don't directly affect them (in movies or whatever) then inadvertently integrate it into their own personality. The problem is that the majority of people don't get amusement out of it, especially when it affects them.

Minim4c ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 20:43:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But being a funny asshole does make you funny.

jacls0608 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck you.

Calluhad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But being an asshole doesn't necessarily mean you aren't funny either. There's a time and a place!

wertulen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As Scalzi put it, the failure mode of clever is asshole: http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/06/16/the-failure-state-of-clever/

UhhPhrasing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The dark humor of reddit is my favorite part.

gaarasgourd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

SLAP CAM!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

underdabridge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When I started this account, I did it in order to have a troll account and say mean things just to see what it was like (since I'm not really typically like that). Trust me when I tell you that being an asshole on reddit is shockingly karma lucrative. I generated way more than I ever did being reasonable.

Rubix89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like this needs to be heard in many places, beyond just Reddit.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

squamesh ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:21:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Honestly why?

Ballerstorm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

but that doesnt mean that all the times someone is an asshole they are NOT funny either. Being an asshole CAN be very funny sometimes.

activeNeuron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whatever, you poopycock.

Marigold12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck you.

Chapmenez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know, Louis CK pulls it off pretty well.

Exzith ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/ImGoingToHellForThis

mrmahoganyjimbles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But being an asshole to another asshole sure is.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unless you are in a tv show.

AnneFrankSimulator14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If it's funny, it's funny... Being an asshole is unrelated, no?

ZhanchiMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like this rule is exempt in /r/Imgoingtohellforthis

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, but it's possible to be both.

Most people are just no good at it, and end up failing at the "funny" part.

MK_Ultrex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Just because you're naked doesn't mean you're sexy. Just because you're cynical doesn't mean you're cool."

Tom Robbins.

JonnyConquest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck her right in the pussy

TheEpicEdge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck off

deltarefund ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes....

?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

unless if it's under /r/imgoingtohellforthis , then it's a requirement.

torofukatasu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you need to say that after watching It's always sunny in philadelphia.

squamesh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That show doesn't just rest on them being dicks. It's very clever. The shit I'm talking about is people just needlessly being mean and for whatever reason finding it funny

Carotti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I punched a cow once. My gf said it was mean so I promised I wouldn't hit her again.

Hahahaha geddit? She's a cow!

EasyOnTheData ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But...but god isn't real and FSM followers are brave.

squamesh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not sure I understand how that relates

EasyOnTheData ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most FSM followers (?) are the biggest assholes I've ever met. And /r/atheist (atheism?) is their meeting grounds.

squamesh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah alright gotcha

analogkid1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being funny doesn't make you an asshole.

Jamestr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Say that to Daniel Tosh.

rockidol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pretending to be an asshole can be funny though, like Anthony Jeselnik

I_dont_like_assholes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So I take it that you don't like assholes either?

SuperPwnerGuy ยท 168 points ยท Posted at 21:03:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cake day don't mean shit.....

atsu333 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:48:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It means you get more karma when you post things. I almost always upvote cakeday posts, unless they deserve downvotes.

BigFatBaldLoser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:04:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I thought I would get some sort of notification on my cake day. I did not. Also how does one post an original subject on reddit? I thought maybe on my cake day I would find something new that would allow me to post.

RoyalTease ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:25:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Neither do real life cake days, A.K.A. birthdays.

d1560 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:56:38 on August 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

;_;

[deleted] ยท 4478 points ยท Posted at 19:20:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Nobody cares if it's your highest rated comment.

SirensToGo ยท 1057 points ยท Posted at 20:09:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I care:

Whoa! Highest rated comment evver! Two comment karma is insane

iamRYANGOSLINGama ยท 372 points ยท Posted at 20:28:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit: Seriously guys, my top comment is about how i pissed on my face. Edit: Thanks for the gold.

[deleted] ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 20:42:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for the gold.

Said your face.

...to your... dick.

zhico ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:57:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

( อกยฐ อœส– อกยฐ)

cheezywheezy11 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:08:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice

JACKDAW_NOT_CROW ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:51:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Said SeรฑorDingDong

mattmcg99 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:04:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...en shower?

insufficient_gold ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:35:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you really Ryan Gosling? Are you

iamRYANGOSLINGama ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:41:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. I'm the real human bean

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:12:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dun dun-doondoondoondoondundundunddundun re-eel hu-min bean dun-dundundoondoondoondoon and a re-eel he-roh re-eel hu-min bean Dundoondoondoondoondundundundun..

Gredditor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When I was in 5th grade I had a pissing contest with my friends, I won distance and my height was fantastic, until all came splashing down. That's how I know golden showers are weird.

runjennarun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:34:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

-en shower

GrumpyKhajiit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit: WOW! Someone finally popped my hold cherry! I fucking hate that one.

MrBathroom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You won't get gold.

fayryover ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know, I never got a gold star in kindergarten either.

Cyridius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:47:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know, typing "EDIT: Thanks for the gold" before you actually get gold doesn't necessarily mean you get gold.

TheMisterFlux ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice try.

zachaction ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:40:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you low-key want gold for this comment though....

Brenvol ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:42:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mine too!

TribalLore ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:24:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think that only works on very special occasions.

AnneFrankSimulator14 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:35:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have no fucking gold! And your top comment is just this!

I can't handle anymore lies on the internet!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:04:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Heya, I agree :) It makes me happy to see other people happy, so have some gold. Some people might be sarcastic when they're saying this, but I'm not being, and I wish you the best. Other people being happy is always good :) It's always good to remember that. We all live one life, why not see each other the happiest we can be?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank for le gold, stranger! XD

erockd ยท 3808 points ยท Posted at 20:24:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I hate the majority of edits...
Edit 1: forgot a word
Edit 2: added a '1' to first Edit
Edit 3: Soo many PMs!!! I'll try to answer all your questions later!!
Edit 4: Wow GOLD!!
Edit 5: Stop giving me gold!!!
Edit 6: My highest rated comment!
Edit 7: Hey I actually got gold!!!

[deleted] ยท 1889 points ยท Posted at 20:41:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, I can't believe my highest comment is about X!

ZombieDisposalUnit ยท 1146 points ยท Posted at 20:57:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Me either, Y is clearly the superior letter.

skyman724 ยท 105 points ยท Posted at 22:32:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

#YVELTALMASTERRACE

mrsmith099 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:24:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fairy deer master race for life!

HortonHearsAGenocide ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

VIVALACHARIZARDX

gravitationalBS ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:18:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

NO

Bladex454 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YES

I_HAVE_SEEN_CAT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:59:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

NO

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:06:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

OutrageMeltsThings ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:24:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nah. Gotta be W.

GoldhamIndustries ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How about spork? Or penguin?

OutrageMeltsThings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sporkuin?

Canrex ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:04:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Penork?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude I got a yvelta ex and it kicks ass. Seriously, like I have only lost once so far, it was my last prize card.

jhulbe ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:21:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

as long as my highest rated comment isn't penis penis penis penis I'm good.

It's currently "the fuck?"

BaconInMyPants ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:19:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Liar, its about wheat thins and a coke or something or other.

I did the research and I'm on to you, /u/jhulbe

You won't get away with this...

ZombieDisposalUnit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

BaconInMyPants: Super Sleuth

gravitationalBS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:17:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tagged.

PigSlayer1024 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:49:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm more of a Z man myself.

Reddy_McRedcap ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:56:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Y'all motha fuckers need K

gravitationalBS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't want your bananas.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

thingy237 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What?! W isn't even a double U it's a double V, it's a lieing number. FAKE!

hotteatoddy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

everyone knows the D reigns supreme

ColKrismiss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah right! What letter do you add to any word to make it extreme? X. Get your head out of your ass

athaki ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:12:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's actually Q because of the word Quixotic. So awesome.

thekirbylover ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dunno. Z is pretty cool.

KoalaKid101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Z is the real alpha male

xsvfan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I tagged you as Y is superior

CaptainFourpack ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're right as Y is the coolest letter in the alphabet. Vowels are pretty cool characters, not like them common consonants, but Y, she is the coolest letter as she fits on with both crowds. She is both a consonant and a vowel too occasionally! E.G. in the word "myth".

Smackithdown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:42:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree. Y is not structurally sound. Too top heavy with a narrow base,,, you're just asking for it to fall over at any moment. >-- (that's as close as I could get to a fallen Y)

ZombieDisposalUnit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:14:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

RIP Y

coerciblegerm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Forget both of you, Z is where it's at!

EightBravoBravoDelta ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:49:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chauvinist pig.

Granito_Rey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But Barry the Fairy Elk stomps on puny Yvetal

demuni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Y do you say that?

LordofShit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Freaking plebs, with your 2D graphs. Z or bust baby.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck that X guy, he's really just a shorter way to say KS.

Don't even get me started on C and Q.

Lokitty5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/dadjokes

Nilliak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As well as the superior Pokemon game.

-Isaac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then there's Z!

that-one-redditor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Z for life

sodelll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/Y

Sparky076 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But Z is definitely the best of them all.

d1rron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bitch please! Y is just a function of X!

fireaero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow you left out N in your comment.

panda_nectar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But not the superior drug.

The-Night-Forumer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm more of a fan of Z. But to each their own.

IamKAR ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:11:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That annoys me the most with some funny but perverted comment. It shouldn't be surprising for any user to have their highest rated comment to be something perverted, most of Reddit users have the same sense of humor.

FannaWuck ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:45:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My highest rated comment is about how great blowjobs are. And my 3rd is about sex.

IamKAR ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:52:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh I love a funny comment like that, it's just pointless when they come back in with an edit stating that it's there highest comment. Now if someone got gold, and said like something like thanks for the gold that's understandable, yet "wow I can't believe I got gold from that" annoys me.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:15:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"stay classy, Reddit"

Contero ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't believe my highest rated comment is an Arrested Development reference!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, I can't believe my highest comment is about me not believe my highest comment is about X!

CronosDage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Isn't that what /u/ThorSkaggi was talking about in the first place?

BigBangBrosTheory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks a lot assholes! Now my top comment is about masturbating!!

it doesnt fucking matter

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep, you just ruined your best comment ever by commenting on it.

ShockinglyEfficient ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, as if they're fucking surprised that their highest comment wasn't some profound witticism.

thelegendoflaura ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Wow, I can't believe my highest comment is about fucking a sea slug up the ass"

SadStatueOfLiberty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You'd be better off with molly. More pure.

Smithburg01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The gold in here is getting ridiculous.

Ace1999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How come you guys get gold and I don't?

Ninjaedit #1: Life isn't fair!

belac889 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh my god why is my comment about X my highest rated comment, I've done so better.

j3zuz00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look! A gold train

MissArizona ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Drugs are bad, m'kay.

ipaqmaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah that edit annoys me the most. It's like they commented it, not expecting it to be popular. After a while you can sorta guess what's funny here and what isn't

mayogray ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, I can't believe my highest rated comment is "Wow, I can't believe my highest rated comment is about X!"

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't afford reddit gold so here

Edit: I forgot to put edit 1 the first edit so this is edit 2 actually.

mandrews909 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Choo Choo?

Crumps_brother ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:24:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My highest rated comment is about eating poop

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:40:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ummm... So, I've been told there'd be gold here. Guys?

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:11:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't like other people being happy about a nice comment? That's sad. It's literally just one sentence at the end of another interesting comment, even if you don't care. It's not that important, and it sounds like a silly thing to get upset about.

jacls0608 ยท 823 points ยท Posted at 20:40:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The absolute worst are the people that edit after 50-100 karma.. You're just making yourself look silly.

TheGRS ยท 701 points ยท Posted at 20:55:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now the downvotes are more obfuscated, but when they were around people would say, after 3 downvotes, "ok not sure why EVERYONE is downvoting me here"

TheGoobCow ยท 823 points ยท Posted at 21:11:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now we know the true answer: because you disagreed with /u/Unidan.

SeeFree ยท 947 points ยท Posted at 21:33:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now I want to know how often he summoned himself.

Unidan1: I wonder what /u/unidan would make of this!

Unidan2: you rang?

Unidan3: omg! It's unidan! we love you!

Unidan4: yeah we do! If I were wearing panties I'd throw them at the monitor!

Unidan2: haha woah ladies! simmer down. I'm just a simple biologist.

codemastercool ยท 109 points ยท Posted at 22:03:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Hold your horses, guys, we're just a simple biologist!"

TheGRS ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 22:08:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He has split personality disorder, all of them Unidan

AdamtheGrim ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 22:48:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I was born in 200 log cabins."

matrim611 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't remember what this is from, but I know it's awesome, and I love you for it.

wikipedialyte ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:25:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Futurama. Abe Lincoln bot had MPD.

RoastedBud ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:51:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I believe that's a Futurama reference... Abe Lincoln-bot has multiple personality disorder or something IIRC.

Snarlwal ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:20:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We... are... UNIDAN

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cannot possibly downvote them all...

RazzleDazzle_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:08:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haiii gauuyyysss

BareKnuckleMickey ยท 139 points ยท Posted at 22:48:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My favourite part of the entire debacle?

The fact he named himself unidan

uni-

one; having or consisting of one.

irony-

a state of affairs or an event that 
seems deliberately contrary to what
one expects and is often amusing as 
a result.
Hapster23 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:23:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I guess we should call him polyden...

overtoke ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:07:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

we should call him dickhead

feloniousthroaway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But wouldn't cheating the system make him fall?

JACKDAW_NOT_CROW ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:50:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sorry I'm a little slow on the uptake here, but is it ironic that his name implies oneDAN when he had a series of alt accounts? And his downfall was that he had several accounts?

Edit:if he named himself polydan would that now not be ironic?

LifesASurprise ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:29:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I thought you were gonna define "Dan". Was confused.

daphth ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:38:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dan Humphrey was a character on the show "Gossip Girl" who secretly manipulated his friends and rivals to improve his social status.

boganzy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's subliminal messaging.

Another-Lost-Thinker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:49:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i don't get it.

PockyInMyPocket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude's a biology professor at a university. Probably short for UNIversity DAN.

TowerBeast ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:34:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://www.reddit.com/r/redditoroftheday/comments/1eu1jg/unidan_redditor_of_the_day_and_supreme_overload/

What is the origin or meaning of your user name?

Way back when I first got the internet, pre-AOL, my father and I were on the phone and were prompted to give a "handle" to use on the internet. My dad looked down at the phone he was using, which was a "Uniden" phone, and simply said that. I cleverly changed the "e" to an "a."

Random_Fandom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A sign of things to come... (โŠ™๏นโŠ™)

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:38:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

RunningJedi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:46:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I missed that day on reddit and have been clueless since? Would someone care to enlighten me?

SpiraliniMan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:57:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

this should explain it http://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/2c5v4a/what_happened_to_uunidan_is_he_shadowbanned_if_so/

RunningJedi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:00:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Appreciate it! Man that's disappointing, always thought he was a genuine guy.

sajimo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:05:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like that Unidan2 is the 'real' Unidan. SeeFree!

Onyxdeity ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:37:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Harsh.

Fair, though.

WentoX ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:59:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like to think that he created entire posts with nothing but responds from his own accounts, having conversations with himself.

alastoris ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:00:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He actually answered a summon of mine before. Total made my day!

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:33:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice try Unidan.

SquashySquished ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:42:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice try /u/UnidanX

LordAro ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:51:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

sniff :'(

tmotom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

rip

EasyOnTheData ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He still has /u/unidanX

LordofShit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like how Unidan2 is the main account. Even Unidan knows that he is no longer worthy of #1 spot.

BlueisNotacolor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit only liked unidan because reddit believed reddit liked unidan and when reddit found out it wasnt reddit that liked unidan reddit than didnt like unidan. So i like unidan now because dae not hivemind.

DougL0ck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I like these comments.
Edit 1: edited for horrendous grammar.

Mr0d0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you.

MrJAPoe ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:36:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Another good thing o say in this thread:

/u/Unidan IS NOT GOD.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:01:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Vargas isn't one either

discrepancies ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I understand him better.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:40:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

too soon

beergoggles69 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:30:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Any time I used to mention how creepy I felt the "Cult of Unidan" was, I'd be downvoted to oblivion. Now I know why.

chaosmosis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wasn't paying attention, what happened? Unidan used mass sock puppets, or what?

beergoggles69 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:14:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeh basically, which lead to him being banned.

sdmike21 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:34:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now we know the true answer: because you are /u/unidanx

FIFY

smiles134 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

man, I'm glad people still post his name, cause I have him res linked to a dope ass sandwich he made once, and I still haven't gotten to try it yet.

91Jacob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:01:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a feeling that even if that guy suddenly joined the KKK he'd still get shit tons of karma.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Too Soonโ„ข, man. Too Soonโ„ข.

ladylichee ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:48:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Still too soon

Kaeny ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Too soon man, too soon

essenceoferlenmeyer ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 21:22:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I automatically downvote anything with an edit complaining about downvotes just out of sheer spite.

thingy237 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That made me downvote

Trachyon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:33:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Which I would agree with, but it's an entirely moronic endeavour to make.

When someone has expressed an honest opinion and received downvotes for it, they want to know why. By all means, be petty and downvote them because they ask why they're receiving silent dissent, but at least comment that you're downvoting them because they mentioned that.

Otherwise you're part of the problem.

kaimason1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For me, it completely depends how the complaining happens and what comment it's on. If the complaint is polite (ideally even trying to clear something up), on a helpful comment, and they're still in the negatives, I'll try to unbury the comment. If the complaint is whiny (as with most "EW DOWNVOTES YOU ALL SUCK" edits), the comment obviously shitty / misinformed, and/or the comment currently high in the positives, I'll probably downvote out of spite regardless. Most of the time, complaining about downvotes is just annoying at best and infuriating at worst (though there are scenarios where it makes sense to point them out, like when all your comments in a thread are obviously getting unfairly brigaded or you're trying to have a polite discussion but are buried in downvotes without anyone contributing to the discussion by explaining why).

Trachyon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can agree with that view on it; when it comes to the manner in which the complaint is delivered.

Chances are though, if the complaint is written as something like "EW DOWNVOTES YOU ALL SUCK" then the commenter knows exactly why they're being downvoted.

kaimason1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chances are though, if the complaint is written as something like "EW DOWNVOTES YOU ALL SUCK" then the commenter knows exactly why they're being downvoted.

Oh, definitely, I was exaggerating a bit. Obviously the ones that bad are what I'd expect from accounts like /u/FabulousFerd, not serious users. There's still plenty of edits that are more like just "why all the downvotes" which serve little purpose from my perspective but to tell me to hit the downvote button, though.

Datcoder ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:41:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Is that why everyone continues to downvote me without saying why... God damn it U.U

Edit: I have fundamentally misunderstood human psychology and the way people interact on the internet.

xFoeHammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Sometimes there is a legitimate complaint though. Like, for example, if someone asks a straightforward question and I give a factual answer.

Some of the things you can get downvoted for is really mind boggling.

Or when people ignore Reddiquette and just downvote everything they disagree with without even responding or anything.

So yeah. Occasionally, complaining about downvotes is kind of understandabe. Though I've learned it's not worth it.

Edit: Downvotes? Really? Wtf guys!?

Words_are_Windy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:32:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't forget about the apologists. "Don't know why everyone's downvoting you."

IAmAZombieDogAMA ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:38:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is Unidan's alt account.

unique_pervert ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:53:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't like people downvoting, when a comment is directly linked to the topic. If you don't agree/find the comment offensive downvote.

If it's just for the sake of it, I don't get it. I just leave it.

TheGRS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the old system it was often unclear if the downvotes were even genuine or not though. Reddit automatically assigns downvotes in many cases. So unless you were in the negative it was completely asinine to call out that people were downvoting you. And if you had 40 upvotes and 3 downvotes, then it was definitely uncalled for.

unique_pervert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:16:07 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

never heard of reddit automatically downvoting? why would they do that? any source?

mybustersword ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

oh my fucking god i hate people who say that. im sorry, i didn't realize you were so self centered

Mongostein ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:09:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I immediately downvote anyone that complains about downvoting in their post.

Zingrox ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:33:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

That's because after you get to -1 everyone just bandwaggons you. Every now and then you are saved, but normally it is just a pile of downvotes due to the negative first ~3 people.

Edit: Haha the one edgy guy who downvoted me

trixter21992251 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

and we wouldn't want to look silly in the internet, now would we?!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They act like they are accepting an award and thank everyone for the upvotes.

"I'd like to thank my Mom and all the little people....."

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I edited once after I got 2000+.

I think that's a good threshold.

Omg my top karma comment was about comments fhshgfhdjhd=4))/=) wowowow

CptCmbtBts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll give you one upvote to put you to 99 points on the expectation that you'll edit after 100 karma.

jacls0608 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry guy, I've refused to do the edit thing since I started here. Less karma for me I guess.

Gabriellasalmonella ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I kind of think it's cute when it's so low. It's like, awww he thinks that's a lot!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why? They're just happy. That's ok, isn't it?

Kolbykilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'v never made an edit line outside of a grammatical error in any of my top comments...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fortunately my dumbass posts rarely get noticed, so I never have to worry about edits.

overtoke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

97 . you can edit in 4 more upvotes

fakeyaoming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

now you have to edit...

GoldenWizard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For real though.

EDIT: forgot a word lol

ThisDragonCantDance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:06:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude, my highest rated comment is like 24. I'd be really chuffed to if I broke into 3 figures!

Aprikoat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:32:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

sticking to your guns on this one

good man

PM_ME_YOUR_PARTS ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:02:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You must be a super 1337 redditor

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:23:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It could be 5000 karma and it would be just as dumb.

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 3176 points ยท Posted at 20:35:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

You don't even have an edit star! BIG FAT PHONY!

Edit: I'm well aware of the limit for editing

Edit 2: He edited something now!

Edit 3: This comment is really popular. Thanks for the upvotes.

Edit 4: Oops misspelled "upvotes".

Edit 5: I have far less karma than he! This is UNACCEPTABLE!

Edit 6: GOLD!? WHO THE FUCK GAVE ME GOLD!

Edit 7: Thanks /u/thisisnotdan for pointing out my incorrect grammar.

Edit 8: /u/MicktheSpud has brought up how rude I am to have an odd number of edits. I'm truly sorry /u/MicktheSpud.

Edit 9: Shout out to /u/Astromachine.

Edit 10: Apparently I'm taking requests now.

Edit 11: Shout out to /u/Mormonhelmet and /u/BlueNinja23

Edit 12: I will not put a shoe on my head, and /u/MDef255 wanted me to edit in "FUCKIN' SLAYER!!!"

Edit 13: I feel violated and used. This was a horrible mistake.

Edit 14: Thank you /u/Schmetlappio for pointing out my odd number of edits. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW /u/Schmetlappio?

Edit 15: Shout out to /u/sweaty_tacos and /u/butrcupps

Edit 16: To appease /u/MicktheSpud and /u/Schmetlappio.

Edit 17: /u/IsAnEgg wants a shout out. And to answer your question, I do like eggs.

Edit 18: /u/RobDinkleworth has made quite the list of edits as well.

Edit 19: Shout out to /u/STEVEHOLT27. /u/Threwaway42, my favorite movie is probably Forrest Gump or something along those lines.

Edit 20: I'm not going to go to an odd number of edits. I won't turn my back on /u/MicktheSpud! I WON'T DO IT!

Edit 21: /u/Boy1998 wanted to know how I'm doing today. I'm doing pretty good, I probably should have gone home 40 minutes ago though.

Edit 22: /u/fessebook says he wants a shout out if everyone else gets one. So shout out to /u/fessebook!

Edit 23: /u/God_of_Illiteracy wants to know what my favorite food is. I'm not quite sure I have one, but I did try sun dried tomato and basil Wheat Thins last night for the first time. They were soooo gooood!

Edit 24: /u/TheSlyTaco wants gold. Someone give him gold.

Edit 25: /u/mrtman327 says he wants a shout out and gold as well. /u/feriner also nominated me MVP. Thanks /u/feriner.

Edit 26: I must depart for a while so I may fill myself with the best of foods.

Edit 27: /u/Killsranq would like you to know about his youtube channel: youtube.com/killsranq

Edit 28: /u/Aquawave asked me how the weather is. Today brought some pretty awesome weather.

Edit 29: /u/snowfaller wanted me to say: Actually, as /u/snowfaller has pointed out, the use of edits seems to be widely contested. It seems to have gotten you a fuck of a lot of upvotes. So what gives? Those were his exact words. Praise jesus the BLACK man who walked the desert and impacted countless generations of people.

Edit 30: Yes /u/bigbossman90, I am doing shout outs.

Edit 31: /u/PM_ME_ZETTAI_RYOUIKI wants PMs.

Edit 32: /u/Jordanbrann wants a cat and someone to love him. We all love you /u/Jordanbrann.

Edit 33: /u/rekrap555 I had stirfry :D

Edit 34: /u/Hahahahahaga, I was food.

Edit 35: /u/KuribohGirl, if I were a cat I would sleep in my owners bed after kicking them out

Edit 36: /u/ManicGypsy says they want gold. And I did make it home, thanks for asking :)

Edit 37: /u/Aesmoridin, on the next Fourth of July I will probably sweat my ass off and celebrate the independance of these united states. USA USA USA!

Edit 38: /u/DudeWithAHighKD wants me to say Christine on big brother 16 is disgusting.

Edit 39: Shout out to /u/DisgracedCubFan.

Edit 40: Here's your Wonderwall /u/im_not_leo.

Edit 41: Shout out to /u/Mac30123456

Edit 42: /u/link090909, everyone should listen to the song I'm listening to right now MitiS & MaHi - Blu

Edit 43: /u/Sywpwny said he's here for the gangband and /u/WeCameAsBears says he just came here for the food

Edit 44: /u/PurpleText thinks they love me.

Edit 45: /u/RhettS wants a hot tub and /u/SumOhDat once killed a man.

Edit 46: Shout out to /u/The-Effing-Man

Edit 47: omg this exploded! this not expected this but I'll try to answer as many of u as possible! thanks for the gold kind stranger!

Edit 48: /u/Crecy333 wants to be a part of my edits and /u/jst_chillin thinks I'm like their facebook friends.

Edit 49: /u/MCH_PANTHER thinks I'm impressive. Thanks man!

Edit 50: /u/ChuckS117 ask "dafuq?" I'll tell you dafuq. You're dafuq!

Edit 51: /u/IAmTheAg thinks my song selection was brilliant. He thinks you should all listen to Pain, Open Window, Ascension, Born and Endeavors.

Edit 52: Yes, I am still editing my comment. Thanks for asking /u/notsurewhatiam.

Edit 53: Shout out to /u/OwenVersteeg and his free open-source CSS framework http://minfwk.com

Edit 54: /u/homeslice234, I haven't done much reading lately, but I've been reading I Am Legend off and on.

Edit 55: /u/kinnelonfire75 hates me :(

Edit 56: /u/hideandgoanal wants to be included.

Edit 57: /u/Capntallon had the urge to point out that facebook should be capitalized. Thanks /u/Capntallon

Edit 58: Sorry, /u/lilyth88. I already have a girlfriend.

Edit 59: SHOUTOUT TO /u/Alice_Ex

Edit 60: Thank you for reading the whole thing /u/allonsyyy

Edit 61: SHOUT OUT TO bairforceone

Edit 62: Shout out to /u/Porkchawp!

Edit 63: /u/Unshodsum4824 said he wanted gold and to be noticed. NOTICE HIM!

Edit 64: /u/syracuse2003champs gets a shoutout!

Edit 65: I'm glad I could brighten up your day /u/QueenInDaNorth

Edit 66: /u/TheBassThatAteMiami, why would I fuck with you if I can fuck at you?

Edit 67: My week has been pretty good. Thanks for asking /u/DictatorDom14

Edit 68: /u/FroDude258 wanted to shout out to /r/Periwinkle and /r/Orangered. You guys need to settle your differences.

Edit 69: /u/hadenthefox called dibs on edit 69! SO HE GETS IT!

Edit 70: /u/reptilianhuman, yes you can be a part of this.

Edit 71: /u/joshguillen wants to give /u/ELFAHBEHT_SOOP a shout out. How kind.

Edit 72: /u/lopoke89 has a YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/fifthperiodcrew Check it out!

Edit 73: /u/Anarcho_Capitalist, you can be added too.

Edit 74: /u/cpriper hopes I don't end on an odd number.

Edit 75: /u/TBUmp17, I'M SORRY!

Edit 76: /u/Affordable_Z_Jobs I also enjoy pudding.

Edit 77: /u/MrBungalo, asks if I like chocolate milk. I love chocolate milk.

Edit 78: /u/NoctisIncendia wants me to tell everyone about homestuck: http://mspaintadventures.com/scraps2/homestuckKS.html

Edit 79: You can have a shoutout /u/Dragonsword. Get well soon!

Edit 80: /u/EnderBoy said he wanted a whisperin.

Edit 81: /u/lookin_left hopes I don't end on an even number. Only time will tell my friend!

Edit 82: /u/benedopp, this is more edits than I've ever seen too.

Edit 83: Shout out to /u/YouWontBelieveWhoIAm!

Edit 84: Of course you can be in my edit, /u/am_i_a_strange_loop

Edit 85: /u/meyumi_lelouch has informed me that this is a nightmare on mobile.

Edit 86: /u/death_star_gone WANTS A GIANT SHOUT!

Edit 87: /u/igloo27 said he wanted a shout out. So SHOUT OUT!

Edit 88: /u/The_Duck_of_Narnia will suck my dick for a shoutout. No BJ necessary.

Edit 89: /u/ANALFISSURES123 wanted a BUTTHOLE TEARING SHOUTOUT

Edit 90: /u/Ramartin95 read all of them, and now he wants a gold star!

Edit 91: /u/22bebo said he wanted to be at the top of the edit list. HA! Good one.

Edit 92: /u/Lonelystoner921 like the AMA qualities of my edits.

Edit 93: /u/assassinsweed1 was wondering if I'm just making this up. I'm not making this up.

Edit 94: Shout out to /u/caidenm!

Edit 95: /u/J_the_Assassin says they love me. Thanks...

Edit 96: /u/Xxzx wanted to point out I was at an odd number

Edit 97: /u/trickeytricker wanted a really small shoutout

Edit 98: /u/Forhavu wanted 10 shoutouts worth of shoutouts. I'm sorry, but I have to save room for the others.

Edit 99: /u/trendygrub, you can get a shout out!

Edit 100: /u/Xxzx, /u/mredditer, /u/Canrex, /u/FroDude258, /u/BlueBlazeMV /u/EddMI5I0 and /u/DJRockstar1 get to be in the 100th EDIT! YAY

Edit 101: /u/busy_brie CLAIMS THIS EDIT!

Edit 102: /u/Guy_Hero is a bear, apparently.

Edit 103: /u/TheRyanoceros, no I haven't tried anal.

Edit 104: /u/Lambeaux hopes I won't end with less than 100 edits. I guess he's in luck!

Edit 105: /u/alex81893 wants a shout out!

Edit 106: /u/vantharion Yes, holy fuck

Edit 107: /u/Dittorita! Quickly, the train is departing!

Edit 108: You sure can get an edit /u/Smckilla!

Edit 109: /u/Plasmm likes butts.

Edit 110: /u/MrMagicpants said this was gay. He appologized though, so he get's a shoutout.

Edit 111: /u/Plasmm wanted me to give a shoutout to /r/celebrityarmpits!

Edit 112: /u/buffalo-mitch said I got his respect for the quality of these posts. Thanks /u/buffalo-mitch.

Edit 113: Shout out to /u/SpaceShuttleFan!

Edit 114: /u/Icomefromb wants a belly rub.

Edit 115: /u/HowToUseAMicrowave used a C: face, so he's cool.

Edit 116: /u/motoroats really wanted 116

Edit 117: /u/Eddie_of_NewYork wanted a story about a polar bear. It died. The End.

Edit 118: /u/weaselninja, I wore my favorite costume when I was 8. I was a soldier and I wore my uncle's actual helmet from Vietnam.

Edit 119: /u/Cadsair will eat a hat if I don't make it to the top of /r/bestof

Edit 120: /u/House_of_Gold GETS 120! HE'S TURNING 20! YAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Edit 121: /u/wuisawesome, Pointed out I had an odd number of edits.

Edit 122: /u/shutyourfcknface wants me to edit him in. That ol' uncle fucker.

Edit 123: Shout out to /u/tmojeed!

Edit 124: /u/NathanielDoubleyou says I'm dedicated :)

Edit 125: I'm sorry for ending on an odd number. Congrats to everyone that has made it in. I have hit 10,000 characters. Goodnight.

OffhandOnion ยท 145 points ยท Posted at 20:53:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Side note, in case you genuinely didn't know, or if anyone else didn't know, if you edit your comment within some short amount of time, it doesn't show the edit star

[deleted] ยท 224 points ยท Posted at 21:02:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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OnlyRespondsToIdiots ยท 174 points ยท Posted at 21:20:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes

[deleted] ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 21:36:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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willclerkforfood ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:10:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Quick! Fix it before time runs out and...
Ninja edit: Two hours is apparently too late.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:59:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just like in this post!

Ninja edit: I lied, I didn't edit this post. I just typed Ninja edit.

crystalmathematics ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:05:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Best account^

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:03:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, /u/TRACstyles, I've got news for you...

alltoocliche ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:04:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh my God, I never knew that!

miserablabyblees ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:25:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Which defeats the whole fuckin' purpose, doesn't it? When you write out the word "edit" it's to explain the star, or why what you've said is different. If there's no star and no one saw the comment before, no one cares! No one knew it was different! No one would have cared even if it were different! Edits are not a thing people care about!

LeChefromitaly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Til...

Geographist ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:55:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have 2 minutes, 59 seconds to edit your post and carefully craft it into a karma-generating machine.

After that, the dreaded edit star appears and no one on reddit will trust you again.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does this edit star not show up on mobile? I've never seen it.

OffhandOnion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really don't know. I use BaconReader on Android and I don't see the edit star. It's just an asterisk next to the time they posted their comment when you're in reddit.com

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gotcha, thanks! I use reddit is fun for android mostly and never see it so I was curious.

shaggyshag420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:09:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dont get to see edit stars on baconreader. But its so much easier to navigate than going to the actual website to browse.

ThaJarseff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Never once have I noticed an "edit star" until now.

SgtSoulian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What time?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Highjacking top comment to say "give me gold"

blasto_blastocyst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:26:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And less than 3 upvotes.

blueshiftlabs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Less than 3 minutes, and your post/comment has to have less than 3 karma.

Slap-Happy27 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 20:43:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Goin' far, gonna be a star

jafu53 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's gonna be an asterisk :/

Iceman_B ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 20:46:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Your mom is an edit star!

Edit: I swore I wouldn't edit this because purpose defeating.

[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:03:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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IAMA_Ghost_Boo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:12:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But what would we do without his witty comment?

Orangebanannax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go on with our lives.

Watdafaqe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

GET BACK TO WORK!

beaverburgular ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey now

NoctisIncendia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:13:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're an edit star.

upovte ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:15:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How do you misspell upvote?

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:16:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Upfote

TheSlyTaco ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:49:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Could you possibly ask for gold for me, please? Thank you.

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:52:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

;)

TheSlyTaco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:28:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Someone actually guilded me! Thank you man, and of course thank you to anon who gave me gold!

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really? I don't see a gold thing.

TheSlyTaco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:44:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe they just did it on my account page. Check my page, I'm guilded :)

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:45:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh yeah, that would make sense. Congrats :D

RobDinkleworth ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:35:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

literally this

Edit: haha, wow, this has received more attention than I would have thought!

Edit #2: Wow, this is one of my highest upboated comments! Keep it coming reddit xD

Edit #3: ok guys seriously my top comment is "literally this"??? this is madness! you sirs are true evil geniuses xDDDDdd

Edit #4: REDDIT GOLD?!?!?! ahhh i see a fine scholar has found my contribution to be most enlightening! tips fedora

Edit #5: well i guess this is the best place to make a shameless plug for my obscure subreddit /r/mylittleponymormonfansofnorthdakotarebooted

Edit #6: my inbox is LE-terally exploding xD haven't received this much attention since i got 300 hits on that cover of the mlp theme totally went viral freddy mercury fist pump

Edit #7: IT'S OFFICIAL, JOIN US AT /r/LDSMLPERSOFND/ THIS IS THE REAL ONE I SWEAR

Edit #8: random edit because i'm random xD

Edit #9: FRONT PAGE!!!! never thought this would happen!!!!

Edit #10: so i guess comments can't make the front page??? i'm such a nerd xD

Edit #11: who would contribute to a kickstarter for a clothing line of "literally this" t-shirts??

Edit #12: upvote if you love boobies!!! le epic win face

Edit #13: DAE like queen? true music for sirs ;) upvote if you know this song

Edit #14: wow i got REAL GOLD for this wtf?!?!? xD i would like to think whoever did this not only with a tip of my exquisite head covering, but also with an epic meme: http://i.imgur.com/fzrFGjy.jpg

Edit #15: 1-800-273-8255 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Edit #16: you're*

Edit #17: is anyone good at algebra? pm me i have a summer assignment due for my teacher tomorrow she's so hawt le horny face

Edit #18: poop

Edit #19: farts :P

Edit #20: boobies again xDdfdfdfDDFdfdfdgsdrfjh ru 46u 65 5 wqi7

Edit #21: ANOTHER GENT-LE-MAN HAS GIFTED ME REDDIT GOLD!!1 wat is this sorcery xD theres always money in the banana stand winter is coming we have to cook bitch i will make u an epic meme jsut for u :)

Edit #22: ok i made a meme of myself bc i can!!! famous rediters like me do wat they want :) http://i.imgur.com/IGgnnLh.jpg

Edit #23: MARIJUANA

Edit #24: louis ck (only 90s kids know who he is)

Edit #25: upvote if you were born in these years 1980-2010

Edit #26: Upvote this god damn comment you worthless piece of shit. Yeah that's right, I'm talking to YOU. I need karma, and I fucking need it right now. So click the fucking upvote button before your life comes crashing down before you, you pathetic monstrosity of a human being.

Edit #27: like my status for truth is (:

Edit #28: engineering

Edit #29: This.

Edit #30: upvote if you support our troops

Edit #31: This comment is now gluten-free!

Edit #32: 1 like = 1 respect

Edit #33: 1 share = 420 respect

Edit #34: 420 respect = 1 love

Edit #35: 1 love = bob marley

Edit #36: TEST POST PLEASE IGNORE

Edit #37: My name is John, and I hate every single one of you. All of you are fat, retarded, no-lifes who spend every second of their day looking at stupid ass pictures. You are everything bad in the world. Honestly, have any of you ever gotten any pussy? I mean, I guess itโ€™s fun making fun of people because of your own insecurities, but you all take to a whole new level. This is even worse than jerking off to pictures on facebook. Donโ€™t be a stranger. Just hit me with your best shot. Iโ€™m pretty much perfect. I was captain of the football team, and starter on my basketball team. What sports do you play, other than โ€œjack off to naked drawn Japanese peopleโ€? I also get straight Aโ€™s, and have a banging hot girlfriend (She just blew me; Shit was SO cash). You are all faggots who should just kill yourselves. Thanks for listening.

Edit #38: downvotes?? really???

Edit #39: shoutout 2 my boy milo :) stay fresh~~~

Edit #40: >tfw u get death threats

Edit #41: >tfw u have to die twice

Edit #42[0]: i LiTtErAlL[le] jUsT gOt AnOtHeR MoNTh Of RedIt GoLd AnD iM fReakIng dA fuk Oout i mAdE a tRibrute plea aloike andas ucbsrb suto my chanemnllelll;;;''' http://i.imgur.com/0IJjXBK.jpg

c01nfl1p ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:40:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit. I just collapsed under the weight of all those edits.

thatdude52 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's a line

STEVEHOLT27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:23:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit in \o/

cscott5288 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:30:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

save it for r/circlejerk

Jordanbrann ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:13:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you get back, I want a cat and someone to love me.

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:02:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have announced this to the world.

Jordanbrann ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you. <3

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

<3

Aspwnage ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:49:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In regards to edit 23, I used to buy those all the time and lick the flavoring off then feed the gross wet cracker to my dogs. :[

Icomefromb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:37:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Rub my belly

viJilantee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit:

Awffles ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:12:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really? A Whole grapefruit?

wranglingmonkies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He has one now!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, that's always puzzled me too.

jpropaganda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe they were all ninja edits...

TheRobotFrog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for the upvotes.

1 point...

Fuck it. Here you go.

Edit: 2 points.

Edit 2: you're welcome.

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have 566 upvotes at the time of me posting this :D

Denikkk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TIL that the star after "x hours ago" means the post was edited.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Commented before he had gold.

MicktheSpud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's considered rude in some countries to have an odd number of edits.

Astromachine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can you edit your post to give me a shout out?

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

;)

Mormonhelmet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shout outs?! I want a shout out!

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

;)

Mormonhelmet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a happy man now.

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm happy you're happy :D

Mormonhelmet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We should spread our happiness to the rest of the world.

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Let's not get carried away now.

Mormonhelmet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're right. Let's just keep all the happy for us.

ejduck3744 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is a limit for editing?

MDef255 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit in "FUCKIN' SLAYER!!!"

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

;)

MDef255 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

:D

BlueNinja23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can you give me a shout out In your next edit?

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

;)

BlueNinja23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THIS IS GREAT FOR ME. THANK YOU

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are quite welcome.

KungFuJoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

make edit 12 a picture of you with a shoe on your head

Schmetlappio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And now you're back to an odd number of edits.

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fixed.

Schmetlappio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Better, but now the only factors of 14 are itself, 1 and prime numbers. Not a deal breaker, but suspect nonetheless.

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Indeed.

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fixed

butrcupps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dear King of all Edits Ever, I would be honored if you mentioned my in your Edits. Thank you for your consideration.

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:48:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

;)

sweaty_tacos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Give me a shoutout or else I kill them.

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

;)

IsAnEgg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you like eggs? Because I'm an egg. Eggs like shoutouts too.

ameis314 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have an even number of edits... This is also rude.

Juankestein ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My attempt a few days ago http://www.reddit.com/r/montageparodies/comments/2azpa8/brushing_intensifies/cj0fq23

PacoDamorte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seeing as you are Re-Editing a lot are you Redditing whilst Re-Editing?

GuapoWithAGun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm so confused right now. I'll go to 4chan where it's safe.

relay126 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dont like your even number of edits

STEVEHOLT27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit in \o/ for me

Threwaway42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's your favorite movie?

fessebook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now that everyone else got a shoutout, I want one too

Eec2011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You only have 18 edits 2 more and you will have a nice even 20 edits

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

;)

CircdusOle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

this is one of my favorite posts ever.

ExtraCheesyPie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit 4067: I'm still trying to think for an arbitrary reason for the next edit.

God_of_Illiteracy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can you add an edit about your favorite food and why it is your favorite food?

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

;)

feriner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dis guy's da real MVP

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why thank you.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can I get a shoutout or gold, as well?

IceIceIceReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This pissed me off so much more than it should have

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm glad.

WalriePie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How dare you have an even number of edits! Fix this immediately!

Killsranq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Give a shotout to my youtube channel <3

youtube.com/killsranq

i make terrible league videos

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

;)

Killsranq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ayeeee my man

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hah. Amateurs.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hows the weather?

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Beautiful :D

snowfaller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd like a shout out, and an obligatory "Actually, as /u/snowfaller has pointed out, the use of edits seems to be widely contested. It seems to have gotten you a fuck of a lot of upvotes. So what gives? Those were his exact words. Praise jesus the BLACK man who walked the desert and impacted countless generations of people."

Also, you can get more gold by sending reddit a postcard with your username. I'll let you know if they come "thru."

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:02:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Done.

snowfaller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YTMND

snowfaller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And "upvotes were had by all." In the words of the dear Lord our saviour, /u/ELFAHBEHT_SOOP

bigbossman90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you doing shout outs?

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yup, you got one.

bigbossman90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was mentioned in a gilded comment! Fuck yeah!

PM_ME_ZETTAI_RYOUIKI ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

gimme a shout-out so i can get some pm's pls

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Done.

rekrap555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

what kind of foods?

ELFAHBEHT_SOOP ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:01:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stirfry :D

Hahahahahaga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

BUT WHO WAS FOODS?!

Zephyr1011 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 21:00:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Edit: Forgot a word" actually makes sense, especially in a sub like /r/changemyview. Otherwise people may accuse you of changing what you said or moving the goalposts

thunderling ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:17:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But you could just as easily rephrase your entire post to change its meaning and then say "Edit: forgot a word." So it's still not helpful.

Zephyr1011 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:41:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you think your opponent is lying then there is no point to the discussion, but it saves on accusations about why you edited your past comments

nelg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is why reddit needs diffs.

thunderling ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Diffs?

nelg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A system like what Wikimedia uses to display differences between edits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Diff

Or it could simply be a history of what the post looked like at each 'save'.

gravitationalBS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I see more people write: "I accidentally a word"

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:51:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't mind about the "forgot a word" or "grammar" edits. I include them as a courtesy to people who pointed out grammar mistakes in my comment, so that they don't look silly when I edit the mistake and nobody can tell what the original comment looked like.

DerpPanther ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:41:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about Edit 2: Electric Boogaloo?

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:49:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I edit maybe 98% of all my comments for typos, grammar, and general flow. I almost never say "edit: xyz" Only once has someone accused me of doing something odd with an edit, and no one else (thankfully) seems to care.

edit, ok maybe more like 50%. oh and thanks for the gold!

zach2992 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:49:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I only say thanks when I get gold because it's polite.

Kiriamleech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice try...

zach2992 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No I'm good. Already got some earlier today.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:02:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Edit: Stop replying, I don't give a shit! You're blowing up my inbox."

Why did you comment then? Why don't you delete your comment?

pajam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:37:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I also hate when people call all the comment replies "PMs" instead of replies. There is a difference, and my overly semantic self thinks those people must not know how Reddit works...

lmNotCreativeEnough ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit 7: Front page! <3 you all!

Nesano ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:54:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The best part is that edit 2 is only there because it's there.

Gl33m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you edit a post it's actually in the site rules to provide what was edited in your post. So for something like "edit:formatting, edit: fixed a word" etc, they're actually following the site rules. Other stuff like your edits 3-6 examples get on my nerves, yeah.

TheEllimist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On AskReddit threads as well.

"Oh my gosh, thank you guys so much for getting this to the front page! I'd also like to thank my parents, the Academy, and my friend Jason who asked me this same question today while we were eating pizza rolls in the living room!"

Undeadicated ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yea I wish I could pay money to take away somebody's gold for this reason

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't even have gold! BIG FAT PHONY!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice try asking for gold ;)

Kdj87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is the point of noting why you edited your comment? I've been a redditor for a few months and I just started doing cause everyone else was? Why?

sage1314 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:54:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a courtesy really, so people don't think you've done something funny with an edit. Even though you could totally be lying.

chiefcrunch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Situations like this:

User 1 - Who is someone you are grateful for?

User 2 - My mother.

Then, User 1 edits his/her comment to say:

User 1 - Who makes you so horny that you immediately start raping your own hand?

Now, to everyone else who didn't see the original comment, User 2 looks like a sick perverted weirdo, and he loses respect from random internet strangers.

CellarDoor8737 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I used to hate this too so asked a friend why people do this. He said because when a post is edited it puts a star next to the comment so people will know it's edited and won't know why or what it was edited for. I guess it's not really a big deal either way. I do know where you're coming from with the boastful edits, those are annoying as shit.

Dillstroyer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, that was like reading an entire thread on /r/circlejerk, condensed into one comment.

Mshake6192 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/circlejerk is leaking and it's working haha

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ugh "EDIT: Stop giving me gold!" Is the worst one.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you kind stranger.

Edit: Why the downvotes?

trixter21992251 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

edit 2 is brilliant

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

nothing makes my blood boil on here more than "Edit: a word"

Idoontkno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I might be wrong, but it seems to me that you just hate a lot of shit, and are currently talking about edits.

edit: subtracted a word

gigitrix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Needs more Edits

ferlessleedr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The first one I actually do appreciate. If I see a comment star then this tells me what that's for - if they've corrected some grammatical error then it's minor and I can ignore it. it makes sense.

That other crap is all bullshit though, yeah.

barnfodder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Am I the only person who edits their post without adding some drivel about why?

47Racing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit 8: Started a gold train!

DD_Commander ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: edit: ty for gold

TheRealGuru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This one drives me absolutely bonkers

lyratt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I used to think that when you edited a comment it made you give an explanation which was why there were so many stupid edit comments.

tehlemmings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really hope this ends up being your top rated comment (not that I care or anything... OP said I'm not allowed to care (dont tell him, but I really do))

FIDDILY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit: I accidentally a word

random_username_25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YOU BROKE 4 AND 5 AND 7.

owlsrule143 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm confused what your 7th edit is saying.. :P

dabillya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

and why put Edit in there if you are just correcting a mistake or something..

Zock123454321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Must suck that your highest rated comment was only +1. And who gave you gold?

CharrNorris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanking people for Gold is the same as thanking a radio host for taking your call.

Stop that.

germanman2014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you even edit bro?

Krail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't really get the hate for edit notes. If someone changed their post it can be useful to note the changes in an edit in case a comment below you mentions something that wasn't there.

If, say, someone buys you gold, that's an interesting thing to that individual commenter, and they might feel a need to say "Hey, this is neat, thanks". Doesn't matter if people get gold all the fucking time, that individual person doesn't.

I dunno, it's just kind of conversational background noise to me. I don't understand why it bugs people.

Curlysnail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, I can forgive the edit for gold. I was gifted it a few weeks back and I edited my comment because well, some random guy/gall just paid money for my comment so I've got to give it some acknolagement to be nice :)

indigoflame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can understand the "thanks for the gold" type things or when they add extra information. But if you are fixing a typo you don't need to add "Edit: Whoops I can't spell." Nobody cares.

iNEEDheplreddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

STFU Paltrow

Squirt_Is_Delicious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So meta.

Not_Stalin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not a ninja edit if you write "ninja edit"

Linearts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Edit: forgot a word" is perfectly reasonable and pre-empts the possibilty that the content of a post was different before. "Edit: thanks for the gold." is fine too if they don't turn it into a silly circlejerk. Those others are really stupid though.

pentafe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yeah, forgot a word edits look so awful, my god. Just edit it and don't mention!

PantsGrenades ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I tend to thank people when I get gold since someone presumably spent a little money to show they agree with me. It's worth the mild embarrassment.

Deepthroat- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now we wont know if those are the original edits or actual edits saying you got gold

FannaWuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The edit about "a word" is in the reddiquette

State your reason for any editing of posts. Edited submissions are marked by an asterisk (*) at the end of the timestamp after three minutes. For example: a simple "Edit: spelling" will help explain. This avoids confusion when a post is edited after a conversation breaks off from it. If you have another thing to add to your original comment, say "Edit: And I also think..." or something along those lines.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit: OMG FRONT PAGE WHAT DO I SAY!!?!?? HAI MOM ! ! ! XD

a_junebug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit 4: Wow GOLD!!

I think it's nice when people show appreciation for a gift of gold, but I have seen people complain about replies or edits like that.

Is there a better way to handle it? Are you given the gift giver's name so you can pm a thank you?

md_love ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hypocrite

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Accidentally a word

gigajesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why do people feel the need to list all of their edits? Why not just fix your mistake and carry on?

jrr6415sun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i hate all edits that have nothing to do with the comment.

peachesgp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do understand making note of editing content if another poster calls out an error. Avoids confusion later.

ham_truck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's a sad thing to get upset about; other people being happy about a nice comment being made. Is it that important to you? I mean, it's one comment at the end of another nice comment; why don't you just skip to the next thing? I'm not sure why this is that important to you, it seems quite nice that other people are happy

OmegleMeisterGC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You added Edit number 7 after your comment got gilded didn't you? :P

PremptvlyThanks4Gold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hence my username.

Edit: pretty sure it will never actually work.

undersight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You hate the majority of edits but you edited your post seven times?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is a small typo worth explaining in a "edit:"?

ImCompletelyAverage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't actually have a problem with #3. We understand that they probably have lives playing that new Outside video game.

SerialChillr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is so true.

Edit: forgot a word

Drfoxeh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate when people say "obligatory thanks for the gold."

Visazo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

are we in /r/circlejerk ?

TheTimon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Edit: I forgot a word is reasonable imo. You explain why you edited your post. Thanks to RES we see when you edit a post and when you see an edit and don't know why, there could have been sth completly different than when people upvoted it. So I'm totally fine with Edit: Grammar or so.

CeruleanRuin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The only good reason to add that "EDIT:" tag is if you're clarifying something that came up repeatedly in the child comments. Otherwise just fix your stupid typo and move on. Nobody really cares whether you document your fastidiousness.

scienceofviolin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Edit: Wow, I can't believe my highest comment is about edits."

uhaul26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit: I like cake.

dangling-pointer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Check out /r/AcceptanceSpeech

Great little community all about shitty "OMG I TIP MY HAD TO YOU FINE SIR FOR THE GILDING" edits

RedditTooAddictive ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just wondering, why is it upsetting people if we edit to thank for the gold?

I mean, someone just kinda paid more or less $4 for what you said, deserves a thank you in my opinion, no?

Reddit_Novice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like to edit my top rated comments to something completely stupid and irrelevant so it confuses people.

k_ing_lucas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's your stance on Edit: Grammar

NewbornMuse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This between two "edit: gold" posts is pure comedy.

Lidodido ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit: Forgot to add edit in post. Let the downvoting commence.

Edit 2: My point is, trying to get upvotes by acting like a martyr begging for downvotes is just silly.

CPTNBob46 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You forgot: RIP my inbox

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And of course the top comment now has an edit thanking a kind internet stranger for the gold.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ME(meta)TA

BroSiLLLYBro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't even know which ones are actually edits.

Edgefactor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

EDIT: what's with the down votes? Are you down voting me because you disagree? What did I say?

*has three downvotes and twenty ups*

AcidTongue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I automatically downvote almost everything that has an "edit:___". I really don't give a shit if they forgot a word or something. It's only necessarily to add that statement like 1% of the time.

I think the rule of thumb should be add a note if it's an update instead of a spell check because I don't care if someone is correcting their grammar. If the comment says something like, "My dog just ate my stash of mushrooms. Update: He's totally tripping face and puking in my shoe." I can appreciate that.

It's a bit ridiculous of me to automatically downvote them out of pure spite but I just can't handle it. "Edit: thanks for the gold!" can totally ruin a really good comment. Especially if it was short and witty.

Wow. I've been wanting to get that off my chest for months. Feels great.

AnxietyAttack2013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did you actually get gold?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

When I see comments that are two minutes old:

Edit 1: A word

Edit 2: Spelling

Edit 3: Added tl;dr

Edit 4: Corrected edit 1

Diabetesh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't mind edits as long as they arent your example.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

RIP my inbox

aRVAthrowaway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can't tell if OP is listed edits or actually edited...

MestizoJoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit: Okay I get it guys. You can stop correcting me now.

Retiredmagician ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THIS SO MUCH!!

pussyslayer24 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:40:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate when people edit when it their top rated comment especially with like 600 up votes

DownvoteDaemon ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:11:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I'd like to thank my grand ma and every redditor out there. I couldn't do it without yall! I can't even believe this you made my day guys."

Social validation is potent.

heyiambob ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:13:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please make an edit to this saying it's your highest rated comment.

mileskerowhack ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or are interested that it's about an unexpected topic. You make jokes about Dickson then you're surprised it's a pun about dicks?

luke_in_the_sky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

FYI my highest rated comment is a dick

Unlucky_Rider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is it 100% dick? Because no one could be 100% a dick.

luke_in_the_sky ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:06:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody cares

Spudski ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:59:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's even more sad when their comment only has something like 200 upvotes.

vagarybluer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just a post, please don't upvote.

proceed to ride to front page

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How do you feel about this being your highest rated comment?

BlueLaserCommander ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit: it looks like that is your top rated comment. I can't believe it's about acknowledging top rated comments.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The other day I saw it at its worst. Sometimes people say "Haha, my highest rated comment is about x" but a few days ago I saw "Wow, my highest comment is putting someone down. Thanks, reddit."

Is that even a weird comment to have as top? God.

spearit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:46:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is now your highest rated comment. You know you want to write it.

HiImNewToReddit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So I have to know. Is this you're highest rated comment?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:29:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is this your highest rated comment?

silentseba ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:01:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is this your highest rated comment? Seems pretty high.

statist_steve ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know. What a bunch of karma dick-balls.

Edit: OMG! Great, now my number one comment is about dicks and balls!! Thanks, reddit.

khalidhaddad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

edit: REALLY WHAT DO I DO?!?

thaencyder ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:43:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How do you like them apples now?

Ralph_Roberts_AMA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:58:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It seems widely known in reddit that people hate other people doing this, yet I still see it all the time.

UpvotesFeedMyFamily ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:01:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously this. Yesterday day I saw a guy make an post that was pretty mundane and he made two edits, this first being "guys please stop upvoting this I don't want this to be my highest rated comment" and "guys plz stop".

His post had less than 200 upvotes

I've never wanted to punch someone through my computer so badly before

Ninja_Raccoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...is this your highest rated comment?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:27:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is hahah

Cartossin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It'd be really funny if you did edit: holy crap, 895 points???

d1203 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit: Thank you, kind stranger!

Scaryclouds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Alternatively nobody gives a shit about downvotes. Go whine to your mom while she changes your fucking diaper, not us.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This might actually be my biggest Reddit pet peeve.

AvoidanceAddict ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you! I don't know why exactly it bugs me so much when people do that. I guess it's the whole attitude like they achieved something and they're now a celebrity giving an acceptance speech.

No, people just happened to like some words on a screen. Nobody gives a shit about you or your status as a commenter. Unless you're Unidan, who will probably be forgotten in about a month.

ItsSansom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For YouTube: Nobody cares if you're first.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate that too. Like I've had two top comments and I just bragged to all of my friends in real life.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've seen threads before where literally the top 10 comments are all giving Oscar acceptance speeches in their edits. I hate this website sometimes.

kanated ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate when people act like people who upvote them deeply care about their karma score.

If I upvote you it's because I enjoyed your comment. That's it. I couldn't give two shits about your karma.

wodewose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Congrats on your highest rated comment!

Dasnap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm alright with thanking for gold though. I mean, somebody spent MONEY on you. It's only polite to say thank you.

yxlist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ironically, this is his highest rated comment. And he gives less than one fucks.

Figgywithit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Congrats on your highest rated comment!

AmericanCockroach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I don't get the hype over this, until it can get me paid or a blowjob, karma comments really doesn't do shit for me.

What's the goddamned point that I'm missing here?

westhewolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My highest rated comment was "single-ply toilet paper"

qefbuo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, you don't need to edit your comments to thank people for gold.

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Wow my highest rated comment is about INSERT STUPID TOPIC HE WAS TALKING ABOUT, wow, I'll never understand reddit!"

isactuallyspiderman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Give me gold?

GazaIan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I remember seeing someone get 30 upvotes and write a good paragraph about his highest rated comment. It gets annoying quick.

ICanHomerToo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like these

TOAO_Cyrus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People who don't edit after getting gold or high karma are like people in movies who don't look at explosions.

Think about that.

SnickIefritzz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The worst is people who obviously fish for gold after a gilded comment..nudge.

crummylackey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People always complain about this, but it never bothered me. If it doesn't affect you, why care about it?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You reedit your comment to say something along the lines of:

Edit2: OMG, guys, my first gold!

or

fuckit....don't care to give oyu more

MacinTez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was gonna upvote you... But I'd rather say fuck you...

Fuck you

*Downvotes maliciously

Dr_Eastman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

^ my fellow Titan buddy! Titan up!

SquidLoaf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People posting comments in a thread full of gold trying to say seething clever to get gold

;)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have never seen such a hypocrite on reddit in all my time here.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That was the point haha. If it was a comment about anything else, I wouldn't have put the edit in

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:55:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

LOL I was thinking is he being serious? Well sir, The internet never fails to supprise me! haha

morieu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

KIND REDDIT STRANGER!

jewish_hitler69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yeah, but the individual does. There's a sense of accomplishment and happiness that comes from getting a few hundred or even thousand upvotes.

GiveMeABreak25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit 2: thank you whoever just spent their own money to give me gold.

I love these and "I wish I had money to give you gold"

It's $3. Let's not be dramatic either way.

ElSheriffe11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah man, looks like I missed the "highest rated comment" train... If I were better at redditting on my mobile I would then post a picture of my dog wearing a top hat and monocle.

nickm717 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one cares that you got gold.

UndeadBread ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't believe my highest-rated comment is about such-and-such!

152 points

unweptnightmare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:32:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I believe it's you're*. Sorry for being a Nazi.

meatwad1987 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did I miss the gold train?

me0w4m3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:40:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hope this is your highest rated comment, just for the sake of coincidence.

ignoramusaurus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:33:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit: Cant believe my highest rated comment is about how much I hate highest rated comments!

If you're gonna do it, atleast wait til you've past the 2000 upvotes stage. The amount of times I've seen it on a comment with about 250 upvotes.

Djeter998 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I dunno why people even say Edit. Why not just edit your comment without announcing it?

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:45:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My highest comments were all huge disappointments to me...and kinda depressing

seiyria ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:55:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

EDIT: Thanks for the gold!

Kharn0 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:56:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But mine's so witty...

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:11:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, it's insane, loads of people on reddit aren't happy with just leaving a comment, they have to make the whole thing about themselves.

memerino ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:20:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I care about other people. I get a certain level of enjoyment when I help someone reach their goal of highest rated comment.

rednax1206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:22:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody except you.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:09:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it's nice. It's nice to see someone else happy. If you don't care, it's literally just one sentence. It's nothing to bother anyone too much.

Sload-Tits ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:31:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

gold pls

pls.

elshroom ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:23:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i hate how he just got gold without even trying.

EDIT: I dont want your gold, so dont even think about it.

deekins ยท 389 points ยท Posted at 19:36:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In general, the world does not have the same consensus on issues as the hivemind has. We are but a small subset of the overall population.

president-dickhole ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 22:17:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's hilarious how many things are loved by the general population on reddit but most people you interact with in the real world would have no idea what it is or not find it that great.

xFoeHammer ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:44:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like Doctor Who and Nutella.

Or maybe that's just stuff Europe likes... Idk.

APersoner ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:01:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nutella's just a thing in Europe, not really loved, but not hated either. Just another thing. I might even have some in the cupboard, I dunno tho.

PackPup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not positive, but I remember nutella having a different texture in Europe. Not better or worse, just different.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:31:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, a quadruple post. You should probably delete the other three.

PackPup ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:33:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha Opps. Stupid phone told me they didn't go through.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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xFoeHammer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:20:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To be fair, I only tried it once a long time ago. It might be really good. But it just seems disproportionately popular on Reddit.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:07:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hazelnuts.

kilo73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:46:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one person can ever know based on there own experience. If someone replied that, yes, nutella is a European thing, it could just be that only said person and everyone he hangs out with likes it. still not indicative of the population of Europe. the only true way for one human to ever know is to look at formal/informal survey and census information.

xFoeHammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:57:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I'm sure you're right. Though I don't really care enough to look it up to he honest.

And mostly I was just joking. I actually think Doctor Who is a pretty decent show and Nutella probably isn't bad either(even though I haven't tried it since I was young). But it does seem like both are far more commonly talked about on the internet than in real life.

ImCompletelyAverage ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:30:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Silent majority bro

otakuman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:32:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is more than one hivemind. The frontpage is one, but there are lot of subs each one with a hivemind. We could say reddit is a hive of hiveminds.

gologologolo ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:00:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I think drugs are bad. Even weed. And anyone who denies the detriment of long term drug abuse, especially weed, is being in denial.

drmischief ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:12:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you mean anyone who denies long term abuse of any drug being detrimental is in denial?

gologologolo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:19:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah. Yes

MartMillz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If he removed "being" it would have been grammatically sound as well.

xFoeHammer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:46:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

What about casual use? Like drinking or smoking at a party?

Also, I think, "especially weed," is kind of silly. It actually is way less harmful than harder drugs like Cocaine, Heroin, Meth, etc.

I've never even really seen anything that showed serious long-term side effects. Though I admit I haven't really looked that hard(since I don't use it anyway).

Madplato ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:55:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Abuse" is the main word in this statement. Abuse of anything is bad for you, including drugs.

bobsagetfullhouse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your on reddits hit list after that one. As a person who has noticed many long term negative side effects from smoking weed could not agree more. The denial in redditors about weed is very apparent.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:27:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But... But... It makes me le smarter :(

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why ESPECIALLY weed though?

gologologolo ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:11:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because a LOT OF PEOPLE think weed is harmless as compared to heroine, cocaine etc.

realfresh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:26:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is relatively harmless in comparison to those drugs you stated. All someone has to consider in my opinion is the comedown of different drugs. Weed pretty much doesn't even have a negative come down / hangover. Many drugs such as crack, heroin, alcohol can have massive hangovers even after just doing it one or 2 times.

From a subjective perspective judging the harmfulness of a drug based on the hangover / comedown, I would say weed isn't even harmful at all in comparison to other drugs. It does have negative side effects tho like anything in the world can.

Painboss ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:51:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're kinda proving his point.

realfresh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:19:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I am, but people think that because its true (based on my experience). The fact is if you compare weed and crack for instance, weed is actually an angel in comparison. I'm not at all saying it isn't harmful, I'm just saying in comparison.

Painboss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:42:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree and sure most people do too, but too manypeople at like it's broccoli.

realfresh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:30:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha, I agree with you there, plenty of people do think its like broccoli. To be fair though, if you actually consume marijuana for nutritional purposes (not to get high) such as juicing the leaves, I would say its better than brocolli

jodansokutogeri ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:57:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People think its harmless compared to harder drugs!

Maybe because it is?

See! All you're doing is proving his point!

This right here is just awful. You can't just make statements that dismiss rebuttals based on their existence . That's not how debates work.

Madplato ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're being in denial so hard right now.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What do you mean by "bad"?

Koopa_Troop ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:04:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Smoking weed turns you into the kind of person who won't shut up about how great it is to smoke weed. Nobody likes that person.

g_chillin ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:46:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's not really true. That's like saying that eating carrots turns you into a person who won't shut up about carrots. Lots of people I know who blaze don't talk about it.

ADirty0ldMan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:12:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Douche bags who smoke weed turn into the douche bags who shove it down everyone's throats.

ameis314 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mind. Blown.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:34:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This answer comes in close second to the fact that needing to smoke something to make it through life isn't healthy.

alts_are_people_too ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:50:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pro tip: There's no single reddit "hivemind". What people in a thread think about something depends on what subreddit you're in, and also the nature of the thread. Even in the same sub, different posts will attract groups of people with vastly different opinions.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a reddit friend who acts seems to read reddit opinion as if it were public opinion. Worse than that, he reads reddits [an overwhelmingly American site] opinion as though it were UK public opinion.

chesterriley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In general, the world does not have the same consensus on issues as the hivemind has. We are but a small subset of the overall population.

Reddit is a lot closer to reality than the talking heads on TV are though.

jacls0608 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 20:55:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not so sure. There are so many different groups of people here.. Writers, waiters, lawyers, computer engineers, retail workers, people from America, people from England, people from Russia, China, and Japan.

We're a small subset of those people, but we're a varied group.

deekins ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:05:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Data suggests that we're not such a varied group...

There is a mix of people on reddit but not to the extent that there is in all of society.

Turtle_78 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:05:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Either my screen isn't displaying right or that font is disgusting. I appreciate the link though!

ObiWankAndBoneMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm getting it too, like someone has saved an image with text on it as a .jpg (or is it .png? forget which one makes it blurry)

VermillionMaple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

JPEGs are of lower quality than PNGs.

ObiWankAndBoneMe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:44:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thought so! Thabks

Mikazzi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then how can we assume the person we're talking to is a white male and be right 95% of the time?

KronosKoderS ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 02:58:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I just found out my wife is pregnant. We've been trying for five years.

deederdoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:05:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

congratulations, friend! i am so happy for you. :)

Sysiphuslove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:17:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Congratulations!!!!!!!

That's awesome, I'm so glad for you, great to see a positive note here. Congratulations to you sir. :D

OFO141 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:25:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, that's great man :)

grumpycatabides ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:41:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's wonderful! I'm so happy for you two. :)

rachawakka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hurray for the victorious sperm!

KronosKoderS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:28 on November 11, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not sure if anyone is still watching this or not, but we lost the baby a couple weeks after posting this :*(

NorthKoreanDictator_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:55:24 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's wonderful!

Congratulations on that!

How are you both feeling?

[deleted] ยท 152 points ยท Posted at 21:22:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can't aim for the goddamn leg with a pistol to incapacitate someone. It's hard to hit a moving target like that and if you hit the femoral artery they are going to bleed out fast as shit anyway. Shut the fuck up about guns unless you have a basic understanding of how they work. Cops shoot way too many people but saying aim for the leg is the dumbest idea and the people saying it have no idea why.

flirppitty-flirp ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:31:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I haven't put much thought into that before. Thanks for bringing it up.

_EatMyAsparagus ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:10:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't you know that anyone who has shot a gun automatically knows everything about them?

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 03:25:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You think some of these people have ever fired a gun?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:21:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is fascinating. Thank you for enlightening me.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:27:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're welcome! I'm not an expert by any means but if you have any questions I'll do my best to answer them or at least point you somewhere to give you an answer.

sintral ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:49:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice try #ferguson.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:53:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Once again I feel out of the loop on something. Who's ferguson?

PooperSnooperPrime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:31:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He is likely referring to Ferguson, Missouri where a young man was fatally shot by police on Saturday and now the cops are playing war zone with the citizenry.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:49:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And my headache just doubled when I read the comments on some of the news articles there.

MannschaftPilz ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:52:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So where would you aim to incapacitate someone?

[deleted] ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 03:14:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You do not use a firearm to incapacitate, this isn't Hollywood. Mentally, if you fire a gun, understand it's to kill, pure and simple. To incapacitate, a taser is perfect, that's literally what it's for. Mace can be used to but if there is any wind there is a chance the cloud will affect the sprayer or a secondary person so you have to be careful. Tasers shouldn't be abused either but for a non lethal confrontation they can save lives.

nerderella ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 03:53:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THANK YOU.

Back in the day when I was learning to shoot, a cop friend used to take me to the cop range. I asked him about using his gun to slow a perp and he said "God dammit, nerderella, I thought you were smart. Use pepper spray to slow people down, not a gun. You shoot to kill, not shoot to maim." Best advice I've ever heard.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:36:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good man. There is a huge responsibility that comes from even touching a loaded weapon and it's something too many people ignore. I got lucky, I grew up in an area that was full of WW2 and Vietnam vets that taught me a lot when I was a kid. In today's climate whether you own a gun or not I think firearm safety should be taught in schools. It would prevent a lot of accidents and maybe help kids understand better the reality of what a gun can do.

nerderella ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed.

Until then, I've told all of my anti-gun or non-gun owning friends that if they or their children ever wanted to learn firearm safety to let me know. Being married to an armorer/instructor has its perks.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:16:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm jealous, I wish I was married to an instructor. My wife has never fired a gun before, but she is pro-gun and in favor of my choice to purchase firearm for the home. Now to just figure out what exactly I want to buy and how to secure it properly.

nerderella ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Getting her comfortable may be a more expensive hobby than shoes. I think I drive my husband crazy sometimes. Our current discussion is how I need either a PM9 or Glock 42 for my titsling holster that I'm planning to buy in case I find myself in the ghetto after getting lost in the middle of a 12 mile run again. I can't tell if he's annoyed or proud at the monster I've become.

flamingcanine ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 03:45:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you so much right now for this. I thought I was the only one outside of /r/guns that knew that shooting targets is difficult in any non-range situation.

And also, bonus points for basic anatomical knowledge!

TheDNote ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then clearly some police officers need training on this sort of thing.

I wish a few bad apples didn't spoil the bunch but in police work you can't afford bad apples

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:10:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree 100 percent. There is a discouraging mentality that comes with the militarization of the police. Police are civilians, yet they often speak of themselves as protecting civilians as though they are above them. A militarized force exists to fight and kill, not pacify and protect like cops should. There needs to be way more space in budgets for non lethal training and weapons procurement and less for fucking APCs in bumfuck Idaho. And this comment is coming from someone very sympathetic to the police.

TheDNote ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:53:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then clearly some police officers need training on this sort of thing.

I wish a few bad apples didn't spoil the bunch but in police work you can't afford bad apples

kidinschool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You dont by chance live around beavercreek oh. Do you? Cause I feel your pain

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:11:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nope, born in Maryland, was stationed in New York State and now I live right outside of Baltimore.

kidinschool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, well have you seen the controversy about the walmart shooting in Beavercreek OH? Blows my mind people can be so ignorant.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:20:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fortunately I have not, is it as bad as the mental image I just got in my head of anything involving guns and Walmart?

kidinschool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:16:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even worse. Police got called to walmart because of an active shooter. Police arrived with people pouring out of the store. They find a black male holding a gun in the pet supply isle. They tell him to put down his weapon and he yells its not real as he turns towards police. Guy gets shot in the chest. Turns out the gun was a bb gun but it was almost identical to a real assault rifle. The public is in outrage and anyone in their right mind knows that the cop did the right thing.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:27:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the fuck? Why was he holding a BB gun in the pet aisle? Did he bring it in with him? Was it from the store? Was he the active shooter? Why did he say anything and not just drop the damn thing so fast that it magically broke the speed of light? The shooting is sad but this isn't the type of shooting to crucify a cop over. Change the setting: A man breaks into my house with a BB gun. I have a real gun and yell for him to drop the weapon. He replies it's not real but continued to aim it at me. No one would say a goddamn thing if I shot him.

kidinschool ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:31:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

EXACTLY and he tore open a box for the bb gun that walmart sold in the airsoft/bb gun isle and walked throughout the store pointing it at people and children. A lady actually ended up dying from a heart attack fleeing with her kids. Its really sad because noone gives 2 shits about her, but the suspects family said they will sue and try to get the officer off the force. It makes me sick to see how ignorant people are.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:37:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I...I can't. People can not be that dumb, they just fucking can't. Especially in light of the growing epidemic of mass shootings in places like schools, offices, malls, etc. You just gave me a goddamn headache.

kidinschool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:51:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know, Im sorry bout the headache. But yeah if you ever look it up. Dont read the comments at the bottom of the news articles. They'll blow your mind

NawsCire ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:57:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I vote for the shoulder or the side or something, I realize it's difficult but why not use a tazer instead then? As a Canadian who lives in farmland I am by no means a gun expert, just my thoughts.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:46:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aim at the persons left shoulder from 30 feet away. Your aim is off. Two inches one way, your bullet misses. Two inches down , you nick the top of the heart. Two inches another way, you shot him in the neck. Dead center in the shoulder? Possible hit on the large artery there, bleed out fast. Other arm is still free, with a pistol even in my non dominant hand I can easily hit center of mass at 20 to 30 feet.

Aim for the side. Um, where in the side? The torso is full of organs like the stomach, liver, etc. And you really don't want to hear the sound of a man shot in the gut.

Tasers are an excellent option, and I think every cop should be issued one. Same with pepper spray. There are a plethora of non lethal force options that should be used before a gun is even drawn. For the record, I'm against batons too, they just aren't a good tool for the job.

NawsCire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:26:02 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I figured that the gun shot could be lethal anywhere, and I am glad you agree about tasers.

zengir ยท 1110 points ยท Posted at 21:11:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why do you guys get so angry at everything?

"Unidan cheated to get more internet points? Fuck that guy and every valid point he ever made!"

"Twitch released some new software that accidentally muted a few clips? Fuck that shit, I'm NEVER gonna use the best streaming service again!"

HeyHeyHeyhowsyourday ยท 160 points ยท Posted at 21:15:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unidan fucked up royally. BUT, I don't feel like he deserves to be blacklisted. He's been a huge part of the reddit community, and I don't think that because of one thing he should be hated.

Sorta_Kinda ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 21:59:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's kind of surprising that they did that. I'm pretty sure he had the most gold, making him Reddit's #1 user in terms of income.

BigBizzle151 ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 22:04:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He had gold well through 2030 IIRC.

Shabobi ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:10:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was for the next 16 years and 4 months or something like that.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's actually exactly it.

ameis314 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I obviously have no idea how gold works... you have it for months?

toughenough6 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:31:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Monthly subscriptions. When you see someone get gilded, whenever someone gets gold, that's normally a month of gold.

When you buy it I think you can buy it "in bulk", and get like gold tokens or something so you can gild people in the future without paying the $4.99 or whatever each time.

I had it for a month. It's a few small perks, and supporting the site. Monthly kinda thing. Pretty straightforward.

iceburgh29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:00:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except almost every exclusive thing has been added to the main site or RES.

ameis314 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So if I get gilded... I can hand out gold for a month for free?

flamingcanine ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:48:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no. But you can buy a bunch of gold in bulk instead of piecemeal.

toughenough6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:18 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah the gold that you get gilded is "activated" on you, and then starts running out.

Tachibana_Lab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm fairly sure that you get 1 month of gold per gilding. So he would have been gilded 196 times in order to have 16 years and 4 months worth of it.

xomm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That would set a dangerously public precedent though, if they just let him get off with a slap on the wrist.

zengir ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 21:21:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I agree that he fucked up, but people where behaving like everything he ever said was a lie or something. I mean come on, the guy might have done some bad shit, but he was still providing us with great material most of the time!

electrostaticrain ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 23:49:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are a lot of Biologists on Reddit who are actually further in their careers than Unidan... He's great, he had great enthusiasm, and gave (mostly) quality answers, but users were getting weird and ignoring or even downvoting other scientists for... not being Unidan? Silly. /r/science recently flaired users who provided proof of their education/job and it's been really interesting to see everyone's expertise.

ungulate ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:35:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/jelly

In the tech industry, how "far along you are" dorsnt mean shit. It's a meritocracy. You are completely fucking Old World with your attitude.

ungulate ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:37:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow- the iOS doesn't let you correct typos? Jesus.

ungulate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Client. iOS client. Just fucking kill me now.

naosuke ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:56:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Banning for vote manipulation is legit. Reddit's entire system is based on vote visibility, and if it is going to continue to function and not be taken over by advertising bots, they have to ban user accounts who manipulate the votes. Unidan was banned, not because he made some minor infraction, but because he knowingly participated in an action that fundamentally undermines reddit's community.

IndsaetNavnHer ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:45:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Never figured out what he actually did, can you tell me?

Sum_Bitch ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 21:46:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Used alt accounts to upvote his comments and downvote others.

Stupid, but he's hardly the first person to do it.

[deleted] ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 22:04:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Odale ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 22:25:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

True, but if I remember correctly, his reddit fame helped him irl as well. Only example I can think of is the children's book he was supposed to write. So manipulating his votes actually have him a slight advantage by getting himself noticed easier by the community.. Still very stupid and it probably wasn't worth it in the long run. I'd probably lurk for awhile if I were him.

[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 23:06:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He also was featured on TED Talk because of his reddit popularity.

Odale ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:07:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh yeah, forgot about that one. That's probably a better example than a children's book.

xFoeHammer ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:08:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TEDx I think. Which is sort of different.

ColdHearted_Catfish ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why bother to continue doing it after he was legendary?

jetpackswasyes ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:57:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why did Lance Armstrong and Barry Bonds take steroids? Why would Tiger Woods and Arnold Schwarzeneggar sleep around on their wives so egregiously?

Because that shit goes to your head, and you think you're invincible, and you'll do anything to keep feeling special.

Nabakin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He might've used a bot. It's relatively easy to do.

TowerBeast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

RES has a feature that allows you to link accounts and switch between them with two clicks. From what I recall Unidan said he had 5 alts to upvote/downvote things. That would take 15 seconds, tops.

For-The-Swarm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:12 on August 25, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is late, but I should let you know that reddit also has a feature where it limits upvotes from a single IP address. He would have had to do something extra, IE multiple IP addresses, proxy, vpn, etc... to get the other votes.

TowerBeast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:59 on August 25, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just using multiple accounts is against reddit's vote manipulation policy, Even if none of his votes actually made it through, it's still grounds for a ban.

IndsaetNavnHer ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 21:53:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pff seriously? Why the fuck bother to do that people were worshipping the ground he walked on...

BigBizzle151 ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 22:03:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's the real kicker. I think he's just a narcissist.

joggle1 ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 22:55:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even if he's a narcissist, he's a really helpful one. If he gets his jollies by educating others with factually correct information in a fun way, good on him. I couldn't care less if he's a narcissist so long as he's sharing good information with the community.

BigBizzle151 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:28:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I agree to a point. I really enjoyed his posts personally; I haven't been a redditor for that long and frankly only had two friends added; Unidan and /u/AWildSketchAppeared, just because I always enjoyed their posts and wanted them to stick out. I'm not really invested enough to care too much, but I just found it really odd that probably the #1 reddit user had a small cadre of alts so he could give someone else 5 downvotes or push himself up on /r/new/ just that much more. He had a virtual army of real people who fawned on him and would have done the same without breaking the rules.

edit:formatting for /r/new/

xFoeHammer ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:10:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait a minute... you can add friends on Reddit?

TIL

WhatABeautifulMess ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:23:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I only tried it once but IIRC it puts an F by their name similar to the S next to OPs or M next to moderators usernames so their comments stand out a little in threads.

Boxpopper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:33:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have zero respect for narcissists, and always reject anything that comes from them.

goes off to listen to The Wall

ClemClem510 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Meh, I'm fairly sure he didn't even graduate yet - and I wouldn't be surprised is he just googled most stuff people asked him about.

BigBizzle151 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:29:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's getting his PhD (his wiki, seriously). He knew his stuff, he was just shady with the vote manipulation.

SwagSnail ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:12:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Still though, does it really matter? In the end, all that really matters to me is that I learned some stuff. He had cool facts, and shared them with us. He made an effort to do that, and not many others do.

joggle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Graduated what? He hasn't finished his PhD yet, but he's certainly a scientist. Here's the AMA he did with five other scientists he's working with.

ClemClem510 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:03:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, meant PhD

Ketchup_Catsup ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:26:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also surely the amount of upvotes that he could garner from doing that would be negligible in the few hundred he would be getting.

Why did anybody even bother to try and find out if he was doing it anyway, what fucking difference does it make?

EngineeringWin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

how was it found out?

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:49:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Probably didn't change his IP or anything. Reddit's end would have seen multiple accounts logging in from the same IP and upvoting comments from an account on the same IP. Something like that.

fungalduck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm pretty sure you cant get multiple votes from the same IP address, but I'm often wrong.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well what I heard is that the vote fuzzing would counter any duplicate voting from a single IP, and if it continues reddit will pick up on it etc. Shit knows, it may not be as hard out as we think.

xFoeHammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What I want to know is how they found out he was doing that. Can mods see who votes on things?

Nabakin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They might've been able to, maybe they see not the person but the ip that votes on it, or they noticed that he was getting immediate upvotes always and checked into it.

TheyKeepOnRising ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like how many accounts? I'm thinking he must have hundreds if they banned him. And why did he do it in the first place? His presence pretty much automagically gave him all the upvotes in the thread.

TheFallenHero ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should read his copypasta though.

"sometimes its alright to just admit you're wrong, okay"

What a douche.

AmIUnidan ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 21:58:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit has a ridiculous mob mentality and I'd hate to be on the other end of it. Unidan messed up but some people take it to extremes.

fract_osc ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:13:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

*The internet has a ridiculous mob mentality.

voidful ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:15:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't say that i loved him too much. He seemed cool and most of the times had very interesting things to say about the subject in discussion, and i don't feel hate for him now. Honestly I don't understand why people feel hate towards him. He did what he did for a purpose (promotion), for him it was not only about fun, but also about promotion and going up in his career. He wanted to put himself on the map, which he did, then got caught and paid for it. Rules are rules and he broke them.

Liquid_Seth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've heard of this but saw nothing of it. Wtf happened?

highphive ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Huh mind giving me a quick recap of this Unidan thing? I'm curious now.

Odale ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:31:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He manipulated votes by logging into alt accounts. He would use those alts to upvote his posts to give himself a slight advantage in /r/new as well as voting himself up/opposition down when he got into arguments. He fucked up and paid for it. He may have been famous on reddit, but because of the manipulation he lost all credibility because nobody knows which posts of his he manipulated and because of the way the algorithm works with new posts, even just 5 alt accounts upvoting a new post would provide a huge advantage

JackfromAllstate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:14:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How did people find out?

Odale ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The admins can see what IP address each user is voting from so they probably noticed suspicious voting from his ip/alt accounts and shadowbanned him after determining he was indeed manipulating votes

JackfromAllstate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ohhh, thanks! What a weird thing to do.

Why-so-delirious ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:51:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He was only a huge part of the Reddit community because he gamed the system. Everything about his popularity is suspect.

Kind of a shame, really, as I doubt he needed to game the system to be as 'big' as he was.

HarpoonGrowler ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:47:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He attempted to squash dissent and other discussion going on. That's a very rightful bannable offense on a website that thrives on discussion.

Coppatop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What did he do?

911isaconspiracy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dislike him for doing what he did because he is an academic. He manipulated the community into swaying towards his argument even though he was right most of the time. He as an academic should not have altered with view counts because it's dishonest to the community. What's the difference if Neil DeGrasse Tyson was guilty of somehow manipulating the view counts on journals or books that he has written in order to seem more credible/legit? It's all lies!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:26:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, he really did pay the price for his stupidity, and I hope this highlights why this is such a shit system. So easy for misinformation to rise to the top, thanks to the wonder of a couple of arbitrary votes.

*I don't think Unidan posted misinformation, and in general was a good content provider for the community.

The_sad_zebra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sounds like I missed something big. What did Unidan do?

CloveFan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It just really bothers me that he though he was so important that he could downvote all the people he was debating against, and up vote himself five times, making it sure fire that he'd be seen due to how critical early upvotes are. Like he wouldn't have been upvoted 2000+ times already.

ADirty0ldMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously though, with the gold he was given Reddit earned enough to keep servers up for a month. All from a single user, and now people have ousted him as though he were Satan himself.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

IMO Unidan needed to be blacklisted even if he didn't do anything wrong.

His presence was so big no one could disagree with him on any topic without getting downvoted to oblivion.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fucked up royally.

Dawg he made other accounts and upvoted himself. Who gives a fuck. It's sad but oh well

PublicToast ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:09:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Completely unsurprising. People are petty, especially when they are hidden behind an anonymous username. You can bet that all the people who attacked him feel smug as fuck for making him disappear.

[deleted] ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 21:55:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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MuleInChief ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 23:25:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As of now Youtube/Google has not purchased Twitch and may not be buying Twitch.

The following link has some pretty interesting insight on the topic leaning towards Twitch not being acquired by Google.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/comments/2cvscp/maybe_google_hasnt_bought_twitch/

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:01:41 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

youtube didnt buy twitch. also, most people was upset over muted vods because other people was upset. i moderate the twitch subreddit, sooo i had first class tickets to that whole drama haha

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:47:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:18:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

little to no commentary.

...what? Have you ever watched a smash tournament? Or any esport? Any tournament has at least one caster commentating the game. There are people whose only job in esports is to commentate games.

You're entitled to your opinion about whether or not the creators of the game deserve the revenue, but saying that there's no commentary is blatantly false.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:42:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ASAPscotty ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 21:55:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the FUCK does Unidan have to do with Twitch? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? FUCK.

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:03:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

can't tell if actually angry, or just riffing on the post he's responding to.

I_am_Andrew_Ryan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

HEY man, FUCK YOU for not knowing something on the internet.

jb2386 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:47:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ARGH this makes me SO ANGRY!

ibbolia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hulk thinks everyone should calm the fuck down.

drmischief ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:15:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Let's us hope it's the latter... for the sake of our community.

u-void ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:01:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It doesn't, but this is reddit and we like to talk about Unidan all the time.

Bigbounce ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:52:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

accidentally

tekn0viking ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:12:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"THAT MUTHAFUCKIN SAFE WAS EMPTY. FUCK SAFES"

Corm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That was probably my happiest moment on reddit. I always wanted to see the inside of that safe, and I finally got to. I didn't give a damn it was empty.

Reddit_Novice ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:48:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

During the whole Unidan drama I once said in a thread that sure Unidan may have cheated but that doesn't mean we have to outcast the guy completely and discredit everything he ever said, its really not that big of a deal. Fake internet points do nothing for us.

Needless to say I got downvoted to hell so I deleted the comment so I wouldnt lose anymore of my sweet karma.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Redditor here! The problem is exactly that he cheated.

Why is that a problem? Because that cheating undermines the entire idea of reddit. reddit is appealing not only for the good links, but because of the belief that they are the best links and comments as decided upon by the community. The stuff at the top is the best. It's very straightforward.

I upvoted some of Unidan's content. But why did I upvote? It wasn't because I was trolling through the new comments on /r/funny trying to find les gems. It was because I saw them near the top of the page, I enjoyed them in my own way, and then moved on to the next page.

I am quite sure that I'm like most redditors. We don't start at the bottom of the page and work our way up, we don't look at the new queue. We sort our links and comments by the default 'best' method. You can read more about the sorting method here, but the summary is that comments which are quickly upvoted tend to shoot to the top of the page faster than comments which are upvoted the same amount over a longer period of time.

The way Unidan cheated was by having a few bot accounts upvote his comments almost immediately after he posted them. This tripped the Best sorting algorithm to sort his comments closer to the top, where they were seen by more people, and again, upvoted more.

Maybe his comments would have risen to the top on their own, but maybe other, better comments were a few more threads down.

If Unidan is the only one doing it - fine. But there are a lot of people on reddit, and a lot of people looking to get their content in front of those people. If my comment is not as powerful as someone else's, then reddit's quality will eventually decline as good posts are given less of a chance compared to the comments of people who game the system.

spazzy1912 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because Twitch was fine the way it was. Don't "fix" something that everyone loves and is pretty much perfect.

Toysoldier34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because there are no consequences to anything they say so they can instantly jump to an extreme without any need for consideration of others or the actions they make.

wubbwubbb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What sucks is I think this "reddit attitude" is seeping into my everyday life and I don't like it. I never used to complain or be angry but now I find myself complaining more. Fuck you guys.

WhereMyKnickersAt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:17:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Perhaps you should take a step back from the site. I noticed the same thing happening to me a few months ago. I was more cynical, skeptical, and less prone to hanging out with people. Then I went to a really good party with some friends I hadn't seen in a while, and I couldn't figure out why I had been so negative. I figured out that some of that negativity was coming from the reactionary jump to conclusions attitude that Reddit engenders. It really can alter your mindset without you realizing it.

wubbwubbb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:25:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I totally agree with you on this. If anything I need to stop reading comments. Sure they're entertaining or sometimes helpful but most of the time they can be negative and I've noticed it's effect on me. I can learn from reddit but it's changed me somewhat. Maybe not to the extent of being social because I still socialize but I always correct people because of the info I learn from here and I'm skeptical like you said and I don't like it.

And it's sad to slowly part ways from you guys :(

Edit: I think if anything I should avoid the big subreddits and browse more subreddits that have comments more focused on content and pertains more to what's meant to be talked about.

WhereMyKnickersAt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:36:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a really insidious effect because of how slowly it happens. There's no one really bad thing about this site; it's just that you can't say anything without being challenged. In the name of searching for knowledge and truth, there's very little benefit of the doubt being given to anyone here, unless of course you become one of the power posters, in which case you can expect uncritical adulation or meme responses. This is a community that contains a lot of knowledge, but doesn't think critically, and is far too fast to be contrary for the sake of it.

Reus958 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anger is more interesting to upvoted than "oh there was a change and things went well."

afoz345 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What happened with Uniden? I must have missed this controversy but I'm seeing comments on it a ton. Can you elaborate for me?

flinkydoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidan#Reddit

Linkenten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't get how you can be so passive.

I use Twitch on a regular basis, and it's a big place for people to stream. I don't want it to suddenly go to shit. If we don't raise an uproar, then nothing will change. Being passive and not caring about what happens, even if it's something little, just says to people that they can keep fucking up and we won't do anything about it.

ayyyylmaooo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

twitch was never the best streaming service

Kickedbk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I remember seeing unidan all over and being summoned into all kinds of threads, then it just stopped. If i may be so bold, what exactly happened there?

kimahri27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are they really angry though? Its the internet.

lydocia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unidan is a bad scientist.

Why?

I don't know, man. He pressed some buttons to get more attention for his well-explained and scientifically supported arguments.

theWalkingComputer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Twitch has been fixing a lot of things that aren't broken lately.

Attempt12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh so that is why I didn't see his post in the Bobbie worm thread...

Frekavichk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why do you simplify everything to its most basic element and try to put others down for caring about them?

rossboss321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mob mentality and "I am sitting behind a computer and no one is going to know its me posting this" mentality.

endlessrepeat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Unidan cheated to get more internet points? Fuck that guy and every valid point he ever made!"

You try to make it sound ridiculous, but didn't he downvote other people who made valid points? He wasn't just awarding himself useless "internet points"--he was suppressing other people's input. Just because someone is helpful or knowledgeable doesn't mean they deserve a monopoly on relevant posts. I think people are justifiably upset about what he did.

Themiffins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because people like to overact to everything.

Skyblaze12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sadly this is the internet in general, I go mainly on reddit and ign and it's MUCH worse on ign

IKvasili ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Unidan thing absolutely baffles me.

The guy fucked up multiple times. He was publicly named and shamed. Can we let him come back and give us interesting information again?

There's such a conservatism when it comes to punishment on this website and it's really quite ironic considering how liberal it is in opposition to the oppressive arm of government.

the_omega99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you're oversimplifying things.

In the case of twitch, I think one problem is that the change was unnecessary, poorly executed, and poorly communicated.

Regarding unidan, a lot of people are angry because his actions come across as narcissistic. He's pretty much the last person who'd need to use cheat voting. Most people aren't refuting that he had great comments.

comradewilson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you think people dislike unidan for getting internet points and not because he broke at least one of reddit's core rules then you don't understand why people are upset. Vote manipulation is against the rules and he knew that, he also downvoted anyone who disagreed with him using those accounts which is just a shitty thing to do not to mention makes his claims look weaker.

narbris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice try, Unidan.

mrsmith099 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The whole unidan thing really annoys me. Everyone loved that guy, he made great, entertaining comments, and seemed like a great guy. But he used what, 5 accounts to sway the votes in his favor? So what? Surely 5 votes isn't going to do shit. I still love you unidan!

Choucho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unidan cheated?

thisgameisawful ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Echo chamber, the base sentiment of "well that was a crappy thing to do" turns into world-shattering apocacaustohate full of all caps death threats as the agreement with one another adds fuel to the fire a bit at a time.

Sakerlina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait what did unidan do?

IAmTheAg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have an interesting subreddit recommendation for you...

If you visit /r/circlejerk you will notice that no one is ever angry about anything. It might not deliver quite the content you are searching for but it's got an, ummm... Lively and upbeat spirit...

El_Gringo1775 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice try twitch marketing and Unidan #347

Brainkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tbh the twitch case is that google will become global leaders in 10-20 years.

jodansokutogeri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To be fair copyright bullshit is totally worth boycotting for. You shouldn't support companies who are going to throttle their products tighter than their own dicks.

Davegarski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:44:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait, what did unidan do?

panda_nectar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I get why people are mad about the Unidan thing but I liked the informative comments from him more than I dislike the fact that he upvoted his own comments from multiple accounts.

politburrito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seemingly Mentally Ill Internet Commenter Presumably Functions In Outside World

PhonyUsername ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Those issues are just cause for concern (for the reality of them, not your over simplification).

Proxystarkilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unidan breaking the rules matters to the admins. To the redditors it's that he thought so highly of himself that people with dissenting opinions don't get to have opinions and that he's so awesome he automatically should get a head start on any thread.

Catawompus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:29:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Could someone either explain, or point me in the direction of what happened with Unidan?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:33:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

im here everyday and check in 6-12 hour intervals and have no idea what unidan did, mind telling me?

13Foxtrot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:54:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because no one ever cheats man, duh.

HMJ87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:41:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why is vote rigging an issue on reddit? Unidan was actually a really interesting guy who made some really informative and helpful posts, but he's now banned for rigging internet points which have zero use outside reddit (and not much more use inside reddit). The witch hunt that followed is just fucking bizarre

d1560 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:59:54 on August 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But but all problems of twitch was caused by google and we hate them dont we. Also I dont want to make a google plus account to watch fucking video games

infecthead ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:32:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unidan effectively silenced dissenting opinions with his alts, and in the academic world that is a big no-no. Rightfully so we should ignore everything he said because for all we know, he actually downvoted someone who posted the correct information whilst he was posting complete bollocks.

RECKER_DOOR_FFS ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:08:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe we are afraid that if we don't shout and exaggerate our feeling we won't be heard by companies and our experience is spiraling to shit because nobody is complaining and we are still giving them money.

Beatsters ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:09:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would suggest that most people don't get nearly as angry as their posts may indicate. I think people just exaggerate and embellish in order to get more attention.

Good_Guy_James ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:15:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well the twitch thing is stupid because Dota 2 streams got muted for copyright... of dota 2's background music. TI4 video's got muted as well, so it's difficult to go back and rewatch them. I'm not saying twitch should go to hell, but to mute a stream or video for the background music of the game that's being played is pretty ridiculous.

raincatchfire ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:58:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The main problem is that he prevented free speech by having alternate accounts silence anyone that disagreed with him.

youre_being_creepy ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not upset that people game reddit, I AM really annoyed that the reddit Admins (you know, the people whose actual job is to maintain reddit and make it an awesome place) place vote brigading/manipulation on a way higher priority than the multitude of extremely racist, sexist, misogynistic transphobic, pedo subs that exist.

I'm not looking for reddit to be a "safe space" I just wish the Admins would have a backbone and stand up for something rather than doing NOTHING unless Anderson Cooper starts talking about it.
If you want racists to be allowed to spew their hate, don't say it's not allowed, then do nothing about it. Just say that this place is a free for all.

I can deny the Holocaust, run a sub that is literally calling for the murders of Jews and blacks, actively try to trigger rape flashbacks for victims and the Admins won't do shit.

But if I make a post and cross post it somewhere and ask for upvotes: boom, I'm fucking banned.

UniJackdaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why are you so afraid of seeing actual opinions? Serious question. It doesn't irritate me to see hateful subs/comments, that stuff exists outside of reddit and outside the internet in general. Censoring that kind of stuff is much less effective than refuting it with a logical argument.

When people are dishonest and make it seem like their opinions are more popular than they are it irritates me a lot more. Whether it's a redditor upvoting himself with sockpuppets or a politician buying a bunch of fake twitter followers, that kind of shit needs to get exposed. It seems trivial but a lot of people online will believe something if it seems like others believe it. That's how most misinformation tends to spread online.

theycallmetbs ยท 124 points ยท Posted at 21:51:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I didn't kill myself because of a subreddit's help a few weeks ago. Thank you.

RahnHawk ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:29:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Which sub, and how?

theycallmetbs ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:08:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

SuicideWatch. Several people posted some very personal and meaningful things about their own lives, and it touched me in such a way that I held on, and talked to a few through PM. I am really thankful for their kindness.

RahnHawk ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:23:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good to hear man, keep your head up champ.

theycallmetbs ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:26:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you :)

furiousfennec ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's great to hear! It's amazing what reddit can do sometimes.

mayden92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:51:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Glad you're here to write that.

FroggyFroggg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:31:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I logged in (I never do that), just to say that I, for one, am super glad you're still around!

theycallmetbs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:08:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't thank you enough...all of you have been so kind. And a gold, oh my God! Thank you!

SillyNonsense ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 22:00:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Damn. I came into this thread thinking people were going to tell me cool things and instead it's post after post of what amounts to "Fuck you, Reddit." Give someone a podium and they'll tell you what's wrong with everyone else.

What I want to say is that I hope you're having a good year, and if you aren't I hope it improves. I would give you a high five if I could, because high fives are awesome. If anything is getting you down, fuck that shit, you've got better things to do. Like high fiving me.

Also I can hold my breath for almost three minutes and I really like breakfast, brunettes, robots and air conditioning. Oh, and my puppy! He's the best.

I could post more pertinent and useful things but the rest of you have that covered.

starzinmaheyes ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:30:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Damn, I wanna high five. I knew this guy who would give high fives and everyone thought it was cheesy but I secretly thought it was cool.

IC1136 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:31:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

high five

You'll get to three minutes. I believe in you! I also enjoy many of those things, subbing my puppy for yours. I'm sure yours is also great, though.

SillyNonsense ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:35:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You'll get to three minutes. I believe in you!

Already did, friend! Back when I swam a lot. Now it's "almost" simply because I'm out of practice, but that checkbox has already been checked.

invinciblesummmer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:07:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're awesome. You're the kind of people I really want to have in my life. high five man

SillyNonsense ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:34:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

high five man

Oh yeeaah.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:42:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks man! I am having a good year, how bout you?

SillyNonsense ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:33:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

It's cool, kind of a low-key year for me. Did a lot of good things, though. A fine year but I'm hoping that 2015 will be a little more rocking in the excitement department.

TheMightyTom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:15:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're awesome. Just wanted to point that out. :)

DrHelminto ยท 2709 points ยท Posted at 17:59:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Please, vote on the threads at /r/askreddit you commented.

Edit:

At the rate this thread is going, looks like the top comment is gonna get their wish...

I wish!

[deleted] ยท 1350 points ยท Posted at 18:35:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Berrydiddle ยท 215 points ยท Posted at 20:06:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I had a post get 57 comments and 3 total votes

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:45:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Damn only 8 days ago and that question has plenty of potential too. Lol you might be getting upvotes now. I went and threw you one for the hell of it and it was at 11 total votes. How much you wanna bet someone makes it to the front page with that question by the end of the week?

TheMusiKid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:26:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yup, but Reddit will penalize Berrydiddle if he posts it again.

Mystic_Piri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've had a post with 73 comments and 7 upvotes. It's sad.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:43:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've had a thread with 229 comments and 2 upvotes - one being mine. This was on a sub for teenagers :p

GreeneMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Show off!

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:34:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I once made a very stupid and pointless comment and god 400 upvotes and 3 comments.

Berrydiddle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:13:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It seems like my comments I put no effort into get all the upvotes, and the ones I actually spend time on get no attention.

[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 22:35:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ameis314 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:09:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Berrydiddle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:38:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Off topic but I love your username

[deleted] ยท 418 points ยท Posted at 19:28:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It drives you nuts, huh? I can help with that.

Henrysugar2 ยท 95 points ยท Posted at 19:44:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut your fucking face, squirrel fucker!

Ghotimonger ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:22:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're a boner-biting bastard squirrel fucker!

kuppajava ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:06:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Won't eat, nor sleep, nor mow the lawn, just fucking squirrels all day long!

Thehealeroftri ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:06:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

HEY, HE WAS BORN LIKE THAT. HE CAN FUCK WHATEVER HE LIKES.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:08:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah! And now I'm going to fuck /u/Thehealeroftri .

Super_Domination ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:42:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

REKT

Thehealeroftri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

D:

my_wizard_hat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:42:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ahh more civilized reddit conversation

topane ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:24:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're a cock sucking ass licking squirrel fucker!

AgreesForNoReason ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:08:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you fuck your mother with that mouth?

Henrysugar2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:11:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a South Park reference...sorry if it was too obscure

Chedawg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've now got that song stuck in my head so thanks for that ;)

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:47:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Know what else drives me nuts?

spoiler

toxicbox ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:50:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can only imagine that you have a secret stockpile of thousands of squirrel testicles somewhere.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:10:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My precious.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who else but Squirrel Fucker? cue laugh track

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So like what part of the squirrel are you? I need to know for...science.

LordHellsing11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You shouldn't be driving nuts, they have terrible handling.

PurpleText ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah my old friend, I can no longer reply to you in a funny way involving squirrels.

dancethehora ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I had +2 on a recent askreddit post with ~45 replies. Made me sad.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Kill batman one? Do you know how many down votes it got? Maybe 20 people commented in that one. It could easily been downvoted depending on the whims of the new crowd.

dancethehora ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Before res vote counting died, I believe about six people voted.

Karnicorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So a guy walks into a bar and has a few drinks. After a little while he has to pee and goes to the bathroom. As he walks in he finds a true life pirate in the bathroom with a ships steering wheel rotating on his d*#k. The guy asks the pirate "Wow, doesn't that hurt?" and the pirate responds "Arrrr, it drives me nuts."

ipaqmaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Love that name

juicy_squirrel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:05:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

what the fuck is going on! i'm clenching next time i see yu fucker!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not going to work. I'm gonna skewer you!

ieataquacrayons ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:44:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For askreddit it could possibly make sense if a comment automatically upvoted and you had to manually downvote it. No karma is gained and it's just visibility.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:45:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ieataquacrayons ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:53:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah yes people losing their minds over even more worthless internet points. I am all for it, no reason a thread with a 100 replies should have 8 upvotes.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:28:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know what's even more frustrating? Last time I submitted a question, I noticed the same thing, so I edited the top portion to remind people to upvote the post as that would invariably lead to more visibility on the comments those people are leaving, which in turn means upvotes for everyone, right? One of the mods removed my post and told me that what I said wasn't, true, that "people either upvote or don't and increased exposure of their comments doesn't affect that." So no wonder so many great topics are buried when the sub's own mods are discouraging people to remind others to upvote the thread. Fuck me, right?

CIearMind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:07:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What did you even expect from the mods of this sub?

lmakemilk ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:32:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also less people will see their response if the thread doesn't get upvoted.

MC235 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:49:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know. I up vote 75% of the comments and threads that I see.

JWN- ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:44:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is quite a lot, considered the amount of crap, like this comment.

MC235 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Excluding 1000+ comment threads

IranianGenius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:45:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On the other hand, there are some posts that are silly questions like "if your username was who you will have sex with, how would it go?" and you have 50% of responses just saying "good" or "bad." It's not a good or original question, but it's one that's easy to answer.

Or a thread that I've seen before (like this one) with nothing new added to it, the question itself isn't indicative of the content (comments) within. If there's nothing unique or interesting about the question itself, I might not vote, but I always like to join the conversations because I like interacting with people here.

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:53:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Honestly, username-based questions on Askreddit are really, really lame.

hochizo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Probably depends on the username. If you have one that implies you're an idiot, they probably suc...oh.

PacoTaco321 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can confirm, all askreddit questions fail miserably.

someguyfromtheuk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's really weird, is that subs like /r/funny and /r/pics seem to have the opposite problem, I regularly see threads with 1000+ upvotes, and only a few dozen comments.

There needs to be some way to combine the two processes into a healthy mix of comments and upvotes.

Nairbnotsew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:53:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No kidding. I can't count how many times have I gone into a askreddit thread and the top comment was just a copy/paste of the top answer from a similar past askreddit thread, which will then become the top answer again and get a completely different person a crap ton of karma.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes, hell, quite often, the questions are just not interesting. I've tried to answer a few, but the answers are most likely only of interest to the poster. Upvoting means: interesting for everyone. If you feel it's interesting, why don't you upvote?

Here's a few examples:

yumyumgivemesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Something something the Knights of New?

jtv13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Would having each original response to the askreddit question counted as an up vote alleviate this problem? I understand that some people comment on threads with no intention of adding to the discussion, but on askreddit, I feel like this could possibly help those good questions with many replies but few up votes. Hopefully someone with more knowledge of this subject could enlighten me if it's even possible or would work.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Many questions are not going to get an up vote but a comment. If someone asks what type of car to buy I won't upgote it, I may comment. In other places I won't comment but will upvote. It really depends on the post.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've focused so much on up voting comments that I completely forget about the thread. Thank you for the reminder!

Linearts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've seen people argue that they commented but didn't feel the question deserved an upvote. Really? You took the time to write a few sentences to seriously answer the question, but can't just click the up arrow?

What's wrong with that? There are threads that don't deserve upvotes. Some of them asked stupid questions, some have egregious spelling errors in the title, some are phrased in deliberately-incendiary ways like those CMVs that try to convince everyone of their authors' political views... There are a lot of crappy threads posted to this sub every day, and it's a good thing that most of them do get buried.

iNEEDheplreddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe the system should be changed. Every comment submitted should include an 'auto-upvote'. The effort should be in downvotes. The thread either stagnates with no comments or readers make the conscious choice to downvote.

DoctorWaluigiTime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe it should become an opt-out situation: Like with one's own comments, the thread commented on automatically becomes upvoted. It's then on the onus of the user to remove the upvote, change it to a downvote, etc.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

By the time I see /r/askreddit threads on the front page, voting doesn't matter anymore.

Zemogray ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can accept blame for this. However sometimes I forget to upvote

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why doesn't a comment count as an upvote for the thread at-large. Why are they separate. That would solve your issue right?

joewaffle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate when potentially great threads just get buried

englishamerican ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I upvote whether I commented or not. I thought that's what everyone did. I also downvote if the person is mean/racist/sexist.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe the question is really shitty or boring but you still have something to say. That's really common for me, sometimes I just want to comment on it but the question is just so stupid/repetitive that I can't imagine it being on the front page, so I either leave it alone or downvote it.

pipnewman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can we recommend that comment numbers are factoring into the algorithm of reddit?

LucidiK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it should auto upvote if you comment. If you felt you needed to comment then obviously the post is worth talking about and should be noted as such. If it isn't then nothing need be said and you should just downvote it. I don't always upvote the posts I comment on but when I don't it is me not remembering to do it rather than choosing not to do it.

NeedSomethingToDew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's because people want to have their voice heard, and really don't care to make yours heard

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because people have no problem giving their opinion but struggle with supporting someone else's idea.

Cashrunner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People love to talk about themselves.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:04:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I have to check the comments to see if it's good, and then, after I've scrolled half way across the page, there's no way I'm scrolling all the way back up, and then down again!

You know what Reddit needs? A hotkey for upvoting the post, so you don't have to scroll.

Actually, RES might have one, but I don't have RES.

hochizo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think "a" upvotes and "z" down votes.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:29:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People complain that askreddit questions are repetitive and suck

Maybe some of those people should contribute to questions they deem fit, rather than bitching in the comment section about how often a certain question gets asked (which I see no problem with at all).

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 350 points ยท Posted at 18:34:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes! So many great threads never get to the front page because no one votes on them

You_Stole_My_Hot_Dog ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:54:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

hint hint nudge nudge

DownFromYesBad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I bet she does! Say no more!

britreddit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:47:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nod's as good as a wink, to a blind bat!

Zee_dee ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:12:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Overlooked talent...

iNEEDheplreddit ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:43:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like every single person on reddit.

chapterpt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you only read the front page, you're missing out.

historicusXIII ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I allready look a lot on other subreddits, I only have 24 hours in my day.

chapterpt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:03:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's your problem.

edit: changed to sound less snarky.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:29:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Upvoted,bitch!

Ki11igraphy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I only have so many upvotes to give , where can I buy moar orange arrows ?

J/k I know some are oblivious to scarcasim

noafro1991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I suppose that's why /r/new exists but even that place is a No-Mans Land at times...

Carotti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well by functionality, there will always be posts on the front page, it's just some great comment based posts get left out due to a lack of upvotes on the post.

I also recommend upvotes on toast.

Vik1ng ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How do you see votes?

CHUNKY_BLOODY_QUEEFS ยท 102 points ยท Posted at 18:56:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or anything you comment on. Everyone is too consumed in getting karma to realize that by upvoting op, the post will become visible to more people.

metutials ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:11:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And votes are free. My vote, so valuable! I will judge the comment or post and decide on my ruling. Plebs aren't worthy of my vote!

At least, that is how I think people use the site.

fonetiklee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:23:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't vote on shit around here, and I don't see that changing anytime soon

Venemouse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You mean like, the more karma I put in the more karma I get out?

Onyxdeity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know if i can give my auspicious vote to one with such a repulsive moniker... I'd sooner die forgotten!

Capntallon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People need to stop thinking of Reddit karma as something that is meaningful and that should only be given to people that "deserve" it.

gtfo_mailman ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 19:00:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

120 comments, 53 upvotes.

Ironic, isn't it?

DrHelminto ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:07:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

86 votes total (up and down together). So this is still acceptable.

Some have less than a 1:10 ratio of votes:comments.

JeremyG ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:59:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Giveaway threads especially.

currentlydownvoted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

120 comments doesn't mean 120 unique contributors. Many times there's a back and forth between 2 people which adds up the comment total but not the voting. I've seen posts with 5 votes but 100 comments just because a few users were having a conversation.

gtfo_mailman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know it, brother. I onceposted a thread with 13 upvotes and 432 comments.

DrHelminto ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:20:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I found it and now its +1.

lamprey_condom ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:22:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's...not an example of irony.

benjaffe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah, but it is! It's Alanis Morissette ironic.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:20:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's not what irony is at all... That's an example that directly supports his argument. It's closer to the exact opposite of irony.

stengebt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:33:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People can comment multiple times in the same thread.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:06:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In what way is that ironic? People could be commenting and still dislike the thread. But even so, I don't see how the word ironic fits.

DrHelminto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think he's refering to the fact that this is an example thread of what I said.

Linearts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That still isn't irony.

Crouch310 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you check the imgur stats on a link post that makes it to the front page the views vs votes ratio is seriously off too. The image could gather 400,000+ views and still only get 2,000 votes.

Linearts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ironic, isn't it?

Nope, not at all.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ironic

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ironic

gtfo_mailman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He is telling people to vote when they comment, the fact that there are more comments than votes implies that people did the exact opposite of what he said. Which is, by your sources, the definition of irony.

Linearts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The askreddit question asks:

What's something you wish you could tell all of reddit?

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Then /u/DrHelminto replies

Please, vote on the threads at /r/askreddit you commented.

because it's not common practice for every commenter to upvote every askreddit thread that they comment on.

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Then you pointed out

120 comments, 53 upvotes.

which is consistent with DrHelminto's complaint that not enough people vote when they comment, and the comment-to-upvote ratio is not unexpected in any way.

gtfo_mailman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is ironic relative to the demand of the question.

Linearts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That isn't irony.

 

A bunch of people commented on this post, and a few people upvoted it.

Then DrHelminto said he wished more people would upvote future AskReddit posts that they comment on.

gtfo_mailman ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:18:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh my god, this is ridiculous.

He's saying that people should upvote on threads they comment on. More people commented than upvoted on it, so people are straight up doing the opposite of what he said. They are commenting without voting even though he in the thread tells people not to do that. Which is ironic.

Please comment no further, I honestly couldn't care less about your lack of knowledge in bonds in literature.

Linearts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:24:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ohhh I get it now - I was wondering why you would argue so much even when the dictionary definitions point out that the thing you were talking about wasn't ironic. You haven't misunderstood the concept of irony, just the conversation that you were replying to.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If it helps at all, I still don't think it's ironic. If someone wishes something wouldn't happen, and it happens just as they say this, it's not ironic, unless I'm missing something.

Reading you two's conversation, I'm reminded of the Alanis Morisette "Ironic" debate, for some reason.

Linearts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Got a link to the Alanis Morisette debate? I've never heard of that.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It wasn't on Reddit (or at least I haven't seen it on Reddit) but there is a bit of information on it on the wiki page#Linguistic_usage_disputes).

Basically she has a song called "Ironic" in which she lists a lot of things that are not ironic.

Edit: Reddit doesn't like the link with parenthesis, so here's the full link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironic_(song)#Linguistic_usage_disputes

robirahman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Since they're talking about the problem of people commenting but not voting enough, the correct comparison is the ratio of total voters to total commenters.

If a comment has 70 upvotes and 16 downvotes (using DrHelminto's numbers for an hour ago), and 120 replies, the votes will look disproportionately low because you'll see the score as +54, and the comment will look disproportionately common because many people comment 3-10 times per discussion. A lot of people only comment once though, so the total comments-to-commenters ratio is probably below two.

As of three hours ago there were probably around 85 voters and 100 commenters, so that's not ironic at all.

PM_Me_for_friend ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:24:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you want your comments to be seen up vote the thread so it can be seen. Simple isn't it.

ElGatoQueso ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:14:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are the reason there are 540 upvotes and only 525 comments. You should be proud

KrabbHD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look again.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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KrabbHD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look again.

robomekk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:41:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because you reply to a question, doesn't mean that the question is worth upvoting. The two mean different things.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Congratulations! :D

riverjordan13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You'll get your wish that you wish you'll get your wish.

seiyria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fine, but only because you asked so nicely!

crazygoattoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice try, /u/Gummy4's alternate account

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know what you're talking about...

Cmon DrHelminto lets get out of here before they figure us out

EchoingShadows ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously! I had a post on askreddit that got around 450 comments and only about 125ish votes! It then got buried due to lack of votes

TheRobotFrog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please vote on the threads you commented on.

FTFY

Moss_Grande ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice try OP.

PseudoArab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I also enjoy threads in which the OP will ask a question, get answers, engage with the commentors, and everyone's points are still at 1.

Your thread is your baby. Feed it. Nurture it.

MathTheUsername ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm glad this bothers other people. I made an askreddit thread that got 167 comments and like 80 upvotes.

mykro76 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can an app eg baconreader be configured to do this for you?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I haven't even voted on anything (besides my own comments) since I joined Reddit.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never understood this. If you take the time to comment, upvoting the thread will only serve to help your comment get more exposure which leads to the opportunity for more discussion, karma, etc. It really makes no sense.

caesar_primus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't get this mentality. Sometimes it's a stupid question, so I downvote it even if I take part in the discussion. Sometimes things get more downvotes once they hit the front page. Is it really that big a deal? Good questions get buried all the time, and the same stuff rises to the front page.

PhysicsIsMyMistress ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:44:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Vote on comments you've responded to.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:27:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why?

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:41:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because it encourages discussion by more people. More votes = higher position on /r/AskReddit and /r/all = more visibility. More visibility means more comments.

Really interesting questions frequently die because the commenters don't bother to vote on them.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:45:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But many questions here suck.

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:46:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, no one said you had to upvote everything. Just vote more often. See a bad question? Downvote it. See a good question? Upvote it.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gotcha

DrHelminto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's not THAT idiot, see?

Priest_of_Aroo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I sort of feel like not voting is the third position. Just because you don't like something doesn't necessarily mean you dislike it. I freely upvote and downvote things, but I also feel there are comments and posts that deserve neither.

Priest_of_Aroo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That being said, generally speaking if I comment on something it usually falls into one of those two categories, so I do vote more often than not.

TheSane ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 18:17:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if I don't think the thread deserves an upvote?

DrHelminto ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:18:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you can downvote it freely man. I'm just asking for the vote, not the upvote. :)

TheSane ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:21:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if it has been posted 10 times that day but you don't feel it deserves a downvote? There are lots of posts I don't vote, up or down. Sometimes neutral stance works.

arksien ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:33:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then why did you comment? I think his point is that when you hang out in the new queue, you see a lot of posts with 20-30 comments answering the question, with 1-3 points and no visibility.

Also, converse to what you think, the original, thought provoking, or otherwise interesting questions very often get buried because they're more difficult to answer than the silly questions that get reposted daily, and upvoted because someone can just skim the last post for the top answer, repost it, and rake in 3k karma.

storm_troopin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We digress

unicorninabottle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you feel like it's been asked too much and doesn't deserve an upvote, you don't want others to see it because that's essentially what an upvote does. If you don't want that, might as well speed up that process with a downvote.

TheSane ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:38:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't downvote for selfish reasons, I downvote if I think the thread won't add to discussion. It might become big and then interesting.

forthebooks ยท 573 points ยท Posted at 20:48:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You won't stop obesity by bullying fat people.

Luka467 ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 23:03:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're talking about subs like /r/fatpeoplehate, I doubt they're doing it out of the goodness of their hearts to stop obesity, they're doing it to feel better about themselves.

Partially_Informed ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:01:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't know what's up with those people. /r/fatlogic makes me laugh. /r/fatpeoplehate just makes me cringe. Why do they spend so much time getting angry about morbidly obese people?

GameAddikt ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 00:07:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because, it makes them feel better about themselves. I'm not innocent of this, I've been on the beach many times (as a fairly large guy) and I've looked at some of the people and thought "Wow, at least I'm not that big," and, sadly, I did feel better about myself, I felt guilty afterwards so it sort of counteracted itself.

The point is while I do it once in awhile, and it's usually a slip up, these people seem to do it for the constant good feelings it gives them, to make themselves feel better about themselves, and somehow, more superior than the people they are laughing about. It's the same basic principle as why bullies...well...bully.

It's a terrible thing, but people do, and they'll always do it, the problem is more and more people seem to be starting.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:31:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And what about people that don't feel bad about themselves? I don't make fun of fat people because I'm actually a fat fuck myself. Do some people do that? Sure but, what about the others, the ones that have nothing to be self-concious about? Are they trying to make themselves feel better about.... something? Maybe it's just fun. Maybe that's just what they think about those people. If someone on here and said "ugh, smokers are disgusting. That's a terrible habit and you can see it in their skin and teeth and they smell. I can't stand smokers." What exactly would they be trying to project? What insecurity did they need to feel better about? There isn't one. Everyone thinks they are better than someone for whatever reason. If I go to the gym every day, I think I'm better than those who sit and get fat and make excuses. If I don't smoke, I think I'm better than those who slowly kill themselves and waste money on something that gives nothing but death in return. People think and feel certain ways and, just because they use different method to express that, doesn't mean they're secretly damaged and projecting an inferiority complex on those they discuss.

GameAddikt ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:46:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can think you're better than somebody, but in the long run nobody is better than anybody.

Also, I was referring to the people who go to sub-reddit's JUST to hate on people, doesn't matter if it's fat people, thin people, smokers, black people, white people, natives, indians, it doesn't matter, the motive behind it is, 99% of the time, about feeling superior and better about yourself.

If you are truly happy with yourself you shouldn't need to look down on others to feel that way, and if you're not happy with yourself change it, but don't push your insecurities, fears, and anxieties on other people in the form of an attack.

That's all I was trying to say, in the long run people can really do whatever they want, all I can do is give my opinion when it is asked for.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:11:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can think you're better than somebody, but in the long run nobody is better than anybody.

I'd like to think I'm better than Hitler. "That's a ridiculous example." It sure is, now, where do we draw the line? I'd like to think I'm better than rapists/murderers/pedophiles. Still extreme but, where exactly is the line drawn? Am I wrong for thinking I'm better than someone who actively shortens their life and consumes to the point of becoming a burden on others (to include their children/spouse/health care provider etc), who then proclaims that what they are doing is healthy and that others should follow their example? Yeah, I'm better than that person.

Also, I was referring to the people who go to sub-reddit's JUST to hate on people, doesn't matter if it's fat people, thin people, smokers, black people, white people, natives, indians, it doesn't matter, the motive behind it is, 99% of the time, about feeling superior and better about yourself.

Speaking of the line, I would, personally, draw it at things people can/can not control. Making fun of fat people does not put someone anywhere near being racist. Why shouldn't someone be able to vent? It's not like they're going out in droves and berating the obese. I'm not subbed to fatpeoplehate but I don't think they'd be a sub for very long if they encouraged people to acttack others in public. I imagine it's a place for people who, in an obesity-stricken world, are sick of what they see. So they get home and release all of that disgust with people. So I guess you're right in the sense that they feel better, they feel better because they aren't carrying that load anymore. They just vented. Have you ever fucking hated someone you worked with or went to school with and then unloaded about them to a friend later? It's just like that. It doesn't mean they feel shitty about themselves so they think "I know I'll make fun of fat people to make up for my own shortcomings!".

If you are truly happy with yourself you shouldn't need to look down on others to feel that way, and if you're not happy with yourself change it, but don't push your insecurities, fears, and anxieties on other people in the form of an attack.

Again, one can be perfectly content with themselves and still think less of other people. People take the whole "All men are created equal" thing too literally. It means everyone deserves the same basic human rights. It does not mean we are all born completely equal because we're not. You're not equals with the first place winner just because you got a (participation) medal too. Some people are better than others. There are scores of better men than me, and I am better than scores of others. That's life. I'm perfectly fine with myself, I'm always improving, always working towards something, and for that, I think I'm better than those who don't. I'm not wrong, I'm not right, that's just what I believe and I have seen nothing to prove otherwise. Also, discussing how someone had to deal with an insufferable bitch at work one day isn't an attack. An attack is telling said insufferable bitch that they are, in fact, an insufferable bitch and further berating them.

That's all I was trying to say, in the long run people can really do whatever they want, all I can do is give my opinion when it is asked for.

That's the thing, the existence of that sub is an active request for people's opinions. It's not like they're brigading a picture of a cute puppy on awww with comments like "DAE FUCK FAT PPL? LOLOLOLOLOL". Admittedly, every sub is a but of an echo chamber but, sometimes, that's what we feel like we need at the end of the day.

Sorry for the long replies, slow day at work. Good discussion btw.

VeganDog ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:13:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I enjoyed fatlogic for awhile, but it's turning into a watered down fatpeoplehate.

[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 01:08:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/fatlogic is closer to /r/fatpeoplehate than they would like to believe.

kathartik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:34:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the whole idea of /r/fatlogic is to basically bully fat people (albeit generally behind their backs)

kathartik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:30:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it's on the front page of the defaults literally every day. I see at least 1 highly upvoted post that amounts to hating fat people. and if it's not the post itself, it's the top comment.

freethinker- ยท 115 points ยท Posted at 23:11:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. Get the fuck over fat people and maybe work on your own flaws.

conjunctionjunction1 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 00:50:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it's sometimes a secret self-hatred ... like how the biggest homophobes are often right wing talking heads who are in the closet... the biggest fat-haters either struggle with their own weight or used to struggle with their own weight.

The most vitriolic fat-hater I know ALWAYS struggled with his own weight, for his entire life. Three years ago, he had a cancer scare and subsequent colon surgery- couldn't eat regular food for 7 months, during that time he lost 80lbs.

Now, he is a GIANT troll online hating fat people, writing nasty comments, calling fat people lazy fucktards, etc etc... and it's so lame. Half the time I want to post, "guy, you fucking only lost weight yourself because you had cancer and were hooked up to feeding tubes for 7 months, wtf?!?" but I never do. But he is so ANGRY at fat people now. It's so strange.

There was also recently another girl on /r/fatpeoplehate who was posting some pretty mean shit and people went back on her post history and found bunch of things about her own struggle to keep weight off, being called fat through school etc.

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notthatjesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:42:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same here, -130lbs and have kept it off for 5 years. The HAES movement drives me nuts! What bothers me most is that there are people who buy into it that would otherwise have found the motivation to lose weight and be much better off. I was horribly depressed at my highest and my body just felt lousy. I can get behind a body acceptance movement but just don't kid yourself. I also frequently lurk /r/fatpeoplehate not to judge fat people but to read all the hateful comments because in some odd way the keeps me motivated to never gain the weight back; I never want to be receiving end of that seething hatred for just existing.

shaggyshag420 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 00:55:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Glad to see you calling yourself out.

conjunctionjunction1 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:15:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ha! I do struggle with my weight, but I don't hate on other people in the same boat.

zanics ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:37:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it takes a sick mentality/culture to overcome something and then lash out at the people who havent overcome yet rather than becoming empathetic and not wishing the same pain on anyone...

Pajaroide ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:45:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just cut the carbs and you'll be fine.

Lothar_Ecklord ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:17:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My boss hates fat people. He's 5'8" and a solid 250+. I think he truly believes he will get thinner by hating fat people.

adequate_potato ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

but that's not as fun

[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 01:23:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fat people drive up health insurance costs, it's in everyone's best interest that there aren't as many of them.

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 03:13:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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catflapps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

he's not being downvoted because he's incorrect, he's being downvoted because it's not contributing to the conversation

Broskander ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 22:05:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On the same note, there seems to be an almost willful misunderstanding of the body positivity movement.

drmischief ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:59:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bullying is not ok.

Creating an environment that promotes good dietary behavior and exercise and discounting the extremists that say being obese is (or can be) "healthy" is absolutely a good thing.

Broskander ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 23:07:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On the other hand, studies have shown that teaching people to feel more comfortable with themselves not only improves mental health but physical health as well. I.e, someone who gets self-confidence in their body no matter their physique will be less embarrassed to do things like go for a jog or take up swimming.

drmischief ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:28:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Although I've never personally read that, I do accept that confidence would be a good trait to adopt or improve upon.

King-of-Karthadasht ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:10:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think instead of focusing on body image as the modem of self confidence, trying a message closer to "you are worth the effort of being healthy" would be a much better slogan imo. Got to separate confidence from appearance in a way that still encourages improving both.

kathartik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:35:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it's hard to do that when you're overweight and people drive by and yell things and throw things at you. and yes, this does happen. I've witnessed it.

BOS_to_HNL ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:10:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your comment reminds me of this:

Meathook: Marge, how did you get my jacket so clean? I've tried everything to get those blood and puke stains out. I've tried hitting them, I've tried yelling at 'em ...

Marge: All it takes is the right cleanser and a little elbow grease.

Ramrod: Do you have anything that will get this emblem back on my jacket? I've tried spitting at it, you know, but..

Marge: Just put it on my sewing pile.

Rikkochet ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:33:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, we're running out of smokers, so who else are we going to bully?

bustednbruised ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:50:58 on August 17, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dwarves.

canyoufeelme ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:16:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't believe people when they say they do it because they care about health or tax

kathartik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:33:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've encountered so many people on here that have responded to me at various times where I've essentially said what you did and they'll respond to me by trying to convince me that it isn't true and every single one of them always says "I was fat until my friends starting insulting me and treating me like shit and that inspired me to get in shape"

yeah... bull fucking shit. no one who has ever struggled with weight and the stigma attached would ever say something like that

dodecadan ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:52:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really care about your health bro, so please get on the fucking treadmill you stupid fat fucking hamplanet shit fucking fat pig, for your health.

thiosk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:10:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No to cardio.

Not even once.

Gains

Speculater ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:04:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hope obesity isn't a problem one day.

shaggyshag420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:54:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But can we stop bullies by bullying bullies?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that won't stop me from trying, fat ass. Lol jk, I'm sure you are a completely decent human being

Epicmuffinz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It worked for smoking

the_person ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut up, fatty

/s

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We arent trying to stop it, we just like to point and mock.

brberg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if the bullying involves chasing them for extended periods of time?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Quite right. Leave fat people alone - they have more than enough on their plate.

[deleted] ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 21:00:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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RahnHawk ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:15:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of people seem to not understand dark sarcasm

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:15:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The way reddit thinks, it's hard to tell if this is sarcasm.

SergeantWhiskeyjack ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm going to go with it being dark sarcasm because I came here to say the same thing.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:52:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is, mate.

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beccamarieb ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:11:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm glad you found something that worked for you! I'm of the opinion, though, that for many people, obesity is as much of a mental illness as a physical illness. People may not have the insight or emotional skills to effectively convey why they do what they do, and being defensive (the "rationale" that you think needs to be mocked) might be how they cope. Food is a relatively cheap and less harmful soothing mechanism than a lot of things (as compared to drugs, alcohol, gambling, etc.) if a person is really hurting and has limited insight or coping skills, overeating might truly be their only option. For people with self worth issues, mockery can be very damaging, and food is a really effective way to soothe and numb the hurt. It can turn into a really vicious cycle. And some people are just totally cool with being overweight. We all could be healthier, but we reserve the judgment and hatred mostly for the obese (because there's nothing worse than being fat in this society (particularly for women)). What I'm driving at is that even those who, in your view, should be mocked for their views are deserving of compassion.

dat_username_tho ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 23:06:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's good for you, but it doesn't fucking work for most fat people. It just ruins their self esteem and makes them depressed.

Partially_Informed ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree that the rationale of certain people deserves mocking, and I am sorry for the miniature avalanche of downvotes. I still think /r/fatpeoplehate may take it too far, but I think it is ridiculous that Redditors simultaneously laugh at people for their political views, then they downvote you for mocking people who are actually increasing their chances for chronic diseases and an early death.

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:26:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Probably because mocking people who don't take care of themselves is probably not the best route to get them to change. Sorry, but this fake concern for fat people gets old. I highly doubt you are actually sitting here concerned about these people's health if you're mocking them.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You made a solid point in the original comment and had an apparently controversial edit containing a personal anecdote, we had better focus on how wrong you are for the anecdote instead of the good point you made originally.

Stripperclip ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:31:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey it might. Not going to lie, bullying was a huge motivation for me to hit the gym.

SnakesInYerPants ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:26:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But we also won't beat obesity by making it okay to be obese. If it's socially accepted, most obese people won't see reason to change.

buttertost ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:15:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut it, fatty

random_funny_usernam ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 23:04:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree. I probably don't agree with your definition of bullying, but that's beside the point.

ASmileOnTop ยท 706 points ยท Posted at 18:55:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is not as filled with morons jerks and perverts as you think. It's a diverse community and there are lots of normal people with real jobs and real experiences.

Turbo-Lover ยท 327 points ยท Posted at 20:19:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are lots of people that seem normal with real jobs and real experiences but are morons, jerks, and perverts as well.

Darsint ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:51:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's the human experience, though.

We can't possibly know every bit of knowledge out there. Some of us will act like morons when we don't.
We don't have the capacity for perspective on how every other live is lived. Some of us will act like jerks when we don't.
We can only survive as a species if our sexuality is strong. We sometimes come across as perverts when it is.

To dismiss people as being one of the three is a grave disservice not only to them, but to you. Because aren't you a moron at times? A jerk at times? A pervert at times? That doesn't make you any less a person.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:29:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But it helps to be called out on it.

Darsint ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:42:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm all for people pointing it out to me when I do it, and I hope that's the case with you too. Just be careful when you point it out to others. Our ego's are surprisingly fragile.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:45:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Totally agreed.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Darsint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's worse examples we could pick besides twerking. We're only talking about it now because it's relatively new. It's still the same sort of dance we do in the bedroom. Just out in the open.

lovehate615 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:33:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just like society! Weird how that works out.

kimahri27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Real life is already full of that shit. The internet just makes it easier to see.

Brainkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just like outside...

DaniSue13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:13:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's true of everywhere. VIGILANCE!

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:53:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is that a trick question?

Jenicsaco ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:39:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I always heard the rumors about Reddit being filled with just awful people...but I've been pleasantly surprised. The majority of my interactions have been lovely!

ASmileOnTop ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:41:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yay!:D we don't suck :) hugs!

Jenicsaco ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:44:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

hugs Yay!! Today is a good day. <3

ASmileOnTop ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:46:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

:D yay!!

Korlus ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:09:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The morons, jerks and perverts just tend to be the most vocal.

Tattered_Colours ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:21:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's incredible how in the same thread there can be two highly rated comments with directly conflicting opinions. One of the current top comments: "You are way more racist then you think you are." The comment right below you begins with: "The world isn't nearly as racist and sexist as you make it out to be."

u83rmensch ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:40:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the people who're not jerks tend to know when not to speak often..

gointothedark ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:45:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah but all of those normal people upvote low effort, racist, sexist garbage on the daily and THAT is worrisome.

DeleriumTrigger ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is one thing I get really sick of when I hear people say reddit is racist, sexist, etc etc etc. No, reddit is not. The small set of it's bajillion users that are outspoken douchebags are. The VAST majority are normal, non-hating people.

eurzol ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:57:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But how do you explain the number of upvotes on racist comments? After years of being on reddit, I'm inclined to believe that more than a minuscule portion of users here are somewhat racist.

DeleriumTrigger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Considering the extremely high number of people on here, there's bound to be a percentage that are racist, sexist, pro rape, whatever. To paint that as the site's population, who have done a ton of really amazing things for people and for each other, as if those outspoken idiots represent the entire site is silly. There's racists on here, sure. There's racists everywhere, and this site is one of the biggest on the entire internet.

It's like saying America is racist. There's racists here, lots of them, but nowhere near as many as there are non-racists, and at a lower percentage than a lot of places.

eurzol ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:23:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree with what you're saying, but my point was that, in my experience, more than a tiny portion of users here are racist.

This website, like many others, is an eye-opener for minorities.

DeleriumTrigger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is? Where are these minorities living where they aren't aware that a ton of people out there are racist already?

I mean, I guess, other than places where they aren't a minority.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But how else will they transport gold across continents?

I say do not stop the gold trains.

ASmileOnTop ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:08:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wrong comment, friend :) choo choo!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow I'm freaking tired

melonowl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's millions of people on reddit, so there's gonna be plenty of every type of person.

kicksledkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And people who just don't give enough shits about whatever people are angry about to comment

Samazing42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Perv...

Farmerj0hn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

PM me ur tits.

RomeosDistress ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know about that.

Darr_Syn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But there's also perverts like me. I'm, generally, not a moron or a jerk. I'm just very obvious and vocal about my kinks.

So. . . one doesn't always lead to the other :)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

While that's true, the jerks, morons, and perverts certainly post and comment the most.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Funny. My experience is rather the opposite. I find Reddit filled to the brim with social rejects and complete idiots. I have never seen so many self-entitled pricks in my life.

I suppose it depends on what subreddits you go to. Gender issues and gaming subreddits are probably not the smartest ones to focus on, if you want to avoid cynicism.

jeandem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Of course reddit is filled with losers, perverts, idiots, jerks...

Except for me.

CleganeBowlHype ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a diverse community and there are lots of normal people with real jobs and real experiences.

Who are often drowned out by circlejerking morons, jerks, and perverts.

GreyReanimator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are also lots of girls on here. I'm tired of people assuming I'm a guy or having to add that I'm a girl.

sammythemc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It skews way more toward the morons, jerks and perverts than the face-to-face conversations I have.

Victuz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes... Just not in /r/AdviceAnimals

CMQueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Empty vessels make the most noise, as my Aunt Mary always said...

Mephistophanes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, you are wrong. It's filled with idiots. I am an idiot - I should know.

TyphlosionsWrath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, all of reddit isn't filled with neckbeards, otakus and socially awkward gamer nerds. They are part of the community, yes. But amongst all the millions of redditors, there are still other kinds of people on here.

Space_Lift ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The biggest group of morons on Reddit are the people who think Reddit is composed of only one type of person (mean, dumb, etc.). It just seems that way because you probably only notice the mean comments directed at you amidst the hundreds of other comments that have little emotion attached to them at all.

Sir_Lolz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was surprised when I found /r/Sneakers. It's just not the type of thing you expect to see on Reddit, an internet site that's not a social network.

kitsua ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So many people in this thread don't seem to realise this. Everyone is talking to "reddit" like it has these overarching opinions and thoughts, instead of being a collection of literally millions of people all over the globe. Everyone's ranting on about circle jerks and the like but I see hugely varied ideas, thoughts, personalities and comments upvoted and causing discussion in practically every topic.

I tend to see more complaints and rants about the hivemind and the status quo than any of the supposed mainstream reddit opinions we all apparently have.

PerniciousPeyton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:23:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if diverse communities of normal people with real jobs are secretly spending their free time being morons, jerks and perverts online anonymously?

Reluekoi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Problem is sooner or later a new generation of redditors will appear and most likely be stupid teens and little kids and bury us older ones thus possibly creating a ifunny/9gag community

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:24:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Noooo! They're all spoiled white males that hate women and love pedophilia. I know this because the meta circlejerk told me so. Also, [insert fedora euphoria joke here]! /s

mildcaseofdeath ยท 253 points ยท Posted at 21:00:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nuclear energy is the safest, cleanest, most efficient option we have right now.

There are normal, calm, nice people out there that own firearms.

It's possible to be in the military and be a dissenter, and it's possible that it took joining the military to arrive at that position.

Lots42 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 02:18:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Related: Just because I disagree with part of your argument does not mean I disagree with all of it.

mildcaseofdeath ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:52:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also true, and a very good point.

Ulquiorra_Schiffer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:14:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The opposite is also true. Just cause I agree with part of something, does not mean I agree with all of it

Rocky87109 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:27:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Damn you just described me. I didn't realize the flaws in the military until I got in it. However, it has taught me a lot and I am grateful for the experience but only one term for me. You wouldn't happen to be a nuke, would you? It is just that you posted something about nuclear energy and military.

mildcaseofdeath ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:56:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nah, I was a cavalry scout, did reconnaissance and surveillance. I was supposed to be an intel analyst, but 18 year old me thought that sounded boring. I got a lot of crazy stories out of it though.

ExcuseMyOpinions ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:56:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait, since when did reddit become anti-nuclear energy?

mildcaseofdeath ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 04:04:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"What's something you wish you could tell all of reddit?"

That's a thing I want to say to anyone who will listen, so I said it.

ExcuseMyOpinions ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:05:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah, I guess I read into the context too much. Thank you.

mildcaseofdeath ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:12:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No worries, I'm pretty mellow, no offense taken.

Sir_Lolz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:14:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Particularly thorium based nuclear power....

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep. From what I've read, which means very little, LFTR's(Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors) are the way to go.

SkiptomyLoomis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:00:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This right here needs to be higher

lespaul2213 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:13:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm almost positive these are widely accepted statements on reddit. Idk what you're seeing.

mildcaseofdeath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:47:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OP said, "what us something you wish you could tell all of reddit?" These are things I'd tell anyone who will listen, so I did. Simple as that.

xole ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:30:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nuclear energy might be, but it's so heavily tainted that it's not feasible. Unless we solve the waste problem (and actually implement it), we won't see any appreciable number of new plants on earth.

mildcaseofdeath ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:38:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed, it's largely a PR problem. I disagree that storage is a huge problem though, the total volume in the whole world is surprisingly small, and with the advent of thorium reactors, it will only get better/easier.

badwolf1358 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:03:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look up breeder reactors.

xole ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:43:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm 100% in favor of that. At the very least, I'd like us to build a modern plant that can do that. It could even be a one time test case, and have some use. The thing is, the general public isn't going to accept it on a mass scale. NIMBY will prevent that.

I grew up in Nebraska, and (IIRC) the voters rejected a low level dump, breaking a contract and paying big penalty. On one hand, the fears could have been unwarranted, but the fear was strong enough to not build it. On the other hand, it could have been a disaster waiting to happen, and paying the fine was the right choice. Whichever one was correct in reality, the result would be the same: the dump didn't get built.

We have wind and solar improving right now. Thorium is receiving some attention. I wouldn't pin hopes on it, but if it panned out, it'd be awesome. We're still slowly trudging away on fusion. Super capacitors may become more useful over then next 1/2 decade. Batteries are still improving. IMO, we might be better off abandoning nuclear for now and working on tech that doesn't have the political & emotional baggage. Now, for space craft, I don't think NIMBY will apply for a quite a while.

Bierdopje ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:55:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In 80 years the nuclear industry will need breeder reactors, thorium reactors or a way to extract uranium from the oceans. If none of this happens we're out of uranium in less than 80 years.

It is something that is not that known to most people: our current uranium use is not sustainable and we might be out of it sooner than oil or gas. To me this is a bigger problem than waste or safety. Even more so if you regard that scarcity of uranium makes the energy even more expensive.

MC_Hammer_Curls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:12:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You make too much sense.

rubherduckie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:13:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like what you have to say. Thank you.

etom21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How is nuclear safer and cleaner then say... solar?

mildcaseofdeath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please read my numerous other replies.

Edit: there's a reason I put safe, clean, and efficient together.

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's so safe about nuclear waste? Have you seen how Fukushima has polluted all the water around the island? That's because of the inability to contain waste water. Do us all a favor and go into solar; it's going to be huge.

mildcaseofdeath ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 02:36:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Storage is not as big a problem as it's made out to be. Look up the total volume of nuclear waste created thus far, it's the size of one large warehouse building. Safe transportation is more difficult than safe storage, and the track record for transportation is incredibly good.

As for Fukushima, it was an old facility that held up remarkably well given the punishment it took. Chernobyl had safety measures disabled, and safety protocols broken. To say we couldn't build safer, more efficient plants now, especially by applying the lessons learned from these disasters, is absurd. Imagine if we had learned the De Havilland Comet crashes were from metal fatigue, but rather than redesigning the windows, we gave up on pressurized jet airliners. It doesn't make sense.

I am a big believer in solar, but most people don't want to look at them, and nobody wants pristine natural areas scattered with solar panels. Also, inconsistent output means until our power grid can store power, or solar panels become completely ubiquitous, we need something to fill the gap. And nuclear is far and away better than oil or coal. Hydro-electric is great too, but the locations are few and far between, and people aren't big fans of flooding huge tracts of land either.

myxopyxo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:44:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As for Fukushima, it was an old facility that held up remarkably well given the punishment it took.

Bollocks. TEPCO who owns the facility has been getting lots of flack for cheapening out on costs that could have prevented/mildened the disaster greatly. It could've held up a whole lot better.

Furthermore, the site isn't nearly cleaned up yet so if it held up remarkebly well that's an argument against nuclear power.

(I have an unclear stance on nuclear, but saying Fukushima's held up well is uninformed, here's one of the first links that come up on a Google search about the preventability.)

mildcaseofdeath ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:12:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was saying considering it was designed in the late 50's/early 60's, and completed in '71, it stood up to a lot of punishment. It stands to reason then, that we can design much better, safer, and more efficient plants now that aren't as vulnerable to natural disaster and human error. I said nothing about the clean up effort or TEPCO. The fact the plant could have been made even safer (to the point of perhaps surviving that quake and tsunami unscathed) speaks positively about nuclear power; you ignored my point: imagine what we could build now.

The cost cutting in this case, and disregard for operational safety in the case of Chernobyl, reflects negatively on the people involved, not nuclear power as a concept. When viewed in terms of environmental damage, disasters included, nuclear still stacks up favorably against fossil fuels. That makes it a clear front-runner until solar, and perhaps later fusion, become more viable (we need the capacity in our infrastructure to store power for solar, and of course technology precludes fusion for the time being).

myxopyxo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:46:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree with the whole first part that it stands to reason that we could build a lot safer plants today and such.

But that's not my complaint with your post, it's that it makes no sense than to say "it was an old facility that held up remarkably well given the punishment it took" when we actually expected it to withstand more. If it had held up remarkebly well, it would've at least met our expectations.

mildcaseofdeath ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:06:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah, I misunderstood the contention.

As far as what it was expected to withstand, I thought that had very much to do with the tsunami protection. If memory serves, it didn't fail (as in it wasn't destroyed), but it simply wasn't adequate. If that's the case, I don't know how a 10M wall would be expected to stop a 14M wave.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:15:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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mildcaseofdeath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:17:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't disagree that wind and water energy are good things. The issue with wind is it's intermittent, so we need the capacity to store what it generates outside of peak hours; that many people don't want them in their back yards/on their neighbor's rooftops spoiling their views; and there are limited places to put large wind farms. With hydro-electric, it doesn't sit well with many people flooding huge areas to put up dams; and again, there are limited places left to put them. I work for a company that developed a buoy that generated electricity from wave action in the ocean, but that had it's issues as well logistically speaking (arrays staying clear of shipping lanes and recreational areas, transmitting the power).

As for nuclear being unclean and unsafe, I disagree. Look at injuries and deaths per kilowatt hour, and you'll find it is very safe even when including disasters. In terms of waste, there is a very small volume in the world, and storing it is a small problem compared to what fossil fuel plants are doing to the planet. The advent of thorium reactors means higher efficiency and even less waste in the future. It's also a foolish knee-jerk reaction to point to accidents as justification for abandoning nuclear power as a whole. Look to my other response about the De Havilland Comet for an explanation why.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:42:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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salzst4nge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:49:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We already have the technology to store massive amounts of energy

Please elaborate

World just got happy because mobile phones can hold up to 300% longer

Tesla has a patented system, lobbied against, battery still costs so fucking much you have to rent it and only powers for ~600km

Local Aluminium electrolysis needs a more than 50% steady outcome of a local coal burning Power plant in the night.

I can provide links later ( mobile)

Coal Power plant generates 8000MW yearly, a Wind Turbine on perfect conditions 5-9 MW

That's roughly 1000 turbines per coal plant.

Afaik Germany has around 30000 turbines, mainly in wind parks at north sea.

But how do we provide a steady high voltage outcome for one of the industrialized nation when it's dark and no wind blows.

Mind all the economy and facilities in southern Germany.

People are protesting against! 600km high voltage line through their yards.

And hydro electric water storages?

Up to 20% loss of energy.

That's A LOT of money yearly, who pays it?

German citizen pay roughly 0.024ct/kWh (correct me on decimal) while France pays between 0.012 - 0.017

All because no nuclear till 2040 wanted.

Well, we were once the leaders in nuclear facility research and security, current facilities are 40yrs old, imagine the technologic improvement over 4 decades...

And it's definitely not because of lobbies against energy storage that we lack it yet, give some source in that please

I'm not anti-renewable, but people need to get realistic, we can't just go full 100% on one side.

At least not yet. Might need another Nobel prize or two in battery storages.

Sorry if I come off ranting, not intended to, but many people are quite uninformed about this field, vote green party, stick anti nuclear stickers on their cars and make me pay much for energy

I will provide sources if needed later at home

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:09:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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salzst4nge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

water parks

they use energy when the price is low

ye, and this is done right, yet we a) do not have many of them and b) they have a loss between 20 to 30% (4 sources)

So another thing you mentioned are the jobs

You misunderstood me, I didn't moan about the jobs lost, but the lack of German sience in this field. We were leading internationally and now we are forced to work with China to research and build testing sites there. - But yes, we miss out a massive income for our country there. (Everyone would want nuclear made in Germany)

people don't want high voltage cables or wind turbines in the backyard [...]

Yes, but regulations also state that wind turbines have to be atleast 300m away from homes iirc. Because of this

But ye, who likes them close. Almost noone, yet everyone wants green energy

We export massive amounts of mainly solar green energy and coal energy which we just dont need at daytime.

The thing is, in the evening/night all the chemical/power intensive factories start up and then we either buy cheap energy from France or get it covered with our existing plants.

With China promoting new reactor technologies and building cheaper solar panels, we had to reform our EEG.

To let our solar power industry survive (inter-)nationally, it's getting subventionalized 0.18โ‚ฌ/kWh. 18 cent per kWh....

All this ruckus for what exactly.

Build 6 nuclear plants and problem's done. Simplyfied.

Yes, Chernobyl sounds scary and we couldn't eat shrooms in the 90s because of contaminated soil.

Japan building a reactor on a cliff in a Tsunami region is dumb.

But the fear for it in Germany is irrational and caused by lack of knowledge.

And cutting the power cost by 50% would be a reason for any country.

It also has the least amount of greenhouse gases and thus is the best option for the environment.

Also Offshore wind is so incredibly!!!! expensive

  • Coal/mWh = 38 to 53โ‚ฌ

  • OffshoreWind/mWh = 119 to 194โ‚ฌ

Costs to get all this energy south not included

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Thanks for your feedback,

I just simply think that nuclear energy is OK but for me never the energy source of choice because there CAN always be an accident and this would lead to very serious consequences.

Of course you are right that this is very unlikely to happen but the possibility that this can happen is bugging me.

Thanks again for you well thought comment.

Edit: extra fรผr dich :)
Ich weiรŸ nur von zwei Wasserkraftwerken in Deutschland und zwar in Sachsen und eines in Bayern. Da war gerade eine groรŸe Kontroverse ob in Bayern noch ein zweites gebaut werden sollte. Ob dies sinnvoll ist vermag ich nicht zu beurteilen. Es ist nicht mein Fachbereich.

Und ja Grรผner Strom ist im Moment definitiv viel zu teuer und es wird nicht ansatzweise genug in die Forschung (generell auch) in so etwas investiert

neocommenter ยท 116 points ยท Posted at 23:19:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This place can go from zero to creepy reaaal fast anytime people bring up age of consent laws. Yeah, I am totally with you that a 19 year old guy consensually hooking up with his 17 year old girlfriend should not be a crime, ever.

But I made the mistake of voicing my opinion that men in their thirties and beyond have no place having sex with girls under 16. I'm in my thirties, and 18 year olds look like kids to me.

The fact that some dude my age or older looks at them and goes "way too old for me" is CREEPY and gross. When I posted this I got a dozen PM's from guys defending being 41 with a 15 year old girlfriend, how it was just my puritanical opinion that it isn't ok. It was very off putting.

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 02:55:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're grown men and women that want to fuck a child. Its beyond screwed up. Even if they are legal if they are that much younger than you they are still children. I'm of the opinion that if you're trying to have sex with someone that much younger then you're still at that level of maturity. That's not a good thing. A 41 year old should be more mature than a 16 year old.

Zarathustran ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 08:02:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/sex is really bad. Pointing out the inherent creepiness of a >35 year old dating a 16 year old gets you banned because name calling is against the rules but when someone complains about their partner not wanting to do something in bed, the word prude is thrown around by every other post. The mods at /r/sex are way into the rape and pedo apologia.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 01:46:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit has a weird obsession with defending all sex. The weirder the better. There's so much rape culture and pedophile love on this site it's actually terrifying. You're right, a 41 year old dating a 15 year old is creepy as Hell. But give it 20 minutes and this comment will be downvoted and we will have a bunch of responses enlightening me on "not choosing who you love." It's actually gross.

Tank_Kassadin ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 04:01:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On the internet people don't act the same as they do in public because of the anonymity, hence the reasons we see much more "radical" viewpoints on issues.

flamingcanine ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 06:01:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory in action.

Tank_Kassadin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:22:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not exactly but close. What I'm trying to get across is that online you are not under the same societal norms as you would in public. You get the opinions without sugarcoating or political correctness.

BlackmagicHat ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:20:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Which brings up another good point. If someone's opinion goes against what the neckbeard wearing majority thinks, it is automatically downvoted into oblivion.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:54:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

her comment

FTFY

StudentOfMrKleks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:50:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pedophiles are not interested in 15-years-old. Pedophilia means being sexually aroused by kids before hitting adolescence.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:40:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What word would apply to an adult who is sexually aroused by a post adolescent child? Do semantics make a huge difference? Both are pretty creepy.

StudentOfMrKleks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Normal guy, because it is actual legal thing in my country, just like any other Western except strangely prudish U.S. Semantics? Maybe we should start calling all homosexuals "fags", because it "just semantics".

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:38:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ok first of all, chill. Secondly, just because it's legal doesn't make it right. It you, or your country, think that a 15 year old girl is old enough to consent to a relationship with a 41 year old man then that's your prerogative. I disagree and think it's creepy. Can we stop bringing homosexuals into this conversation. It isn't the same thing.

ukmhz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being physically aroused by a female who has finished puberty is 100% normal. Acting on it, depending on your own age and the context of the situation may be creepy as hell. But it is not a paraphilia, and is a pretty normal biological imperative.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:49:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I guess. I just think 15 year olds look like children, and I can't really imagine being attracted to anyone that age. Nor do I imagine we would have anything in common. But to each their own I guess. However, acting on it is creepy as hell.

ukmhz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of dudes are attracted to youth. You might not be, but my suspicion is that more dudes are than aren't. It's of course tough to be certain about this because it's not something a lot of people would feel comfortable or safe admitting. But the fact that "BARELY LEGAL 18 YEAR OLD TEENSZZZ" is such a huge thing in the adult industry (and things such as the 50 year old millionaire trophy wife pretty much always being a lot younger) makes me think it's true. From a biological perspective, it obviously makes sense that dudes would be attractive to young, fertile females as well.

Some 15 year olds still look like kids and aren't finished puberty. Some have finished (or finish younger than 15) and look basically no different than your average 18 year old. I think it's pretty normal to be physically attracted to the latter category. Society has changed where 15 year olds really aren't finished maturing mentally and so social memes have also evolved to where most people would think an adult male fiddling a 15 year old is creepy, whether or not she's matured physically. And most dudes even the ones who might think a 15 year old is hot would not be attracted to her personality and overall would not be interested in making any kind of actual pass at one. But I don't think evolution has had time to change the biological instinct that drives raw sexual attraction.

So basically I completely agree that a relationship between a 45 year old and a 16 year old is pretty messed up and not OK, I'm just saying that being physically attracted to a female who has gone through puberty and has all the matured secondary sexual characteristics of an adult is not deviant or pedophilic in nature, at all. Dudes are only human and can't help what they desire. Acting on it's different.

There's a good episode of Lie To Me which covers this (it's fiction and not evidence obviously it's just presented well). I don't have a link to the clip handy but maybe some enthuiastic redditor will come to my aid. More likely people will just yell at me for being a pedo apologist but oh well can't force people to be rational.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I actually think that was very well articulated, and you made some valid points. I appreciate you taking the time. Have a wonderful evening.

flamingcanine ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 04:02:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

rape culture

and I'm tuned out.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good story.

flamingcanine ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:23:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just for clarification, I hear about rape culture so much that I instinctively know that it's being misused.

To say reddit has a rape culture is ridiculous in almost every way. India, Steubenville, any fucking news piece on rape the top comments will be "We should murder/mutilate/torture the rapists." That is not a rape culture. That is the opposite of a rape culture. That is a culture that hates rapists a lot. Even murderers don't get that sort of hate. Hell, "war machine" didn't get that much hate for beating his Ex, and he deserves it for being an exceptionally large douchebag.

You want a rape culture, look at the standard American opinion on prison rape. Or look at India. Look at a country where the average opinion of rape isn't "rapists are subhuman."

And on "pedo love" Pretty much every comment about pedophilia and ephebophilia has the "An ephebophile is a pedophile with a thesaurus." quote. Sure, there are creepy ass motherfuckers on the internet. We shouldn't be surprised when creepy bad people embrace technology that allows them to be creepy bad people. Do they make up the majority of reddit? No.

If they were the majority, It wouldn't be PMs from what is likely one dude and his sockpuppets(assuming Neo isn't lying or embellishing because no one lies on the internet /s) got butthurt Neo called him out on being creepy, old, and a pedophile.

To say otherwise is to claim feels>reals and just believe in a delusional dystopian fantasy so you can feel oppressed. The reality is that reddit as a whole(like most of the western world), hates rape and pedophilia even more then murder.

And finally, downvotes are likely because your pre-emptively predicting downvotes, and reddit doesn't like to disappoint.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:37:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Oh wow, that was long and unnecessary. I disagree with you. That could have been gathered from my original comment. I'm not interested in changing your opinion, nor am I interested in having mine changed. I'm sorry if you felt I needed to be educated on how the internet works. I didn't. You have your life experiences, and I have mine. They've clearly led us to different places.

Edit: I just reread your post and I think we may disagree about reddit's view of rape. I can't post a photo of me and my dog without people commenting on how they would "do me." I can't get through reading an entire post thread without there being mention of sex. Are redditors openly saying "Rape is awesome!"? - not usually. But that isn't good enough.

flamingcanine ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:08:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh wow, that was long and unnecessary. I disagree with you. That could have been gathered from my original comment. I'm not interested in changing your opinion, nor am I interested in having mine changed. I'm sorry if you felt I needed to be educated on how the internet works. I didn't. You have your life experiences, and I have mine. They've clearly led us to different places.

I don't think I tried to educate you on the internet. Just explaining Creepers gonna creep. You just need to get out a bow and shoot them. Or a steel sword with knockback2

Edit: I just reread your post and I think we may disagree about reddit's view of rape. I can't post a photo of me and my dog without people commenting on how they would "do me." I can't get through reading an entire post thread without there being mention of sex. Are redditors openly saying "Rape is awesome!"? - not usually. But that isn't good enough.

"I'd do her" isn't rape culture. It's immature overfocus on sex from people high on GIFT(Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory) and not wanting to look like complete virgins when they probably have never seen real tits. Outside of the porn subs, those comments tend to attract either downvotes or ignorance to prevent downvote farming from my perspective. But they are just like the guy posting on /r/pokemon about how "all these faggots playing kids games are dumb." you should look at them as some 3edgy5me kid trying to get a rise out of you and ignore them.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:17:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Honestly I have a sense of humor 99% of the time. You caught me on a day when I got 20+ messages basically telling me I'm scum because I didn't realize people think pedophilia is a sexual orientation, and I think that opinion is both stupid and frightening. At this particular point in my life, that revelation bothers me more than I can tell you. I'm sorry I used "rape culture" incorrectly. I don't totally think what I said was inaccurate but if I had tried I could have come up with a better word. Sorry I'm bring bitchy. Enjoy your night.

flamingcanine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:09:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You caught me on a day when I got 20+ messages basically telling me I'm scum because I didn't realize people think pedophilia is a sexual orientation

Some of it is likely exhaustion causing a failure to communicate, like ours, Some of it is the sheer number of trolls on a popular sub. It's like lice. I assume they are PMs from a cursory glance at your user profile. Reddit is based on open posts. PMs in a discussion like this really should tell you that they know they cannot into a discussion without being destroyed. Also: /u/TheDNote is definitely a young teenager trying to rile you up. Most of his recent posts are 3edgy5me bullshit.

think that opinion is both stupid and frightening

I can agree, but I don't afraid of anything, other then a few ridiculous things that I know are silly. Seriously. I'm pretty reckless IRL.

I'm sorry I used "rape culture" incorrectly

It's not really a big deal, and It's 2 am here and I'm basically posting between MT jobs, so I'm probably just as cranky and will regret everything when I wake up tomorrow.

Sorry I'm bring bitchy. Enjoy your night.

Nah, You're not bringing bitchy to me, nor are you being bitchy. :P And you too!

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:02:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

:)

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:12:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Okay. Thanks.

m0o_o0m ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:07:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ephebophile: A pedophile with a thesaurus.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:16:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have seen so many grown men on here express their love and lust for teenagers it's beyond disgusting. Makes me think that all guys just want to bang high school chicks. Do the majority of men really think this!? It seems to be so common on this site and it just disgusts me.

Tank_Kassadin ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:02:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The user base on reddit may not be as old as you think. The majority is still in high school or secondary education.

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:05:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've seen posts where men will say they are 30 or older, or that they have a wife and kids and a mortgage and shit so they're obviously older.

flamingcanine ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:12:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not like people lie on the internet or anything.

showmanic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:52:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Name and shame

QuaereVerumm ยท 3787 points ยท Posted at 18:28:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Please remember there is a person behind the computer.

Edit: Thank you for the gold!

turbie ยท 4379 points ยท Posted at 18:43:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Checks behind the computer

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 3503 points ยท Posted at 18:47:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hi.

Graphitetshirt ยท 1576 points ยท Posted at 19:12:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dammit, Larry, how many times do i have to tell you to stay outta there?!?

toxicbox ยท 1053 points ยท Posted at 19:53:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But it's so warm back there D:

Uncreative_Color ยท 2198 points ยท Posted at 20:19:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can sit it the corner, it's about 90 degrees

JusticeBeak ยท 1050 points ยท Posted at 20:47:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stay away from the walls though, they're 180 degrees.

flowerboy98 ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 21:40:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And god help you if you have any columns

jiggyjiggyjiggy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:16:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shit. I have those on my research paper. Am I gonna be okay?

Bobknows27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:49:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm actually baking some cookies on that column by the front door

Paradox2063 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:56:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

360 degrees of awesome

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:45:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

can I stay by you because you're acute

MashMeister ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:37:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Put on these headphones. 98 degrees is playing.

Sivuden ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:32:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dunno, I hear some tables are a good 360 nowadays.

KimJongIlSunglasses ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This guy lives in a triangle.

Broke_both_arms ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:00:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The floor is lava

infinity1018 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

didn't actually understand /u/Uncreative_Color 's comment until I read yours... :/

Uncreative_Color ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never expected to get so many points or gold for this xD apparently dad jokes are well appreciated here

infinity1018 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My boss and co-workers had no idea what a dad joke was until I told them yesterday... WTF?! They thought I was crazy for calling it that.

Obviously their dad's sucked.

Uncreative_Color ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:38:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THEY HAD NO CHILDHOODS

infinity1018 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well one of them is 6 and the other is 9, so there is still hope.

Sorry, forgot to mention I live/work in a Chinese sweat shop.

Uncreative_Color ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seems legit

JusticeBeak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:56:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They still have no childhoods...

22bebo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Help! There are four walls around me! Is it 720 degrees in here?!?!

hisgrossness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't look now, but you're surrounded by 360 degrees.

IAmTheZeke ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:44:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

( อกยฐ อœส– อกยฐ)

acurlyninja ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

เฒ _เฒ 

undrtow218 ยท 537 points ยท Posted at 20:49:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

DAAAAAAAD

i_am_dad ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:40:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whaaaaaat?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Caaaarl!

GoAheadShoot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Quiet you!

TaylorMercury ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:50:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You. I like you. So much.

Uncreative_Color ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:51:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Awh I love you too <3

SomeReallyNeatGuy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:06:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hope that's 90 degrees in Freedom units, otherwise get the hell out of there!

Uncreative_Color ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:08:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Of course, MURICA

MUSIC_MAN112 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I absolutely love your username.

Uncreative_Color ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Someone who appreciates me finally <3

RoxburysFinest ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:44:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If that's still too cold, sit by the middle of the wall. It's 180 degrees there.

pen_guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/dadjokes/

acidambiance ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

beat me to it

smm1797 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut up Dad

Sipricy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you stand on the other side, it's 270 degrees.

AdmiralAkbar1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

90 DEGREES, CORAL.

Oh-Shush-You ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haaaa.

realjefftaylor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/dadjokes

cclan2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or just face a wall. Should be 180 degrees.

chulksmack360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

nobody puts larry in the corner

becausefun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody puts CPU in the corner.

Kudhos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

DAAAAAD!

MattPeart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This flew way over my head

Poopfeast42000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop it, dad

xFoeHammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Math jokes. Classic.

Dravarden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fucking boiling then

lah2011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/dadjokes

magicmuggle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ha.

Boyofdestiny001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the shaaaaaaaaaaaade

iNoToRi0uS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/dadjokes is this way...

guypery10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:44:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

At least 1950 people looked at your comment and voted it up. 1950 strangers enjoyed your joke.
I just love Reddit.

Uncreative_Color ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:05:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm just glad I could entertain over 2000 people with such a simple joke

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:48:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dad?

AtlasNoseItch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy fuck this is a smart joke

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

erockd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

:D

rethardus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But if you're here... Then who's the stalker outside?

mybustersword ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that's where i cook my eggs

screamingatthewall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not Larry...

StrangerinthaAlps ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 19:51:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you see what happens Larry?

iamRYANGOSLINGama ยท 81 points ยท Posted at 20:19:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you fuck a stranger in the ass.

hrbuchanan ยท 101 points ยท Posted at 20:37:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you find a stranger in the alps.

mon-connerie-bro ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:55:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have had ENOUGH of these MONKEY FIGHTING SNAKES on this MONDAY TO FRIDAY PLANE!

AdmiralAkbar1 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:08:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yippie-ki-yay, Mister Falcon.

BigBizzle151 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Would totally watch a movie about monkey-fighting snakes.

rednax1206 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:25:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who turns out to be a yodeling veterinarian.

LetterSwapper ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:35:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you find a stranger behind the computer.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:59:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"We know it's his homework. Where's the fuckin' money?"

Lysik ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:12:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you gonna whoop him?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dammit Bobby.

Jesse1322 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:32:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My grandpa's name is Larry and I wouldn't be surprised at all if he thought there was someone sitting behind the computer.

Bdog9090 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Idiot.

Foeburner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But the carpet smells delicious under your desk.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What an idiot!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:17:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

LARRY IS STILL A IDIOT.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Goddammit Larry, you're still an idiot.

spencer51999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How long have you been back there?! closes out of pornhub

r3dsleeves ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You mean Jerry?

mandrews909 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS LARRY!

jepp530 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did you mean Jerry?

SpagettInTraining ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:48:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey Andy, can I borrow a can opener?

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:04:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Back atcha, sucka

MrTimmannen ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:46:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This made me laugh way to long

BrainSlurper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:27:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Geez dude you are being very productive with the karma. We'll see you back in cc in no time.

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:34:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, it's going faster than I'd expected it would.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:21:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good to see reddit's favorite shadowbanned karmawhore back in action, milking askreddit for all it's worth with low effort comments and contributing nothing of value.

t3rneado ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I freaked out some guy in the stall beside me, by laughing!

ReadsSmallTextWrong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ahh, the joys of Redditing in a computer lab.

YoureNotAGenius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sup.

DownvoteDaemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are you doing back there?

drdeadringer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Said the dog.

Demomon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AAH! FUCK

maythehighbewithyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I WAS HIDING >:D

ImindebttoTomnook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

An* idiot.

RimRocka09 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Totally read that in Richmond from the IT Crowds voice.

GhostOfPluto ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 18:48:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See, now you went and scared the little guy away.

[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 18:50:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Well I'll be damned. Hey there little guy."

Gittinitfasho ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:07:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Spagett!

comineeyeaha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I should have expanded the comments first, I just made that same joke.

You win this round.

Herpes_hurricane ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:31:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the computer?

dwchief ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:34:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/dadjokes

TheOstrichLord ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:43:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

NOPE! OP LIES!!!

casparh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:06:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Czechs behind the computer

Emperor_Z ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am the Great and Powerful Oz! Pay no attention to the man behind the computer!

rreighe2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:37:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish there was a subreddit where I could link this wittiness too.

davs334 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anyong

uhaul26 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mine just has a wall behind it. I should buy a window.

yeahimasailor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This made me remember that I don't just lurk anymore and have the ability to upvote.

Carotti ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If your person is missing, you might be able to get a replacement for free if your machine is still under warranty.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...and there's this guy.

tobyqueef ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're IN the computer....

sodelll ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:47:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This reminds me of the joke:

"Mom, come quick! Dad is on the TV again!"

"Well tell your father to get off the TV and watch the news from the couch like a normal human being."

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:51:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

QuaereVerumm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dammit. I should have seen that coming.

FurbyPope ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This made me chuckle.

rreighe2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You win.

LatIssimus_Dorsi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So that's how these things work. Amazing.

racer_24_4evr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The files are in the computer.

They're iiinnn the computer!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Quack

Skaddi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I want to give you gold, but I'm a student.

k_ing_lucas ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:39:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

9 outta 10 times, there's not, but that 1 time, you're fucked.

linuxguy192 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:05:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

cue getting stabbed because there was someone there waiting for you to fall asleep to steal yo shit...

duckvimes_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:16:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

your ex is hiding behind it

rustybeancake ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:34:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's money in the banana stand.

Bojangly7 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:37:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Boo! queue jump scare music

comineeyeaha ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:49:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

SPAGETT!

willclerkforfood ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:11:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm on a tablet. My wang is behind the computer.

[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 21:35:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

[deleted]

QuaereVerumm ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:19:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Overall I feel that Reddit has been a hugely positive influence in my life, and I love seeing comments and stories of people giving to others. But it's these occasional comments that just make me wonder how someone could say that to another person. Even with anonymity, I couldn't say the stuff I see on here. There's name-calling, threats, swearing at people, telling people they should die or get raped. It just makes me sad.

kitsua ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This happens pretty much everywhere on the internet. Reddit actually has one of the better communities, due in part to the karma system, at least I've found. Not that it can't be continually improved of course, just putting it in context.

zyphelion ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:58:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Earlier this week, I was told to go kill myself over a comment I made that was apparently wrong.

I also suffer from depression and anxiety, and I couldn't let go of that comment for almost two days. I still haven't entirely come over it.

QuaereVerumm ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:12:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry to hear that! I am glad to see you're still with us. I know it's not much from an internet stranger, but to counteract that comment, I am wishing you all the best! There are still good people, and it appears that many people do agree that one should remember there is a person with feelings behind that username. I hope your future interactions are more positive! Reddit can be a great place too!

zyphelion ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:26:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you.

THEsharkymiragical ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 20:41:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

People are so quick to be assholes online without giving a second thought to the person reading these comments. One example is all the fat jokes on Reddit. Trust me, fat people feel bad enough as it is without having to read about how disgusting, unlovable, and hated they are on Reddit daily. And you can't avoid it. Like the thread about the ugliest thing people wear. Well guess what? "Fat" was one of the responses, of course. I imagine an overweight teenager with low self esteem would want to die after a few hours of redditing.

On Reddit the worst thing you can be isn't a serial killer, child rapist, dog murderer, etc. It's fat, apparently.

EDIT: I realize I went on a bit of a rant here, but really my point is that everyone on here is a person, with feelings. We shouldn't try so hard to beat other people down and make jokes at their expense.

QuaereVerumm ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:27:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah, yes, the fat hate. A few years ago, someone posted a picture of their co-workers dressed up for Halloween. The co-workers were on the bigger side, and all the comments were about how fat they were. I remember someone saying, "So I'm guessing you don't work at a gym." When I said that wasn't necessary, I was downvoted. And also there's /r/fatpeoplehate.

THEsharkymiragical ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:37:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah that sub is horrible. I frequent a makeup subreddit and they were taking pictures that people had posted of their makeup and calling them monsters and such. It's so sad. If you're fat and post yourself on reddit, you'd better be prepared to be ridiculed.

QuaereVerumm ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:56:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/makeupaddiction? I'm on there too and I remember that post about it! I'll see you around there sometime! (/r/makeupaddiction, not /r/fatpeoplehate)

THEsharkymiragical ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:01:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's the one! I love that subreddit :)

astarkey12 ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 21:03:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On Reddit the worst thing you can be isn't a serial killer, child rapist, dog murderer, etc. It's fat, apparently.

Actually, the worst thing you can be is Comcast.

THEsharkymiragical ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:04:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Touchรฉ

Hauvegdieschisse ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:04:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So what you're saying is that Unidan is Comcast?

Kate2point718 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 21:04:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pedophilia is fine, but fat? Literally the worst thing anyone could possibly be. They're practically thieves, stealing money for health care straight from the good, tax-paying, non-fat redditors who are sometimes even forced to look at someone they are not attracted to.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:05:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pedophilia is usually non-voluntary sexual attraction to teenagers/children. A pederast or child sex offender voluntarily takes actions destroying children's lives. I'm not saying pedophilia is okay, it's in the DSM 5 for a reason, and there a several studies and theories being done to try to develop therapies to help pedophiles with their deviant sexual attraction.

CocaineSympathy ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no, we're pretty hard on child rapists and serial killers and what else. we just don't like fat people. it's actually pretty well known that reddit doesn't sugar coat that. I wish people could just fucking deal with shit better.

TheExtremistModerate ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:38:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Please don't speak for all fat people. I am fat, and find fat jokes hilarious. You know what I hate more than people saying "fat is unattractive" and such? People white knighting for fat people. I don't appreciate being treated like some poor thing that can't speak for itself. I'm fat, I'm not a child.

Conradfr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People are so quick to be assholes online

That's what so great about the Internet IMHO. Otherwise I can go outside and be polite to morons all day.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:22:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What I love about fat people is that they are way more fun and laugh a lot harder about my jokes then al those skiny bitches with fake tits.

[deleted] ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 21:03:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Meh, if someone makes the choice to be fat, we should be able to mock them for it. Same way we mock racists and homophobes.

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:09:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have three five year old kids. One is being raised as a racist, one is being raised as a homophobic and one is being raised fat. Do you have sympathy for any of these five year old kids? Ten years later you have three fifteen year old kids, raised as a racist, homophobic and fat. Does that make them old enough to ridicule or do we wait another ten years?

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:19:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:28:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I understand that there is a vast amount of information to do the right thing, but if you are raised a certain way you tend to seek that which is familiar. Your time is spent confirming your beliefs and the internet is a massive resource for that. It's hard to change. It takes compassion and support from people who know what the right thing to do is. If you ridicule someone for their beliefs or how they were raised they are just going to become more entrenched in their beliefs, because no one wants to admit that they weren't raised correctly or had bad things happen to them as a child. But they will if we guide them with compassion.

[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 22:49:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is enough of a hugbox already. People need to grow a thicker skin.

supermegaultrajeremy ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 23:47:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

B-but feelings! DAE le feels? M'sir is already forever alone we can't handle le cyberbullying!

tempest_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:02:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I hear what you're saying, don't be negative or mean or whatever in your comments, but if there was no one behind the computer then I don't think people would be such ass hats because it's the fact there is a human on the other end that drives them.

QuaereVerumm ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:09:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, that is a good point. People do have feelings though, which I think is what I was trying to say.

_shit ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:24:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wonder if that's true though. I've read about road rage that they found people act so aggressively is because it's hard to personalize other people when everyone is sitting in a big metal box on wheels. Maybe the same is true on the Internet that even though you know there are other people there your brain processes it differently.

tempest_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're probably right in the sense that they are assholes because they are somewhat disconnected from the fact that its a human being, but at the same time if it was simply a machine arguing back at them and no one was on the other end would they continue to argue?

_shit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No they wouldn't and you're right that they know they're arguing with a human. But like they explained with road rage something changes that makes people act the way they do. I won't say I really understand why or how, but this just reminded me of that research I read about.

Louis CK explains it well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8062QEFk5g

weemental ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:59:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And sometimes that person is an utter cunt.

QuaereVerumm ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:42:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, now that is true. But maybe if they remembered there was a person, there wouldn't be any cunty-ness in the first place!

Smarag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For you.

canyoufeelme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We have the same brain, my thoughts exactly

Survival_Cheese ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:29:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

โ€œI have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man's self-respect is a sin.โ€ Antoine de Saint-Expery.

outerdrive313 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:30:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

remember the human

otrippinz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:17:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've just got cables there.

PKHolly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's a cat behind mine

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:54:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I once came across a guy criticizing someone else for a very minor reason.

Instead of flaming him back, I checked his post history. I asked him if he was all right, as normally he seemed to be pretty on the ball and respectful. He confessed that he had been under a lot of stress, as he'd been getting sick and had a supremely important police physical test coming up. He feared that his entire career revolved around a test he was going to fail due to illness.

We had a good conversation, and by the end of it, he seemed a lot more hopeful and positive. I can't remember his username, but I like to think that he made it through.

QuaereVerumm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:50:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's great that you took the time to talk to him!

rodtang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And there is a person behind each person.

Space_Lift ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's why I karate chop behind me at random intervals.

seiyria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

looks for AutoModerator

idkjay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Usually when I use the computer, I'm in front of it. But hey, to each their own.

memerino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How do I really know you guys are real? And this isn't just a series of AI trying to make me believe that we have an Internet? Seriously come on sheeple.

pazoned ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jokes on you, I'm on an ipad

QuaereVerumm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Technically that is a computer, no?

Balony1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And he's a pussy, do you even lift?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unless they're conservative, in which case there's no person behind the computer, just a KOCK BROS SHILL.

CrazyKarateMnky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mine didn't come with a person behind the computer, should I get a refund?

JaridT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You'll never know if they're a dog through

want_to_live_in_NL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

and the files are in the computer

patropolis55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The files are... in the computer!?

ARGUMENTUM_EX_CULO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Joke's on you, I use mobile.

Mugros ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Meh, I don't like people.

d00zerdude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ThorSkaagi 3790 points 3 hours ago Nobody cares if it's your highest rated comment. permalinksavereportgive goldreply [โ€“]erockd 3332 points 2 hours ago*x2 I hate the majority of edits... Edit 1: forgot a word Edit 2: added a '1' to first Edit Edit 3: Soo many PMs!!! I'll try to answer all your questions later!! Edit 4: Wow GOLD!! Edit 5: Stop giving me gold!!! Edit 6: My highest rated comment! Edit 7: Hey I actually got gold!!! permalinksaveparentreportgive goldreply

QuaereVerumm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I understand the editing thing, but I felt it was appropriate given that I don't know who gilded me, or I would have sent a PM. I truly wanted to thank the person.

collapsing_sanity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please remember the human.

IrregardingGrammar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

9 times out of 10 that person should still shut the hell up.

kimahri27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eh why even bother if its not a person? Might as well talk to a cactus.

Space_Lift ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually there's just a wall behind my computer, dumbass.

lt_hindu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or a guy pooping while he reads this off his iPhone.

Themiffins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But if I don't insult the person who disagrees with me then how will the other people know I'm right. Gotta pander to that mob mentality.

Anavrin22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And a person in front of the phone.

norm_chomsky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't get butthurt about the internet.

I enjoy the freedom to say what I like without constantly worrying about stepping on fragile egos.

ManicGypsy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I sit in front of my computer. Not behind it. Am I doing it wrong all these years?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You speciest scumlord. It ain't always a person!

NotMikeLitoris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

REMEMBER THE HUMAN

whyufail1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh I do, which explains why this places sucks so much.

hashtag_tacos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But what if that person is an idiot who should probably drink some bleach?

M00glemuffins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel sorry for the things they've seen.

CollegeStudent2014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good point. I'm always amazed when I find someone dumber than the machine they are operating.

DeFex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most people sit in front of their computers.

Sparkstr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:19:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you random stranger

QuaereVerumm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:36:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And I love you, random citizen!

froggienet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:09:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously what the fuck is reddit gold??? I have ask this gorillian times. Read the FAQ and still know nuts about it. And for the love of god, someone tell me wtf is this reddit gold thing???

QuaereVerumm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:36:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Basically it's kind of like a paid subscription to Reddit. It gives you more benefits to using Reddit, like being notified when someone mentions your username in a comment, being able to tag and sort your saved things, and being able to go into /r/lounge. I'm sure there is more but I can't think of what else. The money is also used to support Reddit. Try reading over on /r/goldbenefits, I don't think you can post there without gold but I think you can still access and read things there.

froggienet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My god thanks... Your reply is appreciated very much!

QuaereVerumm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No problem! I didn't really understand it either, until my brother gave me my first gold. Hopefully /r/goldbenefits help with explaining what gold actually does, there's also this page that gives an overview of gold.

OpusCrocus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:15:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

*cat

LucciDVergo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

their IN the computer?!

fearguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:25 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, you fucking idiot. People sit in front of computers. Idiot.

/s

Zack_Fair_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

so you mean to tell me all the other users are not self-aware piles of hardware ?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:34:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're going to be replaced by them soon anyway according to that video

QuaereVerumm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:43:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes it appears people think that with the way they speak to each other here.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm on my phone, so it's okay right?

QuaereVerumm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:42:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But your phone IS a computer!

moopersoup ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:35:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Depends on how you use a computer I guess.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good, I really don't care about any of you.

itsjustathrowaway123 ยท 2401 points ยท Posted at 19:18:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ive come really close to killing myself a few times but getting lost in reddit has calmed me out of it everytime. thank you reddit

partial_to_dreamers ยท 692 points ยท Posted at 19:56:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Glad to hear that Reddit helped pull you back from it every time. I am happy that you are still here, kicking what ass you can and making it through the days. If you ever need someone to talk to or just a friendly person to shoot the shit with, send a message my way. I am always willing to lend a friendly ear. I know it is not much, but take what heart you can from knowing that there is a stranger out here who is glad to still be sharing this world with you. Good luck!

[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 20:48:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit: Being assholes until somebody is depressed for real and then want to help that person (unless it is a feminist then we stay assholes)

IAMcclendon ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 20:17:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You, you are what we need more of in this world.

partial_to_dreamers ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:23:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for saying that. I am just an empathetic gal who hates to see other people in pain. I know what the darkness feels like and how hard it can be to fight the battle in one's own mind. Kind words from understanding people have helped pull me through some tight emotional spots. I am glad to do the same for someone else.

riptaway ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 21:54:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd like to take this opportunity to tell Reddit that these kinds of comments are utterly inane. Where people act like saying something nice online means that they are a good person. It's dumb, and it's just as meaningless as saying "this"

IAMcclendon ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:02:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Man, when your feeling down and a complete stranger is willing to help you out and try and make you feel better.. Well. I don't see how that's meaningless. Sometimes we just need someone to talk to and feel like we have no one to turn to, and people who are willing to take the time out of their day to give that someone a person to talk is doing good in my eyes.

partial_to_dreamers ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:50:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except that I really mean it. I am not saying nice words to sound nice. I've been through this shit. I know what it feels like to be lost and hopeless. If I can help a single person by offering them a safe place to disclose their feelings and fears, it is totally worth it. It is at the darkest moments in our lives that we need the reassurance that we are not alone in our experiences.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:58:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eyes...stinging...lemon juice?

cccviper653 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:55:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you from /r/freecompliments?

Dahoodlife101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:47:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

<3

MajorJeb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:55:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're a good person. I'd gild the shit outta you if I weren't broke. Someone give this man some gold.

shiivan ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:23:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You. I love you.

partial_to_dreamers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aww, shucks. I may be blushing.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:13:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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partial_to_dreamers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No gold necessary, friend. I say these things because kind people have said them to me when I have had my own inner demons to fight and they meant a lot to me at the time. It is my pleasure to pay it forward. Thanks for the thought, just the same!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Last week I drank a fifth of whiskey and wanted to kill myself. Instead, I posted on my local sub saying I needed help and some kind stranger responded and talked to me to make sure I was ok. This place is filled with people, and people can be good.

partial_to_dreamers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:25:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People can be very good. Surprisingly loving and understanding. I am glad you found some of that goodness in your moment of need. Keep fighting the fight. Take it day by day. I hope it gets better for you!

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:21:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks, friend.

smokin_broccoli ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:42:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On behalf of everyone, thanks.

partial_to_dreamers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is real nice of you to say. Thank you.

diceman89 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:17:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you ever start to feel like this again, please check out /r/suicidewatch. There are plenty of people there who would love to talk to you and help you out in any way that they can.

arcadianichole ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:21:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This. Truly amazing people here, and it helps you to be there for other people. A great subreddit if you are going through tough times.

just_drea ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:30:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This sub really helped me out not that long ago. Plus, I made a friend there, and we talk regularly trying to help each other through the shitty parts of life!

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:53:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit: Being assholes until somebody is depressed for real and then want to help that person (unless it is a feminist

I tried going there on a few accounts, they didn't help shit.

jovtoly ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:09:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit has done you a great service but please don't rely on reddit, inspirational comments or other redditors. Seek professional help if you haven't already. They can help you in real and tangible ways.

Source: I am a suicide-contemplater who sought professional help and now has active strategies for managing my mood and mental health.

Matti_Matti_Matti ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:36:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Have you ever been to /r/notinteresting? It soothes the battered psyche.

SpikeKintarin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:30:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Been there as well...

darude11 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:32:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Huh... always thought it worked in reverse... I need to stop visiting circlejerks I guess

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:18:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Weird. Whenever I visit reddit, I invariably want to kill myself.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hope you're aware that joke was very inappropriate.

Khanstoppable ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you ever think about it again, please shoot me a message first and let's talk about whatever problems you're going through.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm glad we could help you! I'm also glad we can have one more person to add bad jokes :D

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's odd.. because I have the exact opposite feeling from too much reddit.

Hyalinemembrane ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

FUCK YEAH!

Mormonhelmet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:30:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can send me a message too! There's tons of people all over that just like to make others smile! :)

Reddit_Novice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel happy to know that an image of dickbutt may have saved someones life.

TheAngryBlueberry ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:22:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/suicidewatch

You've got this, man/girl! Take it one day at a time. There's always tomorrow.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yea it is a big help sometimes. You realize you're not really alone in the problems you may have and others have it worse than you.. Or you just read something that changes your perspective about something. Its calmed me down quite a few times already

jeandem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Huh. If I'm feeling like life is meaningless and I will never amount to anything, I go on reddit if I want to amplify that.

redarp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Hey, if you check my account you'll notice a recent post I made about a breakup with my partner.

In the comments it mentions I suffer from Major Depressive Disorder... and I was at the brink of suicide constantly even when I had my partner to make me feel worth anything. Now she's gone, I can't last more than a minute without being in floods of tears. I haven't slept for days, and I checked myself into hospital yesterday because I was pretty sure I had lost control. I wanted to be sedated, knocked out. Just take my mind away for god's sake! - but nope, they wouldn't sedate me and in-fact send me home with nothing more than the promise of a nurse visit.

I'm sure as you know, society isn't built to properly help those who genuinely seek help. People who are hell-bent on killing themselves, there's essentially nothing anyone can do to stop it. But those who want to kill themselves, but can't for some reason, need fucking help. And the available help is appalling.

Long story short, I'm at my wit's end. I know I can't make it without her, I feel like I'm just sitting here until I can pluck up the courage to slash my forearm. Did reading reddit really do it for you? Did you have other coping techniques? I've been suffering this illness for so long, and it's gotten so bad that I have zero evidence that life is worth living. Sorry for the long message, but these are things that can't be explained briefly! cheers.

Edit: On the upside, I signed up for organ donation whilst at the hospital yesterday. Just in-case I actually manage to achieve my goal.

Carotti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As much shit as reddit gets from other communities and from itself, it's a cool place to be. Otherwise we wouldn't be here.

flamedrace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yep, story of my life for the past year or so..

bobthecrusher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Until that fateful day when you got on, depressing, wanting to die, and read the top post

'Comedic star and national treasure Robin Williams dead of suicide'

kimahri27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I imagine it has the opposite effect for a lot of people.

LebaneseCanadian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for staying with us

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wanna talk? I mean reddit has quite a few users, you know? couple of million I think. We're willing to listen and help if you need it.

lotmoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are great. Keep on keeping on!

ifeelabityes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who found a way to lose the urge to do it. Keep going friend, even tho we don't know each other, we're in it together.

Burning_Ace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know your pain my friend, I have been there myself, if you ever want/need to talk, send me a message. And if you feel like it's still a problem, maybe consider posting on /r/depression or /r/suicidewatch, trust me those guys can really help you. Hope you a feeling ok :)

astronaut2235 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You give me hope :) I go to r/aww when I feel another bad bout coming on.

KanyeWestbrook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good to know I'm saving others' lives on reddit while I'm throwing away my own.

YouthInRevolt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good for you buddy, keep on going. For all we know, reincarnation is a thing and you might come back as a mosquito or something. No one likes mosquitos. Don't be a mosquito.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jesus Christ, I'm glad we could do something right. Keep on living, buddy. We're here for you.

Lots42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/depression

RPTestDummy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey me too.

yooman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aw I guess I just gave gold to a throwaway account. I would ask you to PM me your real account so I can give you gold there, but I suppose that defeats the purpose of a throwaway.

At any rate, I'm just really glad for you and want to give you even more reasons to stay here.

Edit: Glad for you that you've been able to use reddit that way successfully. If that wasn't clear.

Capntallon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can I hug you? It sounds like you should get a hug.

GoatButtholes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow great to hear this. After reading through a sea of depressingly negative comments, this made me smile. you are great!

niallmc66 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm glad that you're still here. It's always good to know that Reddit can be a great help to people in a time of need. Sure there are plenty of assholes on Reddit but there are plenty of people who are willing to stop and give advice or even just listen to people or make someone laugh.

I really do hope you have the support you need, whether it's with friends or even with strangers on Reddit, there'll always be people willing to talk.

purpletelescope ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I double dog dare you. Youre too much of a pussy to do it anyways

pbrooks19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know I don't Know you and you don't know me, but please remember: don't give up, ever. Fight every day, even if it's only to keep your head up. The world is both beautiful and harsh, and you're a part of it. We would miss you and the contributions you might have made if you were suddenly gone.

analyst_84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:07:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I apologize in advance if what I'm saying is ignorant. Some days when I'm really upset and down and think that my life is going nowhere i take a moment to evaluate everything. I give my self some options: I can stick it out here and continue my status quo. I can commit suicide. Or lastly I can just say fuck it max advance my credit cards, get in my car and just drive to South America and seek a real adventure for once in my life. Yea you hear about how bad it is there, well it's a risk but at least I could have tried it. If I commit Suicide I no longer have that option. I know in 200 years myself and everyone I know is going to be dead and it won't matter what any one thinks about me and it will be like for billions of year untill the end of time. I would go see the amazon, I would scale the Andes, do whatever the fuck I wanted. Just thinking about that kind of freedom sets a ton of wight off my shoulder and after some time I feel better. I know this isint for everyone and I know it's easy for me to say this behind my keyboard but you have a limitless imagination inside your mind which is vastly bigger than everything outside of it. Use it make a plan and escape all the things in your life that suck to see if maybe you change your surroundings things inside of you will change as well. if suicide is your only option then you owe it yourself to just fucking see the wonders that this world has before you leave it.

u-void ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is this a throwaway?

Tiej ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:05:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/suicidewatch is awesome :)

MrDrcritical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:55:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We do what we can

Whooshless ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit's new tag line:

Reddit: Literally better than suicide

jacls0608 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you, for being positive about both yourself and the people on this site. We're not all that bad.

Pickle_ninja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm just a random stranger on the internet, but I've had two friends commit suicide. I'd be happy to talk with you if you ever feel like you need to.

Brooney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

True that.

Not Reddit, but internet and video games was my escape place to shut off from the real world. I don't think I'd still be here without a place to hide from the suffering. (Childhood wasn't great)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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OPDidntDeliver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just in case you ever feel like committing suicide again, you might want to read this awesome comment by /u/notnowimonreddit.

Pennies_everywhere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't care if you're lying/trolling, but if you're sincere, feel free to PM a complete stranger like me if you ever want to talk.

TaylorMercury ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm really glad to hear you're still here. Good luck with everything.

Lurking_Grue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

One of the worst things you can do with a psychological issue is to spend time without distraction.

You can get into a bad internal feedback loop.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Hardabs05 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:17:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

lots of love indeed

Gooselumps_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This random lol made me lol.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Keep your head up buddy! Been there before, and I know how it feels. If you ever need to talk shoot me a pm

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ge6ko911 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same thing with Windows reminding me I have to reboot to install updates.

enataca ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:44:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like to think that if all else fails and I lose all hope, I could always take some cash I have saved up and just leave. Move to a shitty little apartment near a bunch in some country I've never heard of, maybe open a little bar or something. Gotta be better than nothing right?

onthebalcony ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:49:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No suicidal thoughts here, but Reddit helped a lot when I was depressed. Glad you're still with us, buddy. Feel free to PM and talk if you want - I might be able to relate.

fallenmonk ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:50:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like how you're the only one who saw that this question is open to positive responses as well.

Tattered_Colours ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:07:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit can do that, distract you until you realize three hours later that you forgot what you were doing in the first place.

Dr-Teemo-PhD ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:14:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm guessing this is your throwaway but I hope you read some of these comments. There are nice people here too, just like in the real world, just lurking! Wishing you the best <3

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:16:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry you got to that point. I hope you never return. Just know there's many resources, both on Reddit and off, for support. Best of luck to you, my friend.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:25:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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TowerBeast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You... realize how awful that sounds, right?

Farmerj0hn ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:35:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lol

rx_8 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:33:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You weren't very close to killing yourself if Reddit is the thing that's holding you back.

DelusionalFak ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:36:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should've killed yourself mate.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:56:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm really glad you've had this experience. I've tried reaching out to a few communities about my issues (depression, bipolar, suicidewatch, as well as some sites revolving around some of my hobbies).... I never felt so alone as I did. I felt like people here didn't give a flying shit, or that they only help to make themselves look like they're helping, when in reality they'll forget about the person in 5 seconds flat. Oh, and a lot of assholes.

CurlyNippleHairs ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:38:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're welcome when do I get my award

BornIn1500 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I were you, I'd go with a belt for that. They do the job pretty well, just ask Robi....... well, not anymore.

u83rmensch ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

why did you want to kill your self?

daprancinzebra ยท 122 points ยท Posted at 22:00:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not all Christians are over the top homophobes. Not all Muslims are terrorists. Not all atheists are assholes. Strive for and unity not hate and segregation. I hate seeing /r/atheism or things of that nature constantly putting religious people (95% Christians) beneath them just because they believe and they don't. Just chill and respect each other.

GamerSam ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:33:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm agnostic, and I agree.

[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 01:54:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you sure?

GamerSam ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:56:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yeah. maybe. i see what you did there.

Maestrotx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:36:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i see you still sub to /r/atheism

guypery10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:04:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's important to tell apart atheists from antitheists.

Destiniejean ยท 820 points ยท Posted at 17:53:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop trying so hard

MustangGuy ยท 255 points ยท Posted at 19:46:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I need a new job, man!

Thehealeroftri ยท 275 points ยท Posted at 20:05:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If Reddit was a job then the only qualifications you'd need to be hired would be like "Shit myself in 8th grade".

DerpPanther ยท 122 points ยท Posted at 20:39:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh look, another job I'm under qualified for.

nerdromancer ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:19:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nah, you're totally qualified and we would hire you RIGHT THIS INSTANT... but you don't have enough experience. Sorry.

MrBubbleSS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My 2nd cake day is next week and I still haven't shat my pants (in my life, I shit you not).

I also recently graduated high school.

This is a problem.

shaggyshag420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

still haven't shit my pants

Were you never an infant?

MrBubbleSS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:31:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Didn't wear pants.

shaggyshag420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

hard as fuck

thefirewarde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:32:52 on September 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I believe that would be "I shit me not."

MrBubbleSS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:20:15 on September 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the fuck are you doing so far in the past? That was a month ago and I've already had my cake day and everything.

thefirewarde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:59:32 on September 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Temporal distortion fields or I got a link from the past. Take your pick.

shaggyshag420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Story of my life...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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macthecomedian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If shitting yourself in 8th grade is cool, consider me Miles Davis.

bobsquid028 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait am i gunna get fired from reddit?

shaggyshag420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. You can still use imgur as severance though.

Trachyon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is another self-reference, isn't it?

litefoot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm still unhireable. Overqualified. Shat myself in my early 20s. :(

PigSlayer1024 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Damn I shit myself in 9th grade! Guess I can't be funny and get those precious internet points.

IamtheCarl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does it have to be "shit myself in 8th grade" or can it be "shit myself by 8th grade"?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can confirm, messaged the admins saying that and they gave me this account.

Cuillin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Damn it all I'm overqualified

ace66 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's /b/

Rezrat89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Would ninth grade work?

drekstorm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does a sudden diarrhea burst in 3rd period count?

Ninjakiwi82293 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:30:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck..the last time I shit myself was second grade.

Ah well...can't ace every interview.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:04:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And "be able to find reasons to feel superior to others."

Yes, I realize the irony.

MustangGuy ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:07:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or "broke both my arms."

outerdrive313 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:36:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mom's spaghetti.

ClemClem510 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/fuckyourmaymays

noafro1991 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:12:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exception granted.

Mephistophanes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

did they took your JOB??

Deathcon900 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:48:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really. I don't post often, but they usually don't make it. The idea of constantly posting in am effort to troll karma seems exhausting.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:35:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Malfeasant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know my secret. I have to kill you now.

ChokeZero ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:35:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm comment a lot because I'm addicted to reddit. It's a problem.

Wilhelm_Brandenburg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:33:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes I am thread. I feel you.

ChokeZero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck, I didn't even see that, lol

I'm leaving it.

charlesgegethor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't get that. Why does everything have to come down to karma? Why can't it just be for actual discussion? I realize that on smaller subs it definitely is, outside of that though, most of the time it turns into this big epeen measuring contest.

Deathcon900 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because who hasn't wished they were Unidan or preggit at least once? The idea of being recognized on that level is kind of appealing.

garlicdeath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Honestly, I'm just too apathetic to try.

DownvoteDaemon ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:14:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are people trying hard to do?

KernelTaint ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:55:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Progress their careers and relationships, and make a nice life for themselves. Maybe

jjohnson8 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:21:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is really the best answer in the thread. It's disappointing how many comments are just some kind of fake outrage, or someone trying to come across as an intellectual. It's actually quite cringey. People who feel the need to remind everyone how smart they are all the time, are typically the same people who are extremely self-conscious about their own intelligence.

Farmerj0hn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:38:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ok

KrabbHD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I certainly found out about that today, I made a text post suggestion to the mods and got gilded within 3 minutes. That was nice.

thedoginthewok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I'm already not really trying! If I would try any less, I wouldn't be trying at all. trytrytry

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Destiniejean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't understand the appeal in getting karma. It's nice when people recognize something you said but I don't comment on things for the sole purpose of getting karma. I comment because I feel I have something to say. Or I'm just incredibly bored. But if I get downvotes it's not the end of the world.

MasterPsyduck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think I have the opposite problem, depression is a bitch.

Destiniejean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cheer up, buttercup!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

but I need to accumulate maximum karma with my shitty posts

Partially_Informed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I used to have that problem. Now I have the opposite problem. If I saw incorrect "hivemind" info, then I would correct it. After a few arguments with people, I finally gave up trying to inform anybody about anything. Now I click reply, start to type something, decide almost nothing you say on here matters, then click cancel.

RepliesOnlyToIdiots ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, try harder. At everything.

Destiniejean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree. I'm just talking about how some people treat Reddit as a place to get attention and karma. I think that just ruins it.

JoeTheLime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just the words I needed to hear man! Thanks! =P Nah, but seriously.

Destiniejean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why does everyone assume I'm a man? Hah

JoeTheLime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey, I didn't mean anything. It was more of the general "man". Like when you say "hey guys" when addressing girls and guys. Or at least I (and everyone I know) does.

Destiniejean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh I see. Sorry ha

JoeTheLime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no problem broette. XD

akcobs52 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why? At what? What's wrong with wanting to succeed in life, better myself, and support a family comfortably?

lmgdmfao ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's so fetch

imaybeanidiot ยท 306 points ยท Posted at 18:59:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone has their own opinions. They may not be the right opinions but try not to be a fucking dick about trying to change their opinion.

tonsilolith ยท 93 points ยท Posted at 20:32:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I'm gonna go ahead and say TRY to be an empathetic educator. Don't just "not be a fucking dick," go ahead and try to relate to people and give them a reason they might want to reevaluate their position. You're so right about not being a dick - that will pretty much always reinforce someone's stubborn views because then, clearly, the other side are a bunch of shitty assholes.

First, put yourself in their shoes and think about why they believe what they do. Start with something they already agree with, and move along a logical path. Even if someone doesn't budge, being kind and engaging enough might form this irritating bubble of cognitive dissonance in them that they may haunt them until they eventually end up settling it by second guessing their stubborn false assumptions.

It doesn't always work, but it can, and it's totally worth it. Instead of their typical smug conclusion to a debate, the worst of the stubborn, uber-confident assholes who don't budge become very angry. Just from encountering calmly-stated logic. And it's hilarious!

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:33:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think your comment is fantastic, but I would also mention that one of the easiest ways to remember to be an empathetic educator is to remember that sometimes you are the one that needs to be educated.

Be as open to changing your own opinion as you are to changing the opinions of others - in that way, everyone has a chance to learn.

Privatdozent ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:44:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think he was disagreeing with that sentiment. I think he was talking about the kind of debates that, from an objective, totally pragmatic perspective, are one sided. Like the denial of legalization of weed for instance. In that case, sure, as I'm open to education I will listen and try to understand a person's points and even learn new things by doing so, but agreeing with the legality of alcohol and opposing the legality of marijuana is a logical break with reality (first example I could think of).

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:38:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh yeah - I didn't think he was disagreeing with the sentiment, I was tacking my sentiment onto his because it made sense to me to do so. They go well with each other - be a compassionate educator, but also remember to be open to being a student.

There are lots of issues on reddit that are never really productively discussed - especially in the larger subreddits - because redditors tend to focus on being right. I don't know how many discussions on racism, sexism, and religion I've seen here that have almost immediately devolved into everyone spewing their own opinion and no one ever actually thinking "Oh, maybe they have a different opinion because they've had a different experience. I should learn about their experience so that I can better understand their opinion." It happens sometimes, but rarely... :-/

In your example, though, there's such a dissonance in the opinion that you can be less concerned with being a student and more concerned with walking someone through why it's illogical to legalize some drugs but not others. Particularly alcohol v. pot, considering alcohol is the more dangerous drug, hands-down.

tonsilolith ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:29:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sorry if I'm wrong with my assumption, but I want to point out one of yours. You assume that since he responded to me with his own point, he thinks that we are in disagreement. I think that a model of "argument, counter-argument" is so ingrained in everyone's minds that it's often wrongly assumed that a comment is disagreeing with the one before it. Sometimes it's just elaboration! I swear I've seen people arguing the same side against each other, just because they get all defensive when someone replies to their comment.

Back to your point though: It's easier for me to care enough to explain a position when things are objective, but I am definitely talking about the subjective too. It's worth trying to open people's eyes to different circumstances. In this case, I really don't bring myself to tell the other side is wrong. Instead, the whole point is to attempt to justify my side - to explain why there's a whole group of people who disagree but are just as reasonable for holding their beliefs. It's not just empathetically teaching, it's teaching empathy.

tonsilolith ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:00:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

sometimes you are the one that needs to be educated

Good point. That's so tied into my sentiment that I didn't even think of saying it. I'm pretty sure I try to kindly sway people because when someone can successfully explain what "more there is" about an issue to me, I find it extremely rewarding to suddenly consider it. I'm trying to build the most accurate picture I can of the world around me, thanks for helping me one step further!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most people find themselves naturally opening up to learning new things the more they practice compassionate teaching. It's pretty much a logical jump - to teach someone, you have to be open to understanding the the world as they see it. Once you're willing to admit that your experience is not the quintessential experience, it becomes easier to say "you know, I actually don't know that much about this topic from that point of view."

Being a student is intrinsically tied to being a teacher, which is why my comment ties so perfectly into yours. It's just something that sometimes needs to be said out loud, you know? It's easy to obsess over being right or coming off as "educated" or wise and forget that you really only know a tiny amount of the accumulated knowledge of the universe.

Nezn27 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:41:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, man.

Too often discussing something devolves into a downvote fest or someone just calling the other person delusional and to stop posting "cause I'm done with you."

Also, more that I like, asking a question is met with downvotes or mocking. "You didn't know that?"

And pedantic bullshit like "don't generalize a whole group, we/they aren't all like that" is annoying. You can't say "some of X-group are stupid because Y" without someone chiming in. So if you want to avoid all that you have to address that you didn't mean ALL of X are stupid. Its such a waste of time.

Sorry, got a little off topic.

imaybeanidiot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:05:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for this, I would've done it myself but I couldn't be bothered. Thanks again for taking the time do this.

theValeofErin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes yes yes ! A while ago I had a completely civil and respectful debate over abortion. ABORTION !! If people on the internet are able to act like adults over a topic like that then there's definitely a way to stay civil with all other opposing opinions.

slaurae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:10:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would just like to say that is some of the best advice I have ever heard.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:55:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In a similar vein, opinions are not always either right or wrong. Sometimes, they're just opinions.

tophermeyer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:35:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Right on. Everyone thinks their beliefs are rational, reasonable, and correct. You can't change someone's opinion by ridiculing their thinking, but by trying to understand it and maybe help them see what women of their gaps are.

jacls0608 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're obviously wrong.

_Doos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anyone who starts a reply with 'You are aware that' I just skim on by.

It's just a pseudo polite way of saying 'You don't know what I think I know and I'm about to tell you that.'

I'd rather they just flat out said 'Fuck your shit, it's my version of fact time, bitch.' and went about their rebuttal.

imaybeanidiot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:04:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Usually if I'm being an asshole I start with, "I'd be inclined to agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong." As a joke obviously. In a proper debate/argument I try not to undermine my opponent

_Doos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's pretty funny. I'd enjoy that.

ATCaver ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:25:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Paging /u/ManWithoutModem

ManWithoutModem ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:26:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

whatup

ATCaver ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:27:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Check out that OP. Take it to heart, my brotha.

ManWithoutModem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I read the OP and I'm not sure why I'm here tho.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:17:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Opinions are like nipples, everyone has em but not all of them produce an organic milk substance that sustains pre-adolescent life until it can begin eating solid foods

EquipLordBritish ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:29:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am much more willing to listen to a nice person who is wrong than an asshole spouting the truth.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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EquipLordBritish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In my book, there's a pretty big difference between listening and believing...

Chiiwa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What I really dislike is when someone shares their opinion in a discussion thread, then only gets downvotes and no replies. Okay, so maybe that person WAS very wrong, but please, if they are not trolling then comment and explain why they are wrong. It can create really interesting discussion and help that person to learn.

imaybeanidiot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:03:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly. Voting isn't if you agree or disagree with the person. It's how much they support their argument and opinion and how effectively.

dGravity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not worth the extra effort.

Intoxinous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And no opinion is really correct. If you're in an argument or debate with someone on Reddit where their opinion is the complete polar opposite of yours, and you're just thinking to yourself, "Man, this guy is a complete moron," keep in mind that they are probably thinking the same thing about you.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd like to mention that adding some credentials into a comment doesn't automatically make an opinion correct.

Source: I have an opinion and an advanced degree in opinions.

imscared6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They may not be the right opinions

I'm not entirely sure you know what an opinion is

imaybeanidiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's something that's varied depending on the individuals views. Generally if something is a theory but is heavily supported by evidence and science, it is the correct opinion.

E.g vaccines causing autism is a wrong opinion

imscared6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Vaccines are safe is not a correct opinion, its just a fact. An opinion is something that can't be proven one way or another. For example "I think dogs are cuter than cats". Thats an opinion. It can't be proven true or false.

imaybeanidiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Right. So vaccines=autism is just stupidity. Right. My bad. What about evolution, it's a theory, but is supported by a lot if evidence and science

kimahri27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if they said rape was okay and its a rite of passage for women? Can you agree to disagree?

imaybeanidiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No that's when you emancipate their inferior genes and mindset from existence

kimahri27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:35:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's just your opinion.

Mephistophanes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I want to change your opinion so you want to change other people's opinions.

imaybeanidiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry but I'm an arrogant prick and my opinion is correct. Therefore your opinion is incorrect. I will stand by my opinion until I die and there is nothing you can do change my mind!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish more people remembered this. If someone doesn't like gay marriage for example, they have just as much of a right to that opinion as you do to the opposite.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the right opinions

Try again?

imaybeanidiot ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:59:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You lose! It is same opinion but I'm lazy

k_ing_lucas ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:47:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll be a dick when someone's opinion is wrong and they don't think it's wrong. People arguing against climate change? Fuck those people. Saying vaccines cause autism. Fuck these people. Sure, they're opinions, but they're still wrong. When they insist they're correct, fuck these people.

imaybeanidiot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have to understand though, some opinions are because someone strongly believes it genuinely. Those of WBC aren't necessarily bad people, they genuinely believe that some demographics are going to hell and they are the group of people who 'know the truth' and must save them. The way they try to get that message across is radical because it makes us remember them. But it's a god awful way to get us to understand them.

Ill_Be_Your_Friend ยท 166 points ยท Posted at 21:56:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some of you are unnecessarily mean to other people on here. You have no idea what others have going on in their personal life, and to hide behind anonymity while you so openly judge other people is horrible.

That being said, there are some absolutely beautiful people on here. People who, without question, reach out to help others in need, without asking anything in return. You people make the difference in a lot of people's lives, and do so so thanklessly.

To all the awesome people out there, thank you for being awesome.

TyphlosionsWrath ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:30:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep, with you on the awesome people on here. I've actually rarely met an asshole here.

One time, I was dead broke because I injured my shin and paid a fortune in the hospital. I asked my local subreddit how to make quick money and a few people offered me money for a while and honestly it was so heartwarming. I posted on a thread in /r/steam that i was broke and I can't participate in the summer sale this year. There were about 3 people who bought me a few games and I don't know how to thank them. They didn't ask for anything in return. It's stuff like this that gives me hope for the world.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:39:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think Reddit is a good example of human nature. Most people can be a huge asshole and yet at the same time be a very kind and caring individual. The depth of human cruelty is only equaled by the depth of human kindness.

notsurewhatiam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've been made fun of because I'm catholic. Most of the time I ignore it.

TheyKeepOnRising ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look at this guy, sharing his beliefs on the internet!

Jesse4Lyfe ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:24:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sorry for bringing up this topic, but bronies are absolutely the nicest people I've ever met on Reddit.

I'm in no way saying everyone should go out and start watching the show or anything like that, but on /r/MLPLounge I've met so many wonderful people who are willing to help out each other at a moments notice. Your comment just reminded me of them and I truly do feel happy for being a part of that subreddit. I've been helped by so many people without them asking anything in return. I on the other hand, will help put people on there too without asking anything in return. I'm actually planning on helping a guy out with his OC by vectoring some emotes for him. It's a really time consuming process but I'm more than happy to do it because I know that anyone would do the same for me. I'm not expecting anything in return either. It just really feels like a pay it forward type community and I think that's the best type of community :)

/rant

[deleted] ยท 713 points ยท Posted at 19:01:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Most of you don't know shit about most things, neither do I, so stop your shitty economic advice and crappy politics talk.

Edit: Lots of the replys to this are talking about how redditors may or may not be successful businessmen or political analysts. To me this is just a testament to why you should absolutely not be using reddit for this kind of information its so unreliable.

Many you are also bringing up age /u/AgAero addresses this nicely, but due to the size of reddit and amount of commenters lots of you talking about a subject will be wrong.

[deleted] ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 20:49:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"wikipedia scientist" is an appropriate term

Also, "google scholar scholar" aka I only read the abstract

beccamarieb ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:43:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never heard either of these terms and I love them both

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:45:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A Wikipedia scientist is still smarter than a climate change denier or anti vaccine nut.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For sure. Though I reserve some criticism for those who take pride in coincidentally being on the correct side of a controversial issue/topic, instead of making an effort to understand exactly why they are right in the first place. Just blindly agreeing with things should be frowned upon no matter what stance you are taking.

MustangGuy ยท 214 points ยท Posted at 19:56:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of reddit is made up of college age kids. They like to parrot things they've just learned in class. In some cases, there are actual successful people that should be listened to.

amperita ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:05:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This dichotomy both fascinates and annoys me. On the one hand I like not knowing anything about a commenter because I'm forced to evaluate ideas on their merit only and not rely on expertise. On the other hand I'd like to know much background info someone may have accumulated that contributes to their opinion but can't be succinctly expressed in one comment. This comes into play especially in r/bitcoin which I've taken to lurking for the lulz. I'm sure there are one or two well informed economists in there, but it's hard to sort out from the kid that just finished his first semester of micro in college.

goldstarstickergiver ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:52:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would love it if I could know their age. I'm sure many of the shitty racist or sexist comments would be from people in high school or first year of uni.

In my nightmares however, this happens and all those shitty commenters are around 30 years old.

amperita ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I also wish a reddit census could exist. I'd love to know the aggregate demographics.

LusoAustralian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What makes you think younger people are more racist? If anything younger people tend to be much more liberal, and it's hard to be liberal whilst being racist. There's a huge amount of people in college that are progressive and the stereotype is the complete opposite of racism. I have no idea where you got that idea from.

goldstarstickergiver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I got it from experience. Teenage kids and younger college kids (mainly guys) tend to be way more angsty, much more likely to troll, arrogant (because of their ignorance) and have less empathy. They grow out of it, it's nothing new. It just comes from not having really experienced the world outside of what they grew up in.

amperita ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:06:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

By rely on expertise I meant "appeal to authority".

Xtianpro ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:02:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So you're saying Reddit is this guy? http://i.imgur.com/1gKmAGL.jpg

jtr99 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:34:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is pretty much that guy but secretly believes itself to be MATT DAMON. (Yes, all of reddit; this is identically true for every last individual one of you.)

garlicdeath ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:02:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well yeah. But you obviously mean everyone but me, right?

jtr99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:03:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Of course, Matt.

yabs ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:31:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can always tell when a college semester starts and all the new freshmen, just out of their first logic class are eager as hell to get on Reddit and point out all the logical fallacies that they just learned that week in school.

I mean, it's not really a bad thing. It's just kind of amusing how that happens like clockwork.

garlicdeath ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:03:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OH MY GOD STRAW FUCKING MAN, YOUR ENTIRE ARGUMENT AND EVERY FACT YOU CITED IS NOW VOID.

STEP BACK SON BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN RECT BY LOGIC

achesst ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:33:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's when you hit 'em back with the ol' Fallacy fallacy.

DuvalEaton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

At the rate things are going at some point I think we are going to have a Fallacy fallacy fallacy.

[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:43:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Recent grad here. I'll admit it with grace and humility.

[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 20:44:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OH LOOK AT THE COLLEGE BOY ON HIS HIGH HORSE ABOUT GRADUATING.

[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:50:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Clearly since I now possess a piece of paper with fancy letters and a raised seal on it, I am superior to 99% of reddit, so there!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:12:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, in some seriousness, you are superior to some here. You made it through hell.

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:13:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

College is hell?

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:19:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Man, there are days when I'd love to be "condemned" back to college.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 21:19:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can be... maybe not for a lot of majors, but I'm in engineering.

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:23:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As someone who was an engineering major at a strict military academy, I still don't think college is anything even close to hell.

heyiambob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But if the stuff we learn in class is relevant, why not repeat it?

I find that most of the time the things I learn in class aren't relevant anyway.

AgAero ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:48:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't discredit because someone is college age/in college, unless the argument they are making is something reserved for people in their 40s, or something like that. Unless age is actually pertinent to the argument, ignore it.

Instead, call bullshit when you see bullshit. Apply logic to everything, be skeptical until something is proven, then accept it and move on.

I agree with your point that people shouldn't overstep their knowledge base, but I feel your example is a fallacy.

[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:44:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're right, but most twenty year olds just aren't as smart as they think they are.

kyledouglas521 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:04:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think the issue is less how smart they think they are, and more how dumb they think everyone else is. There seems to be severe lack of empathy in my age group, and no ability to look at something from another side's perspective. They tend to argue with a tone of "What I'm saying is obviously correct, and anything you say to the contrary makes you an ignorant fool."

It makes for incredibly non-stimulating conversation, and because they're unable to talk through things rationally, or accept new information, there's no knowledge base being built. Only the same opinions they've had ingrained into their heads since age 15.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:27:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think everyone does that to some extent, like crotchety old man syndrome. Meanwhile young people are too preoccupied with being right as their philosophically nascent thoughts start to mature.

Sadly, people respond to strong certainty and fist pounding indignation. The quiet guy who says, "well maybe we should consider a few things first..." people think he's wishy washy when he's being thoughtful.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:54:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jokes on you. I'm 21. Checkmate theists.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But you're still an unemployed shill?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The economy is tough. Even for shills. :(

AgAero ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:11:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, I just turned 20 yesterday. Yay me.

You're probably right, but I think that's true of every age group. Or every group in general. No matter what it is.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Having little knowledge is the most dangerous thing.

AgAero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Having wrong knowledge could be worse. i.e. Thinking jews are demons, and need to be exterminated... Just an example, and I don't know anybody who thinks that. Lack of knowledge gives you potential to learn atleast.

IAmNotAPerson6 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:40:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See this another problem: some people will just assume random shit like "These people talking about politics and economics are stupid college kids or people who read one article ten years ago and think they're an expert."

There's literally no reason to think either of those things, or any variant of them. We'll see something we disagree with or don't like or maybe even wrong, and then we'll just make shit up off the top of our head to explain it away just because.

Or worse, we can be ridiculous like OP and just tell reddit to stop talking about politics and economics entirely.

millardthefillmore ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:13:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree in spirit with what you're saying, but in practice, it's kinda important to be able to determine someone's knowledge on a subject. If someone making an argument about some phychological principle cites, say, the Stanford Prison Experiment and nothing else... well, there's a good chance they took Psych 101 and their knowledge stops there.

It's easier to make those determinations if you do actually know what you're talking about. For example, if I know that if someone uses a 15 watt Line 6 amp with their guitar, chances are you're not very good at guitar, you play an Epiphone or Squier, and you probably have only ever been to Guitar Center, where you bought all those things. If that person then suggests that practicing scales isn't important, I know they have no idea what they're talking about.

This is all just a very long winded way to say that I think there's nothing wrong with trying to determine someone's level of expertise. At worst, you'll be fooled by a very good bullshitter.

IAmNotAPerson6 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:24:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think you're really going against anything I said. I basically had two points: One, that nobody really reads a little about something and considers them self an expert, and two, making up some story to dismiss someone you disagree with is bullshit.

On the first thing, it's pretty self-evident, it's just that nobody actually thinks that. It's another made up story to dismiss. I know you didn't even really say anything about this, I just wanted to tack this on.

But on point two, it is important to figure out if someone knows what they're talking about. But it's better to just explain what's wrong with what their saying rather than making up some bullshit like "You're a stupid kid and that's that." Or calling them that because they're wrong, that's bad too.

That's all I'm saying.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:43:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Discussion about ideology and political outlook is fine, you support small or big government and want to debate why - fine - I have no problem with this because is very difficult to be wrong its an oppinion.

What I do have a problem with is when reddit spreads incorrect information about something such as how government works, where you definately can be wrong.

IAmNotAPerson6 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Right, which is why that should be addressed instead of calling the poster a teenager or armchair expert.

Noltonn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, but you can't really know the difference. That's why you should go to an actually reputable source if you want serious advice.

garlicdeath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are people have openly admitted that they only use Reddit and the Daily Show for their news. You see comments like this that are bashing MSM and obviously the conservative side of media.

phoiboslykegenes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is not professionnal advice. But choosing the right subs can help a lot, too.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because someone is successful doesn't mean they are good communicators of the how's and whys of success. Most, in fact all, of the successful people I know got there because of family or collegiate connections. Doesn't take a genius to be successful when everything is handed to you. And this is not to say there are no successful people from whom one can learn, but there are an awful lot of money worshippers on this site that recognize large amounts of cash as a defacto signature of bearing truth about a subject.

GoatButtholes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is one of the reasons I love AMAs, besides getting to talk to celebrities, even normal people who might be specialized in one field can offer interesting advice/insight.

moonroll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a friend who will actually say that since she is a psych major, she can help really well with emotional problems... She's a sophomore, and has taken 2 psych classes. That said, college age kids can often have insight and new information, so don't count us out completely.

Northerner6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good thing it's really easy to distinguish between the two

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Parroting isn't so bad, it does at least benefit the poster by giving them an opportunity to contextualize the information they've learned, and you can be damn sure they'll remember that info after arguing online about it for days straight. Secondly people who have never been exposed to certain topics will at least have an opportunity to have a discussion about it, which is the same way we learn most things we believe, from other people who aren't necessarily experts.

Does that make it any less annoying or any more factually correct, no. It just means we can't believe anonymous people on reddit blindly. Something most of us already know. This fact is the very reason we have a verification system on /r/askreddit or demand sources on /r/askscience. In everyday conversation no one has a responsibility to make sure they are as correct as possible before contributing. Listeners who do want good info do, always, have to be critical, and check sources however.

LetterSwapper ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:56:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

God damn libservatives...

tonsilolith ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:45:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So I tend to be curious about things. I really like finding answers. I swear, looking into politics (which everyone seems to know about) has only been a time-sucking black hole of a topic. Nobody has real answers. What the fuck? No one even knows for sure if anything ever really happened. As someone who desires basic truths to piece together his own picture of reality, holy shit it's frustrating. How are people so engaged in this nonsense? Who actually has access to truths?

And now more than ever, the focus of reporting is on "the majority of x people believe y." I DON'T FUCKING CARE WHAT EVERYONE EQUALLY AS UNINFORMED AS ME BELIEVES, WHAT IS THE FUCKING TRUTH?

/rant

mikhalych ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:01:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

WHAT IS THE FUCKING TRUTH?

You're getting fucked. Probably nothing personal about it.

sacollie ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:14:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like this applies especially to economics. You can find "facts" and "statistics" to support practically any position.

azuretek ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:26:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think that's entirely true. I've seen plenty of posts on reddit claiming one thing but with no sources, when questioned about it they say "just google it" and it's turns out to be a bunch of blogs repeating the same shit with no verifiable source or study to back it up.

Because of this I only tend to incorporate or research more into posts that include sources or have information that can be backed up with real numbers. The people arguing with real numbers don't often have detractors providing conflicting information.

tonsilolith ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:42:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I set myself up to say the same economics, but held myself back. I know it's a real field built on logic as well as research. But I agree with you. Talking about economics (or worse, economic policy), can turn into a shit-throwing contest where each side derives their answer from one tangentially related "economic fact" and questions the other's IQ for choosing theirs.

Economics is bound to be a clusterfuck of misinformation within the government and throughout the public. You can claim some single policy will increase some economic indicator as a result, but I feel like there's so much noise from so many different variables, that individual theories (or at least, basic economic factoids that get brought up in these discussion) rarely get real world results. Even great policy decisions can end up futile, and then the public and policy makers never want to see that decision made ever again.

sacollie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:00:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep, this is exactly what I'm talking about. What do you do to keep yourself informed and form your own opinions when most information sources are so obviously skewed?

tonsilolith ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well that's what frustrates me. I don't think I'm that informed. Not nearly as informed as I believe a person should be. I just think I have a basic ability to not be so easily misinformed, and I'm always surprised at how people seem to just pick up beliefs without any sort of questioning and spread them with such conviction.

It's like all I can do is stay in the Socratic mindset of knowing that I know nothing. I'd like to learn more, but finding that needle of truth in a haystack of contrived biased factoids is a slow process.

sacollie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree 100%! Where do you personally begin to look for resources to find that needle in a haystack?

tonsilolith ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:32 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Depends, I guess. I'm sad when I hear misinformation that can clearly be disputed by a simple google search (not someone's blog garbage, but overwhelming widespread evidence...)

But I don't have a good resource really, that's why I went on that whole rant.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:18:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The truth is simple, we live in a two party political system, where all the people we elect to represent us actually represent their donors aka people who bribed them, who you vote for is really irrelevant because of the two candidates you get to chose from where hand picked by corporations & the 1% prior hand.

The only way to fix anything would be to first hold a national convention to amend the constitution to remove bribery from our politics, thus removing the donors from the equation. Now if our politicians aren't paid representatives of corporations because they have been removed from office, then they will be the new people elected by the people to represent the actual american people.

After this we just go with the flow voting for what we want & majority will rule & things will work themselves out.

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:49:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I once saw an economic argument here, forget what it was, but one comment was voted to the top while the rebuttal was downvote brigaded. I showed the comment to my sister who has a PhD in econ from u of Chicago and she was baffled by how little sense it made, but the guy just acted like he knew what he was talking about so everyone else got on the bandwagon.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:04:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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CopOnTheRun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes it's nice when people do take the time to respond though, because then the bullshit doesn't spread (as fast).

davec79 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is a fair point. I got called out on my own ignorance earlier, and took it like an ignorant man.

azuretek ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:29:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I totally see where your sister is coming from, but if she sees misinformation she should just post the sources showing the conflicting data. I love it when I read something and it makes sense but there's a response refuting the points with verifiable sources, even if it's not the highest rated comment.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:51:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I totally see where your sister is coming from, but if she sees misinformation she should just post the sources showing the conflicting data.

Most reasonable and educated people understand it's simply not worth the effort to debate against the reddit hivemind; a huge reason is because the upvote downvote system has a censorship effect against opinions it doesn't want to hear. Not to mention the people who vote themselves on posts and comments often aren't knowledgeable about the subject at hand so they tend to vote with what they agree with or an explanation that sounds reasonable and is easy to digest.

Admiral_Donuts ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:20:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People who take advice from Reddit get what they pay for.

Zarorg ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:43:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't need to have a degree in the field of economics to 'qualify' for political discussion. It's personal opinion after all.

mygawd ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:22:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is true, but you should be a little more qualified if you are going to piss on people for having a different opinion than you (which I see happening a lot.) Political discussion on reddit would be so much more interesting if those with unpopular opinions were able to defend them without free of being called an idiot.

Zarorg ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is true, but I believe you're overstating how often people get downvotes for providing their contrasting opinion. You can often see people getting upvoted for providing concise and well written responses to comments they don't agree with.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:47:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's because economists and politicians know nothing like Jon Snow. Macro is all bullshit. We have no way to accurately model something like long term effects of a national minimum wage increase, but everyone thinks they're an expert.

PhAnToM444 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:34:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No I think you misread. This is thing to tell reddit, not things to tell Congress.

Papie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, why the hell do those guys follow party lines that are researched to fall in line with representation and coherent competitive 'big picture' politics instead of just doing what they think is right.

Why do they care what other people think? It shouldn't matter if he doesn't get reelected, if he loses he can just find another job.

Jeez, some people really can't stand up for themselves in a professional environment and risk having to sit at home without a paycheck.

jacls0608 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah well you should buy uranium and vote for John Paul or something.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Armchair expertise. Its everywhere on here. Someone read an article about something back in 2003 and they think they are an expert on the topic.

brolix ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pretty much the only thing my econ degree is good for is being credible on the internet in these arguments lol

Slackerspoopin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anytime anything Obama related comes up... Oh god are the comments on Obama posts always goldmines of wannabe politicians.

tekn0viking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

GENERIC ICE CREAM GUY HERE:

Always go with coffee ice cream. Fuck all substitutes.

Hyalinemembrane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OMG NO. SOME PEOPLE MAKE HIGHLY VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS!!!!!

Aalewis__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/bitcoin

k_ing_lucas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah! Crappy politics talk. Losers.

beaverteeth92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If there's one thing I learned in my intro Economics class, it's that I don't know shit about Economics.

azuretek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't necessarily disagree but how are people supposed to form ideas and thoughts without discussing them? I personally am pretty good at forming thoughts and ideas without discussing them, but even so I think I do a fair amount of discussion. During discussion I am able to identify why I believe certain things and figure out why I should or shouldn't believe those things. Plus it's fun to have discussions with people, in person or online.

ChewiestBroom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy fuck, I cannot emphasize this enough. I've seen people write a wall of fucking text trying to convince others of their beliefs and the only citation they have is a goddamn Wikipedia page. Being able to make giant (fucking giant) leaps in logic with the help of Google doesn't make you smart. It makes you sort of an idiot. I know the whole reddit-is-all-college-students thing gets over-repeated sometimes, but it's completely true. People act like taking a class for a couple semesters makes them qualified to talk about anything and everything.

zipy124 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You Don't need to be succesfull to give advice, they can give you advice on things not to do as they might have done it and realized it is terrible such as pay day loans(terrible idea anyway you might say) but some people might be considering it and you don't need to be succesfull to point it out.

TL:DR give advice from your own failures

theDefine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

While I completely agree, I do think that there are at least two very useful things you can still get out of people spouting information without sources.

  1. A general idea of terminology and themes to research yourself
  2. Debating with people is a great way to see if your own understanding of your stance holds up.
Frekavichk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If people only talked about what they were an expert in, the world would be a pretty boring place.

MeepleTugger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like the moronic opinions. Some make me feel smarter or less assholy, and they're occasionally followed by informative replies.

GMNightmare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

An extension: economics are more complicated than your first and only intro class on it. If you think any issue concerning it is basic or can be resolved with just econ101... well... let's just say there is a reason you didn't walk out of the intro class with a degree.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If only political analysts can have political opinions, why even have democracy?

BarfingBear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It seems just like bar talk to me. It's idle talk for recreation, but I'm not going to invest my entire savings in Bitcoin just because some random dude told me it's going to grow exponentially. If I'm generally interested, I'll do some proper research first. However, that's not going to stop me or other people talking about it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's actually the internet, guy. People who don't know what they're talking about yelling over each other. Sure there are people who do know a little something, but who has time to weed them out?

calladus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:13:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Relevant XKCD.

The "expert" is often cribbing from Wikipedia.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:20:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because I am not an expert at something doesn't mean I can not make a strong argument for it. No I don't have an economics degree, but I can read graphs and articles, and I understand the concept of incentives enough to make logical argument. Kind of pedantic to say "well everything is biased and noone is a true authority on things".

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:08:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

According to Wikipedia, up to 3/4 of redditors may have backgrounds in economics and politics.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:57:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Um, welcome to earth?

If people here weren't arguing about political and economic issues they didn't understand based on their own self-assured conjecture, I would doubt they were actually human.

It's just what people like to talk about. Always have. Having opinions on big issues helps us feel like we matter.

CAPx3030 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:58:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a graduate degree in economics and political science and I don't discuss either of those things on reddit because the conversations are pointless and unproductive.

Tuub4 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:09:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're literally telling a social/news site to stop discussing things that get posted.

4G-porgy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:15:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are absolutely correct, most on here (by a large majority) are not expertly studied on what they discuss.

However the caveat is that the discussion of matters you do not fully understand leads to both overall greater understanding and new ideas that wouldn't have otherwise made an appearance. It's double edged. Claiming authority in a subject you do not have a firm grasp in is not advisable, however abstaining from discussions where you think you have nothing to contribute can stifle more fruitful avenues of discussion.

Stupid reality, always defying logical and simple resolutions for things.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:43:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because if there's one thing that makes democracy prosper, it's an electorate that never discusses important issues with each other.

SuperNinjaBot ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:44:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why are you against people discussing and learning about relievent issues?

Do you want Nazi Germany? Because your attitude is how you get Nazi Germany.

Should two people on the street not discuss the weather because they lack a degree in meteorology? Not only does your argument lack any logical sense, me debating it acutely proves you wrong.

Djeter998 ยท 157 points ยท Posted at 20:53:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop upvoting comments that talk about female OP's appearance UNLESS IT WAS THE INTENDED POINT OF THE POST. Picture of a girl in yoga pants with a silly cat? "She's fat." Picture of girl that isn't wearing a loose turtleneck? "OOOO titties!"

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 23:53:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Picture of cleavage

"I like your personality."

canyoufeelme ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:23:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is the reason I feel uneasy having heteros around my kids, they are so innapriopiate and perverted. How am I meant to take them seriously???

My favourite is this

Seriously if you're a woman or gay this site can become a sudden spectacle of cringe and very boring, I'm a pretty sexually liberal person (DAE seen a prolapse IRL?) but at least try to keep it in the millions of /r/gonewild subs or /r/fatpeoplarebad subs

atsu333 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:30:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whoa. I don't think the comments of some high schooler on the internet should have any effect on who you let near your kids. And it's not like women or gay people are inherently better about that kinda stuff. For all we know, the people making those comments could be female and/or gay.

Also I have to say that the "DAE seen a prolapse IRL?" is completely unnecessary. And DAE stands for Does Anyone(or Anybody) Else, so it doesn't make sense in that context.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree with most of what you said, but this isn't just some high schooler on the internet. Grown men and women do this. Go check out r/creepypms.

atsu333 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:17:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Honestly, the whole "creepy PMs" thing is kind of a joke anymore. Just like with /r/nocontext there are probably plenty of people just fishing to be the subject of a post.

I'd also like to add that once again, it's just a small subsection of the gigantic population of Reddit. Probably not even .01% so nothing to worry about.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:26:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Looks like you haven't actually gone to r/creepypms. That shit is serious. The things people will say over the internet is disturbing.

Djeter998 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:00:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed. Also huh? Fat people are bad is a sub? That's awful.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Djeter998 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:34:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

:( I hang out in r/Disney and other friendly non-defaults because the hive mind is judgmental, sexist and rude as fuck.

Melvin8 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:52:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly! My Reddit experience has been pretty positive, because I mostly choose to stick to happy, welcoming subreddits. /r/Disney being one of them. :)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Djeter998 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:46:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aw thanks you too :) I'm trying but the people in this thread are being really mean, blah.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:44:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fat people suck.

FTFY.

LusoAustralian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:34:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is the reason I feel uneasy having heteros around my kids

That's a really fucked up statement mate. You feel uneasy having people of a certain sexual orientation around your kids? What about black people? Hispanic? White people? Gays? Each group has people that are undesirable but that shouldn't mean that your kids can't interact with them and learn from all the different experiences that these people have that may be unique to the group they "belong" to.

Djeter998 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:36:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I thought he or she was being tongue in cheek?

LusoAustralian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hope so and I hope I've completely missed the point. I'd rather look stupid than have people segregate their kids out from any sexuality/race/religion.

Sir_Lolz ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or just because she's female. There was a post on /r/4chan about this but I can't seem to find it.....it basically said if you're saying you're a girl on the internet just for attention then get off the internet.

Djeter998 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 02:01:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That comment doesn't really say anything. Sexism Is a huge problem on Reddit and it sucks that women don't have a voice

Sir_Lolz ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 02:06:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

" there are 2 kinds of racism, singling out a race and not singling out a race " - some movie I forgot the name of. This applies to sexism also as yeah both genders should be treated equal but neither should be compensated for previous sexism/ given special treatment. You should have to earn attention, not be given it because of any reason

Djeter998 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:31:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is sort of like the argument when white people get mad if a black person talks about racism, like "yeah but we can't say the n word!!" Or something. You are correct that all races and genders should be equal, but right now one gender is more dominant than the other. Just look at Reddit. I regularly surf reddit and there are plenty of conversations about Men's Rights, the Red Pill mentality, and of course the hundreds of comments about female OP's appearance. I remember a girl excitedly posted a pic of herself holding a book that she recently published. Easily 75% of the comments attacked OP, calling her an attention whore simply because she had a half inch of cleavage showing. I tried to defend her and got down voted into oblivion. If the exact same photo were posted, with say, a guy wearing a tshirt that showed off his biceps, would the same thing happen? Would he be called an attention whore? No. You know it wouldnt. Now, I'm sure you're a reasonable person, so please do yourself a favor and open your eyes to the attitude toward females on this website. Reddit could stand to be a way more welcoming community to people who aren't white, middle class dudes.

LusoAustralian ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:36:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What? Loads of people call out guys wearing tight shirts for being poser douches and the like. Men in particular, especially guys who don't have that level of muscle.

Djeter998 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:40:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have been on Reddit as a regular user for almost 2 years now and I have seen that happen a couple of times, whereas what I'm talking. About happens on the front page every single day

Kiwilolo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:52:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

neither should be compensated for previous sexism/ given special treatment.

If a person starts at a disadvantage because of prior bad treatment, I think you can definitely argue that they should be given a helping hand.

Sir_Lolz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I meant after both are equal it shouldn't start to decline the opposite way.

Kiwilolo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:28:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Legal equality does not always mean equal opportunity, though.

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 01:32:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Djeter998 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really? That's a completely different thing and happens WAY less than what I was saying.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Djeter998 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Apparently. This is like when white people complain about reverse racism.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Djeter998 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am white. Way to be judgmental. I'm not feeding these trolls. I'm out of here.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:43:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Djeter998 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:49:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dunno if he was talking to you or me, but I'm glad we both stayed above it :)

specialkake ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 13:30:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, and on the other side of the coin: girls, if you don't want guys to do this, don't do this so much.

Graphitetshirt ยท 3036 points ยท Posted at 18:33:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

90% of you need a cold hard dose of the real world

[deleted] ยท 891 points ยท Posted at 19:14:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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mygawd ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 21:10:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everything has to be a huge argument. You can't disagree with someone without insulting their intelligence first. I've been called retarded for as little as a spelling error

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:19:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Someone once told me my opinion was invalid because I used the term "lol" in my post.

Madplato ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:02:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To be fair it's not the best way to convey a meaningful argument lol

larkeith ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:10:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

.

You lost this, retard.

MadDannyBear ยท 789 points ยท Posted at 20:36:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

One of reddit's favorite comebacks is "I'd call you a cunt, but you lack both the depth and warmth." That stupid shit would never work in real life!

[deleted] ยท 1185 points ยท Posted at 20:55:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your mother jerks off pigs. She gets down on her knees and crawls through the pigpiss mud slop and snuggles up to the pig, her fingers tracing along itโ€™s belly until she finds itโ€™s cock. She begins tugging and stroking as her twat moistens, her breasts swelling and her nipples begin to stick out like erasers on a fresh #2 pencil. She grunts with satisfaction as the pig begins eagerly thrusting into her hand, her grip now tightening to maintain control of the pigโ€™s greasy corkscrew cock. She lowers her head to watch the cock work in her hand, groans with satisfaction and begins working her clit with her other muddy hand, her hips gyrating with the rhythm of the pigโ€™s thrusting.

โ€œOh fucking jesus god yes..โ€ she gasps. She changes positions, still maintaining control of the feverishly thrusting cock as the pigโ€™s squealing intensifies. She leans forward and with her lips almost touching the pigโ€™s ear, she whispers your name and begins to shudder. She turns her attention again to the pigs swollen member rocking in her hand. She presses it between her hand and her face, the pig thrusting it against her cheeks as she drools. With a massive grunt and a high pitched squeal, the pigโ€™s balls explode, beginning a massive shower of hot, sour pig jizz. You mother cups one hand under the fountain of steaming genetic material gathering it in her hand as the thrusting comes to an end. The pig shudders and begins to walk to the trough of slop in the corner of itโ€™s pen, but your mother tackles it to the ground. She lifts itโ€™s tail and smears the handful of pig load into the pigโ€™s own fetid butthole, turning flakes of crusty pig shit into a pigshit-pigjizz mud slop on the pigs ass. Now she tilts her head to the sky and screams your name, not once, not twice, but three times. She slams her face full force into the pigโ€™s butthole and itโ€™s wreath of shitsemen pudding, her tongue machine gun flicking the rim and then burying itself to the hilt inside the pigโ€™s hot colon. Your mother works her tongue around the inside of the pigs ass, and then as a few incoherent syllables escaped her now brown lips, spurts of female ejaculate spurt from her pulsating cunt. Exhausted, she collapses in the mud, rolls over onto her back, and lights a cigarette. She takes one long drag, looks again to the sky, and speaks your name one last time before she drifts off to sleep.

Thatโ€™s your mom. Your mom does that.

DiffidentDissident ยท 160 points ยท Posted at 21:20:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And over here in the "things reddit did to me against my will" column, we have... this.

BatCage ยท 96 points ยท Posted at 21:09:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

... Go on ...

Graphitetshirt ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:17:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ಠ_ಠ

Rocky87109 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Moonglade?

roosterpooper ยท 282 points ยท Posted at 21:05:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That was oddly erotic.

RoyceJulius ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 21:50:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Belongs in /r/ConfusedBoners

currentlydownvoted ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:13:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You had me at Pigpiss mud slop

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:53:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And very specific.

maiam ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

relevant user name

Donkeypunchthenight ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 21:06:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Erm... That's one way to get her comeback

[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 21:01:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hmmmm....

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:31:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

A_Complete_Lie ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 21:34:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sorry to burst your bubble, but he didn't make it.

Unknown_Sample ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fix link please I'm on mobile. Wait why do I give a duck?

UnicornPanties ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

he didn't make it

Still awesome.

just_jump ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:41:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

GREASY, CORKSCREW COCK???

F-Stop ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:04:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

At least she knows what she wants out of life...

Clitoris_Thief ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:46:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll take "Things that confuse my sexuality" for 800 Alex.

pussycatsglore ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:20:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jumping Jesus on a pogo stick.

birdcowlizard ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:24:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That must mean......... gam-gam really was a whore...

TheBigRedSD4 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:25:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm commenting just so I can go back and read this when I feel bummed out.

TaintRash ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:06:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is easily one of the top 10 funniest things I have read on this site.

Wyhx ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:34:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait you're not Vargas.

ajsmitty ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:25:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have the weirdest boner right now.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:35:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No she doesnt...

Stop it.

Bully. :/

plying_your_emotions ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:34:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TL, sucker punch occurred after "your mom" and the rest happened as a bizarre wet dream while you were unconscious on the floor.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks, gonna use that one from now on.

BrandNew02 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:59:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm slightly aroused.

OminousShadow ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:06:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Rekt.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:15:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that is beautiful

reformedlurker7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't want to live anymore.

keenemaverick ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:51:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have the weirdest boner...

FFX01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit man...

FLIPdark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the fuck did I just read

kibblznbitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ಠ_ಠ...

doggiedoter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A* for effort

JamesonHearn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What. The. Fuck.

DingusLoL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My god

frejyachick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not sure I understand what just happened.

safetrendstofail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're amazing and I would let you fingerbang me on the first date.

happyhappytoasttoast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck what's the origin of this?

KevinBacons_Dad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh my god.

christocarlin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

She never told me :(

Calinoth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm on mobile so i can't see whether or not you've been gilded already, but when I get home if this comment doesn't have gold I'm gilding you.

euphrenaline ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

10/10. But bro, I was eating.

mrsolod0lo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why the fuck did I read all of that.

New_Noah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/nocontext

yuloforce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jesus fuck, why do I have an erection?

mexicanjewbag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

holy fuck i cant believei read that whole thing

RoscoeThorncage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was scrolling through this comment until I saw the words "pulsating cunt" then I went back to read it, and I. Uh. Uh... Um. Wow.

lotmoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll be sure to remover that for the next time I need a snappy comeback.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've read this before. What is this from?

ViolentHallucination ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What happened when she woke up? Come on man, you can't leave a cliffhanger like that.

wowwow23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aww what the fuck man.

The_Archagent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Supposedly, pig orgasms can last as long as 30 minutes.

MrBasilpants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't believe I read the whole thing.. Fucking horrific.

You get an A for imagery and the ability to actually complete something like that. Did you not puke all over yourself just thinking those words?

Hauvegdieschisse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What in the great blue fuck...

AKnightAlone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The great read only got better when I saw the username. Well played.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Moms. Am I right Reddit?

embercrackle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait what

inevitabled34th ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You do know that pigs have corkscrew own uses, right?

sodelll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I completely lost it at

She slams her face full force into the pigโ€™s butthole

fallenKlNG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What, no oral? You disappoint me.

Casting-1st-Stone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you have an address for this pig??

Its_All_True ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Aristocrats!

Palindromer101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the actual fuck did I just read?

gt35r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Commenting to read later.

Yodaddysbelt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the fuck

KuribohGirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You've made so many people wet/hard

DarkAvenger12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is by far the weirdest thing I've read all day.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm going to assume you are talking about someone else's mom, if that's the case, do you happen to have a video?

TwistEnding ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See, now if somebody could remember that in real life, that would be pretty funny

mpavlofsky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hahahahahaha I am so using that the next time I get bullied at high school!!!! Freshman year is hard :((

nottyron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why did I read that entire comment?

Rush_Is_Right ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good story, but once extended a boar will no longer thrust. Think of it like once you get a boner you start ejaculating. They ejaculate a lot and so the whole process can take up to 15 minutes. I actually collected boars for a summer job and did an internship with a week of it as well. Otherwise very well written insult. 8.8/10

fancycephalopod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've read this before, but I want to congratulate whoever wrote it in the first place.

thuggeryknuckles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I didn't think anyone still had this

sammmmmmmmmm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Got about halfway down before I realized I've read that somewhere...

Professor_Rave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

this is a repost. but it's so good, i can't even be mad at it. i love this insult.

El_Gringo1775 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck I missed this one, its been a while old friend...

ziiip

Imgonnathrowawaythis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for your summary of fifty shades.

mebob85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch? Iโ€™ll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and Iโ€™ve been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in gorilla warfare and Iโ€™m the top sniper in the entire US armed forces. You are nothing to me but just another target. I will wipe you the fuck out with precision the likes of which has never been seen before on this Earth, mark my fucking words. You think you can get away with saying that shit to me over the Internet? Think again, fucker. As we speak I am contacting my secret network of spies across the USA and your IP is being traced right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your life. Youโ€™re fucking dead, kid. I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can kill you in over seven hundred ways, and thatโ€™s just with my bare hands. Not only am I extensively trained in unarmed combat, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the United States Marine Corps and I will use it to its full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of the continent, you little shit. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little โ€œcleverโ€ comment was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have held your fucking tongue. But you couldnโ€™t, you didnโ€™t, and now youโ€™re paying the price, you goddamn idiot. I will shit fury all over you and you will drown in it. Youโ€™re fucking dead, kiddo.

martinaee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think I'll file this next to "What Cartman did to Scott Tenorman."

cizzit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Aristocrats!

PinkBootedBandit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

shots fired!

Stintles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, oh god.

A_Malicious_Duck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:41:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That was amazing.

RockStrongo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:48:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Vargas?

tmojeed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:14:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bestiality porn at it's finest.

ThisKillsTheCrabb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jesus Christ

Fundays555 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:21:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What.....

dumbledank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:21:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

have i read this before, or am i having perverted deja vu?

CynicalElephant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:05:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel bad when stuff like this gives me a boner.

d1560 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:52:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yea your mom is an aristocrat

Nicekicksbro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:20:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't read this if you're on the crapper

EX_KX_17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:44:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I saw this a couple years ago when I first started reading reddit. I'm not trying to say you stole it or anything but do you happen to know where it first came from?

FartingSunshine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:02:41 on August 25, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Me. It's on know your meme now.

blaziecat1103 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:32:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You forgot to say that the pig wanted its tree fiddy.

luckyfox3186 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can't...laugh...mom...within....range...."honey, what's so funny?"

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:13:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Before: :D

After first sentence: ;D

After first paragraph: :/

After end: D:

McMqsmith ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:15:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the fucking fuck? upvote

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:15:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That was beautiful

pinballwizard16 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:16:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the actual fuck did I just read

Hyalinemembrane ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:20:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Am I the only one who was horrified by this?

duckvimes_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:18:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ಠ_ಠ

QueensLanding ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:41:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel violated

dodecadan ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:42:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/wtfdidijustread

Boom-bitch99 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:11:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd love to see someone try that in real life. It would just seem too prepared, would be real awkward.

CapnSippy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:10:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They would stumble on the words after thinking about it for so long. They would get too nervous about fucking it up, inevitably making them fuck it up. Then they would look foolish and scared, and at that point the other person has already won. But now that they look weak and scared, another person will probably step in to shut him up. The whole thing would end with this person making themselves look like a scared child, and then getting his ass handed to him for trying to act tough. That's what would happen.

iamnoss ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:07:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It makes me laugh when people use comebacks like that. It just shows that the person has gone through the effort of memorising them from the internet.

Wrekt_Em ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:04:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah it's totally worth it though. Someone talked shit on my mom in /r/adviceanimals once so I googled the navy seal sniper story and memorized the whole thing, it took me about a week. After memorizing it I finally went back to that guy who insulted my mom and typed out the entire thing, now that I had memorized it. He was so taken aback he didn't even reply! I definitely won that argument, so don't call all of us fools because it definitely works.

flamingcanine ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:52:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

sounds legit.

YesButYouAreMistaken ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:34:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If anyone used that in a serious face to face argument they should get punched in the face. I have used it jokingly with friends but anything else is just poor taste.

Iggyhopper ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:18:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would die to see #rekt used in real conversation.

iamPause ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:25:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should hang out with my friends. Although we use it ironically. Not hipster ironically, like we literally say "hashtag rekt" Because it's so stupid.

Then again, we did that for YOLO then that sort of became a thing we say.

Well shit. My friends and I are tools. Dammit!

Iggyhopper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So I get to hang out with your friends and then die?

That'll make for an interesting headline.

ejwise ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:02:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every time a "favorite insult" thread comes up, there's always the one at the top of the comments "I don't have the time or the crayons to explain it to you". That shit is so stupid, and people here actually think it'd work in real life.

TheFecklessFreckle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My favorite comeback is: "your mother's as classless as a Marxist utopia". Granted the usual recipient is my sibling so, in sum, it does work in real life! With siblings.

flamingcanine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I understand this humorous slight.

Madplato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:01:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't get to take 30 minutes to come up with something to say in real life. You can't google stuff mid conversation in real life. You can't say whatever you feel like all the time, because you got real people in front of you. People hear often sound like they're getting off trying to give that "sociopath, too cool for school, no emotion" feel, but they're really just managing to be assholes because they can't see the people they're talking to. Just look how much "social anxiety" is revered around those parts and you'll get the gist of my argument.

I don't believe people are half as mean as that.

Bagel ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:49:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whatever, i'm definitely going to use this!

MadDannyBear ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:51:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really hope you're joking.

Bagel ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:54:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never joke. Except for most of the time.

Its not as if I'll use this to random people that piss me off, I'll use it to my friends when they are being cunts.

deathcomesilent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please. Just throw in a cliche British gentleman's accent, and that's comedy gold at a party.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Someone told me to "talk to the hand" earlier.

w-what?

fuckyeahmoment ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)
Don't ever try it on your girlfriend.
im_getting_flamed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The worst comeback ever

LinkRazr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oddly enough that was a trivia team at my local bar a few weeks back.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why not? I mean, it would make you look like an asshole and you're insulting somebody to their face, but if your goal was to insult them (I.e. you're arguing), it's a pretty good one.

Old_Army90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I remember that line, someone dropped it in the thread about Margaret Thatcher's death. It got gilded 7+ times if I recall.

PunnyBanana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:33:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like those insults the same way I like pick up lines. They're funny in theory. Do they have any use in practical, everyday conversation? Of course not, but it made me laugh when I saw it.

maanu123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not only would saying that make you sound like a neckbeard who's trying to say "hey guys i once had sex", but it could be so easily countered.

Unfa ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:51:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's friendly banter material, at best. Motherfucker is still an all-time favorite for when shit hits the fan.

Zephyr1011 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:21:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's hilarious. I could definitely get away with using that. Probably to a friend though.

piezeppelin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, you couldn't. You'd come off as a socially-maladjusted tool.

Zephyr1011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:54:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have since used it and my friend laughed, so that statement simply fails empirically

iamPause ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:23:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never seen anyone say that seriously

kiddo51 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:38:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I'd call you a cunt, but you lack both the depth and warmth."

I don't think I've ever seen anyone on here use that phrase.

_FinestJellyBeansRaw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Check any ask reddit about insults/comebacks.

Spekingur ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I'd call you a cunt, but you lack both the depth and warmth."

Would that be a dick? Or is that incorrect, since the person lacks warmth?

SirRandyMarsh ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha I haven't heard that one, im using on my dad tomorrow.

AnAssyrianAtheist ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:30:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

they do, it's just that 90% of redditors think they're badass online. I've been told on so many occasions that I'm going to get my ass kicked because I'm so damn blunt to perfect strangers and especially my friends. People think they would tell a perfect stranger "you're retarded if you think that" but they would never.

The blunt part of me has told people "yeahhhhh no that's not how it worked, where did you hear that nonsense?" But to call someone I don't even know names to their faces? Won't ever do it. Pretty sure I'm guilty of it online though.

AdrianBlake ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:46:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you get someone swearing at you out of the blue, and then claiming they don't care and you need to calm down. in the real world those people have face bruises

_FinestJellyBeansRaw ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:21:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Writes four paragraphs about something
"lol i don't even care!!"

AdrianBlake ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:36:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

lol exactly!

I had a guy who in response to my post saying that i think the BBC covered Gaza quite well wrote about 5 huge comments calling me all sorts, came out with all sorts of conspiracies about how ALL media is propaganda, and that only he and other "equally intelligent" people could see it and that because I thought differently then my family and I should be killed to save the species. So i ignored all the rambling crazy shit and asked him what about the reports he claimed to have read was biased or anything other than just factual. He said that it was "obvious" and that there was no point trying to explain whilst i was so obviously a journalist rabidly defending my paymaster. I said that I'm not a joirnalist and don't work for BBC or other such entity, and I asked why he thought a sentence saying i thought it was ok and a question as to what wasn't, was rabid. The guy launched into another assault, and yeh after a post twicr the length of this one said that obviously i care much more and that he doesn't care enough to discusd with people rabidly defending false causes and so he was going to block me.

I had no idea what to think.

Eaglestrike ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:29:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I spent a few years of my life depressed (dropped out of college, no goal in life, fiancee dumped me, all at the same time) and had about 5 solid years of living in my mothers basement, getting fat and playing MMO's. Once I finally managed to get my shit together I went out and got a job, at a pizza place. Well, it turns out what I found 'acceptable' wasn't exactly what others considered as such. So while I quickly became a manager via my intellect (read: not entirely retarded), I also got a few red marks on my record for some overly sexual commentary. Those remarks are why, even 3 years later, I'm still never going to get promoted to a general manager in the company. The internet surely ruined my perception of the real world in my time with it as my only exposure to others.

Lothar_Ecklord ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:13:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The amount of people who feel the need to correct spelling and grammar... I work in the real world. I do a damn good job too. I couldn't give a shit about grammar and guess what? No one calls me out on it! Ever. Except on reddit.

Well, there are a few people in conversation, but they aren't well liked and I will leave it at that.

No one cares about correct fucking grammar or spelling. Get used to it.

Thatgamingguy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:06:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ugh I hate those conversations.

Guy 1: I'm on console.

Guy 2: Get a pc.

1: Not enough money. They're too expensive right now for me.

2: Get a cheaper one then.

1: Not enough money

piezeppelin ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:02:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

2: You can get a great PC for only $800

1: That's $800 more than I have to spend on a PC right now.

mioraka ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:36:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a lot of face-to-face conversations where I have to restrain myself from telling people they are wrong and/or retarded.

I don't have to do that in online arguments.

tophermeyer ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:21:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Right on. I like to think of myself as a generally reasonable, rational person. But when I get into conversations here I sometimes feel like I'm turning into an angry teenager again.

The anyonymity/pseudonymity of this place makes it so easy to say things that would get you punched in real life.

currentlydownvoted ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah well FUCK YOU!

I agree with your sentiments

Ricketycrick ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:31:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Face to face I actually care about the person behind the words and treat them as such. On the internet it only matters what you have to say, if it's stupid it's gonna be called out as stupid.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:41:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like to imagine the other person sitting at their desk behind their computer, living along just like me, being the star of their own life story.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:49:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why? Of course people act differently over the internet when they don't have to face real consequences. Seems like you hold that as a way to feel superior to the people you have reddit arguments with. Get over yourself.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm actually not sure if this is sarcasm or not.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nah I just thought some salt at the end would tie it together nicely.

Frekavichk ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:51:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Having weird arguments with people on reddit makes me think that a lot of people feel the need to be superior by putting down a whole group of people that couldn't possibly defend themselves.

[deleted] ยท 1102 points ยท Posted at 19:14:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Graphitetshirt ยท 1574 points ยท Posted at 19:18:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Guess that explains half of r/funny

Newdul1 ยท 475 points ยท Posted at 19:29:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pretty sure it's more than half

toxicbox ยท 310 points ยท Posted at 19:52:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

:( I might be the person on Reddit who actually finds /r/funny funny most of the time. There are definitely bad posts there though.

halfstache0 ยท 349 points ยท Posted at 20:34:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

just go to /r/funny/new

Then you'll see how bad it can actually be.

Fracter ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 21:02:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

oh god. It really is awful in that place.

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:14:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:20:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What am I even looking at?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:08:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My lungs hurt from laughing - that 'Lol!'

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:47:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that's fucking hilarious though

Scentless_Apprentice ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:34:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Oh, it can't be all bad... EDIT: Oh yes it can!!!

chiefcrunch ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:18:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow that was painful.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:17:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you telling that this isn't comedy gold?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:48:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

a diamond in the rough

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:10:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

These pictures are making me laugh harder than actual /r/funny

Ian1732 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good god, man, are you trying to kill him?

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:06:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, but if you're just subscribed to it and have a few posts from it in your front page then it doesn't really matter

halfstache0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, no doubt. I'm subbed and I don't find /r/funny to be as bad as most people say, but the new posts are, for the most part, absolute shit.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of them don't even make sense

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:03:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I looked. Part of me just died.

Blakery6 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't you put that evil on me!

Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This. The horror.......

jimmysaint13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good fucking lord, you weren't kidding.

DieDungeon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Its like looking at teenagers facebook wall.

Chapmenez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, it's really the whole shebang. /r/funny is complete cancer.

HatchetToGather ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit. Now I understand.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

incorrectly used memes.

hax_wut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you literally just gave people cancer...

SenorFedora ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is a point past where bad starts turning back into funny.

That stuff usually ends up in /r/pics or /r/videos though, because reddit.

the_omega99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To be fair /new is pretty bad for most subreddits. Only those that need moderator approval to post or are really small have quality /new posts.

magicsixball ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But why would I do that? Why complain about something you're actively looking for?

Mephistophanes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, i am taking Xanax and this could be my downfall.

scorcher117 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why would you got to new on reddit?

michaeljb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude, NSFL!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah go anyway on /new that's a stupid thing to say.

Angry_Walnut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No. Please don't go there

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The /new or any subreddit is terrible. Same with /controversial. I only go on them when I want to see terrible, terrible things.

elretardo96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every sub is bad when sorted by new

halfstache0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lots of smaller subs are actually fine, and AskReddit isn't total shit. IMO though, /r/funny is the worst.

Wombat_H ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's really bad. Wow. I still think it's decent 85% of the time as long as I don't leave the front page.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:13:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's why I let all of you folks weed the shit out of it all.

LemonPepper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...... why would anyone do this?

novelcaine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:12:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thats just cheating

grippytoad ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:52:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

One in five /r/funny posts make me chuckle. One in 50 are hilarious.

DrDohvakiin ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:56:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And the rest are just stills from a tv show. The rest is pretty funny, some of the comics are cool some of the jokes are cool. But the rest is pretty damn bad

ITagEveryone ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:38:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The other people are just spoiled. I think they need a cold hard dose of the real world.

gamerthrowaway_ ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:47:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not alone. a solid 70% of r/funny makes me smile. I've come to the conclusion that:

A) Some people just don't have a sense of humor. B) Some people just take this place way too seriously for their own health.

Nurse_Dre ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:16:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/funny is my last resort to beat boredom. I just don't go in there expecting anything great.

melonowl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some of it is worth a chuckle, a very small part is hilarious, and most of it is lazy, imo.

owlsrule143 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

About a year ago, I visited /r/funny once a week and looked through at least the first 10 posts to see if I could find even one thing that I would classify as funny. For 6 weeks I found nothing.

I stopped for about 6 months and then checked and found about 3 things in a month that I found semi funny, and it seems to continue occasionally having something funny now about once a month.

Keep in mind, I don't consider something funny on /r/funny if the title is shit.

the_true_creper ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:17:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think that too, friend.

Spider939 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:32:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are not alone :p

Barsam37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

HEY GUYS! We found the mentally challenged people^

i kid plz i sorry

ZenivoRS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I some find them fun too! High five!

scchvb01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do too... I wonder what kind of person that makes me.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anything past the front page(if that) is complete garbage.

currentlydownvoted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not that bad. It sure has alot of subscribers and submissions considering how just about everyone seems to think its terrible and hates it.

(I know its a default sub, so are a handful of others and none of them get shit on the way r/funny does)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm right there with you. I don't subscribe to it, because I like to pretend I'm above that. But, every night, when I've got a screen full of purple links, I go look at 4 pages of /r/funny. I laugh a lot harder at 2 am, anyway.

2ndComingOfAugustus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never actually visit the sub, but I don't mind most of what filters out to my general front page

polishprince76 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I find /r/funny tolerable as long as I stay away from the comment section. The content can be not bad, but the comment section is almost always a mix of rehashed puns or really racist/sexist bullshit.

Dwhitlo1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm with you. It is usually mildly amusing.

Camsy34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's okay /u/toxicbox, I still find /r/funny funny. :)

SgtMcMuffin0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:36:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously. Everyone constantly hates on it, but as long as you stick to the first 2 pages of hot and the first 10+ pages of top monthly, yearly, or all time, it's pretty entertaining

gigitrix ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:07:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I envy you. It's not advantageous not to be amused by stuff...

anonagent ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:27:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think I've ever laughed at a post on /r/funny, come to think of it...

cclan2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

51%

SpirallingOut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

At least 2 halves

becausefun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

oooohh rekt.

inevitabled34th ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the past week I've only upvoted 3 things on /r/funny only because they were actually genuinely funny, not a script from a tv show or a line from a movie, and also because they actually made me laugh.

CynicalElephant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:06:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

More like /r/ALL of them. Heheheh

Thehealeroftri ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Funny is half 14 year old kids and half mentally challenged people.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:25:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Okay, see, that's exactly the sort of thing /u/FuriousDee is saying you shouldn't say...

shadowst17 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:43:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And 99.99% of /r/AdviceAnimals.

Riding_my_bike ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:48:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

or half of r/AdviceAnimals

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:26:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

dude

HackeyZach ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:12:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He said "high functioning"

Deathraged ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:33:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wouldn't call /r/funny retarded just juvenile. If you switched /r/teenagers with /r/funny for a week no one would notice.

EasyOnTheData ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/funny are the facebook people, everyone from Facebook that have heard of reddit go to /r funny and adviceanimals.

Yodaddysbelt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

SHOTS FIRED

don-to-koi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The other half is the low functioning kind.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/funny is the opposite of 'high functioning' anything.

godofcongress ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You spelled 'all' wrong

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:06:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are a complete fucking dick.

Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

whatever you say, chumly

[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 21:12:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is that some sort of joke?

BonesJackson ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:23:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Which half?

zwirlo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:19:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That joke was almost as poor as the quality of posts there.

PantsGrenades ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:46:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Everyone's stupid but us."

I love how all the responders to appeals to narcissism like that assume they're part of the smart half.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:57:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm retarded?

sprankton ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:35:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are you basing that on?

[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:42:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

sprankton ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:44:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And this makes you think you can identify mentally handicapped people just by reading their comments?

[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:38:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

or gives him the right to make sweeping generalizations about the 731 million people who visit the site?

Schoffleine ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:19:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well he just said 'a lot of'. Out of 731 million people, you're bound to find a large enough number of people to qualify it as 'a lot of'. He's technically correct, but still said nothing of value.

ideanmalek ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:53:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really fucking doubt almost a seventh of the entire world visits this site

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://www.reddit.com/about/

ideanmalek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know that doesn't mean that 700 million people visited reddit right?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i grabbed my source from this page.

ideanmalek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That still doesn't mean 700 million people visited reddit

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

unique visitors implies unique IP addresses as far as i know. idk.

bathroomstalin ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:03:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The rampant autism, perhaps?

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:03:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

agreed. plenty of people are on here as an escape from their troubles, medical or otherwise. i know i am

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

| Keep in mind a lot of mentally challenged people post on Reddit

Yet, oddly enough, almost no one in r/I<3Potato.

kimahri27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:27:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That includes people you disagree with. I don't like his opinion. He must have Aspergers.

soylentcoleslaw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:10:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Give it up for my high-functioning autism bros!

Stole_Your_Wife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We all have issues.

Fedora-Tip-Bot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not me

NibbleFish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well I am frequently high while redditing but I'm a high functioning user.

Proxystarkilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can't speak for all of us, but people making accommodations for the challenged is the real world. Not all of it, but if you have a challenge that affects your work for example, 99% of bosses will help make it better for you and the other will after you threaten with anything that sounds like it might get them some legal trouble.

TripleOGeg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:34:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can confirm, fantastic job in the city, really good salary and career prospects. Possibly retarded.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How judgmental of you

Jertob ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:51:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is honestly the hugest inconvenient elephant in the room. You can't talk about it though because then le' liberal white knight SJW army will come along and beat you into a pulp. There's a TON of these people online who have extremely limited world views and who are socially inept due to medical conditions who can of course talk a good game on the internet and come off as authoritative. They are also typically very good at writing their thoughts though, which makes online forums a bastion for them. This is really no secret, yet people like to pretend that this doesn't happen.

Reddit would shit its pants if it collectively found out that it's basing their social opinions off the musings of socially inept people who just happen to write well and come off as authoritative and get top comments which causes open minded people to more likely look at those comments with more authoritative weight and treat them like gospel.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now, excuse me for this rant. This is going to be a terribly immature rant in response to an incredibly immature post. Is that justified? Probably not, but you don't even have to listen to me. 'Tis the beauty of the internet. But, I don't want to rant without a purpose, so let me ask you a question. Are you saying that these supposed socially inept people with medical conditions are idiots, making reddit a worse place?

HairlessSasquatch ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:30:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone on this website is a self diagnosed Aspergers and autism sufferer

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:51:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

oh wow an autism insult, real classy, real thoughtful of those who have it

voice_of_craisin ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 21:00:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, the opposite. Being hopeful or optimistic doesn't mean that you have your head in the sand.
Source: 45 year old litigator who only just realized that there is nothing wrong with thinking the world can be a really neat place.

Graphitetshirt ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:01:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like you

lotmoon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:49:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is neat, isn't it? You made my day.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:11:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm generally a pretty optimistic and hopeful person myself. Honestly, sometimes I feel like I'm wrong to be so optimistic. My life hasn't had many challenges, so I don't think it's fair.

I don't think this is necessarily Reddit's fault, but the general depressing or cynical people I seem to run into don't help.

lennybird ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:04:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See that's what I don't understand. You don't have to be cynical, jaded, depressing, or angry in order to live in reality. Generally these emotions are signs people don't understand how to communicate or simply don't care; because, the reality is these characteristics do not help with anything but to make things worse. Tell me truthfully where they've landed people. And now tell me what optimism, hope, happiness has achieved. Whether I agree or not, it's the fundamental reason why religion is such an immense part of so many people's livesโ€”for those three moods of outlook.

I'm not saying we don't get down now and again, but there is no reason to spread that disease to other people.

There are a lot of people who may not have gone off the deep end if someone would have just smiled at them a day before.

My favorite video on the internet

Our knowledge has made us cynical, our cleverness hard and unkind.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree with what you're saying, and it hasn't stopped me from being happy or optimistic. It's just that sometimes I feel as if I don't really have the right to say how good life can be, because it's been nothing but good for me. Like I haven't earned the right, ya know?

It's silly, but I feel it sometimes.

voice_of_craisin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:33:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As someone who had an extraordinarily fucked up childhood and teenagehood I give you permission to be happy. Everyone's problems seem gigantic to them regardless of the situation. The fact that you think everything has been nothing but good for you is more a reflection on your attitude than your situation.

[deleted] ยท 226 points ยท Posted at 20:36:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have to understand that the audience here is mostly made of middle-class, suburban teenagers and college kids who've never gone a moment in their lives without the warm embrace of their parents coddling them through everything. Suddenly they take one psychology, or political science, or sociology class and decide they have enough life experience to tell actual adults how the world should be, or what THEY would do if only they weren't so deeply flawed by something that's certainly 100% everyone else's fault.

frejyachick ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:52:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like you just described my friends from college who were reddit fiends. I did not understand where they got some of their shit, till I started using reddit too a year after I stopped talking to them.

I suddenly realized they were actually more moderate than the average redditor, but at least their behavior suddenly made sense.

stormyfrontiers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:00:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love when you're talking to someone and you can just tell they're a redditor.

frejyachick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:34:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For real though, right? There's all these jokes I suddenly get now, and when other people make them I know where they got them.

bureX ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 22:10:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Glad you've got it all figured out, unlike those dumbasses on Reddit, amirite...?

crunchypuddle ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 00:12:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Uh oh looks like /u/SenorDing_Dong offended you, I can assure you he probably meant no offense to your sociology class. I'm sure it's a really great course.

TheNeckbeardCrusader ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:36:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ooh, let me guess. Late twenty-something with a trade job? Consider yourself mature beyond your years? Feel fairly smug because you're slightly above Reddit's average age, but aren't technologically illiterate like your parents and many of your colleagues?

crunchypuddle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:14:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Quite a chip you have on your shoulder there, early 20s, still in school, can't use a computer to save my life.

bureX ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sorry bro... had no sociology class or courses in college, just one in high school, and it was only about basics and history.

I can assure you my sarcastic remark is that of my own.

[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:29:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is big when it comes to social issues. It's easy to say so and so should pay taxes when its not you who has worked hard to get where you are and have a family to support along with a house, car, insurance etc etc

chesterriley ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love it when people who probably pay less taxes than me bitch about having to pay taxes.

/s

KevinBacons_Dad ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:04:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, well said.

number15784 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:09:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The hypocrisy in this comment thread alone is what is wrong with reddit.

PublicToast ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:57:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

More so just what's wrong with people in general.

Splinter1010 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:19:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Of course, not every teenager has zero life experience, or has had their parents coddling them through all of their lives.

IKvasili ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:27:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Incoming long post because of how upset Reddit can make me feel.

Try debating the purpose of intellectual property laws, or the benefits of lawyers and you'll get a dose of first year sociology majors spouting Weber, Marx and Foucault.. I took the same courses. I got a double honours in Psychology and sociology. I'm now studying law and see the benefits of the legal system, not just it's inadequacies as pointed out by such theorists. I hate how some first year undergraduate can tell me I'm wrong in saying they're unrealistic.

I'm told I've been indoctrinated into corporate thinking because I want to work at King and Wood Mallesons, but really I just love my job. I don't have to want the entire legal system overturned and tossed out to know it needs changing. I'm not a bad person because you took sociology 1A and I'm a lawyer. I'm made to feel ashamed because I found a profession I love. Just because I love advising Telstra on the temporary acquisition by nbn co of its duct and exchange spaces. That doesn't mean I want to see technology held back. I find it fascinating that Solomon Lew tactically acquired shares to force Woolworths to purchase his shares in country road so that he wouldn't be trouble to their acquisition over David Jones.

The other thing I despise is the whole 'politicians should be replaced with scientists' bs. If a scientist was to become a politician he would cease being a scientist. A politician is a full time job and it's not all about taking bribes.. I should know, I've worked with them, ate with them, drank with them... Scientists will disagree and squabble too, it's the nature of deciding the law with a finite budget and on behalf of a population...

KingoftheBooze ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:58:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Just because that African American fellow in a poverty-stricken neighborhood wearing blue and has a Crips tattoo and stands around the basketball court everyday, that doesn't mean he's a gangster or that he's a bad person who sells drugs or kills people. That's just racist and prejudice. I know because I grew up in Madison, Wisconsin."

_Z_E_R_O ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 21:21:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've actually found the opposite to be true.

"That African-American fellow standing in the food court at the mall must be a hardcore gang-banger who slaps his bitches and hoes and drives an 89 Chevy with 30-inch rims, even though he's wearing an Abercrombie shirt and designer jeans! I know because I listen to pop-culture rap on the radio!"

Suburban kids are alarmingly racist and sexist.

KingoftheBooze ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:30:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My point was that on reddit it seems to be the opposite. You can't generalize or make assumptions based on experience about anyone without being downvoted. If I were to say that Spanish people were happier and more lively than Siberians then I would be everything from racist to sexist to a war criminal on here. I think certain assumptions and generalizations are safe to make, or safer to make in the case of my example above. There are differences among people in temperament, behavior, outlook, etc. in different regions.

leroyjonson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:41:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Honestly, I find myself (unfairly) making those kinds of assumptions sometimes. I grew up in one of the shittier areas of metro Detroit though, so I guess it's understandable. It's still not right though.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:56:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So....a thuggish drug dealer who makes a lot of illegal money can't wear an Abercrombie shirt and designer jeans? hmmmm TIL. Thanks twentysomething wizard!

KingoftheBooze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:40:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not likely that he would. Not in an inner city at least, since he would probably lose respect amongst his peers. Gangs are not too tolerant when it comes to appearance of its members. If he's not a gang member then the fact that he spends all day on a park bench "shaking hands" with a lot of shady people should be an indication.

SmallsMalone ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:57:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nope, no generalization going on here. In fact this post goes a long way to acknowledge the presence of the collective knowledge of the entire human race sitting just around the corner, as well as the degree to which that knowledge is tapped, shared and discussed at length throughout this website.

I wish. As dismissive as this is I find it hard to respect your generalization ESPECIALLY when it fits perfectly with the experience of users that rarely step outside of the default or entertainment subreddits.

Graphitetshirt ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:01:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dont think I'm following what youre saying - it seems like you disagree, but then maybe agree, but then i dont know?

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:01:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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SmallsMalone ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 21:28:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As much as I want to roll my eyes at your tactics, destabilizing sound arguments by associating them with the absurd is sadly pretty effective on the average observer. Props where it's due.

[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:54:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

brother

u wanna fokin fite?

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:17:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

U wot m8

willclerkforfood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This explains the over abundance of Austrian School economic scholars.

bathroomstalin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

we're living in a popo state

nottheelephant ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:36:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd love to see your data on that.

FaroutIGE ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:35:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, 90% of people that say "you need a cold hard dose of the real world" are full of themselves, and lionize their own experience as if they've had it harder, and their lives are tough from no fault of their own.

Graphitetshirt ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:43:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you say so, kid. Seems like youre inferring a lot from one comment

FaroutIGE ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:59:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly, toddler. Exactly.

Graphitetshirt ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:59:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for proving my point

FaroutIGE ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:08:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you can't do the math on this one then I don't know what to tell ya.. btw that arrow isn't a disagree button cutie.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:18:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was trying to write/convey this point before I came across your comment. A huge portion of people on Reddit are extremely naive. To expand on OPs comment: Just because some view/opinion is popular on Reddit, doesn't mean that it's 'correct' or 'accepted' in the real world.

Lefty_op ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:55:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

but... then i have to go outside.

Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yes, but thats where the girls are, sooooo.....

Brutuss ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:24:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes it feels like a freshmen year seminar in echo twenty different people feel the need to show how smart they are. But they all look like douches.

[deleted] ยท 361 points ยท Posted at 19:40:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

90% of you need a cold hard dose of the real world

You're telling us this anonymously on the internet? Okay, mister. You're the person who goes into the strip club and goes, "Look at all these perverts. Not me though, I respect these women."

weapongod30 ยท 239 points ยท Posted at 20:25:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Er, not necessarily. There's a difference between being on reddit 24/7 and having no real world experiences, and being on reddit for 20 minutes a day in between a hard day's work. And not everyone who surfs reddit is a member of the former group.

Edit: Grammar

[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:18:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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WhereMyKnickersAt ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 07:04:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OK, modify his statement to 90% of you need more life experience. I've solved your semantic issue in one sentence.

brainpostman ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:40:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OP said 90%. It's an exaggeration, of course, but he means a lot, which certainly is not true, every person has his own life, so he is in no position to judge an anonymous group by its actions on the Internet.

sanemaniac ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:55:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OP has been posting for the last 3 hours.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:45:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm on my ride home from work. Bout an hour commute. But once I get dropped off I won't get on reddit until I'm laying down in bed. I've had days where I was on reddit for Hours and hours. Stayed up all night on reddit. But whenever I'm on reddit for more than a few hours I find myself closing reddit, closing chrome, opening a new window, opening reddit, repeat. Too much reddit is bad.

Forkrul ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I surf reddit at work when I have nothing else to do. Great way to not get too bored in between calls.

buzzkillpop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:28:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's a difference between being on reddit 24/7 and having no real world experiences, and being on reddit for 20 minutes a day

Yeah, the person who only spends 20 minutes on reddit doesn't have a robust user history with over a few thousand karma. If you have over a few thousand karma, you're clearly participating on reddit a non-insignificant amount of time.

weapongod30 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Er, not really. If you were on reddit for 20-30 minutes a day, and posted a few comments a day that got any sort of attention, it wouldn't take that long to have a "robust user history," with "over a few thousand karma." Having over a few thousand karma doesn't mean anything, since it isn't that hard to get.

kicksledkid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is a great divide that is becoming apparent on this site. 24/7's vs. "holy shit work sucks I'm getting a beer and going on the internet"

onlymadethistoargue ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:24:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is this not a false dichotomy? Isn't it more likely a bell curve? That is, few people are 1 minute a day-ers and few people are 24/7-ers, and most fall somewhere in between. Obviously you notice those who tend towards one side of the curve because they are on more frequently. I would not recommend dividing redditors into yet another us vs. them. We already do that enough with race, religion, gender, sexuality, and geographic region.

kicksledkid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:30:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yea, that's good great point.

If you where to look at reddit's site traffic, you would see spikes at times when people get off of school and work. I didn't mean to drive a steak,

Ahesterd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or, even more fun, the "holy shit work sucks I wish I could afford a beer while I went on the internet".

Ahhh, retail...

Easy_as_1_2_5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is very necessary.

weapongod30 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whoops, meant to say necessarily.

Easy_as_1_2_5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I guessed as much.

recuringhangover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, sure you only do reddit for 20 minutes a day......

weapongod30 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Uh, I never said that I personally only use reddit for 20 minutes a day. Ever. I said that there's a difference between those that do, and those that are on it 24/7.

recuringhangover ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:40:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah no shit, is there someone out there that thinks 24hrs=20min? If so you shouldn't poke fun because they're clearly mentally challenged. Basically I'm confused what your point was if any. Literally no one spends 24 hours surfing reddit.

Rileymadeanaccount ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:37:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The only difference is to the one person. To everyone else, you're on Reddit 24/7

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:42:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But there are people who go to the strip club everyday and think the strippers really like them, or pay extra money to see their butt holes. Then there's people who go to the strip cub once every few years because it's a friend's birthday or something.

There are differences between the types of people that go to a strip club and they have different motivations. Same goes for reddit. You can't pretend everyone here is the same just because you came up with some stupid analogy.

There are a lot of dipshits on reddit. There's shall a lot of perfectly normal people on here. The problem is it's the young dipshits doing the majority of the posting. The more reserved don't comment or post much.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:16:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The thread is literally built to be exactly this, what exactly are you getting at? We are all redditors, how the fuck would we get a response in this thread that isn't the person you've described?

tightcaboose ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:57:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A quick glance at /u/Graphitetshirt's profile shows he is part of the 90%.

Graphitetshirt ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 22:02:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you say so, kid

Anradnat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exhibit A of how immature users can be. Someone can use the site and still see how awful it can be. Just look at the stupid copy pastas and regurgitated jokes which clog up every thread, regardless of the seriousness of the topic. And the racism, sexism, and general bigotry. And the hostility to anything going against the jerk.

thedoge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am the 10%

DaveMagee83 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I'm just a HUGE supporter of the arts... here is $1.00"

Trini_redd_Mk_II ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I do.

Lots42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's odd. Some ladies like flashing their goods. Nothing wrong if it's consensual on both sides.

Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And you're responding anonymously and finishing up with a clever, but completely off-topic insult. Welcome to the 90%.

ultimatemorky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's the Supreme gentleman.

WIDE_OPEN_BEAVERS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know about that but the 90% is probably way too high. It's probably <20%.

lacertasomnium ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:15:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Uh, no. This argument is like an alcoholรญc defending himself: "you can't tell me anything, you drink too". Why yes i do--every other weekend. You on the other hand wake and automaticallu take a deep shot of the (reddit) bottle.

ReadsSmallTextWrong ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:09:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry but I'm stealing that name for my penis.

art36 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:01:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

There is a girl I know who needs this. She's nice, her parents are filthy rich, had great grades in school and will be going to law school in the fall, but she just exudes naivety and fails to understand how fortunate she is to travel across the world and to have so many opportunities. I joke that she sits on the shallow side of the pool that is life and enjoys to dip here feet every once in a while.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:35:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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art36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I agree. I'm by no means jealous of her or feel that people like her don't deserbe what they have, it's just funny to see how they typically reside in an impenetrable bubble.

PikaBlue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry but just... No. Life doesn't work like that. Going into a mental breakdown due to a traumatic event is not something that happens as a comparative to other life traumas. A person can have a difficult life, but shit can takes you out no matter what. I have a friend who was put on suicide watch after a miscarriage but had managed her way through childhood abuse.

Thing is also people never know what happens behind closed doors; she went to an Ivy League. After probably quite a lot of pressure from parents? What else is there in her life? What if there were other things that happened? Perhaps her life can't be summed up in a paragraph.

zenjoe ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:11:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Getting an advanced education and traveling aren't in the shallow end of the pool.

NegroMedic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is when it's just "done" with money. Traveling doesn't give you culture just as a Master's Degree doesn't make you smart.

zenjoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're wrong on both counts. Traveling and education beat working a dead end job. I've done it. Being poor is practically the definition of being culturally deprived. Every day is very similar to the last.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They generally are when they're the "supposed tos" and the paths of kids who've never once had to live with significant consequences for their decisions. There are bright, hard-working, self-motivated people with advanced degrees, and there are people with advanced degrees who have never had to make a significant decision or use analytic skills outside a standardized test for 25 years.

art36 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:48:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When both of your parents are lawyers, you live in one of the most privileged areas of the state with the very best public schools, and you don't have to worry about work/money and can go travel the world whenever, I would hardly call it taxing or stressful. I'm not saying everything was handed to her (she did work hard in school), but she never had to experience any true trials or tribulations that would have deviated her from that path.

This isn't so much a post about how she doesn't deserve what she has (far from it) but rather how people like herself should be more mindful of how the advantages they've had in life have helped lead them to that point.

chips15 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:56:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I mean, is she malicious about it? I don't see anything wrong with people taking advantage of the opportunities they're given in life. I was raised very middle class but had poor "friends" talk shit just because my family cut costs on some things in order to afford others that appeared flamboyant. Complaining about people that are richer than you just makes you look bitter.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you kinda misused your metaphor there...

art36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, I meant it that way. She's nowhere even near the deep end!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:43:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/theydidthemath

eukomos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is so, so true. And it has to be a routine dose, too, once you lock yourself back in your bedroom the outside world can start to wear off again.

k_ing_lucas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

90%. Erring on the side of caution?

MrBubbleSS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:46:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As someone who has not had a cold hard dose of the real world, I agree.

PoorMinorities ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The amount of financial and business illiteracy is staggering. People always have something to say about why businesses run the way they do, but don't even know the basic things about business.

Valkyrie21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Give reddit a bit of hard fact concerning the world and you're downvoted into oblivion. Most complain about hardship but so many know nothing of it

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:56:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you mean /r/outside ?

PM_ME_YOUR_FETISHES ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

of the real world

I really wish people would visit various places on the planet. Learn what REAL hardship is.. in addition to how in same places it's neither better nor worse -- simply different (hint: and that's OK!)

elshroom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:29:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i would like 3 cups of that please.

terabytepirate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:35:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You forget that 96.2% of all facts on the internet are true. See I put the decimal on there to really make my point.

Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That sounds 83% made up

terabytepirate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:58:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well. I will admit...I'm not good with maths.

jyerant_26 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:37:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like the people that are mean on reddit are the ones that don't know this yet.

supdunez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:26:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Summer's almost over buddy.

DerthOFdata ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:17:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I call it being kicked in the face by life.

Raincoats_George ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:06:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is too short sighted. You can apply the majority these statements to people in general.

If you actually compare the reddit community to some of the other Internet communities, we are actually one of the best out there. I've been all over from 4chan to something awful and the truth is the communities fall way short. They can be equal or better in some ways, but overall this community is vastly superior.

Yes you get dick bags but the majority of people are pretty decent and normal.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:41:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The thing I like abut regular message boards though is everyone gets an equal chance at having an opinion. The downvoting can instantly drown out a valid opinion. Neither are perfect though.

Raincoats_George ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:20:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually I disagree. On a lot of forums I used to visit, a users post count was all that mattered. If you were new, if you were lucky you would just be ignored, in some instances I saw posts just get deleted. It was much more about whether or not you were in the inner circle than anything else.

Here you don't have that at all. The amount of karma does not make any difference, a person can create an account and say one thing becoming an instant celebrity in the community. While at the same time, aside from a handful of powerusers (who it seems more and more often these people are using vote manipulation and things like that) even the highest karma ranked people are no more special than anyone else.

The downside is of course that yes comments can get buried, and the trade off is that you have to sort of pander your statements to the collective or risk being downvoted. Ive found that this is generally not a problem, but when it does come up where I feel I need to say something even though it goes against what most people think I'll say it because fuck it who cares. Yes it may not be seen, but sometimes even a heavily downvoted comment can bounce back when rational people show up to support you with their comments and upvotes. The best content on this website is the controversial posts for that reason.

Graphitetshirt ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:07:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll agree with you there, this is by far the best community out there. And there are some great subreddit communities out there too. And maybe 90% is a little high, but I stand by the sentiment.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:32:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Comparing anything to 4chan is like comparing anything to the holocaust...

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:35:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you actually compare the reddit community to some of the other Internet communities, we are actually one of the best out there.

No.

Raincoats_George ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:35:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ive looked at your posts, what you say, the inflammatory and spiteful nature of the posts that you make. That your fingers should even touch the keyboard to say these things leaves no doubt that you are a deeply troubled individual. I've known people like you for a long time. Its sad really that things turned out this way for you. We both know the only real solution, and yet you continue to try to pass off that pain to those around you, in a vain effort to stave off the pain. To perhaps make it through another day.

The reason this community is the best is because it not only finds a space for people like myself but also people like you. The beautiful thing is that we can erase the things that you say. Its not that you don't have a place to speak, its that we can decide that the trollish things you say have no merit and are therefore not to be shown to others. Thats what makes this so special. The internet is full of people trying to deal with their lives by transferring it into text on a message board. Thank god for reddit, where you can go unheard in that endeavor.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The reason this community is the best is because it not only finds a space for people like myself but also people like you.

You have low standards for what constitutes a good community. The fact that you believe reddit is "the best internet community" speaks volumes about you how naive you are concerning the internet.

BadIdeaSociety ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:27:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think a lot of people who actively post on the internet are teenagers and young adults who have never had a job or at least do not understand the demands of a fulltime job. They think they offer the world the awesomeness of social networking pioneer without any experience in the workforce. Then they come on sites like Reddit and lament how they can't get a job without experience and have heaps of debt.

You could've worked through college and, in addition to having a little less debt, had years of work experience post graduation.

mark49s ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:33:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I worked 3 jobs whilst at uni, have no debt and still struggle getting a job. The world isn't black and white.

BadIdeaSociety ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Of course it isn't black and white, but everyone should have some job experience before graduating college to give them perspective on what a job is

helpingEveryone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:34:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Define real world

_Z_E_R_O ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can guarantee that 90% of the people upvoting this think this advice does not apply to them.

nightpanda893 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would love for everyone jumping on the "suicide is selfish" bandwagon in the past few days to have this pointed out to them.

outerdrive313 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:33:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The real world is a bitch. And not necessarily a fine one, either.

PippyLongSausage ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously. Enough of the whining.

moopersoup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can I choose which part of the real world to take a cold hard dose of?

Graphitetshirt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:59:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The world will choose for you, son.

moopersoup ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:46:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I could choose I would choose ice cream. Cold hard-serve ice cream.

Graphitetshirt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We all would, friend. We all would...... <stares off into sunset>

DJ_Roomba1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I honestly can't wait for the real world after college :) no debt for me.

Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not sure how you pulled that off but enjoy it while it lasts

DJ_Roomba1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

thanks! will do.

KjoeLjan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I get enough real world in the real world.

farfle10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is the 'real world' in your opinion?

Expmk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I actualy tried the real world w/o PC and internet for few days, went walking outside talking to people going to parties, I didnt like it.

Brobdingnagia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's a bit of a dick thing to say.

Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe, but its true. Cool username though

hotcereal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cue everyone thinking they're a part of the 10%

Hyalinemembrane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Fuck. That. Shit.

The real world is for boring people.

DoctorWaluigiTime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also be aware that any post is just text on a web site. It's very easy to fabricate stories, tell lies, hold hypothetical viewpoints, and appear "angry" or emotional when one actually isn't.

In other words, trolling.

A_FluteBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So what am I living in now? The fake world?

moonphoenix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do, but I don't fucking care about the real world, it can simply suck it.

underdabridge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

By which he means his penis.

[deleted] ยท 2293 points ยท Posted at 19:08:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Liberals like me typically love Bill Maher, but a couple things need to be said:

He is an outright asshole, militant atheist, anti-vaccine, laughs at male rape as "lucky bastard syndrome," is opposed to the militarization of police yet doesn't seem to care about the second amendment, etc. I don't get how you don't want gun rights yet care about police getting too powerful. There is a reason we have a second amendment, and it's not just to hunt.

It's funny that he always makes fun of conservatives for being anti-science for say evolution, yet debates a heart surgeon about the effectiveness of vaccines, with his usual crowd roaring with laughter and applause at Bill's every word.

He calls Islam a barbaric religion, basically suggesting that the Judeo-Christian world is more civilized.

He is just as bad as Rush Limbaugh in many ways, just at the opposite end of the spectrum. Jon Stewart is a much more respectable person. Spread the word!

Source on vaccines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB5DLf1Qt78

Source on rape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rUmuj_QD_4

Source on anti-second amendment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBkZbsJzI_U

Source on anti-militarization of police: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfatxpQekZg

Edit: From /u/JSA17 (upvote him): A video of Christopher Hitchens calling out his audience and flipping them off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HECI4QK_mXA

Edit 2: Bill Maher not Murray or Moyer

Edit 3: I am wrong about the militarization and anti-second amendment part

Edit 4: Yes, militant atheist. He is an atheist and knows how to be an asshole about it, and constantly imply that anyone with religion is retarded. No, militant does not mean you fight in this context, don't play semantics games.

Edit 5: Don't objectify Islam based on a specific region. Indonesia has the most Muslims, yet do we hear shit from them?

JSA17 ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 21:07:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here's Christopher Hitchens calling out Bill Maher's audience and flipping them off.

tucumano ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:12:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And with a big smile on his face. I miss that guy.

Ed_Sullivision ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 00:37:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

"I've been on the John Stewart show, I've been on your show. I've heard you make about 5 George Bush IQ jokes per night. There's no one I know who can't do it. This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." followed by deafening silence

I'm not a huge Hitchens fan, but I fucking love that he was able to call that out even back then. George Bush was not a stupid man. Even if you are apart of a legacy family, you don't become the fucking president if you're a moron. People disagreed with his decisions, he had a southern accent, and he was religious. Apparently that makes everyone else in the country smarter than him.

NathanDahlin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:24 on October 7, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, Keith Hennessey (former Assistant to the U.S. President for Economic Policy and Director of the U.S. National Economic Council) wrote an article on his blog with the provocative title George W. Bush is smarter than you in which he made the following case:

For more than six years it was my job to help educate President Bush about complex economic policy issues and to get decisions from him on impossibly hard policy choices. In meetings and in the briefing materials we gave him in advance we covered issues in far more depth than I have been discussing with you this quarter because we needed to do so for him to make decisions.

President Bush is extremely smart by any traditional standard. Heโ€™s highly analytical and was incredibly quick to be able to discern the core question he needed to answer. It was occasionally a little embarrassing when he would jump ahead of one of his Cabinet secretaries in a policy discussion and the advisor would struggle to catch up. He would sometimes force us to accelerate through policy presentations because he so quickly grasped what we were presenting.

...

And while my job involved juggling a lot of balls, I only had to worry about economic issues. In addition to all of those, at any given point in time he was making enormous decisions on Iraq and Afghanistan, on hunting al Qaeda and keeping America safe. He was making choices not just on taxes and spending and trade and energy and climate and health care and agriculture and Social Security and Medicare, but also on education and immigration, on crime and justice issues, on environmental policy and social policy and politics. Being able to handle such substantive breadth and depth, on such huge decisions, in parallel, requires not just enormous strength of character but tremendous intellectual power. President Bush has both.

On one particularly thorny policy issue on which his advisors had strong and deep disagreements, over the course of two weeks we (his senior advisors) held a series of three 90-minute meetings with the President. Shortly after the third meeting we asked for his OK to do a fourth. He said, โ€œHow about rather than doing another meeting on this, I instead tell you now what each person will say.โ€ He then ran through half a dozen of his advisors by name and precisely detailed each oneโ€™s arguments and pointed out their flaws. (Needless to say there was no fourth meeting.)

Hennessey says that Bush's reputation for being a simpleton couldn't be more incorrect, and speculated that its roots lie in the following 4 factors:

  1. The press and political opponents highlighted and emphasized his occasional verbal stumbles (since every public statement he made was recorded and reported on), leading to a highly inaccurate impression of his public speaking abilities.

  2. Bush intentionally aimed his public image and statements at "average Americans" rather than highly-educated academic & journalistic elites.

  3. Most journalists, according to Hennessey, tend to assume that "people from outside of NY-BOS-WAS-CHI-SEA-SF-LA" are less intelligent and/or less well educated. As a result, they "mistakenly treat John Kerry as smarter than George Bush because John Kerry talks like an Ivy League professor while George Bush talks like a Texan."

  4. Bush is a competitive athlete who enjoys physical activities: clearing brush on his ranch, mountain biking with wounded warriors, and interacting with people in the armed forces and with elite athletes. "His hobbies and habits reinforce a caricature of a [dumb] jock, in contrast to cultural sophisticates who enjoy antiquing and opera. This reinforces the other biases against him."

Source: George W. Bush is smarter than you

GWB is also a voracious reader who often challenged his advisers and associates (e.g. Karl Rove) to read more books than him over specific periods of time. He apparently would beat them regularly, both in number of books and the shear volume of material he would digest.

TL;DR: Bush's manner of speaking, values, and personal judgment/decisions differed from those of your typical redditor, so most of us mistakenly accept the caricature of him as a simple Texas "good ol' boy" who was easily manipulated by his advisers. In reality, he is highly intelligent and his mind usually ran far ahead of the people around him.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:10:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, that's amazing, it's such an intense moment. I hate when people think George Bush is a total doofus, no President is actually stupid.

flamingcanine ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:58:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you know you may be retarded when your clap at a statement calling you a retard.

stormyfrontiers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:16:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not really, it's like redditors agreeing with posts about how stupid/gullible/racist/whatever redditors are.

flamingcanine ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:26:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That doesn't contradict me?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

George Bush was an absolute fucking bonehead, but Hitchens is right on the money when he said that nobody in the Oval Office is actually dumb. On the other hand, I'll never forget the sheer contempt he possessed when Sarah Palin was the VP nominee...

Edit: whoever that woman was to the right of Jo....she had a raging clue.

ALexusOhHaiNyan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:59:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ehhh. I used to think that too, but maybe it's not that simple..

http://keithhennessey.com/2013/04/24/smarter/

josh42390 ยท 1539 points ยท Posted at 19:59:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love Jon Stewart. He leans more liberal, but isn't afraid to make fun of liberals when they do or say something stupid.

astroskag ยท 416 points ยท Posted at 20:13:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The other thing is he's usually funny, even when he mocks something you might agree with. Bill Maher, like his counterparts on the right, usually just comes across as petty or spiteful.

Aqquila89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:31:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think Maher is often funny, but his style is so damn smug.

xole ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:09:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have seen bill play devil's advocate before.

SilenceOfTheKrugs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:19:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's so magnetic and his tempo is excellent.

I don't even know if he's funny anymore, and his points are usually terrible.

This doesn't mean I don't enjoy watching him whenever he pops up on youtube. The guy is a born entertainer, he could deny the holocaust and still have a following.

MrDrcritical ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:59:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This. I mean you(bill) are not going to win over people with that kind of attitude.

reduser80 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I actually don't find much of Jon Stewart's humor funny. Hell, half of his attacks he just repeats something in a childish or whiney voice.

I much prefer Colbert, and I'm very politically neutral.

Honkeyass ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:59:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think he is funny though

Datcoder ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:52:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Humor is subjective, asshole.

Honkeyass ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:15:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I don't think" and being tolerant of others opinions is not subjective

tehlemmings ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:52:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you're both being assholes, assholes.

Now I'm being an asshole.

I just want to fit in.

Honkeyass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is so confusing, I said I don't find john Stewart funny, how doe that make me an asshole?

tehlemmings ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because we're all being assholes about how we're expressing out opinions?

He called you an asshole, you called him an asshole, I call you both assholes.

I'm just joking you see. I'm not very funny either though...

Datcoder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Case in point, you didn't find that funny, but other people did.

gaarasgourd ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:16:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's called Satire.

Doctorboffin ยท 724 points ยท Posted at 20:10:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jon Stewart is a pretty die hard liberal. Though you are 100% right that he mocks them, it one of the many reasons I love him.

[deleted] ยท 262 points ยท Posted at 20:47:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 20:58:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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DoctorWaluigiTime ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:30:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's perfectly fine for mocking and such, but what gets me is whenever Jon tries to have things both ways:

"I have some salient points to make. Take me seriously!"

"I'm usually followed by a show featuring talking phone-calling muppets. It's a joke guys, c'mon!"

SWIMsfriend ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:25:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

so true, he loves that people call him America's most trusted newsman since Walter Cronkite but when someone calls him out on something, all of a sudden he's just some monkey no one is suppose to take seriously

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:36:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, buy most of their interviews involve two people. One extremist and then someone opposing them from a more rational perspective. They tend not to do this when discussing guns. I honestly can't recall a single Daily Show interview where they spoke to a rational pro-gun person.

This is all not to mention that they blatantly misrepresent gun issues. Remember wben John Oliver went to Australia? Not once in three episodes did they mention that Australia's response to a mass shooting also involved a massive overhaul of their mental health infrastructure. They only focused on the fact that semi-automatic firearms were band. They did the exact same thing they lampoon Fox News for doing.

Furthermore, it's abundantly clear that Stewart knows little to nothing about guns. He uses all of the same meaningly political jargon such as, "high-powered assault weapons" that bely a fundamental misunderstanding of technical firearms knowledge. He frequently speaks about the need to ban "assault rifles" when assault rifles have been banned since 1984. He needs to educate bimself on this issue, because he's as bad at speaking on it as the people he is making fun of.

Aside from that, however, I really do respect and enjoy him. This issue really just seems to be a bastion of irrationality that he either can't or won't get past.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:47:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah but honestly.... I haven't seen a liberal that wants to only have restrictions on guns in coordination with reform of the mental health process. I think everyone ever wants that. Except a majority of people in Congress apparently.

fidelitypdx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think everyone ever wants that.

I agree. I think a reform of our mental health systems could be a simple rallying call. People might disagree with the various methods this could be implemented, some would decry socialism, ect. However, reasonable people understand that a huge root of problems in this country is a combination of poverty and lack of mental health options (along with healthcare in general).

Someone put it succinctly on reddit once:

It is easier to go buy a gun, than it is to seek out mental health assistance.

It is cheaper to buy bullets, than it is to buy medications.

We should be fixing mental health and the cost of medication, instead of making self-defense tools as rare as good health insurance.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My argument would be why not both but I do agree with your general sentiment.

Doublestack2376 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:23:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I was really pissed on a semi-recent piece on the Daily show about the recall of John Morse and another Colorado State Senator for being part of passing gun control legislation after the Aurora shooting. I live in Morse's district and voted against the recall, but the recall was passed by about a 1% margin.

Well a few weeks afterward the Daily Show covers it and makes it look like it was a landslide because no one knew about it. They interviewed a bunch of people about it on the street, and the only people who claimed to know anything about it at all said they did vote and they voted for the recall.

The really fucked up thing is, they were doing these interviews in downtown Denver, and the election was in Colorado Springs 60 miles South, and the other recall was for a district in Pueblo another 40 miles past the Springs. Even though the recalls were pretty big national partisan news, if it's not your district or a topic you really care about, I don't blame someone for not knowing about it.

Even though I pretty consistently agree with Stewart's politics, this was really misleading and I was really disappointed that they would do something like that. This is the kind of reporting they regularly call out Fox News for doing. I know this is a comedy show first and news show second, but this piece really showed that it definitely has an agenda just like every other show.

fidelitypdx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's precisely incidents like this that I stopped watching the Daily Show. I truly miss the comedy and laughs, but when they do a segment on guns I have to turn it off right away or I'll spend the next few days furious about how inaccurate it is. After Sandy Hook I just gave up watching it, I can't even imagine the crazy stuff that went on air to millions of influenced and polarized Americans.

It's not just The Daily Show either. You can take a perfectly reputable news organization like Democracy Now, and they'll do a segment on firearms that is just riddled with critical inaccuracies and terrible reporting.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:40:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:46:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, he was wrong, they were banned in 1986, no expiration. You're thinking of "assault weapons."

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:52:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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fidelitypdx ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:57:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a fellow veteran, I know you should know that all of this country's firearm laws are completely made up, absolutely silly, and have no basis in logic or practicality.

An "assault rifle" is anything that looks scary to anyone else. An "assault weapon" is anything that looks scary to politicians exclusively. Now You Knowโ€ฆ

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:01:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah, yes. You are correct. I amended my statement in my reply. 1984 was the cutoff for newly produced fully automatic firearms for sale to civilians. All fully-automatic firearms must have been manufactured and registered before 1984.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:35:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It wasn't 1984, it was 1986.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:48:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know how I managed to be wrong about that twice. You are clearly correct. I don't know where I got 1984 from.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:59:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is incorrect. You are thinking of "assault weapons" not "assault rifles."

Assault rifles are rifles that fire an intermediate cartridge and have a select fire capability. This means they are capable of firing in full-automatic, generally speaking.

Assault weapon, on the other hand, is not a technical term and is politically motivated. Definitions of "assault weapon" vary depending on the specific context, but they focus on largely cosmetic features such as foregrips, collapsible stocks, barrel shrouds, etc.

To quote wikipedia on the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban.

Semi-automatic rifles able to accept detachable magazines and two or more of the following:

  • Folding or telescoping stock
  • Pistol grip
  • Bayonet mount
  • Flash suppressor, or threaded barrel designed to accommodate one
  • Grenade launcher mount

Ass you can see, the qualifications for it being an assault weapon are reduced to cosmetic features and not the operation thereof. This was an assault weapon. This was not despite being functionally the same. Neither were assault rifles.

Assault Rifles have been strictly regulated since the 1934 National Firearms Act. And in 1984 the bill was amended to say that no fully-automatic firearms could be produced for civilian ownership. Meaning, legally acquiring a fully automatic firearm in the United States is extremely difficult and quite expensive. I'm willing to estimate that less than 1 in 1000 gun owners possess an assault rifle. And that's a conservative estimate. It is probably close to 1 in 10,000.

Here's a handy website that explains the difference between assault rifles and assault weapons.

davec79 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:01:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, someone else corrected me about fifteen minutes ago and I looked into it.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:03:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Excellent! The more you know. Yeah, formatting took me a long time. I could probably stand to be more concise.

davec79 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:05:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha, yeah, you took your time and spelled out all the relevant details, whereas the other guy just said "Hey dumbass, you're thinking about B when you really mean A" but still got the point across.

xFoeHammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, it'd be nice if people like Sam Harris got invited to liberal news programs to talk about gun control instead of the nuts they normally get.

Doctorboffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It happens on both sides though, and with all issues. It is just how news works. Though that isn't saying it is a good thing.

fidelitypdx ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:32:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It happens on both sides though, and with all issues.

I don't think so. I think Stewart's team (perhaps not him himself) purposefully mocks certain perspectives while finding credible arguments from others. This happens routinely.

For example, do you suppose the Daily Show is going to do a story about a student who is anti-abortion for perfectly sane reasons? No. Instead they'll bring on a student who is level-headed and pro-abortion, and they'll find some extremist to mock. This is consistent because Stewart really isn't trying to challenge liberal conventions, he wants his audience to agree with him. That's perfectly fine, it is what it is, but it's damn annoying when he's representing something incorrectly instead of reasonably to a huge audience of people.

Doctorboffin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:33:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So do shows like Red Eye and other things on fox. I do think it happens more with liberal shows, but that is only because we have a liberal run comedy media.

tehlemmings ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:45:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fox is conservative comedy media silly

(seriously though, fox had to re-classify themselves awhile back to an entertainment network as they were no longer able to be considered a news network... it's a good idea to take everything on TV with a grain of salt. There's only really like 9 companies running everything, and they all only really care about making money)

Doctorboffin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:47:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know, I was saying that their are people who show the worst of each side on both sides. For example Redeye shows the worst of liberals.

tehlemmings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All media does this. Finding normal people isn't entertaining and wont generate views.

Look at depictions of just about anything, and they'll have grabbed the most stand out person they could.

Talking about the south? Crazy fucking redneck (beyond normal levels!). Talking about gay rights? Either some super homophone, or someone who will terrify old people. Talking about welfare? Ignore the single mother working two jobs, focus on the small percentage who are gaming the system. Talking about weed, show redditors.

Media is manipulation. There's a very real incentive both monetarily and politically for them to manipulate what you see for their own ends. There is no unbiased media, there's just the ones who's bias matches your own.

It would sound like a crazy conspiracy if it didn't make perfect sense and wasn't being done by pretty much anyone who runs their entire business off money per views

Doctorboffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

^ This

SWIMsfriend ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:34:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

name me 6 liberals they had on, you are talking out of your ass. you have never seen this show, but because you think redditors are dumbasses that would never look up or fact check the bullshit you are spewing you just go on saying this stuff that is so wrong that it is like hearing someone say To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in a forest, where hunters are actively trying to kill a mockingbird

Doctorboffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for making wild assumptions. I never said redditors are dumb, I never said they don't look up facts, all I am saying is that their are shows that bash everyone.

SWIMsfriend ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:24:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

name me 6 liberals they had on

Doctorboffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can mock Liberals with out having them on the show, and I have not watched more then two episodes. It was a quick example.

SWIMsfriend ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:31:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you have never seen Red Eye have you? They do not ever have correspondents or have reports the way The Daily Show does, Red Eye is basically Chelsea Lately but with reporters and journalists instead of Chelsea handler's hanger ons. Also Red Eye has an ombudsman that typically calls out people who do try to pull that "everyone on the other side is fucking stupid argument" In fact just about every time Ann Coulter is on the ombudsman calls her out on her bullshit and forces her to apologize or chance her mind every time. There was also another famous episode from last year where the ombudsman argues for 15 minutes with a panelist that tries to call the Boston Bombing a false flag. so for you to say Red Eye is The Daily Show with a conservative slant, you either have never watched the show or are basically lying to make it seem like what you are saying is right

The14thNoah ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:07:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The one big issue I have with him is that he seems to softball some interviews with people from a certain group.

SWIMsfriend ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:37:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yeah look up his interview with Katherine sebelius right before Healthcare.gov was opened to the public. he gives her the easyest questions someone could give her and she still misses the mark

Animalgeologist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What group?

highchief ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:31:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

High profile Democrat politicans

myplantscancount ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 21:24:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd like to point out, like Jon Stewart himself has done, that he is a comedy show, not a news show. Yes he interviews the crazy extremists, yes he asks namby-pamby questions to his interviewees sometimes, that's because his show is designed to make you laugh, not to make you a well informed citizen (though that may be a side effect). Of course, I think it's wonderful that Jon Stewart puts pressure on politicians, lobbyists etc. when they are being stupid greedy assholes, but that's not really his job. It's the news's job, they just happen to not be very good at it.

fidelitypdx ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:28:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd like to point out, like Jon Stewart himself has done, that he is a comedy show, not a news show.

I'd like to point out what Jon Stewart won't admit but happily knows: his "comedy show" is the most influential news show for at least a whole generation of people. It's broadcast in multiple countries, in multiple languages, and is even available on the Armed Forces Network to soldiers overseas.

Sure, he's a comedian, but that doesn't escape the reality of the influence and how uncritically young people accept his perspective. Most young people admire him profoundly, certainly I do in many ways.

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:56:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Furthermore, he's flat out stated that he aspires to be like Mark Twain. There's more to the Daily Show than just getting you to laugh, a lot more. And he knows it. This whole "we're a comedy program" is sometimes used as a cop-out. Yeah, that's true, but it isn't just a comedy program. He's a satirist and satirists have more on their minds and more purpose in their material than simply getting people to laugh. They're sending a message.

Superiority_Complex_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:00:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The problem is though that reddit often treats him as a legit news source. Often times people on here will advise you to watch comedy central for your news, which that's simply not what he does.

linkseyi ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:38:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Alright, so you disagree with him on something. That doesn't mean either of you are right or wrong.

fidelitypdx ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

It has nothing to do with agreement or disagreement or determining what is right or wrong.

My personal disagreement with Mr. Stewart is how he goes about representing ideas that are outside conventional "liberalism". On virtually all conservative and libertarian ideas, he brings on idiots or extremists to mock, while showcasing level-headed liberals. That's not a good way to explain complex topics to millions upon millions of viewers, it only complicates political debates in this country by generating strawmen and bias.

This is why when someone takes up a defensive stance for the preservation of firearm rights, some yahoo immediately chimes in: "You just want to do undo all safety protections and make everyone carry a gun, because you insanely think that will make anyone safer!" In reality that poster claimed nothing like that, but this yahoo has a misconception of firearm owners from terrible reporting.

[Edit:] These same yahoos just downvote any comments that might be possibly pro gun, even if there's no direct evidence.

FuzzyBacon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, in Stewart's defense, his goal isn't reasonable or rational debate. Its comedy. He's outright said that he's not a news anchor, he's a comedian.

PoorMansSpeedball ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bill Maher doesn't do this typically, he brings on the intelligent representatives

While that may be true for the show, it certainly was not in "Religulous"

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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fidelitypdx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

That's an interesting perspective - but the other perspective is that the NRA and Wayne LaPierre's rhetoric is only necessary because of attitude of the anti-gun community.

I've interviewed the activists of Cease-Fire Oregon, the anti-gun crusaders in Oregon. Those people are fucking insane. One guy I spoke to went off on a rant about how hunters can only have 3 bullets in their gun, therefore people walking around on the streets shouldn't have more than 3 bullets. I tried explaining to him the necessity of limiting hunters and the difference of self defense, but he didn't even want to talk about the possibility of shooting multiple assailants. His ideas were simply bizarre, same with everyone I talked to at their Organizing for Action rally last year. Not one person in the crowd was at all familiar with the policies they were demanding be instituted, like how gun registration worked in Canada and why it was appealed. That same group of activist talks to politicians to influence legislation, they don't have a clue what they're talking about. One guy told me he was out there just to support a gun registration database for automatic weapons, I told him that already exists, and he didn't believe me.

So, I think there's extremists on both ends, which is why everyone gets really cautious when there's any action or talk around firearms.

If gun policy in the United States was dictated by people who wanted reasonable, evidence based, restrictions on gun owners, then I wouldn't have problem with it either. That's not the case though.

BenFoldsFourLoko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stewart runs a comedy show. If they didn't choose crazies whom they could laugh at or make glances to the camera because of, they'd almost be a normal news show.

His own stance on firearms isn't crazy either I'm guessing (though I don't actually know it), but I have seen him make fun of a guy for saying he was ready for a hurricane because he had like 50 guns. It was for comedy not for serious commentary. Though there are real gun nuts out there, and a surprising number of them. The NR fuckin A advocated arming our teachers :l

Simi510 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you should watch bill mahers movie about religion, he does interview unintelligent representatives in a mocking way, was very embarrassing to watch.

Batsy22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except you have to remember Jon Stewart is a comedian. He isn't obligated to be fair and unbiased. His job is just to be funny

Scruffmygruff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pro-gun here--I've met plenty of people who hate any restriction on guns. I'm guessing you don't know many posers, ie the people who view a pistol as a fashion statement; The people with pink camoflauge shotguns or a 4yr old AR that's never been fired.

I know one girl who says anything the gov't can own, the public should too, including nuclear and chemical weapons. Wing nuts no doubt, and in the minority, but they exist

fidelitypdx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

anything the gov't can own, the public should too, including nuclear and chemical weapons.

I can actually agree with that, as it would prohibit the government's ability to own those items. Also, the cost of entry for civilians to purchase a NBC weapon is exponential. It's possible to buy anti-aircraft missiles in the United States if you get clearance, but few civilians will fork out the $90,000 per rocket. It's possible to buy nuclear weapons on the black market, but I think the going rate is $250 million, which not even ISIS can afford. I don't know if your friend has an educated or rational reason why they believe these things, or if they're just a bat shit wing nut.

The nice thing about wing nuts is that they never have any influence in society, therefore they really don't matter paying attention to.

Scruffmygruff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Idk, mustard gas isn't that expensive, and I don't want my neighbor stockpiling it in his basement and not taking care of the canisters. Nor do I think bill gates owning a small nuclear arsenal would deter Uncle Sam from having his own

fidelitypdx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:25:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Does the law stop your neighbor from stockpiling mustard gas as it is? I believe it's just a combination of 2 or 3 chemicals, and he could stockpile on those chemicals. Suppose you want to pass a law that prohibits your neighbor from owning all chemical weapons - then Uncle Sam would fall under the same restriction. I think that's a great idea, I hate the notion of the US having biological or chemical weapons.

You know a Google executive owns a fighter jet? Would anything stop that man from owning a nuclear weapon if he wanted one? I doubt it, he just doesn't want a nuclear weapon because he's sane.

Everything is already for sale in this country, as it sits right now, it's just for sale to certain types of people: those who buy it legally through a lengthy process, or those who buy illegally. Of course, the market makes many items unavailable through price restrictions.

Shadeun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To be honest I am completely against civilian firearm ownership of anything more powerful that a 12 gauge for farmers. John Oliver is British and is raised (as is every other person outside the USA in the developed world) to find the whole idea ridiculous. You guys have a tradition, and that's fine, but you also have a more violent environment by almost any (every??) measure.

It's a trade off.

Everyone doesn't live in America. Support of gun rights is very similar to religion, you tend to believe what your parents do. Outside America pretty much no one has guns. So we're against it.

Very annoying how Reddit is so pro gun ownership - making it even more Ameri-centric.

fidelitypdx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Outside America pretty much no one has guns.

...Every other person outside the USA in the developed world find[s] the whole idea [of gun ownership] ridiculous

You do realize that many other nations in the world, including developed nations, also have firearms? Many nations in Europe have looser restrictions on the types of firearms people can have in their closet than we do. I don't know where you got this factually incorrect perspective.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_guns_per_capita_by_country

A huge portion of the world, like all of Central and South America, all of Africa, all of the Middle East, and many parts of Asia and Pacific Islands have firearms (legally or not). In fact, if you look closely, the only places that have really tight restrictions on guns are a few European countries and wealthy Asian countries. In many of those nations there's active movements to bring them back.

peanutbutter1236 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the fact of saying no one believes that a policy of no restrictions would work, I disagree with you. I know that where I live obviously is nowhere special, but it is a rural town and I have heard many people say outright "I don't want the government to interfere with my guns. They're mine and there should be no control from them." While I disagree with the opinion they have, it is still an opinion that is believed and spread throughout many small redneck towns.

fidelitypdx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do those same people believe that radio waves are killing their chickens? Or that aliens kidnapped Uncle John? Or Obama is a Secret Muslim?

These people may have some crazy rhetoric, or they might just be crazy.

Truth be told, everyone wants restriction of some type on firearms: ask them if they think felons should be restricted from owning guns, or if the cops/government should be restricted from owning guns, or if black/brown people should be restricted from owning guns, or if "evil people" should be restricted from owning guns, or "liberals" or "Nazis" should be restricted from owning guns.

Everyone that owns a gun imagines some type of adversary in the world, no matter how that adversary manifests. Every rational person would want their adversary less armed.

notasrelevant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know anyone in the firearm community that believes that, most people want rational firearm restrictions that improve public safety without compromising rights based upon evidence.

Gun Owners of America is a gun lobby group that regularly criticizes the NRA for being too lax and compromising on gun issues. As far as I know, they basically stand by the idea that no laws should be put in place that limits a person for access or ownership of guns. This would include any and every person, regardless of mental state or criminal history.

They're still a small-ish group, relatively, but hardly small enough to scoff at. There are quite a few members and they do have some influence.

fidelitypdx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As far as I know...

Yeah, you're flat wrong there. Try citing anything on their website that claims anything like that:

http://gunowners.org/

Also, a bit of background: GOA is smaller than the NRA but does take an activist stance towards expanding firearm laws. The NRA, at least in my opinion and the opinion of many others, is nothing but a front for the Republican Party โ€“ hence they back primarily Republican candidates regardless of prior anti-gun legislation. For example, the NRA praises Ronald Regan, yet heโ€™s the man responsible most of the firearm restrictions in California. Additionally, the NRA doesnโ€™t want to โ€œfixโ€ any of the absurdities in our firearm law, theyโ€™re perfectly complacent with all sorts of stuff โ€“ in fact theyโ€™re willing to talk and compromise on firearm rights, as they have done repeatedly in the past. Also the NRA considers itโ€™s self an โ€œindustry groupโ€, as most of their money comes from the industry, they don't care much or do much for regular gun owning civilians. Members of the NRA receive basically nothing except for monthly/quarterly letters fear mongering that they need more money.

For all of these reasons and more, the GOA has become a very fast growing organization. Itโ€™s much more libertarian (instead of Republican) and they are inclusive of other ideologies (notably: firearm advocate liberals). As a member of GOA, they plug you into activist groups if you desire. Emblematic of all of this, the GOA has an article on their website, โ€œMy transformation from anti-gun feminist to armed feministโ€. I canโ€™t imagine the NRA ever mentioning feminism. So, these groups are different leagues, and your opinion of GOA is flat wrong.

notasrelevant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't visit their site at work and it's hell to navigate on phone.

They consider themselves a no compromise group when it comes to gun rights. It's hard to say if that's describing their views on what gun rights should be or their methodology in lobbying/pursuing their goals. It could be both, I guess.

Can you point me to any restrictions on guns that they do support? That would be an easier way to resolve this than to have me find an exact quotation when I can't really access their site. Otherwise, I guess I can do some digging after work, but you'll have to wait about 6 hours.

Shootz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jon Stewart takes a rational approach to everything except the one thing I disagree with him on at which point he is screamingly ideological.

fidelitypdx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know if you're trying to be sarcastic here, but in this thread is several cited examples of how irresponsibly they've misrepresented this one particular issue. They represent guns so poorly on numerous occasions that if Fox News did the same poor quality hack job on any issue, The Daily Show would use it as material for a whole show.

For example, interviewing people about a politician's recall who are outside of the area that the recall affected - then, deriving opinion from these ill-informed people. That's flat dishonest, shoddy stuff. If it happened once maybe it was a mistake, but this is a consistent problem on only a few issues.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It doesn't matter if most of the community wants restrictions if the elected officials or representatives don't.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My dad was a gunsmith but I'm otherwise pretty liberal where it makes sense (and it does usually make sense).

But this divide between east coast city dwellers (or most city dwellers, period) and the rest of America is just bizarre. Yeah, you can't stand the idea of pulling the fur off of 4 squirrels and chopping their heads off for dinner but you eat veal haute cuisine?? Give me a break!!

UnclaimedUnderpants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...found some guy to claim that no firearm restrictions work. I don't know anyone in the firearm community that believes that, most people want rational firearm restrictions...

I actually know quite a few people who insist there should be no gun restrictions at all. Their mindset is actually pretty disturbing. Yes, they're the minority, but there are plenty of them for sure.

crimdelacrim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know exactly which segment you are talking about. I love John Oliver's knew show but I can't really forgive him and Stewart for that bullshit antigun segment. Yes, I know it's supposed to be funny. It was clear what they were doing, though. They found the worst representative for gun rights and made it even worse by selectively editing it like they always do when they make fun of somebody.

There are other things besides guns but I agree. About 95% of the time, I'm with Stewart and Colbert. It's that small portion where they go full-on Maher that fucks it up.

TheSilverNoble ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:54:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My main issue with Stewart in the past has been that when he gets involved in something serious or starts going off on a serious topic, he often falls back on humor or on the "I'm a comedian" defense... but to me it feels like chickening out. John Oliver has been better about this- though he probably has looser reigns.

AnotherBlackMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How can you say that a former Speaker of the House and someone who was a leading presidential candidate just 2 years ago is not a good representative of conservatives?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know he is a comedy show host right.. Kinda his job..

sosern ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:44:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no firearm restrictions work. I don't know anyone in the firearm community that believes that, most people want rational firearm restrictions

In my experience (as someone who opposes most people having guns) this is not the case, on Reddit.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:19:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well spoken. Damn.

supdunez ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:41:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I remember the John Oliver interview several months ago where he found some guy to claim that no firearm restrictions work. I don't know anyone in the firearm community that believes that, most people want rational firearm restrictions that improve public safety without compromising rights based upon evidence. Rather than have smart representatives from conservative or libertarian perspectives, they instead throw fuel on the fire and select extremists.

I did like their piece on the change in Australian firearm policy. The number of shootings went down, and most of the population (that they interviewed) was down with it. I think we can have sensible firearm regulation without the dumbasses claiming that Obama is disarming us so he can burn a hole through the constitution, and fuck it.

Obviously there is an agenda, every news report will have an agenda to sway your opinion one way or the other. I think the difference is that you shouldn't form an opinion on hearsay or radical views that seem to fit into your own agenda. A bit off topic, there are so many people that aren't taught to critically think about things. Instead of teachers asking what their students think, and getting them to form their own opinions, they're too busy preparing them for one test or another. I don't blame the teachers, but testing has become a forefront of education and it's ruining our students to actually think "what does this mean to me, and why?".

RebelNutt18 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:34:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Is Colbert a liberal? I feel like I read that somewhere.

I love him on the report, I would hate to find out that he was an asshole like Maher.

Edit.

Just realized that it sounds like I mean all liberals are assholes.

Not at all. It's a separate question.

I was just curious if he is like his character in real life or the opposite.

unsalted-butter ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:53:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is Colbert a liberal? I feel like I read that somewhere.

Yes, the character he plays on his show is just satire of conservative ideas.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:54:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

More like a satire of Bill O'Reilly

OmegaVesko ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:01:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was just curious if he is like his character in real life or the opposite.

Well, it's a character for a reason. I don't know or particularly care if he actually calls himself a liberal IRL, but he is certainly left-leaning, unlike his character.

ledivin ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:41:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does Colbert have this arbitrary label attached to him? I love him and all of his ideas, but shit... if people call him that word, I'm done.

Izzi_Skyy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does Colbert have this arbitrary label attached to him? I love him and all of his ideas, so I could probably have the same arbitrary label attached to me, but shit... if people call him that word, I'm done. I hate people who believe in roughly the same shit as me if they're not called the right thing.

Doctorboffin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Opposite. He is one of the most die hard Liberals on TV.

katzgoboom ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:49:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

His whole motto is "make fun of people being stupid", which is pretty evenly split a lot of the times. Hence why he can sometimes be an amazing source of news, because his news segment has no party-based political affiliation.

herbestfriendscloset ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:26:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You actually believe that? He obviously leans left and favors the left. A lot of his mockery of liberal figures comes that they're not liberal enough. Its scary that you think he has no political affiliation in his show.

Hooded_Demon ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:38:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The previous commenter didn't say that Stewart and TDS have no political affiliation, he said that they specifically have no "party-based political affiliation". Of course they lean heavily left, that's pretty obvious. But do they obviously lean towards the Democrat Party? I would say not so much. The show has been fairly outspoken in it's criticism for the Dems when they do something deserving of it. However, in recent years it's the Republicans that have seemed to act pretty much like a parody of themselves, and so undoubtedly they're the ones that have received a higher portion of the flak.

herbestfriendscloset ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Confirmation bias. I'd say the liberals have been way worse and way more welcoming to criticism, not to mention they're in power. And when Stewart criticizes the liberals, it tends to mostly be because they're not liberal enough.

katzgoboom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He leans to the left, but when I say he has no political affiliation, I mean he's not advertised as "the best source of liberal news" or whatever MSNBC has going for it. A lot of the major news sources have a strong, stated political affiliation and have to center all of their news segments around building up their political party. The Daily Show is simply taking news segments and lampooning them, which makes both sides a target. Its main political affiliation is "progress".

herbestfriendscloset ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:58:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Its main political affiliation is progressives. FTFY.

John Stewart does the same thing as any political commentator, he just hides behind the, "I'm a comic" excuse when he gets called out on some of the stuff he does, such as misquoting and editing video. I'd have more respect for him if he just admitted he was a joke liberal news show. At least other commentators admit what they are, he doesn't.

riptaway ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you being serious or facetious when you say news networks have a clearly and openly stated affiliation with a party or ideology? Because that's just not true at all

katzgoboom ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:03:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can you look me in the eye and say Fox News or MSNBC don't have obvious biases?

riptaway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:16:24 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never said they didn't. Please reread my comment, this time paying attention. You said they had a stated bias. I disagreed

kimahri27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He mocks liberals to be funny. He mocks conservatives to bash them specifically.

Doctorboffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So? Everyone has a bias and at least he uses facts.

kimahri27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:21:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never said they didn't deserve bashing.

sarcasmandsocialism ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:05:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He is clearly liberal, but "die hard" seems a bit hyperbolic. He says voted for George H.W. Bush, and said he was disappointed in Obama and would consider a Republican over him. (Although, like most Americans, Stewart wasn't particularly impressed with any of the Republican candidates at the time.)

Doctorboffin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:10:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You do have a point, and die hard may be an over statement, though leaning is definitely an understatement. Though that being said their is a difference between die hard democrat and die hard liberal. A die hard democrat would mean that you would only vote for other democrats where as a die hard liberal would vote for people of any party as long as they where liberal. From everything I have heard he is very liberal, but he agrees with some republicans because their can be liberal republicans. Along with this Obama isn't very liberal, he is pretty moderate.

prof_talc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:27:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I get the impression that Stewart will take easy jabs at liberals, like without really trying to push any of their buttons, whereas he goes all out with everyone else. In your experience is that true? I don't want enough Stewart to know but have wondered.

Doctorboffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:23:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do think that is true, but he never really goes out on just his opinions, he always has some evidence backing him up. I also think it is fine that he jabs more at one party then another because everyone has their biases and comedy news tends to be bias driven.

discrepancies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't pay much attention to Maher but I think the difference between Maher and Stewart is Stewart didn't put $1 million in Obama's PAC, and Stewart isn't afraid to attack Obama from the left.

xFoeHammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah. He has opinions just like anyone else but if he can make a comedy bit of it, he will.

bartlechoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ever love Jon Stewart...... on weeeed?

siilver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:27:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's called being a rational human being and not having a clouded mentality for something you believe.

You can love a football club with all your heart, live a breath the club, but if someone with the same beliefs as you comes and says something absolutely stupid and nonsensical, you should be rational enough in order to not be the same as that person.

N0V0w3ls ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:42:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am a pretty die-hard conservative and I love Jon Stewart. He's actually funny, not an asshole, and he's smart as fuck. He came to a different conclusion than I did about many issues, but he has his reasons and I can completely respect that. He's pointed out a lot of shit on liberals and hell I tend to agree with his criticism of most conservatives!

Weed_O_Whirler ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:57:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes I don't like Jon Stewart because I feel like he hides behind being a comedian sometimes. There are times he tries to be taken seriously in his commentary, which is fine. But if he is caught doing selective edits or mus-representing a story he'll say "well, I'm just a comedian. It was for a laugh."

WedgeTalon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:07:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This exactly.

He may have been able to do this 10 years ago, but I think his show has become more than its humble beginnings as "just a comedy show".

MericaMan4Life ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:12:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's also what I love about trey Parker and Matt stone. No one is safe from them.

hampsted ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:02:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is accurate. Liberals, on the other hand, are completely safe from Stewart.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's exactly why I hate South Park, and their black vs. white approach.

hampsted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:01:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What does this mean?

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:37:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

South Park... Let me put it like this. South Park is that pretentious teenager you know in High School, whose a "Libertarian" (or liberal) who only focuses on the extreme side of things (black vs. white). They have the views of small government, legalize drugs, and aren't afraid to shove them down your throat. And even if they'll mock anyone that they see, even those with the same belief, they do it in such a hyperbolic way that it's not even funny. And the people who take them seriously (a good portion of Reddit) only makes it worse.

hampsted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:42:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Have you ever watched South Park? Most episodes (well maybe not most, but a ton) end with someone (usually Kyle) giving a monologue that branches the two sides and acknowledges both sides' points. They make fun of the black vs. white idea of things. They make fun of that pretentious teenager you described.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:57:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They really don't...

For example, that episode making fun of Family Guy and Mohammad. The monologue for that episode was basically a point Kyle made, where "either everything's okay, or nothing is"... That's the definition of black vs. white!

hampsted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:59:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's the definition of comedy and a very good point. If you set a barrier at something, you're saying everything up to it is ok. Making fun of Jews and black people is ok, but we draw the line here because we don't want to offend a certain type of people.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:00:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then they really failed in that department, in my eyes at least.

hampsted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:02:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I edited my comment. But seriously, I used to find South Park pretty stupid and much like you said. You should probably watch it closer. It's one of the smartest shows on TV. It's just hard for people to believe that with the animation style.

topdeck55 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:21:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He leans more liberal

Let's be honest, he lies down on it. Full prone.

ModernPoultry ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:08:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same with Colbert who stands as a right wing but most of his jokes are are on or satirical of the republican party

Doctorboffin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:37:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Colbert is a liberal in real life.

ModernPoultry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So his tv persona is a lie :(

nightpanda893 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:42:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, Jon Stewart is more anti-hypocrisy than anything else.

herbestfriendscloset ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:27:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except he himself is one. Hiding behind the comic name while being a political commentator who is obviously biased in his reporting and commentary.

chivere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How can you be a political commentator and not be biased? Isn't that the point?

herbestfriendscloset ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:34:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. But he doesn't acknowledge that he is a political commentator. He hides behind being a comic. That is my point. He is not honest about what he is. A liberal political commentator who happens to be funny.

kickstand_in_pants ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:02:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He leans more liberal,

Understatement of the year

Zao1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:33:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like the irony behind that fact that he reiterates his view that "government can be competent and do great things for people" then every day he writes scripts and compiles videos that show the exact opposite of that.

XSerenity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It says something that I, as a strong conservative, can still laugh at Stewart.

AgAero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Liberal or not, he's a satirist to begin with. He lives to point out absurdity where he sees it.

hampsted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:03:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And create it when it's not there...

AgAero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

True, I've seen that occasionally. That is not often the case.

Unknown_Sample ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

RIGHT? Me too. I'm an independent (conservative leaning economically liberal leaning socially) and he is great. I have a very conservative friend who loves the guy too, even if he disagrees with him from time to time.

Yeah sure he has his party but if he sees shit he mentions it no matter who did the deed.

Salvo623 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know if he is liberal or just a guy pointing out when people are full of it or do things that are asinine and vulgar. It seems that in America you have to be one or the other when nothing is further from the truth.

Doctorboffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In many interviews he has stated he is a Liberal.

thedoge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jon Stewart is actually funny too. It like someone just told Bill Maher he was a comedian at some point and he bought it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stewart sadly is willing to work with companies like Viacom. Because of this his commentary is noticeably tamer than people think. There are some things he literally can't say.

kimahri27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is defined as stupid is in the eyes of a liberal though. And both stewart and colbert claim their shows are nonpartisan and appeal to both party demographics. They are on comedy central and dont want to anger the few hundred comservatives that naively watch their show. But when colbert is playing a conservative loon (because it wouldn't work the other way around) and 95% of the jokes on both shows are bashing republican politicians, policies, and media, its kind of dumb to think it isn't anti-republican. The only times they joke about liberals is when it comes to money corruption or weiner dick picks, which don't involve party affiliation or policy at all. The shows lean heavily on hypocrisy after all, and republicans always take the cake.

xole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have to admit, a guy named weiner busted sending dick pics is comedy gold. It might be low hanging fruit, but you can't pass that up.

kimahri27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:23:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They have to mix it up or else they will be accused of being too partisan or obsessed with attacking Fox News.

garlicdeath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love Jon Stewart but I just don't find him funny, at all.

starhawks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Plus he's a green lantern.

shawnbliman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know I personaly got sick of both Jon Stewart and Colbert. John Oliver is about all I can stomach now a days. He seems to be the only legitimately logical person, addressing actual issues. Jon Stewart often leans too left for me.

Jokeydjokovic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maher...that smile whenever he hits a punchline...ugh. And I did enjoy that show for a while, mainly the discussion table. But the man has done nothing that could touch Stewart's interview on Crossfire.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:03:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Conservative here, I respect Jon Stewart and even watch his show from time to time, I like open-minded liberals, something you almost never see on this site though...

herbestfriendscloset ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't like him because he acts like a political commentators, clearly favoring one side over the other, then hides behind the, relax I'm a comic, line. At least Rush, OReilly, Olbermann (use to) admit that they're political commentators. Stewart doesn't, but still acts like one. He is just as one sided and biased as O'Reilly ever was/is.

nrbartman ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:37:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stupid is stupid.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:39:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Noam Chomsky says we should move away from "liberal" and "conservative." Look up liberalism and neoliberalism.

Not "you" but for the purposes of conversation.

dowhatuwant2 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:52:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He seems to struggle with criticising Israel though.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:16:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because you identify with a party's politics doesn't mean they're always right. No group should be immune from criticism or jokes, including the ones we belong to. Something about politics makes people too stupid to see this.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:27:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jon Stewart is a pussy. He never straight up calls people out on their bullshit in his segments.

BarkMingo ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

John Oliver > both of them

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agree!

If it makes you laugh, they're doing something right - because first and foremost they're comedians, not political commentators. But just because you're laughing, doesn't mean that the subject has been fairly presented or that it has been thouroughly researched.

BarkMingo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:08:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...are you saying Oliver's show is not as fair/thoroughly-researched...?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:05:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, I was making a general point about these kinda shows.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha a typical response from a party. No offense mate.

But "leans more liberal" is a very liberal way of saying he's very liberal. The guy is left, no question about it. Yes, he makes fun of both sides, but don't give him that much a benefit of the doubt.

IranianGenius ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 20:01:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most political pundits have this problem. I feel like people sometimes agree with extreme opinions, hoping that a moderate compromise will be reached closer to their actual beliefs.

SwissQueso ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:23:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel the extreme opinions get better ratings, and compromise makes you look soft. And that's why our government isn't working...

DownFromYesBad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's an interesting idea, but I think most people know that their personal opinions have very little or no effect on policy. I think the abundance of extremists stems from the extreme polarization of pretty much every political issue, ever. Pro-life or pro-choice (abortion is wrong even for teenage rape victims, or babies have a return policy)? Zimmerman or Martin (Trayvon was a monster, and Zimmerman would've likely been murdered had he spared him, or George Zimmerman is the spawn of Satan and we need to outlaw all weapons because of this incident)? etc.

Wallawino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's never evenly split.

ReadsSmallTextWrong ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's an interesting point. "Political creep" could be a hilarious term for the product of that. I just wonder why the political nature of US society winds up more right than centrist then...

clunkclunk ยท 207 points ยท Posted at 20:43:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

is opposed to the militarization of police yet doesn't seem to care about the second amendment, etc. I don't get how you don't want gun rights yet care about police getting too powerful.

I'm in agreement with most of what you said about this one. They're not mutually exclusive. It sounds like what he wants is a less armed world - both for police and private citizens.

I can't say I'm against that either. Disarmament is an option rather than an arms race.

letsgocrazy ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 22:15:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the UK we're not armed but we're still very aware of moderating police powers and not giving them too much. There is absolutely nothing incongruous about that position.

It only seems daft to people who believe in some ultimate showdown between the police and or military and the average citizen.

People like that forget that the police and military are citizens and are just as likely to fight against fascism themselves.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:50:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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darkslide3000 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:57:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You do realize that the armed citizens in Germany mostly fought for Hitler, not against him, right? The SA didn't start as a government branch, more like one of those sketchy "neighborhood watch" things. Those are the kinda guys that totally would've loved a constitutional right to bear arms and would've been the first ones to stock up (well, they kinda did anyway... gun control gets a little tricky right after a world war).

Metallio ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:59:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Disarmament is an option rather than an arms race.

Not really. Not to get into a deep discussion on the matter, but if there exists a conflict there's always an arms race. Where a conflict is physical and involves death or the potential for great bodily harm, that arms race involves deadly weapons.

That's not to say that we can't eventually remove ourselves mentally far enough from this to forget it, or to minimize the conflict to the point where we can discuss not using deadly force anymore, but even countries without armed police...have armed police, they're just not usually the first line.

Disarmament of everyone is impossible because killing your enemies solves your problems with them. Disarmament of nearly everyone while those of us in power manage violence carefully behind the scenes is a possibility but requires homogeneity of culture that's not likely in the US for another hundred years at least.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:24:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Killing your enemies does not solve your problems, it pushes it down the line to a different generation. Surely you must see that if your father or son was killed because it solved someone's problem you'd do everything in your power to make yourself their new problem.

Metallio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:11:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It creates other problems. That does not mean it does not solve the current one.

My statement is not a moral judgment or endorsement. It is the single most important unavoidable fact that drives violence. It gets danced around and we try to minimize violence by trying to convince people that violence "doesn't solve anything". This is untrue and readily apparent to even children. A useful statement at times but it has prevented us from properly addressing the utility if violence in the present.

[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 21:23:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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WorksWork ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:32:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

What would your stance be on non-lethal weapons? So say outlaw guns but hand out free pepper spray?

Also, should be noted that when Australia outlawed hand guns they had massive gun drives for people to turn in their guns for cash. (I'm not sure their details, but it does seem like you'd have to pay a premium.) Seems like a lot of criminals would easily turn in a gun for $500, since they tend to be thinking about the short term rather than the long term anyway. In fact, that could even create some interesting effects such as criminals robbing criminals for their guns to turn them in for cash.

Abolishing all militaries is unlikely, but disarmament isn't. We have actually reduced our nuclear stockpiles (we do need to do more). It isn't about having a world with no weapons, it's about having as few as possible/necessary.

vanquish421 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

What would your stance be on non-lethal weapons?

As readily available to people as lethal weapons are.

So say outlaw guns

Which criminals by definition won't obey, thus only disarming law abiding citizens.

Also, should be noted that when Australia outlawed hand guns they had massive gun drives for people to turn in their guns for cash.

Compared to the US, they didn't have that many guns to begin with (America has 300 million), they're an island nation, and they don't have as large of a gun culture as the US. A nation wide program like that isn't going to happen in the US, and if it did, it wouldn't be effective.

Seems like a lot of criminals would easily turn in a gun for $500, since they tend to be thinking about the short term rather than the long term anyway. In fact, that could even create some interesting effects such as criminals robbing criminals for their guns to turn them in.

Programs like this already occur in the US. The results are so laughable that it has become a joke. Criminals aren't turning in their arms, so law abiding citizens shouldn't, either.

Abolishing all militaries is unlikely, but disarmament isn't.

No thank you. I'm a firm believer of the nuclear peace theory. 70 years now without another world war is a good thing to me. Huge powers don't go to war anymore due to mutually assured destruction. Satellite wars are still terrible, but they're a significantly better option than world war.

WorksWork ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:07:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Which criminals by definition won't obey, thus only disarming law abiding citizens.

It isn't only going to disarm law abiding citizens. If you catch someone with a gun (including a criminal), you would be able to at the very least fine them and confiscate their gun.

I agree, it will affect law abiding citizens more than criminals (I am not sure how meaningful that distinction is though, given that a law abiding citizen can easily become a criminal in a moment of passion), but that argument that it only affects law abiding citizens is bullshit.

vanquish421 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:09:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're correct. I shouldn't have used the word "only".

sosern ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It doesn't matter if criminals don't obey laws, if everyone around them does they won't get the option to defy it. When it comes to getting guns.

vanquish421 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That isn't anywhere close to reality, considering the genie is already out of the bottle in America. We have 300 million guns in circulation, and we border one of the most crime ridden and gun filled nations on the planet. Criminals already have their guns, and if we could somehow round a bunch up, they'd still find more. Gun control in America disproportionately affects law abiding citizens by a landslide.

notasrelevant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Which criminals by definition won't obey

People should really give up on this argument. It's possibly one of the worst points.

First off, it basically assumes one of two things: Criminals are criminals and therefore won't respect or be affected by any law, or anyone with a gun is a criminal after those laws are put into place. The first one is just terrible logic. It could be used for any current or future law. The second one is true, but meaningless as a point.

Second, it assumes that criminals would be completely unaffected by a major change in the legal sale of guns. There should be some pretty obvious problems with this assumption.

vanquish421 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:25:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should learn the difference between punitive and prohibitive laws, their effects on various people, and their overall effectiveness.

notasrelevant ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:43:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should learn the difference between punitive and prohibitive laws, their effects on various people, and their overall effectiveness because I'm sure as hell not going to try and address your points myself.

Thanks for that thought provoking response. It's the perfect tactic to prove someone wrong without actually doing anything that prove them wrong.

Then again, maybe you were simply recommending a topic to research without any real connection to what was being discussed. I have no real way of knowing. Just in case, I'll reciprocate.

You should learn the difference between barrel vaults and groin vaults (architecture) and their effects on various building designs and overall effectiveness. It's pretty interesting stuff.

Turtle_78 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:03:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As soon as you can promise me every single criminal has been disarmed and has absolutely no possible way to access a weapon (because remember, guns aren't the only weapon), I may consider it.

No law can create a perfect world, that doesn't mean limits can't be put in place to make it less imperfect.

vanquish421 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:17:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's simply where you and I disagree, then. I don't support disarming citizens if criminals still have the ability to harm others at all, period. The huge elephant in the room no one on the side of gun control wants to address is the creation of disarmed victims it leads to, easy prey for those who are willing to do harm to others and already disobey laws.

Turtle_78 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:45:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Statistically speaking it is probably a very small elephant in the room, but that is obviously not something we like to say when the thing in question is human lives. Without getting into an argument too much I will say that I don't agree with the "already disobey laws" and similar comments I've heard before; if it isn't enforceable to a certain extent there is no point in putting such a law in place, is there? If executed properly it seems plausible that laws could be put in place so that a short term increased loss of life is counterbalanced by a reduction in loss of life over the long term. In the near future this might not be possible, but with long term planning the chances of effective implementation would surely increase.

I wasn't planning on getting involved in an argument here! Anyway, to me this is all largely irrelevant since it isn't going to happen any time soon. If I had some sort of political power or something I would focus more on increasing gun safety and implementing a driving licence style test that requires an owner to prove they can responsibly own a firearm.

For reference I am a Brit, so that obviously affects my view on certain things, including an absence of a particular cultural axiom, but I hope that doesn't impact our ability to have a relatively civil discussion on the matter :)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're exactly right and the left will do anything to ignore that. Most mass shootings take place in gun free zones. Schools seem to be the best option, and in many cases the guns were stolen, borrowed or obtained illegally. Even when they were obtained legally, the area they struck stopped all law abiding citizens from carrying a firearm. If you were intent on killing people, where would you go to do the most damage? A place where no one could stop you very quickly.

Before I get the sarcastic "Oh so only a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun huh?" Yes. You want to disarm the citizens, fine, but who shows up to stop the shooter? Good guys (police) with guns.

notasrelevant ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:29:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Since this was a general gun debate, it's odd that you turned to points only related to mass shootings.

Where do most gun related deaths take place? Are those mostly gun free zones as well?

As for the legality of the guns: Where do you think they come from? Why do you think those people are able to access them so easily? Do you think this is all completely detached from the fact that guns are easy to access and extremely prevalent?

You want to disarm the citizens, fine, but who shows up to stop the shooter? Good guys (police) with guns.

I'm quite confused at this point. Were you defending the right for citizens to own firearms? Because you pretty much turned your argument into a case against personal ownership of guns and support for police. I truly hope your point wasn't that police respond with guns, so citizens might as well have them for the same reason.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:42:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I jumped to that argument because that seems to be what the left emphasizes most. Statistics actually show mass shootings are down and I personally don't think it's as serious an issue as the media makes it. I think they are awful and I'd like to see any type of reduction, but I don't think that will happen by stopping people from buying guns or in some way limiting gun owners.

That's my main point. Making guns illegal or harder to buy is the same as banning drugs. If someone is going to sniff coke, they are going to do it regardless of the laws. Similarly, if some twisted lunatic is going to kill people, he or she is going to do it and find the gun to do it with.

As for police, my point was good guys with guns are the ones who stop bad guys with guns. Home owners routinely defend themselves and their families with firearms. Shockingly, they often do it without firing a single shot! Criminals don't want a fair fight. Similarly, the presence of someone with a firearm is a deterant. Again, criminals don't want to risk anything. I'm sure you'll disregard this and insist I'm wrong which is fine. You're entitled to your opinion.

notasrelevant ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:43:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I jumped to that argument because that seems to be what the left emphasizes most. Statistics actually show mass shootings are down and I personally don't think it's as serious an issue as the media makes it

I think that mostly happens as a stepping stone. Those stories get more media attention and bring more attention to that issue. Even though "normal" murders are way more common and account for more deaths, they simply don't get the same level of media attention. Even if your goal is to have an impact on the day to day events, it's best to talk about it during the hype of bigger events.

Making guns illegal or harder to buy is the same as banning drugs. If someone is going to sniff coke, they are going to do it regardless of the laws. Similarly, if some twisted lunatic is going to kill people, he or she is going to do it and find the gun to do it with.

I disagree on the very nature of the items. The end users have very different mindsets and goals. One is for personal enjoyment or self medication and generally has little involvement with criminal intent. It's also a consumable item, which means a user will frequently be buying more and that creates more demand. People frequently deny reductions from bans, but they do happen. Anyone who tries to suggest that laws against marijuana aren't limiting the volume of production and sales is kidding themselves. Legal and social acceptance of marijuana would generate millions of new users. There are tons of people who avoid use due to legal or career risks.

A lot of this would not apply to firearms in the same way. They are not consumable and would not have the same flow or demand. As for the flow issue, the biggest point against it is the fact that they are already so prevalent in the legal market. You could end up with personal enjoyment users, but I think it would be quite a different issue and would greatly taper over time. This would mean that users with harmless or good intent would taper and reduce demand. Then you'd be left with the ill intent. There would be a huge decrease in heat of the moment gun deaths. Those people aren't going to rush out to find a black market gun to follow through with it. It takes too much time and thought. Accidental deaths would taper off since very few people would have a gun to accidentally go off. A decrease in supply would decrease access and increase costs for those still interested. It would also introduce a different level of risk for the buyer and seller. There's no reason to believe it wouldn't be effective.

As for police, my point was good guys with guns are the ones who stop bad guys with guns.

My point is that the police point doesn't really stand as a point in favor of citizen ownership. An armed citizen is just not the same as an armed police officer.

Home owners routinely defend themselves and their families with firearms.

There's also a lot of debate over any accurate statistics for this.

Criminals don't want a fair fight. Similarly, the presence of someone with a firearm is a deterant. Again, criminals don't want to risk anything.

Conversely, it could be said that lacking the ability to arm themselves with guns will reduce their willingness to attempt something in the first place.

Your logic that they don't want to risk anything is a little off, for obvious reasons. Doing something illegal inherently has risks. If they truly didn't want to risk anything, they wouldn't be committing a crime. This could also be applied to the risks that would be associated with buying a gun if they were banned. The criminal wouldn't be looking to buy a gun or commit another crime if they weren't willing to risk anything.

drekstorm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:45:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually a gun may be bought for enjoyment like a drug. Some owners are collectors. There are shooting ranges for a reason. Hunting is considered a pass time. Also statistically speaking a the person a gun owner is most likely to kill is themselves. Suicide by gun is a much higher appeal than or there methods because it is the Jeopardy buzzer of suicide options. With drowning or hanging you can stop it in time to live if you think it over and decide that ending it is not the way to handle the issue. However with a gun you don't get much thought about it. Once you pull the trigger it is over.

notasrelevant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually a gun may be bought for enjoyment like a drug. Some owners are collectors. There are shooting ranges for a reason. Hunting is considered a pass time.

There's no way you could honestly believe those are comparable to recreational drug use. Like I said, they could be purchased for personal enjoyment and they often are, but it's just not the same.

Suicide is another facet of gun issues.

drekstorm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was just mentioning it because you didn't seem to. I know guns are not like drugs but I also know people that have been killed by both. Both can be dangerous but neither needs to be banned out right.

notasrelevant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was just mentioning it because you didn't seem to.

I said:

You could end up with personal enjoyment users, but I think it would be quite a different issue and would greatly taper over time.

I know guns are not like drugs but I also know people that have been killed by both.

Drug related deaths are overwhelming accidental, while accidental gun deaths are far outweighed by murder or suicide (intent). They are definitely different issues.

drekstorm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:44:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is really needed for the gun debate is a solid statistics about legal and illegal gun use. For example in L.A. automatic weapons have been used in gang wars. They are already illegal there but they still got used. I am not advocating that they be legal. However contrast that with the spree shootings where they all used semiautomatic weapons except for one guy who used a bow. I do not see that disarming the public would stop violent crime. Some regulations are good. Too loose and we are the Congo but too strict with arms regulations and we become victims. Like it or not weapons do tend to equalize the assailant and the victim. Obliviously lethal force isn't preferred by most of us. However an arthritic old man is better served defending himself with a chemical spray or gun than a stick. What America needs more than gun control laws are a new outlook and possible overhaul of its mental health care system. America has an incredibly high rate of addictions and suicides compared to other 1st world countries.

notasrelevant ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:17:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit: are we seriously downvoting opposing opinions of those who engage in open discussion? Classy.

It's probably because of the ridiculousness of your argument. Using the logic you proposed, 1 asshole with a gun on the other side of the country is enough to justify everyone having access to firearms. You are pretty much saying that nothing but 100% effectiveness in a gun law would convince you and it's an absurd stance.

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 23:47:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have to remember that for a lot of people guns are a vital tool that they use everyday.

Biggie-shackleton ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 02:27:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Erm, no they aren't.

[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 02:33:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So I guess people who live in the wilderness and secluded areas are supposed to defend themselves with a cellphone to call the police with while they are mauled to death by a cougar or a bear?

Biggie-shackleton ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:38:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That doesn't exactly seem like a daily occurrence... or even a half decent argument for guns at all. If thats the best you've got then im still pretty confident in saying guns are not "vital" to some peoples lives.

[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 02:43:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It doesn't matter if it's not a daily occurrence it could happen at any time with no warning.

Biggie-shackleton ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:49:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like I said, don't really care, if that's the best excuse you've got i'm still a firm believer that guns should be illegal.

[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 02:54:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Of course your British. Do you enjoy living in your nanny state?

Biggie-shackleton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:58:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, you get nasty and childish when you can't back up your point. I'll just leave you be then.

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 03:07:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Says you haha, you literally just said you disagreed with me after I refuted your argument.

Biggie-shackleton ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:09:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have been neither nasty or childish... So yes, "says me". It was a poor refute. You then resorted to making negative comments about where i'm from. "If you get angry at posts on the internet or actually feel like shit because of other people on the internet you should probably get a therapist." The hypocrisy is tangible.

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 03:19:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you get angry at posts on the internet or actually feel like shit because of other people on the internet you should probably get a therapist

What makes you say that?

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:07:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:11:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not mentioning pest control, hunting for food, etc.

Biggie-shackleton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:24:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are living proof of why guns should be illegal. If someone as stupid as you can get a gun, then the government is doing something horrifically wrong. You're sat here telling me pest control needs guns and is actually vital. It's 2014 and that is actually what you are trying to say. Incredible.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:48:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because I disagree with you about something I don't deserve the right to protect myself?

Biggie-shackleton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, because you are too stupid to make sane decisions, and you inability to see that keeps proving me right.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:01:02 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because I disagreed with you you say I am too stupid to make sane decisions. And you also said I resorted to childish insults when you are calling me stupid now? Take a look at yourself.

Outsider_444 ยท 125 points ยท Posted at 19:47:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Completely agree. I know someone who went to see one of Bill Maher's comedy shows and they were completely disappointed. I love the Daily Show, watch it every night, and I love the fact that although he is liberal and frequently makes fun of the conservatives, he also points out the liberal faults. If I could give you gold, I would.

Thehealeroftri ยท 211 points ยท Posted at 20:08:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm Liberal but I fucking hate Bill Maher. I desperately just hope he's an over active character than a real personality or else I really do think he's no worse than Rush Limbaugh.

I also am starting to hate Ricky Gervais too for his annoying personality.

EatTheHead ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:30:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I watched Gervais' stand-up special and it really annoyed me that he was totally fine with making fun of anything, especially darker subjects but then made a point to say how it's never okay to make fun of animal abuse. It just strikes me as very hypocritical to be fine with making jokes about issues that are important to other people, but when it's something you care about it's suddenly not funny.

Tattered_Colours ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:05:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No better, you mean?

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:32:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really don't know if it's always been like this, but he's gotten so much more insufferable lately to me. Just fucking annoying, both in his character and in his shitty, half-arsed opinions.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:35:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't watch "Talking Funny" if you want to not think Ricky Gervais is a cunt. And by that, I mean "Talking Funny" is a great little HBO special with Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Louis CK, and Ricky Gervais talking about stand up comedy for an hour and is extremely entertaining. The only thing Gervais brings to the table is contrast between how much more enjoyable the other three are--or two, Seinfeld is kind of an unlikable elitist on there as well.

shamus4mwcrew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That whole special felt like it was educating you on how funny they all were but especially Seinfeld. Like if you don't find Jerry Seinfeld funny let me tell you why he is the greatest comedian to ever live. And it seemed like they all kinda pushed Chris Rock to the side, when his stand up in my opinion at least is one of the best of the 4 of them.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:56:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That special is exactly why I can't read any of Seinfeld's comments during his AMAs as genuine. He always says "great point, yeah, that was something I was really going for, you're so smart for figuring that out." The guy has completely and effectively rubbed me the wrong way.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:49:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gervais used to be so respectable until he let everything go to his head.

PoorMansSpeedball ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:19:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

His twitter is basically /r/atheism

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't get me wrong i love his work especially Derek, but he's so fucking pushy and arrogant with his views.

Ragnrk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I literally burst out laughing when watching The Invention of Lying when I found out there was no deity in that world. Way too edgy for me.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really think that Bill Maher is a perfectly well adjusted dude who saw some of the abrasive conservative personalities and decided to make his character try and counter that. Or have some punch back to the Rush Limbaugh types. I have absolutely no evidence for that but I've always got that vibe from him; I think he's smarter than he lets on, kinda like Bill O'Reilly.

er-day ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bill maher was my gateway drug to liberalism, atheism and politics. I outgrew him many years ago but I still appreciate his ability to open my eyes when I was younger. That being said I can't stand the man now.

bradamantium92 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:26:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I couldn't stand Bill Maher as soon as I had to watch Religulous as part of a film class. There's lots of ways to disarm religion and mock it all at once without attacking people under false pretenses and making them look like complete idiots to service your narrative.

Ricky Gervais is a complete asshat, too. For a man who doesn't believe in God, he seems to think his word is gospel quite a bit.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah it seems you guys are forgetting they host TV shows which are written by many people in order to appeal to their crowd. They play characters in those shows and I'm sure they disagree with some of the stuff they have to report.

Rush_Is_Right ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Have you ever listened to rush? Not just snippets that point out his faults. He had a great segment yesterday about the riots in missouri(where he grew up) and there were easily three quotes that could be taken without the context and sound horrible but the overall message was one of upward mobility and justice for all Americans. He gets lambasted for stuff like "I'm not saying (obama eats babies) but his policy on Syria needs to be revised. Tonight on Rachel maddow Limbaugh says obama eats babies.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would kind of call myself a modern or reddit liberal, and yeah fuck that guy. I'm actually ok with Rush Limbaugh because I'm 99% sure he knows exactly what he's saying and doing; he's comedian to me. And lots of people get annoying if you listen to them for too long.

Its_not_him ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't hate people without really good reason

soccergirl13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I used to like Ricky Gervais, but his constant religion bashing was starting to get on my nerves. We get it; you're an atheist.

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:02:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Outsider_444 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:20:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This was a truly perfectly phrased way of describing him. Thank you.

slr999 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:58:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I saw Stewart perform a show in '05. The fact that I'm still talking about it should tell you everything you need to know.

_hulksmash ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just curious since I've seen this a few times now, but never asked about it. What does "If I could give you gold, I would" mean exactly? I've never purchased gold before but I assume it's only a dollar or two. Do you mean you don't actually have a dollar to your name or are you not allowed to make finance decisions (maybe your sig other is the breadwinner or something and you have a strict arrangement)? Or does it just mean I really liked your comment but don't feel like giving my money away? Thanks for clarification, genuinely curious.

Outsider_444 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

From what I understand you have to have a premium membership to have gold and I can't really afford the price of a premium membership at the time(well I might be able to but I don't think my dad would pay the prices of memberships, I'm only 15 and I don't really have a financial say).

Saenii ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 19:53:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm pretty sure he took back his anti vacs status.

[deleted] ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 20:03:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you have a source on that? I do recall Richard Dawkins making a big deal on this, which is a good thing.

GamingMastodon ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:31:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

(from Wikipedia) :Maher responded to the criticism, saying, "What I've read about what they think I'm saying is not what I've said. I'm not a germ theory denier. I believe vaccinations can work. Polio is a good example. Do I think in certain situations that inoculating Third World children against malaria or diphtheria, or whatever, is right? Of course. In a situation like that, the benefits outweigh costs. But to me living in Los Angeles? To get a flu shot? No."

cyclicamp ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:53:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know if he officially took it back, but just from watching his show I know that he changed his behavior about it. Once the original vaccine/autism study was starting to get backlash he went from mentioning it practically every week to not at all. I don't know if his personal beliefs changed at all but his willingness to discuss the idea certainly did.

I would imagine, like most of the anti-vaccine crowd, he went from "it totally causes autism" to "well, we just need to be really cautious and make sure the ingredients in vaccines are safe, is all." But this is just my own speculation.

yeahHedid ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:40:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like his show, but that's the beef i have with him. Every point he makes has an air of superiority and indignation, but when he is shown to be wrong about something, I've yet to see him cop to it.

drekstorm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So he is the perfect redditor?

Krunt ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:58:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So really he didn't take it back, he just stopped talking about it out of fear of losing fans.

CorrosiveAgent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dawkins is an asshole too though. I'm a godless liberal and I think that.

Patjay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He took it back because people were giving him shit for it.

Saenii ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:22:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He seemed pretty genuine when I saw it on the show.

[deleted] ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 20:50:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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UniJackdaw ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:38:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every news outlet is biased. Even the largest ones. When I want to find out all sides of a story, I'll read about the same thing from several different sources. BBC, CNN, rt, al Jazeera, fox, NBC etc. Will all report the same stories very differently. Maher and Stewart's shows are definitely entertainment though, and if somebody gets all of their news from them, they're barely better off than somebody who doesn't watch/read the news at all.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A poll from 2007 found that viewers of The Daily Show tended to know the most about current events.

UniJackdaw ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:27:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't gloss over

Half of the people who did the best said they got their news from at least seven outlets a day.

To me that data seems to show that people who have an interest in news are more likely to watch colbert and stewart, not that colbert/stewart viewers are inherently more informed.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for this, and nice username.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:41:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're right. Thanks.

starhawks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:29:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Something tells me though no matter what a person claimed to be, you wouldn't support anyone who says a female who got raped is "lucky bitch syndrome."

kitsua ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:31:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He annoyed me way before I knew of any of his opinions. Whenever I'd see a clip of him on his show all I'd get is a few words of some fifth-rate satirical joke followed by thirty seconds of his audiences screaming and yelling in hysterical roars while he looked smug. His whole style (and audience) irritates me.

SilenceOfTheKrugs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm having a hard time thinking of anything I agree with maher on.

He's still an amazing host, and I could listen to him talk for hours. The guy is a professional.

my_stepdad_rick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But for the people mad about his stance on guns, they'd probably eat that shit up.

I agreed with most of your post, but that's a pretty huge generalization. You can support gun rights without being anti-Muslim. Many people support gun rights, but are otherwise socially liberal.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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my_stepdad_rick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're right. I just get a bit touchy about stuff like that because I'm largely pro-gun and I get tired of people assuming my stance on gun ownership has any bearing on my stance on social issues. It probably wasn't worth bringing it up now that I think about it because you were being perfectly civil.

frog_licker ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:18:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know about Maher, but Colbert and Stewart are more legit than a lot of news outlets.

[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 20:34:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not so sure that a militarized police force is really related to gun control the way you think it is. A don't think the ideal society is going to be one where both the state and the public are heavily armed at every interaction.

That said, Maher isn't really necessarily all that liberal (not that he's in any way conservative either) and he's really just kind of a smug dickbag on whatever issue whether he's on your side or not.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:53:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of people's most legitimate argument for gun rights is to protect themselves from a tyrannical government.

But if you deconstruct the argument, and step through what it would look like to actually have to defend yourself from a tyrannical government, specifically the US government, it's hard to arrive at anything other than your complete annihilation. This situation would inherently mean that the government isn't trying to limit civilian casualties. There is no winning of hearts and minds. There is just disproportionate showings of force. Just think about all of the advanced weaponry you see in the news. Do you think your AR-15 is going to protect you from a drone strike?

I don't think any of this is likely to happen, or that any sizable number of american forces would obey the orders. But from a strictly hypothetical standpoint, the average gun owning citizen wouldn't stand a chance against a sufficiently motivated US government.

StalkerFishy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just think about all of the advanced weaponry you see in the news. Do you think your AR-15 is going to protect you from a drone strike?

the average gun owning citizen wouldn't stand a chance against a sufficiently motivated US government.

You're not wrong per se, but I would use the argument of Afghanistan and Iraq.

themacguffinman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You mean the insurgents who blend in with unarmed civilians and are more than willing to sacrifice themselves and their own brethren? Well, I mean, that would be effective...but that sounds worse somehow.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah. I don't want to live in either one of those places.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:16:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The key phrase is "sufficiently motivated".

Afghanistan and Iraq are examples of the US Government using discretion, and attempting to minimize civilian casualties. The scenario in which the US Government has turned against large numbers of its own citizens (the hypothetical scenario demonstrating why guns are necessary to protect against government tyranny), is by default, an attempt to maximize civilian casualties, or at best, be indifferent to them. At this point, we are well past the stage of the government caring what the rest of the world thinks.

Given today's state of known military weaponry (to say nothing of the stuff we don't know about), coupled with the ability to rapidly deploy that weaponry just about anywhere, if the US government suddenly no longer cared about the consequences of indiscriminate mass killing, many military objectives would all of the sudden become very easy to achieve.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:23:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, what I'm saying is that a very well armed citizenry is more likely to result in a more militarized police force than a less. I don't really want to live in a country where the police and the citizenry are in an arms race.

DownFromYesBad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think, in an ideal society, the public is the state.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, it's hard to get there when the public is arming itself against the state and vice versa.

spatula12 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:16:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Speaking as a Republican (meaning I would have no reason to defend Bill Maher), I can tell you that he's actually said multiple times that he's not anti-vaccination. I've also met him before and was expecting him to be a total dick, but he was actually incredibly nice.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:18:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He isn't completely against vaccines, but he tells his large audience things such as flu vaccines (including the deadly swine flu) are pointless, and told pregnant women not to get vaccinated. The doctor refutes his every point, and tells him a story about a guy who dropped dead because he didn't take the vaccine, which Bill Maher just rejects and talks over him.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:38:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:46:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's really irritating. How is anything going to get done and talked about if you keep stopping him from talking? I think the only reason Maher had the doctor on the show was to interrupt him and try to get some laughs.

SimpleRy ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:23:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, Bill Maher is insufferable. I mean, I love me some militant atheists. Christopher Hitchens was my fucking hero, but Bill Maher is just so god damned smug about the whole thing that I can't stand watching him.

kiwidaffodil19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why do you love militant atheists?

SimpleRy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because I think that religion, by and large, is bad for people, responsible for a lot more pain and suffering than it prevents, and very obviously made up.

kiwidaffodil19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:35 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it is important to recognize that the fuck ups of religion happen when extremism happens. Religion and rational thought are not mutually exclusive. To your point about it being made up: yeah, probably it was, but it is important that the moral teachings and ethics have lasted this long.

Storm_of_babies ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:33:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I tend to not listen to the shows in which the interviewer will interrupt and yell at the person they're interviewing. Can someone explain why they do this?

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:46:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To push an agenda, simple as that

doobyrocks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:37:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To keep the conversation going in the direction they have planned.

number90901 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To stop rants and keep the entertainment going, in most cases.

treefitty8 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:02:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

You're right about most of this but you lose me when you think your gun is what would prevent a highly militarized police force from doing something tyrannical.

pinko_zinko ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:37:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Liberals like me typically love Bill Maher

I don't think that's true. He's just an entertainer to most people.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:24:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The vaccines was on the subject of Swine Flu... Any video of him saying he doesn't believe in vaccines as a whole?

CormanT ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:33:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the video OP posted he says "I wouldn't get a swine flu vaccine...or any vaccine" around the 00:43 mark. He seems to have trouble with the initial concept of a vaccine being made up of the disease that it's preventing (and the fact that it's administered by the government), which is all kinds of ridiculous.

fran13r ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:08:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That quote is out of context so it doesn't really make any sense. Go read the top comment in the same video, anything i can say to you wouldn't be as good as that comment.

atlaslugged ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In this and elsewhere, he doesn't seem to be referring to childhood vaccines.

TheKriegerVan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

None. Don't know what OP is talking about

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I got 92 seconds in before I had to close out. Ugh.

Source: Current medical school student.

E-B-Gb-Ab-Bb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I could have sworn reading somewhere that he's a libertarian.

rolldownthewindow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some people do call him a libertarian. I guess because he's pro-pot. But he's clearly not. He's actually addressed this on his show before. Like when he had Penn Jillette on, an self-confessed libertarian. He says he just got called a libertarian in the 90s because he wanted pot to be legal. But he has absolutely rubbished libertarians multiple times. He's a big fan on single-payer healthcare, of higher taxes on the rich, more social government spending, he's somewhat of a critic of capitalism. He's a liberal/progressive/American leftist.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:54:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He views Islam as a barbaric religion

Evolved_Lapras ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The discussion about Gaza on the latest episode would have been a 30-minute circle-jerk about how awesome Israel is if Reza Aslan wasn't there.

HerrGoldfish ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can be against militarization of police and also be for gun control. Part of the reason the police are increasingly becoming more militarized is because of the proliferation of firearms. Its' a viscous cycle. The more guns out there, the more the police need to protect themselves-can't get outgunned.

Bill Maher is a gun owner himself, but is for gun control not taking away people's guns.

Bill Maher bashes all religions not just Islam. Islam just is an easy target these days.

Is Bill perfect? Of course not. But comparing him to Rush Limbaugh is an insult to Bill and gives Rush too much credit.

Bill is a comedian above all, sometimes he comes off as an asshole depending on who is at the butt-end of his jokes.

Guano_Loco ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm as liberal progressive left as it gets and I fucking hate bill maher.

Ball-Blam-Burglerber ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:14:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's the liberal Rush Limbaugh.

EDIT: Oh. You already said that. I should read the whole thing more.

ReadsSmallTextWrong ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:15:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I watched Religulous expecting some insight and all I saw was some troll in the countryside.

_hulksmash ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Occasionally my roommate roars with laughter from his room and last week I finally asked what he watches that's so funny. Ended up watching Maher with him and holy shit was it terrible. Dude's worse than Bill O'Reilly and it's not even close. He also has an extremely unfortunate face.

trotskiy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I thought you said Bill Murray and was very confused...

Goose420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The worst part about Bill Maher is the audience. They cheer whenever they think someone made a good point and drown out any rebuttle

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:26:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And that's why I like Jon Stewart, because he usually makes valid points, and his audience laughs at both liberals and conservatives

vagbuffet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can be against the militarization of the police and against the proliferation of guns. It's an anti-violence stance.

If you think that Americans need to support guns because how else are we going to take the government back? then you're laughably overestimating the will of Americans to revolt. It ain't gonna happen.

Edit: I like maher but I will concede that his anti Muslim stance comes off a bit strong. But he's not always wrong.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:35:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He doesn't want to get vaccines and publicly admits that. Some people agree with him but that doesn't make him anti-vaccine. I don't understand how he has to be either a messiah or an outcast here. He's a person with opinions, which can be each taken individually and agreed with or disagreed with. Or not who the fuck cares he just a guy who says things...

yeahHedid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He also used to be FOR the invasion of Iraq before he was against it.

I searched old videos but could never see him say this publicly, but I saw him live shortly after the US went into Iraq, and he was definitely saying it was a good thing.

I was shocked at the time. He essentially said that it was a backwards part of the world and that perhaps a bit of western democracy needed to be force fed to them.

He never says that he had a change of heart now. He acts like he always thought it was a bad idea.

parlezmoose ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:47:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Bill Maher may be an asshole, but you can't deny that he has one of the best political shows on TV- its one of the few places where people on the left and right can engage in debate and feel like they are being respected, if not agreed with. That's where he is very different from Rush Limbaugh. Rush would never allow an opposing voice to be heard on his show, while Bill goes out of his way to let people like Ann Coulter have their say. \

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:17:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd much rather Charlie Rose.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not what someone would describe as a liberal, but you're right, he's very hit and miss. As a fellow atheist though, I have to agree that if I had to choose between living in a Christian society or an Islamic society, I'd choose (modern) Christianity any day of the week. You couldn't pay me to go live in the middle east. Christians can be annoying, but that's about it. And I can't remember the last time a Christian annoyed me with their Christianity. I actually don't mind it at all. Many people need something bigger than themselves to believe in, to give them purpose. Even though I think it's bullshit I'm not going to try to take that away from them, as long as we can peacefully coexist. And for the most part we've proved that we can.

arkaytroll ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck bill and job and Stephen. It's all about John Oliver now.

markrevival ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's all about John Oliver now.

CallMeMoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I honestly watch the Bill Maher show because I find that a lot of his guests are interesting. The thing is: I don't really even disagree with the guy on a lot of points, but he's just an asshole about it.

Attempt12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I share a lot of views with him, and sometimes watch his show on HBO.

But when I don't share his view on a subject and see that smug face and smile followed by applause it bothers me a little... Especially when it's politics and he just disregards all arguments made by republicans, just because republicans.

notasrelevant ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like the opposition to militarization of police and the issues with the second amendment don't belong in there.

Those are highly debated and not necessarily bad. I can't view the video with his specific views, so I can't say for sure if it's at all reasonable as an opinion.

The points of vaccines and rape are better examples because there's little room for doubt on those on a more objective level.

Star-spangled-Banner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bill Maher is the fucking worst. I hate him as well. It's not that he can't have some reasonable points, it's just that every time he does, he becomes such a condescending know-all.

notalowishus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love your second edit.

alts_are_people_too ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:53:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My take on Maher is that he can be really funny when he's right, but when he's wrong about something, he's a cringe-inducing asshole. I'll watch clips from his show and laugh, but I don't like him.

UnclaimedUnderpants ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:59:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even when I agree with Bill Maher he's such an asshole that I don't want to agree with him.

jmanpc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:36:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh I want to punch that dude in the face. Not because of anything he has said or done, but because he just looks so damned smug. His countenance alone just screams "I'm better than you"

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:21:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aww... Now you've made me miss Christopher Hitchens.

ReverendDizzle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:41:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bill Maher is just the left's version of people like Ann Coulter.

Just because I occasionally find his quips funny (whereas I never find Coulter funny) doesn't mean he's anything less than he is.

pdmcmahon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:24:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TIL Bill Maher is anti-vaccine.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Spread the word, he has too many followers with screwed up ideals

ryanknapper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:48:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I watched his movie Religulous in a theater and thought it was pretty good until the very last scene. It was a monologue that basically said, "every religion in the world says that they're the only way forward and you need to do things exactly how they think you should. This is insane and clearly you should only do things exactly how I think you should."

art36 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:05:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He is anti-vaccination!? Source?

kickingturkies ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:32:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OP edited with his source, in case you didn't notice after he did. Best of luck.

number90901 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's from a while back, but his apology was not exactly satisfactory.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:43:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like him. He does not give a fuck. Hes not going to fix his opinions around what's popular or right. He says what he believes. A lot of his points I agree with.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:45:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The problem is he is stubborn even when he is wrong.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:54:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

About religion? Because he's right on the fucking money on that subject.

BlueCamel420 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Still a notorious asshole.

ghostlyman789 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look at the Middle East, Islam can be a very barbaric religion.

OneDaftCunt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:22:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look at America in the 50s and 60s, Christianity can be a very barbaric religion.

ghostlyman789 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pretty much all religions are barbaric honestly

OneDaftCunt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So is non-religion based on some of the shit Russia has done in the past. We may as well be honest and say "people can be barbaric" and work on changing that instead of wasting so much time pointing fingers.

ghostlyman789 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A fair statement. I think there are just some people in the world that get to involved and take things to extremes, no matter what they are

BadIdeaSociety ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:30:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The second amendment covers the national guard and the idea of local military. I think there should be guns, but I disagree that "well-regulated militia" means private handgun ownership.

Also, it shouldn't be easier to get a gun licence than it is to get a driver's license.

goldandguns ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:22:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well regulated meant well equipped in the 1700s, not the way we think about regulation today.

Also, not sure why you feel that way about drivers licenses. Most people would argue it's way too easy to get a drivers license, and for good reason-it's a dangerous activity that put a lot of lives at risk. Gun ownership is not even close

vanquish421 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:25:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well it doesn't really matter what you personally think because SCOTUS ruled in favor of it being an individual right, and our 300 million guns in America aren't going anywhere. Also, "well regulated" has always meant well armed and well trained.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:46:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Okay when you name bad things you call him a militant atheist. Butt what is wrong about being a atheist. I get that militant is bad butt what is bad with being a atheist?

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:52:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He is an atheist shoving his beliefs down people's throat, just like he complains that religious people do. I'm atheist, but I dislike people who are asses about it. He believes every conflict on earth is the fault of religion. Ok, sure, but does he honestly believe we wouldn't have wars if religion didn't exist?

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:04:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ohh now I get it. I am an Atheist too (fucking hate that word. It just does not sound nice). Yeah he does sound like an asshole. And I think that most conflicts on earth are becuase of one of these three things.

1 people are just greedy as fuck and want more power (the Russia Ukrain war).

2 religion, and what I mean with that is that they think that their religion is best and can't accept other religions. (the IS)

3 This one is a bit less common. Butt because they need to for example they don't have eneugh water or food.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The third one is actually really common; resources are very important, and is the reason we got all those bloody colonial wars over territory, arguably one of the causes of WWI.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oops my fault then. I could not think of any right now so I just simply siad less common. Remember kid that is why you don't just trust any random stranger on the internet.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:37:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No both names just suck. Non-believer sounds negative and atheist it just don't sound nice.

tenflipsnow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:14:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He calls Islam a barbaric religion, basically suggesting that the Judeo-Christian world is more civilized.

But if we're talking about the modern era, he would be right.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:41:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whoa, that changes my opinion of the guy. He's quite unpleasant in the vax vid. Well, he's an asshole.

number90901 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't let it. He took back the anti-vax stuff mostly, and all the rest is mostly inoffensive, non-fringe viewpoints. Most people who have met him like him well enough. He has a definite showbiz persona, as do all entertainers, but that's really just to fill a niche.

getfuckingreal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jon Stewart is much better, but I hate the fact that he is a an influential political commentator, but claims he isn't when called on it.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:15:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jon Stewart's a complete tool bag. John Oliver's where it's at.

Lurking_Grue ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Liberals like me typically love Bill Maher.

I'm liberal and not that Keen on him.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:26:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

OH GOD THIS

That link just gave me the good feels. "Oh come on.. Bill says. Really shut him and his ignorant audience up, good work.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Enough of the all-caps, be at peace with Jesus

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:39:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I used three words of all caps, stranger :x

My apologies if that bothered you, I simply enjoyed your post. I am, in fact, in peace :-)

Waking ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In what way is the Judeo-Christian world not more civilized?

siamthailand ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:33:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He calls Islam a barbaric religion, basically suggesting that the Judeo-Christian world is more civilized.

How exactly is he wrong on that one?

BurtDickinson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Judeo-Christian world is objectively more civilized than the Muslim world.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Only because it's been secularized.

BurtDickinson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's probably most of it. The old testament says things that are probably every bit as bad as the worst of the Koran. I think it may be important though that Jesus the character was known for being nonviolent. Mohammed the person, not so much.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jesus also laid down an ultimatum that stated that if you don't believe in his divinity, you'll receive eternal suffering. Not even the Jews believed in an eternal hell.

naphini ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:29:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh gosh, I thought you were talking about Bill Moyers for a second, and I was about to be shocked and saddened.

Yeah, Bill Maher is an annoying blowhard. This is coming from a liberal atheist. I don't like the guy, and I don't respect him as an intellectual.

PhAnToM444 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:29:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bill Maher is kind of like the Sarah Palin of Liberals. Like most of them don't want to associate with him. And he sounds really stupid and gives us a bad name. But since he has fans he sticks around and keeps becoming the laughing stock of Liberals. Go watch Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, or John Oliver. Just like Bill Maher but less stupid.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bill Maher is kind of like the Sarah Palin of Liberals.

You have to stretch things verrrry thin to make that kind of comparison.

PhAnToM444 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just the fact that a lot Of the shit he says is very ignorant and stupid.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:16:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

However, he's incredibly lucid when it comes to religion.

kkjdroid ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:05:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

militant atheist

I fucking hate this term. Bill Maher has never killed anyone, nor has he seriously advocated killing anyone (bar maybe the death penalty, I don't know his stance on that). He is in no way a militant. Being a smug prick doesn't make you a militant, actually killing people or attempting to do so makes you a militant.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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kkjdroid ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:42:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Definitely. He also supported SOPA despite being a self-labeled libertarian (and for the whiniest reasons ever, too).

aelendel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, the purpose of the 2nd amendment was not, and never was, to let individuals own as many guns as they want. Its purpose was to ensure the government had a military, IE, the militia.

It was designed to ensure a military force existed for the use of the government in spite of states that didn't want to provide for militia use. It was not designed to make sure individuals can own lots of guns outside of the militia, no matter how much the gun nuts want it to do so.

jamesmarsden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You lost me with "as bad as Rush Limbaugh."

Iamadinocopter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The power to fight police should be through law and court. Not with murder and violence.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who is the judge going to more likely incriminate? The black man or the white police officer?

Iamadinocopter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If things work right the person who is at fault will be incriminated.

Though if you start shooting at cops even if they are wrong I can tell you who the judge is going to favor.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's not true, he disrespects all conservatives so much

parlezmoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How, by disagreeing with them? He has them on his show and allows them to speak their mind, which is more than can be said of any right wing pundit.

TedTheGreek_Atheos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's against flu vaccines not vaccines in general.

Waking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Backwoods redneck militias - keeping the US military and police force in check since 1789

areyoufukangkidding ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's not anti vaccine, he's anti influenza vaccine. Big difference. Does the influenza vaccine make a difference? Yes, we know that, our governmental health agencies and the experts running them can prove that. He's just not all crazy autism anti all vaccine. Big difference.

Reverse_Waterfall ยท 651 points ยท Posted at 18:33:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

To the downvote monkeys in New or Rising threads, you're idiots. The ones who do it so their own comment is the top of 5 or 6 comments. Do you realize that it will lower the entire thread's visibility? That you are ensuring no one will see your own comment?

If you just let it float you have a better chance to get it seen and if your comment really is the best it will get upvoted as such. Stop shooting yourselves in the foot, especially when you're standing in a life raft with other people.

[deleted] ยท 477 points ยท Posted at 19:47:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Psh, like anyone ever used downvoting tactics to get noticed.

[deleted] ยท 633 points ยท Posted at 19:53:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unidan 2014 - Never forget.

wikiwut ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 20:24:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

is there drama that I missed?

[deleted] ยท 83 points ยท Posted at 20:29:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/u/unidan was caught using alt accounts to both upvote his own comments/submissions as well as downvote other users, either because they disagreed with him or to get his own submissions noticed faster. The admins ended up shadowbanning him.

Here is SRD's recap of the whole mess.

Khiva ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 21:03:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look up the casualAMA of the girl who's argument sparked Unidan's banning (the now classic "jackdraw" argument). The incredibly angry PMs she got from people blaming her for Unidan's banning were right at that inflection point between hilarious and terrifying.

Yeah, people take reddit way, way too seriously.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:09:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ooh, I hadn't seen that. Thank you!

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:52:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love this comment

Scroll on over to /r/bustyasians and you'll see she actually accepted the offer

Eversist ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:51:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Omnomnomnom, Reddit drama is a special brand of delicious. Hadn't seen this AMA yet.

baltuin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well an the udinan was a spezial taste. First you think its just some normal big drama then if u get into it you will realize how ironic and well rounded it is ;)

iceburgh29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you wanna see these shitty PMs firsthand, speak positively about Nestlรฉ in a relevant thread. I dare you.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:34:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:38:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree. I was just taking the chance to make a lame joke.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. This isn't the first reddit celebrity vote manipulation drama, and it won't be the last.

pepsi596 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We need a bot account to link to that thread every time someone asks about what happened to Unidan.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:51:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I had the requisite skills, I'd do it myself.

Victuz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I didn't know what happened :(.

Damn I actually made the "tssss" noise you make when you see someone get hurt noise. Sucks.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:18:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unidan got banned when the admins found that he was using vote manipulation to win arguments. He was talking about crows and jackdaws.

brichensccaine4life ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's now a moderator of /r/circlejerk

adaminc ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:42:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

Thilerion ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:25:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What do you mean? what did I miss?

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:29:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/u/unidan was caught using alt accounts to both upvote his own comments/submissions as well as downvote other users, either because they disagreed with him or to get his own submissions noticed faster. The admins ended up shadowbanning him.

Here is SRD's recap of the whole mess.

Thilerion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks!

CorrosiveAgent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait, what?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:31:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/u/unidan was caught using alt accounts to both upvote his own comments/submissions as well as downvote other users, either because they disagreed with him or to get his own submissions noticed faster. The admins ended up shadowbanning him.

Here is SRD's recap of the whole mess.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

what happened?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:31:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/u/unidan was caught using alt accounts to both upvote his own comments/submissions as well as downvote other users, either because they disagreed with him or to get his own submissions noticed faster. The admins ended up shadowbanning him.

Here is SRD's recap of the whole mess.

spazzy1912 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's a Unidan 2014? Is it a new cordless handset?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:39:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep! It's in the shape of a crow!

buttertost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's the story with him? Like once upon a time we loved him then I go away for a bit and he's literally Hitler. What happened there?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:28:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He got caught using alts to manipulate votes. If you look at my other comments, there's a link to a recap of all the drama.

groznij ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I missed the whole unidan debacle. Care to fill me in?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/u/unidan was caught using alt accounts to both upvote his own comments/submissions as well as downvote other users, either because they disagreed with him or to get his own submissions noticed faster. The admins ended up shadowbanning him.

Here is SRD's recap of the whole mess.

groznij ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you! :)

lolbroken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unifag

the_person ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:18:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I miss Unidan

[deleted] ยท 401 points ยท Posted at 20:10:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We're calling that "jackdawing" now. Make it happen, Reddit.

bringmecorn ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 20:35:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You mean "crowing" right?

[deleted] ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 20:44:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the fuck did you just say about me you little bitch

[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:17:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:55:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Someone already did. Let me track it down for you.

Edit: Here it is., in /u/Ecka6's casual AMA, written by /u/FallenMatt.

FallenMatt ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:15:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I still find it crazy that I got gold from it. And that I can tell when people say my name... Voices...in my...Head...

Ecka6 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:17:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know right? I find it more crazy that that feature is actually useful for me hahah

FallenMatt ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:30:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was nice to go in /r/lounge. Everything is so...shiny.

Caw caw!

Ecka6 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:01:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hahahaha I just felt unrefined when I popped in there.

FallenMatt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:14:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It should really have a gif of an opening door when enter. And a floor mat for peasants to wipe their feet on :(

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Omigod it's like I'm meeting a celebrity!

Except... You know... Not... since we're on the internet and whatnot.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:23:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The couple of times that I've been gilded, I never had anyone mention me in a comment. Probably the only feature I never got to use.

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:01:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch? Iโ€™ll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Reddit Academy, and Iโ€™ve been involved in numerous secret le reddit army raids on 9gag, and I have over 300 confirmed front-page posts. I am trained in downvote warfare and Iโ€™m the top upvote-manipulator on the entire Internet. You are nothing to me but just another comment. I will wipe you the fuck out with mass downvotes the likes of which has never been seen before on this subreddit, mark my fucking words. You think you can get away with saying that shit to me over PM? Think again, fucker. As we speak I am contacting my secret network of alt accounts across Reddit and your IP is being traced right now so you better prepare for the storm, m'lady. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your karma count. Youโ€™re fucking dead, kid. I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can downvote you in over seven hundred ways, and thatโ€™s just with my five known alts. Not only am I extensively trained in arguing on the Internet, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the le reddit army circlejerkness and I will use it to its full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of the continent, you little shit. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little โ€œit's a crowโ€ comment was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have held your fucking tongue. But you couldnโ€™t, you didnโ€™t, and now youโ€™re paying the price, you goddamn idiot. I will shit downvotes all over you and you will drown in it. Youโ€™re fucking dead, kiddo.

Coolilo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:05:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your mother jerks off pigs. She gets down on her knees and crawls through the pigpiss mud slop and snuggles up to the pig, her fingers tracing along itโ€™s belly until she finds itโ€™s cock. She begins tugging and stroking as her twat moistens, her breasts swelling and her nipples begin to stick out like erasers on a fresh #2 pencil. She grunts with satisfaction as the pig begins eagerly thrusting into her hand, her grip now tightening to maintain control of the pigโ€™s greasy corkscrew cock. She lowers her head to watch the cock work in her hand, groans with satisfaction and begins working her clit with her other muddy hand, her hips gyrating with the rhythm of the pigโ€™s thrusting.

โ€œOh fucking jesus god yes..โ€ she gasps. She changes positions, still maintaining control of the feverishly thrusting cock as the pigโ€™s squealing intensifies. She leans forward and with her lips almost touching the pigโ€™s ear, she whispers your name and begins to shudder. She turns her attention again to the pigs swollen member rocking in her hand. She presses it between her hand and her face, the pig thrusting it against her cheeks as she drools. With a massive grunt and a high pitched squeal, the pigโ€™s balls explode, beginning a massive shower of hot, sour pig jizz. You mother cups one hand under the fountain of steaming genetic material gathering it in her hand as the thrusting comes to an end. The pig shudders and begins to walk to the trough of slop in the corner of itโ€™s pen, but your mother tackles it to the ground. She lifts itโ€™s tail and smears the handful of pig load into the pigโ€™s own fetid butthole, turning flakes of crusty pig shit into a pigshit-pigjizz mud slop on the pigs ass. Now she tilts her head to the sky and screams your name, not once, not twice, but three times. She slams her face full force into the pigโ€™s butthole and itโ€™s wreath of shitsemen pudding, her tongue machine gun flicking the rim and then burying itself to the hilt inside the pigโ€™s hot colon. Your mother works her tongue around the inside of the pigs ass, and then as a few incoherent syllables escaped her now brown lips, spurts of female ejaculate spurt from her pulsating cunt. Exhausted, she collapses in the mud, rolls over onto her back, and lights a cigarette. She takes one long drag, looks again to the sky, and speaks your name one last time before she drifts off to sleep.

Thatโ€™s your mom. Your mom does that.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:11 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:21 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks!

darkslide3000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:12:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pretty good effort, but saying anything about IP tracing without a Visual Basic GUI is just such a wasted opportunity that I can't call it great...

FallenMatt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How's my version for you?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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FallenMatt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cheers man. I'm still slightly bemused over this whole thing. Need to build up my gold reserves for the reddit apocalypse the apocrowlypse wasn't that good

rreighe2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Someone do it! I would laugh so hard!

blackoff2000 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:57:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch. Iโ€™ll have you know my name is John, and I woke up this morning 5:30 sharp to the smell of wet pussy. I was getting a blowjob from two bitches (Shit was SO Cash), one was trying to fit my humongous 3 pound balls in her mouth while the other was choking halfway on my 18 and 3\8 inch dick. She started to squirt hard, she was convulsing and having 6 orgasms at the same time. I gave it to them and they were on the floor squirting like motherfucking fountains. Must have come about a quart of sperm and compressed air. Imagine your best orgasm, then multiply it by 35. I had to go to base camp so I front-flipped from my 14th floor barracks into my valet parked 2012 Ferrari (I got connexions). Pushed my shit to about 4 hundo (mph, mind you) and I was at base camp in no time. When I entered, I became a top sniper and was granted access to the entire arsenal of the USMC. I learned how to kill someone in over 700 different ways and was assigned to be the leader of a squad that will kill 300 terrorists using gorilla warfare tactics. Also did 6000 push-ups, 8000 sit-ups and bench-pressed 30 plates in 16 minutes. After basic training, I met a network of secret spies who will help me trace your IP address, while eating gold plated sushi and 15,000 $ champagne. My unit got the rest of the day off and I became captain of our baseโ€™s football team and starter of the basketball team. I got straight Aโ€™s on the military entrance exams and received more awards. Meanwhile, you were jacking off to pictures on Facebook and naked drawn Japanese people. Went back in the Lambo to my barracks and now I am getting ready to go to sleep. I am going to graduate at the top of my class in the Navy Seals tomorrow and I want to look pretty much perfect for it. Donโ€™t be a stranger and remember, I did more in one day than you will your entire life.

Soul_Rage ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:55:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think the event itself should be called "The Crowing", and the act "jackdawing".

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're the same thing.

falor42 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:35:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Wait... you do know that Jackdaw's are NOT Crow's, right?

Miraclefish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

American or European?

Also your apostrophes are superfluous. They're never used to indicate plurals.

PamShelan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah it's a ship isn't it?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Where's the difference?

FostralianManifesto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can we move on yet?

bringmecorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Never forget /u/UnidanX 20??-2014

IJustWanttobeAwesome ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:55:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I'm not doing that.

dannypants143 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:52:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not the same as "crowing." Crowing's a whole different ballgame.

beantheduck ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who was actually right in that argument anyway?

Mil0Mammon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it was Unidan. It's the ultimate example of the point in arguing on the Internet.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:36:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dunno, don't care.

MRSN4P ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Make it snow.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well we're all in here so let's do it!

Letmeinterject ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why?

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:34:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/u/Unidan, Reddit's beloved biology professor, got shadowbanned for vote manipulation with alternate accounts. The argument he was trying to win via vote manipulation involved the question of whether jackdaws were crows or not. So, since we need a term for everything so we can sound cool and mysterious, we are now using "jackdawing" for "vote manipulation through alts."

So say we all.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No we aren't.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aw.

Coolilo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:05:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I thought it was called "crowing".

TearsOfAClown27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah can someone explain jackdawing I've missed something

mrboombastic123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:52:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just gonna jack(daw) your comment to say, this definitely needs to happen.

showtunesaboutbacon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:52:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop trying to make jackdawing happen. It's never going to happen

pointlessvoice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:55:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like it.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:14:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like this. While still focusing directly on the anti-unidan circlejerk (and thereby the celebrity worship that brought about such a massive negative reaction), it pertains to a funnier element of that and doesn't focus directly on unidan himself.

"Jackdaws" should just be the new slang for downvotes.

suchCow ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:55:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We're calling that "jackdawing" now. Make it happen, Reddit.

Also, now jackdawing /u/egofinale's post

godofcongress ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:54:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Too soon

Ejinx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:41:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop shooting yourselves in the foot, especially when you're standing in a life raft with other people.

I love this.

Moncole ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:13:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never downvote unless its a troll or a stupid person. I hardly ever upvote, if I comment on a new thread in this sub than I upvote or of I am having a conversation with another user that goes on for a few posts.

Reverse_Waterfall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are my kind of Redditor.

Moncole ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:36:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thats good. Upvoting front page stuff and top comments are pretty useless because it wont contribute. Upvoting new comments in an old thread also wont contribute because it wont get anywhere.

skynex1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:08:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is it weird that when I saw downvote monkey, I thought of donkey kong throwing downvotes instead of barrels?

Reverse_Waterfall ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:10:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like that. He does it steadily with no focus on where he's aiming. It fits.

I used it because I imagine them just throwing shit at everyone and jerking themselves off in public. I like yours more.

Fracter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:15:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously, people do this? I feel happy the thought never even crossed my mind, and quite frankly, I'm a bit of a karma whore.

Reverse_Waterfall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They absolutely do and I've watched many a promising thread go down because if it.

That's the difference, a whore is a professional that knows her skill, these people are fall-over drunk sluts.

jzakko ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:24:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you are rocking the metaphors in this thread

Reverse_Waterfall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That made my night. Thanks.

TurnAroundBrownEye ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I will say I am a way harsher critic on /new than the front page, I just don't want shitty post to make it to the front.

Reverse_Waterfall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Downvoting for legitimate reasons I have no problem with especially if it's the thread itself. It's the people who take a chainsaw to every comment they didn't make that I can't stand.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

if your comment really is the best

Where the whole idea falls apart for most of these high karma downvoters.

Mormonhelmet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never knew that was a thing! I just kind of lurk... I only just recently started commenting, which has made reddit a lot more fun! I like talking to people.

Reverse_Waterfall ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're good people. :)

Mormonhelmet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:29:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Awwwwe shucks! Thank you :-)

Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:26:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I didn't even know this was a thing. Well I guess I learnt a new trick for my trade what to never ever do because it is moraly reprehensible.

Noltonn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:49:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People need to follow the rules better. Don't downvote because you disagree. I downvote people that are either plain rude, or not adding anything of worth. This vote manipulation shit is just sad.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:51:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also karma doesn't matter so there's that....

exotwist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:37:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like that analogy

Reverse_Waterfall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:39:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A much more reliable method is to make ~5 alt accounts and upvote your comment with them.

/s

RhymeGrime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes it feels better for others to get less karma than for me to get more

GarrisonFjord ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:51:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone thinks I kissed my cousin when I was younger, I swear our mouths never touched. Just our tongues.

OtakuMecha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice.

[deleted] ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 21:12:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Trogdor_T_Burninator ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:04:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I try to judge people only on their actions/intent, not the situations they are currently in.

I judge people on their actions/intent because IMO that is the best or only way to judge people. I also think judging people is a good thing, so long as you are relatively open about it. If you are open about it, then others can see your reasons for judging and they can judge your reasons. If someone is afraid of being judged fairly, they may want to reevaluate their decisions.

People are judgmental, but IMO it's how you are judgmental that is important.

PvtDexterGrif ยท 233 points ยท Posted at 19:25:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To stop calling out a post when it goes meta, easily the 3rd most annoying thing on this site.

vaerdos ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 20:31:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

what is meta?

aelias36 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 21:01:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It means self-referential.

goldguy81 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:36:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Happy cake day?

aelias36 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh. Thanks! I was wondering why I was getting so many up votes...

[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:44:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Noellani ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:52:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So when people say "Full meta" and "so meta", what the fuck are they saying.

I'm just really lost about this one too, like TheCatcherOfThePie.

LiveToDieAnotherDay ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:56:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Broken arms, YOU LIKE THAT YOU FUCKING RETARD!?, ARE YOU FUCKING SORRY!?

Do you see where this is going? It means it's become a joke known all over Reddit.

Noellani ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:03:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh! I see that shit all the time!

Huh... Wait. So when everyone starts commenting meta, is that not in itself meta?

PM_Me_Compliments ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:26:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Metaing meta is akin to Googling Google, it breaks the internet.

historicusXIII ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:57:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just googled Google to see what would happen, pretty dissapointing.

SevenFingerStud ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:04:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Calling out meta is meta so yes being meta is meta.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:21:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

and being aladeen is aladeen

crystalmathematics ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:16:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

:(:

casparh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:20:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait..... AAARGH!

LiveToDieAnotherDay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:01:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whoa, calm down there. Reddit becomes unstable this many levels down.

Hyalinemembrane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck Erin.

BaBaFiCo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:02:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Its like going full circle on yourself. So something getting upvoted will be referencing something that was funny earlier in that thread or somewhere on Reddit in the last few days.

Those guys are just pointing out that the comment is referencing a Reddit thing, not a normal, outside world thing.

vaerdos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ooh, so when there were all the sex rejection excel spreadsheets on the front page?

showmanic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:00:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Kind of. If someone made a spreadsheet cataloguing all the sex rejection spreadsheets, that would be meta.

See also: If you were to make a film about film-makers who make a film about the movie industry, that would be meta.

fidelitypdx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

META refers to an internal reference.

That's pretty incorrect. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/meta

pertaining to or noting an abstract, high-level analysis or commentary, especially one that consciously references something of its own type.

Meta is used in terms like Meta-data. This refers to information pertaining to the object, but is separate from the object. "Meta data" for example refers to perhaps the time a document was created, but it has nothing to do with the words or ideas inside the content. So meta is closer to "external reference" or "beyond" than "internal."

Meta on reddit would be a comment like, "I'm so tired of this thread and the people commenting here." It has nothing to do with the actual content of the post. People should be using comments to discus the post, not the sub or types of commentators.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:34:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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fidelitypdx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:43:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's a good way to put it as well.

bestKIMever ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:25:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is the first time I've understood the meta thing. Thank you :)

jpdubbbs ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:18:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've heard it's pretty tractor.

falor42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/SubredditDrama

/r/circlejerk

/r/12xmetacirclejerk

Subreddits (and comments) which explore aspects of reddit.

BananaFish12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've been on reddit for over 2 years and i haven't figured it out. Im assuming it's something like an obscure reference.

Mikester245 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it means self referential or something along those lines. Don't bother asking on reddit though, every time I ask I get downvoted to hell for not knowing it's definition

finalfantasybrownies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:37:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Meta: In reference to itself.

suprr_monkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:45:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Self referential

BigFatBaldLoser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:01:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Super popular basically.

icanhazfunny ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:55:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It basically means that a joke has become very well known very fast.

dodecadan ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This Acronym.

TheCatcherOfThePie ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:02:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

1 and 2?

Dob-is-Hella-Rad ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 20:53:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Calling out reposts and not voting on AskReddit threads you participate in.

IDreamOfAnarchy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:56:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...did you just?

senor_moustache ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:31:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

... go meta???

IDreamOfAnarchy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:23:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

shhhhhhh! They hate bringing it up! Number 3 on the damn list.

ILoveLamp9 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:11:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, stop saying "if I could give you gold, I would". I seriously find it hard to believe anyone on this website doesn't have $3 sitting in their bank account. There may be some, but the percentage is not in their favor. At all.

goldguy81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:37:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't have a bank account...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That askreddit thing isn't that big of a deal imo. I'm not going to upvote a thread just to gain more potential attention for my comment, if the thread is good it will rise on its own. I upvote threads with good/thought provoking questions, regardless of whether or not I commented.

[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:28:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Rekt" and puns involving poop are my #1 and 2

PerntDoast ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:35:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd say 1. tired memes (broken arms, holds up spork) and their waterfall of "what?" "you don't want to know" "Every fucking thread." and 2. HOW DARE U REPOST SOMETHING COOL FROM FIVE YEARS AGO U FUKIN FAGG

Mutoid ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:35:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THANK YOU. The broken arms / Colby jokes get upvoted to the top merely for their citation and often have nothing to do with the actual subject. And don't involve any actual effort or cleverness. I don't get it at all. At least people have stopped making giant comment chains of just saying "Hodor"

PerntDoast ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:39:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

often

You are too kind.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:59:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

poop... number 2

Not sure if intentional.... but poop puns do stink

_Random_Username_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:05:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Such a shitty comment.

Gman326 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:10:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well this thread went down the toilet.

Mr_A ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't forget burn centers.

And anything with the word "feels" in it, I downvote, even if its a comment I otherwise agree with. If you have feelings of about or for something, describe them or fuck off.

108gems ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:33:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Rekt is the new pwned and it's just awful.

tehflambo ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:50:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I always thought of "pwned" as being more serious and haughty, with "rekt" being more sarcastic, often with the poster intending it to sound stupid.

LetterSwapper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Mom's spaghetti" is, in my opinion, numbers 1, 2, and 4 through infinity.

FalmerbloodElixir ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:53:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For me, #1 is bigotry (sexism, racism, etc) and #2 is the fucking "brojob choo choo" train that inevitably starts every time something vaguely related is mentioned.

rocketparrotlet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:33:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are calling out the calling out of posts for going meta. Hmm.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I honestly don't even know what meta means. And the sad part is I know it would take 3 seconds to google.

DAx_DG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What things are first and second?

LetterSwapper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:17:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who's on first, What's on second.

StMcAwesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are 2 and 1?

seiyria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You already made this meta, man. Just let it go.

mowmowmeow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Uh... What're the first and second most annoying things?

Busterr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's 1 and 2?

For me it's " ^ this"

and "that escalated quickly"

Hyalinemembrane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE DO THAT!!! IT SOMETIMES MAKES MY DAY.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What does meta mean? I see it on here all the time.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know, I'm not going to ask you what the 1st and 2nd most annoying things on this site are. Because it's far too obvious that that's what you want someone to ask you. Best just say what you want.

PvtDexterGrif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lmao I actually only said 3rd because saying most seems extreme, I never even had another two to list but your reply made me laugh so you get to know the secret.

Pm_me_ur_jeanbutts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:32:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The most annoying being reposts right? The thing I truly hate the most is being given reddit gold

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:41:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ok I'll bite... What's your 1 and 2?

xd3v ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 21:53:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are arguing with a 15-year-old.

Crook_Lid ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:57:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck you I'm 16 in december!

goldguy81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:39:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ha, my birthday was yesterday!

Crook_Lid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:56:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Happy birthday mother fucker!

goldguy81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you?

Crook_Lid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:35:13 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mother fucker you are most certainly welcome!

Halfabagel ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:34:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey I'm 16!

goldguy81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:39:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:30:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No I'm not!!!

atsu333 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:32:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you sure now?

goldguy81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:38:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My birthday was yesterday I'll have you know! I'm 16!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:49:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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goldguy81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks!

Twixychick ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:22:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be a decent person. I am not into larger people personally, but if a larger girl posts a picture, proud of working on herself, I have the ability to look at her individual features and say, "Yeah she is pretty." Just because she wouldn't be my personal preference doesn't mean I have to be a cuntmuffin.

Also, remember what the subreddit is in the first place. If some chick posts in a makeup sub asking for tips, don't respond with "You're fat" or "That shirt is ugly as hell." It was shitty of you and you just make yourself seem stupid.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 612 points ยท Posted at 22:40:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Feminism is the advocation for equal rights and treatment of women compared to men.

The reason why it still focuses more on women's issues is it because historically women have been more oppressed than men and are still the lower class (despite it currently being better than ever for them, we haven't yet reached full equality).

I would tell this to Tumblr as well, but I only have your attention.

The people who say men are inferior, kill all men, die cis scum, etc. etc. are not feminists, they may wrongly call themselves feminists, but as has been said, feminism is the belief that all genders are equal. That is how it started, and that is how it has mostly always been.

I understand the frustration that comes from people calling themselves feminists saying all men are responsible for everything bad that ever happens, but just like the Westboro Baptist Church for Christianity, they are small extremist groups that do not represent the entire group.

Thank you for your time, sorry for using it to talk about a serious subject

EDIT: I know it's a cliche to say this, but this blew up far more than I was expecting and has caused quite the stir, I'm getting too many messages to keep up with (I apologise if you were expecting a reply and I missed you). I'm going to bed and I doubt I'll want to spend tomorrow arguing about this, so I'm gonna leave.

It'll probably infuriate some people more, but this is basically my position in a nutshell.

EDIT AGAIN: Probably should've mentioned this before, but seeing as a lot of people brought it up.

When I said "The people who say men are inferior, kill all men, die cis scum, etc. etc. are not feminists, they may wrongly call themselves feminists, but as has been said, feminism is the belief that all genders are equal." that's not a No True Scotsman fallacy, the NTS fallacy relies on person A being a Scotsman and person B disagreeing they are a Scotsman based on what they've done, despite person A fulfilling the requirements to be a Scotsman (being born in Scotland).

Whereas you are a feminist based on what you believe, and if what you believe contradicts core feminist principles, you are not a feminist, you can call yourself one, but you haven't filled the requirement (believing in gender equality) that you need to do to be one.

It's not a "no true feminist" situation, it's "no feminist"

Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now, please form a queue to give me your downvotes, farewell!

catchafire678 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 01:19:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The way I learned about feminism is that it's pro woman. It's not anti men, it's just pro woman, that's it.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 22:44:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This seems to be a case of the most extreme end of the idea, being the loudest

Xeuton ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:23:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The squeaky wheel gets the oil, but once wheels become conscious and capable of lying, all practical benefit to that dynamic goes right out the window.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:54:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck wheels.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:01:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or at least the most echoed. I honestly don't think they're louder just because they're sicker or more extremist.

In addressing inequality, I'm not sure volume is the answer, anyway. Reason and empathy are.

DrDeliciousBran ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 00:32:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This, thank you. I'm a male who would consider myself a feminist and it bums me out seeing all the negativity towards feminists in general just based upon the vocal minority (the "die cis die" sorts). There are still important issues, and they aren't saying there isn't issues for males either, it's all about equality.

Show-Me-Your-Moves ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 02:55:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a guy and I wasn't much of a feminist until I started using reddit. The amount of sexist garbage that gets paraded as gospel truth in default subs...really eye-opening.

apple-pine ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 00:07:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS IT MADE ME SHOUT IN A GOOD WAY

John_is_short ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 00:11:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is amazing. I say this all the time to women that call themselves feminists preach hate or oppression against men. The best quote I can think of for this is one of the most well known, "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." You can't create equality for all by preaching hate against another group of people. Hate leads to oppression. In order for equality to happen all people, irregardless of sex, race and religion, must stand together for equal rights. Not just for one but for all people.

girlyfoodadventures ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:04:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How are you meeting "die cis scum" feminists all the time? I've met probably three people that get anywhere close to that neighborhood, and they're just not that militant.

These "feminists" are vanishingly rare in real life, in my experience in and the experience of many others.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:16:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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girlyfoodadventures ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:29:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually, yes. And while things like gender-gasp! cis!- are discussed, all of the people I spoke with, including the professor, were reasonable, friendly people that wanted to see some reasonable changes.

I kinda thought I'd see The Crazies there, but still no.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 07:59:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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girlyfoodadventures ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:53:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

So... You aren't saying this all the time to women, you know one woman; that's the impression I'm getting.

Oops, thought you were OP still. But, I think my point is still valid- there are very, very few militant feminists. I actually know far more Oppressed Men that complain about The Feminists than women that could possibly be construed as "crazy feminists". The poor, poor Oppressed Men =(

Ooooh, second edit: the person that's the most "militant" feminist I know is a man, and it's mostly in calling out when people are doing shitty things. Particularly in college party settings, is usually dudes doing some sketchy shit. Unfortunately, shitty men pay a whole lot more attention to interference from big dudes than small women, and I don't think he's entirely unjustified in his fierceness. Traditional masculinity + very thorough understanding of many womens' experiences is a kinda interesting combination, and he navigates a lot of the issues there quite well.

TampopoCat ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 00:13:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, street harassment is a real, serious problem.

PLEASE_ADOPT_ME ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:41:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I saw a guy holler at a girl outside a bar. She kept walking and he kept yelling "HEY GURL CAN I FOLLOW YOU HOME?"

I was pretty drunk and this guy had a bunch of people laughing with him who seemed to be on his side. I feel really bad for not speaking up but it was a pretty horrible thing to do.

TripleOGeg ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:03:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hitler wasn't a Socialist, Stalin wasn't a Communist and SJWs on Tumblr are not Feminists.

Just because you style yourself as something it doesn't mean you follow the ideology and principles.

[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 00:04:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But there's a place for the Men's Rights movement as well. Just because the top 1 percent of men rule the world doesn't mean it doesn't suck for the other 99 percent. There's a reason why men are more likely to live in poverty, more likely to be the victim of a violent crime, more likely to commit a violent crime, more likely to get a harsher sentence for the same crime, less likely to graduate HS, less likely to graduate college...

Too many feminists dismiss the movement under the basis of 'men rule the world'. There's still a ton of improvement for the day to day struggle of both genders.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 00:16:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would agree, although, as a man, if I had to make comparasons, I think in most places it is easier to be a man. Many of our problems can be traced back to patriarchal gender roles (for example, people care less about male problems because men are tough and should deal with it, whereas women are fragile and should be coddled)

I wouldn't call myself an MRA, mostly because a lot of the MRA stuff I see is focused on attacking feminism, which naturally feminists don't take too kindly too. Men's Rights is a younger movement, although if it doesn't learn to co-exist with feminism, I highly doubt feminism will co-exist with it.

locriology ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Both sides suffer from "grass is always greener" syndrome. It's not fair to ever say the other sex has it better because you've never been there.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 00:26:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm male and men have it better. I like knowing I can walk down the street and be at a very low risk of having someone shout something sexual. I like knowing that my deep voice subconsciously sounds more trustworthy to both men and women. I like not being viewed as a sex object. I like not being as judged so harshly for my appearance. I like not having to constantly prove myself in a professional situation.

Men do suffer from certain things, but from where I'm sitting, it's pretty good to have a Y chromosome.

djkaty ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:59:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a woman who just got jumped by several men and had the shit kicked out of her on Sunday...(all for defending her friend when these dickheads started shouting sexual things)...I really appreciate your comment.

Thanks for understanding that there is a bit of an inherent difference in how we are able to go about our day-to-day lives.

locriology ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 00:34:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm glad you have a good life, but that doesn't give you the right to speak on behalf of all men. Both sexes have advantages and disadvantages. The metaphorical pissing contest is rather annoying.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 00:39:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't claim to, although those are the things about my life that I would not enjoy if I was not a man.

The fact that many women view it as institutional and societal sexism and you view it as a pissing contest does say something about it though.

Krispykiwi ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:13:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As someone who has been downvoted countless times for sharing your same words, thank god someone has the ability to elegantly share this information. I'm quite awful at wording things, and you've nailed everything I've always tried to say. Kudos.

Paladin1605 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:12:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't claim to,

I'm male and MEN HAVE IT BETTER

Emphasis mine.

I'm not even the other person, but two comments ago you literally claimed that position for all men. Literally.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:15:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fair point, I was incorrect to omit the "I think" from "Men have it better", I got a lot of responses and didn't dedicate enough time to all of them.

RandyMarshIsMyHero ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 01:21:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

from where I'm sitting, it's pretty good to have a Y chromosome.

And from Barack and Michelle Obama's kids' position, it's pretty fucking good to be a black girl.

[deleted] ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 01:13:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Does it feel good knowing you could be drafted against your will and forced to fight and die? Does it feel good knowing that if you commit a crime, you will get harsher punishment simply due to being a man? Does it feel good knowing if you get a divorce, your ex wife is far more likely to be awarded custody simply due to being a woman? Does it feel good knowing you have zero reproductive rights? Does it feel good knowing your life has no worth to society? Don't forget, if there's a disaster where 50 people, 40 men and 10 women/children, what's the headline? "50 people, including 10 women and children..." Your life has less value.

I absolutely believe men are subject to institutional and societal sexism, just as women are. Even if you want to argue that women have it worse, that doesn't somehow give them a trump card to focus solely on women's issues and forget about the very real plight of men.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:22:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does it feel good knowing you could be drafted against your will and forced to fight and die?

I don't know where you live, but most Western countries haven't had a draft since long before I was born.

If we are gonna dig as deep as things that won't effect affect us directly though. It's pretty good to know I won't be sold into sex slavery or forced to marry someone twice my age.

Does it feel good knowing that if you commit a crime, you will get harsher punishment simply due to being a man?

I can avoid that by not commiting a crime, but yes, I do see how treating women as fragile hurts me as well.

Does it feel good knowing if you get a divorce, your ex wife is far more likely to be awarded custody simply due to being a woman?

See above

Does it feel good knowing you have zero reproductive rights?

This just in, access to contraception and paternal rights don't exist. (it's almost like the person who can't run away from the child because it's growing inside them has a slightly higher reason to have an interest, madness)

Does it feel good knowing your life has no worth to society?

Well that's bullshit

I absolutely believe men are subject to institutional and societal sexism, just as women are. Even if you want to argue that women have it worse, that doesn't somehow give them a trump card to focus solely on women's issues and forget about the very real plight of men.

I agree! Maybe you should go talk to your MRA buddies and try to get them to stop trying to dismantle feminism and making men look like spoiled children.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

-1. Just because there hasn't been a draft in a while doesn't mean it couldn't happen. I'm a US Marine so the draft doesn't really affect me, but I recognize that no person should be forced to fight against his will.

-2 & 3. Good, you admitted there's a problem. But you're making the mistake of considering MRAs anti-women. That's not the case at all. If it is indeed the 'patriarchy' (read:other men) causing society to view females as deserving of lesser sentences, then I want to fight the patriarchy. There are women considered enemies of the feminist movement, as well.

-4. Contraceptives aren't fool proof. Especially in the case of a woman impregnating herself with semen from a used condom, and forcing the man to pay child support. You think I'm joking. If a woman wants an abortion and the father doesn't she can legally get it without consulting him. Similar case with a woman who wants a baby when the man doesn't. The woman is burdened with the child but that doesn't give her sole decision making authority over a child that has 50 percent of my DNA.

-5. It's bullshit? Ok. You admitted yourself that men are the disposable sex when you said women were considered more fragile by the 'patriarchy'. Men have been dying violently since time immemorial. Men have been living in poverty for thousands of years. Society cares less about the life of a man.

I agree! Maybe you should go talk to your MRA buddies and try to get them to stop trying to dismantle feminism and making men look like spoiled children.

You're right. After all, feminists have given MRAs so many opportunities to have a reasonable and interesting dialogue- oh, wait. This is what happens when men try to peacefully assemble. And this.

It really sounds like you're the one trying to dismantle a movement, here. You're belittling serious issues and acting like just because it's not 100 percent women's fault that the organization should just disband. Spoiled children? When my life and dignity are on the line, I'm gonna fight tooth and nail.

Krispykiwi ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:21:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Men have been dying violently since time immemorial. Men have been living in poverty for thousands of years.

So have women??

Also, if I had a being gestating within my body, and my partner wanted me to keep it and I didn't, I think I'd still get rid of it, and I'm glad that right exists. If it's a problem in the first place, I'd suggest they take a look at another relationship. If men could have a child in their body for however many months, I'd be fine with them holding those rights for their own benefit. But they don't, so they don't. That is for the better, in my opinion.

Feminism is for equality's sake. I'm not saying MRAs aren't, but your outlook seems fairly one-sided.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:16 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Krispykiwi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:28 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

lol

BlueAsTheNight ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:49:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even if you want to argue that women have it worse, that doesn't somehow give them a trump card to focus solely on women's issues and forget about the very real plight of men.

Feminism is the advocation for equal rights and treatment of women compared to men. The reason why it still focuses more on women's issues is it because historically women have been more oppressed than men and are still the lower class (despite it currently being better than ever for them, we haven't yet reached full equality).

-/u/OnTheMirrorsEdge

Women absolutely have a "trump card" to focus on women's issues. You provided a paragraph of complaints - what, five things? Draft, harsher punishment, custody rights, reproductive rights (?), no worth to society (??)

If I went to list all the ways in which women suffer from sexism, I'd be here all day. There's nothing wrong with you fighting for a gender neutral draft, for improved custody rights for fathers, for a better justice system.

But here's the secret: Men's Rights is not the way to go. Women are not oppressing men by not being drafted or by getting parental custody the majority of the time. It's the patriarchy - the same one feminists are trying to dismantle in favor of equality - that says that women are homemakers and child rearers while men are breadwinners, that says women stay home while men go off to war and fight, that says women are weak like children and must be rescued first in a disaster.

You're on the same side as the feminists. You just have a lot less at stake. Feminists want equality too, they're just - logically - more focused on the myriad of issues that directly affect them.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Perhaps saying 'them', as in feminists, was a poor word choice. I really meant society as a whole which has, for the most part, embraced the broad strokes of feminism in the name of equality but refuses to focus on some of the issues facing men. Again, read this for an example of why the MRA movement must exist, despite very similar goals.

I don't agree with what you said, though. Republicans and Democrats both want to see America prosper (I hope) but they have different ideals and ways of going about it. Radicals in both parties could not coexist. It's the same situation with MRA vs feminists. We might have a similar goal, but we have our own self interests. Just because 1 percent of men are the 'patriarchy' doesn't mean I am, but it doesn't mean I want to be a feminist, either. You also make the mistake of asserting that we are anti women. As a MRA I am -logically- focused on the myriad of issues that directly affect me.

BlueAsTheNight ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:22:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd like to see a citation for this:

society as a whole which has, for the most part, embraced the broad strokes of feminism in the name of equality but refuses to focus on some of the issues facing men.

Thanks.

Just because 1 percent of men are the 'patriarchy' doesn't mean I am

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patriarchy

1 : social organization marked by the supremacy of the father in the clan or family, the legal dependence of wives and children, and the reckoning of descent and inheritance in the male line; broadly : control by men of a disproportionately large share of power 2 : a society or institution organized according to the principles or practices of patriarchy

We live in a patriarchal society - in a world full of patriarchal societies. Men can't choose to "be the patriarchy" or not. It's the system, not any one individual (or percentage of individuals). Tumblr SJW blah blah blah, but men do benefit from societal privilege that women do not. Whether they want to or not. Whether they realize it or not.

You also make the mistake of asserting that we are anti women.

The men's rights movement in general - and I admit I am not an expert - seems much more misogynistic than the (core) feminist movement is misandrist. The Wikipedia page itself states that

The men's rights movement denies the existence of male privilege (a position considered by Kenneth Clatterbaugh, an American philosopher, to be irrevocably anti-feminist).[116] The movement is divided in to two camps: one camp believes that men and women are equally harmed by sexism, and the other camp believes that female privilege and male degradation are systemic in society.[116]****

Maybe there's another definition of men's rights that's more in line with feminism - but I can't agree either that men and women are equally harmed or that "female privilege" is a thing.

But I personally never said that you are "anti women." I said that men are not oppressed by women. Some (limited) opportunities are denied them by the patriarchy, the same one that oppresses women. The stereotypes that men are fighters and providers, not caretakers, that they don't show emotion, those hurt both men and women and cause many of the issues you listed.

But I'm having a hard time thinking of a "right" that men need to fight for. The right to not get drafted? Ehh...considering how long it's been since the last draft in the US, I'd say you're pretty well off if ending the draft inequality is a priority. The right to child custody? Well technically you have that - there's no law saying that men can never be granted custody of a child - but gender stereotypes and that same patriarchial society tend to take it away. There are no rights you have to fight for. You have all the rights. It's those gender roles and sterotypes that are propogated every day that contribute to sexism - for both sides.

Now, what you seem to be saying is that it's not fair that women focus on women's issues!! Why don't they fight for me for a change? What about my problems?

And then saying "well it's logical to focus on the issues that affect me."

Well, that's fine. So what's the issue? I'm not saying you can't be an MRA. Do whatever you want. But I think you're focused on the wrong thing. I read that CMV post. And I don't agree with your assertion that it's a reason why "the MRA movement must exist." Because:

I think the most fundamental disagreement between feminists and MRAs tends to be on a definition of the word "power". Reframe "power" as "control over one's life" rather than "control over institutions, politics, the direction of society", and the framework changes.

Except a movement for "men's rights" suggests that men as a whole are being oppressed. That you are being denied some rights you have to fight for. It sucks that some feminists are being shitheads - it does, and the ones doing that do not represent all feminists or the traditional feminist ideal of equality - but it is not a system of oppression to fight against.

it often performs gender policing against men.

Not sure what OP meant by this. No explanation or example.

Men who reject gender, but feel powerless, and oppressed - men who have had struggles in their lives because of their gender role

Still not sure what this means. But again, we are not talking systematic oppression here as we are against women. Everyone has struggles in their lives. Everyone feels powerless sometimes. If men struggle because of their "gender role," it's likely in a limited field - custody rights, for example. Which is not a battle that's going to be won by a men's rights movement. It's going to be won by examining the patriarchy itself, and the gender roles it forces everyone into.

When they do, they tend to be shamed - you're derailing, you're mansplaining, you're privileged, this is a space for women to be heard, so speaking makes you the oppressor.

Disagree that it's "shaming" if it's true. In a society where women are consistently silenced, it is a relief to find "a space for women to be heard." Men are privileged, mansplaining is real (though the term has tended to be used a little more broadly than it should actually apply), and derailing...well, what else would you call a man insisting that we talk about HIS ISSUES when women have finally, for once, gotten together to discuss their own?

But I'm derailing myself. TL;DR: The feminist movement isn't perfect. There are man-haters and fringe feminists - but they are the fringe. I disagree with that post you linked because I disagree that "women are much more free from their gender roles than men are" and I don't think "control over one's life" (as opposed to "control over institutions, politics, the direction of society") is something that can be gained by a "rights movement." I'm also not sure where the author is getting some of his assertions (gender policing, etc.)

I think the men's right movement - from everything I've seen - is misguided and at best a waste of time; at worst anti-feminist and harmful.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:50:35 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The article The Patriarchy is Dead puts it better than I can. There's still oppression out there, sure, still battles to be one. But things are changing and have changed at an unprecedented level. It's time to stop blaming everything on the 'patriarchy' that somehow, every man is a part of.

I simply disagree with what you are saying. Your idea that the MRM is mostly anti-women is suspect at best. That Wikipedia page you linked is a HORRIBLE article, and attempts to edit it have been shot down time and time again. Compare it to the feminism article and you'll see what I mean. The entire page is essentially arguments against the MRM, and it uses bad connotations, etc. You are seriously trying to argue that the man begging for money on the streets (which he is far more likely to do, by the way) is part of the patriarchy. Affected by the patriarchy? Sure. But do not blame ME for the problems an elite one percent that I have NOTHING to do with caused.

I believe that men as a whole are being oppressed, or at the very least, have unique issues that need to be recognized. I wouldn't call it a systematic oppression, really, just a systematic willful ignorance. I'll cite the states again. More likely to live in poverty. More likely to be the victim of a violent crime. More likely to COMMIT a violent crime. Less likely to graduate HS. Less likely to graduate college. And MANY more. These are all problems, in desperate need of fixing, which are IGNORED by nearly everyone in the world. When you begin to belittle rights and ideas that the MRM fights for I think that shows your true colors. Our right to not be forced against our will to fight is silly? Come on. It's not even necessarily 'rights' MRAs are concerned about. What rights (in developed countries, of course) are feminists fighting for? I'm more concerned about causes, problems that need fixing, which I've outlined time and time again.

Men IN POWER are privileged. Not the common man. Men, for the most part, rule the world, but most men don't rule the world! The so called 'patriarchy' is entirely separate from the MRM except for some fringe lunatics.

I'm not saying that we need to give up on feminism, or that it's gone too far, or that we should focus solely on the MRM. Quite the opposite. BOTH sides of the equality equation need to be solved. You're saying MRAs are misguided and foolish- for what, exactly? For standing up for what they believe in? For forming organizations to fight for issues unique to them? For feeling excluded and separate from the feminism movement, where many MRAs got their start? There is some significant overlap in our goals, and in a perfect world, there would be just one organization. But it's not a perfect world.

I'm honestly insulted by what you said. If a man feels like talking about HIS issues, he has that right. And he has a right to be heard. I don't care how important you think your plight is, it's belittling and insulting to be told that what's affecting you simply doesn't matter because feminism was there first, and it's exactly what led to men leaving feminism and moving to the MRM. That's what I'd call victim shaming. Why can't women and men get together to talk about each others problems? Because of stuff like what you said. You're part of the problem.

I have a right to organize and speak about issues that affect me. Right now, the feminist movement doesn't do that. I feel that there are problems that affect me that are being ignored both by society and the feminist movement. Therefore, the MRM exists.

BlueAsTheNight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:14:22 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for the link to the article. I'm not going to get too into it, but suffice to say that I disagree with a number of the author's conclusions. (It is great that we have powerful women in Congress. That doesn't change the fact that 18.3% female representation in Congress is an appallingly low number. The author seems to be saying that women should "lighten up" and stop seeing oppression everywhere - and yeah, some people do go too far and see oppression where there's none. I'm not going to scream at a man because he holds a door open for me. But I'm also not going to say "the battle is won" and that the patriarchy is dead. There's still a long way to go. )

You seem to still not understand what the definition of "patriarchy" is. Let go of the "elite one percent" thing. It's not any one man or group of men. It's the society we live in. I'm not saying that any man off the street is automatically going to have a better life than any given woman. Obviously that's not true. But all else being equal, it's...not equal.

Think of it like D&D stats. (and I don't play D&D, so forgive me if I get something wrong.) But you start with certain stats, right? A number for charisma, for luck, etc.

The same thing happens in life. If you're born white, you get some starting advantage over those who are born black. You rolled high on the stats check. If you're born straight, you get some advantage over someone who was born gay - because it's going to be easier for you to go through this world straight than to struggle with the oppression and judgement (and worse) that gays face.

If you're born male, you get some starting advantage over being born female. That's not to say that you don't still get some starting disadvantage over being born black, or poor, or disabled, or whatever. But those are different issues. As a whole, men - all men - have some privilege, some starting advantage - over women. Maybe their own personal disadvantages override that advantage so that they have a shitty life. But it doesn't mean that advantage doesn't exist.

Quote all the stats you like, I agree that things like high poverty rates and violent crime rates among males are problems. I AGREE they need to be fixed. But you need to look at the root causes. Having "unique issues" is not at all the same as being oppressed. Why are men more likely to live in poverty? (Or are they?) Why are they victims of violent crime? Why aren't they graduating high school are college? Is this really women's fault? Is it an issue of "men's rights" or is it something else (Poverty? Racism? What are the statistics of black men being imprisoned or not finishing school versus white men?)

I'm not saying don't fight for your issues. I'm saying, and have been saying, that the "Men's Right" movement is setting itself up as something opposite feminism - from everything I've seen, it is something misogynistic, full of men who are bitter that women are fighting for their rights and making progress (Your own first comment - you were angry that women were fighting for women's rights and "forgetting" yours!) I'm sorry if I implied or said that you can't fight for these issues are important. You totally can.

But I'm having trouble finding a definition of Men's Rights that doesn't make me sick.

http://time.com/134152/the-toxic-appeal-of-the-mens-rights-movement/

Time article. Fringe mens' rights activists, maybe? I know that I don't like being grouped in with "feminists" who think it's okay to attack men or promote hatred. But this seems to be at the heart of the mens' rights movement. Please enlighten me if I'm wrong.

I stand by what I said: I don't think the mens' rights movement will get you what you want. Whatever your personal goals might be, the MRA community as a whole has set itself up as opposing feminism: fighting against, not with. It's not a matter of "feminism got there first." But let's look at where this conversation started. /u/onthemirrorsedge stated that, as a whole, men have it better. He listed a few reasons why. And you immediately shot him down. It's that kind of dismissal of women's issues that makes feminists not want to work with or listen to MRAs. Why were you even arguing with him? He even acknowledged that "Men do suffer from certain things." You, for some reason, felt the need to come in and list exactly what those things were, and get angry that women weren't paying equal attention to your list - when our list is much, much longer.

It's not a pissing contest. Listen to us. Acknowledge our struggles. Listen and take it in without feeling the need to pipe up "but men have it bad too!" And don't just get angry that these "mens' issues" exist - look at why. If you care about high school graduation rates, volunteer to tutor at-risk youth. If you care about poverty, volunteer at a soup kitchen or a job placement center. These issues are not unique to men (draft excluded). They may or may not affect men at higher rates. They are issues. They should not be ignored. But in my opinion, the creation of a "mens' rights" movement to address them (and what does this group do exactly to help them? I don't see mens' rights groups in real life trying to raise boys' high school graduation rates, or reduce violent crime rates, or championing paternal rights and the father's role in raising his children) - is not the appropriate or logical response.

thebloodofthematador ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:40:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You also make the mistake of asserting that we are anti women.

Maybe not in general, no, but goddamn, have you BEEN to the Men's Rights subreddit? It's a fucking cesspit of misogyny. Shocking, actually.

That place is way less about men's rights and way more about shitting on women and feminists especially. Not productive at all.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here's a great CMV response that answers why what you said about the 'patriarchy' being responsible for the complaints of MRAs is not exactly true.

Why does the Men's Right Movement need to learn to coexist with the feminist movement? Just because it's a younger movement doesn't mean it doesn't have equal right to be heard. They should learn to coexist with EACH OTHER. If one side refuses to accept an 'olive branch', so to speak, that doesn't mean the other simply gives up.

frankferri ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:05:04 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wouldn't call myself an MRA, mostly because a lot of the MRA stuff I see is focused on attacking feminism, which naturally feminists don't take too kindly too. Men's Rights is a younger movement, although if it doesn't learn to co-exist with feminism, I highly doubt feminism will co-exist with it.

I don't see why I can't just use the same argument here: "Oh, those people aren't REAL MRA's, they just call themselves MRA's. This isn't a NTS fallacy because MRA's are rooted in belief"

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:29:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:01:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're generalizing an entire movement based on a few misguided individuals. Those are not the core tenets of the MR movement. I could do the same thing with feminists and the extremists in their organization.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:17:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:05:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please give some sources to site your claims, or this is all just anecdotal. There are a number of preeminent and respectable MRAs just as there are respectable feminists. Warren Farell springs to mind, for example. I think you're confusing the MRM with some sort of anti-women movement just as people confuse feminists with the bra burning men hating sort.

achughes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

real issues such as hyper-masculinity and violent male culture

Why should a pro-men's movement only be limited to feminist approved topics? Until women are equally prepared and expected to be drafted, these attributes of masculine culture can serve useful purposes. If there really isn't anything wrong with femininity, then men shouldn't be expected to find something wrong with masculinity.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:27:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's nothing wrong with masculinity. There is something wrong with having it forced upon you. If a man doesn't want to be masculine he shouldn't have to be. If he wants to do something feminine or be feminine he should be able to.

heath__cliff ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:58:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree that there is a struggle for both genders but feminism is about equality. Feminists do not pit one sex against the other. People who believe that all men are bad are not feminists. The Men's Rights Movement fits into feminism. This being stated, I find that Reddit often assumes that things like the fear and likelihood of rape are equal between the sexes. They're not.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:07:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree. Both the MR movement and feminism fit into the overarching goal of equality. One enveloping the other would just lead to a lack of focus on one side's problems. There MUST be either a paradigm shift into supporting equality and working equally as hard for both sides (unlikely) or there must be different organizations catering to different needs.

heath__cliff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why must there be different organizations catering to different needs? The feminist movement has now become a gender movement.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:02:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There doesn't have to be, but the unfortunate reality is that neither organization is catering enough to the needs of the opposite gender, mostly due to radicals on both sides.

heath__cliff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:16:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, they aren't really organizations per se. I think when people label themselves a feminist and take a middle ground and rational perspective, it helps everybody.

Thanks for the dialogue!

alts_are_people_too ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:05:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have liberal feminist leanings myself and a serious issue with tumblrites who say that kind of shit. However, the fact is that there's at least a subset of feminist academia that spends a lot of time and energy using postmodernism to put academic dressing on making racism and sexism okay, provided it's against white men.

Those people may be the hateful lowest of the scum sucking low, but they are feminists, because there academics who are acknowledged as feminists who advance ideas that actively encourage that garbage.

At this point, a lot of people bring up the True Scotsman Fallacy (and I'm surprised that no one else has) and use it wrongly to make the claim that all feminists are bad because some feminists are bad, which is an absolute load of bullshit. The true scotsman's claymore cuts both ways. While it's not really valid to claim that those people aren't real feminists, it's also not valid to claim that they define the movement.

Feminism is a pretty wide movement now, to the point that it's probably a bit more useful to specify what sort of feminist you are, because saying that you're feminist alone isn't particularly useful in understanding your views, except that it indicates a concern for women's rights. How that concern manifests could be something reasonable like a desire to promote gender equality, or something hateful like a desire to rid the world of men.

And yes, I believe that the reasonable sort of feminists who just want equality for both genders are far, far more common than the bad ones, but unfortunately the bad ones are by far the loudest, so it's important to understand that a lot of peoples' first notable experience with feminism can be very negative.

Josh_The_Boss ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:12:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Serious question, you seem reasonable. Why don't feminists ever talk about how unfair alimony is, how women can reap this benefit but men can not? This is an actual law that reinforces the inequality of the sexes in our legal system, but feminism doesn't touch this. I feel people would take them more seriously if they addressed this issue.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 00:22:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I'm British and we don't have alimony (or at least if we do it's very rare) so I'm not expert on the topic. Alimony is a part of the patriarchy that hurts men, it is based on the belief that men are strong, capable providers, and women are vulnerable homemakers.

Not to mention, men often make more money than women partially because of these gender roles. Therefore society assumes that in a divorce, the woman is unable to take care of herself.

Feminists stand against this just like how they stand against all parts of the Patriarchy, however, in terms of which issues are usually focused on, it does often take a back seat to thinks like rape culture and street harassment, primarily because all women suffer from those issues, whereas not all men suffer from alimony.

thebloodofthematador ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:37:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm always a little bit tickled when men complain that the feminist movement doesn't do enough to address their problems, specifically.

djkaty ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 01:56:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, to this day, women still make less than men and - if a parent is going to stay home with kids - women are more likely to do so. Women are often worse off financially after a divorce because they didn't have the earning power to begin with, they took time off for the kids, they didn't advance quite as far in their careers because they had to take a couple maternity leaves and accidentally sort of mommy track themselves, etc.

Seeing that they are financially and career-wise at these sort of disadvantages (commonly, NOT ALWAYS), I don't think it's unreasonable to ask for alimony in SOME CIRCUMSTANCES. It is not a level playing field after many divorces. I know it sucks for men to have to give up alimony, but it also sucks for women to not have any money in the first place because the family decided daycare was too expensive and she should stay home for 5 years raising a couple kids.

The system sucks for everybody. Divorce, in general, sucks. There are institutional traditions in place that have in the past, or may still currently have to be used to compensate for huge gender disparities. It's a complex and tricky subject without an easy solution.

tdawgers ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 01:14:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Men can receive alimony if they are the lower income spouse. As far as I understand, it's based on income, not on gender.

internetalterego ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:51:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Alimony used to be more of a thing before female enfranchisement due to feminism. Now a lot of legal systems in the common law realm have done away with it. What still exists is child maintenance - money advanced towards the child by the providing ex partner if the other ex partner fulfils certain conditions (entitled to receive welfare payments from govt, etc).

Child maintenance is a low income thing - if the ex partners are both financially self-sufficient then no child maintenance is paid.

Lay people are ignorant and misinformed about the law because it's so complex and pop culture misrepresents it all the time. People think that their ability to comply with the law based on their rudimentary knowledge of a few social rules makes them competent to say stuff about the law based on no research.

Alimony and child maintenance are similar concepts, and are therefore susceptible to conflation in the mind of an uninformed lay person.

I don't know everything about the law in the US because I studied law in Australia, but I do know that Aus and the US systems share a lot of principles because our legal systems evolved in parallel. Therefore I'm assuming that since both our countries share such a progressive outlook on gender issues that you have, like us, done away with alimony but retain child maintenance. Reddit has a hard on for supposed favouritism for women, so a lot of misinformed redditors still whine about alimony when it probably hadn't existed on their state for decades since women got the vote and the legal right to equal pay, etc. about the

Zarathustran ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 07:53:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't base your understanding of the legal system on reruns of two and a half men. Alimony is more or less not a thing. The only time alimony is consistently a thing is in super high dollar divorces. If a billionaire couple get divorced and the wife would be entitled to half of their holdings, splitting up a billion dollars of not at all liquid assets would be impossible. Instead one party, usually the party that runs the business side of things, agrees to make alimony payments to the other. If you are entitled to $500 million in a divorce, a $100,000 a month alimony payment really isn't a lot seeing as how you would have to live another 100 years before you break even. Reddit likes to circlejerk over cesar milan paying his wife $20,000 a month in alimony, but his net worth is over $25 million. When Milan met his wife he was a dirt poor undocumented immigrant. She helped him become a citizen and was his manager and business partner until he made it big. Alimony is merely a way that super rich people split their holdings in such a way as to not jeopardize them. It's purely a business tool and reddit acts like minimum wage dads are having to shell out 90% of their pay checks so their ex-wives never have to work again.

ExplainLikeImSmart ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:12:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it's overstepping just a bit to say if they were more vocal on this one issue, people would take them seriously. In fact, I don't think it would really matter to a lot of people tbh.

glass_table_girl ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:13:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've seen articles from women/feminists that address this.

I saw one last week but I cannot remember what site it was on anymore. I keep thinking Politico but I don't think it was that, and I'm on my phone.

IntoTheWest ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:36:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Im sorry but isis is not a small extremist group.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 00:37:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Compared to the global Muslim population, yes it is.

Although in hindsight it was not the best example.

IntoTheWest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

To compare the WBC and ISIS is just plain offensive. One is 30 odd members who are antigay and are obnoxious in their use of free speach, the other is raping and murdering thousands of men women and children.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:49:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I apologise, I made the comparison quickly and without enough thought, I have removed it from my comment.

NonExistAnts ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:14:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They are still a small extremist group through.

IntoTheWest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Any group that poses a legitimate violent threat to both the people and the governemnt of a sovereign nation is not small

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:36:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Krispykiwi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

No True Scotsman fallacy right there. Doesn't mean I don't share the opinion that they're ignorant bigots, but yep, we can't say they aren't feminists, because some of their ideologies do share a common goal. It sucks, and upsets me greatly.

behemoth887 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:44:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How does a fringe get Stephen A Smith suspended from ESPN

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:48:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I haven't heard about this, but a quick google found me this quote on domestic abuse

"Let's make sure we don't do anything to provoke wrong action ... we got to also make sure that you can do your part to do whatever you can do to make, to try to make sure it doesn't happen again."

Yeah, when you start placing blame on the victims of domestic abuse, you don't have to be a crazy fringe feminist to take issue with that, you have to be a decent human being.

behemoth887 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:52:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He also says "there's no reason to ever put your hands on a woman" before that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDzWvHhgTrY

taking things out of context is typical "fringe" feminism. the worlds largest fringe, also known as the majority.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:54:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"No reason to ever hit a woman" then goes and suggests women should hold back in case they get hit. The blame is on the abuser.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:57:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To provide context, he's talking about a woman who provoked violence with violence herself, and that's what SA Smith is trying to get across; he just phrased it poorly and would be better off not talking about the subject at all.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:04:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That makes it a different case.

Thank you for the context.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:07:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And thank you for actually trying to communicate feminism to redditors!

behemoth887 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 00:57:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should do more research. The woman they're talking about was the aggressor. I even gave you the video and yet you cling to your out of context quote. You are the fringe.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:02:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If the woman in the case did strike first and the man was in enough psychical danger to warrant a self-defensive strike, then yes, that was in self defense.

There was no mention of the woman psychically attacking the man in that video, I did watch the video, do you seriously expect me to go and extensively research the topic? I watched what you gave me, the message was "do not provoke men in case they hit you".

You should provide better sources.

behemoth887 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 01:06:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You didn't even use my source. You said yourself you went to google and cherry picked the first thing you saw and immediately went aggressive. I gave you the video, you chose to ignore it and called it "victim blaming". Perhaps you've watched it now, after the fact, but the purpose of the video was only to highlight the fact that the quote was out of context, which is another thing you chose to ignore.

Asking me to provide better sources is victim blaming. I'm the victim of your ignorance. It's time to accept that you are the fringe and the fringe is the majority, and that fringe is called "feminism".

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:15:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here's what you did.

You gave me a random thing that was the fault of the evil feminists. You did not provide a source.

I researched that in order to get an incredibly basic idea, I don't quite have the time to go find out every little detail about the incident.

You sent me a video that did not mention the woman struck the man in question first.

You then called me out on not knowing the woman struck the man in question in first.

You're right, I didn't know that, you told me and then I corrected my stance, but the video in question did not give the context of the situation, it's main focus was women shouldn't provoke men.

Him opening with "there's no reason to hit a woman" doesn't cancel out him suggesting women shouldn't give men reasons to hit them, if he said "There's no reason to lynch black people, but black people, maybe you should piss off whitey" would that be okay? No, of course not, but because it's a gender issue you don't care.

Asking you to provide better sources is logical, you don't understand the concept of victim blaming and you quite clearly don't give a shit so long as you're not the victim.

behemoth887 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 01:32:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry for forcing you to form an ignorant opinion and embarrass yourself and resort to calling me names to save face, fringe feminist.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:38:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't recall calling you names, but I'm sure in your universe I did.

Seeing as you're going to say it anyway, it's okay, you win, I lose.

Coincidentally, I also just lost to a chimp at chess, it currently has its king shoved up its arse, but I totally lost.

rippleman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And thank you for adding a dickbutt.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The thing is, feminism as an ideal is what you describe, but feminism as a movement is something else entirely.

The two may overlap to whatever degree, but if many feminists don't act or speak like ''real'' feminists, then the movement is the combination of all their views and actions, not just the ones you like and support.

Also,

The people who say men are inferior, kill all men, die cis scum, etc. etc. are not feminists, they may wrongly call themselves feminists, but as has been said, feminism is the belief that all genders are equal.

this is an example of the No True Scotsman fallacy.

TheMusiKid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think one of the main problems is that the term feminism is basically the word feminine. I think this causes people to assume feminism is the belief that women are better than men, instead of equal.

If I could rename the feminism movement to less stupid name (like the equalism movement), I would. We'd get a lot more supporters.

glee-clubber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:53:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree with you!!

lilianegypt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm commenting on this both to agree with you and to save it for future use. Very well said! :)

clone9786 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:13:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Feminism is the advocation for equal rights and treatment of women compared to men.

No, that's egalitarianism.

The reason why it still focuses more on women's issues is it because historically women have been more oppressed than men and are still the lower class (despite it currently being better than ever for them, we haven't yet reached full equality).

What makes you say they're the lower class? The mythical wage gap? Or the fact that if a woman wanted to she could just coast through life or divorce some rich guy and take half his stuff.

itsraininginmymind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for posting this. Just to add, women are physically weaker and has suffered thru history so the idea is to bring them up to the same level as men. Putting personal problems aside, if we put a man and woman in the same position, it is definitely easier for a man.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good post! It changed my views a bit, I was under the misconception that feminism simply meant advocate for female rights, not equal rights. but stop with the martyring. It's very annoying

romulusnr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:53:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The biggest problem is that equality isn't a one-dimensional scale. It's multi-faceted. And we are increasingly reaching a point -- whether we've reached it or not already, I don't know, probably not, but we're getting very close -- where as the amount of progress made my women in some facets (and not, mind you, just the ones that MSF wants to bring attention to) increases, it may tend to, in those facets, actually exceed the position of men. Meanwhile, there continue to be those facets where women's position is still underserved versus men.

How do you measure this? Can you treat all facets as equal? Doubtful. But then how do you "weight" the facets? Therein lies the rub. Everyone's going to have a different opinion on which facets should be weighted more than others in order to come up with a measurement of who is more equal.

But even if we haven't reached a point where, by any given weighting, women's total social status has met, exceeded, or even come close to men's, it is undeniable (and even to my amazement some really smart feminists I know have denied it) that if women are making progress, they are closing that gap, and since it is not a linear system, there must be some facets where they may have exceeded men, more so if there were already, or at least, will. The only way that could not happen is if you were to demonstrate that, as women's status has increased, men's status has increased equally. But status is relative, not absolute, so if that were the case, then women wouldn't have actually made any progress. I don't think even the most misandrist pseudo-feminist could argue that legitimately.

So as women make advances along the various societary facets (I'm talking everything from wages in individual industries, to custody and divorce hearings, to assistance services, to selective service and so on and so forth and such and certainly things I haven't thought to include as well), there's inevitably going to be facets, if there aren't already, wherein the status of women exceed that of men -- and increasingly so.

There's a few ways to go from there. One is that we all work to flatten all the facets, as much as possible. This is my preference. Another is to try to find a consensus on the weights of all the facets, and do the math and determine an overall "score" and figure out who is ahead and how far and work towards tying it up, and calling that good. I wouldn't mind that, but frankly I think it's impossible. A third way -- and this is the way I fear MSF is going -- is to never be satisfied until women match or exceed men in all of the facets, actual real balance be damned. And I also fear that this attitude leads to a juggernaut that won't be satisfied then, either.

Well, that ain't equality.

I do want to see genderal equality, in all the facets, or as close as possible. It troubles me to see out-and-out inequalities on both sides of the fence. No doubt there's lots of bad eggs on both sides, and I'm not even going to suggest it's close to even in that regard (there are plenty of plain old misogynists and gender traditionalists and bitter socially-trampled men on the MRA side).

I don't really consider myself an MRA, but because I don't toe MSF lines, I get treated like one. And they are certainly more likely to post the other side of the story, smaller though it may be. As a GE, I want to see both sides of the story; but neither side is really doing a remotely adequate job of that... and there aren't enough GEs out there to make up for it.

WhereMyKnickersAt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:32:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for addressing that No True Scotsman fallacy accusation. A lot of people are quick to namedrop it without understanding the context in which it would be true.

LGatsby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:18:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do agree with your point, I really honestly do. But your comparison comparing man hating "feminism" to WBC is kind of flawed because whether you like it or not WBC is a Christian organisation.

Another thing is that movements and ideologies change, sometimes for better and other times for worse. As much as I agree that thinking of females as superior means you can't be a feminist. Who died and made us the feminist police?

EX_KX_17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:04:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That was a good read. I'm a man but I honestly feel bad for true feminists because the people who call themselves feminists but only care about spewing hate set back the goals of real feminists a long way. It's a shame though that it's often the hate-spewers who make themselves the most known so now many people, including other women, have trouble differentiating between the real feminists who are just looking for equality, and the haters who spend their time yelling about men as if men want to literally enslave them.

TieSoul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If feminism is the belief that all genders are equal, why is it still called feminism? That would, to the uninformed, make it seem like it is the belief that females are superior.

I mean, I can understand why it was called feminism when it started out, but now, when the genders are generally regarded (but still not always teeated) as equal, shouldn't it take a different name?

Ace-O-Matic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

feminism is the belief that all genders are equal.

Is there historical evidence of a time(s) when feminists have propagated gender equality that didn't have a direct benefit to females? If so, are there enough historical events for it to not be considered an exception? Simply claiming a group or organization stands for something, doesn't mean that it does. The KKK claims to have message of "love, not hate", yet we all know that's a bunch of bullshit.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:33:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're going to fight for equality, you start by helping the weaker group, you don't establish income equality by giving a millionaire and a homeless person ยฃ10 each.

Ace-O-Matic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Inequality is not a quality a group posses. Inequality is an instance of an event. A woman gets paid less than a man? Inequality. A man is pressured in not reporting getting raped due to social stigma? Inequality. You don't fight for equality by ignoring it just because it doesn't pertain to you.

This is why I don't believe the majority of feminists who claim to be for equality. Even by your own logic, if you wanted to help the weakest group you would want to help African Americans, not women. 77 cents on the dollar? Try 68 cents on the dollar.

initialatom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is patriarchy the god in that analogy? because that would make me an atheist

ifeelabityes ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I thought that was the definition of equality, not feminism? Ahhh semantics.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:11:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, it's the definition of gender equality, feminism isn't as directly focused on things like racial and LGBT equality.

ifeelabityes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:25:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Touchรฉ.

D_J-ANGO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Feminism suffers hugely from having too many stupid assholes call themselves feminists. I respect feminism when true and proper facts are presented and discussed and true equality is strived for. However I often end up bashing feminism because of the assholes.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:27:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bash the assholes, not feminism, same ruling for assholes doing stupid shit in the name of their religion.

D_J-ANGO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am openly admitting it is a flaw of mine. Just feels more like personal attacks to me I guess. I know some feminists I am very fond of in everyday life, and would help them for their cause however I can. I appreciate your serious but not harsh reply, like I said, I know it to be a flaw of mine.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't worry, I was exactly the same a few years ago. I felt like when people spoke about things like male and white privilege, they were blaming me, but they're weren't, they were blaming a system that values me over others, I am only to blame if I support that system.

If I actively reject it, which includes acknowledging the benefits the system grants me based on things like sex, race, religion and sexuality, I am not at fault as I am, in the smallest way, hurting the system by not being a part of it.

meowmixiddymix ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:12:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a small group that screams the loudest so everyone just assumes that's how modern feminism is :/

hungry4nuns ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:02:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would like to make the point that feminism is an inherently sexist approach for equal rights for all genders. Many people get blind sighted by this and it leads to counter-productive approaches to addressing real issues, and some issues get ignored completely. The counter culture of men's rights is no better in this respect. True gender equality should not focus on the issues affecting one particular gender.

imjgaltstill ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:10:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Feminism was created to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of society. - Undeniable truth of life #24

tidux ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:49:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When I said "The people who say men are inferior, kill all men, die cis scum, etc. etc. are not feminists, they may wrongly call themselves feminists, but as has been said, feminism is the belief that all genders are equal." that's not a No True Scotsman fallacy, the NTS fallacy relies on person A being a Scotsman and person B disagreeing they are a Scotsman based on what they've done, despite person A fulfilling the requirements to be a Scotsman (being born in Scotland).

The irony is palpable.

Space_Lift ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The people who say men are inferior, kill all men, die cis scum, etc. etc. are not feminists

Nice no true scotsman you got goin' on there.

Stop kidding yourself. Feminism is not a synonym for equality. Feminism is the promotion of women to as high as they can go. Plenty of mainstream and respected feminist attack MRM at every opportunity. If you want equality for both genders stop calling yourself a feminist, call yourself a humanist or egalitarian.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:31:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Nice no true scotsman you got goin' on there.

Person A: "No Scotsman puts sugar on his porridge."

Person B: "I am Scottish, and I put sugar on my porridge."

Person A: "Well, no true Scotsman puts sugar on his porridge."

You see, in order to be a Scotsman you have to have been born in Scotland, if you weren't, you are not a Scotsman. In order to be a feminist you have to believe in gender equality, if you don't, you are not a feminist.

Therefore, it isn't no true feminist, it's no feminist

I'm no expert, but feminists being less than friendly to MRAs may have something to do with them commonly appearing whenever a feminist issue is being discussed to explain why feminism is evil. If you strike someone, they're probably going to strike back.

Space_Lift ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:45:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In order to be a feminist you have to believe in gender equality, if you don't, you are not a feminist.

That only works if conveniently change the definition of feminism. And even still, actions speak louder than words.

commonly appearing whenever a feminist issue is being discussed to explain why feminism is evil.

Interestingly enough I can't find any videos of MRAs protesting feminists, I can however find several events of the inverse.

If you strike someone, they're probably going to strike back.

It's almost like both sides just want to attack the other and not strive for actually equality. It isn't the trait of an organisation that wants peace to attack people who attack them.

OnTheMirrorsEdge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That only works if conveniently change the definition of feminism. And even still, actions speak louder than words.

I'll let historical and current feminists tell me what feminism is about, not you.

Interestingly enough I can't find any videos of MRAs protesting feminists, I can however find several events of the inverse.

No, MRA's tend to prefer message boards.

It's almost like both sides just want to attack the other and not strive for actually equality. It isn't the trait of an organisation that wants peace to attack people who attack them.

No, it's more people calling themselves MRA's took a fair idea of Men's Rights and used it to attack what the evils of women suggesting they be treated equally.

Space_Lift ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hope you recognize your hypocrisy in criticizing Men's Rights because feminists are guilty of exactly the same thing.

Drunk_but_Functional ยท 359 points ยท Posted at 19:14:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit jokes/references, memes, movie quotes and song lyrics generally add nothing of value to a thread. Stop doing it if there's a serious discussion.

jobosno ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 20:50:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I could tell all of Reddit anything, it'd be that there's a time and place for everything, and while you don't have to stop and consider everything, if you're ever in doubt as to whether it fits well in the thread, just hold off until you're more sure.

Octopussay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:11:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"There's a time and place for everything." - Prof. Oak

kimahri27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I'm never sure on anything. Should I stay cooped up forever?

GoldenSights ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's worked pretty well for me!

[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:30:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know why it bothers me, but I cringe every time I see a chain of comments containing line after of line of a song. Yeah I get it, we've all heard April 29, 1992. And who the fuck are the 50+ people who thought it was good enough to go through and upvote every comment in the thread?

andersonb47 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:44:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh god these are the WORST

xROSSTHEHOSSx ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:30:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Those quotes and references make up 80% of the highest rated comments

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:24:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Relevant username ammirite??? Luckily it doesn't happen to me since my name means nothing, but it annoys me when half the comments are people making jokes about the persons name.

furiousfennec ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:30:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or when someone makes a new account that day just for a joke. It's pretty annoying.

skip_and_repeat ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:52:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously. I can't stand it when half the posts in a thread are about mom's spaghetti and you have to scroll and scroll to get some actual relevant information or discussion about the post.

I don't understand why the same old jokes get upvoted so much.

jchazu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:15:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I believe it's because, for different reasons, people view Reddit as a community they belong to. Within members of a group, a sense of community is strengthened when common experiences are shared. For some people, I imagine Reddit is one of a few places where they feel a (pseudo-)sense of belonging. Sharing an inside joke can deepen that feeling.

Personally, I think a lot of these people should get off the computer and/or deal with their need for approval (because that's what most of the circlejerking is, in my opinion), but I still understand why it happens.

GrumpyDietitian ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 21:11:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AND PUNS. FFS, YOU ARE NOT THAT FUNNY.

monkeybanana14 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:57:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm on mobile so I can't tell if there are any replies to your comment.

But I have a feeling there's a shitty pun in one of those replies.

remijmjs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Truer words have never been spoken.

BananaFish12 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:09:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love puns :(

otakuman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:46:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love puns, too! Join us at /r/verypunny :-)

Demomon ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:27:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But its so funny and clever! LOL

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:01:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wanna give you gold for not using a pun in that post, but 4 dollars is a lot of money.

Deathraged ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You mean not that... punny! HAHAHAHAHAHAH

kitsua ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:46:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never quite understood why people get so angry about puns. They're just a bit of silly, harmless wordplay. What's the beef?

notsurewhatiam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of the time they're the same ones. Sometimes they aren't even that funny. And they tend to make up most of the comments.

kitsua ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:00:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't they usually confine themselves to a single thread? Easily scrolled past I would have thought. The 'un-funniness' is kinda the point, in a sort of dad-joke way, I assumed.

chickenwithcheez ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:22:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fucking Mean Girls threads. I haven't even seen that movie but I feel like I know what happens. Reddit does a lot of dumb shit that they think is cute but is just super annoying.

MustangGuy ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:06:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unfortunately that's what gets the upvotes. That's why you'll see serious tagged threads with very few comments vs. open threads.

Victuz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:33:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think this is the part where we revert to the more upvoted comments in this thread and say "Don't take it all so seriously". Yes sometimes there is discussion here, but most of the time reddit is JUST a website. People visit it to cool off, have a laugh maybe catch up on news. In depth discussion is really not what it's good at.

Geolosopher ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:51:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are a large number of people here who simply do not know how to have a conversation without these things. This is a symptom of "internet culture," though, and I don't really blame them for it. Quite a few young people honestly have more "experience" talking to people online than in person, which is why they think this is acceptable conversational behavior. For some of us older (older, not old, for the love of God) it's sort of frustrating, but I try to be understanding about it since the huge cultural shift occurred just as / just after I was growing up, and I honestly can't say how I would be if I were ten years younger.

xTerraH ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:46:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

To add to this, some people take certain posts way to seriously. Relax a little guys ;)

shaker28 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I pride myself on the fact that I never use reddit's recurring jokes for cheap laughs, which is just sad on so many different levels.

TI_Pirate ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:06:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

U da real MVP.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And nothing of value was lost.

AmenAndWomen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:39:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude, we didn't start the fire.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:45:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think that's true. If said quote adds to discussion then I think it's fine and contributes uniquely to it. Unless you have an example where it wasn't necessary?

Drunk_but_Functional ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:31:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes quotes can add to the discussion depending on the topic, but when people just write things like "Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." it's not really adding much value

tsuhg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

LULZ BROKEN ARMS

chiefcrunch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should totally make a "grinds my gears" about that and post it, in this thread.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

NO BANANA FUR SCALE? DOWN VOTED. LOL ONLY LE REDDITORS WILL GET THIS!

WeeniePops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But why? I don't know what everyone else used Reddit for, but I come here strictly for entertainment. If I happen to learn something than so be it, but in general I just want to pass the time and have fun. A lot of the time the inside jokes and memes give me a nice little laugh and make my day just a smidge better. Why would I want to give that up?

Hyalinemembrane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OMFG. I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE DO THAT.

I LOVE ENTERING A THREAD AND SEEING A QUOTATION I KNOW, OR SOME LYRICS, OR SOME AWESOME REDDIT JOKE FROM ANOTHER THREAD. IT'S FUCKING HILARIOUS.

IT ADDS TO THE COMMUNITY. REDDIT IS AWESOME JUST THE WAY IT IS.

spazzy1912 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lol le cumbox xd

Unidan got Le ban hammer roflmao xd

Fuck Erin lmfao

seaslugs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ANNE FRANKLY I DID NAZI BROKEN ARMS SHE CAN SMELL YOUR CUM

UglyWesternBaby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

Frekavichk ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:08:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They are funny, stop thinking everyone likes what you like.

[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:44:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

DAE PETER DINKLAGE LOL

jacls0608 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I AMA PETER DINKLAGE(fan), AMA.

ExplainsYourJoke ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So meta

LP99 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 19:51:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Complaining about music that isn't even made for your demographic makes you sound like a twat. Even more so when you do it in a public setting.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:37:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

music that isn't made for your demographic? i can't even...

bmx5 ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 20:48:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Calling attention to usernames that are not relevant to the discussion. Please don't do that.

E.g. 'Did you get any PMs -PM_ME_YOUR<WHATEVER>?

DrStephenFalken ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:01:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you want to play a game?

PM_ME_YOUR_BURDENS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:41:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I get asked this all the time. But it's for a good cause so I don't mind.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:34:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I get this all the time. You're pretty (insert insult/observation here) to be a hippieofkindness. One, what does that have to do with anything? Two, I'm a complex person, like the rest of humankind.

iHateReddit_srsly ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:02:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

le relevent username xD

PM-ME-Y0UR-BOOBS ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes

No_Fun_Sam ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 20:36:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because you see an overweight person in a wheel chair, who can move their legs does not mean that they are fat and lazy. My mother-in-law has muscular dystrophy and can't walk around so she has to use a wheelchair, even though she can still operate her legs.

Bleuonej ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:03:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And to make matters worse, the medications make you gain weight.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Bleuonej ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:11:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aha my husband explained that it's in the brain, it tells your body to store fat. Something with the fight or flight regulators and metabolism. I'm not a brain scientist or a rocket surgeon.

atsu333 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:53:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It depends on what it is supposed to correct/effect. Personally, I have hyperthyroidism, which basically causes your body to metabolize much faster. I was always hot, shaking, energetic and rapidly losing weight(around 40lbs in a couple months, with a bit of an increase in metabolism). The medication I was put on to correct that has had almost the opposite effect, so I was metabolizing slower again, but I still had that appetite. So I ate too much all the time for a few months, and didn't exercise because I felt kinda low, and bam! 60lbs up. Now I'm trying to fight my way back down.

Bleuonej ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No clue how or why, but the only medications my insurance will cover for my chronic illness all have weight gain as a main side effect. Not wanting to go into too much detail, but gabapentin is one example.

AmeliaPondPandorica ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:09:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be kind to all, for everyone is fighting a battle.

JellyFishStew ยท 2111 points ยท Posted at 19:49:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I think a lot of y'all are really mean people, and I don't really get that. Like, I don't get why shit just matters so much to some of you, like little things like whether Nintendo is an innovative gaming company or not, or how a movie did in sales versus audience reception. I just don't fucking get how so many people on this site can get so riled up about the littlest shit ever.

It's crazy because sometimes it's just so fucking predictable, too. Any thread about Catcher in the Rye is sure to ruffle up some birds in here. It always devolves into a pissing match between people who "get it" and those who "don't," when, really, guys, it's just a fucking book. If you don't like it, that's cool, and if you do, that's also cool! Two opposing things can be equally cool! Whoa fucking mind blown what the fuck kinda shit is this!?

There's also an uncomfortable amount of comments that have an attitude of "Well, I'M not doing it, so at least I'm free of criticism." It's so fucking strange. Go to any post where BMI (Body Mass Index) is discussed and you'll see a slew of posters all commenting with their own personal measurements. What the fuck? Seriously? Why the fuck do any of us fucking care about your measurements? I'm seriously not going to judge you (on the fucking internet, of all places) about your god damn BMI. You could be lighter than a peapod or heavier than a ship's anchor, I don't care, and neither should you.

Stop looking for approval from internet strangers in fake internet points. No, I know that gets tossed around a lot, so I think the meaning is lost: Seriously, stop caring about what these people think about you. We honestly, truly, 100 percent do not matter when most of what we say is all negativity.

I met a dude here who flipped his shit when we lightly approached the topic of getting banned off Reddit. Reddit was just so fucking important to him, and the most horrible, threatening thing I could do to him was to send the mods a message about how Reddit policy says he can't be a user. (For reference, I asked him if he was a dog a million times in a row because he's an ass who pollutes a thread I frequent, and he focused strangely on the fact that "being a dog won't get you banned." LOL WHAT? Also, asking him if he was a dog is very literal. I just asked him repeatedly if he was a dog. It was madness.)

Reddit is shit. It's entertaining and it's easily consumed and it's fast and it's quick and it's sometimes educational, and at it's best, it can be an amazing support system for many in need. But for a lot of people here, it seems like it's an opportunity to bully others without repercussion.

It's just so mean and nasty here and it's because you all think being mean and nasty is what makes you popular. It isn't. It never was.

You're thinking of being attractive. (lol)

jonosvision ยท 827 points ยท Posted at 20:50:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For reference, I asked him if he was a dog a million times in a row because he's an ass who pollutes a thread I frequent, and he focused strangely on the fact that "being a dog won't get you banned." LOL WHAT? Also, asking him if he was a dog is very literal. I just asked him repeatedly if he was a dog. It was madness.

wot? you totally had me up until there.

[deleted] ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 20:59:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yea that sort of threw me for the loop

untitledthegreat ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 21:10:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you a dog?

Idoontkno ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:15:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, but I would like to start more internet bullshit.

ArkaneFighting ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:17:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you a dog?

Idoontkno ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:18:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I told you I was a dog, and yet I was able to use a computer, would that not in fact change the generally accepted definition of a dog?

Slackerspoopin ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:04:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The dogs are evolving.

CHRIST_THE_FISTER ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:25:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you a dog?

MrBubbleSS ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:49:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No.

barnabyjonez ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:59:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Am I a dog?

MrBubbleSS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:04:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know.

Idoontkno ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:14:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I mirror this sentiment.

[deleted] ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 21:41:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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gatfish ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 22:09:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whoops he forgot to mention blatant reddit hypocrisy. Luckily he demonstrated it.

travis13131 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:30:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is this a normal thing to do?

Tank_Kassadin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:06:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe OP was the dog?

[deleted] ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 21:27:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Yeah it's pretty hypocritical. And I checked his comment history. He starts talking initially about how the world doesn't take mental health seriously. Fair enough! Yet then he proceeds to kind of be a case study in what he wrote above regarding people getting riled up. Eventually just posting stuff like this ad nauseum:

Are you counting in human years or dog years? I've heard that, on the internet, nobody knows if you're a dog. Are you a dog?

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/23ah3e/two_san_franciscos/cgvxmed

solastsummer ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 21:33:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What a jerk! Let's go through his post history and be mean to him!

[deleted] ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 21:36:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well I was intrigued by the asking if a guy was a dog relentlessly thing. I thought others might be as well (and given these comments it seems I was correct), so I figured I'd provide the link to save people time.

TheLowEndTheory ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:51:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What a strange interaction, the other guy is actually trying to defend a point and he just sticks to his strange logic and using fancy vocab to try and make himself sound smart.

[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:14:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:10:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think the more appropriate solution is to just say "fuck it, I'm done" and stop responding. Your example wonderful conversation seemed more like a cop-out when the person you were arguing with posed some decent points, by the way.

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:16:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Quoting a single thing he said without the context is no decent response.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:40:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Nerfi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you're more responsible for the arguments you get into than you would like to believe yourself to be. I'm not going to answer if you respond to this, because I'm not getting dragged into anything.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:52:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:54:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So then just stop. Don't go "ya okay buddy" like a twat.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:12 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:40:44 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree. I think it's less twatty than giving some shitty snarky remark that doesn't even make sense.

It's simply disrespectful to the other person.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:36 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:58:37 on August 24, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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thismyredditaccount ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

wow wait what ?

Amesa ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:06:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Other guy was trying to continue the discussion, OP asks him if he's a dog. Cool.

dudebro42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:04:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody likes you and you're unfortunately cursed with enough intelligence to know this.

But...clearly it was the other guy being an asshole because he didn't seriously answer whether he was a dog. As Jesus said, first take the plank out of your own eye....

deadwinged ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:33:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah it's pretty retarded.

He starts talking initially about how the world doesn't take mental health seriously. Fair enough!

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:40:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow. I feel pretty shitty now. That's a good catch. Editing. My sincere thanks for calling me out on that one.

bamforeo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh God ahahaha.

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:04:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

seriously. Man these people on reddit are so strange. Like this one guy where I told him he was a dog a million times. What a wackjob

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:15:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm really confused. Literally a million times? That's crazy.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:54:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He asked him if he was a dog (because dogs aren't allowed on reddit). The supposed dog user proceeded to flip his shit saying how being a dog wouldn't get him banned... That's what I got from it

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:50:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Damn teenagers.

satnightride ยท 754 points ยท Posted at 21:05:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Not to be weird or anything but you just wrote 500+ words about how much people get riled up by little things and about how you asked someone if they were a dog a million times in a row. Wouldn't that count as getting riled up by something little?

JellyFishStew ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 21:25:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I, too, am a victim of the problems I mention! Does this make me a hypocrite, like some are calling me below? Probably! Does it matter? I don't know, does it to you?

SexLiesAndExercise ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 22:36:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you a dog?

Answer the question.

Rikkochet ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:23:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/u/jellyfishstew Answer the question!

satnightride ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 21:27:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No. It just cracked me up.

tit_wrangler ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:15:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you a dog?

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bark.

[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:21:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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JellyFishStew ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 23:51:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll be real: I flipped the fuck out on that person, and it wasn't cool of me. I was so sick and tired of him and he really got under my skin, and it didn't help that the subreddit's community was upvoting my bullshit dog questions and downvoting everything he responded with.

I had seen that user incite so many arguments on the sub when there didn't need to be any, and he'd done the whole

this is what you wrote

kind of thing, which is just the fucking worst, if you ask me, but he completely misquoted me so that it read, basically

I'm a bitch, wah wah wah

and I realized that he wasn't going to actually speak to me under normal rules of conversation, because he was twisting my words, so I thought, fuck it, I'm not going to "win" this one, might as well take the nuclear option and out-stupid him.

And then when he wouldn't even let up after the stupid, I thought the scorched earth method would work best. It didn't, he still posts, and he still gets downvoted, and he still plays the victim every chance he gets.

I don't regret what I did. I think he's an asshole. Was I an asshole? Absolutely. Does that change that he's an asshole? Nope.

_FinestJellyBeansRaw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:27:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But he's not on here writing paragraphs about not taking things seriously, is he?

MannschaftPilz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:43:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/u/JellyFishStew has acknowledged that he succumbs to the same vices many do on this site regarding taking things too seriously. Does that make him a hypocrite? Sure it does. Does that invalidate the points he's making? Not necessarily.

Just because he also takes things too seriously sometimes, does not mean that people on this site don't take things too seriously.

Hope_Eternity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:06:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Very good point

NewOpinion ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:23:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

More of a perpetuater than a victim (which does take away some of your merit to criticize (or not depending on how clever you are)) but if I agree with the message of everyone being a jerk but I also think that Reddit has a lot of very empathetic and compassionate people, moreso prominently than many other social media sites I visit.

JellyFishStew ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:30:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I guess I never thought of Reddit as a social media site, but you're right, if we look at it through that lens, it's far, far more compassionate that the highlights reels we get on Facebook and Instagram and all the other stuff we use.

I always thought of it as a news aggregate site, but Reddit, of course, evolves.

DayMan9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You need to go outside man.

fleetber ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:29:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

are you a hypocrite?

IRememberItWell ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:15:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And you got gold and 1000+ upvotes for doing the very thing you described... I don't even know what to think about this...

JellyFishStew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe I'm the ultimate master ruse-man.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I mean, it matters so much to you not to be that way, but you admit that you're the same way. You're not a hypocrite because you said it, but because you seemed as if you were looking down upon it from a pedestal.

Dookie_boy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:28:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But that is what this whole thread is all about.

A_Mediocre_Time ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:57:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It counts as answering OPs question

TheWhistlingMan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:26:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If it happens constantly In a variety of different subs an impacts the overall reddit experience and is impossible to avoid I think it qualifies as bigger.

ASAPscotty ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:58:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All he needed was the first paragraph.

mesocratic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What he's talking about is not insignificant. Treating people with dignity and respect is not insignificant.

Whether or not Nintendo is the best gaming company ever, is kind of insignificant.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:31:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know what kind of commentors I hate more than anything? Those that go out of their way to try and call anybody a hypocrite when they are making a point that they don't like.

It happens every fucking time, and this time it is you.

Not to mention the shit he is talking about isn't something little. He is fucking talking about bullying for fuck sake, but you're too worried about calling somebody a hypocrite and feeling superior.

Im_Helping ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:29:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"bullying"

maybe im just a crazy tough bastard, but i cant see how anybody could truly "bully" me on an anonymous site based on text comments ive made.

toughen up. go have some real shit happen to you

movzx ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:28:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Um, he went on to describe bullying behavior he himself did. That's the definition of a hypocrite.

azuretek ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can argue that people are racist/homophobic/whatever all day, it doesn't mean that I'm a saint and am perfect in all regards. As humans we have an ability to acknowledge and see our faults but at the same time still be at the whim of those faults. Think of it like a diet, you might do great for a few months, but then you might start to unconsciously justify eating a little bit of this or that until you're completely off your diet. You can see what you did, but when you're in the thick of it... you just don't know if you're a dog or not on the internet.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:45:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not to be weird or anything but you just wrote 500+ words

Is 500 words really your criteria?

juicy_squirrel ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:17:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

hey asshole i don't know!

0rochimaru ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:23:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think this only strenghtens his point. Since he himself does the things he describes. No better way to make a point than to give yourself up.

Sixty-to-Zero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/thread

buttertost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ahh what sweet bitter irony

LordApocalyptica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's honestly the most pissy person is ever seen on reddit.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes.

ubersaurus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sigh

Im_Helping ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:26:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

when did it become a mortal sin to point out someone is being a whiny lil pussy?

macness234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:37:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Meta jimmies ruffled.

Catawompus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In my opinion, there are a lot of good points to take away regardless of how the person giving the advice acts.

centerbleep ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:24:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

classic youngster

-steezy_wunda_bred- ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:34:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really agree with the majority of the sentiment here, but my first reaction is maybe you're browsing the wrong subreddits? I mean, don't get me wrong, there are a ton of awful people on redditโ€ฆbut one of the only reasons I'm able to remain on this site is because I think there are just as many truly awesome people on here. And I've seen those people do some seriously amazing things.

AndrewV ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:43:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Thank you for saying that. Although your last paragraphs got confusing. :P

The vitrol some people can spout over things is just absolutely insane. And it gets fed by the circular thinking.

I've been subscribed to circlejerk for awhile now and used to laugh at how close it is to how redditors act, now after so long I'm almost disappointing at how close it is to it.

Also enjoy the gold!

KyosBallerina ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:14:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is shit.

It's entertaining and it's easily consumed and it's fast and it's quick and it's sometimes educational, and at it's best, it can be an amazing support system for many in need.

I don't think anything that does that is shit tbh.

jacls0608 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:49:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because reddit is such a (relatively) diverse community, everyone has their passions. And some people don't like those passions. Also, anonymity lends towards rudeness.

Blee10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That last point is ridiculously true. Hiding behind a computer makes people think they can say whatever they want.

tothemags ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HbYScltf1c

I always think back to this bit from Louis C.K

ScarboroughFairgoer ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:05:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think a lot of y'all are really mean people, and I don't really get that.

when we lightly approached the topic... For reference, I asked him if he was a dog a million times in a row

for a lot of people here, it seems like it's an opportunity to bully others without repercussion

Tagged you as "internet bully."

JellyFishStew ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And that's because I was acting like a bully and you tagged me correctly! I hope to not come off as one so much in the future. I promise I won't ask if people are dogs, either. But seriously, how can asking if someone is a dog be me acting like a bully? None of is was inflammatory or insulting. It was low-level pestering and trolling.

Tag me as a shitty troll!

moonroll ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:37:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well said. I think there are a few rebuttals here though. This is a community of subreddits that can provide access to a community of people that care about similar things that may otherwise be hard to find. Example: I frequent r/smashbros because I care about it and I can have discussions about things like if Nintendo is going the right direction with the new game. I discuss it because I care, and it interests me. Sometimes people care about odd things but that's what makes this place cool is that you can find people who care about the same stuff. That said, yeah people tend to get a little riled up.

Arkaega ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:25:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hardly ever see Catcher in the Rye debates, at least not near as many as people circlejerking over Kurt Vonnegut. People like different books, but if you so much as hint that Vonnegut isn't a god, you're downvoted like you've punched someone's mom in the face. It's ridiculous.

It's a book. Chill the fuck out.

Connteexxtttt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:20:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This site is the only place where I can talk to other people. I don't have anything else.

JellyFishStew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In that case I hope you continue using it for support and are able to get past the muck and the filth. It seems the downsides of Reddit just heavily affect me and I'm not so good at keeping it in.

lifelongfreshman ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:43:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

At the time I read your post, the one immediately below it is "Bill Nye is a bit of a jerk". I find this hilarious.

[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:13:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know, you're kind of a hypocrite for taking Reddit so seriously, that you need to spam some guy with "are you a dog" just to satisfy your justice boner.

fluffles724 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:42:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not a justice boner.. I think he wanted to mess with him. If he was really riled up he would've been a mean shitlord like what he was talking about.

JellyFishStew ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:30:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does being a hypocrite take away what I'm saying? Was it really for a "justice boner" or because I'm just an asshole?

Kenny__Loggins ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:28:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Kind of, yes, it does. Because you're showing the fact that people care about different things and what seems small to someone might be a big deal to someone else. Take your original post for instance. Have you ever been to 4chan? Or any other forums? Reddit is perfectly polite overall.

gatfish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You probably just get "riled up about the littlest shit ever."

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:53:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's just like the real world, some people are nice and some are nasty, but it's nasty ones that get all the attention.

heyiambob ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sure they get all the attention...but in the end, who's at their funeral?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I didn't mean getting all the attention is a good thing, I'm happy to go un-noticed.

I just meant that people always pay attention to the bad things and never notice the good. I'm sure reddit does more good than bad, but this thread is basically just saying that everyone here is an asshole.

Its the internet so people are going to be conveying extreme views, but most of the bad stuff here is just people joking around, where-as the good stuff is genuinely helping people, or educating people, or entertaining people... The list goes on.

Unknown_Sample ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hiya Dust. Hey I bet we'd get along if we knew each other. You seem like pretty cool, level headed person. Catch ya on the flip side.

lightningp4w ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are YOU a dog?

ammconaugust ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:45:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is a difference between being mean and being blunt. Reddit gives people a voice who might not have it IRL. We can also be honest about our feelings without sugarcoating them. I don't think that is a bad thing.

Sure there are trolls out there who are mean, but for the most part I think its people being blunt with differing opinions.

beingpoliteisrude ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why would you continually ask someone if they where a dog? How does getting asked this question get someone banned?

TheGRS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:00:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

By this logic why discuss anything? There's tons of wholesome things to talk about, but they get played out over time. Sometimes your only point of reference is yourself, and you think its relevant, so you share it. Other people are allowed to tell you its not. And you're allowed to share why it is.

And I like discussing box office numbers, its a strange business, many people's lives ARE based around it in more ways than you'd want to believe. And it can be a fun thing to watch, just like sports statistics.

On closer inspection your entire post sounds like Holden Caulfield, did you just read that book or something?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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JellyFishStew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now THAT's the kind of content I'm talking about! Wooo! People seemed to get riled up and my own riling up of myself, which is kind of great, but I didn't really mean to shit on Nintendo's place in console gaming or how movies perform or what books you like, I mean that the insane arguments, like the one you stated above, are what are the worst parts of Reddit.

And obviously the small, insignificant things (to me) bother me much more than some people arguing online about Syria or Ukraine. I mean, why spend so much energy on being as asshole to someone because he likes a different video game?

YourFoxyFriend ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:37:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shit, I quoted Donald Trump once and got down voted into oblivion.

ok_ill_shut_up ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think that because we are on the internet, we see these stupid little arguments and details as the whole of the people they represent. We forget that an entire complex person is behind them and we attack these little things because being right becomes more important than people.

In person, we don't do that because people matter more than whatever it is we are arguing against, but here, the person is the minute thing we are attacking.

When someone links a video of someone who says a word wrong or something to come to the comments and see all the people calling that person an ignorant, backwards, hick or whatever it may be, who shouldn't be allowed to breed I think of what I might be attacked for; or my relatives; or my son.

To exist on the internet without criticism is to be all knowing and perfect at everything in every way.

frog_licker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:17:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You could be lighter than a peapod or heavier than a ship's anchor, I don't care, andย neither should you.

I may well be misunderstanding and you are saying, but I think one should care about his own weight, not just for cosmetic or sexual reasons, but because of the health aspect.

Janube ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:35:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

While I try not to argue about crap on reddit that I don't think is important (I stick mostly to sexism, racism, human rights stuff), I can tell you that I was born with a thing for argumentation and epistemology. Most of the time, something like whether or not Nintendo is innovative would be a discussion on the relative merits and contributions by Nintendo to the field of gaming. I think that's a fascinating topic worth talking about! And I understand that people get passionate about the things that are important to them, so if they get riled up, it's whatevs. If I get riled up, I try to tone it down and make my arguments about the facts and rhetorical concepts.

Lemme' put it a different way; have you ever seen someone at the grocery store who fixes the position of an item on a shelf if it's asymmetrical or fallen down or what have you?

That's how I am with argumentation. If someone is arguing in support of an idea that I agree with, but they go about it in a way that's logically, ethically, or psychologically problematic, I'll engage them about it. I like getting to the nitty gritty of what makes ideas "good" ideas.

Am I insufferable to a lot of people because of this trait?

You bet.

But are they insufferable to me for saying something that's correct for the wrong reasons?

Definitely.

shrug These are human traits and we sorta' just have to put up with each other and also learn how to tone down our own actions so that we can be as sufferable as possible, you know?

JellyFishStew ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:05:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can understand where you're coming from, and I can also understand your interest in the topics mentioned. I think anything is interesting to anybody, and no one should judge what the others thing are important.

I do not think it's okay to be an asshole because of differing opinions, though, and that's what I was primarily trying to get at.

When you mention that you're insufferable to people because of your traits, that in and of itself, is just fucking insane to me. You know you're insufferable and you don't change it. I'm not saying "base your persona off what people think of you" but I'm also never complacent with a part of me being unbearable for human interaction.

I'm super down for toning down. I don't mean to offend you, we just live our lives differently.

Tone that shit down to chill town.

Janube ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:15:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know you're insufferable and you don't change it.

Everyone's insufferable to different demographics. For example, I bet there are people that find the kind of hypocrisy you mentioned possibly partaking in insufferable.

Is that insane? Are you going to change something to accommodate that opinion?

We do what we can to get by, and as we're maturing, we make concessions that we feel are acceptable while still maintaining a hold on who we truly are. Everyone's still going to wind up insufferable in someone's eyes. You should still do your best to mitigate it, but when it conflicts with things that you think are important? I think that's where I draw a line in the sand.

JellyFishStew ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:26:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for the earnest reply.

StringJohnson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:31:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, apply this to real life please. There is rarely an instance when you should care about a persons opinion of you. Honestly, who cares if a stranger you will likely never see again passes his all-mighty judgment on you. Move on.

jodansokutogeri ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:25:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It sounds like you're overreacting more than anything. Believe it or not, people are allowed to give a shit about smaller things.

armacitis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:06:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now,the burning question is this:Are you a dog?

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:04:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The redditor is completely egocentric, trapped inside himself, incapable of empathizing or identifying with others, or love, friendship, affection of tenderness. He is a completely isolated unit, incapable of rapport with anyone. His responses are entirely visceral, not cerebral; his intelligence is a mere tool in the services of his drives and needs; he is incapable of mental passion, mental interaction; he can't relate to anything other than his own physical sensations. He is a half-dead, unresponsive lump, incapable of giving or receiving pleasure or happiness; consequently, he is at best an utter bore, an inoffensive blob, since only those capable of absorption in others can be charming. He is trapped in a twilight zone halfway between humans and apes, and is far worse off than the apes because, unlike the apes, he is capable of a large array of negative feelings -- hate, jealousy, contempt, disgust, guilt, shame, doubt -- and moreover, he is aware of what he is and what he isn't.

Victuz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:07:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

A lot of people on reddit seem to have an issue with being bullied on the website itself. And yeah it does happen, in the default subreddits.

I have not once been bullied, called names or belittled in the smaller subreddits with the smaller communities. Yes people disagreed with me! That's fine! But we never came to internet blows.

It's really strange, the heavily populated subreddits seem to be a breeding ground for agression and karma whoring, it's a seriously strange thing. It's also one of the reasons why I personally prefer the smaller and more strictly moderated subreddits.

JellyFishStew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Very, very true. I find that the smaller subreddits are really orderly and there's almost always a strong relationship between increased subscribers and nastier comments.

I was so scared when r/listentothis became a default, because it's so damn subjective, but it's doing very well, I'd say. Also, r/letstalkmusic could easily fall into despair and hatred, considering it only allows text about subjective tastes, but people are really good at understanding "Hey, sometimes people like different shit, and it shouldn't change my day."

Tysonzero ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:20:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You could be lighter than a peapod or heavier than a ship's anchor, I don't care, and neither should you.

Idk man, if I was heavier than a ship's anchor I would probably be a little worried about my health.

NerfRengar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:41:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your trolling some guy is ok though?

funelevator ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:54:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The worst is the people that are over-the-top about hating children. Like, relax there buddy.

gloriesguitar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm pretty sure that's not the worst type of person on Reddit.

Cynival ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:06:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People should care if they are at the extreme ends of the weight spectrum...

JellyFishStew ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:28:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are correct, and I worded that section a little poorly. I just meant that I don't consider the weight of the person posting until they make it explicit what their weight is. It's the whole "dog" thing: On the internet, no one knows if you're a dog. No one knows if you're fat, either, unless you make your online identity about being fat, or not fat.

Luhaja ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:43:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dogs tend not to be very articulate though, but they do stick their tongues out of their mouths :P

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone brings their feelings along with their opinions, and then downvote opinions that hurt their feelings.

BobbyBeltran ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I see this a lot but I don't really understand it. I think Reddit is an amazingly open place full of people that are more accepting than you will ever find in almost any other place I can think of. So, some people have different opinions and feel the need to prove it - other people have tips on how to raise disabled children and will give you their personal e-mail or phone number if you are having trouble. Mention you were raped as a child and 100 people show up with support and familiar stories - mention you have a medical condition, or that you have been taken advantage of and there will be a few people that are compassionate and not just "lol, sucks to be you, don't be a drama queen". People on Reddit have a fascination and love with victims even when the victim may or may not be completely responsible or even entirely at fault for their own situation. Yet it is still a meme on here that "everyone on Reddit is an asshole." Is this a feeling felt most by people who post and contribute? Because I mostly lurk and I don't see a propensity of angry people. I see creative people with different opinions. Life is filled with jerks and Reddit is no different - but as a whole, and as an outside observer - it seems to me that Reddit has a higher level of acceptance and support than any other forum in the world. The absolute number of jerks may be astoundingly high, but the percentage of jerks is somewhat lower than most contexts I can think of.

Next time you post something think first - who will this offend? If you truly cannot fathom how your comment might offend someone then you may have an issue understanding: people, the truly immense size of Reddit, or an objective understanding of what you are posting. You may post how much you like farting in people's faces when they least expect it - in this case a downvote would not be coming from a jerk - it would be going toward one. Think about that. Are you saying that "everyone on Reddit is a jerk" or "everyone on Reddit is a jerk TO ME." I find it is almost always the latter, because the person saying it is almost always a poster, not a lurker, and they interpret downvotes and negative comments, REGARDLESS OF CONTEXT, as being bad, negative, or from a jerk.

I'm just saying... ckeck yourself before you rek yourself

WildBilll33t ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

At least it's not 4chan....

JellyFishStew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I kind of like 4chan! Not in a "Oh, I genuinely like 4chan and I legitimately visit b/ every day" but more so in a "I know what I'm getting myself into, and I know this is awful and terrible and fucked and that it's also shit-tier content."

On Reddit, you don't always 100 percent know what you're in store for. You might go into a thread about your favorite board game and then someone brings up circumcision and then fuuuuuuuuuuck.

taco_tuesdays ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is shit. It's entertaining and it's easily consumed and it's fast and it's quick and it's sometimes educational, and at it's best, it can be an amazing support system for many in need. But for a lot of people here, it seems like it's an opportunity to bully others without repercussion.

Holy shit thank you.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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JellyFishStew ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:22:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lovely post! I can totally understand how people would be hurt when stuff like "Catcher in the Rye" is called pure shit, because that book is really important to a lot of people, and that's a totally normal thing, so of course you get pissed if someone attacks what you like. I guess I'm just asking for people to let those who are openly making the hostile attempt to just go, because sometimes, just sometimes, it really isn't worth it. A lot of Reddit arguments pivot around "winning" the argument, which is a shame, because it completely kills any chance at real conversation.

And for vaccines... yeah, that shit ain't trivial. Get pissed, it's warranted.

Dwhitlo1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're right, but you're also a hypocrite. You say that people shouldn't get riled over little things, then you needlessly send someone immense amounts of stupid comments for a relatively minor offense, the exact thing that you are speaking out against. Do you understand how this is hypocritical?

JellyFishStew ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:56:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hypocrites can self-hate with stunning accuracy, too.

I also made those comments about two months ago and haven't posted since until today. Maybe I took a break from Reddit because I was becoming what I hated? Maybe personal growth is a real thing. Maybe hypocrites can stop being hypocrites.

Dwhitlo1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As long as you recognize it as hypocrisy and have ceased doing it I don't have a problem with you. I just wanted to call it to your attention in case you didn't see what it was. Humans make mistakes, the only true mistake is not to learn from them.

redditusername012 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:46:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha dude I totally agree with you (example: enjoy your android or iPhone and don't shit on the other side). But you should really read what you just typed out loud because you apparently get really riled up about little things on reddit.

TaylorMercury ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:05:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm relatively new to Reddit, but I think I like the people here better than anywhere else on the Internet and probably even real life. I'm not saying the terrible people aren't here, but I honestly haven't seen much of them.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Give it time. If you're a good person, reddit will wear you down. Too many children, too much ignorance and hate, and the inevitable and incredibly depressing realization that for many people this website is something approaching a way of life

centerbleep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's because the voting system is just brilliant. Be an idiot/asshole, dissappear.

TaylorMercury ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's true. So why do people complain so much about them?

Qweasdy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because they disagree.

centerbleep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's all relative, you can always improve pretty much any situation but just compare this platform to say... youtube comments or facebook. There the battle is lost and the the idiots have taken over, complaining about it is just completely useless (not that it serves much of a purpose around here either but some people feel it helps somehow).

oreonukka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like this. I'm stealing this.

oblivioustoobvious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/UnitedWeStand

jonab12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're*

Loses interest in your argument because of one grammatical error

Musti_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've been thinking lately..I really miss old school forums. The ones that were powered by vBulletin or IPB. I wish I knew of a few that didn't have too many users so I could join in

justcalvin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Its just an argument on a website. Why are you getting so riled up? I just don't get it.

DoesntUnderstandJoke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

u jelly?

JellyFishStew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

u jam?

volve ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Small things matter to small people...

OtakuMecha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...rekt

golgol12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like, I don't get why shit just matters so much to some of you, like little things like whether Nintendo is an innovative gaming company or not, or how a movie did in sales versus audience reception.

There is a large population of people who scan through multiple reddits until they find something that interests them enough to post. They don't write in a way to start or enter a discussion. They write to make a point, then leave. So they can find the next thing that interests them. Given how large an population you have and the topic, you will gather more of these "pointed" comments.

Source:I am very guilty of being one of these posters.

internetsuperstar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're too sensitive.

7 paragraphs on how the internet isn't nice? Can't tell if you're 11 or 59 years old.

JellyFishStew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've gotten an awful lot of "You must be super sensitive" and "Don't ever visit 4chan" and "wah wah" responses to my post. I sort of like 4chan and enjoy its brazen nature. It's not that Reddit is mean, it's that I don't like when Reddit is especially petty.

lollok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go cry some place else.

hrhomer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like, I don't get why shit just matters so much to some of you, like little things like whether Nintendo is an innovative gaming company or not, or how a movie did in sales versus audience reception. I just don't fucking get how so many people on this site can get so riled up about the littlest shit ever.

Because we have no power in the real world, we act like we here.

kixstix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's entertaining and it's easily consumed and it's fast and it's quick and it's sometimes educational, and at it's best, it can be an amazing support system for many in need.

This is what people should know.

fffufuuffffaaff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Kids care a lot about things. They'll age.

Capntallon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like the site. There are some great people here.

GoatButtholes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree with most of what you said, but I think some of the pointless arguments is what makes it fun. As long as people stay chill about it, it's a fun way to kill time.

Threads discussing sales of movies vs. reception or how Nintendo has evolved its products over time and what new ideas they've contributed are really interesting to me.

Completely agree with you about the karma BS though, people care too much and post the same stupid shit over and over.

JellyFishStew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:16:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think I see more people not being chill about the pointless arguments than those being chill, is all I'm saying, and that's probably tainting my view of Reddit.

When the PS4 subreddit got large enough to invite salty opposing comments from XBox One users (and vice versa), I just sat back and though "What the flying fuck? What's the point of just being incendiary because of console ownership?"

GoatButtholes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:23:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly, everyone knows that PCs are obviously superior. /s

On a serious note though, yeah I feel you man. People get really passionate about minor things

aznrunnerman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What really weirded me out was how many people seemed like they were personally hurt by Unidan's alt account thing and banning. Like what the fuck? He's just a stranger on the internet, who the fuck cares?

PlanBam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Um, I feel like you're being the thing that you're complaining about.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:21:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

-slow clap-

Im_Helping ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

some people just get irritated by lil disney princesses like yourself who take people being dicks waaay too hard.

you can have nice conversation or honest conversation, rarely the both.

jdsizzle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:13:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

tl;dr

toughswede ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

do you have a southern accent by any chance?

JellyFishStew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:28:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nope.

BinarySo10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:55:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good troll there dude.

diego_tomato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:12:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

so...are you a dog?

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It almost sounds like you hate yourselves. That shit is basic human function.

tyme ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did you look in a mirror while writing that post?

-_-Mikool-_- ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:49:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People like you make reddit the way you perceive it.

BobbyBeltran ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:26:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jesus I was about to type up a huge rant in response but you basically said everything I was thinking in just one sentence. Kudos.

KongRahbek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, well said.

Sadly I most confess that I sometimes fall in the "caring-too-much" field, I try not to though, and in my defense it's usually when someone starts out insulting me.

Kiltredash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It seems you care an awful lot about reddit.

Death_Star_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seems like you're the very person you hate.

Dosinu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

agreed but, i think yourself and this type of redditor you're referring to may share a few qualities...

IMO, people on reddit need a heavy dose of humility and understanding. Before posting a counter retort, redditors probably need to dial it back 50%.

kung-fu_hippy ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:55:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The world is not in real danger of being overpopulated. Current UN projections show the rate of population growth overall dropping, and the population stabilizing around 10 billion.

Because this seems to come up a lot.

QPILLOWCASE ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:06:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This makes me feel better. I guess that the storyline from 'Utopia' doesn't need to happen.

invinciblesummmer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:17:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No way. Seriously? How is this possible. Everybody and their nan is having babies round here.

fernald-abreu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:06 on August 17, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Fertility" rates are actually dropping, so more people are alive and becoming alive, but less and less each year.

The "replacement level" of fertility (the avg. number of children a female produces) is about 2.1 (one for each parent and then the .1 for unforeseen deaths, etc.) This number has been higher than 2.1 in some ares, and lower in others.

Here's a quick video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rilAlXjunIE

Lobin ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 20:10:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Breathe is the verb. Breath is the noun.

Phase is a stage, an aspect. To faze is to disconcert or unsettle.

Reddit, I love ya, but sometimes you really suck at words.

delta-TL ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:58:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lose (verb): be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something)
Loose (adjective): not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached

radbro ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:23:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

lose vs. loose always irks me. Loose is an adjective, to describe a shirt that's too big, or a bolt that needs tightening, or something like that. Lose is a verb, the opposite of win.

TurtleTape ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:21:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've noticed a recent increase in people using "weary" instead of "wary". LEARN THE DIFFERENCE. Those two words don't have nearly the same definition!

Lobin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. This also drives me batshit.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:41:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whats the difference?

TurtleTape ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:02:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Weary" is like tired. "He was weary after his long journey."

"Wary" is like apprehensive. "She was wary of the aggressive dog in her path."

kkjdroid ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:18:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whoa has an "h" toward the beginning, not at the end. That's the biggest one IMO.

saltyplumsoda ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Woah

Umbrall ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:22:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Woha

kkjdroid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:42:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

>_<

blitzbom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:48:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whoa

Hoooly shit, I'm 30 and I had no idea. WHOA!

fyrstorm180 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:02:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then/than mismatch irks me, too.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:19:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's almost always a typo, though.

Melvin8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:53:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish my students would make those mistakes. Instead, I get were and where used interchangeably.

Lobin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:32:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My father-in-law does that. Can't stand it.

critfist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TIL.

Lobin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That made me smile for some reason.

[deleted] ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 20:56:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everyone is like you. Sometimes they share absolutely nothing in common with you. This does not make them "wrong" or worth any less than you.

You are no worse or no better than anyone else.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:53:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're no better than Hitler.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ignoring morality, no I'm really not. He was good at what he did, but lots of other people could have done that as well.

Rocky87109 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:32:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The thing is, his morality is objective. I am sure most people share the same internal foundation that caused him to do what he did, it is just he was in power and he took it way too far and in the wrong direction. I'm assuming there were many other factors too. I am not saying it is an excuse, but I'm almost willing to bet that anyone that down votes you has the mentality that something is 'good' or 'evil' which is detrimental to any hope of a better society in the future.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:39:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly. I'm sure nobody in their own mind is committing any "evil" acts. They have all justified it to themselves in one way or another.

Lothar_Ecklord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of my best friends through the years have had at most one thing in common with me. Usually it was the desire to learn other points of view. I think a lot of people can learn from that.

[deleted] ยท 3996 points ยท Posted at 18:22:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

There is nothing wrong with reposts as long as OP isn't trying to claim it as their own. Most of us aren't on reddit 24 / 7. We miss things from time to time.

Edit: Thanks for the gold internet stranger!

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 3031 points ยท Posted at 18:44:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/Woahdude has its automoderator set up to automatically remove any comment with the word repost in it.

Instead of having a comment thread turn sour at the mere mention of repost, it encourages the comment threads to stay on topic and actually discuss the content, not the meta-reddit of it. Honestly, it's in the reddiquette, "please don't complain about reposts". Because so many redditors don't seem to care about that, it's nice to see subreddits like /r/Woahdude take action.

[deleted] ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 20:44:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

[deleted]

ralgrado ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:25:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't agree with you: here have a downvote.

Lokitty5 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're asking a website full of thousands of anonymous teenagers and college aged people to read and obey rules? Good luck with that.

[deleted] ยท 1444 points ยท Posted at 18:56:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's fucking brilliant.

Also, glad to see you back IDIOT

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 846 points ยท Posted at 18:57:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh and any mention of karmadecay is nuked too.

stengebt ยท 1199 points ยท Posted at 19:31:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All in favor of administering this site-wide, say "aye".

Matzoki ยท 720 points ยท Posted at 19:40:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye.

Thehealeroftri ยท 229 points ยท Posted at 20:07:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AYE-OOOOOOOOOO

rekcut303 ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 20:40:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Daylight come and you want to go home

Sokonit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Talli-man count mey banana

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:22:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Listen what I say-oooo

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:26:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ayy lmao

HalfNam ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:51:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A O RIVER!

penisAlota ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:56:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Didn't you hear me yelling?

SuperBeast4721 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:39:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

CAPTAIN JACK

CrowdyFowl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AAAAOOOGAA AAAAOOOGAA

Good_Guy_James ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YYYYYYYYYUP!

NYMoneyz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:45:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AYOOOOOOOOOO MAGGOTS!!

clown_1991 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is such a repost

BizzaroRomney ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:18:03 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your comment is obvious copypasta. Can't fool me, troll.

clown_1991 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:32:33 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't agree, but here's an upvote for your opinion

Carotti ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:04:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

waves hands in air

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ayoooooo! Maggots!

Ghettopenguins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gavin. Chill.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

RIVER

LordofShit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ayyyyy gurl

whobroughtmehere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm tired of usin' technology!

Skyfoot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

LemonPepper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

KILLER TOFUUUUUUUUUUU

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:32:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i

bleepingsheep ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:34:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's settled!

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:47:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Repost.

smibdamonkey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye sir!

A_Nose_Just_Knows ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eye

dezradeath ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eye.

wyllie7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye, aye, captain.

ThePusherRobot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I said it, and now my family is looking at me weird.

Pyall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eye?

KeybladeSpirit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On behalf of /r/fonzie, Ayyy.

The_AshleemeE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All oppose? "me"

[deleted] ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 20:12:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

colonelbyson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Clever girl.

Zachamiester ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like you.

TheFrozenAngel ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 19:43:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AYE!

LordHellsing11 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The eyes have it.

Kimimaro146 ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 19:54:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye matey

wargassm13 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:51:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Said the pirate on his 80th birthday

Beef_Nuggets ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:34:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

m80*

Conanator ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:28:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye.

Lehk ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:44:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think it should be forced on every sub, but making it a tickbox setting that any sub could enable would be nice.

Digipete ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:16:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All against say "Repost"

Oh great. I just said the word myself. Bye Bye sweet karma...

awol567 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeaye

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would like to give a nay vote on this. I really use those post where people are complaining about repost. I like going back and reading what the old post said and I can often find a source for the image stated in the old post. Not that I would miss it much if they did not do that. I would simply switch over to the google image search.

Adam9172 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye

_beast__ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:14:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye

iamRYANGOSLINGama ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:21:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Arooooo moves jowls

Zachamiester ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Calm down there Nixon.

PacoTaco321 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:33:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ayy lmao

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:32:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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stengebt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You couldn't be more right...haha.

pissedoffunicorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AYE

MrTimmannen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye

rb_tech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Repost!

I mean, aye!

twobinary ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye

I_Question_Everyone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

aye

Alexandrium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i

gigitrix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye. Might not be new to me but it's obviously new to enough people if they upvote it!

AnotherRockRaider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

arrrrr

noafro1991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eye.

Burial4TetThomYorke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye!

Lizards_are_cool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

aye

Natetrombone1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eye, shit.

waterbottlefromhell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pie

dreweatall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Moo!

EDIT: Aye

IAMA_otter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AYE!

TheRobotFrog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sure.

matthileo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye.

angryblackman123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye

CivilWards ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If that happened then both of his posts would have been automatically removed.

IAmAZombieDogAMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So say we all

Tap_Z_or_R_Twice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AND MY AXE

guymanthing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ayylmao

Aquaman_Forever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ARE YOU TRYING TO RESTRICT MY FREEDOM OF SPEECH?

epiphenominal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye

randomtrend ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye!

Covert_Marksman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

aye

Reddy_McRedcap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AYE

DarthOtter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye!

Klein_TK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

aye

Troggie42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AYE for the love of god AYE

Someone-Else-Else ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I ayegree.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ayylmao

the_person ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye

CloneDeath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This was actually just added, but the reddit blog post was deleted because it contained the word repost, so you probably didn't notice it.

AFlatulentMess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye.

WubShrimp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep

redlaWw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nay, but only because it removes the option for meta-discussion.

WhatTheFhtagn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jawohl.

free_and_alone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye

mos_6502 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye.

Capntallon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As the Cap'n of a fine vessel, Me crew joins you in an uproarious...

AYE!

rWoahDude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I endorse this thread.

IByrdl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:07:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

SRD would have a field day.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye.

YouLostTheGame97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye lmao

Siarles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye.

lonerwithboner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:56:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye aye aye

TheBeef33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye

donchaknoowww ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye!

Mocha_Bean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye.

RadioactiveCashew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"aye"

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ayy bb u wan sum fuk

redwire98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye Captain stengebt.

stengebt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

At ease, soldier.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:00:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nay. If we do we can't have meta conversations about it like we are now.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:57:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sarah Jessica parker

MOAR_cake ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:00:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nay. Freedom of speech, y'all. Leave nuking content to users.

Private0Malley ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:01:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye.

Dalvyn ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:02:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye.

letsgocrazy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:09:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye

l1m1tless ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:18:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

aye

goodwij6 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:21:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ayy

4815hurley162342 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:22:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I said it, but no one said anything back, should I say it louder?

Ravensqueak ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:30:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AYE.

alastoris ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:58:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or in favour of administrating this site wide, upvote!

Aye!

Mongostein ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:05:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes!

....shit!

Taltyelemna ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:06:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye.

TheDevilHunter ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:06:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:17:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye

also RIP your inbox.

Kdj87 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 20:41:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is karmadecay?

samsaBEAR ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:12:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a website that crawls reddit and finds out if a link has already been posted, and if so how many times.

memerino ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:14:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a website that allows you to see when an image was posted on Reddit first.

Triforcespower ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly.

v1ces ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Site that lets you take a reddit link and see when and how many times it was posted before

jataba115 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:50:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a site you can use to see if a link has been posted on reddit or not. Just enter the link you want to check and it'll show other instances it had been submitted and the karma the user received with it. It's a way to check if OP is a fag as they say

Patrickfoster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it is a place where you check an image, video, or link to see if it has been posted to reddit before, and how many times

dforderp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm pretty sure it is a bot (seen a lot in /r/funny that states everyone something was posted already.

tilled ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:58:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not a bot; it's a website which shows you a list of times which the post has been posted before. It then gives you a pasteable comment (with reddit table syntax) which many people choose to post in comment threads. Looks a bit like a bot since it always follows the same format.

dforderp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh! That makes sense. Thanks for the explanation.

shaggyshag420 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:52:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You dropped this

)

dforderp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can keep it :)

shaggyshag420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck yes! I've always wanted one of these.

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 22:29:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

Kdj87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:58:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I decided to have some social interaction and ask reddit. Where clearly everyone is so kind.

Edit: Thank you to everybody who responded in a nice manner.

shaggyshag420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's a google?

Stingray88 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:44:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A website you can use to see if a picture has been posted before.

zackogenic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:31:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like karmadecay, even though I have no problem with reposts at all.

I like to see what the comments were, on the last time it was posted.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:38:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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awol567 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:16 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Indeed, and everyone should know about it for that feature. But I feel that people who [re]post karmadecay tables only do it for the karma from circle-jerking anti-reposters, ironically. If the higher resolution was desired, a simple link to the image with a comment "Highest resolution here" is better than karmadecay, which is usually used to make a case against reposts. Karmadecay promotes repost complaining when used in this way.

timewarp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So much for encouraging comment threads to discuss the content.

hypnobearcoup ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank god, people who whip out karmadecay fact lists are passive aggressive dicks.

SilverAg11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:46:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh my god that's nice. I don't vote on most comments but when I see "anyone seeking more info..." I instantly down vote, it's so pretentious.

Karmafication ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:38:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What/who is karmadecay?

CoveredInKSauce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/woahdude is such an awesome sub

irdevonk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sorry for my own idiocy, but what IS karma decay? I've heard a bunch about it but am still unclear on what it really means.

BordahPatrol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree with this to an extent. We still want to see some fresh content from time to time.

justbootstrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Although, to be honest, it can be pretty interesting to see karmadecay posts. But I like information in general.

KingBeaner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Woah Dude

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:38:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What happened to IDIOT???

TheFatHeffer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:00:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did he get banned or something?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The pot-heads are doing things right, who would have guessed?

zapper0113 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:49:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What was his original username?

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:03:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/u/I_AMA_IDIOT_AMA

zapper0113 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So what happened to him? Was he caught for vote manipulation?

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:41:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2dgguc/whats_something_you_wish_you_could_tell_all_of/cjpggke

zapper0113 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:47:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ha, it is mini-Unidan-like

The_Fluffy_Walrus ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:49:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Since I assume you're /u/I_AM_A_IDIOT_AMA I hope you don't mind me asking, what happened to your other account?

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 164 points ยท Posted at 21:51:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I set up an alt account to submit a few pictures to my new photo subreddit /r/unitedstatesofamerica yesterday, and once those were submitted, I voted on the posts from my normal account, stupidly forgetting about the rules on voting on alts. Bam, hammer came down on me, mini-Unidan-like.

TheRealChizz ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 01:22:29 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I guess you can say you're living up to your name.

PEANUT_BUTTER_AND_JE ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 06:16:17 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shit, How did they catch you soo fast yet Unidan got away with it for over a year.

The_Fluffy_Walrus ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 21:57:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah okay. Thanks for the reply.

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 21:57:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No problem. You have a nice day.

marsman12019 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:43:44 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How many times did you upvote?

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 02:45:25 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

5 times. See those 5 [deleted] posts on /r/unitedstatesofamerica? Yeah.

[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 08:26:45 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

[deleted]

NOT_KARMANAUT_AMA ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 10:10:16 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Karma conspiracy...

KMuffin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:41:51 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

NOOOOOO

ethan_kahn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Duuuude. damn it !

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:11:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tell me about it.

ethan_kahn ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:18:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was going to comment over at metahub and explain that we all do stupid things from time to time. but I'm still blocked from over there I PM'd al. He's been slowly....slowly unbanning me...... ....... .... ... .. .

I have a lot more respect for you than unidan. Apparently 3rd place just isn't good enough for some ppl :P

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:02 on August 17, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wacht jij bent toch die Belg?

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:03:20 on August 17, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ja, Belg/Zwitser.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:56:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Floating on the wind like the worthless internet points they are? I'm not mad about it, I made a stupid mistake and the punishment was deserved.

Also, I'll let you know my neckbeard is glorious and grows to my feet. It is the stuff of legends.

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:05:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:06:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's only game in the end. I'm good, karmawhoring is fun in itself anyway.

GrassWaterDirtHorse ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:24:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, but now I have more karma than you

Suck it!

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 11:57:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not for long muhahahaha

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 21:11:08 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know you're a loser when you care about karma

Cottohn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lol, you sound pretty mad.

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:29:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/Woahdude[1] has its automoderator set up to automatically remove any comment with the word repost in it.

Of all the subs to be on top of things, I wouldn't expect it to be the one where people do little else but sit and stare and drool at kaleidoscopic gifs.

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:31:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They really don't like it when people harsh their buzz with complaining.

Noooooooooooobus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:21:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Us stoners are surprisingly onto it when it comes to dealing with bullshit.

owlsrule143 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:22:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To be fair, your comment has the word 3 times. If all of reddit banned the use of that word, it would be hilarious how difficult it would be to make a comment describing why this rule is in place.

ggk1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:00:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And I would be 100% OK with that.

owlsrule143 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha just thought that would be funny to point out

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:35:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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owlsrule143 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:41:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

RIP Oates. :'(

Jk he's not dead

Paralyzing ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:02:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it also doesnt show comment scores, which i find extremely refreshing

Waldo-RND ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey guys this pic is a [REDACTED]

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:38:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/Woahdude has its automoderator set up to automatically remove any comment with the word repost in it. Instead of having a comment thread turn sour at the mere mention of repost, it encourages the comment threads to stay on topic and actually discuss the content, not the meta-reddit of it. Honestly, it's in the reddiquette, "please don't complain about reposts". Because so many redditors don't seem to care about that, it's nice to see subreddits like /r/Woahdude take action.

What if you're talking about fencing? This could be trouble.

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 19:38:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That'd be a riposte.

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:51:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Touche.

Exploding_Knives ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:42:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You mean touch.

NO_TOUCHING__lol ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:06:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ಠ_ಠ

uwhuskytskeet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How appropriate, you fight like a cow.

mermaid_quesadilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, that's clever

poptart2nd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:49:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

why do you quote the entire comment?

Tintin113 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I only found this out once when I tried to post a picture of an awesome x-ray machine, only to have it removed for allegedly having 'x-post' in the title!

I do think it's a pity they disallow x-post to be mentioned in titles though, I like to give credit if I know where I took something from, and I don't like to be bickered at for not doing when I would have done.

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gotta do that in the comments, I always do so.

TGrady902 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just discovered and subscribed to /r/woahdude today. Pretty interesting to say the least.

Kennay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"AN_IDIOT"*

idiot

MutatedKoolaid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:18:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whoa, dude. That's amazing.

mauxly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:52:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey buddy! I'm afraid to upvote your comments right now because I fear a mass CC vote brigade ban (we want want you back). So here's a virtual one that's I'd have given based on post and not user name.

Fuck, you don't need our help.

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:54:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hah. The rate it's going now, it won't take long. I do appreciate it :)

letdogsvote ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:30:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You'll return to CC soon. All know this.

beernerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's amazing. We should do that in /r/pics...

ReggaeCthulu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well it's not like anyone on /r/woahdude will remember it anyways.

DothrakAndRoll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did you get banned or something?

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2dgguc/whats_something_you_wish_you_could_tell_all_of/cjpggke There's the story.

DothrakAndRoll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah, I see. Bummer. I always try to be really careful not to upvote the same shit with the same alts. What it's come to is just using different accounts for different groups of subs, but sometimes I get really worried I slip up and have to go check and make sure I didn't. Pain in the ass, but I understand the rule is there for a reason and they have to persecute everyone who breaks it, even if it's kind of clear they aren't vote gaming.

Mooksayshigh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've noticed while making posts on Alien Blue, you can't repost anything. A message will pop up saying "Error, this content has been posted already." I thought that was pretty cool, but pretty strict also. It won't allow you to post anything already posted before. I think, correct me if I'm wrong. (like you guys won't already)

UptightSodomite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The only time I appreciate a complaint that something is a repost is when the comment also clarifies that the OP has changed the context of the submission in a way that casts aspersions on someone or spreads misinformation to elicit a stronger/different response.

For example, the invention called the "upsee" that helped disabled children walk was originally posted with the female inventor walking her son. It was later reposted with a random guy using the device, claiming he was the "dad that invented it for his disabled child". That's simply untrue, and in my opinion, deserved downvotes.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/pics definitely needs that.

DMTryp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

too bad some of the other mods are /r/woahdude look down upon us from their high horse

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They've been nothing but cordial and helpful to me in the past, so I'm not sure why you'd say so.

DMTryp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you're probably one of them on your alts for all I know. that's straight up /r/woahdude propaganda if I've ever heard it. used to be a great sub but it's too mod driven nowadays

I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, if you think so. Doesn't sound like there'd be any changing your mind.

Alexiel17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know why I suspect you're Unidan....

trakam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They will now refer to it as something else, life fedora finds a way!

twb2k8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I just wish they'd give credit to the original post if it's a x/post; since a large portion of the discussion in those threads is often just a bunch of stoners actually saying 'woah dude'. It'd be nice to go somewhere where you could get more info.

But I agree about removing comments bitching about reposts.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All they said was alts. So this is still the story, I guess.

Toysoldier34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As mentioned above it is simply when they try to claim it as their own content that it becomes a big problem. It hurts the discussion too because people may want to inquire further into a post, but since it was stolen content none can be provided.

GaryNOVA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Repost!

piclemaniscool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Note to self: if something is a repost that violates the rules (/r/woahdude has very clear rules on it) just report it instead of complaining in the comments.

omgitsduaner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Woah dude

Fweepi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is a good thing in theory, but /r/woahdude in particular has a shit-ton of reposts on it, often the same thing in one week or even one day. There have been a couple of times where I've seen the same picture just a couple spaces apart from each other.

Lepantoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is an automoderator on /r/AskReddit that censors the word "censored" because of its lack of contribution to the discussion.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

r3p0st...

Lots42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/Woahdude[1] has its automoderator set up to automatically remove any comment with the word repost in it.

I wish all of Reddit has this.

DoktahManhattan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cool, thanks, now I know to just phrase it differently. "You're really posting this again?"; "this has already been posted a million times!"

I can go on and on...

elevul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Didn't know about that. Time to unsub, then.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah but you're still an idiot.

sahuxley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But then how do you complain about the people who complain about reposts?

Vintageblues ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But what if I want to post about reposts? That's discrimination!

Midnight_Gear ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:52:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Check your privilege!

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:44:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bravo. If we gave two shits about repost it wouldn't be upvoted. That's how reddit works, jerks.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:58:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They are overzealous. They ban people for next to no reason on a consistent basis.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:19:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They actually have a few rules on them. Check it out.

dragonfangxl ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:14:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

WRONG!

thedude213 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:45:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unfortunately r/woahdude is a cesspool of unfact checked Facebook posts

[deleted] ยท 515 points ยท Posted at 19:11:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 169 points ยท Posted at 19:24:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I accidentally did that once. I saw a post on /r/woahdude, checked the other discussions tab and saw it wasn't on /r/oddlysatisfying so I posted it there with the note that it was xposted. And then all the comments were about it being a repost being it was actually posted the day before in the sub, but I never saw it.

Graphitetshirt ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 19:32:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Karmadecay.com

toxicbox ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:52:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also just searching the sub is a good idea, but is probably more reliable.

[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 20:45:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit's search engine is notoriously awful. I think the fact that it didn't catch that post in r/oddlysatisfying the day after it was posted speaks volumes. Karmadecay is probably going to be better.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:11:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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kaimason1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:33:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But that won't necessarily tell you if an image has already been posted, since not every title is very clear/specific and thus a previous posting might not come up. A karmadecay search should be much better for image posting, whereas a google search would be best if you're posting an article/news story.

toxicbox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:12:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I screwed up typing I meant to say Karmadecay would be more reliable.

TheWhiteBuffalo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Huh...I didn't know that was ACTUALLY a website.

Learning something new every day...

pneurbies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

CreditKarma.com

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But why would anyone care enough to actually go the length? I mean, 'oops, I didn't know' pretty much settles it. You know, no more hurt feelings etc.

mister_gone ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:44:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The thing is: it wouldn't have been upvoted enough for the 'REPOST! ragers' to see if enough others hadn't seen it, too.

FannaWuck ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I did the same thing on /r/noisygifs accidentally. I found a gif in a comment thread elsewhere and went to /r/noisygifs and checked to see if I could find it. I didn't, so I posted it. Turns out it was on the front page with the exact same title. You know what happened to my post? It also reached it's front page, haha.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same happened with me. Most people were guessing that people had seen the first post, upvoted it, then saw the second post without the up vote and was confused so then upvoted that one too.

johker216 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So I went to /r/noisygifs and left with the impression that as long as you title the post with the sound we are "supposed" to hear, then it's okay. You know what? It's NOT okay. If I'm supposed to hear the sound based on the gif, why bother titling it with the sound? You know why? Because people won't know the sound until they're told; this flies in the face of the sub-reddit's rules! Of course, I'm an expert in that sub-reddit because I spent, like, a minute reading the side-bar and clicking links. whoooooooosh

FannaWuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

7 out of the top 10 didn't have the sound in the title tho...

johker216 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:57:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You okay? Did someone cut you off? Do you need a doctor? A paramedic? You having a heart-attack? Oh god, I hope you're okay!

TheoQ99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's more of a crosspost, and is fine because not all people will be subbed to both.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But it was crossposted from /r/oddlysatisfying to /r/woahdude then I crossposted it back to /r/oddlysatisfying so it was a repost on /r/oddlysatisfying

ChochaCacaCulo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit, I've never even noticed the "other discussions" tab until reading this comment.

ASovietSpy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You didn't say it was an x-post OP is still a bundle o' sticks.

Rihsatra ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:47:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you x-post, you link to the other post, not submit it again. That way it's less obvious you're whoring for karma. Also it's da rules.

gamerthrowaway_ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:44:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I guess I just don't understand the cultural attitude that reposts equate to satan's anus. I don't spend every waking moment on this site so I miss lots of stuff. I guess if you do, you'll see a lot of the same content, but when I see dupes or reposts, I just chuckle and move on. It's not worth it to me to get bent about it.

Graphitetshirt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It really only irks me when I find something on /r/new that's currently on the front page. Or when OP tries to pass it off as OC

gamerthrowaway_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If we did away with the fake interweb points, that would be less of an issue. It wouldn't solve the issue, but it would certainly reduce a number of problems here. I've wondered how well that sort of experiment would work, like for a week or two.

As a side note; I enjoyed a handful of college classes, of which economics (in particular, the concept of incentives) was one. I'm not a master by any means, but it certainly opened my eyes to human behavior in the world.

Forever_Awkward ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's not going to happen. Sure, the quality of the website would go up, but the website would still be less successful. People remain loyal based purely on their investment of points. Take away people's precious karma and they'll leave, which means less income from gold. It also means less incentive for people to make "gold-worthy" posts.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:14:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is the one gray area. If it's on the same sub, that's bad. If it's on a separate subreddit, I think it's OK unless you are spamming all off the defaults.

Graphitetshirt ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:20:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're farming small subreddits for front page content, then at least mention the small sub you're reposting from so it gets a little exposure

absurdlyobfuscated ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If it's on a different subreddit, it's not a repost. Same subreddit = repost. Anything else should just be labeled a cross-post, and then everyone needs to understand that these are absolutely 100% fine because they bring content to other places on reddit where people might not have been subscribed to the original place something was posted. I've seen too many newer users that don't understand this concept, and it kinda bugs me when they start yelling how something is a repost because it also showed up in some other subreddit - that's not how it works. Cross-posting isn't just accepted, it's actually encouraged on reddit.

That's one thing I'd like to tell all of reddit. Same image and subreddit means a repost which some people choose to rightly criticize, but the same image and a different subreddit that it hasn't been posted in before means a cross-post which is perfectly fine and should be immune from criticism.

D1STURBED36 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If people are going to submit a repost then at least say its a repost and dont try to claim its yours.. like wtf, you get nothing out of it but pissing people off.

TheGRS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do tire of seeing the same TIL over and over again. Repost from months ago where OP claims it happened to them is also a little shitty.

SweetNeo85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mind explaining the difference?

That_Deaf_Guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if someone joined reddit for the first time or an existing user didn't go on the day before? It's justified.

Graphitetshirt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why is it justified? Why post anything? Because you found something awesome you want to share with the community, right?

But if you found it IN the community already, though, then really youre just posting it for fake internet points. And that not only sucks, it's how sites die

That_Deaf_Guy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's true I guess.. It can't be justified when someone reposts the same thing the next day with the same exact title.

peon47 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Half the "next-day reposts" are because:

  1. Someone posts something funny to reddit
  2. People like the post
  3. Some of these people share it with friends by facebook, or company e-mail, but don't say they found it on reddit
  4. Some of those friends think "this should go on reddit"
  5. They repost it.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:32:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sounds like youre the one who's feeling spiteful, friendo

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:33:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

<tips fedora>

N0V0w3ls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Problem is that a lot of the time that people complain about it, it isn't a repost, but a crosspost. Not everyone is subscribed to the original sub.

JimDiego ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But OP's same logic still applies: If I didn't check reddit yesterday, then it is still new to me.

Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah but no one is faulting you for enjoying it, we're faulting the guy who posted content that most of the community saw yesterday just to pad his fake internet point totals.

JimDiego ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe that person wasn't on reddit yesterday and so doesn't know they are reposting?

Sure, there are some posters who you can determine are truly looking for fake points by checking their history, but can we assume all reposters are bundles-of-sticks?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if it's reposted in a different subreddit? I'm not subscribed to every sub.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even then.. people who upvoted it missed it.. ignore it and move on.

Forever_Awkward ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why would it matter at all? If it gets voted up to visibility, then it's something that people want to see.

Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because bad content is how sites die. Ask digg

Forever_Awkward ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If people in a sub want to see bad content, then they make and upvote bad content. If you don't want to see that content anymore, leave the sub and find something better. Digg scenario does not apply.

optical_power ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why you calling the OP a fascist? (:-)

ASmileOnTop ยท 143 points ยท Posted at 18:50:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think I see more comments complaining about reposts than actual reposts.

goblue21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:55:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yea I have actually never seen a repost. Been here for 3 years...

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:03:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh you've seen reposts. You just didn't know they were reposts.

It's the Must See TV slogan - "If I haven't seen it, it's new to me!"

Tank_Kassadin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here is a post on /r/funny from today. And the same post 11 months ago. And again 2 years ago. How do you not remember seeing a single post twice in 3 years?

goblue21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:06:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am on reddit every day and have never seen that post once...

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well yeah, how else could it be? Each repost will have complaints so this is bound to be the case

BuckRampant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is because there are more comments than posts.

Linearts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's unrealistic... some reposts get complained about and most don't, so unless there are a lot of false accusations of reposting, or very many complaints-per-repost on the ones that get noticed, there's no way for that to happen.

It's like the parable of the doctor's office waiting room where 10% of visitors visit from 8-11 and 90% of them visit from 11-12. The office is empty most of the time but most patients come in when it's busy, so almost everyone thinks the office is always crowded. Similarly, you only notice repost complaints when there are lots of complaints about a repost, but don't notice a repost when it hasn't been called out, which skews the apparent repost-to-complaint ratio.

lavender_13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And comments about comments about reposts. And reposted comments about comments about reposts.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's what you think...

DoktahManhattan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, and even more than that, people bitching about people that complain about reposts.

Arcane_Explosion ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:02:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well I dont know about that....

billbill007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What dpnt you know abput? For every repost their will be an unequal ammount of asshats saying its a repost. Like atleast two or three.. so theres bound to be more. Its physics mahnigga.

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:54:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is nothing wrong with reposts as long as OP isn't trying to claim it as their own. Most of us aren't of reddit 24 / 7. We miss things from time to time.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:55:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is nothing wrong with reposts as long as OP isn't trying to claim it as their own. Most of us aren't of reddit 24 / 7. We miss things from time to time.

ziasaur ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:31:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Though i agree, I've also seen so many accounts dump like 50+ photos in a day that are all reposts, with copied titles. It's really annoying because that's when you can tell it's no longer an accidental "hey i just saw this for the first time" post.

Instead it is some dude trying to score some cheap karma, and succeeding.

Sykotik ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:25:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why do you give a fuck though? It's just meaningless numbers.

ziasaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

idk if i'm in a conversation, and guy#2 says the exact same thing as me, it'd bother me a lot when everyone suddenly gives guy#2 hella props for something I had just said

Sykotik ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:31:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It just seems really odd to me that this bothers anyone. I can't imagine letting someones imaginary internet points or lack thereof irritate me.

mgarv22 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:22:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't think you're speaking for all of us about not being on reddit 24/7

[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:10:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I cannot stand it when anyone complains about reposts. Those people drive me up the wall, with their snarky attitudes and karmadecay link flaunting.

HonoraryMancunian ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:34:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even if it is done for fake internet points, who cares? The fact is if it's upvoted, people like it. End of.

BritishRedditor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The fact is if it's upvoted, people like it. End of.

Poor reasoning. Many subreddits would turn to absolute shit if user upvoting/downvoting was the only form of moderation. A large proportion of users shouldn't have to put up with repost after repost just because the majority of users haven't seen it before. The fact that most people in the 18th century approved of slavery didn't make it justifiable.

MzDemonKitty ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:05:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even if I have seen it before, I don't care about reposts.

HatchetToGather ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It'd be like if they only played an episode on television once and then never showed it again.

HeyWasted ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for the gold internet stranger!

This has been posted before.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This has been posted before.

This has been posted before.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:10:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is nothing wrong with reposts as long as OP isn't trying to claim it as their own. Most of us aren't on reddit 24 / 7. We miss things from time to time.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:48:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"sevpay" = severance pay? OMG! you're scary

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:51:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep, you are the third person to figure it out in 20 years

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

... would love to see you do an AMA some time... starter questions:

  • what are typical sevpay's that you've seen (in different industries?)
  • what are some of the sad and funny stories you've been a part of when letting people go?
  • if someone wants to initiate a severance conversation as opposed to just resigning, what are the magic words to get the process started?
  • if someone is being booted, what's the best way to play it to maximize the check?
DarthContinent ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:23:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sacrilege!!

siilver ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:54:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I miss Power Rangers...

OH...not that kind of missing? huh...yeah ok...sorry!

joanzen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:13:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually reddit is a content aggregation system. When it gets so hungry that it eats it's own tail that's a little problematic.

Ideally there would be content detection that would instantly make a re-post a direct link to the OP. Failing that the first redditor who noticed the re-post could flag it to be a redirect back to the OP.

If the OP was allowed to hold rank and additional comments there wouldn't be 20 copies of an image with 20 similar discussions about it in 16 different subreddits. We would all be on the same page and the best content would stand out easier for new people to browse when there's a lull in the fresh content posted.

I mean what's the point of the 'best' feature if all you're not going to let content accrue votes? It's not hard to make a 'trending' algo that accounts for votes by age either.

Psychh ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:09:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They should just shut off submissions and put the whole site on a 1-month loop then.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:16:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I AM on Reddit 24/7 and I still miss most things.

BloodyTrannyCock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, nothing wrong with complaining about reposts. Some of us are on reddit 24/7.

seiyria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is pretty nice, I never really thought about it like that. Then again, I'm on reddit pretty much 24/7...

guess_twat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think this is a repost.

frizzledrizzle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"look at my girlfriend being nice and taking care of me while i tried to comfort a bull"

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's actually a super relevant Robin Williams thing that pertains to this, from Good Will Hunting. Well, it's actually Matt Damon who says it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WAylnO5gtA

I don't even care if they claim it as their own. Some things just work better that way. A reddit post claimed as one's own is as inconsequential as a joke told from first person that didn't actually happen to said person.

Iamadinocopter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And on that note. If it is a known repost find something NEW for everyone instead of reposting.

EquipLordBritish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of people are into the whole karma thing and repost a lot of image macros and clickbait so that they can get points... They don't care about the sub, the comments, or the people who write them. Don't ask me why they do it, some people are just insane.

jasontodd0610 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not on reddit at all times? People do this?!

philipquarles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of the reposts I see are from people who are trying to claim them as their own, either explicitly or implicitly. A lot of them are from a few posters whose submissions regularly make the front page.

skraptastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The only time I complain about reposts is when someone posts something and says "I just blah blah blah" or my "girlfriend blah blah blah" when the thing has been posted 32 times in the last 3 years.

grchjo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i only have beef with people who constantly post reposts while never giving any credit to the origional post.

Nightst0ne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Its like, would you rather watch a re-run of your favorite show. Or watch a shitty new show that just came out?

EmperorSofa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There used to be a scriptish mod that kept track of the stuff you'd been looking at on the front page and would simply autohide stuff you'd already seen.

VULGAR_ACT_IN_CAPS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They should at least source it though. I mean god damn.

Phlecks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Source an imgur link?

VULGAR_ACT_IN_CAPS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anyone who rehosts someone else's work should credit/source the original author.

Phlecks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:49:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They might not know that it's a repost though...that's the point of the OP's post

BaylisAscaris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of us aren't on reddit 24 / 7.

This is a lie.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But for those of us with no life and are on 24/7 please at least wait a minimum of 1 month before reposting. Thanks.

Makern ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That was a repost

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is something wrong with the reposts that are uploaded not even 24 hours after the "original".

uhaul26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is this a repost?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I'd say most of us only hit 23/7

k_ing_lucas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was me.

CaptMurphy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously, why do people think that since they saw it once, it should never be posted again?

That's like going to the library and complaining that they still have a book on the shelf that you've already read.

YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ASSHOLE THAT VISITS THE LIBRARY.

borderrat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think I've ever seen a re-post where the redditor gave someone else credit. Ever.

Mugros ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm on Reddit 24/7. I want to see some new shit,.... but it's all reposts.

Azberg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of us aren't on reddit 24 / 7.

Your karma tells a different story

[deleted] ยท 3397 points ยท Posted at 18:09:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 864 points ยท Posted at 19:40:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I used to think that this younger generation of ours was mostly past racism. Then I discovered reddit.

IranianGenius ยท 358 points ยท Posted at 19:50:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's good that Reddit helped you learn.

ieatglue44 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:20:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously though--we are NOT past racism. Maybe we don't hold as much personal prejudice these days, but prejudice DNE racism. It's just one arm of a many armed monster.

alexthealex ยท 261 points ยท Posted at 20:35:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In my opinion, our generation is better at not acting overtly racist in RL situations, and that ability may directly stem from the semi-anonymous nature of the internet giving people an outlet to express nearly any idea without RL repercussions.

jb4427 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 00:47:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think even on here, the racism isn't screaming out loud. It's casual, which is worse in the context of 2014, because a loudmouthed racist is shunned by society, while casual racism is something that people don't pick up on as easily yet is just as damaging.

CriticalCold ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 21:32:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree. A lot of people aren't less racist, they're just way better at hiding it.

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:08:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People might actually be less racist but being anonymous online you can express your opinion without any social stigma or consequences.

Just look at how incredibly violent many people are on this site but most would never do it in reality because it's just a power/revenge fantasy.

ProjectD13X ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:55:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think every body is a little racist (making jokes to close friends about race) but most in this generation wouldn't put up with serious racism.

SanguineHaze ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:58:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Keep in mind too that at least a portion of what is said here is purely for laughs / karma.

I'm not advocating being a racist fuckbag, but not every racist comment is going to come from someone who genuinely thinks that way.

ForzaEc ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:03:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I'm not racist, I just tell jokes for racists to laugh at!"

[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:55:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll admit that sometimes I find offensive material funny. Stereotypes are easy to caricature and mock. For some, I guess the jokes reinforce the stereotype - for me, they just show how hilariously ridiculous they are. By all means, you're entitled to your own opinion, but I find that poking fun at it isn't necessarily a red flag that the person is racist - just that they recognize racism and ethnic stereotypes.

Then again, we might be thinking of entirely different situations and entirely different jokes, so the point is moot regardless. :)

AKnightAlone ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:16:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whoa, there. Pump ya brakes, son. I'll laugh at jokes because I sometimes find incredibly offensive things humorous.

Then again, I used to think everyone on the internet thought like me... Then I realized the people I sometimes think are trolls are really slack-jawed racists.

3holes2tits1fork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:08:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

More like people who like offensive jokes. It's the fact that they are so wrong that makes them funny to some of us. It's not an entirely separate idea that drives people to watch movies like Hostel. They don't actually want to torture and kill someone, but it's kind of fascinating in the context of a movie on a certain level.

expired_methylamine ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:23:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do however think that most of the next generation will get past racism and just assume that their parents are passive aggressive and/or actually have a problem with black, Hispanic, arab, etc. culture while the kids just don't. Since the last generation were louder racists becoming quiet, the current one jumped the gun and became quiet. But as long as this generation stays quiet, hopefully the next one won't pick up on it or will choose to ignore it.

After all, what 18-30 year old do you know that would say something racist in front of their child?

Wbran ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:43:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This was actually my senior thesis topic. Compared to Facebook, Reddit users were slightly more likely to make comments deemed "controversial." Anonymity appeared to make a slight difference!

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:46:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah you're spot on there.

frejyachick ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:42:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THIS, people know what to say and what not to say in person, on the internet they feel way more free to complain about the discomfort they feel with having to censor themselves in their daily lives.

kimahri27 ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 00:00:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or just oversensitive people who dont understand a lot of derogatory remarks in the 21st century arent as derogatory anymore, and are frequently complimentary.

heath__cliff ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:08:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Omg. (Forgive me Reddit for asking) but can you provide an example?

[deleted] ยท 107 points ยท Posted at 21:11:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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wildflowerss ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 21:25:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People totally think that just because they don't use racist slurs, then they're not racist. And even then, there are people who use slurs and think that just because it's not in their intent to be offensive, then they are not racist.

Not to mention tons of micro-aggression. I stay away from youtube comments too and sometimes certain reddit threads. Perhaps white people may think that the "now" is past racism because they may not be aware of it, but I don't see how any person of color could think that way.

Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 21:18:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yea I saw a video of a pretty black girl and one of the comments was how she looked like a baboon and there were comments agreeing with the guy. But most of all I hate the way people still think of 'races' as actually biological solid foundations.

Like it is quite common to hear that 'Blacks' are genetically better at sports. Which completely ignores the fact that there is about just as much genetic diversity between west and east Africans as there is between Italians and Persians, but just because they both have black skin they must be of the same race!

Or even people talking about the 'black race in general' when there is a huge different in the genetic makeup of between Africans, black americans, black caribbeans ect.

Not to mention the huge amount of stereotyping and casual racism towards east asians, south asians, arabs, north Africans, jews ect...

[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:11:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's the damndest thing. I knew a guy once, a coworker (white, for context), who was completely convinced of the "blacks are better at sports" thing, and had even constructed an elaborate mythology that included gems like "black people have an extra calf muscle that makes them run faster," which is messed up on so many levels I don't have the time to get into it here.

He had a real emotional investment in it. I got pissed off pretty fast and asked him why he thought that way, and it turned out that he had wanted to get into pro football and wasn't able to make it past high school. He asked me, "Well then explain why I'm not playing football and all those black guys are!"

He was about 5'4" and weighed about 120 pounds. But, nope, it wasn't anything to do with him personally - just those black people being genetically better at physical activity.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:50:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well certain races of people are better at some events, such as West Africans being better sprinters. But ya, he went full retard.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:32:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

well i understand your point, but lets not forget that black people were bred for 200+ years to be the best physical specimens they could be. its not very surprising they are dominating athletic events.

donredd ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:49:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're part of the problem

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

for understanding how genetics work? we can skip around the facts all we want but that doesn't change them.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:38:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Okay, here're some facts for you, then:

According to this study, in 2010, people of African-American descent are far fatter than any other ethnic group in the US.

A more recent article (which quotes from studies) indicates that the trend hasn't changed much.

So, why is it that these physical ubermensch are the fattest ethnic group in the nation?

I realize that you're probably young and the world is a complicated place. But oversimplification of a situation with an enormous amount of factors - biological, cultural, economic, historical - doesn't actually help anybody.

I realize this probably won't change your mind, but I leave this in case other people browsing later might be persuaded to not engage in the stereotyping of entire races of people.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:04:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wouldn't the point you just made be the EXACT opposite but right along the tracks i'm using to derive my conclusion? Lets take a step back from my supposed ignorance. Walk me through how a group of people disproportionately represented in the population of the country are overwhelming the leading group of people selected to play in sports that are VERY difficult to enter at a professional level.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was using statistics to show that an entire race of people can't be stereotyped as "good at sports" (which is just a modern permutation of the "they're only good for manual labor" bullshit).

I've not supported your argument. I said that there are many factors that you're overlooking - for instance, I referred to the studies of obesity in African-Americans. African-Americans historically have much higher rates of poverty than other races, which feeds into this problem, since when you're poor you can only afford shitty food that'll make you fat. Genetics does have some influence on weight, but nowhere near as much as food intake, and the junk food that people in poverty commonly eat doesn't lend itself to restricting your calorie intake (there just aren't enough nutrients in it).

Beyond that, there are other problems facing African-Americans. Let's take the "black people are better at sports" myth. Has it ever occurred to you that black children face difficulties in school, for instance? They're expected to be good in sports but shit at academics. Because they're black. It's past ridiculous, but the "better at sports" thing feeds into it. Past that, the poverty thing I mentioned earlier also hurts the chances of anyone in poverty to break out of it by getting an education. As an addition to the link I just provided, here's another one from the Department of Education showing that in 2009-2010 white people got over a million more bachelors' degrees than blacks.

So, those are some economic and educational factors. The last one is cultural: it's actually frowned upon in many parts of African-American culture to succeed academically. I will never forget, working in a prison, a woman haranguing her son about "betraying his roots" because he wanted to take advantage of the educational programs offered. I realize that anecdotes won't sway anyone, though, so to to illustrate the phenomenon, here's another couple of articles to illustrate the crab bucket phenomenon that many students of African descent have to struggle with.

So, yes, lots of factors.

What am I saying with all this? Long story short - it's expected of black people to be good at sports. It's acceptable. Other courses of action have a ton of difficulties that are hard to deal with. Speaking as a child of poverty myself, I can say with certainty that sometimes it's a matter of not knowing that there are other options. How could you possibly know if you've been discarded? If you have large segments of the black population buying into this, then yes, of course there are going to be some that make it, the ones with the skill and talent to do so. The stereotype conveniently ignores all of the difficulties faced by African-Americans (and minorities in general) in other fields, though.

Anyway, I'm done. Again, I realize I most likely won't change your mind, specifically, but I take comfort in the thought that other people reading this will take it to heart.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:49 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wasn't saying the entire race of people are good at sports, I'm saying their gene pools aren't hurting in that respect. I agree with many of your points especially the educational aspect. Going through school, I was often told I was "acting white" because I was doing well in school. By acting as if genetics don't play a role into anything, we can say without a doubt that Samoan people are generally bigger by pure chance, right?

ChromeWisp ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:19:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For real, fuck YouTube comments in general. What is it about the comments section of almost any video on that site that draws in people that think it's okay to act like that??

viking977 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it's partly due to the new comment system (new, its been almost two years now I think). Could be wrong but I feel like there didn't used to be that much heinous shit in comments (except on monkey nature videos and stuff, for whatever reason) but since the change, on smaller videos at least, only the idiots actually bother to comment. Not excusable of course.

alephbeta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gives them the attention that they so crave.

BigFatBaldLoser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:35:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The American " black " is mostly European when their genes are studied.

stubing ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 21:47:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Yea I saw a video of a pretty black girl and one of the comments was how she looked like a baboon and there were comments agreeing with the guy.

This is a funny situation. Sarah Jessica Parker gets called a horse all the time, but no one ever claims it is racist. When ever someone insults a black man/women on the internet, they are always assumed racist. I agree that the vast majority of the time that is probably the case. It's just some food for thought.

Drabby ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 21:51:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Calling Sarah Jessica Parker a horse isn't ideal, but it doesn't come with the centuries of racist baggage that comparing black people to non-human primates does.

Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:17:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except every time someone says a black person looks like a monkey they bring up through implication those 500 years of western scientific knowledge, wherein the blacks were thought of as the missing link between mankind and apes.

When someone says SJP looks like a horse, the implication is that she has a long face.

There is a reason I call my friends cunts, but I rarely call a girl a cunt when I am flirting with her. It's called context, and no useful discussion can be had on the significance of words without it.

number90901 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:23:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's a reason I call my friends cunts, but I rarely call anyone else a cunt.

FTFY

Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:24:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yea, yours is better. You win this time 90902.

YoYoMoYo ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:07:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But it's different, people call SJP a horse not because she is white. No other white person is called a horse, and the word has no racial connotations or history. People aren't being racist, they're just being douches.

But if constantly black people, or people of any other race, are being called the same word(or same connotations etc) as many others of the same race where the only link to them is RACE, that is racism.

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:59:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The comments don't bother me, there will always be bigots. The fact that they get upvoted or "thumbs up" to the top piss me off because it means so many people actually agree with this bullshit.

Lost_Afropick ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:00:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah the upvotes really bring it home

peppered_agnus ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 06:45:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's mostly meant as a joke. I read something racist, laugh and hence upvote. Why don't people get that.

Hope_Eternity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:58:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not racist as far as I'm aware. We're all people, I don't see why people are so damn ignorant but whatever. The first thing that pops up however when I see any person with really dark skin, especially really dark skinned black people-not sure exactly what ethnicity it would be-is that I want to examine their hands up close. I'm an artist and I love hands, but the contrast in color between a black person's normal skin and that on their palms is so cool. I just want to look at it up close. I just wish I could find a friend who would let me do this without thinking I'm a fucking weirdo.

Zemogray ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In my honest opinion. Don't pay it any mind. Its just fags on a computer who would never say it in the real word because they know they would get REKT

Lost_Afropick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:57:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They grow into adults holding the same beliefs and become part of the system. What people say is irrelevant

Frekavichk ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know right? Look at 4chan. I can tell from there that the world is literally doomed. I mean that is totally a perfect representation of people who aren't trolling at all.

VAAC ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:13:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The thread about the recent riots over that teen that was shot? It looked like the KKK threw up in the comments.

Zemogray ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What also annoys me, is when certain events like those happen. BOOM let's bring race into it.

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:27:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I completely understand your point, race does get brought into a lot of discussion where it doesn't belong, but I think it was an important factor in this particular case.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:52:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wasn't that event about race though?

outerdrive313 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:40:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anyone can talk racist shit on the Internet. Damn anonymity.

Saint-Peer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:37:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Racism never left, its adapted to our current generation. Blatant racism = bad, that's why people are quick to say they're not racist. But if you come to me saying "typically black guys are not the type of people you want to be around" and then saying "I dated a black guy in the past!" Does not mean you're not racist wtf. People have internalized it now and its more "normal" than ever before. I'll trust an open racist (who won't hurt me) than someone pretending not to be one and doing shit behind my back.

Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know man, the open racism that you sometimes see in Europe can be rough. As horrible as it is to say, it has become quite common that once in a while a black football player will get a banana throw at them in the stadium.

Or a while back there was a case where a group of Lithuanian guys assaulted and killed an Italian guy in London, because he was Italian. I guess this last example might be more xenophobia than racism but it is still fucked up. Or also, how could I forgot, the European classic, Jewish shops and synagogues are being vandalised lately, since the war in Gaza started up again.

SimpleRy ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:09:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I used to think that this younger generation of ours was mostly past racism. Then I discovered reddit the internet.

ftfy.

Mostly, society has taught white people not to act racist publicly. Anywhere where anonymity is given, it's a shit-show of humanity. I don't think that reddit is more racist than usual for its dominant demographic (straight white, middle class heterosexual guys), people are just free to air it out here without fear of it being associated with their real lives. Most online communities with reddit's demographic are the same way.

As reddit gains overall popularity though, it's like a group of gamers talking shit in a Call of Duty match slowly filling up with normal people who aren't familiar with that kind of humor and casual racism, so it becomes a "reddit problem"

[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:34:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is also used as a recruitment platform for organizations such as Stormfront. It allows them to find younger members as well as spread their messages to a wider audience.

Ryuubu ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:18:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Citation needed

[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:28:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here's a thread from Stormfront discussing Reddit.

And another

And another

This is the search on their site using the word 'Reddit'

stubing ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

None of those threads have a lot of support...

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:18:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're right.

The first one only had 6,284 views. The second only has 24,678 views. The third only has 2,216 views.

stubing ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:52:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Read the replies. Most of them are "who cares" or "what is Reddit." It's easy to get thousands of views from people who disagree.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:10:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of them

Exactly 1 response asked what Reddit was. One other one asked about the policies on Reddit.

The other 95% of responses either indicated they knew about Reddit or did not indicate anything about Reddit.

Exactly zero responses responded with "who cares".

MusaTheRedGuard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:04:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll take things only white people say for 200 Alex

outerdrive313 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:37:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yet this younger generation is more tolerant of gays, so I guess progress is being made?

MaiPhet ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:32:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I think anti-gay cultural attitudes have generally been much less overt due to a general social taboo on sexuality. Even so-called subtle racist messages are quite prolific. There was never a prime time analog for COPS in which gay men were constantly on the run from the police. So yeah, I think it's just that the reticence to even discuss sexuality made homophobia easier to break down in each successive generation.

TL;DR: homophobes, scared to even let their children know the gays existed, didn't adequately protect us from the homosexual agenda.

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:52:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yet race based hate crimes are falling while sexual orientation based hate crimes are increasing.

jmalbo35 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:10:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just throwing this out there, it could very well be that sexual orientation based hate crimes are increasing in volume only because people are much more open about the sexuality today than in the past. A few decades ago you'd be far less likely to actually know someone is gay (or anything else not heterosexual), since they'd have to hide that fact, so hate crimes due to orientation would be more rare by default.

A better thing to look at would be percentage of openly non-heterosexual people who have had hate crimes committed against them over time, though I'd imagine that data might be difficult to come by.

I mean, it's awful either way, but I seriously doubt that people as a whole are less tolerant of homosexuality today than in the fairly recent past.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:25:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think openness has a lot to do with it. Theres a saying regarding sexual/racial prejudices, that gays have only been living openly as gay for a few decades, whereas blacks lived openly as blacks forever.

And in addition, now that society is a little more accepting, its ok to say "they beat me because im gay" instead of hiding the reasons. Im guessing there were more unreported hate crimes before.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:00:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And to follow up on that, I bet today more hate crimes against gay people would actually be treated as hate crimes. If a dude beat up a homosexual 50 years ago because he's gay then less people would care, and at best might just be treated as a regular assault.

Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:01:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oddly enough homophobia is kinda backwards, in that on reddit it is rarely expressed but in real life I hear it from virtually everyone. Like all my friends have that mentality that gay people are ok, but they are inferior to real men, if you know what I mean.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:48:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yea, but it is rare to hear someone on Reddit say faggots can do what they want with each other, so long as they stay away from real men.

random_funny_usernam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

first world problems right here.

Thromnomnomok ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:52:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That just means they're a bundle of sticks, a cigarette, or perhaps they really love driving loud Harley motorycles.

thequass ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:11:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really? No offence to your friends but maybe you should diversify your circle of friends a bit. What is a "real man" these days?

Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is what it is, but at least there is very little open hate or rejection of gays. Baby steps I suppose.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I understand this position. They mean one that reproduces; celebrating a long unbroken tradition.

boathouse2112 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Would someone who chooses not to have children be less than a man, in that case?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Different than. Can't say less than without being able to explain the difference.

edit: And even then it would need to be caused by something missing to say less than.

deathcomesilent ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:17:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's hard to be surprised about that for me.

The gay rights movement is a much more recent thing than the race-based civil rights movement.

But more than that, race is a physical division in humanity; homosexuality is a psychological division.

It seems to me that people will react differently between physical and psychological divergences.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Psychological divergences are often caused by physical factors. There is evidence to suggest sexuality is biologically determined, just like race.

But the timing is definitely a factor. People have had longer to process the civil rights movement.

deathcomesilent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well if you go down on scale enough, you can argue every psychological phenomenon is biological, which of course it is.

Your point stands though, I suppose I mean "observable genetic difference" when I said physical. It's been a while since I took biology, but I believe 'phenotype' is the right term?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:29:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I understand what you mean, but because im an asshole, and I believe technically correct is the best kind of correct, ill say thisbehavior and psychology are phenotypes

cc132 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The gay rights movement is a much more recent thing than the race-based civil rights movement.

The American gay rights movement stretches back at least to World War I. Obviously it's not as old as the racial civil rights movement, but it's older than most people who are alive today.

Source

deathcomesilent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can agree with you on that.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hooray for small victories, I guess?

deathcomesilent ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:11:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's easier to blend in as a homosexual than it is a for a racial minority.

I honestly don't care what you do in your bedroom, but those gay men that take the hyper-feminine voice to the cali-girl level, truly bother me. It's not about them, it's about the obnoxious noise.

So coming from someone that was quite homophobic as a child, and came to really care for some gay folks in my life as a young adult:

I can honestly say I'm no longer "homophobic." But as a heterosexual adult male, I will still be repulsed on some level, if I see public displays of affection between two men.

not_AtWorkRightNow ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:05:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So how do you feel about cali-girls with that hyper feminine voice?

deathcomesilent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just as annoying, if you want my honest opinion.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

coming from someone that was quite homophobic as a child, and came to really care for some gay folks

I will still be repulsed on some level

This is basically saying "I have gay friends, so I'm not homophobic".

deathcomesilent ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:07:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, it was meant to say, that I had homosexual friends, and in coming to care for them I identified them as humans just like me.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:37:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah. So now they are like humans, but they still repulse you.

Well, if you're making an effort to be more open minded and inclusive, then good for you. Please understand that saying you're not homophobic doesn't make you so. It's ok to acknowledge our faults and to work on them. The bottom line is, as long as you're repulsed, there's still work to be done.

deathcomesilent ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd love to keep chatting with you, but you seem to be making a special effort to twist my words.

I treat/view gay people like I would treat/view anyone else, until I see sexual/acts that's I don't want to observe.

If that makes me a bigot, then so be it.

MythGuy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:44:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just want to say that I really appreciate your candid honesty.

I'm a lot like this as well. Except I'm not, nor have I been, homophobic. I'm uncomfortable with those guys hugging and kissing not because it's two guys... I'm just not comfortable with PDA.

deathcomesilent ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:39:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's a great point. I'm opposed to pretty much any PDA, not so much the people behind them.

gigitrix ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's pushed underground these days. Which is why some online venues become incredibly toxic when it bubbles to the surface.

ig0tworms ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is a pretty liberal place. Also if you're referring to stereotypes and generalizations found here, while they might be 'racist', every race is guilty of it - I don't give a shit what anyone says. And as far as REAL racism goes, reddit is fairly harmless. It's suburban kids influenced by pop culture (lookin at you hip hop) and repeating what they think is funny and cool. I have yet to meet a real racist who uses the n-word in casual conversation like it's the year 1805. I use to think this generation would be less likely to be offended and more able to cope with hardship and differences than past generations but then I forgot that we've never had to. We don't even have to go outside and actually deal with people and social issues face to face. We can comfortably get upset and outraged in our pajamas at whatever is being said by people we don't even know whom we will forget about in 5 minutes.

Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

every race is guilty of it

I think this is part of the problem though. A great deal of people still think in 'races.' The concept of race is 19th century pseudo-science, which has managed to linger for some unfortunate reason. In genetics and biology there is no such things as race. There is as much genetic diversity between a West African-North African-East african, as there is between a Colombian-Canadian-Syrian. And yet people still use terms such as the 'black race' or the 'white race' not in a casual small nose big nose type of way but in an actual structural pillar of their world view.

Ticktack21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

go to any comment section on yahoo.

Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because Steve stepped on shit four times today, doesn't make the fact that I stepped on shit once today any less disturbing.

l4than-d3vers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go to /pol/ .

Painkiller90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Steer clear of 4chan, my friend.

GoldandBlue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's that many people have no idea what racism is. Since they don't say nigger or wear a hood they are not racist. They forget that the negative attitudes they have toward a group of people is actually what makes them racist. What's worse is when they say stuff like "it's not racist if it's true" or "look at the stats" while conveniently ignoring why those stats are so out of wack.

Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah yes good old statistics, scientifically proving the inferiority of certain races since they were invented.

Which reminds me of a quite from Bonaparte: "The real art of statistics is to use accurate numbers to create inaccurate truths"

mrmahoganyjimbles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think this generation is as racist. As in, they don't look down on other races as much as previous generations. But they sure as hell aren't letting us move past racist stereotypes. So they aren't racist, they're just unknowingly offensive.

Aemilius_Paulus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep, same here. I mean, I didn't think we were past racism, I thought we were still a little racist, but reddit kinda changed the 'little' to 'there is a Klansman sleeping inside half the users ready to burst out when the daily race-baiting video makes it to the top of /r/video'.

Just post anything that has 'feminism' in it or anything where a black person does something not 100% whitey-approved and watch the comments slide into mud-flinging.

All that said, I am glad I discovered reddit. I was a regular 20-something male who was casually sexist but thanks to reddit I realised that what I said was wrong because when I saw reddit saying similar things it gave me perspective on myself. I never had issues with racism, I moved from Russia to the States and fortunately when I came here I did not have any preconceived notions on race, so I was able to grow up in a multicultural environment without accumulating any racist baggage.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut the fuck up you stupid piece of shit.

KyosBallerina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I pretty much didn't know any of the racial stereotypes out there until reddit. It can also be really hard to tell if someone is actually joking or not.

maccathesaint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I live in Northern Ireland and the country is devolving into racism. Our Jewish community is leaving, the immigrants from eastern Europe are being threatened out of their homes....it's fucked up.

Trini_redd_Mk_II ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank god that you did. You were living in a fuxkin bubble. And if you love in america, then your country, like most others, is very, very racist.

Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I live in London but have lived pretty much all over Europe.

RequiemEternal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People will never get past racism. We are comparatively less racist than previous generations, but it's pretty much never going to go away.

Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:58:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am pretty sure we can fuck it to death. Look at the Gauls. They were hated by the Romans. They there was such a huge level of mixing that the gauls just become roman.

celtic_thistle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think our generation believes it's past racism, but doesn't actually know what racism even means anymore.

Lots42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if I told you old people are on Reddit as well?

commie_nazi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's actually racist on Reddit? It's a lot more tame than other websites and real life.

Lost_Afropick ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:13:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cruise through comment section here if you're really curious.

http://www.reddit.com/r/ImGoingToHellForThis/comments/2dfzjb/the_daquan_meme_in_real_life/

Just an example of what I come across DAILY

commie_nazi ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:21:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So you picked a subreddit set up for edgy teenagers to laugh at things even they know is edgy?

Are you Swedish or something? Casual racism is literally everywhere. In real life, on other websites and so on. Reddit is tame compared to Youtube, 4chan, World Star and so on.

Drabby ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:58:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's your argument exactly? /u/Lost_Afropick is disturbed at the racism that crops up on Reddit; that fact that it's worse in certain other sites doesn't excuse the problems here. That's like saying you shouldn't care about your broken leg because my cousin is dead.

commie_nazi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What does he expect exactly? Racism is everywhere, is he really so sheltered that he expects a website with millions of users to not have any racists?

commie_nazi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What does he expect exactly? Racism is everywhere, is he really so sheltered that he expects a website with millions of users to not have any racists?

Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:04:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Spend two minutes in r/europe, you will find a comment about how in twenty years the whites will have become a minority in their country and all of western Europe will be under sharia law.

dickgirl9000 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:07:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll probably get downvoted for this but how is that racist?

Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:09:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's an irrational fear of being driven out and made subservient to another race unless one immediately takes action against said threatening race, and purifies the land. AKA; the bread and butter of Nazism.

dickgirl9000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:05:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the people are against multiculturalism in Europe because it failed miserably, this is why the far right is growing.

Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:02:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree that multiculturalism has failed but no need to throw the baby out with the bathwater and go back to the 1930's with politicians like Farage or Len Pen that are simply pandering to the racism of the unwashed masses to amass power.

commie_nazi ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:25:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

European far right is more scared of Islam and as you mentioned, Shariah law.

Thromnomnomok ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:29:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And don't even get them started on Roma.

commie_nazi ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:08:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think you know what racism is.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:03:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look for any discussion of gypsies in /r/worldnews. That place turns into the Third Reich whenever they get brought up.

Or look at /r/adviceanimals literally any day. There's confession bears and unpopular opinion puffins which are just platforms for people to bitch about the way black people act.

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You might be running into older Redditors. You know that 30+ people aren't filtered out, right?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Most people don't understand what racism is. Its one of those words thats been abused way too much. They think its any time you describe people by race group, when in reality its saying or implying that people are inferior because of their race.

stereotyping =\= racism.

Saying black people love fried chicken isn't racist. Its just a racial stereotype.

Saying black people conduct themselves like uncivilized baboons would be racist.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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PLEASE_ADOPT_ME ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Spanish

I think you mean Latinos. Spanish-Americans haven't been a large ethnic group for a couple hundred years.

tjsr ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:09:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, maybe, but there's also a large group of people who think that someone disagreeing with you indicates racism, sexism etc. Uh, no. Saying "X people have special rights" when it's fact doesn't make the statement, or that person racist. Nor does saying "Women have long hair" make them sexist. It might be wrong as a generalization, but it doesn't make them sexist ffs.

kimahri27 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:58:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To be fair, its not the same sort of racism. A 15 year old kid saying the N word to his friends is not the same as a 65 year old saying the same N word to a bunch of black kids walking past his lawn. Even when racism is negative on the internet, it doesn't carry the same weight. No one is being lynched. Not the 1960s anymore.

peppered_agnus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:35:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Racism is mostly meant as joke on reddit.

[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:01:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most internet sources point towards the median and average age of redditors to be 24. Seeing as how you're probably age 20-30, which makes up the vast majority of Reddit, you're probably in the same "younger" generation that you are speaking of.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:18:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Ours" is first person plural. He knows.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Ours" could really be referring to the Reddit group he belongs to or even the US national demographic.

A 40 year old American could refer to the 18-26 year old American generation as, "Our younger generation."

A 40 year old Redditer could refer to the 18-26 year old Reddit users as, "Our younger generation."

Edit: Furthermore, why would he feel the need to add "younger" if he was speaking of his own generation? Why not just say "our generation?

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:03:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

FFS

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:40:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Explain.

KneeDeepInTheDead ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:37:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you think Reddit is racist youd probably explode if you went on 4chan

Lost_Afropick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most people kinda know without going that that's what it would be anyway. Take all my 'nopes' for that journey

squamesh ยท 3055 points ยท Posted at 18:11:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And sexist

unicorninabottle ยท 2195 points ยท Posted at 18:36:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

On the sexist, when someone mentions she is a girl, do not try to use Reddit as a dating site. I don't care for your Hawaiian sleeve tattoo or your single ass.

Edit: English sucks.

shinydragonite ยท 1370 points ยท Posted at 18:40:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ey bb

HeyImQQ ยท 1110 points ยท Posted at 19:37:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

u wan sum fuk?

[deleted] ยท 942 points ยท Posted at 19:50:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you trying to offer me some kind of Vietnamese fish?

TheMuffinguy ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 21:29:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm trying to offer you my Vietnamese fish?

Draconilian ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:34:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

new favorite euphemism

BRITANY-IS-A-CUNT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

U wan my Vietnamese fish?

pm-me-uranus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Personally, I love the cream of Sum Yung Gai.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you accepting it?

RikVanguard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

and we're right back to (harmlessly) racist

Kudhos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I got a fish for you...

WearsALeash ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:23:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Happy cake day! :D

Thehealeroftri ยท 239 points ยท Posted at 19:52:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No thanks, I don't like chinese food.

ipaqmaster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:44:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Relevant, racist and a response to a somewhat sexist comment

Well done, 10/10

stevebell95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Subtle I like it

ReallyCleverMoniker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're in this thread like twenty times sucking cock for karma. That's pretty pathetic. You need to take a break for the decade.

Thehealeroftri ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:31:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no

Thehealeroftri ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:31:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:43:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So are to Chinese or Japanese?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is the origin of this?

Murdock92188 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good question.

_Asterisk_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

BERSERKER

CollegeStudent2014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's funny. Never heard that one before.

ghaws614 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:41:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

pls respond

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:46 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm here to tell you, with personal experience, that this actually exists, and somebody will say yes. I found the most wonderful woman that actually responded to this text, when I sent it, in a serious and excited way.

She's my pervy angel. Now likes to walk around asking "Sup babe, you want some fook?"

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[ ] wan sum fux [x] dun wan sum fux

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:14:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

sploosh

timothygruich ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:18:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Open bewbz pl bb

xXISCOPEIXx ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:18:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

open boobs

MCSchwanz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:07:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

cum on, less talky talky mo suky suky

ey_bb_wan_sum_fuk ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ey bb

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:10:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ey pre lady

eggjuggler ยท 1167 points ยท Posted at 20:30:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

What gets me more is that, 9 out of 10 times, as soon as someone mentions that they're female there's a follow-up comment to the effect of "already checked post history, no nudes".

Dear sleazy male redditors; not every woman on earth is obligated to show you (and the rest of the internet) their tits. You live in an era of overwhelmingly easy access to porn... make use of it if you so desperately need to get your rocks off, and maybe try not to act like a creep to ladies just making internet conversation. Thanks.

ducky-box ยท 265 points ยท Posted at 20:51:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, all it does it undermine the comment and give the impression what she has to say is pointless unless they can see her boobs or ass or whatever.

SibcyRoad ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 21:48:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But then as soon as they do see any of that they degrade her more because of slut shaming. Its easier to think "We can't win so why play?"

thebloodofthematador ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:16:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bother her till she gives it up; once she does, call her a slut.

Can't win.

[deleted] ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 21:05:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Which is exactly the point they're trying to make.

They don't actually want to see T&A, the comment is to put women in their place aka "tits or gtfo" since you can't possibly bring anything else to the conversation.

Edit: forgot the /s

leroyjonson ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:26:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you actually defending this? I'm confused.

[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:29:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh hell fucking no. My mistake...

mwenechanga ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 21:41:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even without the '/s', I took your comment as explaining a viewpoint, rather than espousing it.

"Tits or GTFO" is very definitely real, and as you said, it's not about sexuality: it's about making it clear to women that the commenter sees them as inferior.

It's a very ugly worldview.

zrvwls ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 22:32:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Really? I always thought it was a sarcastic jab at people who go out of their way to indicate the fact that they're a woman in their comment. Lots of assholes misuse the saying without understanding its meaning, saying it as if it's some hilarious joke that's funny because of how rude it is, but I always thought when used correctly, it's meant to be understood as:

"If you don't have something constructive to add to the conversation, then it sounds like you're just saying what you're saying for attention. Here's your attention."

edit: To add, this is the kind of openness you get from online communities where people tend to be more blunt in what they're saying to eachother, which can be both shocking and freeing to read because bullshit social norms aren't holding them back.

mwenechanga ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:41:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When a woman indicates her gender the retort is "tits or GTFO."

When a man indicates his gender the retort is, "stay on topic."

It's completely gender-based disrespect, because it applies only to women.

Besides which, I won't say that women posting off-topic comments seeking attention for being women don't exist on Reddit, but it's certainly not common enough for me to have ever seen it.

Hard to credibly claim that a really common behavior is a "reaction" to a really rare behavior.

zrvwls ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 23:02:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Ehh, I'm about to geek out on you and really show my age (late 20s), but please bear with me. The phrase's origin is well before 2006 as this website states. I've been seeing it since the late 90s and early 2000s when I frequented IRC channels (internet relay chatrooms) back in the AOL and NetZero days.

The phrase pretty regularly popped up in programming chatrooms where people talked about programs they were developing and new languages they were learning, and then someone would heavily start dropping hints about their gender. Being that these chatrooms' focus was generally something programming related, when someone would start to derail an ongoing conversation between 30 people by bringing up their gender, eventually someone would pipe up and say 'tits or GTFO'.

I completely agree with you that the tongue-in-cheek nature of it has now been corrupted into a disrespectful, disgusting phrase in an attempt to "put women in their place" during an online discussion.. But I still think it's important to understand its history: at one point in time, online discussion was about online discussion, and not about enforcing a sexist/racist viewpoint through the immature use of knee-jerk phrases to assert a level of faux-superiority.

At some point in time, the in-your-face, unabashed intelligence BEHIND this phrase was forgotten and now all that's left is just another stupid phrase.. Just like any word or phrase or event in the Human history, it was used so many times that its true meaning was lost.

[deleted] ยท -26 points ยท Posted at 21:34:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's usually zero reason for anyone to post their gender in a comment in the first place. So, this is all easily avoidable.

NoodleSponge ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 21:38:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually there are often good reasons to specify your gender. Sometimes the question being answered is gender specific, or you want to give a female perspective on something. Also sometimes you just don't feel like having people assume you're a dude, as per the whole "no girls on the internet" thing.

[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 21:54:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, anyone who thinks it's never relevant to the discussion didn't think it through. Gender is very often relevant and provides much needed context.

Horsegod ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah but the thing is, it undermines it in that person's mind. Anyone who says something like that wasn't looking for intelligent conversation. They've really just undermined themselves and projected it onto someone they neither know nor value.

Mongostein ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love a woman with a nice whatever!

[deleted] ยท 716 points ยท Posted at 20:47:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ArtifexR ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 21:25:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the words of a redditor in a similar argument:

"But if they didn't want all that attention why did they pick a feminine sounding username?"

barf

FalmerbloodElixir ยท 106 points ยท Posted at 21:44:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit: Where women are always attention whores, but guys? Nah, they're just trying to share something interesting.

Exhibit 1 Exhibit 2

[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:47:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jesus, what the fuck

cc132 ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 22:07:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy fuck.

[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 22:36:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you so much for this.

Someone-Else-Else ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:57:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That hat in exhibit 1 is really distracting.

sosern ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:28:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should reply with this to more comments!

GuinnessIsGoodForYe ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:10:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Totally unrelated, but your username is awesome.

[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 23:18:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

The right one is edited though. Kind of makes me think it wasn't as bad as it is. No need to embellish it, imo.

edit: Well, case closed. The left image is a meta post referencing the right image. So of course people aren't throwing the same arguments at him as they did at her. He was ribbing at her.

Doesn't make the comments on the right right or wrong, it just totally changes what the image is trying to say. Those aren't unrelated images that prove the point.

justabox ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 22:34:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exhibit 1: The guy's post shows a pretty impressive transformation of himself from overgrown to clean cut, while the other post is merely a haircut. She looked great before and after.

Exhibit 2: The guy's post is a picture of himself going through dope sickness, which is something that not everyone has seen. However, the girl's post is a picture of her after she has gotten clean, so it is basically just a picture of a girl.

It is not surprising that the posts in these exhibits received such different responses based on the content, not the gender of the subjects.

[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 22:39:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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FalmerbloodElixir ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:42:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cherry picked? Look at the comment scores.

They have hundreds, even thousands of upvotes. That isn't cherry picking.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 22:49:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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FalmerbloodElixir ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:51:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Given how reddit and its community works, if a comment supporting one viewpoint has over 1000 upvotes its very very unlikely that any comments supporting an opposite opinion are going to be nearly as highly upvoted.

[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 23:22:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're still cherry picking though. Not only on topic points are interesting. Any argument can't really matter. A list of all comments and they're votecounts would be good. A excerpt, no matter the litmus, is falsifying he data.

The way it's presented it seems as if both post were simply all the top comments as found in the thread. That's pretty manipulative.

flUddOS ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 23:00:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not saying it isn't a problem (it definitely is), but you example isn't equivalent. One is a scruffy person cleaning up after landing a new job, who wants to celebrate. The other is an attractive person who got a hair cut and remained attractive, because they got dumped. Gender doesn't really come into it.

Besides, they're both shit posts. It's more amazing that either of them would recieve upvotes.

MegaGoomy ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 02:38:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well the guys post is more interesting

puppyinaonesie ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:38:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate that if the user name isn't feminine, or if the redittor doesn't say something that implies they're female, people just assume they're male by default. There happen to be a lot of us females on Reddit! Don't make assumptions about a user's gender unless it's made known in their post.

Whiskeygiggles ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:28:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've found that people treat me much better on reddit if I don't let on that I'm a girl.

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:48:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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skynex1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:43:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See I try to simply avoid using gendered pronouns. I'll either say you or username

UristMcStephenfire ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:53:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't get offended at this, I for one don't even think about gender. I use he most of the time because it comes easier to me than 'they' And most of the time the poster is male, so y'know.

puppyinaonesie ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:27:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wasn't really thinking about pronouns. More so the context of what people say sometimes. Can't think of an example at the top of my head, but it's good for people to be mindful about not making assumptions about whomever they're replying to in general, including gender, age, race, nationality, income, etc.

UristMcStephenfire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:12:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, fair enough. In that case I definitely agree with you.

shaggy1265 ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 22:05:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't make assumptions about a user's gender unless it's made known in their post.

The majority of reddit is male. You shouldn't be offended that people assume you are male.

Whiskeygiggles ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:29:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really? How do you know?

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:17:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even when they do find nudes, it's often a bit... odd to point out.

crispychicken49 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:37:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then they wonder why they can't get a girlfriend.

Mcginnis ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:12:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We should start doing the opposite for guys. When ever somebody mentions they are a dude, leave a comment like "Sorry ladies. Checked his post history. No pictures of his penis or any posts in ladyboners"

That'll show them ;)

7693385781711 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:31:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha!

danielsan163 ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 21:25:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Those same dudes are the ones bitching on reddit when every girl treats them like shit.

Hello, you treat everyone like they're tits and ass, you're not going to be winning anybody over.

gigitrix ยท 363 points ยท Posted at 21:03:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It just makes me cringe, and I'm a guy. Women have it hard, particularly in the more popular subreddits.

Slackerspoopin ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 21:39:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just checked, no dong pics.

gigitrix ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 21:47:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be careful what you wish for. No-one needs that.

cancercures ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:58:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

balls or gtfo!

[deleted] ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 21:05:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Murmurations ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 21:41:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, then they just go stupid and write "LOL DAE TUMBLR FEMINISTS OTHERKIN CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGE"

K champ

thebloodofthematador ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:15:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This has been happening so much more often with the rise in popularity of /r/TumblrInAction. To call out even the most blatant sexism-- against women only, though-- gets the "LOL GO BACK TO TUMBLR" treatment.

Unless, of course, the sexism is against men, and then it's a horrible crime that everyone needs to be upset about.

kiwidaffodil19 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:13:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I use the terms "Tumblr Feminists" and "Reddit Atheists"

gigitrix ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:14:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah don't get me wrong it's in no way exclusive. It seems the first votes and replies can set the tone for that sort of stuff, it can be down voted to hell or lauded in celebration. Rather odd really...

Camsy34 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:37:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're in a default, you're gonna have a bad time

magicalgiant ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:28:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just checked /u/gigitrix 's posts guys. No nudes.

BRITANY-IS-A-CUNT ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:39:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I already checked his history, no nudes.

goldguy81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:42:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mods, too. Have you seen the kind hate messages they deal with?

Ninja-Edit: Just checked, /u/gigitrix is not a mod of a popular subreddit with more than 216 subs.

gigitrix ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:36:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aye. Moderation is a thankless task. One slip up and you go from being invisible to universally hated.

[deleted] ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 21:26:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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JCAPS766 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:53:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not the place.

PM_ME_Dat_bOOty ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 21:55:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Women get it hard

Ftfy

[deleted] ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 21:58:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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gigitrix ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:27:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A pervasive theory that has been qualitatively and quantitively disproven since the dawn of the internet.

emotional_panda ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:07:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What? No that's the truth. Everyone is an asshole to everyone else on the internet and will tick eachother off.

GreasedLlama ยท -26 points ยท Posted at 21:21:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think a large part of it is that a lot of dudes have that inner teenager that never really goes away. This will occasionally break into the context of their inner monologue. Some are just better at disguising it than others.

I'll admit, I had a brief chuckle at:

Women have it hard

I know, I know. A small part of me is a pig.

gigitrix ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:29:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And so did I once it was pointed out here. But I think there's a separation between general sexual jokes (like misreading my comment here) and direct annoyance. It's the difference between playing around with "women have it hard" vs "I bet you like it hard" or w/e. A bawdy, puntastic atmosphere is prevalent across reddit regardless of gender, but I think people need to stop it getting personal and creepy.

GreasedLlama ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Very much agreed.

Got a second chuckle that my original response isn't widely agreed with. It's my most downvoted comment yet.

kleo80 ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 00:31:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nothing personal, it's simply the compulsory next 'verse' required to keep the very meme you identified going (Reddit is, after all, a big game of 'complete the meme').

sosern ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Checked his post history, no nudes!

The_Hugh_Jaynus ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have it hard.... ( อกยฐ อœส– อกยฐ)

[deleted] ยท -41 points ยท Posted at 21:14:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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gigitrix ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:33:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm glad you're happy to dismiss any male's opinions on sexist behaviour by abusing the "white knight" term and contorting it into a "catch all" to suit your agenda :)

Jazz-Cigarettes ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:20:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lol found the bitter /r/redpill virgin.

[deleted] ยท -21 points ยท Posted at 21:32:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:34:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 21:57:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Jazz-Cigarettes ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:36:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow with manners like that, it's just astounding that you could never get a girl to go to the prom with you! They never realized they were missing out on a chance for a date with Mr. Right who hates their whole gender!

[deleted] ยท -55 points ยท Posted at 21:21:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

White Knight Social Justice Warrior of the LightTM spotted!

YourMomUpvotedMe ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:55:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I always wonder what drives people like you to make "white knight spotted!" comments. Is it an underlying fear of the cooties? Or do you just hope to shame someone for being a better person than you can manage to be?

peterlem ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 21:58:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This "white knight" bullshit is frustratingly dumb and actually sexist against men. As if a man would only ever take the position of a woman to get in her pants. Hide behind your stupid internet tropes but if you want to call people out on something at least try to articulate it yourself.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:27:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As if a man would only ever take the position of a woman to get in her pants.

Can't tell if troll or serious >.<

gigitrix ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:31:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, if you think that's what I am then you can call me that. But know that you've incredibly genericised the definition of white knight to the point of absolute absurdity. Might want to research what it originally meant before people like yourself corrupted it's very specific meaning...

JCAPS766 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:54:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Insolent twat spotted!

CTIDmississippi ยท -32 points ยท Posted at 21:33:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here he is! We have ourselves a White Knight right here!

gigitrix ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:34:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh looky another one :) Please see my other replies on the topic...

Veeoh ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 21:55:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hard. Huhuhuh

SecretSauceMan ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 21:33:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is their right, in a way. Just because most people aren't interested in nude photos of female redditors doesn't mean that they can repress the ones that are. I wouldn't consider it aggression, since the info is public. Morally on the other hand, it might not be the most virtuous, but that too is subjective.

gigitrix ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:37:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lol sorry to repress your right to provide objectification reports on anyone who seems feminine! Your terminology cracks me up, clearly I am part of some corrupt regime trying to deny you your rights...

SecretSauceMan ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:04:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You seem agitated, I hope you realize that I am not taking a side in this. I was just pointing out that there are more sides to this. I recognize why people would not want to be objectified or harassed and it is their freedom not to go through that, but other people have a freedom to read whatever is available to them. This isn't a black and white situation.

gigitrix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's an issue that has no personal impact in the slightest. But the vocabulary you use is both interesting and telling.

SecretSauceMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:38:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about my vocabulary? I've always talked like this and deemed it to be quite normal. If you or anyone would provide me with some constructive criticism, I'd be very thankful.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:05:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)
if (!empty(angry) && OP != 'tumblr') {
    echo 'REPRESSION';
}
[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 22:09:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

as a guy i would love that amount of sexual attention.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:23:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You might enjoy it for a bit, as a fun change, but I'm sure it would quickly tire once it was all anyone cared about you for.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 22:28:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

a lot of girls like sexual lot of sexual attention too. But i understand if i was a woman i would not think the same way due to several factors.

gigitrix ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:33:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are entirely different contexts here. Posts in /r/gonewild or variants thereof are indeed about that: no-one's trying to stop that. But when it happens in a standard subreddit in a completely nonsexual context, and happens with regularity, and is heavily skewed towards occurring to one gender (understatement), then you can see why it's kind of a problem for women.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:43:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i was just commenting on gender dynamics.(i find it a fascinating topic) Most guys would love the amount of sexual attention a pretty girl gets.

chips15 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except when you have creepy, old, and/or gross men saying awful things to you. It makes you feel powerless, invalidated, and disrespected. And quite frankly can be very scary in some cases.

mrm00r3 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 00:14:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I were the objectifying type...

Women* make it hard

FTFY

*or whatever self-identified gender identity that suits you

Since I'm not, I'll just say that you tossed one right over over home plate, dead center in the strike zone, but I nobly resisted sending that thing over the wall in left field.

Now I feel better.

gigitrix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Congratulations, you're several hours late.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:14:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

On this throwaway account, I posted a collage of my breasts that had been photoshopped (the post had been deleted, btw). It was so photoshopped, it was barely sexual, like a naked statue in an art museum. I saw it as a cool piece art, but my bf didn't see the appeal nor appreciate the time I spent making it for him. It felt like a slap in the face and I was frustrated, so I asked Reddit for an opinion on the situation, wondering if they thought my picture was weird. I guess I was pretty naรฏve when I posted it. Many people just got upset that I was posting breasts on the internet without telling my bf, while others were PMing me for more pics.

I got some interesting, caring pen pals out of it, so I don't regret it.

TwistEnding ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:50:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's like most of these guys have never seen porn before. Like, there are much better ways of finding things to beat off to than checking someone's post history on reddit...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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7693385781711 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:10:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're digits of pi!

TwentySeventh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Already checked post history. No nudes.

Frekavichk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You want to know why people do that?

Because it makes you angry.

dontforgetthis2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Checked history, no tits.

Edit: Jk please don't kill me :( I feel bad already

GoatButtholes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit as a whole is extremely misogynistic. Not everyone who Reddits is, obviously, but a lot of the most up voted comments are, through thinly veiled "jokes".

A lot of pent up anger here lol

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:45:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tits or GTFO

Ghxaxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:51:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aaaaaaaaand that's why my username is gender-neutral. :|

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:33:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No go, fellas.

Yodamanjaro ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:45:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was hoping this would be the top reply.

DannyDevitosWeirdAss ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Checked post history; no nudes.

Zachamiester ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How do you remember your username? 0_o

Fedora-Tip-Bot ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:40:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Looking for nudes isn't reducing someone.

[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 20:58:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:59:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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neckbeard_paragon ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:07:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sure, m'lady.

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hochizo ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:23:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it's their nature

That's a shitty excuse to justify shitty behavior. Do you need to "get to know" a dude that's commenting on here? If so, how do you manage that without dick pics or a lengthy conversation? If not, then why do you need to "get to know" a woman?

Answer: you don't.

CriticalCold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, comments like this just insult every young guy who doesn't act like a creep and search every comment history for nudes every time a user says they're a woman.

OnAPartyRock ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

already checked post history, no nudes

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:46:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

friendzoned again

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:10:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop reducing male redittors to tit and ass hungry boys!oh wait, most of them are :(

Xenon808 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:19:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So hey. What country code does that phone number belong to?

It's a joke.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:21:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Xenon808 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:39:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

LOL. Touche (plus the accent mark over the e that I don't know how to make.)

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:34:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No nudes guys, on to the next one.

jaytoddz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:52:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Uh oh found the feminazi.

bogdaniuz ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 20:56:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

well it doesn't really help when these things are brought up in non relevant topics. I mean what some people expect when gender is brought up in discussions where gender doesn't matter.

lasercows ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:19:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The fact that you're even suggesting women should just keep their heads down to avoid sexism shows the larger problem here.

If a guy on reddit casually alludes to the fact that he is a guy, no one is gonna think twice about it. Making mention of your gender should not be an invitation for users to check for nudes or send distasteful messages, regardless of how irrelevant gender is to the conversation. If a comment doesn't contribute to the conversation, then downvote it.

bogdaniuz ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The fact that you're even suggesting women should just keep their heads down to avoid sexism

uh where do I say that?

First I don't think I've seen guys casually mentioning their gender on reddit. Second, I was talking about the posts that start with something similar "as a girl I think..." where the conversation doesn't relate to the physiology, to relationship between genders or something like that. There's no point in mentioning that you're male or female in that scenario, so what's the point.

Plus I don't see problem with nudes. You either post from the account from which you've posted your nudes, meaning that you want them to be seen or there's no nudes, so what's the fuss is all about then.

lasercows ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You implied women should expect sexist behavior if they bring up their gender when gender is irrelevant. What they should expect is downvotes, not dudes searching their profiles for pictures of their breasts.

And guys casually allude to their gender all the timeโ€”it's just treated differently because it's not viewed as something different. If a guy posts a picture that happens to include him, there aren't going to be many comments about how he looks. If a girl does the same thing, a large number of the comments are going to be about how she looks.

And I don't have a problem with nudes, either. What I DO have a problem with is guys raking through women's profiles for nudes, especially when they post about it in a thread where it's completely irrelevant. Women try to have serious discussions on this site, and then someone will reply to their post saying "move along, she doesn't have any nudes." As if that's the only valuable thing a woman could contribute to reddit. Seriously, who the fuck does that.

bogdaniuz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You implied women should expect sexist behavior if they bring up their gender when gender is irrelevant

I'm bad with words, I was trying to say that well if gender is irrelevant but it's brought up, I just assume this person wants to abuse it as a way to skew the perception of some people (basically, whiteknighting) So if person like that wants to play gender card, well...

I think it's fine to look for nudes, as long as it's not your only concern. As you said, I disagree with people who say things like "no nudes move along" - that's not really nice.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For you.

[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 21:08:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I do what I want.

Edit: Holy fuck it was a joke

Diarrhea_Van_Frank ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 21:30:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's because you being a girl rarely contributes to the conversation. You're just mentioning it for attention. "There are no girls on the internet" doesn't mean that girls don't get online. It means that on the internet, you're faceless and you don't get away with shit you would irl just by virtue of being born with a vagina. The playing field is leveled. If you want to bring up the fact that you're a girl in a place it doesn't belong (read: almost everywhere,) then expect to get Tits or GTFO'd, because if you want to use your gender for attention, the internet will give you attention. But on their terms, not yours.

mwenechanga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's because you being a girl rarely contributes to the conversation. You're just mentioning it for attention.

Then downvote the irrelevant comment, don't pretend to be doing us all a favor by sexually harassing people!

"There are no girls on the internet" doesn't mean that girls don't get online.

That is exactly what it means - it's a reference to the real-world fact that at the time it was stated, 99% of commenters on the internet had penises. It's also out of date now, since far more women are online.

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:05:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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eggjuggler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry that you had to encounter that dipshit and that he made you feel that way. The internet is pretty much where the socially inept "let it all hang out".

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should post this to r/creepypms. Its a really amazing support sub for situations like this one. You shouldn't have had to deal with that. I'm very sorry that a douchebag hurt you. Try to ignore him. If you know you're a guy then you're a guy and no one has the right to say otherwise. I hope you never have to deal with something like that again, but if you do remember that there are people who support you.

VulgarSpurn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:50:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I should be okay, it just hit hard is all and got me really angry. Thank you so much, it means a lot :)

Pixelgin ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:32:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Already checked post history, no pictures of juggling eggs.

She did peel an egg though which is pretty fucking cool.

KuribohGirl ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:20:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On bbm when I put my display picture as me I have to broadcast(send a message to all of my contacts) several times that I don't send nudes and I put it as my pm ugh

eggjuggler ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:36:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh but clearly you're attention whoring! Why else would you post a picture of yourself? See, when a guy posts a picture, it's just because he wants to post a picture. But when a woman posts a picture, it's because she's horribly insecure and wants validation so badly that she'll probably show you her vag just to get you to say that she's pretty. If you didn't want people harassing you for nudes, you obviously would've made your display pic a picture of a cat or something wonderfully gender-neutral so that you aren't just advertising your tits.

KuribohGirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:38:46 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Um..

eggjuggler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:23:36 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

.... is it actually necessary for me to put /s after something that facetious?

KuribohGirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:42:02 on August 17, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nay good fellow ,I was tired

sbsb27 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 20:56:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good point, but it's not porn they are after. It's a sorrowful attempt to belittle and humiliate - sort of an adolescent ad hominem.

PlacidPlatypus ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:19:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I doubt that's true. I guess it probably varies from case to case but in most instances I wouldn't expect them to care enough to bother belittling or humiliating.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:52:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reminds me, how it's kind of difficult to live in a world where a woman waiting for the bus, or walking home, or at a laundromat or something means "she must want it" to sleazy, pedo, weird men.

I'm a guy, by the way.

tjsr ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:04:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like the appropriate response to this would be "already checked Google, OP has a criminal history for child pornography and history of violence, real name is X and address is Y".

anothersip ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:06:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

this is a comment that deserves gold.

Nezn27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What gets me more is that, 9 out of 10 times, as soon as someone mentions that they're female there's a follow-up comment to the effect of "already checked post history, no nudes".

Hmm that would explain why nobody ever comments about nudes in my post history.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Someone made a script for chrome that automatically checks for GW posts.

SquishyDodo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Considering there are multiple subreddits dedicated to redditors posting nudes, why go through post histories? One could go directly to whatever NSFW subreddit one wants and find it all ready for viewing!

recoverybelow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:41:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've literally never seen that comment

joanzen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:31:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm on a mission to see what no nerd has seen before.

Why is wanting to get a private viewing something to disrespect given that we all know how easy it is to gawk at an image that should come with a virus given the view counts?

That said I've never actually done this because I find that if you just casually chat with girls online without coming off as undesirably creepy they almost always send naughty pics to show off.

Redremnant ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:04:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is no doubt in my mind that I am more sexist than I think I am, and I'm probably about to say some thing both women and men find offensive without meaning to. So please just hear me out as I chew on this subject and try to come to an honest and unbiased position on this issue.

First, a question. Is the problem that men seem to always creep your history when they find out you're a woman, or that they bring it up? I ask because I honestly find it really creepy for them to say they're doing it, but I'm more ambivalent to the fact that they do.

I can't speak for all men, but I'd like to explain what goes through my head when I meet an attractive woman, and maybe any women or more enlightened men can help me grow.

When I see a random attractive woman in public, my reflex is to quickly evaluate and admire whatever physical characteristics I find attractive. This is not a value judgment on her as a person, I am quite literally objectifying her in a split second. I'm not leering at her, which I find is equivalent to the guys who post a comment about your post history, but I will look unabashedly and quickly.

It gets more complicated when I actually meet and talk to a woman. Yes, I still notice and admire her physical form, but I am more preoccupied with whatever conversation we're having. I'm meeting a person, and not an object, and I treat her as such. This isn't a trick, or an effort. I am usually much more interested in the conversation than her body, and if I'm not interested in the conversation, I won't prolong it just to keep looking her. This is not something I try to hide, or make too obvious, but I always notice, evaluate and admire her body. Always.

I don't know how common this is, and I don't know how much of it is biological and how much is sociological. But the fact remains that I passively objectify every woman I see, and rationalize this behavior by compartmentalizing my opinion of their personality away from my opinion of their body. Part of me just says that this is totally okay, and that I shouldn't beat myself up about it. But I am also a black man, and I know that passive, systemic racism can be even more insidious and damaging than active racism. And so I'll leave it to you. How does it make you feel that many men will always see your body before they see you? Is there anything we as men can do to minimize this? How about the role of women who seemingly invite objectification?

eggjuggler ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:07:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think we're all aware of the fact that physical appearance is constantly present, but yes, like you said, it becomes much more creepy and offensive when the person you're interacting with is more focused on that than on the conversation at hand. What makes it worse in the context of Reddit or other online interactions is that it's completely deliberate. For example, if I'm talking to a guy and notice him glance at my rack, I may blush a bit, but I also recognize that... well... they're there. As long as he's not being rude about it, then whatever. I understand that, in general, dudes' eyes are drawn to boobs. Whatever. But on Reddit, my boobs aren't out there; they're not a distraction; they're not something that caught some guy's eye. Yet some internet creep will make an effort to TRY and direct their focus on them instead of on what I have to say. Several replies in this thread want to make it seem like it's all just a harmless joke and that women are all oversensitive about it... but fuck, man. If we wanted you to see our bodies, there are outlets for that. And if you're interested in seeing women's bodies, there are places for you to find that without being a jerk that reduces a women to a mere sexual object JUST because they're female.

So, to answer your questions:

In the real world, I'm not offended by the fact that those around me will immediately notice my physical appearance, nor am I offended that it may take some effort to demonstrate my other attributes. That's not something that we have much control over. It does become offensive when a man disregards my thoughts, opinions, or capabilities because all that they are capable of noticing is my physical appearance. I'm average at best, and I've still experienced this more times than I'd like to recount; I can only imagine what it's like for women at either far end of the "looks" spectrum.

Minimizing this is simple; treat women (and everybody else) as PEOPLE. They deserve neither a pedestal nor derision. Sure, when you're interacting IRL or when it's relevant to the topic at hand, appearance comes into play... but once you start defining women (or anyone, really) by their looks, you're devaluing them as a person.

As far as women who welcome objectification, well... my opinions there tend to catch some heat on Reddit. I feel like the term "slut shaming" is used a little too loosely on here, and I think it's unfortunate that the citizens of the internet make you out to be a sexually repressed prude if you even gently encourage a young woman to reconsider her desire to post her naked body for all to see. That said, everybody has the right to do what they want with their body... but these are individual decisions, and I feel like many of the men on Reddit would do well to remember that the preferences or desires of one woman should not create a standard against which to measure others.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Try to remember that the women who are seemingly inviting objectification may not be dressing that way for attention from all men or any men. I have large breasts. My boyfriend loves them and he loves when I wear shirts that show cleavage. I wear low cut shirts partially to make him happy. I, also wear them because I look good in them and looking good makes me feel good. I don't care if guys look at my chest. However, if you're staring or dumb enough to comment my reaction will not be nice. If you touch me my reaction will be violent. No matter how a woman is dressing or if she's posting on gonewild she's still a person and should be treated as such.

Imperator_Penguinius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

While I've always considered those posts to be made in jest, it's always a bit... irksome, I suppose.

Blacknsilver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you can see some messages and connect them to a pair of tits, it's not just tits anymore! It's tits belonging to a PERSON!

Porn actresses may as well be cardboard for all the soul and humanity they exhibit.

stop_the_broats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't do this when somebody mentions they're a girl, but If a girl posts a picture of herself and I find her to be attractive, I will sometimes check to see if she is a gonewild poster. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. It certainly has nothing to do with obligation. The comments are pretty sleazy though.

collinch ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 20:54:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dear sleazy make redditors; not every woman on earth is obligated to show you (and the rest of the internet) their tits. You live in an era of overwhelmingly easy access to porn... make use of it if you so desperately need to get your rocks off, and maybe try not to act like a creep to ladies just making internet conversation. Thanks.

This is a strange leap in logic to me. If someone checks your post history and says that you don't have any nudes, what does that have to do with obligation? Like, I don't have any nudes posted and if someone were to reply to this comment "already checked post history, no nudes" my first thought would not be "Well damnit I guess I'm obligated to post them now, since someone said they don't exist." And furthermore, as you said, we live in an era of easy access to porn. Part of that is the porn that people post of themselves online. Are they not making use of it when they check a post history to see if someone has posted anything?

Now I would say the comment is unnecessary and creepy, but I felt the need to address your logic.

[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:06:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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collinch ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 21:15:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How often are male redditors subject to this? Almost never, I'd say, because it doesn't "matter" for them.

Just because men are the primary parties to do the act doesn't mean it's sexist. Sexism is not simply treating the two sexes differently. Women have most pregnancies, pregnancy isn't sexist. It's not sexist of a doctor to not do a prostate exam when a woman comes in to see him, even though he treats all the men that come in like that.

Men are people, women are tits and ass.

I get that that is a common complaint as far as sexism goes, but I just don't think it applies here. It's not like the comment is "just checked, no nudes, so we don't have to talk to her or respect anything she says." You're on the internet for conversation and they're on the internet to look at pictures of naked ladies. And you're on a website that has a LOT of pictures of naked ladies posted by ladies.

Again, I'm not defending the practice or saying it's ok or anything. Just that I don't see how it's sexist.

leroyjonson ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:30:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

By saying that a woman has no nudes posted on the very first mention of her being a woman, you're reducing her to just a pair of tits and an ass. You're implying that the only value she has is masturbation material, thus objectifying her. That's sexist.

FuzzyBacon ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 21:34:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I'm not defending the practice, at all, but nobody should let shitty people on the Internet have such an effect on them. Just downvote them like the shitheads they are.

The people who are doing that are universally the sort of people who couldn't give a damn what you say, and no amount of public Internet shaming is going to change that. They are shitty people, and if they carry any of that behavior over into real life it is highly likely that they get as much disdain from women irl as you feel for them on reddit, so rejoice in the fact that their awful attitude means that Internet tits are probably all they'll ever get.

NoodleSponge ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:41:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually if everyone banded together to "internet shame" these guys we could most certainly change that. If they got called out or downvoted to hell for saying things like that they would most likely stop. They do it because they know a bunch of other dudes are gonna upvote them as some kind of internet version of a pat on the back.

FuzzyBacon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They might stop saying it but they'd never stop thinking it - the best way to break most any -ism is exposure to the group in question, and that's not going to happen on the Internet, that's something that has to happen offline. If anything being massively downvoted for their 'opinion' (read: being a sexist shit) will make them feel like they're being discriminated against themselves, and push them more firmly into their awful beliefs. At least openly sexist behavior can be addressed.

I mean if there was a button I could push to make everyone not act like assholes to each other I would probably press it in a heartbeat. But getting all worked up over people doing this is just paying attention to people who aren't worth the time and effort to be offended by. They're shitty people. Let them be shitty and ignore them, because they're not going to change because someone on the Internet yelled at them.

NoodleSponge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They can think it all they want, but if they would stop saying it and getting validated for doing so I would be sooo happy.

FuzzyBacon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unfortunately all anyone can really do to work towards that end is downvote and move on. Responding to shit like that is exactly the kind of reactions they're after - they're probably lonely, sexually frustrated people who crave attention and validation. Don't give it to them.

I'd love if the internet turned into a land of sunshine and rainbows too, but that's not going to happen, realistically. Until that day comes you can ignore them or you can avoid them. But when you fight with pigs, everyone gets dirty and only the pig loves it.

NoodleSponge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I actually don't agree with that at all. I think calling these people out is a necessary step towards change. If they see enough people disparaging their actions it might make them think twice next time. I guess we're just having a difference of outlook here. I tend to be fairly optimistic about these things, because if you believe that something can never change then it never will.

FuzzyBacon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm very, very pessimistic about people. Not going to deny that.

Either way, I gotta say it feels great to get downvoted when all I was trying to say is 'ignore the trolls'. I knew I was expressing a really controversial opinion so I guess I'm not really surprised, but still. Ugh. Most guys aren't like that. The ones that are, aren't worth anyone's time.

Edit: oh, and I tend to believe the sorts of changes you're talking about have to be largely generational. That's got a lot to do with my pessimism. Its not that I don't think it can change. I just don't think the ones doing it are going to.

NoodleSponge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well for what it's worth I didn't downvote you. I don't think they can really be classified as trolls when so many people agree with them though. It's kind of hard to ignore the fact that some dude who reduced you to a set of body parts has 100+ upvotes.

FuzzyBacon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, thanks for not downvoting :)

I don't really care that much, I just feel like a lot of it is really reflexive - a couple of people decided they didn't like it and then others follow suit without reading because I'm negative and therefore I must be saying something awful. Ergo it's not actually the downvotes that bother me, it's because I don't think most of the people doing it actually read what I was saying.

I'm actually glad you responded the way you did though, because it gives me a perfect jumping point to mention the 90-9-1 'rule'. Like 90% of the people that use this site don't comment at all, and only a slightly larger group than the commentors actually uses the up votes and downvoted. Approximately nobody uses them the way reddiquite dictates, either. Comment scores aren't indicative of how society feels at large, it's just a sign of how one small corner of the Internet feels, and thank fuck for that. If reddit was a good indicator for society we'd be completely boned.

NoodleSponge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Well I agree on the "thank fuck for that" sentiment, but I still think that it's perfectly appropriate to call out someone who's being sexist, especially if they're being upvoted. The whole "just ignore them" strategy doesn't help anything.

collinch ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 21:39:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

By saying that a woman has no nudes posted on the very first mention of her being a woman, you're reducing her to just a pair of tits and an ass.

Are you though? I mean, that's just not how guys think. For instance I think very highly of Jennifer Lawrence. I think she's a great actress, she seems down to earth in the interviews I've seen of her, and she seems like a decent person. Me wanting to see her naked is not sexist or simply reducing her down to tits and ass. It's just one facet that I'm interested in. And biologically it's one of the first things that comes to mind.

And it's not like I don't judge men based on their looks. I might not want to see their dick, but I'm always interested in what people look like.

hochizo ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:34:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I mean...if I were to say "I have a truly spectacular set of tits," and someone comments "no nudes," I'd agree with your assessment.

If I were to say "as a woman, I'm especially dismayed by the social and judicial treatment of women in India and Saudi Arabia," and someone replies with "no nudes"...that's a different story. Or if "this videogame is awesome, my husband and I play it all the time," warrants a nude check...different story.

In those cases, the goal of the thread is not about seeing boobs, it's about discussing something relevant. If a woman makes her gender known and it results in guys actively looking for nudes of her and then bitching and complaining when they aren't there, it's not about "boys will be boys" and boys are here to see boobs. It's a slightly more subtle way of saying "tits or gtfo."

collinch ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 21:44:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I mean...if I were to say "I have a truly spectacular set of tits," and someone comments "no nudes," I'd agree with your assessment. If I were to say "as a woman, I'm especially dismayed by the social and judicial treatment of women in India and Saudi Arabia," and someone replies with "no nudes"...that's a different story. Or if "this videogame is awesome, my husband and I play it all the time," warrants a nude check...different story.

Well, I mean in any of those situations the guy is just an asshole. I just don't see where he's sexist or trying to make a girl feel like she's obligated to show her tits.

it's not about "boys will be boys" and boys are here to see boobs. It's a slightly more subtle way of saying "tits or gtfo."

How? See again this is a leap to me. I see these people as like the drunk guy in the corner at the party shouting at people. Yeah, clearly they're at the party for different reasons. But that doesn't mean they actually want to belittle the people they are talking to. Offend maybe, but not belittle. You ignore those people and have a good conversation with the people who aren't so drunk.

That drunk guy doesn't want you to leave. He doesn't want you to shut up. You just both want to talk about different things.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:26:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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collinch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think you understand how demeaning it is to be subjected to that, constantly.

I never said it wasn't demeaning. I never supported it or defended it. I merely said the conclusions drawn from it were wrong. Someone said that it is sexist, and someone said that it makes girls feel obligated to post nude pics. I think both of those points are bullshit.

None of what you said is invalid. Girls have to deal with a lot of bullshit. But it does not make them obligated to do things when someone says they are not doing something. They have to come to that conclusion themselves. If you believe the only way to validate yourself to the world is to use your body and you have been brought up in modern society, you cannot blame weird guys on reddit for your problems. Somebody else is at fault for that.

You can't just judge my comment on a few lines. You have to remember the context of what I'm talking about. I think plenty of people have it shit. But I'm simply talking about sexism and obligation. And I don't believe this applies.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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collinch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:58:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one down voting you here is focused on wether or not they actually HAVE naked pictures.

Nor am I. I'm focused on whether or not saying you checked for naked pictures obligates a woman to post naked pictures, or if it's sexist.

That's not the point. The fact that it is asked so often and it's totally accepted is the issue, not the "creepy" guys on reddit necessarily. I feel like you're a reasonable enough person but you're missing the whole point.

I'm not sure what you're getting at here. Repeatedly I have said it is not a practice to be defended. I am merely saying the accusations at the person doing it are false. Is this person doing something wrong? Absolutely. Are they a rapist? No. We can't just pin labels on people that make simple comments on the internet. It's not doing anyone any good.

Saying that it's sexist for a man to be interested in seeing a woman naked is stupid. Men want to see women naked. That doesn't mean they see all women as nothing more than tits and ass. It simply means they are attracted to women. And just because we have that want doesn't mean all of us think women are obligated to show us their bodies. That's stupid as well.

There are problems with the way men and women interact. By misidentifying the problems we merely enhance them. Men saying these things is rude and inappropriate and in most subreddits should be a bannable offense. But that does not make them sexist or imply that the people who do it feel women are obligated to show them things. That is just another extreme.

Specicide89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:17:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

If anything I would have said that they're only interested in women, or more specifically the female redditor, as sex objects, not so much expecting it. That implies a kind of arrogance. Most sexism is drilled into minds over years and generations. It's subtle, just like racism. We don't go out of our way to belittle women, but world views differing and all.

Although I've met quite a few men who actively go for sexist remarks and actions. Personally I believe they do so to be recognized by women because their personality and looks rarely get them noticed. Maybe then they can say that "those bitches are stuck up" instead of "I'm an insecure, boring and mediocre example of humanity".

But that's my two cent psychological analysis.

Edited because I can words.

collinch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If anything I would have said that they're only interested in women, or more specifically the female redditor, as sex objects, not so much expecting it. That implies a kind of arrogance.

I always just thought it implied that that redditor really needed to get laid or jerk off or something. :p

Specicide89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same. Not so much a "I NEED TO REPRESS WOMEN!" but a "I'm really sexually frustrated!"

lapzkauz ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:49:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

STUDIES HAVE SHOWN A 9 OUT OF 10 OCCURENCE

STATISTICS BROUGHT TO YOU FROM /u/EGGJUGGLER

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:43:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For you.

BrettGilpin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's actually a really interesting perspective on TGTFO.

chappersyo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:49:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't like those comments either, but I wouldn't say people think women are obligated to post nudes. If you find some change down the side of the couch it's great, but I don't feel like the coach is obligated to give me bus fare.

The_STD_In_STUD ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:54:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Already checked post history, no nudes.

wiat09 ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 20:48:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They aren't obligated, but tits are awesome

naughtybrother ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 21:10:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Already checked post history. No nudes here

silent_zone ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are sexist to assume only males would do such a thing.

eggjuggler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not so much an assumption as a reflection of my observations. I've never seen an "as a guy..." comment followed up by "already checked, ladies, no dong pics. :("

silent_zone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It could also be females looking for boobs.

DaisyLayz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:02:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But women aren't people. Didn't you know that? We're merely boobs and vaginas here to arouse the men folk.

tuerckd ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:31:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you live in a place where porn is easily accessible FTFY

because in some places they're blocked

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:57:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

not every woman on earth is obligated to show you (and the rest of the internet) their tits

ok :(

caramalisedcider ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I found the woman, guys.

throwaway131072 ยท -30 points ยท Posted at 20:46:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Just because we check for pics doesn't mean we expect them. It's just a nice surprise from time to time. You're sexist for thinking we actually expect women to provide them for some reason.

Downvote if you're jealous that you're not attractive enough to reap karma from your body :) 6 ugly bitches so far

edit: 7 UBs

edit 8! what a surprise, the land of fat fedoramen is filled with fat m'ladies too

[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:55:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are the piece of shit everybody here is talking about

Please realize that

You are scummy and creepy

throwaway131072 ยท -16 points ยท Posted at 20:57:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm just telling you what most men are thinking (All Men Are Like That AMALT), I'm just the only one who doesn't care about karma enough to post it

Inb4 300lb bluepill whiteknight

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:04:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wonder when you're going to realize the shit you're saying actually makes you look like a piece of shit, you're going to look back on all of this and visibly cringe

The fact that you're trying to insult me with tbp tells me you consider yourself to be a redpiller, oof dude

Stop trying to make yourself feel better about your shitty thoughts and propensities by pretending that all men are like you, all men are not like you, most men are not like you and will agree that you are disgusting

throwaway131072 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:07:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Uh yeah I'm a redpiller, I wouldn't have brought it up if I had any shame?

Yeah I'm sexist too, but you know why? Because it makes more sense to me than pretending that women really do consider themselves equals, plus, you need to know the general (generalizations) rules of what make women go crazy, and it should be pretty obvious I'm not trying to apply them to you

I'm depressed and put little value into anything at all (including people in general), so knowing how to get my rocks off is a good distraction

Don't worry, I don't think of myself as a good person, I'm selfish as fuck and I like it after spending most of my life trying to please everyone and realizing that it's not worthwhile

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:08:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Uh yeah I'm a redpiller

Well folks, there you have it

You are depressed because of yourself, the way you act causes your life to be unhappy, if you were to stop being such a pathetic and scummy little shit you'd probably lead a much happier life

Most women are absolutely disgusted by you and the rest of TRP, it's a shame you don't realize that

throwaway131072 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Check my edit, I used to try to be nice, I didn't understand why people hated "nice guys" until recently, then realized they were right, I'm not a nice person, so I shouldn't pretend to be one, that made things a little easier

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:11:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm going to let you in on a little secret

Pay attention

This is really important

...

You were never a nice guy, you were always an obtuse dick, you've just finally accepted that. A truly nice guy wouldn't suddenly just be like "fuck this, women are objects and should be treated like objects!", you've always thought of them as such and are now just honest with yourself about it

throwaway131072 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's right, I developed a distaste for women at a young age (even though I'm mostly straight) after seeing their obsessions about beauty mags, and now the evidence in TRP and /pussypass is so damning that I don't have a chance of "recovering" but I don't care because I get more tail this way anyways

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:15:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm at the point where I'm starting to assume that you're just fucking with me

There's no way someone can just not realize they're essentially a caricature of the redpill movement and everything people make fun of

throwaway131072 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:17:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm actually not as fervent as most of them, I still pretend that there must be at least some women out there who honestly want an honest partner and trust me I'd clean my act up in a microsecond if I ever found a glimpse of one (and I do a damn good job of convincing people I'm polite, being attractive helps), but alas...

I may or may not be a psycho/sociopath, I don't care enough to spend the money to be diagnosed

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:18:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When it seems like everybody else is the problem, maybe you're the problem

The type of woman you describe wouldn't be attracted to somebody like you, they wouldn't settle for you, they wouldn't stoop that low, there are genuinely nice people out there that they'd rather be with, and I don't mean "nice guys"

throwaway131072 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:20:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yeah and they're also taken and too genuine to cheat, so the rest of us get left with the rest of us

I should put that on a poster

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:23:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you honestly think that's the problem? That they're all just taken?

Quit lying to yourself, it only seems that way because you repel them

throwaway131072 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:36:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

you know i don't talk like this IRL, i get to hide behind a screen so I'm being way more honest than I would, mostly for the worst

heh, silence, it's like you're starting to realize i'm not actually so crazy after all

ourlegacy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you fucking serious? They're also taken? Half of the worlds population is women/girls. You can't be serious. Sounds more like you're making an excuse up that all the good girls are taken, just so you can blame all the "slutty and objectifying women" for being the shit they are. And if they by some miracle found out "how great and handsome you are" and they would leave their boyfriend for you, then you would just be disgusted by them, because then they aren't the girl after all.

throwaway131072 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:38:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

that's what i'm saying, the good ones are taken, the rest are scandalous, then 0.01% are the available honest women, and that figure is probably somewhat related to the figure for men too, though good luck convincing me they're even near the same order of magnitude

yes that's also right, a woman willing to cheat is not the woman i would want anyways

heh, silence, it's like you're starting to realize i'm not actually so crazy after all

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:03:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

heh, silence, it's like you're starting to realize i'm not actually so crazy after all

This is actually more of an indicator of our acceptance that you are crazy and no longer seeing a point in arguing with you

Nothing you said makes any sense at all, you are literally crazy

throwaway131072 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:05:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

any response to this?: http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2dgguc/whats_something_you_wish_you_could_tell_all_of/cjpfx8d

i don't know why you'd say arguing with me is pointless when i'm agreeing with half the things you say

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:10:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's basically what I just responded to, it's all a crock of crazy shit, none of it is factually true, not even what you said about the pay gap (which actually does have a lot of myths surrounding it), you were even wrong about that

I'm just tired out dude, I don't want to do this anymore, really only you can help yourself at this point

ourlegacy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seems to me like you are "distasted" by women due to them following fashion/beauty mags, just because they make themself prettier and you can't get them. And the fact that you call having intercourse "getting tail"...

thechangbang ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, I really hope that you can find some peace within yourself. The ideologies behind the red pill and pussy pass are insulting and filled with selection bias. I hope you realize that by and large, women are marginalized within society by people who think these things (as you do), some of whom aren't even aware that their thoughts are so "us-vs-them" like. Women make less than men do. Sexual assault is a crime against women, mostly. Women don't succeed in society. Women are constantly being treated as sexual objects (you're guilty of this). You are simply not recognizing the vast amount of privilege you celebrate simply by being born with a penis. Women aren't pushed to succeed in high-yielding salary jobs, but when they do go there, they're considered overly-aggressive or masculine. Women are bombarded since the day they're born by literally unachievable standards of beauty. Women's position in sexual relations are passive and are expected to be such, yet when they refuse, they're treated terribly. Rape victims are often blamed for their crimes against them. And many more things that are due to the ideologies that you're spouting. Please stop. Please, for the sake of my mother, and sisters, and cousins, and girlfriends. Please stop.

throwaway131072 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

some agreements, some disagreements:

Women make less than men do.

just checking, you know that 77 cent stat didn't account for the jobs women held vs the jobs men held, right? if women really were that much cheaper to employ, then either companies would only ever hire women since they're cheaper labor (same reason we outsource to china), or women really are only worth 77 cents to the dollar compared to men to the average company, as a statement of productivity... fortunately for you that doesn't seem to be true

Women don't succeed in society.

just today TRP had a post about a successful woman mathematician and were very proud of her for actually working hard instead of talking about what a victim she is (hint: she isn't)

Women are constantly being treated

in the very first statement in my first post, i don't see anything wrong with that, us guys go crazy over being able to talk to pretty women, not a real shocker, the rest is trolling

you are simply not recognizing the vast amount of privilege you celebrate simply by being born with a penis.

ever thought about the privilege that you got to be born without having your sex organs mutilated while nobody else understands why you would complain about being mutilated? (circumcision) btw, there is such a thing as female circ, where the labia are removed but the g-spot is left, meaning male circ is more damaging in that case, i'm not talking about iraq or whatever, i'm talking about here in the first world

Women aren't pushed to succeed in high-yielding salary jobs

i don't know a single guy in my college who wants STEM fields to be any more of a sausage fest than they already are, the truth seems to be that women just aren't interested, and that's not anybody's fault, not men, not women

they're considered overly-aggressive or masculine.

by insecure men, yes

Women are bombarded

yes this is a problem, are feminists actually against beauty mags and such though? real question, because i sure am too

Rape victims are often blamed for their crimes against them.

this does happen sometimes, but there's an aspect of confusion here - i always say that women who falsely accuse rape and are proven to be liars should face the same sentences as actual rapists, but then women say this would defer victims, but victims would have nothing to fear unless they can be proven to be lying, in which case they're not victims, so i don't know why more women don't support me on that topic

all and all, yeah i'm a shitty person, but maybe we're not so different after all - i don't hate women for the sake of it, you know (except today, because i'm scandalous)

thechangbang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

First, I want to commend you for not immediately addressing me in a condescending and insulting way, and also appreciate the level of insight you provided. Allow me to address some points:

you know that 77 cent stat didn't account for the jobs women held vs the jobs men held, right?

Yes I do, and I thought I addressed it, but that isn't a fair way to view the income inequality. Though merely anecdotal evidence, women seem to avoid high paying industries because their environment is many times toxic to women as well as education doesn't support it. I know of several stories where boys were taught to keep pushing to understand science and math where girls are just given up on if they've struggled relegating them to literature and the arts because "that's what she's good at".

very proud of her for actually working hard instead of talking about what a victim she is (hint: she isn't)

Many times feminists are badmouthed for victimizing themselves, but rather what they're trying to do a vast majority of the time is highlight the various inequalities that form due to gender roles and offer ways to try to solve it through public policy/activism/etc. The loudness your seeing and the brashness is in large a part due to sexism and misogyny being not as visable as it was in the 50s or so, as well as a bit of backlash from people who feel threatened who have much power over this or are fearful due to religious/cultural beliefs.

i don't see anything wrong with that

well, the problem is that women are put on this sexual pedestal, and many people who objectify them don't try to empathize with their situation. This is leads to the more severe problems (see the UC Santa Barbara shooting earlier this year) to more subtle ones like the huge underlying image insecurity that both you and I believe are problems to women today (w.r.t. beauty magazines).

I'm refraining to address the circumcision issue, as that's not something I have developed opinions about, though I am glad that I did not have to consent to it in adulthood as the few health benefits it affords me are some that I enjoy having but may not be willing to undergo with full consciousness. Female genital mutilation is a huge problem in many poorer states, and that is different from circumcision as it is rooted in problems with female sexuality, whereas that isn't the case with typical penile circumcision for men.

i don't know a single guy in my college who wants STEM fields to be any more of a sausage fest than they already are, the truth seems to be that women just aren't interested, and that's not anybody's fault, not men, not women

I've addressed this, and my personal belief is that it is a cultural issue, that we a) push boys to STEM and b) don't push girls the same way from social norms and expectations.

by insecure men, yes

Well, this discrepancy may happen without a conscious bias and happen from social conditioning. I don't blame or attribute this behaviour to individual people, but I do wish we would be more conscious and thoughtful about it.

are feminists actually against beauty mags and such though? real question, because i sure am too

Different camps of feminism, but the majority of feminist rhetoric I hear is the standard of beauty is harmful as well as propogates gender roles that are in the long term hurtful to both men and women (feminists care about men too!)

W.R.T. Rape reporting. It is so vastly underreported that the vast minority of false reports shouldn't undermine the far greater amount of people suffering in silence. Rape investigations are also extremely difficult because there's such a short time frame to be able to determine any semblance of evidence, and rape kits are extremely invasive and frightening. Rape would occur far less often if women and sex weren't placed on such a pedestal in the US, and education on enthusiastic consent was more common place. You don't solve the sexual assault epidemic by catching all the rapists, you stop people from ever becoming rapists.

Anyway, there are my thoughts. I'm excited to hear what you have to say on the matter.

throwaway131072 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

How do you suggest we get more women into STEM? I've heard of the "STEM women events" and as far as I've heard, they usually have pretty poor turnouts. Maybe there is sexism in the actual industry, I only really have college experience so I wouldn't know, but all the guys in those respective classes are seriously desperate to have more women around, so I hope you can understand me being puzzled when you say that we're somehow discouraging girls. I don't disagree with what you said about rape reporting, but I can't tell whether or not you understand and/or support my proposition, since it would only punish people who are intentionally abusing the justice system and are found, with evidence, to be doing as such. Like I said, there would be absolutely no threat to women reporting a real rape who simply lack evidence, that is why we have "innocent until proven guilty."

My opinion on circ was simple, it was to shatter the idea that men run around life with "admin mode" privileges, circumcision incurs very real harm and my view is simply that it should not be done until men can consent, and not doing such is a complete violation of the Hippocratic oath. I think the fact that there are some fringe benefits, like possible reduction in HIV transfer, are not worth cutting boys up at birth without letting them have an informed say in the matter. Do you disagree? Imagine we sliced off girl's labia at birth and it had the same benefit, being simply more hygenic and a little "cleaner" looking and lower HIV transfer, however you were still friggin mutilated.. would you be ok with that? Sorry if I sound a bit heated, nobody really seems to understand why it's such a big deal, and that really gets to me.

thechangbang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, as I've said, I'm saying that we need to start earlier in education. Many times we believe the gender roles we set up so strongly that we imprint them on our children unknowingly. It's a matter of early education not "attracting women" to STEM.

With rape reports, there is a lot of stigma to reporting rape because too many people believe that false reports happen rampantly (almost every study except a single one claim a vast majority are not false claims). Here is a report from an unsuccessful report and judicial hearing from a poor woman at my school showing our incompetence dealing with rape and handling even at proper authorities.

As I said on circumcision, I don't have a developed or nuanced opinion on the issue to boys, but take big issue with female genital mutilation which I believe is a completely different issue.

throwaway131072 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

FGM and MGM can be identical, as I described. In addition, it violates the hippocratic oath, with is an oath that all doctors take that says that they will not perform any unnecessary modifications to the body without a patient's consent. In addition, the doctor must have manipulated my penis when I absolute would not have consented to it if I were able to consent, which means I was molested and sexually abused. In addition, I'm not able to look at my parents the same knowing they authorized this to be done to me.

Please, please, please take a second to think about this, I want to make an opinion and hear it now. I am honestly contemplating ending myself because I can't stop thinking about something until I come to a logical conclusion, and there is none to be had regarding why we cut up baby penises. Actually, if you can't do that, then just copy and paste (but not really) "I never thought of it like that, I can't believe that we don't care that we mutilate baby boys while we have no problem seeing how insane it would be to do to girls" and again, remember, there IS such a thing as female circumcision (labia removal), it's just called female genital mutilation because that's exactly what it is, and it's exactly the same for boys. Right??!?!?!?! or are boys so worthless that nobody else can actually see this?

thechangbang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

FGM and MGM can be identical, as I described.

They're not, and you know that. FGM is used to strike down female sexuality, circumcision is generally used due to custom/culture/AIDs prevention but isn't based in oppressive roots.

is an oath that all doctors take that says that they will not perform any unnecessary modifications to the body without a patient's consent

That's not part of the hippocratic oath in the least bit. It's simply "do no harm". Plenty of people are operated and treated without consent, and though some areas of medical practice this is still a bit of a moral grey area it's largely acceptable.

It's not that I don't care about the issue either. I just haven't been able to develop a nuanced opinion on it. Like I told you.

throwaway131072 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:20:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Circumcision "custom/culture" came from puritanical Americans, who were trying to strike down male sexuality and "prevent" masturbation, as if it did anything. Same exact reason FGM is done... how can it be so hard to see the parallel?

How, exactly, is removing healthy, nerve-filled skin not harmful? You know the babies cry up a storm when it happens right? Imagine two papercuts going all the way around your finger, and then pulling off the ring of skin in between the cuts, except with even more nerve endings. This is not harmful?

thechangbang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Listen, man, I'm not disagreeing with you on whether we shouldn't do circumcisions, I'm just not necessarily agreeing with you. There's a difference between female and male genital whatevers, I just need to develop my own opinion from what I hear. Thanks for the contributions though.

throwaway131072 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have just reinforced my sexism that women have no care to practice equality when it does not directly benefit them. If nothing else I say gets you to think about how fucked up genital mutilation (regardless of sex) is, I hope that will.

thechangbang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

dude, I'm a man. Female genital mutilation is largely performed by women in Somalia, Chad, etc. There's 0 health benefits, and typically removes any sexual satisfaction, much unlike the vast majority of cases with male circumcision.

throwaway131072 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:10:07 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I already linked you the studies to prove that it has the same consequences for men, but you're not listening. Reduced please, increased struggle to finish, reduced ejaculate/fertility, the hygiene benefit is negated by the fact that we shower daily, the AIDs transmission benefit is negated by condom use, which you would use regardless of whether or not you're cut anyways. There is no debate, it's the same thing as labia removal. The only significant effect is pleasure reduction, which, again, is why circumcision exists in the first place.

thechangbang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:29:39 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I already linked you the studies to prove that it has the same consequences for men... Reduced please, increased struggle to finish, reduced ejaculate/fertility

Here's a study that says otherwise.

Also there's this:

The American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Circumcision "Technical Report" (2012) addresses sexual function, sensitivity and satisfaction without qualification by age of circumcision. Sadeghi-Nejad et al. "Sexually transmitted diseases and sexual function" (2010) addresses adult circumcision and sexual function. Doyle et al. "The Impact of Male Circumcision on HIV Transmission" (2010) addresses adult circumcision and sexual function. Perera et al. "Safety and efficacy of nontherapeutic male circumcision: a systematic review" (2010) addresses adult circumcision and sexual function and satisfaction.

Which concludes that there were only marginal effects at best.

My only conflict is with the consent aspect to what, as you say, may be an unnecessary procedure (which I don't necessarily view as too harmless).

FGM on the other hand is largely performed for far different reasons than male circumcision, and it's only purpose is for sexual control over women, whereas male circumcision isn't a necessarily oppressive practice, but again, a morally grey area where I don't necessarily agree with it's wide practice either for marginal health benefits. I do however believe that implementing it in AIDS prevention practices for higher-risk individuals may prove to show efficacy.

CheekyMunky ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:12:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cool throwaway, chickenshit.

forgetmyface ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:15:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

edit: add another to the list.

Seraphus ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dear sleazy make redditors

I'm assuming you meant male redditors so I'm here to inform you that there are also females that like boobs!

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also dear ladies, please keep your rants against the patriarchy objectifying you in the subreddit created for it: /r/twoxchromosomes

[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 21:22:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who said any woman was obligated to do anything? Acknowledging that something doesn't exist does not somehow imply that someone is obligated to make that thing exist.

eggjuggler ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:31:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Introducing it into a completely unrelated conversation establishes an expectation. If they were specifically interested in the subset of women who DO want to show off their bodies, there are subreddits and websites for that purpose.

Also, let's not pretend that many such comments aren't accompanied by the utterly stupid "tits or gtfo".

khaxy_translator_v2 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:31:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I happen to be one of those creeps.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've actually never been one of those creeps. We both know whose sex life is lacking between the two of us, so I don't know why you would even try to play that. It was just an illogical statement.

GetOutOfBox ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:23:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You do realize that 9 times out of 10 that's a joke right? As you yourself point out, there is a plethora of naked ladies easily available in picture and video form for whatever fetish you can imagine, so most people don't need to personally request pics from random female redditors they come across.

Now I'm totally with you on questioning whether jokes like "wan sum fuk" are truly funny, but I think you need to take yourself a little less seriously if your immediate assumption is everyone on reddit wants to see your ass.

brolix ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Women aren't obligated to show, but we are obligated to check.

Shenmaui ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 21:35:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dear ladies. We don't feel a need to point out we're men, Why the fuck do you need to point out you're a female to validate whatever point you were going to make anyways. If you're asked, mentioning it is fine, if the topic is a question concerning women and you post discussing your view as a female, that's fine.

Posting "as a woman" "as a female" and that ilk, IS asking for someone to pay attention to what you do AS A FEMALE, not what you're posting.

You want to be taken seriously? Act serious. You want to be labeled "as a woman"? Keep right on posting "as a woman" and singling yourself out.

chotay29 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:47:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I see the whole "checked for nudes" comments most commonly when women post pictures and they are in them. Should women just not post pictures with themselves in them because they are women?

Also, if you go to subs where women created a larger percentage of the userbase than men, men frequently do point out that they are men in their comments and posts. No one goes hunting for dick pics.

dharmaticate ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:56:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's more than slightly problematic that you think being taken seriously and being recognized as a woman are mutually exclusive.

Shenmaui ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except I don't think they are, being recognized as a woman is fine. Singling out "hey look at me, I'm a woman" isn't.

You can put just as much thought into a comment without announcing your gender as you can by doing it beforehand.

Additionally, I'm not saying there's anything inherently WRONG with announcing it, or being proud of it. You just have to expect that immature people will do what they've always done when they recognize an opportunity.

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:40:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

9 out of 10 times,

Uh, ya, you're full of shit. Try 1 out of 10 times, 1 out of 25 times, 1 out of 50 times.

tytiger1 ยท 306 points ยท Posted at 19:10:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But, I'm a nice guy!

Cynival ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:01:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not about the trilby on your head, nor the trenchcoat on your back. It's about the euphoria in your heart.

krishmc15 ยท 229 points ยท Posted at 19:47:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tips fedora

tytiger1 ยท 108 points ยท Posted at 19:48:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Strokes neck beard

toxicbox ยท 152 points ยท Posted at 19:53:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sips Mt. Dew

I am euphoric.

iamRYANGOSLINGama ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:23:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

โ€œJust to be clear, Iโ€™m not a professional โ€˜quote makerโ€™. Iโ€™m just an atheist teenager who greatly values his intelligence and scientific fact over any silly fiction book written 3,500 years ago. This being said, I am open to any and all criticism.

โ€˜In this moment, I am euphoric. Not because of any phony godโ€™s blessing. But because, I am enlightened by my intelligence.โ€™"

Smetsnaz ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:19:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pure cringe.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Eh?"

Kaliedo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:02:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

not a professional โ€˜quote makerโ€™.

Just got quoted!

JensYoDa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Never occurred that you could contract Mountain Dew to Mt. Dew.

Euphoria has reached a new level..

tips fedora thanks ye, good sir.

legomanz80 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And here's the rest of Reddit pretending they're separate from this complaint.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:18:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Puts on shining white helmet

leaf-house ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:30:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

grabs doritos

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh its this kind of thread.

Grabs jolly ranchers

Fuzzy_Gauntlets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Make sure you don't get any Cheetos dust on the brim of your fedora.

LordofShit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Kill all with faith!

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Crunch on dorito

Basically what all the mlg players over at /r/montageparodies do.

Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

atheism intensifies

LowB0b ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:59:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

diabetic

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:39:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You weren't during that calc test.

BRITANY-IS-A-CUNT ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:39:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

accidentally sips pee bottle

Kaliedo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:02:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

gags

Fedora-Tip-Bot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Confirmed

freckle_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:31:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

M'lady...

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

M'lady

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

tips trilby

JoomiZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

But you're fat and fucking gay

Edit: To those who don't understand the reference: http://youtu.be/gVyFy61SP4U Last song

tytiger1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:01:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Only one of those things is true!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ey b0ss

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:19:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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semi- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

She only is down for dudes with the double ass.

oodja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, double dumb ass on you!

Rapejelly ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 19:26:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People do this?

twoscoopsineverybox ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:49:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I got my first one today! And it kinda felt like I belong now.

I commented on something about passing out, and someone asked if I pass out when I take it in the ass. In the thread, not even a PM.

Rapejelly ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:01:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's one hell of an icebreaker

twoscoopsineverybox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey he got my attention, so I guess he achieved his goal?

MadBotanist ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 19:40:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've seen people do this to /u/unicorninabottle in the past. I only recognise her user name because she responded to one of my posts that made me giggle like an idiot a long time back.

unicorninabottle ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:13:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Naahw that's adorable :) I'm so glad I could do that :) you're awesome and made me giggle this time.

MadBotanist ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:21:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A small part of me wanted to put one of the typical reddit responses about fedoras, tipping them, m'ladying... and something about neckbeards. Instead, just keep on smiling!

Barsam37 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

NOW KISS!

--Senpai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ey bbgurl

[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 20:47:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is why you get those replies.

unicorninabottle ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:52:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's fucking bullshit. If I was born with a dick instead of tits and had been nice, no one would have even bothered reading my comment. No one would have told me 'Hey, I'm 26, live in Illinois, still live at my parents and have no income but I can cook. I have a tattoo of Snoo on my right butt cheek and you can touch it if you want ;)'

Just because I'm a fucking nice person, or at least try to be, doesn't fucking mean I'm looking for a guy and it sure as hell doesn't justify these sexist, objectifying comments. I'm not a GW girl.

Sorry for the rant but I'm done with people justifying this bullshit.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:01:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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MadBotanist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know, always makes my day better!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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MadBotanist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hmm, on one side I an a heterosexual male, on the other side I could make someone's day......

Ey bb aunt sum fk?!

MadBotanist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Check username

unicorninabottle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:30:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just really needed to vent, sorry guys.

2SP00KY4ME ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey, just so you know, I'm on your side, I struggle with that stuff sometimes too. I think it's really friggin' stupid that guys act like that and so many people seem to think it's okay.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:39:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I said why, not that it is justified. But its possible the people asking you out were just as insincere as you are, you know to play along.

FlamingWeasel ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:06:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, she should just never comment, be a robot, or be a mega cunt. Because being nice is asking for it.

MadBotanist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I swear officer, didn't you see the way she dressed?

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:56:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never said she deserved it.

2SP00KY4ME ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:50:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, she IS mod of a sub called /r/PleaseHitOnMe where she told someone to 'hit her up for a good time ;)'

MobbinOnEm ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:52:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If this is true... It changes everything.

kniselydone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yup. PMs...sad PMs.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:35:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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septchouettes ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:56:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It happened to me on a gilded comment where I talked about growing up in an abusive household. Like, what the fuck?

unicorninabottle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. Yes they do.

thisisridiculous_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:03:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But what if she likes my maymay?

Benjabby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about my double ass?

Towerss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This applies to everythig online that isn't a dating site. As soon as someones gender is revealed to be a girl, all the guys instantly change their behavior in the most pathetic way possible.

On a side note, where do u live bby

UhhPhrasing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In my experience, a dating site is the worst place to get a date. I would have a better chance of getting a date by throwing McDonald's cheeseburgers at people on the street.

kniselydone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if they have two asses?

Gl33m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can I still do lighthearted, non-serious flirting? I just like flirting with people. I don't even do it with just women! I totally flirt with random guys. I'm even straight. It's just good, harmless flirting.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Gl33m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you say so.

SeveralBirds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whenever j see this it's usually comments trying to be ironic or mocking the practice.

unicorninabottle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I was making this up. It happens. It really does.

CheapSheepChipShip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll take my buttock elsewhere then!

SoMuchAIDS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hear ya. Redditors are completely useless. They only have one ass.

Not_Stalin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about my double ass???

scchvb01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I try not to mention that I'm a girl, I think I did it once and got like, 10 PM's asking for tits. Like... seriously?? I feel like the anonymity of the internet gives sleazeballs a confidence booster, because I'm pretty sure they wouldn't have the balls to ask that in RL.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unless you're on /r/r4r or something.

AK_Happy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But bb. If we got 2gether my ass wudnt b single no more.

UhhPhrasing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know, it seems like it's NEVER okay to flirt with someone. But I see people holding hands all the time, there must be some scenario where it's okay, right?

If I see you in a bar, I don't know anything about you except that you probably drink. If I see you on reddit, I can probably make better guesses as to your personality. It might be horribly wrong, but I bet it would be closer than guessing about random people in a bar. You're probably a little more nerdy, a little more open, and a little more outspoken.

Also, I totally got a date out of reddit once.

PantsHasPockets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Honey, I've seen the girls who browse Reddit.

I feel like if more guys knew... the problem would fix itself.

shad0wpuppetz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

You only get that sort of attention because you're awesome, /u/unicorninabottle.

I swear this isn't a come on. Just from a fellow female-american who is just a little bit envious.

maybeihavealittlecrush

unicorninabottle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha thank you :) I'm not American, though. Sorry to let you down there.

shad0wpuppetz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha, my bad!

Rex--Banner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's even worse than guys being creepy after finding out someone is a girl is the stupid fucking rip inbox comment.

activeNeuron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I will take this oppurtunity to clear up the fact that I did not flirt with our one and truely divine godess /u/unicorninabottle. Heil! Heil!
p.s. my hands are still up.

beaverburgular ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dam bb ur usernam be fiiine

riversfan17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have 2 asses. Are you interested?

amperita ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have mentioned I'm a girl multiple times and I've never had creepy PMs. Thankfully.

helix19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now if someone has a double ass, that I want to see.

NotAFamousActor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...do not try to use Reddit as a dating site.

Not all of reddit, but some parts can be used as such.

/r/r4r

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

๐Ÿ’ฌ This is not a dating site.

jeandem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dating is now sexism.

411eli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ummm...what if you have two asses?

thecatgoesmoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That doesn't really make someone sexist, just really bad a flirting/dating.

Khaleesdeeznuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I actually had a ONS with someone I met on reddit. So it does happen. Just put that shit in PMs though

tjsr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People do this?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most people don't even do that. Whenever someone mentions they're a girl, 99% of the replies will be:

prepare your inbox

schniggens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if I have two asses?

RunnerMan21397 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pics?

scumbagskool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

u want sum fuk?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ey gurl

Sorry if this shit offends you. I'd imagine the majority of it is intended as a joke, but I can understand it would be very tiresome.

OrlandoDoom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Single ass....like...one buttcheek?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unless its /r/r4r of course.

GoodGodKirk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not that it's an excuse, but mentioning that you're female tends to say "give me attention" on the internet. In most comments, it's unnecessary to mention what sex you are.

silverblaze92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:56:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It bothers me deeply that people actually do this.

Retsejme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:36:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

single ass

So you only go for guys with double asses?

DerthOFdata ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:55:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your sex is (nearly) always irrelevant to any subject on reddit, or the internet for that matter, so do not mention it regardless. That's actually what "there are no women on the internet" means. If your post has merit what you have between your legs is meaningless so the only reason to bring it up is to sway your readers opinion with your sex instead of with your content.

unicorninabottle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:05:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I should be respected regardless of wether I mention I'm female or not. Males say they're such all the time but if I do it about 1/10th of the time they do, I'm in the wrong? Maybe you guys should get your heads out of your asses, realise girls Reddit and should be treated the same as anyone else.

Yellowben ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:16:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't treat you differently

DerthOFdata ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:33:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Never said you should be disrespected. In fact I will state for the record that you should NOT be. I only stated that if your content is good your sex, male or female, shouldn't be brought up, unless relevant (such as this discussion). It annoys me when I see guys do it too. However in my experience women seem to be the "guilty" party more often. I can admit that might be confirmation bias on my part however I don't think Men do this at a ratio of 10 to 1 compared to women as you imply. It's obvious that this bothers you and I can only promise I neither make sexist comments nor agree with them. However if you bring up your sex, man or woman, when it's irrelevant I will take you, and your post, a lot less seriously.

Sassy_Fetus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:35:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if I have seven asses?

daytonatrbo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:33:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How did you get in the bottle?

Is the bottle half full, or half empty?

Cerenitee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

lol, for real, on several occasions I've gotten PMs to the effect of:

Hey you sounds nice... pic?

Yea, I'm not looking for a guy on from reddit, if I wanted to post a pic, there are plenty of subs for me to do just that, you PM'ing me isn't gonna do shit.

collinch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On the sexist, when someone mentions she is a girl, do not try to use Reddit as a dating site. I don't care for your Hawaiian sleeve tattoo or your single ass.

How is trying to use Reddit as a dating site related to sexism?

I don't do it, just curious how that is in any way related.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:13:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

*or

You're using nor incorrectly

unicorninabottle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:32:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oops. Not native English :)

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:48:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My apologies then! Hopefully I could have helped without sounding like an asshole. Also you're English is fantastic

unicorninabottle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:10:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No worries! I thought that was the correct usage, and I'm happy to learn differently. I know it's not perfect so I'm happy with people teaching me the little things that you forget quickly! :)

Ace_attourney ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:14:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"You're English is fantastic" Is that irony?...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yes lol

LordHellsing11 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:53:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A Hawaiian sleeve tattoo sounds like it could be a really beautiful piece.

JackalTroy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:44:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about my... double ass?

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:50:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if somebody has two asses?

LordofShit ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:10:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every time I do this it's because I haven't jacked off in a while.

anonagent ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or, you could just leave your gender out of it? if you're not showing yourself/talking about gendered problems, YOUR GENDER DOESN'T MATTER.

murder1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:58:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know what your gender is on Reddit if it's not specified? Male. Race? White. Country? USA. Sexuality? Straight.

There are times you need to specify to show where your point of view is coming from

sfengi ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:57:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dont flatter yourself. We dont care for your sagging titties or pear shaped body.

unicorninabottle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:09:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even if I had either of those, at least I'm not an asshat :)

[deleted] ยท 401 points ยท Posted at 20:17:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Corollary: You don't have to respond "M'lady" every time you see a woman being treated like a real human person.

hochizo ยท 168 points ยท Posted at 21:44:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, this one kills me. Bunch of dudes bullying a chick in the comments and somebody shows up and tells them off for it?

white knight

tips fedora

m'lady

she's not gonna fuck you, bro

Like...the only reason to not be a complete and utter douchenozzle to someone is because you're hoping to get your dick wet? What the fuck.

sssyjackson ยท 157 points ยท Posted at 22:18:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Heh.

I've been called out for "white knighting" to get chicks to bang me.

I'm a straight chick, just trying to be nice to another chick.

But then I guess they're right? She's not gonna suck my dick, bro.

viking977 ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 23:10:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well not with that attitude.

Seriously though, thanks for being a nice people.

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:57:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Heh. I've been called out for "white knighting" to get chicks to bang me. I'm a straight chick, just trying to be nice to another chick.

It's funny how these people never have a rebuttal to that either.

built_internet_tough ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:13:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or your SO is going to be confused

KernelTaint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How U doin?

shaggyshag420 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:02:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

she's not gonna fuck you bro

KernelTaint ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:04:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jesus, I'm just asking her how she's doing, because I care. No need to get all douchbaggy.

But i'll forgive you. How are you going anyway?

shaggyshag420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eh you know. Little bit of this, little bit of that. You?

KernelTaint ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:24:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

โ—‰โ€ฟโ—‰ Good...

shaggyshag420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:33:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

cool

PM_ME_UR_TITS_OBAMA ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 23:14:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I will.

Spacegod87 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:10:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I never understood that.

"Hmm, she's definitely not going to sleep with me, I guess I'll have to insult her and be a general asshole now because I can't be nice to a woman if I'm not getting anything out of it."

thebloodofthematador ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I had this happen in /r/news the other day about the Christy Mack attack. Most people were rightly appalled, and concerned for her. Some guy was like "omg, all these guys in here acting like she's their girlfriend, it's pathetic."

Pretty sure most men don't require a personal relationship with a woman to empathize with her as a human being, dude.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:17:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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chaosmosis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:03:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice observation, I never previously noticed that both were using it, just that I disliked it every time it came up.

TheWheatOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hardly. I haven't seen one post in TiA that has tipped a fedora without sarcasm, nor used it to insult some redpiller or anything of that nature. If you can direct me to a very upvoted post perhaps you can change that though.

rockidol ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:52:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe from your perspective it's being polite but from their perspective it's "anyone who does this kind of thing deserves to be called out, why are you defending them?"

Hard to tell without actually seeing it.

maanu123 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:53:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Fun story about this. I'm a mod of /r/nirvana, and this girl posted a pic of a nirvana tattoo she got on her tit, so I decided to white knight her and see how people would react. I found a comment saying "why's it on your boob" and responded "Because it's sexy as balls, bro". She responded to that with a winky face, and I go in for the kill with a "Hey baby. You ever slept with a mod? ;)". Yeah, that did not end well. Most people didn't get the joke, but I talked to the girl about it and she was cool with it.

DeathisLaughing ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 21:44:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yea seriously...talking to someone like they are a person isn't automatically White Knighting...

Aikidi ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:38:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When it's egregious, I chuckle (like when the dude is CLEARLY trying to hit on the girl.)

But it's really telling when it's someone like "hey dudes, can you stop trying to search for pictures of tits every time a user admits they're a woman?" and the response is "wow white knight over here."

Like, the only reason a man would suggest other men not be fucking animals is to try to get laid? That's even sexist towards men and it's still really popular.

AquaFraternallyYours ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:58:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Crazy opinion here, maybe we shouldn't be hateful to women who turn down our ambush proposals for bathroom sex with a stranger?"

"Oh here come the fucking white knights!"

clumpymascara ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:29:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's weird how that's changed from a really specific, self-proclaimed 'chivalrous gentleman' to 'anyone who isn't misogynistic'

holy_ra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:26:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

M'lady

Sielle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But but... what if I'm at a Renaissance Faire? Can I use the term M'Lady then and only then?

ELI_DRbecauseTL ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think most people who use that are trying to appear as 'gentlemanly'. Could you link a few of the ones you were talking about?

[deleted] ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 21:45:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah no one does that other than feminist making fun of a stereotype.

[deleted] ยท 1180 points ยท Posted at 19:28:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

It's how fucking casual it is that can get to me. If you look around you will see these sexist and racist undertones popping up. Or sometimes it's blatantly obvious.

EDIT: Just to clarify to all the people posting/PMing me hateful responses, usually in regards to my gender, I'm a dude. Yes, there are men out there who don't agree with your anti-feminism bullshit, so maybe learn about what it is before you bash on it.

EDIT: Fucking gold! What the Hell! Thank you!

sothatshowyougetants ยท 122 points ยท Posted at 21:08:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But when you point it out, you get called a 'hideous fat feminist cunt' by literally 6 different people.

[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 23:06:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't forget "man hating."

thebloodofthematador ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:17:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go back to Tumblr, get a sense of humor, settle down, learn how to take a joke, etc. etc. etc.

ELI_DRbecauseTL ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:45:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, or worse: a fideous hat cuminent fist!
Or a terrorist, I guess.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:26:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And then you get these stupid pointless replies when discussing a serious issue, it's not funny or witty just makes it seem like you're posting for the sake of posting.

ELI_DRbecauseTL ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:48:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I sincerely apologize for offending you in this way. I want to point out how great reddit is at keeping serious conversations on track with [serious] tags, and that subreddits that allow [serious] tags are a wonderful outlet for moving, motivational, and inspirational discussions that are not marred by comments like mine. As it stands, this was not a [serious] post, and all the other users are aware that conversations here are open to fire from any direction for any reason. I am saddened that I hurt the flow of your reddit reading today, and I hope that the next thing you read is as sincere as my post here. Happy redditting, Tymaret.

starhawks ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 00:30:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And when you point out sexism against men, you're a fat neckbeard loser virgin.

ultimatemorky ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 21:10:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it's because most people either believe what they're saying isn't harmful unless they outright say something that's obviously offensive or they just have no idea what they're saying is harmful because they grew up watching things on tv/movies that more or less said the same things.

brodievonorchard ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 22:39:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think part of it is 4chan people who want an anything goes community, and part of it is that if it's obviously intended as a joke and someone gets serious and preachy, that person is the turd in comedy's cereal bowl. Intent can be hard to determine through text. Which means that it is important to be cautious with facetious humor, but also that the reader should take a second to evaluate before screeching shitlord at everyone.

Metallio ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 21:50:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or we don't think it's harmful enough to care that it disturbs you.

ArtifexR ยท 100 points ยท Posted at 21:25:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And if you call them out on it prepare for enraged replies and lots of downvotes. yay

[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 23:54:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I stopped caring about the downvotes and instead I'll just debate all the little hateful comments that have become so commonplace that they don't even expect anyone to disagree with them anymore. I'm not even being argumentative either, but I'll give a dissenting reply with sources if I can and watch them explode.

The thing is I use this account only for that purpose. I get so many hate PM's on this account that I use a different one for "normal" comments. And even though I'm not trying to troll, but simply because I stand up against the sexism and racism on reddit I've been banned from a bunch of default subreddits. With this account I can no longer comment on funny, todayilearned, videos, wtf, news and a few others. That means there are mods banning people for speaking out against sexism. That was the most surprising thing from using this account. The hate on reddit doesn't just come naturally but it's actively enforced.

Ayncraps ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:59:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

With this account I can no longer comment on funny, todayilearned, videos, wtf, news and a few others.

What a loss!

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:04:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I should almost feel grateful.

zotjes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:39:57 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No it is not because you stand up against sexism, it is because you are self righteous asshole. You repeatedly call people kids in an argument, one time even calling the people you're argueing against autistic and are generally disrespectful of most people you argue with. Your idea of standing up against sexism is spamming reddit hates women on the most petty shit possible. I don't like sharing food with my girlfriend, "reddit hates women".

peppered_agnus ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 06:57:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, my other account was banned from /r/wtf because I called someone a dicksucking niggerfaggot. Fucking white knights man... You seem to be one too.

My point is that it seems to depend on the mod. Some mods are cool and ban white knights, while others are not cool and ban people like me. Which is totally useless because a second account is easily made and I can continue posting.

berlinbaer ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 22:11:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"ugh here comes SRS with the downvote brigade" sitting at +2000 points and the thread being linked nowhere else in the metasphere..

bradamantium92 ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 22:21:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gotta love the SRS and/or tumblr defenses. "It's just people like SRS users that like to be offended!" Or call something out and someone says "Don't you have a tumblr to update?" (actually happened to me, good for a laugh).

It's a whole Us v. Them sort of thing that just typifies someone pointing out something fucked up as someone who wants it to be fucked up, and it was all just fine to begin with.

(Also, protip: just because you've got a hundred more karma than the person saying "Hey, that's racist/sexist/fucked up" doesn't mean you "won.")

[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 23:50:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sad thing is, you've said really important things here, but tomorrow reddit's just gonna go back to being racist/sexist.

kiddo51 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What? Reddit will be Reddit regardless of what is said here. It's not going to stop being what it is, even for the day.

War_and_Oates ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:00:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, this use of "white knight" to describe anyone with a semblance of conscience or a shred of basic human decency is annoying.

You're a white knight when you rush to the defense of a specific person in a thread because you're trying to get into their pants, not for arguing in favor of or against abstract concepts.

Same with "trolling." It's not the same thing as just being an asshole.

ArtifexR ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:31:19 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Rofl, I know. It's like

Look at these stupid "White Knights" like "Will Wheaton" always trying to speak out against sexism or racism as if they know what they're talking about. Abominable!

firestar1215 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:37:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I get "go back to tumblr!" a lot...I hate tumblr, it's layout is horrible.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:02:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

SRS really isn't too active anymore. They do so little nowadays that SRSSucks actually has more posts and activity than SRS does.

murphylawson ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:30:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And even better, (badly) impersonating tumblr users. If they spent an hour in actual feminist spaces and really tried to understand they would never pull that shit again.

thebloodofthematador ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You'd think, but I had a lovely conversation with an MRA the other day. He posted it to that sub as a way to say "hey, look, we're not actually all that different from feminists, we might not agree on certain things but we've got similar goals" (he must be new to that particular sub), and unsurprisingly nobody actually bothered to read my extensive comments that I put a lot of thought into, they just started screaming about how feminism is awful, men get raped too, and I was a fucking idiot. Then they'd pick one thing they disagreed with and give me unverifiable claims like "A prominent feminist said this!" Which feminist? Can you back that up? Jesus.

Not to mention the PMs.

They're simply not interested in letting go of their strawman.

Ch-Chavi ยท 104 points ยท Posted at 20:58:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What, like /r/videos's love for abuse against women? Two weeks ago there were like 4 videos on the front-page about men being able to hit women.

_Z_E_R_O ยท 101 points ยท Posted at 21:11:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't forget /r/adviceanimals. That garbage makes the front page almost daily there.

Equal rights, equal lefts bullshit. How about no one hit anyone.

SomeOtherNeb ยท 101 points ยท Posted at 21:38:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not to mention the difference between Good Guy Greg memes and Good Girl Gina ones.

GGGreg: my bro sold me his car at half price! So nice!
GGGina: I was doing something and then she sucked my dick!

JonnyLawless ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 22:17:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I swear honestly half of all GGGina memes have the word blowjob in them.

zrvwls ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:38:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should make GGGreg one about a blowjob and show them what's up!

Forkrul ยท -16 points ยท Posted at 21:23:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That would of course be the ideal, but the world isn't quite there yet. And until it is, having tits does not merit special care if you hit me.

Drabby ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:47:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Er, how often are women hitting you?

Forkrul ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 21:52:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Quite often as I train martial arts :P

But outside of practice, very rarely. I can barely remember the last time I actually hit or got hit by someone outside of practice (or messing about with some friends). Still, I'll make no distinction when it comes to gender in how I respond, only wrt the force used and what the person can take (ie I won't hit back as hard against a really skinny person as I would against someone with more muscle).

Metallio ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 21:50:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does it really matter?

rockidol ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 00:07:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one hit anyone is good in theory but in practice, it isn't.

Have you never been in a situation where hitting someone was necessary/justify? How about if someone's trying to steal your stuff and isn't backing down? How about if it's self defense.

Thin-White-Duke ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:00:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, fuck, you know this about things like DV.

Makkaboosh ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:40:02 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When has reddit upvoted domestic violence? These videos were all about altercations between two strangers, or men defending themselves.

Zagden ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 01:28:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the fuck is with that? That smug rationale that if women want equal rights they should be okay with being hit by men who are biologically predisposed to be larger and stronger than them because apparently women who beat men never get in trouble or something. I've seen "equal rights, equal lefts" up voted past 2k way too much there.

[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 22:07:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Let's take it a step further; people shouldn't hit people.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some people can use a good beating.

dodecadan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

lol go away white knight

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:27:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How exactly am I being a "white knight"? I don't see anywhere in my previous post where I am defending a woman, or even women in general.

dodecadan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:27:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wasn't being serious.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:00:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ELI_DRbecauseTL ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:50:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should be the president of a lot of things.

rockidol ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:05:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah nobody ever needs to strike someone in self defense, those situations never happen. /s

Doctor_Loggins ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:53:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Striking someone in self-defense means they've already violated Rule Number Don't Hit People. Self-defense seems like a pretty obvious exception. That thar man is made o' straw!

rockidol ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:34:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if they're trying to steal your stuff and aren't stopping?

Doctor_Loggins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's a tough question. Can you still live a happy, healthy life without whatever stuff they're stealing? Are you prepared to deal with the consequences of hitting that person, and the potential consequences of that person hitting back? If they're stealing yourself, that's unlawful - maybe you should defer to local law enforcement.

There are a lot of grey areas, but if your default starting position is "don't hit people," you're much less likely to hit someone who you shouldn't.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:04:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Self defence= using reasonable force to protect yourself when threatened

Self defence=/= a woman pushes you so KNOCK THAT BITCH THE FUCK OUT BRO EQUAL RIGHTS EQUAL FIGHTS

rockidol ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:30:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never seen pushing should be fought with knocking them out on reddit. Ever.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:47:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have, but okay, how about a slap? You must have seen that before. A drunk girl slapping a guy warrants her getting knocked out? There was a comment in a /r/videos post wherein an alleged former bouncer bragged about knocing out a woman and breaking her jaw because she hit him. He seemed way too smug about the whole thing, and he was pretty heavily upvoted. Things like that aren't rare.

rockidol ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:49:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've yet to see one like that.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:10:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then you aren't paying attention.

Izlandi ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 21:21:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It fucking sickens me. Sometimes it feels like /r/mensrights or /r/theredpill in the comment section over there. Almost every video with a woman in it has comments about her looks.

SomeOtherNeb ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 21:36:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And every comment mentionning that the user is either a woman or knows one inevitably has a reply with "uh we're gonna need some proof for science".

Yeah, women only exist to send you pictures of their tits, they serve no other purpose so why treat them like a human being?

ThatIsMyHat ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:44:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of those people are just joking, but it's still degrading and annoying. It's also dumb and unoriginal.

SomeOtherNeb ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:01:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To me those jokes feel a lot like that one friend of mine who's always "joking" about wanting to sleep with that one attractive friend of ours. It's basically "you should show me your tits but I'm just kidding though, unless you want to maybe".

ELI_DRbecauseTL ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:49:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish there was some place that didn't have all these messed up viewpoints. Some place where like minded people could share feminine stories without the fear of ridicule from internet jerkoffs.

jukeboxhero515 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:22:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

r/TrollXChromosomes

ELI_DRbecauseTL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:52:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

have you ever posted something, and then had more replies to it than any other post you have ever made, but for the wrong reason? Ironically, the reason people reply would be nearly the opposite of the reason you posted. has that ever happened to you?

lasercows ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:43:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/FemmeThoughts

Thin-White-Duke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/actuallesbians is where I retreat to when people are being awful.

Boxpopper ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:45:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is going to sound callous but I promise that I somewhat understand your position, and am just being honest with you.

There isn't a magical place. You maybe could find some site that only women or feminists go to but then you're trapping yourself in an echo chamber and will never have your views challenged.

The world, and the internet, as it is an extention of it, is never going to be perfectly safe and comfortable. That's just a fact of life. It sucks that people seem to be dicks sometimes but there isn't really a way to escape it unless you exile yourself into some far-off place that doesn't suit any other needs.

Basically, and unfortunately, what I'm saying is that you might just have to live with it, because any alternative is a fantasy.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:00:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

This is going to sound callous but I promise that I somewhat understand your position, and am just being honest with you. There isn't a magical place. You maybe could find some site that only women or feminists go to but then you're trapping yourself in an echo chamber and will never have your views challenged. The world, and the internet, as it is an extention of it, is never going to be perfectly safe and comfortable. That's just a fact of life. It sucks that people seem to be dicks sometimes but there isn't really a way to escape it unless you exile yourself into some far-off place that doesn't suit any other needs.

See what you fail to understand is that the worst part isn't the extremists, it's the moderate.

There will always be extremists however it becomes a shithole when the moderates go "Eh well what're you going to do it about it? Just shut up and accept it already geeze."

For example, for the most part the Westboro Baptist Church doesn't bother me at all. However it's when even the moderate Christians are compelled to somewhat agree with them on certain stances (for example, Prop 8 in California to ban gay marriage) that makes you realize that it's the apathy of the majority that is what makes communities worse.

Boxpopper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:37:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're kind of squishing the concepts of "apathy" and "agreement" together. Christians who agree with the Westboro Baptist Church aren't apathetic. They're apologists. Apathy means you don't even give a shit about it (which is actually the best way to respond to the WBC, because their entire purpose is to feed off of people's reactions).

And maybe I am telling you to just accept it, but that's because this is the way the world and reality is. Part of life is coming across people, opinions, and values that you don't agree with and that may even directly bother you. There isn't any way to healthily avoid these things, especially in some kind of absolute-100% degree, so my opinion is yes, we shouldn't bother, because in the end, why make it a bigger deal than it needs to be.

I'm saying that a stupid comment only has as much power as you give it. If it bothers you, learn to ignore it. I'm not trying to insult you or anything, it's just advice for developing the attitude that I think is necessary for surviving the internet unscathed.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:56:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're kind of squishing the concepts of "apathy" and "agreement" together. Christians who agree with the Westboro Baptist Church aren't apathetic. They're apologists.

Agreed, bad phrasing on my part.

But that only goes to prove my point, most people on reddit are necessarily racist or sexist but soooo many are definitely apologists for racists and sexists.

And maybe I am telling you to just accept it, but that's because this is the way the world and reality is. Part of life is coming across people, opinions, and values that you don't agree with and that may even directly bother you.

Look, we're talking past each other here but I think this above quoted section exemplifies the point I was trying to get at.

Many extremists will never change their opinion, I accept that and I don't try. However the moderate majority that just shrugs and goes "Who cares just deal with it" IMO are much worse because they are actually capable of change but too lazy to do something about and if anything encourage the extremists in their behavior by saying "Yeah it's okay to act this way."

I don't really blame the right wing religious extremists for striking down gay marriage in California for example but I am severely disappointed in the many moderate religious people who also helped to vote against gay marriage. While they may not necessarily be bigots themselves they do definitely embolden the bigots and homophobes.

Boxpopper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:13:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Many extremists will never change their opinion, I accept that and I don't try. However the moderate majority that just shrugs and goes "Who cares just deal with it" IMO are much worse because they are actually capable of change but too lazy to do something about and if anything encourage the extremists in their behavior by saying "Yeah it's okay to act this way."

You just said that many extremists won't change their opinion. So I'd be very interested in your proposed solution to them expressing their opinion, because I got nothin'. I don't know where you are finding the justification for assuming that moderates can even do anything at all. I really think that there is nothing we can do that would ever solve it, and, ultimately, the only option is to recognize it as not being a very big deal in the end. It's words. It's crazy ideas that bother you. This happens everywhere and any plan anyone has had to stop it either is impossibly naive or affects too many people in the wrong way.

I don't really blame the right wing religious extremists for striking down gay marriage in California for example but I am severely disappointed in the many moderate religious people who also helped to vote against gay marriage. While they may not necessarily be bigots themselves they do definitely embolden the bigots and homophobes.

Once again, there is a huge difference between moderate Christians not trying to stop Proposition 8 and me telling you that you should ignore extreme comments on reddit. I mean that's like a whole other planet in terms of significance, consequence, and scale.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:33:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know where you are finding the justification for assuming that moderates can even do anything at all.

Moderates are the vast majority, extremists are the vast minority.

Once again, there is a huge difference between moderate Christians not trying to stop Proposition 8 and me telling you that you should ignore extreme comments on reddit.

Well duh, the point is showcase an extreme example. Regardless, the parallel is still true. Today there are many states that allow gay marriage because the moderate majority does not favor it's banning - this could not have been the case 100, 50, or hell even 25 years ago. The general acceptance of gay marriage is a combination of many things but a huge factor was a large movement that appealed to the moderate majority to change their opinions.

Boxpopper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Moderates are the vast majority, extremists are the vast minority.

Yep. So what, we all beat them up for being mean? The majority can't just steamroll the minority, that's a protection that has allowed every civil rights movement to survive in the past 100 years. And in the setting of reddit, well, people already seem to downvote extreme opinions (well, the ones you're talking about, I still see some extremes that I sure don't agree with), so I still don't know what you are implying they can do.

Today there are many states that allow gay marriage because the moderate majority does not favor it's banning - this could not have been the case 100, 50, or hell even 25 years ago. The general acceptance of gay marriage is a combination of many things but a huge factor was a large movement that appealed to the moderate majority to change their opinions.

You're really confusing me. First of all, if the majority voted for Proposition 8, then maybe it meant that the majority of Californians were against gay marriage. And while that might seem unfortunate, and I'd think so myself, that doesn't apply to your point at all. Second, yes winning over the moderates to change their opinions was crucial, but that doesn't have anything to do with the extremes themselves. Plus, there is still a huge difference as we are now talking about something being done whereas anything on reddit is just something being said.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:10:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And in the setting of reddit, well, people already seem to downvote extreme opinions (well, the ones you're talking about, I still see some extremes that I sure don't agree with), so I still don't know what you are implying they can do.

You don't seem to understand bell curves or demographic opinions at all.

The bell curve stays the same, as in the majority is always moderate, but the bell curve itself can shift towards left or right.

To apply this to our discussion, the moderate majority on Reddit leans towards sexism and racism because for the most part they are apologists to the extremist sexist and racist side.

Yes, these sexist and racists extremists will always exist but since reddit is especially apologetic to such causes their opinions tend to be a bit over represented on this site and only the moderate majority is to blame.

Second, yes winning over the moderates to change their opinions was crucial, but that doesn't have anything to do with the extremes themselves.

Wrong. Once again, to go back to political parallels, extremists convince the moderates by playing up their biggest fears. For example, a lot of people who I know voted for Obama were not necessarily liberal or very left leaning, but they feared the alternative (Sara Palin as VP for example) so much that they chose Obama as the lesser of two evils.

To bring this back to Reddit, a lot of racists try to paint minorities, feminists, etc as extremists who literally hate white men and have some illuminati conspiracy influence over politics to the point where even if you try to be moderate on reddit you are at the very least tend to be apologists for them (such as you, right now saying "There's nothing we can do about it/That's just the way the world is/Shut up and deal with it)."

Boxpopper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:49:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You seem to have all the assumptions you need to make to "understand" the reddit "majority." So I think there's little I can do to change your mind at all, which wasn't my intent in the first place. I was under the impression that reddit was just a big group of people who all have differing opinions and that some of them were extreme or even downright weird or offensive. This entire conversation began with me attempting to give you advice for dealing with these people without running away to some imaginary utopia, not for me to be an apologist to racism and sexism. I also think you still don't know what the difference between apologism and apathy are. So I think I've done all I can here, and will do what I apparently do best - say "fuck it" and do something else.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:56:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was under the impression that reddit was just a big group of people who all have differing opinions and that some of them were extreme or even downright weird or offensive.

Look dude reddit is not some utopia of intellectual thinkers who all have unique opinions .

Boxpopper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:58:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's also not a huge pen of sheep that are completely helpless to the whims of every evil conspirator behind the curtain. I don't always actively do it but I try to ignore stupidity when I see it. That does not make me an apologist for whatever drivel they're spouting, and it does not make me complicit in any kind of social corruption you seem to be linking me to. Sorry that we disagree, but you probably know as well as me that this isn't going anywhere.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:15:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Probably not no but in comparison to most other forums reddit's upvote downvote system is really, really terrible. It's a commenting system designed for comments, it's not a forum system for people to discuss things.

Boxpopper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:19:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh I agree, but I'm surprised you'd bring that up, because in places like 4chan it runs the way I am suggesting. People see an opinion that is crazy or terrible or offensive to them, they either ignore it and move on or casually sweep it away. They don't piss their pants and click the "fuck you" arrow.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:22:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because there's karma on reddit and people just want to farm imaginary points - even unconsciously people might pander or phrase their posts in a manner that isn't controversial or that would risk being downvoted.

On most forums you're judged by the actual content of your post. Say on car forums a knowledgeable member would gain a reputation by actually contributing to to discussions with their expertise and experiences instead of a karma score that doesn't actually reflect posting quality.

gprime312 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 01:50:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Only fucking not-retarded comment in this whole thread.

thatdude52 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:15:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I completely agree with the point you're making, but I feel like most of those comments are written to be "funny", I don't think they're actually being serious.

firestar1215 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:42:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You'd be surprised, and the ones that are trying to be funny? it's not. It's like the "go back to the kitchen!" crap. It's not funny, and it's not original.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:30:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go back to the kitchen pisses me off. Yeah, I'll go back to the kitchen and come back with a cast iron frying pan to take upside your head.

durtysox ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:47:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, well if it's not meant seriously, then hundreds of redditors saying it as a reflex to any female post isn't worth mentioning as a problem.

Sorry to take up your time. Gosh. How thoughtless of us.

NinjaDinoCornShark ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:44:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

*Sometimes it feels like /r/theredpill in the comment section [..]

Ayncraps ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 22:02:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're both just about the same thing.

NinjaDinoCornShark ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:03:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not at all, if you'd take the time to look at the subreddits you'd know that.

Ayncraps ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's enough cross-over between the two to justify coupling them. TRP is obviously more extreme and blatantly misogynistic, whereas /r/MensRights is full of people who are just hopelessly ill-informed and don't realize their own internalized misogyny, or, in other words, "I'm a nice guy, but I believe [insert inherently misogynistic statement here]".

The greatest example is the parallel provided by visiting both subreddits--one of the top posts on both subreddits is about Robin Williams in an attempt to score political points by exploiting his death. Let's forget that the guy has had a history of depression since before he was even married, before he was even famous, and attempt to exploit the fact that he had to pay alimony to score political points! One sub calls it 'divorce-rape', the other casually plays it off as financial woes causing him to kill himself. At the end of the day, what's the difference between the two? They're both shitty viewpoints espoused by shitty people, the difference being one group is slightly less shitty than the other.

NinjaDinoCornShark ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:27:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, they're really not.

/r/TheRedPill - A subreddit devoted to "getting men laid through the manipulation of women"

/r/MensRights - A subreddit devoted to Men's Rights activism.

The two subreddits openly dislike each other, the former being fairly misogynistic and the second baring no inherent misogyny. There are of course misogynists in the second, but they are the minority and do not represent the group as a whole. They're the equivalent of "radfems" that /r/Feminism is forced to deal with.

At the end of the day, what's the difference between the two? They're both shitty viewpoints espoused by shitty people, the difference being one group is slightly less shitty than the other.

So if I said I don't like ice cream and that is deemed a shitty viewpoint I'm just as shitty as somebody who thinks <insert group> is lesser and should be considered lower than me in every metric? How does that make any sense? I realize I used an extreme, but so did you.

Also, I looked at the Robin Williams post (here it is for anybody curious) and the top comment says exactly this

"This is a mental illness issue. Using this like feminists used Elliot Rodgers, is just wrong.

Robin killed himself because of a chronic mental illness. That should be enough. That and the fact even men with chronic mental illnesses don't get the support and help they need."

Ayncraps ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:24:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So if I said I don't like ice cream and that is deemed a shitty viewpoint I'm just as shitty as somebody who thinks <insert group> is lesser and should be considered lower than me in every metric? How does that make any sense? I realize I used an extreme, but so did you.

At the core of the 'Mens Right's' movement is the inability to realize that Patriarchy is a real thing, and affects both men and women, but harms women far more than men. Your example simply doesn't apply because we're talking about something more esoteric here than choosing which type of foods we like. MRA's mistake Feminists not coming out and agreeing that alimony is a huge deal to men, when a lot Feminists see marriage as an institution that's patriarchal. It's detrimental to both men and women, but Feminists see it as more damaging to women. I think if MRA's got over their victim complex, they'd probably see more eye-to-eye with Feminists than they do currently because Feminism is a sort of 'big-tent', all-encompassing area of study. Men's Rights is fairly limited in scope because it doesn't question a lot of the systemic and underlying social relations that lead to gender equality issues. I guess the best way to deduce the Men's Rights movement is to say that they're traditionalists that want to gut a few parts of their traditions, but leave the core in tact.

Feminism seeks to root out inequality at it's core, and focusing on issues like alimony or the fact that men are forced into the selective service is missing the (much) bigger picture. I'm a dude myself, and I think it's appalling that I can't go out in public and not be afraid at every moment how people perceive me around children, and (assuming I had children) my own children. Gotta say, overall, while men have a pretty shitty deal, women, historically, have had it worse, which is why Feminism is called Feminism. Back when women couldn't vote, and couldn't wear revealing clothes in public, I'm pretty sure they didn't care too much about alimony and selective service requirements. That's probably the source of the MRM's biggest failing is it's ahistoricism, IMO.

Robin killed himself because of a chronic mental illness. That should be enough.

Oh, I agree, but /r/MensRights doesn't. Here's another Robbin Williams thread from yesterday with +726 about the same topic. Some interesting comments in there.

rockidol ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

At the core of the 'Mens Right's' movement is the inability to realize that Patriarchy is a real thing

The only people who believe in 'the patriarchy' are feminists though. It is not some fact accepted by everyone but the MRAs

I think if MRA's got over their victim complex

Lots of people think feminists have a victim complex

Men's Rights is fairly limited in scope because it doesn't question a lot of the systemic and underlying social relations that lead to gender equality issues.

Sure it does, depending on the MRA you have the assumption that women have it worse, the assumption that the scales are still tipped mainly in mens' favor. And all of them hate the idea that men should "man up" and deal with it.

I guess the best way to deduce the Men's Rights movement is to say that they're traditionalists that want to gut a few parts of their traditions, but leave the core in tact.

So they want to change some but not all of their traditions. Isn't that most of the population period?

Gotta say, overall, while men have a pretty shitty deal, women, historically, have had it worse, which is why Feminism is called Feminism.

Ok but their historic suffering isn't relevant to modern suffering.

Back when women couldn't vote, and couldn't wear revealing clothes in public, I'm pretty sure they didn't care too much about alimony and selective service requirements

In the civil war there were draft riots, people were so pissed off about the draft they caused a riot. But who cares what they would've cared about that was then and this is now.

Ayncraps ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:01:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The only people who believe in 'the patriarchy' are feminists though. It is not some fact accepted by everyone but the MRAs

Lots of people think feminists have a victim complex

Lots of people think rape jokes and racist black jokes are funny too.

And all of them hate the idea that men should "man up" and deal with it.

Don't you see my point? You've just brought up an issue with the Patriarchy, that men are supposed to be 'manly' and 'man up', and are supposed to work hard, have beards and muscles, and make a lot of money, or they're worth nothing. Patriarchy influences social relations on both men and women, and trust me, being a dude, it sucks.

So they want to change some but not all of their traditions. Isn't that most of the population period?

Yes, most people have been trained to not rock the boat too much, which is again, another positive for the Feminist movement, because it doesn't much care what the establishment says people should and shouldn't do. It's about abolishing hierarchies and hierarchical social relationships, while the majority of the world still clings to them.

Ok but their historic suffering isn't relevant to modern suffering.

Sure it is, from a perspective of history, it definitely is relevant because modern day Feminists have been building on Feminist movements from the past. Do you honestly believe the only issues women faced were being able to vote and nothing else? These issues are symptoms of a problem, a problem that won't go away until you abolish the Patriarchy.

rockidol ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:34:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lots of people think rape jokes and racist black jokes are funny too.

Funny is subjective. And the point is you say that MRA's core is that they don't believe patriarchy when that's also true of most people in the U.S. period.

I mentioned not buying the man up stuff as a social norm they fight against.

Yes, most people have been trained to not rock the boat too much, which is again, another positive for the Feminist movement, because it doesn't much care what the establishment says people should and shouldn't do.

Don't act like feminism is the only free thinking movement and everyone else clings to establishment. You sound like someone who thinks everyone else is sheeple.

Do you honestly believe the only issues women faced were being able to vote and nothing else?

What do they face NOW?

Torquing ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:30:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the civil war there were draft riots, people were so pissed off about the draft they caused a riot. But who cares what they would've cared about that was then and this is now.

So history has no contemporary relevance?

rockidol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If feminism can only justify itself through "there was inequality in the past" then it's no longer relevant.

Torquing ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:02:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I understand.

Except for the fact that nobody, anywhere in this thread, justifies feminism only through "there was inequality in the past".

Did you misread a post? Or did I simply miss a post? Or did you see that statement somewhere else and think it fits well in this context?

Seriously, You are the only one here giving life to those words.

rockidol ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:04:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I haven't seen the videos in question but I'm guessing what they were really complaining about was the double standard that hitting a woman is way worse than hitting a man.

There was an experiment where they had two actors pretending to be a couple and the man would hit the women in public. People intervened. Switch the roles and nothing, some of them laughed. They weren't the only ones to try that experiment and get the same results

XProAssasin21X ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 21:08:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not racist or anything but white males are the most oppressed people in all of history, I mean people try to say that I can't say the N word.

/s

Ayncraps ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 22:03:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I'm white and poor, where's all that privilege gotten me!"

Fuckin' hate that shit.

[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:53:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I, a white straight upper-middle class male have literally no advantage over a Hispanic gay woman."

ELI_DRbecauseTL ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 22:52:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You realize your name is like aryncraps. Why pick a name so demeaning? :( I wish you the best, stranger

Ayncraps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's making fun of 'AnCaps' (right-libertarian 'anarchists') who often look up to Ayn Rand.

ProjectD13X ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:49:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ancaps that look up to Rand. Funniest thing I've heard all week.

dodecadan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:50:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a STEM white guy, I wholeheartedly agree.

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 02:06:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm going to be honest, Reddit has really made me dislike STEM majors. Which is weird because I lived in a house with 8 guys and 7 of them were STEM majors.

None of them were condescending about choice of study, none of them were weirdly anti-social, none of them were losers that never got girls or didn't go to parties.

Reddit has really, really pushed a negative public image of STEM majors and a big reason why it ticks me off so much is because most of the people I know in real life who are STEM majors are not deserving of that stereotype.

BigFatBaldLoser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:15:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's ok. You can say nigger on the Internet.

elneuvabtg ยท -29 points ยท Posted at 21:19:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I'm not racist or anything but white males are the most oppressed people in all of history, I mean people try to say that I can't say the N word.
/s

Things I wish I could tell of all of reddit:

Adding a /s tag to your casual anti-white anti-male racism and sexism doesn't make it any better.

Today, you are the person engaging in casual racism and sexism. I get it, white males are an easy target. Your use of shame against them for daring to care about racism or sexism proves how easy of a target they are.

PERSON ABOVE YOU: If you look around you will see these sexist and racist undertones popping up. Or sometimes it's blatantly obvious.

And yet, you specifically call out "white males" in direct reply to him, sarcastically stereotyping them all together. It's the same anti-whitemale undertone that invades any discussion of race or gender, stereotyping white men as being unable to be a part of any discussion of race or gender politics.

Jesus.

Broskander ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:53:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Calling out the effects of ignorance and privilege in a, generally, very privileged group =/= racism and sexism.

elneuvabtg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Calling out the effects of ignorance and privilege in a, generally, very privileged group =/= racism and sexism.

True, but that's not what occurred.

Sarcastically referring to all people of a single skincolor and gender, then generalizing their life experiences and shaming them for engaging in discussion on a subject however is absolutely "casual racism and sexism".

Broskander ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:13:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think it's casual racism or sexism at all to make fun of straight white guys who are, in essence, bemoaning the fact that straight white guys aren't 100% ruling everything anymore.

elneuvabtg ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 23:28:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think it's casual racism or sexism at all to make fun of straight white guys who are, in essence, bemoaning the fact that straight white guys aren't 100% ruling everything anymore.

Bullshit. You're just de-legitimizing the experiences of the 80 million+ white males of America by demeaning their life experiences and perspectives as "bemoaning the fact they don't 100% rule everything". When white men delegitimize the arguments and experiences of others, it's a scandal, but here you are casually demeaning a third of the humans in the country, and you earnestly think that that's ok.

The funny part is, most of the "bemoaners of the controllers of everything" usually are the anti-semites who blame the jews for their widespread control of the world, culture, politics, etc.

Your anti-whitemale hangups are pretty funny though. I like how you honestly believe your bigoted rationalizations, and do feel it's okay to mock people because of a perceived privledge you believe, but do not know, them to have.

(Spoiler: assuming a white male is a rich and/or privileged asshole is like assuming a black male is a thug. You shouldn't assume someone's life experiences, you should be open minded and learn about them individually).

Broskander ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:38:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't understand what privilege is in this context.

Every white person in America has white privilege. They will not face oppression in terms of their race, and are more likely than people of other races to be seen as a human being (and their race is assumed to be the default).

Every man in America has male privilege. They will not face oppression in terms of their gender, and are more likely than people of other genders to be seen as a human being (and their gender is assumed to be the default).

This is irrelevant to all of the other struggles in their lives, or the many ways in which they DON'T benefit from privilege (disability, LGBT, mental illness, class/wealth). Nobody is saying "if you're a white man your life is automatically awesome" it's "being a white man does have benefits that those of other race/gender combinations do not have; all else being equal, you're probably better off than any other combination in your exact situation would be."

There's a reason effective satire "punches up." It makes fun of privilege and those who have it, not those who are marginalized by the system. In other words, yes, it is technically a double standard to have white people and men (or white men) be an "acceptable target" but that's because we've been living under a double standard that put that group at the top for so long (and continuing until today).

I'm a white guy, btw. I do know what it's like to be blind to your own privilege.

Boxpopper ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:59:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some people go too far with it though. There are clear disadvantages to being non-white and non-male, but it's not like all white men are rich millionaires and all the non-whites and women are just our slaves.

Also, I think the automatic assumption and oversimplification of the status of gender roles gets us nowhere and is actually somewhat dangerous.

For instance, every time anyone attempts to demonstrate disadvantages only felt by males, it is immediately discounted because "men rule the world, duh, what could they possibly be upset about?" Well, our assumption has always been this, but that doesn't mean that it's based in the current reality, especially if we as a society refuse to even discuss or investigate it.

I am male, and unlike any female in order to get financial aid for college I had to sign away the full control of my personhood and liberty by signing up for selective service. Sure, it hasn't been utilized for decades and probably won't ever be used, but the idea that I was forced to do this because of my gender is troubling. And feminist arguments contain tons of references to the symbolism of things, like the poses models and celebrities make on magazine covers based on their gender. Well, then I think it's fair for me to point out that in general men are basically expendable tools for the government and society to solve problems.

Also, when I ride public transportation I often feel very self-conscious. The signs don't specifically say "men must get up to let women sit down because that's what we do," but I always have the feeling that's what society expects. And so when I am practicing the idea that all people are equal, there might be people who despise me or consider me worthless and lazy because I am simply keeping the seat I got to first. One time this woman who sat next to me saw a man get up for a woman near the back of the bus and shouted "THAT'S a MAN!" Can you even remotely imagine it being acceptable for someone to shout "THAT'S a WOMAN!" when they see a female assume care of a child, or any other gender role?

Also, being white isn't always easy. It's much much easier in a lot of very important ways, of course, but I find that sometimes I would be given much less benefit of the doubt if I said something that may be accidentally interpreted as racist. I mean there's even situations where a white person feels the need to prove that they aren't racist, which is a stereotype in itself. And you are typically made to feel bad for the actions of ancestors that you didn't even know in a time you didn't live in.

It's a little rambly, but I think overall that the way we approach these topics is incredibly dumbed-down and that it doesn't allow full open debate.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:14:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To be fair, most modern feminists want to get rid of the draft. I know I do, and those who don't typically have other fringe beliefs not held by the majority.

Boxpopper ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hear all these things about "most feminists" and "the REAL feminists," and even ignoring any possible No-True-Scotsman's, it troubles me that these feminists seem to be the quietest. And even though most feminists claim to support equality in ways like these, they never actually attempt to do anything about or promote male issues, males are still given the impression that they have no real problems to deal with, and any group that attempts to focus on male interests is immediately shamed as some kind of fiendish sexism club. If the real feminists think this way, and society is in line with them, why do these perspectives still show themselves as so prevalent?

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:09:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not so much that wer're the quietest, it's just that the fringe groups are SO much louder. Especially on reddit, where everything women do is put under a magifying glass. Not to mention, reddit houses the largest forum of MRA's on the internet, and thatparticulr movement was created in direct opposition of feminism.

I can tell you, we give a shit about male issues. If you're looking for proof of that here on reddit, it might be hard to find. Feminists here are usually busy just trying to stop all the feminist hate and false information. I'm certain there are MRA's out there who have their hearts in the right place, but I sure as shit won't find them on reddit.

If you'd like, I can give you my persepctive on feminism and male issues, and why I care about male issues but identify as a feminst;

Toxic masculinity is a bitch. That's all there is to it for me. Toxic masculinity has fucked up a lot of men. It's the reason why men are required to join the draft and women aren't. It's why men are supposed to always be stoic and emotionless. We put way too much value into the idea of hypermasculinity, and it has caused way too many problems for all of us, men and women alike. What if it were okay for men to talk about their emotions? What if it weren't always such a big damn deal for men to show weakness? What if men didn't have to be afraid these things? Do you know how much could change if this sick worship of masculinity were do fuck off already? Why shoudln't it be okay for men to be kindergarten teachers or run daycare centers? Or home makers, if that's what he truly wants? Why should anyone make them feel immascualted and like less-than-men for that? To me, it's sick. It's as sick as being told that women have no place being presidents, or that we're all ticking time-bombs of emotion. I'm tired of this gender role bullshit and the serious toll it has taken on both sexes.

Yes, for the most part, feminism focuses on issues pertaining to women; being pro-choice is what first made start to learn about feminism. When feminism first started, it was with the intention of bringing women up to the same leve as men (not bringing men down, as a lot of people seem to think) and that's something we are still working toward. Nowadays we also recognize that the patriarchy has had a terrible effect on men as well as women, and we are fighting to get rid of the rigid gender roles and toxic masculinity that are having such a negative effect on us all.

I care, I can assure you. I've seen too many of the men I love take an emotional and psychological beating because of these this, and so have many of other feminists as well.

Stackmaster2000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:12:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ex-MRA here, I had extremely similar views, with the feeling that feminism was invalidating my male specific issues. I'm 19 and when I recently turned 18 and saw the selective services shit in the mail it was definitely scary in a symbolic way. For the longest time I just blamed feminism for intentionally trivializing any problem I felt, but then I met a girl who openly identified as a feminist, who didn't immediately bite my head off when I told her I didn't agree and whom I eventually fell in love with. At the end of it all I can now openly identify as a feminist and not feel like I'm muting myself or my problems, because even if people pervert what feminism really was meant to be, the core ideals are sound and just and I fully support them.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:10:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I recognize you! Did you post in the MRA sub, or do you still? Or maybe we're both regulars in a diferent sub? I know that I know your username.

I'm really glad to hear what you've said. I know that the whole gender wars thing can get pretty heated here but whenever it comes up, I talk calmly, since people like to insist that feminists are loud and annoying and pushy and honestly, being aggressive typcally doesn't get good results.

But anyway, thank you for listening and being open-minded, I'm glad you found someone you're happy with who also was able to give you a new perspective.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:32:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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elneuvabtg ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 23:42:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Yes, because obviously pointing out white male privilege is the same as blatant racism. /s Go spend a day being followed around a store as a black man to "prevent shoplifting,"

To be fair, this is a discussion of casual racism and I do not think that that is an example of casual racism. At every point, I have conditioned my discussion with "casual" because we're talking about a different level here. This discussion has never wavered from a discussion of casual or unconscious racism. Not blatant or overt attacks, that's a new topic you're starting with your post.

But sure, there are many areas where black people are subject to racism like this, I live in a southern city, I see it every day, believe me, and I am not comfortable with it on any level. I'll tell you though, the black man is followed in a white community, not the black community. It's not the same, but come take a walk through Underground Atlanta with me one day, it'll at least show you that shopping experiences are not homogeneous.

But that treatment of a black man doesn't justify or call for generalizing all american white males into a single group of people, labeling them all privileged and mocking them. There are privileged black men, and if you think all white men are privileged, well on my way through Appalachia near the TN/NC/GA borders I can bring you to some white communities that will really challenge your "all whites are X" or "all white males are Y" attacks.

or getting harassed on the street as a woman for wearing anything less than a burka. Or wear a burka, and hear people whispering "terrorist" in passing.

Go wear a cross openly in the streets of strict Sharia Law country. No seriously, in America we may whisper terrorist. But what do you think a Sunni Muslim in Saudi Arabia would say about an openly western christian?

How are the Yazidi Christians of Iraq faring against the Islamic State? Do you think a white christian male would fare better against ISIS? Do you think ISIS would merely "whisper" to a white man?

Shit is bad, but that doesn't justify more racism and bigotry. We can play the one-up game until we're just listing genocides (in which case asians are the most marginalized people in history, thanks asian communism). Nothing you've said fairly rationalizes treating all white men poorly.

De-Animator ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:51:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But that treatment of a black man doesn't justify or call for generalizing all american white males into a single group of people, labeling them all privileged and mocking them

That's not even what they did, though. They are mocking a very specific breed of redditor (people that act this particular way, not "all american white males"). You're taking it too personally. They are not talking about you as an individual. They are talking about a particular mindset and a larger idea.

elneuvabtg ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 01:06:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not a reddit thing, it's a real life thing.

Apologies, I sat one row ahead of a social justice warrior (sociology major, vegan who grew up on a chicken farm, who wanted to be a marine biologist, but katrina changed everything for the gulf shores) girl who was just very uninterested in the Braves V Dodgers game last night.

But no, it's not a reddit thing.

It's a, listen to a little vegan girl whine about white male privledge for ninety fucking minutes as the Dodgers get two up on my goddamn home team kind of thing.

Maybe one day you too will be serenaded when you least expect it with this beautiful song.

But no, it's not a reddit thing.

De-Animator ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:25:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yeah, okay, but again, this particular quip was about a specific attitude, not literally painting every individual white male in america like this. alls i'm saying.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:38:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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elneuvabtg ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 00:55:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I think you're entirely missing the point. I'm not going to touch the whole "casual racism" thing because I don't think segregating racism into various classes changes the nature of racism.

This is literally a fucking thread about the subject. Sorry if you don't want to "touch it", but let me remind you that YOU joined THIS thread, YOU replied to ME. You don't get to assert the context of a conversation you joined. That's not an option here. You're welcome to find another thread.

Jesus dude, fuck off if you think I care whether or not you want to discuss this thread's topic in this thread. This is literally the point of threaded conversations, and this is the casual racism thread.

Also, Five Points isn't where really anyone goes to do shopping, so kind of a weird example.

Underground Atlanta is literally a giant shopping mall. What are you even on about.

I really don't know how to approach the rest of this bullshit. You have no fucking appreciation for the thread you posted in and the context of the discussion, and in your aggressive ignorance have saw fit to villanize me over and over.

You rapidly switch from context to context, incorrectly asserting terms and then handwaving away entire parts of this thread as "distasteful" to you, then attacking me for using the same quality of anecdote and example as you.

I don't know what you're trying to say and I suspect you don't either, but one thing is for fucking sure: it has nothing to do with this thread, and I'm tired of reading your rants as you schizophrenically invent new contexts and enforce your perspective while insulting me for not already being on that new fucking subject.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:58:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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elneuvabtg ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

boop

spritelyimp ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:33:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sooo... Sarcasm about racism is still racism?

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:58:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They tried to fire Colbert for this and ended up looking stupid. Keep making whatever jokes you want to man. Your jokes aren't causing a problem - people treating others like shit because of racial hatred is the problem. If you're not doing that, who the fuck does it hurt? I say this as a left-voting Jewish female: fuck being overly PC.

Broskander ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

While I largely agree with you, I do think that there needs to be room for discussion on the effects of our humor and if, in hiding behind a shield of "satire" we risk doing more harm than good.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can only speak from personal experience. I happen to love racial humor whether it's aimed at me, blacks, Mexicans, etc, it's all funny to me if the joke itself is clever. I giggle at ridiculous stereotypes and have no trouble getting along in life, treating every person the same until they deserve otherwise by virtue of their behavior. I think it's totally possible to compartmentalize your brain and recognize jokes for what they are, while not applying them to life.

stubing ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 21:39:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

When it is targeted at a specific race implying that they are the ones who mainly do it, then yes. It is casual racism.

kellylizzz ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:00:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They are the ones that mainly do it.

Irongrip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Of course, whites have a monopoly on racism. I implore you to go visit worldstarhiphop, do it. EVERYONE can be racist. Even the underprivileged.

stubing ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's what every racist youtube commenter says.

elneuvabtg ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 21:36:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I don't know, let's find out, but switch it up to black males and jews instead of white males, to see if your opinion of the tactic changes when the target changes. After all, many people feel that is OK to be racist towards white males, but find the same statements and tactics unacceptable against other races or ethnic groups.

"Lol, all black people are just thugs or thugs in hiding, and the reason why american police are militarized is to deal with the gang threat that urban blacks represent.

/s"

Is that racist? Looks racist to me, feels racist to me. I'd (rightfully) get my ass punched into the goddamn ground for saying it to the wrong crowd.

Do you think that writing "/s" at the end of a racist statement completely exonerates the statement as being silly and non-offensive?

Let's just go ahead and godwin it, for fun:

DAE think Hitler was right about the jews? /s

Personally, I think that that's inappropriate, but hey maybe you really do think that "being sarcastic (winky)" makes it OK

spritelyimp ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:49:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for the response but i think you misunderstood my post. It was a serious question. I wasn't trying to be obnoxious.

I get what you're saying but I think a lot of it depends on context. Your first example I totally understand. Sounds like one of those "I'm not racist but..." comments. Your second example, however, actually reads as sarcasm and I wouldn't for a second assume the poster actually thought Hitler was right about the jews. Yeah, it's a bit rude and I hate those kinds of posts but I wouldn't think that person was secretly making a racist comment and hiding behind the /s.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:36:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I get what you're saying but I think a lot of it depends on context.

You're right. A lot of people jump to being defensive when they hear jokes about white people or men, and complain about how it's perceieved as racist for them to make black jokes but not for people to joke about them. They forget that typically, the worst to come of white people jokes (we can't dance for shit, for example) is that our feelings might get hurt. Jokes about black people and other minorities, however, are usually more malicious. I'm sure we've all seen that horrible /r/blackfathers sub linked after someone makes a joke about black men. Black men have high incarceration rates due to factors like racism and the drug war and it's causing a lot of children to grow up without their fathers. How is that supposed to be funny?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jokes about black people and other minorities, however, are usually more malicious. I'm sure we've all seen that horrible /r/blackfathers sub linked after someone makes a joke about black men. Black men have high incarceration rates due to factors like racism and the drug war and it's causing a lot of children to grow up without their fathers. How is that supposed to be funny?

Because on Reddit the most important priorities are imaginary internet points and "MUH FREEDOM OF SPEECH" - real issues like actual racism and bigotry pale in comparison to what Reddit considers grave offenses (being downvoted, being banned from subreddits, etc).

Which is absolutely ridiculous because being "banned" on reddit, even shadow banned, is just not a big deal. It literally takes seconds to make a new account and nothing other than petty internet points is tied to that account name.

Hell even someone like /u/unidan can and probably has made a new account.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:49:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hahaha, you're exactly right because Unidan is back! He came back pretty much immediately after his ban and just got right back to Unidan-ing. Shadowbans are only effective if you're not a very active user who would see no problem with not getting any comments or votes on your posts.

It's astounding how so many users have such bad priorities. There are users who will insist I have it better in life because as a woman, I can get free drinks at bars and I'll always have my pick of men (I don't even know where to start with that one), but these same users will insist they're being discriminated against because it's socially not okay to say "nigger", or because laughing at harmless white people jokes is okay.

Your username is pretty misleading, by the way.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are users who will insist I have it better in life because as a woman, I can get free drinks at bars and I'll always have my pick of men (I don't even know where to start with that one

I never really understood this either - it blows my mind that redditors think constantly being hounded by creepy men for attention is some kind of benefit.

And no, my username is true to my reddit account. I've been on the internet too know that I can't convince people to change their opinions and I can't correct wrong information - I mostly amuse myself by being a jerk to those whom IMO deserve it.

spritelyimp ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:40:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, it's not funny. And neither is that an example of a sarcastic reply.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:45:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree :) I was just throwing that in there.

elneuvabtg ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:59:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your second example, however, actually reads as sarcasm and I wouldn't for a second assume the poster actually thought Hitler was right about the jews

I actually wouldn't, in light of the recent Gaza situation and the fact that reddit and the world has exploded with the whole spectrum of anti-semitism - and I use that term extremely carefully, trying full well to appreciate the term to capture the depth of anger and hatred felt towards that people.

Suffice to say, I've seen a lot of earnest "Jews are animals and should be killed for their crimes against Palestinian" comments/sarcasm on reddit over the past month. I guess you might see that as a joke, but realize that it's not a joke to hate jews and comment about them even on reddit.

XProAssasin21X ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:21:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh my fucking god yes I'm racist against white males, I guess that means I really hate myself.

dotmatrixhero ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:29:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aha! The truth comes out! Take him away, boys.

elneuvabtg ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 21:26:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never said you were a racist or racist against white males. You are acting a bit stupid by putting words in my mouth though. (Notice how I didn't say you were stupid, but rather described your action as stupid? The difference is important- I don't think you're stupid, but I do think that that comment was stupid).

I said your sarcastic generalization was an example of casual racism and sexism as lamented by the person you replied to.

And it was. Go re-read the top of this chain: "You're way more sexist and racist than you think you are".

Sorry bro but "/s" doesn't magically mean you didn't make a sexist or racist comment.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:00:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You need to get a grip. This thought police bullshit, these guilt trips, accusations of racism for making a joke, it's all so incredibly dumb. Let people think and say what they want to. It doesn't hurt you. What hurts you is if people treat you badly on the basis of your race or gender or for any other reason. Not all of us in an ethnic minority want to live in a scrubbed-down, sanitized PC world.

elneuvabtg ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 22:06:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really don't know what to say about your bullshit "thought police, guilt trips, ethnic minority, sanitized, scrubbed-down PC world" bullshit.

I do not know why you put those words into my mouth but I urge you to re-read my posts so you can realize that I literally did not say even one of those phrases. You made them all up, literally every single one of them! Why you created this strange fantasy of a PC-sanitized world that I am apparently a part of, I do not know.

I am not your boogeyman, and I find it kind of pathetic that you had to imagine all of this silliness in order to talk down to me.

This thread was about pointing out incidence of casual racism, not about ending all instances of casual racism. No one brought up any of the silly delusions you rambled on about and accused me of. That's not reality, that didn't happen in this thread.

Good luck with all of your boogeymen, but I simply have no interest in being the star of your overly-sanitized PC fantasy, sorry bro.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:09:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

www.thesaurus.com. You're welcome.

elneuvabtg ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ROFL

Come on now, you did not use a thesaurus. You're only lying to yourself here, which seems to be a reoccurring theme with you.

Here, perhaps you actually don't understand what "strawman", "delusional", and "projection" mean.

www.wikipedia.com

You're welcome.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The joke

your head

elneuvabtg ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, you call that comedy?

Then again, you passed off your delusional rambling as an actual response to me, so I guess in your sad little word, this gets passed off as a joke...

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:09:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I said your sarcastic generalization was an example of casual racism and sexism as lamented by the person you replied to.

Oh jesus fuck not this bullshit.

When people say prejudiced things about women and minorities Reddit gets all up in arms about "MUH FREEDOM OF SPEECH" and something about "Relax it's jus t ajoke blah blah South Park Luis CK" but you even mention the word 'white males' and people act like it's the worst case of racism in the history of humanity.

elneuvabtg ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:48:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Oh jesus fuck not this bullshit.

My words exactly.

Here I am, just one user. But no, to you, I'm "all of reddit."

I'm apparently Louie Fucking CK.

I'm "muh Freedom".

Bullshit indeed, as you spin some bullshit fantasy and cast me as your villain, filling in all the details from your stereotype of reddit. No need to know me, you've already written the whole fucking story.

I am not fucking "reddit". I am not your fucking circlejerk villian so fuck off.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bullshit indeed, as you spin some bullshit fantasy and cast me as your villain, filling in all the details from your stereotype of reddit. No need to know me, you've already written the whole fucking story.

Your comments all over this thread paint the entire picture buddy - stop playing the victim card.

I am not your fucking circlejerk villian so fuck off.

Yes you are.

elneuvabtg ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:05:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your comments all over this thread paint the entire picture buddy - stop playing the victim card.

Don't pretend you actually read shit.

Yes you are.

I know you are but what am I?

So we're playing the Reddit Stereotype GameTM ?

Okay fine, if I'm the evil Circlejerk Villain, then you're the heroic SJW Primadonna (or M'Ladies Trillby topped White Knight!)

Nice to meet you, Missus Vegan!

Am I playing the bullshit stereotype game right?

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:12:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Am I playing the bullshit stereotype game right?

Yes.

elneuvabtg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes

Lol, just saw your name, I get it, novelty account. Nicely done.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:23:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not a novelty account, novelty accounts are dumb and IMO the appearance of them was the beginning of a long downfall of reddit.

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:27:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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elneuvabtg ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lol got it, you're an idiot who replied to a serious thread and is now whining about serious discussion.

Just go back to /r/adviceanimals and circlejerk over 1 line memes and jokes, I bet that's much more your speed bro, it's pretty "chill" over there for sure.

spunkychunkofbutter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for noticing that as a dude. As a girl, that means a lot.

Thompson_S_Sweetback ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:46:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or sometimes it's blatantly obvious.

(cough) (Puffin!)

Ahem.

arsefag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Let me tell you a story about Germaine Greer a known published feminist and what all feminists should be like. You might know it.

She was put in celebrity big brother for quite obvious reasons. John mccririck a chauvinistic eccentric pig whose wife was called booby and he believed women should serve men etc. They put them in there and got the popcorn ready.

As predicted they had a few heated discussions and disagreed with each other but what took over was something else. the other young hip housemates started to take the piss out of him and isolated him. He left. Guess who else left in outrage at the bullying. Germaine Greer made an announcement about the bullying and hating watching it and left.

She might have disagreed with his views but was still willing to stand up for his right to be treated like a human. Classy lady.

Men who hate feminists just need to realise that not all of them are unreasonable man hating trouble stirrers.

mexicanjewbag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i have no idea what you mean by racist undertones

joshuarion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

White, straight male... In total agreement with you.

Usually when this pops up, I think about how pissed off I'd be if I was directed at my sister, mother or aunt, then get (ir)rationally angry.

Lots42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

First World Problems: I never get hateful PMs. And honestly, I'm a liberal, furry, atheist comic book nerd.

glee-clubber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are awesome. Thank you.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should see on TIL, one about black babies being adopted less than white or other babies because they are considered "undesirable" then it turned into a thread about white people being the victims.

jondthompson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:23:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is that different than reddit gold?

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:07:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Racist people on reddit will even go to subreddits created specifically for a certain race so they can have a safe space to discuss things and harass them all just for the hell of it. They cannot stand the fact that they can't be included anywhere and everywhere. The word "troll" is used far too often to excuse peoples shitty behavior.

I've seen it in /r/blackladies and I've also seen it in /r/asiantwox. It's getting worse and it makes me not want to come on Reddit at all.

stubing ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 21:36:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some one is obviously on their period today.

kellylizzz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:01:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh look, we found the sexism

Im_Helping ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

hardly seeing any replies that are against you...

sometimes i think you and others exaggerate the PM's you get just to look like you're bravely standing up to persecution.

edit: stop PM-ing your hateful messages!!! skepticism is not evil!

[deleted] ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 20:55:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm very pleasantly surprised that these two comments got so many upvotes. I like reddit a lot of the time but it can be so ignorant about social issues and it frustrates me so much.

sosern ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:30:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Probably racist sexist people who think the comments are pointing at someone else.

Inabsentiaa ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:38:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think the problem is that you get people who don't type the hateful comments, but they upvote them cause "it's just a joke, it's not meant to be hateful".

Then guess what happens? All the bullshit rises to the top...and also shows people that writing hateful shit earns you internet points.

So the majority of reddit probably isn't actively racist, but they passively support it and the hateful bullshit gets a spotlight on it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, unfortunately I get that feeling too. Like the "we all bleed red" and "REAL men don't hit women" type people. Blame deflectors.

kellylizzz ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 22:03:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And any time you say anything about it people call you a SJW like it is a bad thing.

firestar1215 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:00:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a crazy fringe feminist apparently for wanting better women options in video games. I also frequent tumblr as well, and i'm a white knight. (/s)

I do not consider myself a feminist, (not that I have a problem with those who do) I just call out bull crap where I see it, as a female who plays video games, I tend to see that issue more then others. Also I hate tumblr, can't stand the layout, so i've only ever been when I click a link. Also i'm a straight women so...yeah the white knighting makes no sense.

Apparently wanting people to be nice, and being able to play a girl in more games is just the worst possible thing.

heath__cliff ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:17:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm curious why you don't call yourself a feminist? Given that you've clearly experienced sexism and feminism is about equality, you should know that Team Feminists could use more people like you.

firestar1215 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:11:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eh it's just nothing I really identify with. While I'm against sexism, I feel that there are a lot of other views that some have that don't really line up with mine. I don't really put myself in a group, I just get upset at any short of behavior I find sexist or just plain up jackassery. It's just on reddit, it tends to be a little one sided :/

heath__cliff ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:18:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hear you. I find that a lot of people on Reddit seem to think that Feminism is a bad word and in my opinion, it's a damned shame.

firestar1215 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yeah it's all rather silly

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:09:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know, it's fucking awful. They treat saying stuff like "check your privilege" like it's the stupidest thing they've ever heard but they reeeeaally need to.

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:14:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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shhhhquiet ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:32:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If someone's opinion on the problems a marginalized population faces is ill-informed because it's coming from a place of privilege, other people do have the right to inform them of that. Their opinions about the issues other populations face simply do not have the same weight if they aren't willing to first take the time to really consider where that population is coming from, and if it's clear they haven't done so, then they do need to check their privilege.

For example, if a man informs a woman that street harassment isn't such a big deal, it's entirely appropriate to remind him that he doesn't really understand street harassment because he hasn't experienced it from the inside. If a white person complains that affirmative action discriminates against them, it's appropriate to remind them to consider all the advantages they've had that the minorities who are benefiting from affirmative action have not had. That's not to say that their opinion is 'not valid,' but it is less informed.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:02:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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shhhhquiet ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's an argument not to use it 'wrong.' Not an argument never to use it at all. A useful phrase doesn't suddenly become taboo because some people in some very limited circles use it wrong. You don't like the phrase? Fine. Say so, and say why. But saying 'don't ever say it' sounds like you're trying to do exactly what you claim others are when they use the phrase.

Schrecklich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Generally when the majority of people who use a phrase use it in a way that's extremely distasteful, it's smart to abandon it. If you use it and then complain about people associating you with the unfavorable group, you dug your own grave.

shhhhquiet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I don't agree that it's a majority or that it's 'extremely' distasteful to all that many people. In fact, a white male complaining that his opinion isn't being given enough weight in a conversation about minority issues, or that participants sometimes use a phrase that upsets him, is a perfect example of a situation where a privilege check is in order. A non-minority voice is accepted and listened to by default. That's not true of everyone. When you're asked to pipe down and let the people who are actually affected by the issues talk, you should do it, and willingly, without getting into a huff about 'equality.' If you find that difficult, it might be useful for you to spend some time thinking about all the situations where your voice is welcomed, and your opinions and perspectives valued as the default.

Schrecklich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:17:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is the condescending nature of the phrase in action. Equality being skewed in some areas does not mean "well then we should skew it in others, that'll show those darn white males!" You should strive for equality by treating everyone equally, not by excluding others and treating the journey for equality like a secret club. Also,

getting into a huff about 'equality.'

It's kind of ridiculous how you're downplaying how necessary equality is in society. That's scary to me.

shhhhquiet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Equality being skewed in some areas does not mean "well then we should skew it in others, that'll show those darn white males!"

That's not what's happening here. You're demanding that your opinion on the issues that affect minorities be given equal weight to those of the people who the issues actually affect. That's an arrogant position. It's not about 'punishing' anyone: conversations about minority issues are just not about you.

Schrecklich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm demanding my opinions on issues be judged by their content and not by if I'm white or not. That's arrogant? You'd think that judging someone by their person and not by their color would be something you don't have to explain to someone striving for equality.

shhhhquiet ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:16:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I'm demanding my opinions on issues be judged by their content and not by if I'm white or not. That's arrogant?

When the subject is the minority experience? Yes, it is. Very. You want your opinion on minority issues to have the same weight as those of the minorities themselves. This is essentially what the phrase 'check your privilege' was invented for. If you haven't lived their experience you don't really understand it, and you need to learn to acknowledge that and listen to what they think about their lives rather than telling them what you think they should think.

You'd think that judging someone by their person and not by their color would be something you don't have to explain to someone striving for equality.

You don't seem to be listening at all here. If you're not a minority, you are less well equipped to discuss minority issues than minorities are. That should be self evident. When someone tells you to 'check your privilege' in a situation like that, they're not saying 'it's your turn for your opinion not to matter!' they're saying 'consider how your life experiences may be informing your reactions right now, compared with how a minority's life experience might inform theirs.' If someone is talking about how to raise their child, or what car to buy, or whether to move out of state, and you start informing them what decisions they should make as if your opinion mattered as much as theirs, do you think they'd appreciate that? It's the same thing: fundamentally, these are not your issues, and you're not entitled to dominate the conversation, and you're not entitled to tell people their lived experience is wrong. If you start to do those things, somebody might ask you to step back. That's all.

Schrecklich ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:49:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Alright, I've heard basically all I needed to hear. Thank you for enlightening me towards the thought process of exclusionary faux-social justice warriors. I was wondering how someone could be so ignorant as to claim that wanting to be judged by your character and not your skin color was problematic somehow, but you've shown me. Nobody's asking to dominate the conversation. Nobody's telling anybody what to do. All I'm saying is that everyone has a right to speak on this issues, and judging someone's opinion by their race is racist. If you believe that someone's opinion is less valid because of their race, you are racist. If you look at someone's race first when deciding what to make of their opinion, you are racist. So if someone wants to state an opinion on a topic involving race, and your instinct is to tell them to step back because of their race, you are racist. I am listening to everything you're saying and that's the only conclusion I can reasonably come to. I'm not telling anyone their lived experiences are wrong. I'm just saying everyone has the right to speak without being persecuted for it. But somehow you've got it in your head that I want to tell people what to do and erase people's lived experiences by wanting to contribute to a conversation about an issue that I'm thoroughly invested in.

shhhhquiet ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:13:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All I'm saying is that everyone has a right to speak on this issues, and judging someone's opinion by their race is racist.

And all I'm saying is that no, it's not. If you're not a minority, your opinion on the issues facing minorities is not likely to be as well informed, and sometime the best thing you can do is shut up and listen.

But somehow you've got it in your head that I want to tell people what to do and erase people's lived experiences by wanting to contribute to a conversation about an issue that I'm thoroughly invested in.

No, somehow you have got it in your head that I'm racist-against-white-people "Social Justice Warrior" because I'm telling you that a white person's opinion on an issue that faces minorities is not as well informed as a minority's.

If the conversation is about minority issues, and you're not a minority, then the conversation is not about you.

Schrecklich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:18:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A conversation does not need to be "about me" for me to contribute to it. This is my problem with your argument. If this happens:

Black person: This thing that happened is a problem for people of color because of some reasons.

White person: I agree, that was also a problem for black people because of some other reasons. And this thing that happened is also a problem for black people.

Is the white person making the issue ABOUT THEM as you claim? If nobody's taking focus away from the issue at hand and they're just contributing to the conversation, what's there to be mad about other than the SOLE FACT THAT THEY ARE WHITE? You are racist.

shhhhquiet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:23:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If nobody's taking focus away from the issue at hand and they're just contributing to the conversation, what's there to be mad about other than the SOLE FACT THAT THEY ARE WHITE? You are racist.

You're putting words in my mouth. As I've said before, the phrase can be used badly (although it's impossible from the vague example you've given here to discern whether or not it was used badly there.) But it can also be used appropriately, and the fact that some white people overreact when they hear it is irrelevant.

Schrecklich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:29:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But what you were saying was that it isn't racist to tell a white person that they don't belong in a conversation about racism because they're white. Whether or not the phrase "check your privilege" even appears is completely irrelevant to that. You're saying that skin color takes priority over the content of the argument, and to me that's ridiculous. If a person of color said to you right now, "Everything you've said here is stupid. Stop trying to fight our battles and shut up", would you just fold and say "Well, I guess I have to change my viewpoint now"? These are the questions I want answers to. Don't change the subject on me.

shhhhquiet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:30:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

What I'm saying is 'sometimes when white people talk about racism they do it in a way that demonstrates the ignorance that comes from not actually having experienced it, and never having examined the privilege they derive from their race.' What you're hearing - or at least, what you're responding to, is 'white people are never allowed to talk about racism.' That's not what I said, and it's not true, but their opinion is sometimes less useful on some topics related to racism because they're coming from a place of privilege and inexperience.

These are the questions I want answers to. Don't change the subject on me.

I'm genuinely curious: are you making a point here? Are you deliberately being arrogant in phrasing these questions as demands? Or are you not even aware of how you sound right now?

Schrecklich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:41:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What I'm saying is 'sometimes when white people talk about racism they do it in a way that demonstrates the ignorance that comes from not actually having experienced it, and never having examined the privilege they derive from their race.'

Except you, who seems to be perfectly capable of speaking on the behalf of all people of color, right? All I'm saying is stop judging people before you hear what they have to say. That's all I ask of you. Before you break out the Privilege Checker 5000 and scan everyone who wishes to enter a conversation for the deadly contagion known as privilege, listen to their words.

I'm genuinely curious: are you making a point here? Are you deliberately being arrogant in phrasing these questions as demands? Or are you not even aware of how you sound right now?

I could ask you the same question in your phrasing of this statement, honestly. I asked you not to change the subject because you dodged the entire point of my last comment, I'm sorry if that upset you I guess? And you still didn't answer the questions so I'm assuming you're going to continue being dodgy and condescending in lieu of answering my questions.

shhhhquiet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:50:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Except you, who seems to be perfectly capable of speaking on the behalf of all people of color, right? All I'm saying is stop judging people before you hear what they have to say. That's all I ask of you. Before you break out the Privilege Checker 5000 and scan everyone who wishes to enter a conversation for the deadly contagion known as privilege, listen to their words.

You seem to be trying to make blanket statements here, as if you think that you'll 'win' if you can prove that it would sometimes be inappropriate to exclude someone from a conversation based on their race, when I'm only arguing that is is sometimes appropriate to tell someone that their opinion isn't well informed and they need to examine their privilege. You said "don't ever say 'check your privilege;'" my argument is and has been that it's sometimes called for. You're moving the goalposts now by telling me to 'stop judging' white people before I hear what they have to say when we haven't established that I do that to begin with.

I could ask you the same question in your phrasing of this statement, honestly. I asked you not to change the subject because you dodged the entire point of my last comment, I'm sorry if that upset you I guess? And you still didn't answer the questions so I'm assuming you're going to continue being dodgy and condescending in lieu of answering my questions.

No, you changed the subject and demanded it not be changed again. Your premise is faulty, so there's no point in responding to your hypothetical: I'm talking about situational context and you're talking in absolutes. Aren't you 'dodging' my comments by ignoring my repeated statements that I'm not claiming white people are never welcome in conversations about race and continuing to argue against that claim even though I haven't made it?

Schrecklich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:01:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You seem to be trying to make blanket statements here, as if you think that you'll 'win' if you can prove that it would sometimes be inappropriate to exclude someone from a conversation based on their race, when I'm only arguing that is is sometimes appropriate to tell someone that their opinion isn't well informed and they need to examine their privilege.

It's really shocking how adamant you are in not wanting to say that you shouldn't judge someone by their race. All I'm trying to say is look at someone's words before you judge them and go for the privilege check, and you're giving me dodgy answers. Do you or do you not believe that the content of someone's argument is more important than the race of the person who's making the argument? If you believe the content is more important, then you should understand that the exclusionary attitude you're taking by saying that white people who join a conversation about racism are "making it about them" or need to "check their privilege" is ridiculous.

there's no point in responding to your hypothetical

Because if you responded to it, the answer you'd have to give to be consistent with everything else you've said would have to be "Yes, I'd check my privilege and take what I've said back". Privilege does not affect your ability to educate yourself on these topics. But for the sake of wrapping up this argument, let's meet halfway.

In a hypothetical situation where three people of color were saying, "I got discriminated against today and boy did it suck", and a white person flopped into the middle of them and said "Yeah well I think I'm more oppressed than you because my day also sucked", then saying "You should check your privilege" is fine, albeit an ineffective and dismissive way to put it. As long as you just listen to what everyone in a discussion has to say, and look at the content first and the race after everything else, then I don't have a problem.

shhhhquiet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:07:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

It's really shocking how adamant you are in not wanting to say that you shouldn't judge someone by their race. All I'm trying to say is look at someone's words before you judge them and go for the privilege check, and you're giving me dodgy answers. Do you or do you not believe that the content of someone's argument is more important than the race of the person who's making the argument? If you believe the content is more important, then you should understand that the exclusionary attitude you're taking by saying that white people who join a conversation about racism are "making it about them" or need to "check their privilege" is ridiculous.

Re-read this post and tell me where I say that I don't 'look at someone's words before I judge them and go for the privilege check.' Remember what I took issue with in your post: your telling someone else 'don't ever say check your privilege.' Are you now acknowledging that it's appropriate in some circumstances?

In a hypothetical situation where three people of color were saying, "I got discriminated against today and boy did it suck", and a white person flopped into the middle of them and said "Yeah well I think I'm more oppressed than you because my day also sucked", then saying "You should check your privilege" is fine, albeit an ineffective and dismissive way to put it.

It's only ineffective if the white guy doesn't listen, and if he doesn't that's on him. As for dismissive, a commment like that deserves to be dismissed. It deserves to be mocked. How could you expect the feelings of the white guy who thinks he's the real oppressed class to be the important concern in that conversation?

Schrecklich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:18:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you want to be condescending and rude instead of educating someone and helping them understand a topic, feel free to tell them to check their privilege. It's something you can say if you don't want to actually explain the topic to somebody but still wanna act uppity about it. Is it "appropriate"? Yeah, I guess it's appropriate the way not tipping a pizza man or closing an elevator door on somebody is appropriate. Is there anything morally wrong about it that makes you a horrible person? Not really. Is it understandable sometimes? Sort of. Does it make you an asshole? Yeah. So depending on your meaning of appropriate, it might be appropriate or it might not be.

shhhhquiet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:22:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

If you want to be condescending and rude instead of educating someone and helping them understand a topic, feel free to tell them to check their privilege.

That's what we call tone policing. Why are the minorities more responsible for the white person's feelings than the white person is for the minorities'? In your latest example, the white person was being an ass. Why is it the other people in the conversations' job to patiently explain to him why he's wrong? Why is it his feelings that are most important in that conversation?

Does it make you an asshole? Yeah.

Always? Absolutely always? Just making sure I know where the latest set of goalposts are located. Are you saying that it's impossible for a white person to participate in a conversation about race in a way that is rude, ignorant or inflammatory enough for a short or dismissive answer to be appropriate?

Schrecklich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:26:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In a perfect world everyone would be equally responsible. But it isn't a perfect world, and unfortunately fighting fire with fire has proven quite often that if you apply fire to another fire the fire grows larger and not smaller. So if you're striving for equality, don't be rude or dismissive and people will be less likely to return that attitude. So if you encounter an ignorant white person who says something racist out of ignorance and not hate, it'd be infinitely more beneficial to say "Hey, that's wrong. Here's why that's wrong. Don't do that again." than to say "Check your privilege, you privileged white person! Your privilege is showing and it's making it really hard to take your white argument seriously!" But if you want to be condescending to the dissenters instead of informative and intentionally slow down progress for the sake of being snippy and petty, so be it. I can't control that.

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Always? Absolutely always? Just making sure I know where the latest set of goalposts are located.

Saying "check your privilege" is a rude and condescending thing to do. It's something to say when you have a problem with a dissenting opinion from a "privileged" group but either cannot or do not want to explain why you have a problem with the opinion. When you say this and things equivalent to it instead of actually responding with an argument, you are being an asshole and hurting your cause. Always.

shhhhquiet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:29:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

intentionally slow down progress for the sake of being snippy and petty,

Tone policing again. I can turn this around on you, you know. You, in this conversation, have 'hurt your cause.' The next time somebody takes issue with the phrase 'check your privilege' I'm going to assume they, like the poor beleaguered white person in your latest hypothetical, must just think white people are more oppressed because they have problems, too.

Saying "check your privilege" is a rude and condescending thing to do. It's something to say when you have a problem with a dissenting opinion from a "privileged" group but either cannot or do not want to explain why you have a problem with the opinion. When you say this and things equivalent to it instead of actually responding with an argument, you are being an asshole and hurting your cause. Always.

If that member of a privileged group is derailing a conversation, why should that be enabled? Why does the entire conversation need to grind to a halt while everyone educates someone who can't be bothered to educate themselves?

Schrecklich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:41:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

You're saying I'm "tone policing", but that's kind of a bullshit term. Do you think that people being marginalized excuses being an asshole? I am not policing anything. You can choose to use terms that condescend and belittle people. I cannot stop you. But if you do, you are an asshole. That's pretty simple stuff, you don't get a free pass for it.

If that member of a privileged group is derailing a conversation, why should that be enabled? Why does the entire conversation need to grind to a halt while everyone educates someone who can't be bothered to educate themselves?

In an online forum, which is where I'm assuming the vast majority of these conversations take place, they can be ignored. Easily ignored. It's simple, you just don't respond to them if you don't wanna educate them and you don't wanna stop the conversation for it. If it's in real life, and someone wants to join a conversation about this and they're too privileged for you to handle or whatever, and you don't want to educate them or debate them, then you shouldn't feel the need to let them know they're wrong. If you can't prove it to them, don't argue with them. Do not argue what you can't prove. Do not dismiss someone with a buzzword instead of telling them why you disagree with them. And if this is a legitimate case of someone you don't want in the conversation invading the conversation and flat out refusing to change their view, then just tell them plain and simple to leave, because they're being a dick.

shhhhquiet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:55:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

You're saying I'm "tone policing", but that's kind of a bullshit term. Do you think that people being marginalized excuses being an asshole?

No, I just don't think that the behavior you're complaining about is asshole behavior. Sometimes when you fuck up socially you suffer pushback. That's true of every social situation and every social relationship. If you say something rude to someone else, even unknowingly or unintentionally, sometimes people are going to react as if you've said something rude, and that might make you feel bad. We all suffer social awkwardness from time to time and we are supposed to be able to learn from those experiences. That extends even to race. If you put your foot in your mouth in a conversation about race, sometimes you're going to be made to feel foolish because of it. You can either learn from that, or you can whine about how the people who told you to check your privilege were 'racist against white people.' That's on you and not on anyone else. Why should minorities behave differently in conversations about race than people do in any other social interaction? Why should they be held to a special, higher standard when addressing people from privileged classes?

In an online forum, which is where I'm assuming the vast majority of these conversations take place, they can be ignored. Easily ignored. It's simple, you just don't respond to them if you don't wanna educate them and you don't wanna stop the conversation for it.

But then they'll never know what they're doing wrong and won't have an opportunity to learn to do better next time.

If it's in real life, and someone wants to join a conversation about this and they're too privileged for you to handle or whatever, and you don't want to educate them or debate them, then you shouldn't feel the need to let them know they're wrong. If you can't prove it to them, don't argue with them.

This doesn't make any sense. Why? Particularly in person, where the tone of your voice is a factor and the expression can easily be used in a non-confrontational way. Why is this phrase so verboten? If someone is genuinely uninformed enough about the issue of privilege to make a comment that those around them feel necessitates a privilege check, surely they won't take as much offense to it as you apparently do?

And if this is a legitimate case of someone you don't want in the conversation invading the conversation and flat out refusing to leave, then just tell them plain and simple to leave, because they're being a dick.

Even when someone is clearly being a dick the phrase is banned. Banned, I say! How did this become such a cardinal sin, worse than any cloddish, narrow minded, arrogant thing that might prompt someone to say it? It's absurd.

Schrecklich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:03:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, I just don't think that the behavior you're complaining about is asshole behavior. Sometimes when you fuck up socially you suffer pushback. That's true of every social situation and every social relationship. If you say something rude to someone else, even unknowingly or unintentionally, sometimes people are going to react as if you've said something rude, and that might make you feel bad. We all suffer social awkwardness from time to time and we are supposed to be able to learn from those experiences. That extends even to race. If you put your foot in your mouth in a conversation about race, sometimes you're going to be made to feel foolish because of it. You can either learn from that, or you can whine about how the people who told you to check your privilege were 'racist against white people.' That's on you and not on anyone else. Why should minorities behave differently in conversations about race than people do in any other social interaction? Why should they be held to a special, higher standard when addressing people from privileged classes?

If your argument can't be conveyed politely, reasonably, and factually, you do not have an argument. If you need to be rude, if you need to insult people, if you need to be an asshole for your argument to work, your "argument" does not work.

But then they'll never know what they're doing wrong and won't have an opportunity to learn to do better next time.

And the term "check your privilege", which has lost nearly all of its meaning due to how often it's parroted, which is constantly mocked and is used more ironically than in earnest, and has been established to make you seem dismissive and rude... Will help them learn and do better next time? That is false.

This doesn't make any sense. Why? Particularly in person, where tone is a factor and the expression can easily be used in a non-confrontational way. Why is this phrase so verboten? If someone is genuinely uninformed about the issue of privilege, surely they won't take as much offense to it as you apparently do?

"...And that's what my thoughts on X are." "Check your privilege." "What?" "You're wrong. Check your privilege. I don't want to educate you and I don't want to grind the conversation to a halt, so just check your privilege then get back to me later."

This is what I've gathered the conversation would go like based on the information you've presented to me. If you're genuinely trying to inform someone (which you said last post that you didn't want to do.... Hmm...) then saying "Check your privilege" is one of the worst ways to do it.

Even when someone is clearly being a dick the phrase is banned. Banned, I say!

Like I said, fight fire with fire if you want. But if you continue to do this and then wonder, "Gee, why aren't all these cishet white people agreeing with me?", well...

shhhhquiet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:19:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If your argument can't be conveyed politely, reasonably, and factually, you do not have an argument. If you need to be rude, if you need to insult people, if you need to be an asshole for your argument to work, your "argument" does not work.

Who said it 'can't?' I'm saying that a) I reject the notion that the phrase 'check your privilege' is the height of rudeness, and b) people should not necessarily expect pleasant, patient explanations when they've done something rude, even unintentionally. The negative response we get when we do something rude is part of how we learn not do be rude. That is true of everything, but for some reason when it comes to privileged classes making clueless comments about race the rules are different? I don't think so.

And the term "check your privilege", which has lost nearly all of its meaning due to how often it's parroted, which is constantly mocked and is used more ironically than in earnest, and has been established to make you seem dismissive and rude... Will help them learn and do better next time? That is false.

No, it's not. It's not the term's fault, or the movement's fault, that arrogant dicks from TiA and the like make fun of the expression. Being told what you're doing wrong is better than not being told what you're doing wrong.

"...And that's what my thoughts on X are." "Check your privilege." "What?" "You're wrong. Check your privilege. I don't want to educate you and I don't want to grind the conversation to a halt, so just check your privilege then get back to me later." This is what I've gathered the conversation would go like based on the information you've presented to me. If you're genuinely trying to inform someone (which you said last post that you didn't want to do.... Hmm...) then saying "Check your privilege" is one of the worst ways to do it.

Nope. Maybe the term will need explaining, maybe people will take the time, maybe they'll tell them to Google it. But you, right now, are assuming that everyone react to the expression in the same way that people who like to whine about 'SJWs" on the internet do, and that's a flawed assumption. Someone who makes the kind of clueless comment that the white kid in your last hypothetical did either isn't familiar enough with the concept of privilege to be as offended by it as you are, or is familiar and is being an ass anyway (in which case, as I've said, pushback from his peers might be the best way for him to learn not to do that anymore.)

Like I said, fight fire with fire if you want. But if you continue to do this and then wonder, "Gee, why aren't all these cishet white people agreeing with me?", well...

Nobody needs allies who are only allies if any and all cluelessness, rudeness and self-absorption is met with unending patience and acceptance.

boathouse2112 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In theory, "check your privilege" is supposed to help people understand that their view is changed by their position in life, but it's used more often than not to shut people out of discussions.

[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 23:47:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice tone argument. If you think asking people with privilege to step back and reflect on how what they are saying/doing in a specific scenario is problematic is somehow more harmful than letting it continue to cater to their ~feelings~ then WOW.

I'm white, but if someone of colour told me to check my privilege, I can tell you right now I would not feel "condescended" in any way, shape or form. Being "offended" by being asked to acknowledge your societal advantages derails progress.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:06:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Everyone may BE equal, but not everyone is TREATED equally. You must realise that.

And you must realise that there is a difference between existing in a privileged position and living in a disadvantaged position, and how both of these things exist in relation to having one's feelings hurt. You need to understand the power dynamics at play in the world, and how "catering to the feelings" of a privileged person who is throwing their weight around in a racially/sexually/etc-charged situation is waaaay more harmful than catering to those of someone who hardly ever has their voice heard.

You can't dismiss my use of the word "problematic" just because you view it as a buzzword. If you need me to elaborate on what I mean by "problematic", I'm using it to describe gestures (made BY the privileged) that bolster the oppressive systems that exist in modern society.

A person of colour's feelings are not more important than yours in the broad sense, but concerning racism, their's ARE because people of colour experience it on a level you will NEVER understand. And you passively benefit from it. Being reminded that you do is not the same as being racist towards a person of colour. To believe that these acts are comparable is horribly racist and short-sighted in itself.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:31:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not talking about poverty or mental illness--I've suffered from both myself and I'm not belittling your experiences. I'm talking about acknowledging whatever privilege one has that is relevant to a specific situation. One's privilege in a certain context doesn't erase one's disadvantages in others; you're right. However, it's also true that these also do not cancel out.

For instance, you can't accidentally say something racist, have a person of colour call you out on it, and say "I GREW UP POOR AND HAVE SCHIZOPHRENIA SO YOU'RE WRONG TO TELL ME TO CHECK MY PRIVILEGE". You know what it is like to be poor. You know what it is like to have schizophrenia. You are qualified to speak on those issues. You are not qualified to speak on the issue of racism to the same degree a PoC is. It really is that simple.

Reminding people who don't have experience in certain situations of oppression to understand that they are lacking in the field of expertise to accurately assess said situations is not the human rights issue you seem to be making it out to be.

Schrecklich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then you're going right back to confirming what I said in the first post. You're locking people out of discussions based on "privilege". If racism is a white on black issue, then the white people need to have a hand in the discussion as well. They need to admit what they're doing wrong and they need to address that to fix that, but they also can't blindly say "yup yup yup" and let someone define what racism is and isn't and what it affects just because someone is black. And people of color need to work with whites and vice versa, in equal, to amend the problem. Everyone has the right to speak on an issue. Should we just ignore any problem in foreign countries because "Hey, I'm not from Gaza. I'm not from Israel. Who cares?" Racism is the issue of every race. Every race is involved in it. No race is on the side of the angels, and though I'd argue that in the first world the white race has caused the most problems, locking them out of the discussion is incredibly backwards and does nothing but slow progress.

In short, the average white person may not be as qualified to speak on racism as the average black person. But not EVERY white person is less qualified to speak on it as EVERY black person. And not every black person has a good opinion on racism that we have to listen to and abide by. You need to accept that privilege =/= wrong and lack of privilege =/= right. Listen to the contents of their argument first and foremost.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:48:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

White people can have a hand in discussions about racism, but they must listen before they speak. They cannot be the moderators of such conversations.

"Check your privilege" is hardly ever used to 100% shut privileged people out of discussions concerning oppression, but when it is used that way, it is to create a safe space. A place where people experiencing a form of oppression can discuss said oppression without having to deal with derailing, victim blaming, etc.

I know that as a woman, and as a queer person, there need to be spaces where feminism and LGBTQ+ rights can be discussed solely between those affected by sexism and homophobia respectfully.

There are discussions that can involve the privileged, and there are discussions that are off-limits to the privileged. This restriction is not oppressive.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:51:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:57:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Comparing the safe spaces of disadvantaged folk who SELDOM hear their own voices heard (much less validated) in mainstream society to the "echo chambers", as you call them, of racists/sexists/homophobes justifying their own toxic comfirmation bias is pretty outrageous.

Safe spaces are not about education. When you're going through something difficult in life, such as a form of oppression, you are going to want to be able to have a private space to vent and seek support from those in the same situation without outsiders butting in. It's a right to privacy. It's necessary.

Schrecklich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being told your own opinions over and over and over again is not necessary. You already believe your own opinions, you don't need to have them drilled into your skull so far that you'll defend them to the death even in light of anything that might suggest they're not the best opinions to hold. A safe space is fine when it's simply venting and supporting, but it's very rarely only venting and supporting. It's shocking how fast a "safe space" can turn into a witch hunt or a platform for hate speech. Spend time in safe spaces when you need to vent or you need support, but it seems you've been using them for information instead and have gotten the idea in your head that locking people out of discussions in productive and progressive and necessary.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go back to tumblr.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:58:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Case in point.

Tysonzero ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's largely because most of the SJW's reddit posts about (such as on /r/fatlogic and /r/tumblrinaction) are absolutely nuts, (e.g #killallmen)

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:05:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also stupid.

I admit it.

[deleted] ยท 597 points ยท Posted at 19:11:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 352 points ยท Posted at 19:56:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That "What do you envy most about the opposite sex?" question from yesterday was pretty fuckin' rough to read at times.

[deleted] ยท 323 points ยท Posted at 20:35:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I ignore any askreddit threads to do with gender/sex in any way.

[deleted] ยท 113 points ยท Posted at 20:36:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I had your willpower.

[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:56:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No matter how much filtering I do, I invariably end up clicking "comments" on threads like those, with naive hope.

I've completely given up on /r/adviceanimals though, that place is a cesspool.

deagleDeagle360 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:18:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do it now too, used to check them and took time answering to sexist comments but decided it's time to show some will

911isaconspiracy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:41:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just read the comments and then downvote the post. You get what you want and you also help prevent future posts.

TaintRash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They always suck balls dude, they aren't really hard to avoid.

mb9023 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're posted like every week too

EvilSock ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:16:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is the best thing to do. Those threads never end well.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:45:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cause 99 percent of them piss me off

heath__cliff ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:20:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit. Me too. Those threads breed gender stereotyping.

dulcedemeche ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:24:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you use RES? It has a "block posts by keyword" feature. I used it to block posts with the word "feminism"/"feminist" in the title and my Reddit frontpage experience has improved vastly.

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:26:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't do that unfortunately, subbed to thebluepill so I would miss out on quality content.

dulcedemeche ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:59:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just looked and you can make exceptions for certain subreddits :D

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:47:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really? Awesome! Thanks for the tip - and happy cake day!

dulcedemeche ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:46:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey, I didn't even know it was my cake day, thanks!

ibbolia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So...unsub AskReddit?

Brainkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

gender/sex

So 70% of the posts? Keep in mind the other 29% is "If your username was ___ what would _____ be?

fancycephalopod ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 02:22:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit's view of women is almost identical to that of my sexually frustrated 19-year-old brother who's never had a girlfriend. Pretty sad, really.

Stackmaster2000 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:39:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a sexually frustrated 19 year old who's had 2 girlfriends. The second of which somehow swung me from the deepest pits of MRA bullshit into championing women's rights wherever I can. Sometimes all it takes is one person to show that you prejudiced, narrow minded views are complete shit.

weekendofsound ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 03:04:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If he ever finds out about /r/TheRedPill , please punch him in the dick.

fancycephalopod ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:55:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Trust me, I plan to. Ironically, he disdains Reddit as a whole, save the programming subreddits, so I doubt there's much to worry about.

AskMeAboutMyFish ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:30:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On a similar note, I always feel a bit alienated by questions like "men/women of reddit, what so you find sexiest about the opposite gender" because I'm gay. I know it sounds silly and I probably sound like a tumblr social justice warrior for being bothered by it but sometimes I can't help it.

Gabriellasalmonella ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:55:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Having not seen it, what was so bad about it?

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:58:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It wasn't completely terrible. There were just a few threads that turned in to "Who has it easier? Men or Women?" arguments.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:19:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Obviously trunk people have it way worse. I'm not even open to discussion on this issue.

newusername01142014 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:24:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does anyone have a link?

SkyKitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It might be this one "Why do you envy the opposite sex?"

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:58:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, that was pretty eye-opening.

vuhleeitee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:33:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit, glad I missed that...

Aucassin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Link please? I'm stuck on mobile. =\

violetxrain ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:56:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No kidding. I got down-voted for saying that I don't enjoy drinking cum.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:59:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's most of sexism in every aspect of the world, though. We still do live in a male-dominated culture.

Caldris ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:44:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It depends on the subreddit. In the default subs? Most definitely. In the non-default subs where there are mostly women users? Eh....You'll find a lot of sweeping generalizations and low opinion of men in general in those subreddits. They view men like an alien species (like vice versa in the default subs) and it's pretty surprising that many are so utterly shocked that men have emotions/feelings other than rage.

DeeMI5I0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:52:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anything that's misogynistic is also misandrist in a parallel way.

EX: 'Boys will be boys.'

Misogynistic: Boys are allowed to do whatever, but you have to sit there and be prim and proper all the time.

Misandrist: Boys simply don't have the mental capacity to control their actions or take responsibility.

FluffyPillowstone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:45:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe not anything, but I get what you're saying.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:56:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eh, I don't think that is true.

"A woman's place is at home, cleaning her man's house and cooking her man's meals."

Where's the misandry there?

DeeMI5I0 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:37:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, you're right, maybe not everything but a lot of things.

And maybe it's the insinuation that men are hopeless near anything domestic?

> Man cooking

"Are you sure you don't want to let [female] do it?"

> Man babysitting in public

"Must be a pedophile. That's more likely than them being capable of taking care of kids."

> Man living alone

"How can you live without a woman there to do all the cooking and cleaning you obviously are incapable of doing?"

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:44:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think those are very realistic implications of that statement. What you're doing is called "spin".

Bloodysneeze ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 21:52:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because this place is mostly male. If the opposite were true I'm sure it would flow in the other direction.

[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 00:05:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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FluffyPillowstone ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 06:54:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

IMO given the history of sexism against women, I doubt they would be as likely to be misandric as men are to be misogynistic.

Bloodysneeze ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:39:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Women don't have the memories of their ancestors embedded in them. They don't know any more about oppression that didn't happen to them than anyone else of any gender. They are human too and subject to the same prejudices.

FluffyPillowstone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every person is a product of their history. Many know the experiences of their ancestors, which is enough to change their attitudes toward life.

[deleted] ยท -29 points ยท Posted at 21:19:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 21:41:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As much as there is in reverse though? I agree there's misandry here too, but there's still so much fucking misogyny on reddit that I have a really hard time believing you've seen otherwise, unless you avoid all the defaults and stick to r/tumblr

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:55:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:05:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Again, I don't think that's true. I see 'guys' and 'girls' plugged into that sentence about equally. But mainly, I'm talking about shit like this:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2dj1vz/what_did_you_realize_too_late/cjpxrgm

I'm a guy, but I've noticed that lot of guys on reddit have a certain sense of entitlement to females that isn't reciprocated in any sense by feminists.

NoodleSponge ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:49:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dunno... I mostly see hate for sexist men in particular. I haven't noticed as much hate/generalization for men as a whole as there is for women as a whole. I mean I know there is some, but it doesn't seem anywhere near as common as the reverse, especially on the default subreddits.

[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 21:51:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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NoodleSponge ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:55:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll keep an eye out, but if demographics are anything to go by it seems highly unlikely that there could be an equal amount of sexism against men as there is against women. There just aren't enough women on this site for that to even be possible. I mean I definitely see plenty of generalizations about men, I'm not denying that at all, but on the default subreddits at least generalizations about women are much more common as far as I can tell.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:00:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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NoodleSponge ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:07:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey I know it happens to dudes too, I'm not disagreeing with you there. I'm just saying that as far as I can tell it doesn't happen as often for men as it does for women, and the backlash comments are a result of that. Like I said though I will keep and eye out from now on.

[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 22:10:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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NoodleSponge ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wholeheartedly disagree that the anti-male sentiment is stronger than the anti-female sentiment on reddit. I just don't see how anyone could come to that conclusion with the amount of sexism against women that exists on this site, but I do have to say that perhaps the reason a lot of the generalizations about men seem to be tolerated is because it's often men themselves who are making the generalizations, which I'm sure must be very frustrating if you're a guy.

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:31:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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NoodleSponge ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:37:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think perhaps you have a little bit of the confirmation bias going on that you're accusing me of. Like I said I think the reason a lot of the generalizations about men are accepted is because it's often men who are making them. In my experience if it's obvious that the person saying something negative about men is a woman they get a lot of hate for it. Once again I'm mostly talking about the default subreddits here, because there are niche subreddits for just about every hate group possible. In the default subreddits (especially askreddit and adviceanimals) sexism against women is absolutely much more prevalent. It's just a fact.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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NoodleSponge ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:03:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do get what you're saying and as I've said already I think one of the reasons the generalizations about men are accepted are because it's often other men who are making them. I don't think I've ever seen a woman receive support for making disparaging comments about men on a default subreddit. I know you're probably not going to like this, but sometimes the "what about teh menz" thing is valid, because it's a common occurrence (not just on reddit, but in life in general) for some guys to try to derail discussion about women's issues by making it about them. I honestly haven't seen women being supported when they interject into mens issues the same ways, but sometimes this does happen when you're part of the privileged group (I'm not saying it's right). I'm not trying to say that sexism against men doesn't happen on reddit, but I honestly think you'd have to be very biased to not see that women obviously experience more sexism on this site than men do. The sexism against men may be more subtle and accepted in some cases, but the sexism against women is blatant and pervasive.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:46:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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NoodleSponge ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:28:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I am not ok with sexism against men at all. I never made a single statement saying anything about all men. I'm simply saying that one of the reasons I think that the generalizations about men are accepted is because it's men themselves who are making them. I have made that point several times now and you refuse to acknowledge it. As I have also said several times I know that sexism against men exists on this website, but you'd have to be completely biased to think that it's anywhere near as pervasive as the sexism against women. Making sexist generalizations and remarks about women is a huge part of reddit culture, and if you can't see that you are extremely biased.

Edit to prove my point:

http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/2dgg1m/my_girlfriend_walking_for_the_first_time_after/

The second most upvoted comment on this post about a woman receiving organ transplants is a joke about the woman getting fucked by her boyfriend. Find me one example of someone making a joke about a man getting fucked on a post with a topic as serious as this. I bet you can't, because men aren't seen as purely sexual objects for women's pleasure on this website. Even a woman who has just had major surgery isn't safe from this bullshit.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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NoodleSponge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:17:10 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So you're just going to completely ignore that link I posted...? Because that's exactly the kind of shit I'm talking about. Every post about a woman has some sexist shit like that in the top comments. Show me one example of something like that being posted about a guy and I'll shut up.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a case-in-point, your matter-of-fact statement got wildly downvoted

[deleted] ยท -23 points ยท Posted at 20:58:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's not entirely true, you just don't understand some of the sexism that you might say. And it's hurtful but you don't realize it.

Especially any time the whole "keep your hands to yourself" shit pops up. Not all guys are sex driven monkeys.

[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 21:20:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 21:27:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, I don't think that.

I think, and see regularly, that male hating female sexism is downvoted and shot down (as it should be) and female hating male sexism is upvoted and supported either by white knights, or feminists.

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:15:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The fact that you think that that type of sexism when perpetrated by men is because they are "white knights" feeds into that same "men are sex-driven monkeys" thing you were complaining about just a comment ago. Fine if you disagree with their views, but at least show them the courtesy of assuming they actually hold those views and aren't supporting certain opinions because they want to get laid.

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:51:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah, I've never gotten that impression from my experience here.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well that's a wrap! One guy didn't see male hating female posts being downvoted and female hating male posts being upvoted. I guess the thing he saw must be right and the thing everyone else saw was wrong!

Thin-White-Duke ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:19:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think anyone has, hence your downvotes.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:45:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree. Some subreddits are echo chambers for some opinions. Some are echo chambers for others. /r/TheRedPill is every bit as bad as any of the feminist echo chambers on reddit.

_-TheMasterBaiter-_ ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 21:59:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because you just have to make this about your group, right? It really doesn't matter if you think sexism is flowing one way more than the other, it happens to everyone, and you don't need to make it about you.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:32:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What do you mean by "your group"? You think I'm a part of some group?

_-TheMasterBaiter-_ ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 23:04:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The female group, yes you are part of it. Don't be silly.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:36:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Definitely sporting a penis over here.

_-TheMasterBaiter-_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:45:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are in allegiance with the female "group" in this case. I'm not going to get into an argument about semantics, but my point is that sexism happens to both sexes.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're projecting hard, buddy.

I'm not in allegiance with any crew.

_-TheMasterBaiter-_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not going to get into an argument about semantics

LurkerOrHydralisk ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 21:21:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sure, but I think that can be at least partly contributed to reddit's user base being heavily male dominated. Check out twoxchromosomes once in a while and you'll see some serious misandry.

Thin-White-Duke ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:17:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yet you hardly see any misandry on /r/actuallesbians, and when you do, it's downvoted to hell.

Darr_Syn ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:56:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I think this is at the very least hyperbole.

While I personally don't assume sexist/racist tones to everything I could maybe understand saying that other's may well take things in that way. . . but you're attributing an active mode of emotive rage to a ridiculous amount of people when using the term "misogynistic".

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Mr_Walter_Sobchak ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 00:09:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would say reddit is equally misandrist and misogynist.

Thin-White-Duke ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:14:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

While I do agree that misandry exists on reddit, misogyny is much more prevalent.

polyphonyEX ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 22:24:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, so long as it counterbalances the blatant misandry of today's prominent 'feminist' movements. Sexism, much like racism, flows both ways.

Toichat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

True enough it works both ways but you shouldn't counter assholes by being an asshole yourself.

Thin-White-Duke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We're not all man-haters. Actually, mousy of us aren't.

-A feminist.

Eh_for_Effort ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 20:52:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now, I'm not a racist-sexist, but anyone else hate females and other races?

DinosaurEggSalad ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 20:45:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

and homophobic

whoosy ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 21:12:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is probably like reddit-suicide, but I actually agree with /r/ShitRedditSays most of the times. They are just a little bit over dramatic, that's all.

chips15 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:01:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I went through several periods when I had to not read the comments from defaults like funny or here (I unsubbed from the shithole that is AA a long time ago) just because reddit made me so jaded about men. I have so many great men in my life and reddit had made me start thinking that they only talked to me because they wanted to fuck me, only cared about my appearance, etc. There are a lot of fucking losers on this site.

[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:10:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Irongrip ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 23:26:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Feminism" at work, no we don't all want to bang you the minute you walk in the door. You have to realize there are degrees of shallowness in all people, some of them are going to be complete deuche nozzles.

Kiwilolo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:02:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh look, it's one of the foolish commenters she was trying to avoid.

Irongrip ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 03:37:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being slung around with the likes of TRP because of my gender, yeah what a fool I am to take offense.

Kiwilolo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:27:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

She's saying that the misogyny on reddit is so bad that she started being paranoid that all men were as bad as the worst here, although knowing in reality that's not true. She didn't say all men were terpers.

Broskander ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:54:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

SRS is people who are a little overzealous about a fundamentally sound and just ideology.

sosern ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:32:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do as well, they might be a bit extreme, but so is the sexism/racism they're responding to.

CubbyRed ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:37:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for being brave and saying so. I do too.

joshuarion ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:22:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A handful of months ago, I asked in an un-related thread why SRS was demonized... The responders had a handful of unprovable or unsubstantiated allegations. Dunno, dunno.

Thromnomnomok ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:49:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're a downvote brigade and a circlejerk.

But that doesn't necessarily mean they aren't right some of the time.

t0t0zenerd ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:20:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're a downvote brigade

They have a bot installed since a year and a half, I think, to show the voting pattern in threads linked. It doesn't show any evidence of brigading.

Gray21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:27:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://74.207.230.31/srscharts/#cjpf5qa
http://74.207.230.31/srscharts/#cjn7mno
Here are #1 and #2 posts.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:15:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I really don't see the problem with pointing out shitty, hurtful comments and downvoting them. It won't stop until people address how terrible it is. They should be glad that its only happening to them in the form of internet points, they're getting off pretty easy. Ugly people just don't like having a mirror held up to them.

DJUrsus ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:48:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"She's so hot she's making me sexist. Bitch."

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And soooo transphobic. Is that the right word? Whatever means discriminatory against trans people.

Iceman_B ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And shallow.

Daimoth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

More broadly, you probably have a bit of a prejudice against anyone who's different than you.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And communist.

Gilles_D ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Especially women!

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut up, I'm not sexist. I'd hit a girl and not open the door for her!

just_zhis_guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know... I'm pretty sexist...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:31:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not sexist because I am a guy.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Have you ever noticed that it mostly comes from people within the video game community, too? Like I'm at the point where if someone mentions how video games are one of their biggest hobbies, I automatically assume they're probably racist/sexist/a piece of shit somehow. Seriously, next time you see someone make a shitty comment like that, check their post history, most of them will probably have /r/leagueoflegends or something like that right there.

I mean I guess it comes with the fact that video games harbor a community of people who are socially inept and don't understand why acting that way is wrong, but still

Stackmaster2000 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:21:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

While it's true that a lot of mainstream gaming is a breeding ground for sexism and backwards beliefs, there are certain developers that make it a point to represent females in a strong light, I really like video games but I hope I'm not a super sexist fuckwad, or at least I try not to be.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Certainly, I'd be wrong to say that the entire community is that way, but it definitely seems like it's enough so that I can safely assume things

arup02 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:28:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I automatically assume they're probably racist/sexist/a piece of shit somehow.

What a massive cunt you are, congratulations.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 21:33:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

How can you blame me? The community is rife with that sort of shit, it's a breeding ground for backwards ideas and just generally horrible people, it really needs to be addressed

Maybe instead of getting angry and calling me a cunt, you should speak up whenever people are acting that way in games you play, or don't do anything about the problem and just get mad when people bring it up, that's cool too

_-TheMasterBaiter-_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:02:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How can you blame me for hating women, blacks, and gays? The community is rife with that sort of shit, it's a breeding ground for backwards ideas and just generally horrible people, it really needs to be addressed.

That was satire, pointing at your ridiculous marginalization of people and groups. How about stop being a fucking hater?

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lol, this is about the dumbest fucking equivalency you could've come up with

It's no secret that the video game community has issues with sexism and racism, nobody tries to deny that, everybody knows it's a problem. How are you going to equate having a distaste for that community for those reasons with hating women, blacks, and gays? Do you pay attention to what you type? I've got the feeling that if you did, you wouldn't be saying such hilariously stupid shit

_-TheMasterBaiter-_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You aren't applying a real argument whatsoever, you're just saying I'm presenting a false equivalency, and providing no reason for your charge. Then you proceed to ridicule me with a rhetorical question, and say that I'm saying "hilariously stupid shit."

So, it looks like I win the argument, due to your forfeiture.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:17:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did you not read what I just said? Your entire argument was to try to present me with some sort of equivalency that doesn't actually work, "strawman" is thrown around a lot here but that's exactly what you're doing

So, it looks like I win the argument, due to your forfeiture.

That's not how any of this works

_-TheMasterBaiter-_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:26:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your entire argument was to try to present me with some sort of equivalency that doesn't actually work, "strawman"

I find that the equivalency does work, being that none of the four aforementioned groups are "rife with that sort of shit," as none of the groups are based on "that sort of shit." I do not find my argument to be similar to a strawman fallacy at all.

That's not how any of this works

Yes, this is how this works, and I appreciate the charming meme. You fail to present an argument, therefor you forfeit the argument.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:34:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I find that the equivalency does work, being that none of the four aforementioned groups are "rife with that sort of shit," as none of the groups are based on "that sort of shit." I do not find my argument to be similar to a strawman fallacy at all.

Are you really denying that the video gaming community has issues with racism and especially with sexism? And are you really pretending like you don't see how comparing hating women, blacks, and gays to disliking the video gaming community for the aforementioned issues is stupid and senseless? I've presented you with my argument and you're just skirting around it

Again, it seems like you're trying to say that the assertion that the video game community is full of these sorts of things is baseless when it clearly fucking isn't, it's a big issue the community faces, I don't know how you can deny that

This is the third time I've said this, this is my argument, stop pretending I don't have one

_-TheMasterBaiter-_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:11:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you really denying that the video gaming community has issues with racism and especially with sexism?

I'm sure I could find someone in the video gaming community who is racist, or sexist, just as I'm sure I could find a woman, a black person, and a homosexual who is racist or sexist.

That being said, none of those groups are based upon racist or sexist ideologies.

And are you really pretending like you don't see how comparing hating women, blacks, and gays to disliking the video gaming community for the aforementioned issues is stupid and senseless? I've presented you with my argument and you're just skirting around it

Actually, you are skirting around my demand to know why you think comparing hating women, blacks, and gays to disliking the video gaming community for the aforementioned issues is stupid and senseless. It's a baseless claim you're making, and you keep ridiculing me with rhetorical questions to skirt around presenting a reason for your claim.

You are a scoundrel and a hypocrite, and you need to get your period button fixed.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sure I could find someone in the video gaming community who is racist, or sexist, just as I'm sure I could find a woman, a black person, and a homosexual who is racist or sexist.

That being said, none of those groups are based upon racist or sexist ideologies.

So what you meant to say is "yes, I am denying it". Just because it's not a group based on these things doesn't mean it can't and doesn't have problems with racism or sexism, you're absolutely ridiculous for thinking otherwise

It's not baseless at all, and your comparison is idiotic. All you've gotta do is google "sexism in video games" or whatever, this is just one of the many articles you can read but probably won't. I'm not going to sit here and educate you as to how you're wrong, I'm going to let you be wrong, feel free to keep saying dumb shit, that doesn't change the reality of the situation

_-TheMasterBaiter-_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:53:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

The gaming community as a whole is not responsible for sexism.

Edit: Explain this:

it's a breeding ground for backwards ideas and just generally horrible people, it really needs to be addressed

You are a moron. "breeding ground," fuck you. You can't find a reason for any of your claims, you are dishonest and a immoral person. Good day.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The gaming community as a whole is not responsible for sexism.

When the fuck did I say this? When did I say the gaming community was responsible for sexism? You have no argument whatsoever, lol

You are a moron. "breeding ground," fuck you. You can't find a reason for any of your claims, you are dishonest and a immoral person. Good day.

Explain what? What about that statement?

_-TheMasterBaiter-_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"breeding ground,"

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yea, speaking as a woman in the gaming community, you can't even compare MOBA players to the average gamer. There's a sort of scale of sexism in gaming, and MOBAs are right up there at the top of the sexism scale. Same with racism. A LoL player isn't representative of the average gamer.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I guess you could change what I said to "the online gaming community" and it'd be more fair. Someone who makes a hobby out of animal crossing or casually playing small indie games or whatever isn't likely to fit the description, sure.

rlbond86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it comes from a lot of competitive communities that are mostly male. I only play single-player games and can't stand the sexist dregs of gamer culture.

maryxxh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Before I joined reddit I had seen videos of people talking about how sexist reddit is and if there is a pretty girl in the picture the top comment will undoubtedly be talking about her boobs, ass, whatever. I've been pleasantly surprised after joining to find this usually isn't the case. Normally I always see the top comment as something related to the post. Way to go reddit!

squamesh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you've gotten lucky in that regard. Most posts with a woman in them have comments like, "no gw posts. I checked," or, "rip your inbox," or some stupid pick up line

1fifteen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not sexist. I have several friends that are female.

Spearsy23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All you lovely bitches should know I'm trying to correct this.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:45:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I honestly surprise myself with how not-sexist (or racist) I am considering my father's views on women and Arabs. I mean I'm a little racist, but that's largely just the fact that I'm pretty much unattracted to non-white girls.

Butthole__Pleasures ยท 992 points ยท Posted at 19:38:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On that note, you're not being oppressed just because you're not allowed to use the N-word.

I_EAT_POOP_AMA ยท 656 points ยท Posted at 20:21:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And on top of that:

  • You're not being censored if your post gets removed for talking about stupid and offensive shit in a post that has no connection to what you're saying.

  • Freedom of speech only applies to government action against the words you say. It doesn't mean you can be an absolute dickbag and no one can say or do anything to you about it (within reason).

methoxeta ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:43:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, you are being censored, it's just OK.

Orsenfelt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:52:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not all references to Freedom of Speech specifically relate to the US constitutional version with it's particular interpretation and technicalities. It's a general concept understood the world over and there are many more people to whom the constitution doesn't apply than the opposite.

You didn't invent the concept, you don't own the idea, you don't define it.

dylanbob5 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:18:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People don't seem to understand this. Whenever a celebrity does or says something out of line there's obviously going to be backlash. Public outcry and being dropped from a network because of it has nothing to do with freedom of speech. People can say whatever they want, yes, but that doesn't mean you won't catch flack for it. And if a celebrity is ever kicked off of a show or the network because of what he/she did, it's not a violation of their rights. Corporations are private entities that can respond however they want and take whatever action they feel is necessary. Freedom of speech only protects you from federal punishment, not from everyone else.

SenorPuff ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:19:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The First Amendment applies to government action. The Principle of freedom of speech certainly does mean that you can be an absolute dickback, but also that people can choose to listen to you or not, respond to you or not, etc.

It is not against the first amendment for a subreddit to moderate(remove) offensive comments. They would not be fostering free speech, as they are censoring an offensive opinion. Allowing people to downvote that which they do not like, however, is fostering free speech, as the downvote constitutes speech.

helix19 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:15:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, free speech never has and never will be an absolute, unlimited right. You're an idiot if you think that's what it's supposed to be.

DjBonadoobie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:46:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's it taste like... Poop?

tjsr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

IMO - and I'm sure many will disagree with this - the standard I tend to think is 'fair' is "you can say what you want if you identify yourself completely" - ie, you are responsible for your actions. Therefore, if you want to be able to say and do whatever you want, then you should also be identifiable - and accountable if what you say breaks the law, insults people etc.

Being able to say/do things with no accountability? That's when it delves in to the realms of bullshit.

I_EAT_POOP_AMA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:46:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I totally agree with you there. accountability plays a huge part in free speech, and obviously that's the part that most redditors either don't know or refuse to acknowledge.

vargonian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:49:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Preventing anonymity will just silence minority voices. There's a reason elections are anonymous, as well as many surveys, etc.

chaosmosis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Accountability/non-anonymity is a bad idea because sometimes good ideas are unpopular. I don't want to have an internet where people are afraid to say things which are against the law - most governments are too fascist for that to work well.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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I_EAT_POOP_AMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that would be kinda nice, depending on what you classify as hate speech.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish more people understood "Freedom of speech."

vargonian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Freedom of speech only applies to government action against the words you say. It doesn't mean you can be an absolute dickbag and no one can say or do anything to you about it (within reason).

Sure, but beyond government codification, it's a principle. It's a principle that some people value and others don't. Free and open discussion isn't required in any private forum, but it doesn't make forum hosts any less dickish if they are extremely liberal in their silencing of dissenting opinions. It's perfectly fine to call out excessive moderation as prohibiting free and open discussion, or if you want to abbreviate it, "free speech".

_WhatIsReal_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:17 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would imagine that 1 whole poop would not fill you up, so do you eat other peoples poop? Is animal poop on the menu, and does it taste much like human fecal matter? One last question, if you please, how much poop does a poop pooper poop if a poop pooper could poop poop? Thanks for your time and thanks for your work, long time fan here!

kkjdroid ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not being censored if your post gets removed for talking about stupid and offensive shit in a post that has no connection to what you're saying.

Yes, you are. Whether that censorship is a good thing depends on your opinion, but it is very much censorship.

Freedom of speech only applies to government action against the words you say. It doesn't mean you can be an absolute dickbag and no one can say or do anything to you about it (within reason).

The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America only grants freedom of speech as it applies to government censorship. Your personal morals may lead you to say that freedom of speech should extend beyond that.

SenorPuff ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:27:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're being downvoted why exactly?

The First Amendment of the US Constitution protects against Government censorship infringing upon the legal rights of US Citizens and residents.

The Principle of free speech is that people can choose to speak their mind, whatever it may be, and that others can choose to listen, respond, ignore, etc. as they choose.

Moderating(deleting) comments is censoring them, by definition. Up- and downvoting comments is exercising free speech.

It is completely within a free entity's legal rights to censor that which is within their domain, such as in their house, in their place of business, or hosted on their website. If they choose to do so, they are not fostering the principle of free speech. And that's okay.

chaosmosis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:07:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think the principle of free speech goes a beyond that, and implies that it's worth forcing yourself to listen to ideas you disagree with. At least, that's the sort of free speech I think is worth having.

SenorPuff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can you expound on this?

chaosmosis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:40:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This does a better job than I could:

http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/12/29/the-spirit-of-the-first-amendment

SenorPuff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It seems to me he's toeing the line of 'this might be wrong but don't censor it." and doing so a bit closer than I'd like.

chaosmosis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't trust anyone to draw those lines, though. Even myself.

SenorPuff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's my point, implying there's a line where something said should be censored is even more detrimental than the non-censored, offensive, or damaging, speech.

If there is actual, real world damage then I think slander/libel laws would counteract it.

turmacar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:56:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

XKCD

kkjdroid ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:58:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your legal free speech rights as granted by the First Amendment. They're still restricting your speech, just in a legal (and possibly moral, depending on your personal code) way.

turmacar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not quite sure what argument you're trying to make dude, I just posted a relevant XKCD.

I'd say that in colloquial American English, references to free speech and the First Amendment are equivalent. Which yea, you're free to say whatever you want. But people are just as free to think you're an ass because of it and ignore/censor/scream-back-at you. Otherwise you're impinging on their "freedom of speech".

kkjdroid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All true. I'm just pointing out that the person I initially replied to doesn't know the difference between censorship and government censorship, or between free speech and the First Amendment.

hippynoize ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not being censored if your post gets removed for talking about stupid and offensive shit in a post that has no connection to what you're saying.

It's justified to remove such a thing, but it is still censorship.

Freedom of speech only applies to government action against the words you say. It doesn't mean you can be an absolute dickbag and no one can say or do anything to you about it (within reason).

If this is true, why is the west borough baptist church able to protest funerals and things such as that are able to happen? I ask out out of wonder, not being a prick. I'm Canadian, and I thought the first amendment had a much wider range than that

hedonsimbot ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:42:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because the Westboro protests aren't government sponsored. The government can't forbid a group from exercising their free speech. Is their speech vile and does it border the limit of what is acceptable? Probably. However, the government can't really do anyhing about them, as they havent really broken any laws.

I_EAT_POOP_AMA ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:43:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

for the first point it's only censorship in the broadest of definitions, in the same way that posting a picture of a cat in /r/dogs and having it removed is. but then again reddit isn't affiliated with the US government, so at that point it's up to the admins and moderators to set the rules as to what's acceptable and what isn't.

and as for the second one, the WBC is protected under free speech to picket those funerals and just make total asses out of themselves. there's also a right that protects protests in a peaceful manner, and by that definition standing around and holding signs/ yelling offensive and nasty things constitutes as a peaceful protest.

so they're free to protest and say those terrible things, and the main tactics of the WBC are to provoke local government interference in order to take cities/states to court for violating their constitutional rights to free speech and peaceful protest.

hippynoize ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

for the first point it's only censorship in the broadest of definitions,

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/censoring I respectfully disagree. Removing anything because it's considered offensive (as your original post states) is considered censorship.

and as for the second one, the WBC is protected under free speech to picket those funerals and just make total asses out of themselves. there's also a right that protects protests in a peaceful manner, and by that definition standing around and holding signs/ yelling offensive and nasty things constitutes as a peaceful protest.

Okay I understand now. Thank you for the explanation

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Technically, you are being censored. Which is a good thing. That's why censorship exists.

Ramsayreek ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:54:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Butthole_Pleasures comments and I_EAT_POOP answers.... my gods

I_EAT_POOP_AMA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

didn't you know, we're the same person.

slayeryouth ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:02:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not even that they're not allowed to per se. There is nothing stopping anybody from saying that word. It's really just a request to not use that word, which makes the idea that they're somehow being oppressed or their right to free speech is under attack all the more ridiculous.

ethertrace ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 20:42:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, they're allowed all right. There's no law stopping them. They're just bitter that they can't say whatever they want without being seen as a racist for it. Boo fucking hoo. Your actions have consequences.

gigitrix ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:06:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

BUT MAH FREEDOMS

Thromnomnomok ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:52:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're free to say whatever racist things they want, just as we're free to say that they're racist dickwads for saying those things.

PullmanWater ยท 81 points ยท Posted at 19:51:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm pretty sure I've never seen someone say something like that and not be downvoted.

[deleted] ยท 78 points ยท Posted at 20:35:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it happens quite often, usually with the argument "well if black people say it then it makes no difference if I say it"

Aushou ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 21:01:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well that's very different than claiming you're oppressed for it.

RufiosBrotherKev ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:59:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't recall seeing anything like that upvoted, ever, since I joined like three years ago or whatever its been

I mean at least for /r/askreddit or /r/funny or /r/gifs or /r/videos or any of the miscellaneous big ones

TheJayP ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:29:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's completely different than claiming to be oppressed. It's also a completely valid argument. No word is inherently "bad" and I should be able to use the word nigger in the in the same context that black people are allowed to. If you think that's racist then you're completely mistaken and have no idea what the fuck racism really is.

crispychicken49 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How about we all just stop saying it.

JimsanityOSB ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:45:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can't tell them what to do. Oops.

KeybladeSpirit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We can't do that because it's a reclaimed slur. If everybody just stops saying it we'll be erasing literally hundreds of years of fighting for civil rights.

ArtifexR ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:32:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dunno. Casual sexism definitely gets upvoted every day, so I wouldn't be surprised. Or maybe racism slightly more taboo than women hating?

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:02:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not that overtly, but there are always popular posts which are subtle but deliberate ways of talking about the 'oppression' of white males.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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PullmanWater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:06:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, that was fucking shitty.

Puzzular ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

if you're interested in the full comments, I found them on wayback machine.

warning: you will get really pissed, because the thread is full of scum

kickingturkies ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:28:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not that specifically, I do see lots of people complain about political correctness not making sense.

"Wait, so I can't say negro? It's just black in Spanish!" -- Okay, but you're talking in English. The only reason you'd want to say it is to be a racist asshole.

starhawks ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:33:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never once seen someone try to argue this on reddit.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:13:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:26:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm conflicted.

kkjdroid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:03:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are no shortage of posts getting upvoted for claiming that such posts exist, though.

Puzzular ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:07:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

it happens, unfortunately.

and here.

full thread

tjsr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Clearly you've never visited, even if out of mere curiosity, some of the darker subreddits.

Gl33m ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:54:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know of any time I've explicitly not been allowed to say it. Sure, it wouldn't have gone well if I had said it in a lot of situations. But screaming fuck would typically have also been frowned upon (for different reasons, but still). Behavior not being socially acceptable isn't even the same thing as just directly not being allowed to do it. It isn't outlawed or anything like that.

soccergirl13 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:22:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously. As a white person, I'm curious as to why some white people want to be able to use the n-word. There's really no reason to want to say it.

gu1d3b0t ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:25:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But you are 'allowed' to use that word. You can use whatever word you want. People who complain about not being 'allowed' to say things just don't have the spine to say what they want in public and get no sympathy from me.

SimpleRy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:11:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's a very insightful point, /u/Butthole__Pleasures.

Earl277 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Naggers?

Trini_redd_Mk_II ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We're not?

murphylawson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cis is not a slur.

PiquantPi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, it's completely bonkers. White peoples' right to say the n-word is practically the least important racial issue ever, just like men's right to hit women is the least important gender issue. But apparently a lot of people on reddit think otherwise.

If not being "allowed" to say the n-word is the worst form of racism you face, consider yourself lucky. And please just say "sorry, my bad" if someone calls you out on being racist instead of arguing about it. How hard is that?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're also not oppressed for having heard it either.

Bigbounce ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:42:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:02:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

B-but affirmative action! Affirmative action! Black people sometimes get priority in university admissions and yet I'm publicly shamed whenever I'm disgustingly racist! Won't someone think of white people for once???

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:47:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, those poor asians, they're so under represented in college admiss- oh wait they don't need affirmative action

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:23:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:48:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fair enough, guess I did misunderstand

My point is that if affirmative action is your main focal point when attempting to argue that whites have it rough, whites probably don't have it that rough. Affirmative action is in place because of racism coming from white people.

deadby100cuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

While I'll agree that its not being "oppressed" HOWEVER, one group being able to use a word, and another not, based only on the color of their skin, is the definition of racism.

DownFromYesBad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except these people are allowed to say "nigger". They're just think they're entitled to rage every time someone takes offense with it.

_beast__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, IMO, if you use the N-word, you have no right to be offended by it.

LoLCrafting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have a right to be offended by it if the person saying it means to use it in an offensive manner. Bunch of people don't fucking get that.

_beast__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well that's true. But if I'm singing along to 3005 by childish gambino, there's nothing to get offended about, you know? And some people would.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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First_Black_Guy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:50:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

badass spotted!

Voltenion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think he's right in the sense that we're discussing the word, why say "N-Word" at all? It is indeed childish. What shouldn't be done, ever, is calling someone (particularly a black person) a nigger. It's the message the word has, not the sound of it, that is offensive and it's important to remain rational about it.

vanquish421 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:50:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Perhaps those using it most freely (black people) should lead by example and stop using it. Really, nobody should use the word outside of historical literature and teaching. Or perhaps we should stop letting made up combinations of sounds from out mouths hold so much weight.

Barklad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit, just because you watched The Wire and a few rap videos doesn't mean most black people say the N word. Most of us don't, and tell other black people to cut that shit out when we hear it. Words have meaning that humans deem relevant or not, if you choose to say the N word around black people then you'll have to deal with those consequences. Similar to how you'd likely lose your shit if some random person called your mom/sister a c*** while you were standing there.

vanquish421 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never said most black people use it, simply that per capita black people use the word the most, and get away with it the most. These are facts, as illustrated by your examples of popular culture.

Way to both put words in my mouth and entirely miss my point.

Barklad ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're a racist! No need to get defensive quite yet I'm trying to prove a point. Your first reaction to being called a racist was probably indignation and anger...why? Because no one likes others to define who they are with words or otherwise. If you want to call yourself a racist that's your prerogative but I venture you'd still be upset if every time people saw you on the street they yelled racist at you. I suppose we're both not Robin Hood because your "facts" miss the target as well. When black people use the N word it is most often brotherly affection, it's ludicrous to think that white people hear the N word and it causes them to use the word in the exact opposite context filled with hate. P.S. Make sure when you say "Those are facts" the facts actually bolster your argument. White males have the highest serial killer rate by the way...those are facts.

vanquish421 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, ton of assumptions on your part based on 2 short and simple comments from me. Stick to your day job, I don't think being a sociologist fits you.

Barklad ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:30:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sounds good, I'll stick to computer programming with my Ivy League degree and you can stick to being unemployed trolling Reddit. That work for you or did you need to get some more misdirected aggression out?

vanquish421 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:32:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're insanely insecure and deflective.

Barklad ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:36:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You win internet tough guy. Congrats.

vanquish421 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're taking this exchange way too personally, man. It was never my goal to upset a stranger on the internet today, but I apologize if I did. I genuinely hope your day gets better. Sorry again.

Barklad ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:00:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You didn't upset me in the least. You just lack the common sense needed to have discussions on the internet. If someone disagrees with you your initial position shouldn't be effectively, "Here's why you're wrong!" with every resulting comment. It should be a dialogue to help diverse people to understand each other better. Your initial comment that black people should lead by example is ignorant in the truest sense of the word. You're not black so you are wholly unaware of why our culture uses it, but you still feel the need to make grandiose comments about how blacks should stop using the word first in order for real change to get started. Completely neglecting that blacks started using the word for each other exactly BECAUSE whites refused to stop saying the N word in a disrespectful and racist manner. Take a breath man. Opening your mind to new ideas even if it makes you wrong in the short term will make you a more well rounded person. People aren't downvoting you because you're a bad person they are downvoting you because your ideas and thought process are ignorant. Lastly, if you're going to respond then actually respond to the debate at hand and not to perceived notions of who I am as a person based on 30 mins of internet banter.

I recommend you to start frequenting /r/changemyview to see how conversation on the internet should work.

vanquish421 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lastly, if you're going to respond then actually respond to the debate at hand and not to perceived notions of who I am as a person based on 30 mins of internet banter.

That's literally all you've been doing to me. Hypocrite much?

Nothing but more assumptions in your novel you wrote above. I am half black, and I'm very aware of the origins of the word "nigger". I don't need the lecture, and I don't support anyone using the word, no matter if its meant as a term of camaraderie.

I recommend you to start frequenting /r/changemyview[1] to see how conversation on the internet should work.

I recommend you stop preaching and stop acting so smug. You're the only one here who is making assumptions, putting words in my mouth, and deflecting with petty comments like "You win internet tough guy. Congrats." and "Sounds good, I'll stick to computer programming with my Ivy League degree and you can stick to being unemployed trolling Reddit. That work for you or did you need to get some more misdirected aggression out?"

Seriously, dude? You're going to leave comments like that, and then lecture me on how to hold a conversation? Are you mentally sound?

Barklad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You ever wonder why you have so many fruitless conversations on Reddit? It couldn't possibly be you right?

vanquish421 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Says the guy who left me useless and petty replies as seen above, and is continuing this conversation. Once again, sweet deflection, bro!

Lost_Afropick ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:18:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People so desperate to use the word strike me as off anyway. What for?

Cletus_Buckwheat ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:45:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

this holy fucking shit, reddit needs to see this and understand this so badly.

ASK_ME_IF_IM_A_NIGGA ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:41:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People that use the n word disgust me

sceaze ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm allowed to say whatever the fuck I want. You can do the same.

qwerty622 ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 20:41:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i think it's extremely insulting for you to tell me what i can and cannot say.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:02:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can say it

And everybody around you can hate you and think of you as a racist piece of shit for it

Do you not understand how this works

qwerty622 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you're absolutely free to think that. i couldn't care less. i take umbrage when anyone tells me what i can and cannot say, as he was implying by using the word "allowed".

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:13:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's not what he was implying, what he was implying was that people feel oppressed when they're shamed and hated for using that word and being racist

Say it all you want, dissuade any and all normal, non-piece-of-shit human beings from wanting to associate with you, nobody's stopping you

nightpanda893 ยท 642 points ยท Posted at 20:39:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

And homophobic...and transphobic. But don't call it out because asking someone nicely not to use slurs and pointing out that a lot of young struggling LGBT people use this site apparently means you're a Tumblr shill trying to infringe on 1st amendment rights. Yes, there are many people who overreact and look for reasons to be offended. This doesn't give you carte blanche to be a douche to everyone in a particular minority though.

TURGID_BRATWURST ยท 96 points ยท Posted at 21:13:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's incredible how rapidly people leap to "you're white knighting" and "tumblr SJW" as soon as you try to say "maybe that's not okay."

I had a surreal experience in a thread in /r/wtf that started with a photo of a girl with dyed hair sleeping in a cart at Walmart. Ignoring the fact that that's not wtf at all, one of the comments was about "the hood bunny in its natural habitat" describing "hood bunnies" as "young white girls with a lot of piercings and dyed hair who fuck anything with a cock". And as soon as I comment "this is okay now?" my comment sinks into the negatives and I'm told that I'm white-knighting. ????

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:24:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's incredible how rapidly people leap to "you're white knighting" and "tumblr SJW" as soon as you try to say "maybe that's not okay."

For me I see cringe worthy posts and ask myself, "did he/she really think this through before posting it" but then I realised that what ever I post is going to be a waste of time so I move on. Honestly, if a person posts such crap on the internet then there is a good chance that no matter how you lecture them they're simply just not going to get it.

fayryover ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:41:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There was a post in /r/wtf that was in a bar and the beer tap lever things hadd a barbie with her mouth duct taped and hands tied behind her back. Everyone there thought it was hilarious and found nothing wrong with that it all stating 'it's just a doll, it doesn't imply anything about real woman.'

vargonian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:47:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In fairness, the other side is just as quick to jump to "misogynist", etc. People in general don't do well in gray areas.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

sorry but what does SJW mean?

jacob8015 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:34:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think people that hold any views on really anything(myself included) don't care if anonymous people think what they think/said is not okay.

Frekavichk ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 23:45:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You probably got downvoted because you didn't actually contribute anything. If you maybe put any substance into it, people would not downvote.

TURGID_BRATWURST ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:55:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...that wasn't my literal comment. And that's not true. If you believe that people actually vote based on the comment's contribution to the conversation on this website you are dead wrong.

LADYBIRD_HILL ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 21:07:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ugh, I was having a argument with a guy on why I liked Amazing Spiderman 2, and he decided to use my post history against me, and called me a tumblrina because I post to /r/LGBTeens.

interesting_throw ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 21:41:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pretty much any time someone tries to change the subject of an argument or pull in irrelevant information, you need to assume that they're really saying "I've lost the argument, but I'm too childish to admit that I was wrong."

LADYBIRD_HILL ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:53:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He did the whole thing were he replied "k." I called him out on it, then he Photoshopped a picture of me into a girl.

[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 21:20:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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TheGreatDickInThePie ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 21:28:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly. And they post to /r/LGBTeens so they're obviously wrong.

LADYBIRD_HILL ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:55:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm quite confused right now. You're being sarcastic, right?

jb4427 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 00:48:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. He's being sarcastic. And you're being autistic.

LADYBIRD_HILL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

D: I'm even more confused, sarcasm doesn't work well over the internet.

jb4427 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:13:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People with autism can't detect sarcasm.

LADYBIRD_HILL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, Shit.

LADYBIRD_HILL ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:27:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I loved it.

I don't care if it had pacing issues.

Yes, the villains were thrown away without any significance to the plot. Yes, the trailer gave away most of the story. Yes, Harry was an emo wierdo that was nothing like James Franco's version.

But the fight in times square was awesome, and Electro was a really interesting character. And Gwen and Peter were a much more believable couple than Peter and Mary-Jane. They had problems that real couples face. I never watched more than one trailer, and most of the scenes shown were cut out anyway.

redpandaeater ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:37:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Electro was basically the dub step gun from Saint's Row. Except then he died and they continued to drop the bass for no reason. But man that whole magnetizing his web launchers pissed me off. I could handle plenty of other suspensions of disbelief, but that one made me want to slap the writers.

LADYBIRD_HILL ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:50:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I actually loved the dubstep gun when I played Saints Row IV. :D But really, that's why I liked him so much. I also liked the voices in his head.

cajunFAITH ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:30:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey, don't have to protect your reasoning. I LOVED TASM2. Some people just have different tastes and obviously others aren't okay with that.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree with LADY-BIRD, it was a cool movie

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that's why I just tend to stay in the /r/LGBTeens bubble

LADYBIRD_HILL ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:16:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I think I might have to make a second account for posts in that sub. Shows how sexist/homophobic/transphobic reddit is.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ugh, I was having a argument with a guy on why I liked Amazing Spiderman 2, and he decided to use my post history against me, and called me a tumblrina because I post to /r/LGBTeens.

How does that even work? if you're LGBT then you're automatically a tumblrina? heck, I'm gay and hang out in TumblrInAction; does that mean my posts are some how suspect?

VAAC ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 21:15:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have asked redditors not to use fag or retard, and have been down voted and insulted for it.

Someone-Else-Else ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:15:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think I've ever seen anyone insulted by being called a retard the same way the words negro or fag insult people, though.

SonVoltMMA ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 21:28:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one wants to be told not to do something by a stranger.

Speed_Junkie ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:42:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Especially because they tend to be quite rude and abrasive whilst "asking".

murphylawson ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 00:34:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We don't have a duty to be polite when people are using slurs against us.

Speed_Junkie ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:50:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then how do you expect anything to change?

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:09:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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SonVoltMMA ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 02:56:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not hurting feelings, you're just making someone more inclined to call you a homo.

rumdrools ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 04:08:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

yes, we do. stop fighting fire with fire. that's how you make a bigger fire.

edit: you people are idiots if you think that behaving like a spoilt child is acceptable jfc

skillfullmonk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:18:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't say that

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:27:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In most big sub's you can just report them. Asking somebody to stop using slurs usually does not work. But everybody who comments will be called a fag. I was called a fag today for saying somebody is not white trash. It can be a strange place.

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:09:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:45:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Enough is enough. No matter what word we use to describe either of those traits it will take an a negative connotation because of the thing they describe. Before retarded (slow) we had Moron and Idiot to mean the same thing.

You are offended at the idea of other people considering these things as negative and then using them as insults.

SavageFrenchFries ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:57:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So, fag isn't an insult?

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:36:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How did you get that?

My point is the word doesn't matter. People will just create new words to convey their idea. Exercise in futility.

MattsyKun ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 03:24:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A fag is a cigarette, unless I'm mistaken. So you can call someone a cigarette if you'd like

bduff116 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 22:19:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Its only an insult to bikers riding obnoxiously loud motorcycles.

ArnoldoBassisti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:31:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Man, thank you so much for standing up for people who use fag and retard as insults. Truly, they are the downtrodden, those without a voice that need someone in a position of power or privilege to defend their right to use those words. Enough is enough! Fight for equality of speech!

[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 22:11:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit isn't your echo chamber. If a word isn't offensive to somebody or the person they are talking with, what does it have to do with you?

VAAC ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:42:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But they are offensive to others who will see it on this public forum. Does that mean nothing to you?

yamajama ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:55:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because the "line" for what is and is not offensive is different for everyone. Some people are offended by words that don't receive as much awareness attention. There are people that want words such as "creepy", "fat", and "scrawny" to be held with the same degree of seriousness at words like "bitch", "slut", and "fucker". If you really think about it, all of those words are negative, so why shouldn't they be treated the same way if they are all used as insults.

Some people are offended by words that others prefer, "black" vs "African American", or "Woman" vs "Womyn". You might be temped to call these cases irrelevantly rare, but that's the same as saying that "being offensive is fine, as long as you offend less than X percent of the population". Who gets to define what "X" is?

Some people are offended by legitimate statistics... STATISTICS! They aren't even opinions, they're results of scientific studies and yet we have groups of people that are offended by some of them, especially if they don't agree with that groups narrative.

Given enough publicity and enough comments, offending someone is inevitable. This is why some people have no ill feelings about using words like "fag". They recognize that everyone is going to get offended about something, so why pay that much attention to the fad "bad word" of the moment. The word "retarded" and "imbecile" both used to be medical terms, but now they are considered offensive. "Gay" used to mean "happy", now it means "homosexual". These "offensive words and ideas" are often just passing fads that will probably change in the next 20 years anyway.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:05:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What yamajama said. Somebody, somewhere on reddit will get offended by what I say regardless, so instead of trying to appease everyone I'll just say what I want to at the time and not give it much thought. Would I say fag in front of a gay person in real life? Of course not, unless I knew they were cool with it.

TheJayP ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 22:33:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They feel the need to impose their views on everyone. "I find this word bad so let's ban it!" It's disgusting nonsense thrown around by oversensitive nutjobs with no sense of humor.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:43:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, because calling people fags showcases your intricate sense of humour so well. Whenever I tell someone not to use slurs willy-nilly like that, it's because I think they're someone that isn't trying to be homophobic, and just doesn't realize how offensive it is, and hopefully once they come to that realization they'll decide to stop on their own. I don't even bother trying to point it out to people that are clearly actual hardcore racists/sexists/homophobes.

TheJayP ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 23:09:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or maybe I shouldn't censor myself because some people's feelings get hurt? There are plenty of gay people (my best friend and brother included) who realize people aren't being bigoted when using those terms in a certain context.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:49:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You shouldn't be forced to censor yourself because what you say hurts a large amount of people in a marginalized group. You should be a decent enough human being that you decide to not be an ass on your own.

Thin-White-Duke ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:51:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It places a negative connotation on being part of the GSM. That "I have a queer friend" bullshit doesn't cut it.

VAAC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I did not impose, I asked that others simply eliminate the use of one bigoted insult. I do not see why this would anger anyone the way it obviously has you.

TheJayP ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:07:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because if I want to use the word fag or retard then I will. Fag not so much because it doesn't really make sense as an insult but if someone is being incredibly stupid then I will call them retarded. Why? Because they're acting retarded. Saying "stupid" or "idiotic" isn't good enough in some situations. If you're offended then sorry but I'm using it anyways because it's a word and it's meant to be used.

And using the word retard as an insult doesn't mean I hate retarded people, if that's what you're thinking. The fact that people think this boggles my mind.

cat5inthecradle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:51:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't even know how to tumbler! When I get told to go back to tumbler it's like being told I'm adopted, who am I anymore?

LADYBIRD_HILL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know so little about tumblr, you didn't even spell the name right.

413612 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:18:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YESSS THANK YOU. I hate how politely asking someone not to use a slur = "tumble social justice freak" or idk. Like its an insult. Ugh

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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nightpanda893 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I don't really see it at all on the smaller subs.

Dysfu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Okay I get the whole homophobic thing when people use the terms "gay" or "fag" but how is someone transphobic? I have never seen a post on reddit about being transgender and at the same time what slurs are out there?

Or are we just circlejerking the whole "reddit is bad, but I'm not a part of the problem" thing?

realgenius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And ageist. But you won't realize it until it happens to you.

frankles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm pretty sure whoever gilded you did so in appreciation for your colorful vocabulary.

1s44c ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

LGBT

I want to tell reddit that not everything is related to LGBT. Almost all of existence has no connection to LGBT issues whatsoever.

Enigmaticize ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:36:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

While I agree with you to a minor extent, human rights are kind of a big thing. Forgive some of us for being angry at how we're second class citizens.

I'll agree that bringing it up out of nowhere all the time is... tacky at best, but a random offhanded insult involving gender/sexuality is COMPLETELY related to LGBT issues, and happens constantly. It took me admitting to myself and everyone else a few years ago that I was transgender to see just how many jokes transpeople are the butt of, and it wears on a person.

LADYBIRD_HILL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is why i'm afraid to come out, and really why most trans people don't.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Using slurs doesn't make you homophobic, its all about context.

nightpanda893 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:55:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even if you aren't referencing a situation where you are talking about someone's sexual orientation, you are still using words that mean gay or trans and using them as insults for other things. When you do this, you equate someone's orientation or gender identity with whatever other negative trait you are trying to describe.

Orsenfelt ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:55:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, there are many people who overreact and look for reasons to be offended.

I'd classify being perturbed by some random persons throw away internet comment as an over reaction.

nightpanda893 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You'd be surprised how much of an impact it can make when it's all around you and then the one ting you use as an escape or for entertainment is throwing at you too.

mrsolod0lo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:23:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Honest question because I'm not friends with the one openly gay guy in my town so it'd be weird to just walk up and ask him, Is it offensive when my friends and I are joking around and call each other fags or tell them to quit being a fag? Thank you for the reply (hopefully!) and please no hate. It's an honest question. Edit: why the downvotes? It was an honest question.

nightpanda893 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My only issue is that I grew up hearing stuff like this and as a kid the only concept I ever had of being gay was as a negative. When you say something like that, you never really know who is listening and how they are taking it.

mrsolod0lo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Okay, yeah, that makes sense. Thanks!

ArnoldoBassisti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:58:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. It's not about you and your usage of it, it's the broader cultural context. By continuing the use of fag as a slur (and let's be real, what else is it?), you're perpetuating the association of homosexuality with negativity. So while you may not think you "mean it like that", yeah, it's offensive.

Splinter1010 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:13:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll just come out and say it. I honestly don't see this shit, anywhere. Maybe it's the subreddits I frequent, maybe it's that I rarely browse comments. But I have very rarely seen an upvoted bigoted comment. It's almost always downvoted, and when it's upvoted it's often subtle to the point of most people probably wouldn't catch it, since most people just skim, click, and scroll. I can think of a few, and I mean very few, cases of overt bigotry being upvoted. But I seriously don't think that it's as big of a problem as people act like it is. Feel free to prove me wrong, but this is just from my experience.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:47:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes it does now fuck off.

Easy_as_1_2_5 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:09:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a gay person, I feel if people can't stand words like fag they shouldn't be on Reddit or the Internet in general, it's something thats common in everyday culture.

eternalexodus ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

as a douche-kin I am so fucking triggered right now

[deleted] ยท -27 points ยท Posted at 21:21:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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redpandaeater ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:35:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Many transgender people don't go through surgery.

Enigmaticize ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:37:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Behold, the reason why I call out blatant transphobia. It's people like this.

[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 21:42:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Enigmaticize ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:44:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why do you care so much about other people being happy?

SaladBurner ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because we have to hear about how brave they are everyday and learn how we shouldn't offend people with our transphobic pronouns. I've heard of people suing their employer for calling them "he"

Enigmaticize ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For the sake of argument, I'm going to assume you're male. Would it not piss you off if you went into work every day and were referred to as a "she"?

Also, hyperbole is pretty great. I'm sure you hear about how brave transpeople are every single day.

Is it really that hard to call someone the pronoun they prefer? I mean, seriously, how hard is that?

Lastly, don't take the words of one transperson as the words of the whole population of them, because it's as silly as using Mitt Romney as the spokesperson for all white people. At the end of the day, we're all people.

SaladBurner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I meant that the person was offended by being called either he or she. If you need to be treated special, people will avoid you.

Enigmaticize ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, fuck them for not identifying as either male or female. Again, it's the same as if you were called a she by your boss every day (again, assuming you're male.)

SavageFrenchFries ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:04:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I seriously doubt that actually ever happened. How many times do trans problems actually come up in your daily life? You make it sound lik everyone is shoving it down your throat. The only time I ever hear about it is on reddit, and that's only once every now and then

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Enigmaticize ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:03:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd like to see those studies, because every study I've come across - and I've come across quite a few, seeing as I'm transgender myself - has posted insanely high numbers for quality of life after any treatment for gender dysphoria.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Enigmaticize ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That study is saying that post-op transgender people are more likely to commit suicide than the general population, to which I would say... duh? Find me a study that says that surgery makes a transgender person worse off, and I'll believe you.

nightpanda893 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:24:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's strange that you say they are mentally ill and then condemn the treatment that is condoned by the therapists and doctors they consult with. So I guess you find yourself qualified enough to both diagnose them and speak out against a commonly accepted treatment. Where can I read some of your scientific journal articles? I would really like to know more about what must be very comprehensive research.

leroyjonson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:34:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't feed the trolls.

SonVoltMMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

While I don't agree with him, he's talking about voluntary cosmetic surgery, which is a cash cow. The doctors will do whatever you want because you're paying them.

Enigmaticize ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:39:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if I told you that hormone replacement therapy and, at times, sex reassignment surgery are literally the only proven treatment for gender dysphoria, and has been documented as working hundreds of thousands of times?

[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 21:38:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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nightpanda893 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:43:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, I know gender identity disorder is a mental illness. That's why I found your comment so strange. That you would admit the medical factor and then speak out against treatment. And the data you are referencing is correlational. Which means that other variables are still in play. This would include ostracization from society.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 21:49:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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SavageFrenchFries ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is it really though? You identify as a man/woman, so go ahead and be one. That sounds like an effective cure to me. I don't understand your hate, although I'm guessing you're probably trolling. And I think the reason they commit suicide is because of dealing with ignorant assholes. If people would just be more accepting, then that wouldn't be an issue.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:12:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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SavageFrenchFries ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If they want to be another gender, go ahead. You want to self-identify as black or whatever, go ahead. The legal issues are yours to deal with. It's none of your business, and I have no idea why you hate them so much.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:22:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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SavageFrenchFries ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:37:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Trans people do have the human right to be accepted treated like any normal human being, regardless of what you may perceive as mental illness. The legal issues are a whole nother mess, but they shouldn't have to go around and worry about being harassed for what they identify as. Suicide rate is high, because of all they hate and harassment they get from people when they are just trying to be comfortable with who they are. Their murder rate for people who identify as trans is absurdly high when compared to the general population. If people would accept that, hey some people are different than you, and hey, some of them even identify as the opposite gender, but that's okay, because it's their life, and they should be able to live it how they choose, and we should just, again, accept that some people are different than us, then maybe being trans wouldn't be this big non-issue that it is

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:45:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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SavageFrenchFries ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mental illness or not, they're still people. No ones telling you to bow down to the trans guy across the street, what we're asking is for you to treat trans people with the same dignity and respect you would any other person. Where the hell did you get that absurd idea that you're supposed to treat trans people like royalty? You treat them like everyone else. What the hell is wrong with you?

LADYBIRD_HILL ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:22:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

mutilating their genitals

Please, stop using this term. I've never once thought about "mutilating" my body parts. By that logic, people who get their wisdom teeth removed are also "mutilating" themselves.

youngmoneygetter ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:07:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

oh my god you SJWs are such whiny faggots. boohoo some people are mean. get over it.

Barsam37 ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 20:56:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one cares but I'm gonna say it anyway. I am a closet racist and sexist. I was one of those guys who made n word jokes with his friends about about dadless black guys and useless women, and then all of a sudden it all came crashing down on me and I realised that I wasn't a 'joke racist' or a 'joke sexist' I was in fact just a sexist racist.

[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:36:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The fact that you realized this gives me hope that others will see the same thing in themselves. Making sexist/racist jokes "ironically" does not make it better.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:43:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd say you're less of a closet racist/sexist and more like a reformed/currently reforming racist/sexist. I'm glad you get it though. This makes me have hope for a lot of the people I see around here. Maybe they just need to grow up a little, or need a slap of reality.

sothatshowyougetants ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:15:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is an interesting comment! Are you hoping to change your mindset? I find reaching out to the very people you discriminate against and trying to see things objectively from their perspective is very helpful.

BigFatBaldLoser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:36:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Own it like a slave !

OMGBLACKPOWER ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:44:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have to disagree here. Maybe I'll get downvoted, I don't really care. A joke is a joke. Yes there are those racists and sexists who "joke" constantly and that's different but the occasional joke is just a fucking joke and people need to stop looking for reasons to be offended

Luuigi ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 18:37:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then I think I am what?

SimpleRy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:13:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Racist Descartes: I am racist, therefore I am.

jeaguilar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then you think you are racist. And you are.

naphini ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:12:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Racist.

The person you're responding to used a type of ellipsis known as Comparative Deletion.

saikron ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:34:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or rather, they tried to do so using the word "then".

needzmoarlow ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:42:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then denotes a point later in time. Than is used for comparison and thus your comparative deletion. The top post used "then" where it should have used "than".

naphini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, I just completely missed the joke. Didn't notice the "then".

qrrbrbirlbel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2dgguc/whats_something_you_wish_you_could_tell_all_of/cjp95h0

Luuigi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:09:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Better call the cyber police.

On a serious note I might be an asshole but actually this was no joke on his costs

ryants ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And Jewish.

TriforceOfDiarrhea ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 18:51:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The question is, how does one deal with this?

Sometimes I'll subconsciously make an assumption based on race/gender/etc, and I'll end up feeling like total scum because of it. I know it's wrong to have those thoughts, but sometimes I still do. How do I get over that?

save_the_runaway ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 19:30:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I've put together a list of actions you can take if you want to explore this in earnest. Many of these things come with discomfort at first (as they should, all the -isms really do hurt people and that should make us uncomfortable as human beings). Just remember that no one is expecting perfection from you, just compassionate humanity. That's why we humans invented apologizing. So...

  1. Learn how to apologize. Like, really apologize. How to identify how you've wronged someone, to acknowledge the impact it had on them, and how to commit to changing your actions.

  2. Acknowledge that you have a lifetime of socialization working against you in your mission to be a good person. This is just one of many examples of how prejudice hurts everyone. Most people I've met in my life, no matter their political or religious affiliations, really want to be a "good person," whatever that means for them, but society perpetuates and normalizes a lot of shitty behavior and beliefs. The odds are stacked against you, and when you accept this and own it you can begin to work against it.

  3. Research the impact that structural racism/sexism/whatever-ism has on society and human behavior. Behavior that might seem bewildering or inappropriate (rioting after a police shooting, for instance) may become more understandable with knowledge of historical and social contexts.

  4. Educate yourself on the aspects of your own identity and what privileges/history of privilege your identities are associated with. We do a poor job as a society of educating our young about this stuff, leaving the burden on individuals to educate themselves which is a pretty challenging thing to do, but not impossible. We should be educating our boys about how the women in their life are raised to feel about being out alone at night (and feeling like this makes them responsible for any crimes done to them, for "putting themselves in that situation"). We should be educating our American students about how resumes with "ethnic" names are considered to be less qualified than the same resumes with more "American-sounding" names at the top, and how this impacts unemployment statistics, potentially perpetuating negative stereotypes about the willingness of certain races to "work hard."

  5. Recognize that trends and behaviors that seem to have a racial basis are more often responses to societal inequities. This doesn't let people get off scott-free for bad behavior, but does explain why people who don't have access to the means of survival might steal it more often than people who do.

  6. Expose yourself to multicultural situations, such as open ethnic festivals in your city, or celebrations in which you are welcome. Especially if it makes you uncomfortable to be the minority in the room -- from this discomfort, you may begin to sympathize with what it's like to feel one-against-many, as many minorities do on a daily basis.

  7. But above all, develop a habit of listening in earnest instead of speaking.

I've had a lot of success with pursuing these guidelines as have many of my colleagues (and these tips are applicable to many different types of marginalized identities, such as LGBT, people with disabilities, speakers of other languages, etc), but if we could all just follow only the first and the last, we'd all be nicer to each other and we'd feel a lot less internal conflict over it.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:06:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We should be educating our boys about how the women in their life are raised to feel about being out alone at night (and feeling like this makes them responsible for any crimes done to them, for "putting themselves in that situation").

Oh dear, you don't think men feel fear when walking alone at night? This isn't intended as "what about the menz" (or maybe it is, a buzzword doesn't automatically invalidate what I have to say) but as a man I've also felt very real fear when walking outside alone at night.

Isn't the problem at the heart of it violent criminals who hurt others? I just have a hard time feeling more bad for women than I do for other men when both parties have it pretty rough when it comes to random assault. I know you want empathy, but maybe you could at least acknowledge that women don't have it so much worse in this respect? That young men are frequently victims of violent crime as well? If you're not even aware of that then all this talk about listening sort of falls flat.

Things suck for both parties. If you don't acknowledge that you just seem like you're trying to capitalize on behalf of your gender. Even if men as a class are somewhat privileged that doesn't mean some individual men don't have it bad and that everything is just fine and dandy in camp man.

I wonder, if you looked as people as individuals, rather than as members of race or gender maybe you'd have more empathy with things men struggle with? Just a thought.

save_the_runaway ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:34:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I sympathize with you if you picked out this example and gave such an impassioned response because of something that happened to you in your past. Nobody deserves violence EVER; no matter what group they're a part of. I'll try to explain a little more here to clear up any misunderstanding.

When I say that boys should be educated to know how girls are raised to be afraid, what I mean is the special condemnation directed to women about being particularly rape-able. Does this mean men can't get raped? Absolutely not. As a teacher, I have had to call child protective services on behalf of male and female students alike and my heart still breaks for each and every phone call. But which message is louder in society? The message that girls need to wear the right thing, stay in groups, guard their drinks, and blame themselves for "not being clear about saying no," or the message that after dark can be a dangerous time for anybody, regardless of sex? The reason why women get these special messages is because women are seen as weaker and their behavior in need of policing. It goes beyond the problem of criminals: if it was just crime, victims would never be blamed. Unfortunately, victim-blaming is almost codified by our legal process, in which a victim's sexual history can be used as evidence against the veracity of her claim of assault.

The sick truth is that women are sexually assaulted more often than men, but I am not interested in pissing contests or zero-sum games. If there was even one man who was raped he deserves sympathy and help as much as any female. So why is there such conflict whenever the subject of rape and gender comes about?

The conflict: What makes this all even more shitty is that by not sustaining a healthy dialogue about sexual assault, not only do girls internalize a sense of fault for being assaulted based on these messages that permeate society and the media, many of our men (and an unfortunate number of people in general) have internalized the idea that rape is something that can't happen to men.

This idea is (1) patently false, (2) harmful, and (3) prevents men from seeking and having access to services in their times of need. I can't even count how many reddit posts I've read in which boys and men have to be informed that something that happened to them in the past was, indeed, rape, and that it was in no way their fault, despite what our society says about men and sex. These terrible realizations serve to remind us how bigotry and prejudice hurt everybody.

Even though we must admit that, yes, sexual assault simply is a bigger issue for women as a group than it is for men as a group based on societal messaging and statistical rates (and I will further defend this position if you really insist, but I'm hoping that I've laid out for you why here), my sympathies are not metered out by crime statistics. I apologize if it came across this way, but my hope is that by making socially-dominant groups more aware of their group-privilege, things will improve for everybody, especially those (both within and outside of the dominant groups) who have been harmed by these dangerous societal assumptions.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I think my disagreement with your point originally was the way you used "we should educate our boys." That to me sounds patronizing much in the same was as I'm sure you'd think "we should educate girls about being careful" is patronizing.

save_the_runaway ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:31:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I understand. I used the word "boys" in the context of

We do a poor job as a society of educating our young about this stuff

I imagine a future in which children are taught these things while they're young, before they grow up and get to the stage where we humans begin to involve our egos in all of our opinions (which is only natural, but does inhibit empathy). But yes, referring to all men as "boys" is patronizing.

jacob8015 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:32:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Obviously it's not their fault if they get attacked, but they should avoid the area. It's not their fault the crime happens, but if they can avoid it, they should stay out of that area.

It's like if someone walked around with their wallet held up and full of money. It's not their fault they were mugged, but they could have prevented it.

sothatshowyougetants ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:18:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are an A+ human being swimming in a sea of F- dickholes. Keep being awesome :)

TriforceOfDiarrhea ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:45:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for taking the time to type this all out!

One of my biggest problems is the fact that a lot of rude thoughts seem to come subconsciously. Certainly I know that everyone should be treated with the same amount of respect, regardless of any uncontrollable factors, so the fact that I think bigoted things by default before I actually reflect on what I thought bugs me since I know better.

Your first point is intriguing because it got me to think about the fact that saying sorry is something I sorta do on impulse without really thinking about it. My damned Canadian-ness has made it meaningless, so I'll have to work on that.

save_the_runaway ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:03:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha, I spent enough of my childhood in Canada to catch myself saying sorry to inanimate objects when I bump into them (and getting shit from Americans about the way I pronounce "sorry"). I feel you.

Like any bad habit, change requires constant mindfulness of thought, intentional practice, and time. It can be frustrating, and exhausting, but the rewards are peace and understanding. The fact that you're reflecting on your habits of thought at all is a great first step, and perhaps the hardest one to take.

Just as a brief thought-activity, think about the last time you were in a situation in which you had to actually, genuinely apologize to someone for what you said because it was racist/sexist/whatever-ist. Was it in person, IRL? What situation/thoughts led to the infraction?

If it's hard to think of one, or it was a long time ago, or these things never happen to you in real life, consider: how many of your friends have identities that differ from yours? Without this diversity, you might not even have the opportunity to screw up and apologize in person. Our society (and even our psychology) discourages associating with people outside of our "groups." And even when we admit "others" into our groups, we often subconsciously require (in really invisible, insidious ways) that the "other" modify their behavior and values to reflect those of the in-group, resulting in a kind of whitewashing in which the "other" bears the burden of harms in private.

Yeeeaaaahhhhh...this shit gets complicated and ugly. But I wish you the best, and I thank you, dear internet stranger, for your spirit of curiosity :)

TriforceOfDiarrhea ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:48:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

how many of your friends have identities that differ from yours? Without this diversity, you might not even have the opportunity to screw up and apologize in person.

This one hit surprisingly close to home.

I have many things to work on, and today's gonna be the day I start working on those things. Thanks again for taking all the time to type this up and offer suggestions!

rb_tech ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:41:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You grow up and realize your thoughts aren't as important as your actions in defining who you are. You're allowed to think a hobo is a drug-addicted mentally unstable scumbag as you put a dollar in his hat.

jacob8015 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:30:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's better to donate to a homeless shelter than to actually give to the homeless. As bad as it is, homeless people have much higher rates of addiction.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:22:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop making assumptions, so just cease being human.

save_the_runaway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The human is an animal, not so different from all the rest, except with the ability to desire something greater and strive towards it.

We can resist our impulses, our socialization, and even our upbringing when we want to be something more than what we are. We can cease being victims of circumstance, and become captains of our souls.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:21:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're never going to stop making assumptions, and if you do, you won't be able to live your life. Of course, you could work to change your ingrained beliefs to change your assumptions. I don't really know what you mean about being captains of our souls - I don't believe in a soul.

save_the_runaway ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:25:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The soul bit came from this bit of poetry -- I meant it figuratively, meaning that I don't believe in fate, I believe in self-improvement and making one's own decisions for life. I should have included the link in my initial response to you.

As for the meaning behind what I wrote, you pretty much nailed it:

Of course, you could work to change your ingrained beliefs to change your assumptions.

I believe in this work. And we never truly break free from our assumptions, but it's the effort to challenge our ingrained beliefs that gradually improves us.

free2live ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's natural. Forget about it.

Frekavichk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just ask yourself why you are doing that and if it has any bearing in reality.

Stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason. Don't go willy nilly profiling people, but don't be sorry for calling an apple an apple.

digitalpencil ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Racism for me, is a lot like an uneven paving stone. I generally try to avoid it but occasionally, i'll be minding my own world, bobbing along and i'll trip up, muttering "the fuck was that?!, that was a little bit racist back there!".

I don't intend to have racist thoughts but, on occasion, my unconscious brain trips up and farts one out any way and what's more, I think this is common in all people. I think we all, on occasion have read something and thought, "yup, black" or "those fucking Arabs" without even realising that we've had that thought. For me, the important part is in catching these little subconscious mind-farts before they're allowed to take root and realising that, "hold on, that was a bit racist." "do I really think that x people are naturally more predisposed to behave this way?"

So far, the answer to that internal question has always been, no, and with that comes a certain sense of clarity and self-awareness. I am flawed. I am flawed by default. I categorise the world around me because there is a mind-blowing, infinite myriad of variables my brain can't hope to keep track of and, by consequence it groups things together by association. There's nothing inherently wrong with this process but I think we need to be aware that occasionally, there will be a loose-match applied and the sorting algorithm will simply fuck up, and result in the wrong grouping.

It's about second-guessing my own assumptions and well, it's always worked for me FWIW.

Feel better. You should judge yourself by how you use the information around you, by how you interpret the data your conscious mind presents. Not on how you occasionally make a preconceived notion, which you then have the self-awareness to identify and action.

FrighteningWorld ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:06:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you referring to yourself now too?

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:55:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People calling reddit racist/sexist seem to always get upvoted, so self awareness is also pretty bad.

raresteakplease ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:05:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm actually less racist than I think I am.

bullymachine ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:44:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

B-but muh statistics!

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:31:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ProudOppressor ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 21:01:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't believe this is being upvoted. What does it say about your worldview when you put anecdotes and feelings above statistics and logic?

je_kay24 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:35:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People often misrepresent statics or use them out of context. It's very easy to do.

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:11:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But just because you found a statistic for something doesn't mean you're correct in your point either. People take a statistic like highest incarceration rate by race and then use that to support their racist bias... They go on a rant about how "black culture" is violent/primitive or how "black people are a bunch of do-nothing moochers who do nothing but commit crime." Using a statistic doesn't make your "logic" right, especially when you fail to take into consideration the countless of other factors that would affect incarceration rates such as social economic factors, and racial profiling.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Very true, which effectively equates to the middle ground being the 'answer' in most scenarios. There's no need for people to abandon any emotions/thoughts/feelings in a discussion about [race/gender/etc], nor any need for statistics/logic to be abandoned either.

Which is what I don't understand on reddit I suppose, what is the point in discussing something like race when both (or all) people in the conversation are all about "b-buh muh statistics!" and "b-buh muh feelings!" It's pointless and won't go anywhere but it's the most common conversation you'll see happen on the internet. Like not every conversation has to be a tug of war match.

ProudOppressor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:35:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're right, Statistics should be used to disprove theories, not create them. The problem here is that an anti-statistics attitude leads me to believe that these people don't want to let go of their incorrect hypotheses.

PLEASE_ADOPT_ME ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What hypothesis is that exactly?

jmalbo35 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:21:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

There's not a statistic on earth that gives people reason or makes it right to be racist.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about the black/white average IQ disparity of 15 points?

jmalbo35 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Without even getting into the fact that IQ is a pretty shitty measure of anything at all, the fact that it influenced pretty clearly by cultural/socioeconomic status, and the fact that self-fulfilling prophecy has been shown time and time again to highly influence results on tests such as those, I'm still not seeing how that makes racism right.

Second, I've got a couple of questions.

Are Jews and East Asians inherently superior to white people then? Should they be racist towards whites because white people have lower IQs on average? I've never actually met a racist person who thinks that should be the case for some bizarre reason, yet when it comes to black people that's a fine idea somehow.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody denies the socio-economic and cultural constituent to IQ, it is only the other side that explicitly denies the hereditary constituent.

Are Jews and East Asians? inherently superior to white people then?

If we accept the current results, then in terms of average IQ, yes. I find this to be pretty unremarkable and uncontroversial though. As uncontroversial as the average heights of different groups of people.

Should they be racist towards whites too because they have lower IQs on average?

In my experience, someone who merely mentions this IQ disparity (and who happens to be white) is accused of racism and being racist. Thus my definition of racism becomes "talking about race in a way liberals don't like" and I fail to see any reason why liberals would have a problem with the behaviour of East Asians or Jews, thus I doubt they would ever be actually accused of racism.

As for what classes as 'racist behaviour' I'm not sure what that means, maybe you could enlighten me.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why would you mention the disparity at all. What relevance does it have to anything other than being used to support rascist attitudes.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:16:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why would you mention the disparity at all

Personally, because when I found out about it, it blew my head apart and I realised true equality was an impossible dream.

free2live ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:09:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Should they be racist towards whites too

...They are. Hell, Asians are the most racist motherfuckers I've met. And Jews... Hell of a racist bunch also. See: Israel.

jmalbo35 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:23:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I didn't ask if they are, I asked if they should be.

If a white person is okay with believing that blacks are inferior and should be considered and treated as such, they should inherently think that they are inferior to East Asians and Jews, which is something I've never seen a racist person admit.

CuntMongler ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 21:28:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look at black crime rates and you'll become a lot more wary when seeing one of them on the streets late at night.

je_kay24 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:33:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

See this is the misuse of statistics right here folks.

The majority of violence that happens with blacks is black on black violence. Most of it happens in cities in relation to gangs.

But of course be wary of any person that is black.

jmalbo35 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've seen plenty of statistics, yet somehow I'm still not racist. Or scared of "seeing one" at night.

hochizo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:53:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Black crime rate? Or poor crime rate? Beware the spurious statistical relationship!

After all, I have hard statistics that show that as people eat more ice cream, the murder rate also increases. Does eating ice cream cause murder? Does murder cause ice cream eating? Or is there some other reason the two seem related when they are in fact, not?

Lies, damn lies, and statistics.

ProudOppressor ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sure, if you can give me a concrete and falsifiable definition of racism and a reason why it is axiomatically wrong.

free2live ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 23:10:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...You won't get it. Racism is bad, mmkay? Because... feels.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:13:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Statistics and logic are oppressive tools created by the kyriarchy to oppress minorities. Why don't you have any empathy, shitlord?

(On the bright side, being a SJW is just a phase. After a couple of years in the real world, these people realize what fucking naรฏve idiots they used to be.)

jmalbo35 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not being racist makes someone a naive idiot?

I'd hate to live in your world.

ParticularJoker ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:41:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not who you are replying to and think "naive idiot" is too harsh, but I think the point is that so-called "SJWs" (as well as many other people) have a limited view of what the world is at large, and have a "naive" view of how the world really is. You also don't have to be an SJW to not be a racist.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:05:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So wanting to make the world a better and more accepting place is just a phase and is naรฏve? You have a sad world view.

ParticularJoker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:14:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not that wanting to make the world a more accepting place that is naive, it's the ways some people think they are doing it that is.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So they should rather sit back and watch as people say incredibly rasist and sexist things?

Whats the point of discussing anything on the internet

ParticularJoker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So they should rather sit back and watch as people say incredibly rasist and sexist things?

People should discuss things that are racist and sexist. The problem is when people try to look for racism and sexism where it doesn't exist. Of course I'm no social professional, so my words mean nothing to the next guy, but it's what I think of it.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh my god, this is the most neckbeardy comment ive ever seen

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Someone claims that logic trumps feelings

HE MUST BE AN MRA FEDORA NECKBEARD!!!!

Are you really that pathetic??

free2live ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:13:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They have little else.

DownvoteDaemon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:13:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you start a sentence with "I'm not racist but..." it never turns out good.

tastytentacle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't forget ableist.

Zap-Brannigan ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:23:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Of course I am! I don't think I'm racist at all, so obviously I'm more racist than I think I am... wait... but if I know that I'm more racist than not racist at all, then that means I think I'm a little bit racist, but since I know I'm more racist than I think I am, I'm moderately racist... and since... oh my god

turbie ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:42:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've come to terms with my racism.

rb_tech ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:20:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Same. Apparently I've already got privilege coming out the wazoo, might as well enjoy it! Life's too short to let other people bring you down.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:00:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So then why bring other people down with your racism?

Life's too short to be a racist piece of shit

rb_tech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I only tell racist jokes to my white friends, I have raised their spirits with the gift of laughter and actually made the world a better place.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, you're such a hero, the world needs more racist jokes to help normalize racism

Thank you for doing your part, man

rb_tech ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're welcome :D

joe120250 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"You are way more racist than you think you are."

FTFY

barnfodder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Alternative wording:

The word "but" doesn't stop what you're about to say from being racist.

rethardus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But... But... I can't be a racist, I'm a foreigner...

Oh wait.

Diarrhea_Van_Frank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Believe me, I'm well aware of how racist and sexist I am. I just don't give a shit because it doesn't actually matter.

sowut69 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:51:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It doesn't matter to you.

I promise you, it matters tremendously to the women and racial minorities who will be unfortunate enough to have to interact with you in your life--socially, professionally, or however else--and may have the audacity to want to be treated like a human being without potentially suffering any negative consequences (either conscious or subconscious on your end) from your bigotry.

isalright ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Macklemore is the best Hip Hop artist because he actually attempts to appeal to the mainstream unlike these black people sagging their pants and shouting about drugs and sex. Where do they get off?!"

HeronSun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So I'm more racist before I think I am? That's a relief, I thought I was racist while being racist.

stancosmos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you have me confused for the Jews.

batsdx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am as exactly as racist as I know I am.

destiny24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you mean judgmental. Just because you stereotype doesn't mean you're racist.

xROSSTHEHOSSx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know I'm kinda racist so I can only imagine how racist I really am

AWildSegFaultAppears ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would broaden that to:

You stereotype way more than you think you do.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't see why everyone is so afraid and ashamed to admit it. Most of us have thoughts and have said things that fall into the category of racism. Basically any perceived difference between one race to another is referred to as racism. Since there are differences between races and cultures (and race and cultural are often intertwined, making it difficult to determine what difference is attributed to race or culture) it's only natural that people would think about such differences and come to conclusions about them in their mind. I don't understand what's so controversial about that. As long as you're not a dick about it and treating people like shit unnecessarily I don't see a problem with it. People will form opinions about everything, from religion to brand of toothpaste. The fact that opinions are also formed about race should not be surprising.

donkey_supreme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not a racist, I'm a realist!

Tittytickler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

*than <3

SeeFree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Uh yeah ...tell that to the black friends of which I have several.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Married a chick who's dual raced and not one of them white. That means I can officially get away with it so there. Kiss my shiny white cis male ass.

Divides-By-Zer0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut up whitey!

SuperNovaDude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lesson I learned and am grateful for.

JimsanityOSB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Than*, ya white devil.

spearit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

nah, fuck peruvians and russians

l4than-d3vers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I doubt that. I already consider myself very racist.

doubletripleOG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then what?

Emasraw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well... Everyone's a little bit racist sometimes. Doesn't mean we go around committing hate crimes.

[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 20:25:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I will be the first to admit that I waste way too much time here. I spend it on stupid, useless things. It's true, I'm too entrenched in this world.

But I love it. It's given me great things, things I never dreamed I could have. Friends I can trust with the deepest, darkest tragedies, and with the greatest, happiest joysโ€”because I know they won't judge me, because they know there's no reason to. Subredditsโ€”this being the first of themโ€”where I found the will to laugh again, to smile, sometimes to cry. You know how hard it is to never be able to cry? It sucks; it's the worst thing ever. People on Reddit pulled me out of that.

Reddit has done more good for me than bad, and it's all, obviously, because of those people in it. A month or so ago, I decided it was all pointless. And then, I acted on it: I tried to die. And I failed. And when I came back to my friends, when I told them about it, they were furious. Furious that I didn't confide in them, furious that I almost lost everything and they couldn't stop me. Really, that was the most beautiful thing I've had here. That alone is enough of a reason to love this place.

Because, for all its reposts and downvotes, for all its trolls and celebrity worship, for all itsโ€”ourโ€”self-deprecation and hypocrisy, the core of Reddit is and always will be people. And that's what I would want Reddit to know, even if they don't feel like reading all this: Remember the people. Love the people. Thank the people. They do great thingsโ€”you do great things.

So thank you, Reddit. I love you all. And I wish you all the best.

weemental ยท 213 points ยท Posted at 20:03:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/NoFap is basically a cult in the making

dat_username_tho ยท 102 points ยท Posted at 23:00:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ironically, it's a huge circlejerk.

ChrisCDR ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:25:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

One of us

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:59:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is that a sub for actual sex addicts or is it just guys trying not to jack off for a long time? I hadn't a clue it was even a thing, now in kinda fascinated.

Boxpopper ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:10:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It appears to be for guys who have decided that masturbation is somehow bad and help encourage each other to keep up abstinence of it. There are probably some addicts in there, but most of the members just seem to be in on the "fad" and buy into the idea. Is it that deluded? I have no clue. No scientific research has really said anything about masturbation being psychologically unhealthy. And I fear that they may get more extreme in their opinions and just accept it as dogma.

locriology ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 00:17:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I believe a good number of them suffer from porn addiction, which can be very harmful for personal interactions and developing relationships.

ithinkofdeath ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 23:28:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Their FAQ is like 2 clicks away man, why are you saying this? They say they're not against it, don't think it's bad, just choose not to do it for apparently a lot of different individual reasons. It sounds a little silly to me I'll admit, but hey, if they get something from it, why not.

Boxpopper ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:12:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Subreddits (and any group, really) can be founded in whatever state they want. That doesn't mean they never mutate over time. Saying that /r/nofap doesn't officially claim that masturbation is bad is just as relevant and meaningful as point out that /r/atheism officially doesn't hate religion.

ithinkofdeath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:32:47 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait, so what you're saying is you can outright lie about a subreddit and tell yourself "maybe it will change over time to fit my version"? That's the most absurd excuse you could have found for your laziness.

Boxpopper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:18:51 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"maybe it will change over time to fit my version"

No, I'm saying that I sense the attitude there, so if anything it already has. That's my point. And ultimately I'm just defending my ability to say something that contradicts the FAQ which you threw at me as if it contradicts my point. That's my argument. It doesn't. The way subreddits are planned and the way they pan out in practice and especially over time are not always in line with each other. This has happened to almost every subreddit in existence.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:29:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Huh. Thank you for replying. Seems to me to be a waste of energy since there seem to be some very unhappy people in that sub. But to each their own I suppose and if they really don't want to do it anymore I guess it's nice they have an accountability space. I guess.

Canadian_Couple ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:54:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They've taken my brother. He won't listen to any reasoning.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I believe I saw an article that said testosterone increases 150+% for every seven days we don't jerk off. I doubt /r/NoFap knows about this though.

Dikaneisdi ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:43:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That seems implausible.

Boxpopper ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:26:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd double check that because I was under the impression that males have thought this kind of stuff since the beginning of time and yet there's no evidence for it at all.

weemental ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:20:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

guys trying not to jack off for a long time

Lots42 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:24:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's for people who think fapping is poison.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Very interesting. I guess everyone has their own demons and whatnot.

DTFpanda ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:25:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate how this shit gets circlejerked everywhere on reddit.

That sub is harmless. It's a bunch of people who feel better by not masturbating yet reddit is so closed minded that it sees this type of behavior as deviant. I subbed to the place out of curiosity and found it's no more than a large support group for guys and girls struggling with addictions and unwanted habits. I think it's a cool thing. Just because they label themselves as "fapstronauts" does not make them a cult.

sleevey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:17:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's probably the implication that porn etc. isn't 100% benign that gets a bad reaction. I think people know it at some level but don't want to deal with it, it's easier just to gloss over it all and treat it all like a joke but you can't when people start trying to extricate themselves from those habits and find it difficult and say so openly.

weemental ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:26:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They are propagating the (dangerous) myth that masturbation is something "dirty" or negative.

DTFpanda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Why is it dangerous? There isn't enough research out there to determine whether or not the effects of not ejaculating is bad or good for the prostate. Current studies show both sides of the story and how some are beneficial to men's health and how some aren't. Which basically means there isn't enough data to conclude whether or not it's safe. Do some research before you hop on another reddit bandwagon.

Edit: also, read their disclaimer dude. It's two clicks away. They even say there is nothing wrong with it. Why are you even saying that?

mrboombastic123 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:55:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you have to continually tell people it isn't a cult, it's probably a cult.

mizu4444 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:53:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No Fap: Least Sticky Cult, Champion 2012-2014

[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:43:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TheRedPill is already there.

BeWithMe ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:15:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Except that it's not. The "cult" factor is entirely misconception, propagated in ignorance like all stereotypes are.

In reality, it is the source and summit of all the self-help and motivation subreddits, offering some of the most genuine, open and motivational self posts on this entire Web site.

/r/NoFap

Go and check it out for yourself

EDIT: Okay. There are some a-holes who ruin it, but by and large ... it is the only reason I still come to Reddit.

weemental ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:23:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You could say the same thing about scientology.

BeWithMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:40 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You could say "the same thing" about anything and everything, but you would still be wrong.

CleganeBowlHype ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:51:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Add the red pill to that.

BananaFish12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Could you elaborate?

weemental ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:24:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you have to continually tell people it isn't a cult, it's probably a cult. -/u/mrboombastic123

maanu123 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:54:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's just a messed up place. Subscribe and over the next few days you'll see what I mean. It's jsut... ugh. People like "Porn ruined my life, but when I stopped watching it I got super powers!" No kid, talking to girls is not a super power.

iceburgh29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And they call each other "brother" which weirds me out.

krokodil_hodil ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:49:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Relax, bro.

iceburgh29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:05:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That doesn't bother me. There's something about saying brother that just makes it seem more cultish than normal.

zonkoid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:05:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Let's sacrifice a goat, brother, and pass the kool aid.

cougarstillidie ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:33:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why is this a thing?

BrakemanBob ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:02:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I fap daily just to stand up against them!

weemental ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:24:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

me too

Lots42 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:23:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It IS a cult.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:02:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Someone opened my eyes when they told me 0% was almost as bad as 100%.

The real strength is in moderation.

bobthecrusher ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:01:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the making?

[deleted] ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 20:34:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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spacepunk17 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:25:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Especially in askreddit. Yes, the same questions get asked every week. But in a growing community we get new stories and new perspectives. Let it go and enjoy it for what it is!

Otherwise, I love reddit! This is a great place to chill.

furiousfennec ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:37:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People seem to think people are on here 24/7, but aren't. Obviously if it gets upvoted those people haven't seen it and liked it.

And people are always joining reddit.

conjunctionjunction1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is how I feel about people complaining about vertical video. We get it, vertical video sucks. Let's bitch about it ad nauseum.

Lots42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If they had their way, Reddit would be an empty wasteland. Do they not understand?

Bridgetinerabbit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes! Sometimes I really enjoy a good repost. Funny and interesting things should be shared more than other things, and not everybody saw all of reddit since the dawn of man like the people who complain about them apparently did.

Rocky87109 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:35:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not to mention that reddit wasn't created for "original" content. It was created to point to the other places in the internet which it does very well.

[deleted] ยท 1027 points ยท Posted at 18:20:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 921 points ยท Posted at 19:14:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't care.

[deleted] ยท 248 points ยท Posted at 19:20:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i don't think any of us care.

but i do think that paradigm6790 is fat, that's just my opinion.

voucher420 ยท 113 points ยท Posted at 19:37:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He ate the eight!

Iggyhopper ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:18:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

gr8 8-8 m8 i r8 8/8

BananaFish12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He 8 the ate!

SantaWithAGun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You ate the one and the three

toxicbox ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 19:50:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would like to add that I think paradigm6790 is a dirty pig fucker as well.

Thehealeroftri ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 19:56:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would like to add that paradigm6790 may or may not have eaten animal feces

[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:34:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Izzi_Skyy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:00:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would like to add that paradigm6790 had sexual experiences with paradigm6790's mom.

that_one-dude ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would like to add that I was the one that broke paradigm6790's arms

geekygamer1134 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would like to add that paradigm6790 fucked paradigm6790's dog.

outerdrive313 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:35:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/U/THEHEALEROFTRI DOESN'T LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING THE STREET!!

bdjenkin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Let us duly note that Obamacare is the result of a snide remark paradigm6790 made about Canada.

tinyporcelainunicorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd like to add that /u/paradigm6790 is beautiful too. take that.

Paradigm6790 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

N'awwww

Lurking_Grue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude! Don't say pig fucker in front of Jesus!

Paradigm6790 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love bacon on my bits, what can I say?

Frank5192 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish that I could 'up-vote' this a thousand times. The laugh you game me turned my whole week around. Thank you.

NSA_LoyalAdmin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:34:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love it

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like you.

PurpleText ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't care that you don't care.

409coffeemaker ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:02:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I care.

PurpleText ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Goddammit

ScrupulousMrFox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You both cared enough to actually say something.
Have an upvote for caring!

spacemonkey55 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:20:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't care that you don't care.

Stole_Your_Wife ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:15:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

idc

bluejayfan32 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't care.

qwerty622 ยท 78 points ยท Posted at 20:43:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i disagree. i come here often to see the comments because some of them have opinions backed up by rigorous logic and this helps me debate my points of view or switch them if my logic doesn't stand up.

Chiiwa ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:26:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I constantly search for people's opinions on things for help. I really do care. Just yesterday I asked a ton of people for their opinions and I actually used them.

Unknown_Sample ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:50:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So how did that home enema go anyway?

xeroxorcist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everywhere

Tank_Kassadin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:16:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is pretty much the point of a forum. OP is wasting his time if he doesn't wan't to view people's opinions.

IAM_Jesus_Christ_AMA ยท 110 points ยท Posted at 19:56:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, well, that's just like, your opinion, man.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did it hurt?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

'Sup, Jesus. How are you?

Fracter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

stop, that man's an imposter!

rattle_the_kernkraft ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And that doesn't matter either

Mutoid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't be first at anything...

SnakeEater14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How tall are you?

kebwi ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:02:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In all seriousness, then why are any of us writing anything here...or reading it for that matter?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:03:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would imagine because most of us are bored.

Paradigm6790 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:17:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Personally? For all the non-opinion stuff. Humor, facts and clever comments. Not Billy Bob's opinion on Libertarian ownership laws.

Draigars ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:46:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bullshit. Of course it does. I'm not on reddit to find facts, except from some subreddits like AskHistorians, and even here, I'm looking for analysis, which is interpreted and opinionated.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Absolutely. Where else are you going to be able to get opinions from a global community with a raft of different experiences to you?

Opinions really matter. It's how you deal with opinion, and whether your own is open the change that makes the difference.

bjm94 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:06:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

IMO, I don't think that's necessarily true.

Paradigm6790 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:25:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

( อกยฐ อœส– อกยฐ)

wranglingmonkies ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:01:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck you don't tell me what to do. Your opinion matters to me.

jacls0608 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:39:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You'd be weirdly surprised.

Paradigm6790 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's a weird way to spell "aroused"

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

source?

Pennies_everywhere ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't agree. Some people have interesting opinions, with the arguments to defend their point of view. It's baseless and tasteless opinions I do not care for.

fuckboystrikesagain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except for the people who share that opinion.

Paradigm6790 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:00:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think I'm going to make an infographic about how generalities work for pedants like you.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is why some days I delete upwards of half my comments in the middle of writing them. It's so true...

Paradigm6790 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We all do it. Some are reluctant to admit it, but I've had a handful of my own 1-2 paragraph tirades that I delete while shaking my head before I actually post.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never used to do this, and it resulted in a lot of useless arguments. Recently I have started to just fight off the urge to reply to someone if I know it's just going to turn into another internet argument. I stay away from anything to do with cops, the economy, religion, or politics because it always starts arguments.

FearErection ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah that's like, you're opinion man.

berrics94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just like this one.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know, I've learned a lot from people on here and cared what they had to say.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Number of years on reddit: 2

Number of comments: hundreds (I have many alts)

Number of opinions of mine that have changed: 0

Yeah, the math checks out.

BalefireX ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:12:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/changemyview

Barsam37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thats why I generally start all my comments with "no one cares but.." or just don't comment anyway, no one gives a fuck what I have to say

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The opinion of a stranger on the internet matters more to me than I care to admit. I try to stay away from opinionated threads for this reason, I can drive myself insane arguing with someone over something stupid.

Orte94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think that if we didn't post our opinions, there wouldn't be anything interesting here.

freedompower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are you doing in the comments if you don't care?

PM_ME_YOUR_PARTS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are literally a piece of shit who deserves to be tortured for the rest of your life.

...that's just my opinion

tehweave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just like your children!

TastyDonutHD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, that's just like, you're opinion, dude.

ammconaugust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it only matters if 100 or more people upvote it

redditsoaddicting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Geez, this managed to end up right below the post saying Reddit stopped them from killing themself a few times. It's like Reddit is trying to send a message or something.

Spekingur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unless it turns someone on, like a weird fetish or something - and we all know reddit is full of weird fetishes.

hotLikeSausage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're on r/askreddit, half of the posts are explicitly asking for peoples opinions. Why do you think people upvote all that if they don't care?

starfirex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The fact that it's your opinion matters to nobody else. The idea that opinions are argued based on their inherent merits and not the credibility of the people that hold them is part of what makes Reddit so great to me.

I might have my political beliefs challenged by high school students with solid points, or find myself contradicting people with PhDs and nobody's the wiser.

Hyalinemembrane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

YOU'RE WRONG. SOMEBODY ALWAYS CARES. THEY HAVE TO.

MasterPsyduck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's really not true, there are very good and supportive communities around reddit, you just have to leave the defaults behind.

uhaul26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a strong opinion about this post.

m1sta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If that were true there would be almost no comments.

underdabridge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not true. I made my wife get a reddit account.

MrBubbleSS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This does depend on the subreddit, but generally it's true.

Subs that are more "help-oriented" though, people actually do care a good part of the time, even if they don't agree with you 100%.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yours matters to me :)

d00zerdude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most know this, they still just want to be heard

Louis_de_Lasalle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I got gold that one time!

qdhcjv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree.

Mephistophanes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You offended me.

Geolosopher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But in all seriousness, aren't there some people here whose opinions should matter -- especially those who have both direct experience with whatever the subject is as well as a pretty decently functioning mind capable of understanding it? So I think some people's opinions should definitely matter, and we're missing out on a lot if we don't recognize that. The only problem is how damned difficult it is to determine which opinions do matter and which opinions don't...

applestem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But...but...but, I thought you all cared! <weeps>

DragonRaptor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not that you care, but my opinion does matter to some people, if it didn't, no one would ever respond to me.

NoahGoldFox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i care about all peoples opinions :/

KingKane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's not really true. I mean a lot of threads are clicked on to hear people's opinions.

mossyskeleton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

^ Including this one.

But in reality, actually I find a LOT of opinions on here that matter to me, and I'm happy people share them. So there.

kimahri27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some people agree with you so there goes that opinion...

ipostjesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

how can you say that having seen how people react to others opinions on this site? theres constant supply of evidence that opinions do matter to others on here.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I care about the opinions of experts in a field.

LukeAbomination ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's just your opinion

THE_CHOPPA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I care...not all the time but yah i care..

Turtley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Of course it does. Everyone has discussions all over the place.

I listen to people and learn from their opinions/arguments.

__IMMENSINIMALITY__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:40:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, I actually care.

diego_tomato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:14:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it matters to those who reply to me

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What? nobody cares about my political diatribes about the evils of capitalism?

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...Hence the voting system.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:59:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit doesn't want to hear your opinion. People want to hear their opinion from a different user.

Doccmonman ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:50:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's an opinion...

kickingturkies ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 20:40:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Drug culture isn't harmless, even if you feel it's nobody else's business.

mad87645 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:55:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a semi regular user and it definitely isn't harmless. I've taken "hard" drugs a couple of times a month for almost 3 years and I can tell my brain has been altered (probably permanently) from it.

That being said, I still think it isn't anyone elses business. I'm an adult, and I know taking drugs is my choice. If I get addicted it was my choice. If I OD it was my choice. If I want to fuck up my life then I'll do it. I'm not asking for anything from anyone else, just leave me alone to get high.

kickingturkies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:09:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The thing is, lots of people who get high are asking a lot from other people or are a drain on other people. If it were the case that all/most hardcore drug users had jobs, didn't break laws to get their fix, etc. then the extent that drug culture is harmful would be much less that now.. But in reality, many people who take harder drugs (particularly meth) exploit other people by stealing, using violence, and abusing their partners and children.

I even don't have a problem with hardcore drug users that can hold down a stable job that contributes to society and don't break laws, but those people are few and far in between.

To be clear (in case I haven't been): I'm talking about hardcore drug users here, not somebody who smokes pot a couple times a week. Although, there are other bits of drug culture which are unsavory as well -- but I would admit that many of the issues in drug culture can be fixed with legalization and proper regulation.

pnstt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:50:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

blowjobs

kickingturkies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:51:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you might have replied to the wrong comment.

Bronc27 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:27:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

True. But the Drug War culture is far far more harmful

kickingturkies ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:12:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wouldn't necessarily try and say x is worse than y, but I would say that the war on drugs is at least partially responsible for much of what is wrong in drug culture, and that legalization and proper regulation would be very helpful in minimizing harm from drug culture.

CAMYtheCOCONUT ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:29:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really depends on the people and the drug.

helved ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah dude, today I watched my friend smoke 2 marijuanas and he od'd instantly. In his drug fueled rage right before his death he raped and killed three people before dropping dead from dying :((((

lektern ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:01 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Know your dope fiend

MC_Cuff_Lnx ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The culture around hard drugs isn't harmless, but it's definitely nobody else's business.

kickingturkies ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:17:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In many cases it actually would be. Lots of people who are hard drug users commit crimes and exploit other people, which definitely makes it the government's business to regulate the drugs and intervene if taking the drugs interferes with a person's other duties (if a parent is paying for meth rather than for their children's food, then somebody obviously needs to step in).

That isn't to say that the drugs shouldn't be legalized and regulated though. In fact, that would be great to solve many of the issues within drug culture. But to say that it's nobody else's business is blatantly false.

outerdrive313 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:31:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The hivemind is not always right.

caleborp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

then what about democracy

TheDNote ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You got it bud.......ALL HAIL THE HYPNOTOAD

BobbyDavros ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:21:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's "Couldn't care less" not "Could care less".

petevalle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did you learn this from the Weird Al song "Word Crimes"?

BobbyDavros ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:10:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, I was just properly schooled. However, I'm very appreciative of Weird Al for featuring it so prominently, it does my head in.

Tank_Kassadin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, for all intensive purposes, I have to unagree with that.

JoshfromNazareth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:46:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For God's sake learn what a non-compositional idiomatic phrase is.

start0vah ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:56:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everyone joined Reddit when you did. Just because something looks the same doesn't mean it's always a repost and it doesn't make someone an idiot or n00b if they don't know an inside joke from an online community. You were new once, too.

1s44c ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:20:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Karma doesn't matter, it's just an entry in reddit's database. If you can't trade it for cheeseburgers it just doesn't matter.

kathartik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:56:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

having comment karma under a certain number makes it so you have a limit on how much you can comment

1s44c ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks. I didn't know that.

[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 04:25:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

IRS employee here:

We are not all heartless jerks.

Thank you for reading.

PrrrtyGrrrl ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 05:10:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That trolling can be exceptionally harmful and that you can never know the mental state of the person on the other end. Your amusement may very well destroy not only the life of the person you are trolling, but the lives of the many people they have in their life.

A few months back I lost my best friend because of trolls on Reddit. He was suffering from severe depression and the comment threads seemed to be his only interaction with the outside world. He made a comment about wanting to kill himself, to which the trolls unfortunately flocked to. His inbox was flooded with messages from people asking him when and how he was going to kill himself, with some even going so far as to requesting him to livestream it. Even more shocking, there were people suggesting different ways to do it.

Not long after all of these messages he killed himself. He had been depressed a while and was seeking help, but one particularly dark episode took him to the ledge where he was easily pushed off from. After our initial shock subsided we looked to his laptop for answers and discovered all of the Reddit messages. What was most shocking was one of these trolls actually organised to come to his apartment and give him the tools he needed to kill himself.

Want to know the real zinger to all of this? It happens ALL THE TIME. The police investigating the matter told us that this is unfortunately common and they were aware of at least 3 other suicides this year where people were coerced through Reddit.

Not only did these trolls destroy my best friend's life, they destroyed the lives of his parents, two brothers and all of the people in his life. You can't ever know the mental state of a person on the other end and if you are not capable of compassion and pushing someone in a helpful direction just keep quiet.

Melvin8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:03:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry for your loss. What a terrible situation. I hate that there are people who forget that they're actually writing to a real person. And that people don't all react the same way.

[deleted] ยท 128 points ยท Posted at 19:46:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nothing. You wouldn't listen anyway.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:51:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm here and I'm listening.

LemonSyrupEngine ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:05:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just like the NSA, I am always listening.

NSA_LlST ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just like /u/LemonSyrupEngine, we are always listening.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:13:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go on..

gamerthrowaway_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nothing. You wouldn't listen anyway.

J P Wiser's Slow Clap tm

d00zerdude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This one understands

Doctor_Candy ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 21:16:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not all Christians are at war with science. Many of us try to consolidate the two lines of thinking, and cherish the scientific process as well as our Lord and savior. Some of us even believe that the evolutionary process can be viewed as the footsteps of God's creative process, and that the Bible speaks largely in metaphors.

JollyRancherReminder ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:05:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm late to this thread, but wanted to say there are a great many progressive Christians who try to follow Christ's one commandment (to love each other as He loved us -John 13:34) and recognize that Christ's love was radically inclusive (prostitutes, thieves, etc). We are out there fighting for marriage equality, prison reform, etc. Press for that is hard to come by - that's why you don't hear about it, not because it isn't happening. E.g., http://www.rmnetwork.org/

Doctor_Candy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:36:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly right. Christ did not come for judgement, or for war on man. He came for grace. This is my belief. I can hold that in my core, and analyze the world around me using science.

hannahhelp1997 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:44:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you, I am so glad that somebody said this!

Flater420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:07:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

South Park actually worded it in a very clear way.

"Isn't science talking about the how, and religion talking about the why?"

Speculater ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 22:03:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then police your own. How many of your family, friends, or church say anti science things and you smile and walk away. If my atheist friend said "vaccines don't work" I wouldn't be afraid of offending them by holding them to some scrutiny.

And seriously, can you explain abortion to them? From a scientific and social perspective. They're not listening to us.

Doctor_Candy ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:39:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't police a fellow Christian any more than you can police a fellow redditor. Christianity is a group at war within itself, filled with denominations and conflicting beliefs. But surely this is something that everybody knows?

Speculater ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:04:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your brothers, sisters, parents, and churchmates can be spoken to by you, not me. They think I'm satan because I don't believe in satan. You can explain that first term abortions are not murder, that the climate is changing, and humans likely have a hand in it.... me? If I say this I'm just a sheep from the liberal media.

Speculater ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 11:00:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I mean at your church, amongst your friends. I know so many "moderate" Christians that agree with me on nearly 100% of social and economic issues, but would never call our their friends or family for calling abortion murder as a blanket statement, or call them out when they say global warming is a hoax, or rarer, but still sometimes that evolution is a lie from satan. I'm not asking you to go confront other denominations or people you don't know, just call the ones you do know on their ignorance.

BLACKHORSE09 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:56:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

we're on the same team bud, if an asteroid hits it won't be scoping out christians or atheists first

Speculater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:02:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the mean time it's perfectly legal to harass women going to planned parenthood, to defund basic health care for the poor, and to actively subvert scientific climate research... because the "moderates" aren't one of them... but certainly don't say shit when 'they' mouth off.

iceburgh29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:25:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're talking about radical Christians. Just like radical Muslims, nobody likes them.

Speculater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:05:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who are living amongst in the moderate Christians in relative peace.

[deleted] ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 22:29:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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atsu333 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:45:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To counter your argument, so you might know why you're being downvoted: Being a man of science, you should know how unlikely everything in the universe is. The chance of the Big Bang happening(and every single explanation of it I hear says that there was something before, even if just a bunch of gasses or something) was extremely low. The chance of this planet being in the right position to support life is extremely low. The chance of the atmosphere developing in this way is extremely low. I could go on and on. It isn't completely out of the question that there was something out there influencing it. There is definitely a place for God's work in there.

Spend some time thinking about it, try putting yourself in a christian's shoes when looking at the way the universe(and ultimately us) were formed.

bassmaster22 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:00:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why is a god more likely than just chance though?

atsu333 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:39:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's an explanation for how that chance worked out to what it did.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:47:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a Christian, I have to agree with you.

If you believe the bible is the word of God, you've got to treat it with more respect than "Love each other, something something mostly metaphor."

If you don't believe it's the word of God, then what are you basing your beliefs on?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:37:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree. I believe that metaphor and other literary devices can be used as powerful forces for teaching and learning. Just because I don't literally believe in talking snakes doesn't mean I don't think that story is a beautiful, traditional, and necessary allegory describing man's natural inclination toward rebellion against God. Metaphor =/= irrelevant.

[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 22:22:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, problem is, everyone on reddit knows this. They're not saying you're unscientific, but that your beliefs are.

atsu333 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:47:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The idea is that the beliefs are being changed as scientific evidence is presented. IIRC, the Vatican agrees that dinosaurs and the Big Bang happened. Not to say that there wasn't any divine intervention involved, but they are still adapting.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:52:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wouldn't this be an example of the god of the gaps?

atsu333 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:07:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I guess it would. But I wouldn't call it unscientific. It's a will to grow and include logical reasoning.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree. It's definitely better than being completely ignorant trying to stay in your old ways. I don't think the belief itself is logically sound, but it's certainly far better than people who stick in their old science-denying ways. (cough creationism cough)

CHUNKY_BLOODY_QUEEFS ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 18:58:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are not who who you pretend to be on the Internet.

astroskag ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 20:19:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Kurt Vonnegut once said "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be."

Froyo101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:14:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if I want to pretend to be Kurt Vonnegut?

ch13fw ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:55:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I bet your queefs aren't even chunky.

MustangGuy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:57:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I promise you that I am exactly the same in real life.

ibbolia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not! Randomly talking to other people I never met in real life freaks me out! I have no idea why I can do it online so much easier.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:35:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I try my best to simply be myself on the internet, except for the times where I don't try to be myself :P

LiveToDieAnotherDay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I believe the saying is, "Give a man an anonymous username on a social website and he'll show his true face."

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nope, I'm a pretty boring person just like I am on Reddit.

Fun_Time_Shorts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

who who

feelingfroggy123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who I am on Reddit, on any social media is exactly who I am in real life. In other words yes I really am this boring LOL

konner359 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whew. I'm so glad your queefs aren't as bad as you say.

Tank_Kassadin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Otherwise you wouldn't have to pretend. Sounds pretty obvious to me.

pnstt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:47:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think this goes the other way. The real you is you on the internet because there's nothing to stop you for being you, but in real life, you pretend to be someone else to fit in.

invinciblesummmer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:14:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree. I am myself because it is here on reddit that I am able to find support, advice from kind strangers. I don't know why I'm telling you this.

nastynarwhal ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 19:54:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't sweat over those imaginary internet points

newcrap ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:20:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish that reddit wouldn't keep a tally on user's karma counts. Some people just try too hard.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:51:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But how do I win reddit? How many points do I NEED?!

flirppitty-flirp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you saying that when I finally get to that one million karma mark Bobby may not survive his incurable disease?!

Seriously, I find it quite hilarious when people warn me that I'm being downvoted. I don't care about frilly foo foo points from mamby pamby land!

mad87645 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I need it to justify my over inflated ego and boost my low self esteem.....

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I did, then got a few thousand on my other account and I felt nothing. Although it is nice to know alot of people agree or like your comments.

infinityredux ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 20:44:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The fedora it's just a hat. Just a hat. Wear it, don't wear it. It's not worth being such a topic of discussion.

BananaFish12 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:13:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The circlejerk around le fedora is really overused.

NumberM87 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:47:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

tips fedora

Aalewis__ ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[euphoria intensifies]

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On it's own the fedora is just a hat, but combining a fedora with a neck beard turns a man (or woman!) into the modern day embodiment of King Arthur's knights of the round table

spacepunk17 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 22:21:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a woman. I love my fedora. But it doesn't matter cause you're looking at my boobs!

echief ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:44:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

put the fedora on your boobs. problem solved.

spacepunk17 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:03:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My boobs aren't big enough....

atsu333 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:55:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then they're probably not looking at your boobs.

Just kidding, I probably would anyways.

[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 22:36:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

well your boobs are more interesting to look at

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1021 points ยท Posted at 18:01:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bill Nye is a bit of jerk

[deleted] ยท 596 points ยท Posted at 19:41:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bill Nye is a bit of jerk

I've read many different Bill Nye stories. It seems like he's a mixed bag. Sometimes he's grumpy. A lot of the times he's a nice person.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 1691 points ยท Posted at 19:48:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

sounds pretty human

Reverse_Waterfall ยท 636 points ยท Posted at 20:07:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The horror!

SuprChckn ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:53:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://xkcd.com/200/

j_shor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:03:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Xkcd never fails to be relevant.

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can you believe it? This tinfoil hat wearing mother fucker thinks celebrities are human!

buttertost ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:10:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Think of the children!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:19:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Horror... has a face. And you must make a friend of Bill Nye.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:37:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Meanwhile in the weekly askreddit "what celebrity turned out to be a meanie?" thread:

"Dan Akroyd once called me a cunt."

"WHAT A FUCKING DICKBAG, FUCK THAT GUY. I'M NEVER WATCHING ANOTHER FUCKING MOVIE WITH HIM IN IT AGAIN, THAT MOTHERFUCKER."

Cannonball7171 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:55:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Billy Nye the Human Guy

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:16:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You get one "Decent Person" card for each other person on the face of the planet when you're born.

For every single action you take throughout your life, one or more of those cards are burned away. It doesn't matter how good/bad the decision is, at least one person now thinks that you're human garbage.

IWentOutside ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're a jerk, Dent. A complete kneebiter

--Bowerick Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged.

wowlolcat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would like more of your wisdom.

IpodCoffee ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:47:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wouldn't, seems like it's an excuse not to practice tolerance and understanding when someone offends you. That whole card thing is rubbish, why 1? why not 2? According to that theory there are no second chances and nothing beyond a first impression. Also, if you're ever rude your card gets burned? Why can't I make an action that no one thinks I'm human garbage for?

It's really not a great philosophy.

wowlolcat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're missing the point. If there was some some way to have every one of your actions accepted and loved by all then we'd all be doing it. You can't make everyone happy.

IpodCoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:21:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's not what he said. He said you get 1 "decent person" card for every other person. Ie 7 billion "decent person cards" Every action you take won't make everyone happy so you lose cards since when you were born.

It doesn't justify the limit to 1 per person nor does it allow for you to gain cards back.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously, people need to take him off the pedestal. He is a human and he has flaws just like everyone else.

Victuz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Disgusting.

reddit_rainbow_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is completely unacceptable.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the nerve on some people.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nah.....that can't be right.

not_enough_characte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What? Celebrities can have moods too?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:52:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YOU TAKE THAT BACK HES A GOD

ilyashoi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:08:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A real human bean.

cogginsmatt ยท 223 points ยท Posted at 19:52:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Soo, like everyone else on the planet?

Hai_Karate ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:34:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

when it's bill nye, or some other reddit celebrity, he's like everyone on the planet, has good days and bad. when it's someone you don't personally like, being an asshole is a full time job for them.

w1nt3r_mute ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:20:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But as a famous science educator, Bill Nye should know better to not act like a jerk and at least keep his emotions to himself when interacting with others. He's a role-model to many and should not be an asshole especially when he's in a professional setting just because he's in a bad mood.

Hai_Karate ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:29:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i agree completely.

my point is that 'reddit' give the people they laud a pass on almost everything; to the point they make (albeit sometimes reasonable) excuses for, and anyone else who misbehaves is just an irredeemable jerk (wherein the aforementioned excusing is never valid).

NewOpinion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I completely disagree. He has no sense of obligation to act like someone else everyday and if you see him in such a high moral position, why condemn every non perfect thing he does? Like him when he's an excited scientist and dislike him when he's a grumpy human. We don't have to settle for a simple opinion.

aznrunnerman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nope he has to be perfect.

macthecomedian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Science!

spacing_out_in_space ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not really. Even when I'm grumpy, I still show respect for others and get by without being an asshole. And I don't even have millions of people looking up to me or anything.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:42:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Meta: http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2dgguc/whats_something_you_wish_you_could_tell_all_of/cjpb1hi

itskisper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:48:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

WHAT? You mean he's normal? Hey, hey everybody Bill Nye is just like a human being!

_Random_Username_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why do you need to quote the entire comment you're replying to?

notasrelevant ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:51:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What probably happens is that he's a normal guy but everyone expects his persona all the time. When someone meets a famous person and expects certain personality traits, whether or not their personal experience meets expectations will probably stick with them.

Good day: Man, he really is a great guy!

Bad day: Man, he's actually kind of an asshole.

Zokusho ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You'd be a bit grumpy from time-to-time too if you had to debate climate change deniers on Fox News.

KongRahbek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You mean he's majorally nice towards his fans?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sounds like a famous asshole told by his PR to keep up the nice guy act for money.

Droen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He came to my university to give a speech earlier this year. After the speech was done, I was walking through one of the buildings to my car. When I was making a turn to the parking garage, I ran directly into Bill Nye. I apologized, but he wouldn't accept it and instead went off on me. The things he said to me in the next minute instantly changed him from being a childhood hero to being someone I do not like at all.

xole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, I was grumpy with a time Warner sales rep today. On reddit most of my rude posts are mischievous.

chinggisk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I met him once and actually got to chat with him for a little while, maybe 15-20 minutes. He struck me as similar to a lot of college professors that I had - very, very good and very, very passionate about what they do, but a bit brusque one on one. Some people take that as rudeness/arrogance, but in my experience those types are actually pretty nice and generally well meaning, they just don't have very good social awareness; probably because they're too preoccupied with their area of expertise.

At any rate he was perfectly nice to me and the 2 friends I was with. A little bit gruffer than I expected but very willing to give his thoughts on the event we were at, and even gave us a little running commentary on one of the speakers. He was also very tolerant of the fact that I was way more star struck (was totally geeking out actually) than I ever thought I would be.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:00:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He has emotions! OH FUCK.

changlorious_basterd ยท 521 points ยท Posted at 19:25:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My dad works for a large logistics company (conventions, etc) and they did one of the larger youth science conventions in DC last year. He called me in the middle of it because he couldn't get over how much of a diva Bill Nye was. Lots of demands and complaints. My dad was very surprised because he believed in the persona.

[deleted] ยท 713 points ยท Posted at 20:36:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On the flipside, I'm not going to go around assuming Bill Nye is a jerk because some guy on the internet claimed that his dad had worked with him and he had demands.

bradamantium92 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:29:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is always hilarious to me. Dude well-respected for what he does, but someone's second cousin had to get him a water bottle he demanded? Instantly a massive dickhead.

UnicornPanties ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not a jerk, a diva. Like Mariah Carey. Exactly like Mariah Carey.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:37:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TIL I'd fuck Bill Nye.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:31:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being demanding may be why he is successful.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good for you. I'm ready for this post to become Reddit Canon and have several million people suddenly think Bill Nye is a big ol' twit. I'm of the opinion that it doesn't affect my life too much if he's nice in person, that's probably about all of the thinking I'll do on the subject.

pehatu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like to see the worst in good people and the best in bad people, so I'm going to assume he's a jerk.

changlorious_basterd ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Science_and_Engineering_Festival#Science_Celebrities

Your honor, I'd like to enter into evidence 'Exhibit A' - a Wikipedia article showing Bill Nye's attendance at the 2012 USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington DC

DeadlyPear ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:22:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

last year and 2012 aren't the same.

kathartik ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 09:00:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

not to mention that all that does is prove that Bill Nye was at a fucking science convention.

ExtremeZarf ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:22:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is not evidence of Bill Nye being a jerk.

changlorious_basterd ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:37:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is evidence of him being at the scene of the crime. I'm still building a case.

[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 23:41:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you going to continue building the case? Because if you're stopping there that comment was pretty much pointless.

For one thing, he didn't say he doubted Bill Nye was there, or that he suspected you were lying. All he said is that he wasn't convinced Bill Nye is a jerk. The evidence you provided is so tangential to that point its useless on its own.

changlorious_basterd ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:53:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Calm down, it was just a fucking joke. Jesus

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sorry if I sounded angry. My intention wasn't to criticize you, but I thought you believed that you were building a decent case when you weren't. And it seemed you misunderstood the main point of One_Toothead_Joe's comment. So I was pointing out some things you didn't seem to understand.

mizu4444 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, that's fairly non-specific....a youth science fair? Maybe the planets were out of order and the Earth was spinning in the wrong direction on the entryway model.... "Dammit! This is a science convention! These things matter!" ---Neal Degrasse Tyson on John Stewart regarding his background screen....

But if he wanted all the green M&Ms taken out then yeah, fuck him.

(I took liberties with the exact wording and situation of the Neil DT thing. It's ok. You get the example and the humor.)

ProfessorGalapogos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:31:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And by the way, Van Halen were just being cautious about safety with that clause.

mizu4444 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:26:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know, it's still hilariously creative. I was outraged at the time. Green are my favourite! Think of the children!

Suppafly ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:18:02 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously, the guy has a lot of demands on his time, if you want him to show up at your convention or whatever, expect to have to reimburse him for that time.

weemental ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 20:00:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why what sort of things did he demand/do?

[deleted] ยท 88 points ยท Posted at 20:24:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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mon-connerie-bro ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:09:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That everything he touched be sterilized in cans of Pepsi from 1987

jishjib22kys ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:46:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So his Pepsi matches his bow tie.

Iceman_B ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:51:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Has that been debunked yet?

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:22:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you certain it wasn't Michael Bublรฉ technology?

dustout ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:39:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Have you TRIED micro bubble technology? Nothing else suffices after you do.

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:06:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I heard his list of demands for an appearence include tings like a champaign flute full of the tears of illegitimate children, and an old fashioned steel tub bath in which retired citizens bath him in chicken grease.

Science is weird, but kinda cool.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:24:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, he was a performer or a host or something there right? He didn't just show up as some guy and start demanding things, I'm sure.

toxicbox ยท 82 points ยท Posted at 19:54:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not surprising really, fame does bad things to a lot of people.

DrQuaid ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 21:22:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

UUUUUUUUUUUNIDAN!

WhapXI ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"fame"

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:04:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He was probably an asshole before fame. Most people who are assholes and famous were always assholes they just weren't always famous.

Camsy34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm an audio engineer for a band in Sydney who do a lot of private corporate events, weddings etc. A lot of these events have other performers come along as well, as a variety of entertainment for over the night. Most famous people are decent people just like you and me, but then you get those ones who've just gotten way too much self importance. There was one singer I worked along side who specifically demanded imported spring water from New Zealand. Was it any different from the water that came out of the tap in our green room? Not that I could tell. But generally speaking the worst offenders I've found have been Magicians. I get that they need to make sure everything is cued up at the right time for their act, but the way they talk to people, belittling them is just atrocious.

vargonian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I remember reading a story about how, when a kid asked if he could have his autograph, he responded "Fuck you, kid" (or something equally offensive).

kathartik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:04:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I heard a kid came up to him in an airport just to say hello and he opened up a portal to hell and a demon came out and ripped the kid into pieces

thedoge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No wonder reddit likes him so much. Buncha divas in here.

Dispatcher9 ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 18:19:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

woah, woah, woah... go on...

[deleted] ยท 180 points ยท Posted at 18:33:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Mr-Who ยท 111 points ยท Posted at 19:46:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mr. Rogers was not even a little bit of a jerk

[deleted] ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 19:47:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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LiveToDieAnotherDay ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:45:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know what that is, but context makes it seem like it's when you shit into the tank of the toilet. Plus I want to imagine Mr. Rogers being an evil bastard, so yeah, shit in the tank.

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SirDooDooBritches ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:27:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But maybe he did it at a Japanese restaurant on the Pearl Harbor Anniversary. It was his way of showing patriotism.

fluffles724 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On the lid of the tank is an upper decker.

LiveToDieAnotherDay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:59:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That seems more difficult and unnecessarily messy.

fatcat2040 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hear he invented it while he was fighting the VC in 'Nam.

I_AM_LOOKING_AT_YOU ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The fact that you misspelled Saint Rogers' name is proof enough to me that you're a big fat liar-pants.

Honourably-Disagree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So I did. But that doesn't take away from the truth!

SirDigbyChknCaesar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:10:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mr. Rogers probably hung his toilet paper in an underhand fashion and stood up to wipe.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:50:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TIL I'm Mr. Rogers.

TrevorSlattery ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:55:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...Is that bad?

moderately_neato ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:34:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually, we pretty much do, as much as you can know anything about anybody. Many, many people who met him or worked with him said he was pretty much exactly like the guy you see on TV.

Someone-Else-Else ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:41:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know.

I know he wasn't a jerk.

ghostpoopftw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

More to love

SimpleRy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well we do know that he never advocated against racism. What an asshole!

I_Question_Everyone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:26:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd be more shocked of the fact that a celebrity of his status (at the time) could even have secrets than whatever secret he was actually hiding.

Vergiss-Uns-Nicht ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Hope you don't mind if I leave you a little present, neighbor."

tigerevoke4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You shut your whore mouth.

CTMGame ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:16:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is a relevant XKCD for this: http://xkcd.com/767/

VainWyrm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't believe this didn't get more attention: it's amazing.

LongUsername ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:33:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah right... .
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Yes... I know the true origin. I can read Snopes too.

StarOriole ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fred Rogers was very nice, but even he was a human being with his own priorities. When he was out with his own kids, he wasn't really receptive to other, unknown children who would come up and try to monopolize his time. That doesn't make him a jerk in my eyes, but it left some people with hard feelings, so maybe he seemed like a bit of a jerk in theirs.

Izzi_Skyy ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He was a Marine.. he decapitated a guy...

aalamb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:26:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, he wasn't.

Izzi_Skyy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:36:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I stand corrected, thanks!

arksien ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 18:36:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, but if we don't hold people accountable for their tiny mistakes via mob mentality, then how are we supposed to assume fake superiority to help cover up all our equal or greater mistakes?

Thehealeroftri ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:57:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

One time Bill Nye forgot to say "thank you" to the cashier after he bought his groceries and now I think he's an elitist piece of shit who doesn't deserve to be loved.

I_like_maps ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:40:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's not one single person on Reddit that is mistake-free

But what about Unidan?

Wait...

clownface23 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:38:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm mystake free.

Dammit!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:56:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sorry /u/Unidan :(

SpaceShuttleFan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

cough unidan cough

AdmiralAkbar1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Case in point:

"Ohmigod, Unidan's the best redditor ever!"
"I want to have your babies, Unidan!"
"Upvote ALL the Unidan posts!"
"If anything ever happened to Unidan, I'd die of sadness!"
"Eh, I don't see what's so great about Unidan."

"..."

"DOWNVOTE THE HERETIC!"
"BURN THE WITCH!"
"LIAR!"
"HE TURNED ME INTO A NEWT! ...I-I got better."
"SACRIFICE! SACRIFICE! SACRIFICE!"

BREAKING NEWS: Unidan has been using false accounts to boost his fame a bit. He was a bit dickish, and he broke a rule. That's it.

"FUCK YOU, UNIDAN!"
"EAT SHIT AND DIE"
"I WILL FIND YOU, AND I WILL KILL YOU!"
"I SHALL BURN EVERYTHING YOU HAVE EVER LOVED!"
"...So? He's still seems like a pretty cool dude."

"..."

"DOWNVOTE THE HERETIC!"
"BURN THE WITCH!"
"LIAR!"
"HE TURNED ME INTO A NEWT! ...I-I got better."
"SACRIFICE! SACRIFICE! SACRIFICE!"

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:05:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is true. Even Bill Nye needs space sometimes. People forget we don't really know the person behind most celebrities.

Malarazz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:35:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How dare you! My mom says I'm perfect

citizenkane86 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:54:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did she tell you that you're good looking too?

Sploitspiller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:59:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your mother is the worst of them all.

gigglefarting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not any sort of jerk. Fuck you, you maggot burger with everything and a side of flies.

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:41:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know multiple people who've met him outside of events and during events, he displayed nothing but kindness across the board.

He gave my younger brother a gift once when they met on the Metro in D.C. and talked to him for 30 minutes.

May I ask why you say what you do?

HighCaliper ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:32:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not OP but he came to my college and was kind of rude to people asking for pictures with him. At a picture taking event no less.

Suppafly ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:20:18 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

was kind of rude to people

how so? why can't anyone give any specifics?

HighCaliper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:42:46 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I mean he wasn't calling people assholes or anything but you have certain expectations when you meet a famous person. You want to ask them a few questions and get a picture, etc. He was just rushing people through, not really answering questions, obviously didn't want to be there or interact with people. Maybe it was a bad day for him but he seems to have many bad days.

premature_eulogy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:49:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To expand on this, so is Neil deGrasse Tyson. I recently got shit for suggesting that he's not an expert in the field of philosophy just because he's a great astronomer. Yet he ridicules philosophy while seemingly not understanding many aspects of it.

Suppafly ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 13:21:35 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yet he ridicules philosophy while seemingly not understanding many aspects of it.

Honestly a lot of the time it seems like people who study philosophy seem to forget that a large portion of it doesn't matter, like at all.

spencer51999 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:42:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't ruin my vision of the science guy!

AgAero ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's also not a scientist. He is no more authority on science than your 8th grade science teacher. That doesn't mean he's wrong, nor does it mean he is right. It means he is not above being questioned. Verify what people say through research!

PeachyKeynesian ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:16:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As is Alton Brown

DJDanaK ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's actually a huge dick and a militant Christian conservative. Just cause he knows the science of baking doesn't mean he's an amazing guy. He literally thinks he is a vessel of God (aka a modern day prophet). He's nuts and a fundie to the extreme.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He literally thinks he is a vessel of God (aka a modern day prophet)

Could you source this claim?

Pentos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:48:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://eater.com/archives/2010/09/28/alton-brown-on-next-iron-chef-faith-vessel.php

Quote from article

" I have to be a vessel that people pour things into because I can't make it through the hour. While I'm repeating something somebody upstairs is saying to me, I'm actually reading online. I can shut my mouth off from my brain. I can read one thing while I'm saying another. It is my only marketable skill."

I don't think Brown meant that he is a vessel of God.

razorbeamz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:37:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah but he's not trying to hide it usually.

moopersoup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My high school science teacher met him at some conference and said similar. I haven't known what to think since then. I choose to remember him for his character from Bill Nye the Science Guy instead of for his behaviour as a real fallible human being.

Quantitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I watched the youtubes of him on dancing with the stars because I thought it was awesome. However, he seemed like a bit of a jerk behind the scenes with the girl. But, I guess in the end I still like the guy on camera haha

HighCaliper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This was my experience when I met him too :/

FaroutIGE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bill nye everyone is a bit of a jerk under a microscope.

IAmTheZeke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I actually kinda got that impression from the "you made it weird" podcast. Like he was wound a little too tight to be chill.

JwA624 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah. Met him. Not impressed.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A bit? He's a grumpy old drama queen that let his moderate fame go to his head.

stevejobsthecow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I met Bill Nye at a TED conference and he seemed like the nicest guy. He even went so far as to wait a few minutes on my sister to find a writing utensil and paper so he could give her an autograph, because she had asked him to sign her arm and he felt badly about giving her something so ephemeral (not to mention the fact that he probably wouldn't have wanted to sign some random teenage girl's arm with a green crayon).

PostPostModernism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A bit. He did a lecture at my campus when I was in school still. It was a very nerdy school, so people were ecstatic about it. Afterward, he refused to meet anyone/do signatures and had a staff of people to turn students away.

Now, I've heard positive stories about him since then, so I'm willing to accept that maybe he just couldn't do it that night or he was in a bad mood, but it was still kind of a bummer.

MrBubbleSS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd say more Neil deGrasse Tyson is, but he's simply a victim of his own passion.

lolyesok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well when there are seemingly more people than not denying the truth and pushing this world to its end, you can't really blame him. I could imagine it is frustrating.

MathewMurdock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed. Also Neil DeGrasse Tyson is not perfect. People seem to just worship him even though he gets very annoying at times.

terrortoad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A good friend of my boyfriend dated Beakman of Beakman's world (aka Paul Zaloom - newsflash, he's super gay, and super nice, and rolls a MEAN joint.) Apparently Bill Nye looks down on Beakman because he is not a scientist but rather a puppeteer and entertainer by trade, and takes every opportunity to put down Beakman because of this. In the end, I got a lot out of both of their shows, and anyone who wants to make a pro-science show for kids is great in my book.

I do like what Bill Nye does, but I thought that was a pretty dick move.

AKnightAlone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think what people might perceive as him being an asshole is more just his frustration about being a scientist in a country where the majority is scientifically illiterate or openly and pridefully anti-science. I can't even imagine how many times he's had to make the same dull arguments.

jb2386 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So is Rory McCann (The Hound on Game of Thrones)

BipedSnowman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My physics teacher from two years ago met Bill Nye at a convention. She wanted to get his autograph, but anytime she got close he would pretend to have a call.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In that vein, so was Carl Sagan (a bit).

notasrelevant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Care to elaborate? Based on what? As a person, or just more than people usually believe?

IAmTheAg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the fuck.

You had the power to say anything. ANYTHING!

You could've told them something that changes the way they live life. At the very least, you could've used this all-powerful PSA to improve the climate of Reddit for all.

But no.

You said that some scientist, known for a fucking television series, is a bit of a dick. I am EXTREMELY disappointed in your lack of creativity.

RiseAgainstEwoks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A few of my former science teachers from my high school got to meet him at some sort of convention, and they said the same thing. Maybe he just makes really bad first impressions?

arby84 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What bothers me most about Bill Nye is everyone thinks he is this great scientist. No. He is a great communicator who knows basic stuff (basic wrt experts in the field) about engineering and science.

calladus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:11:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Me too.

bidybun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I served him coffee once when I worked at Caribu Coffee as a teenager. He bacame kind of annoyed when I recognized him. Rolled his eyes and walked away without saying anything. Not straight up jerkish, but didn't seem very nice either.

Idoontkno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"is human."

FTFY

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And he molested me. And you shouldn't believe everything you read on Reddit.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:25:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow

Project_Mercury ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:57:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't believe every story you hear on the internet

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Project_Mercury ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fair enough, also Im sorry, I didnt intend for that to mean you are a liar, although I almost couldnt believe it, probably because I really like Bill Nye, so I'm biased to give him the benefit of the doubt, but as someone else said, he's human lol. Hopefully he's not an ass, and was just having a bad day

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If people are innocent untill proven otherwise, why should comments be false untill proven otherwise?

Project_Mercury ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:01:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I guess I mean just don't take it as 100% true.

On an unrelated note, I am Batman

Huntanator88 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:24:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As long as this remains untrue about Neil Degrasse Tyson, I'll be fine.

Usuq_Madiq ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:25:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's not even a real scientist...

DrDongStrong ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This just in! Bill Nye is a human being!

Hosni__Mubarak ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:42:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not even Egyptian.

pnstt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:54:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We know.

fatboy951000 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 02:42:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That today is my birthday.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:28:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Happy birthday! Have an up vote.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:00:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Happy birthday!

Wavemanns ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:52:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It really isn't ok to be a dick to people just because they are strangers on the internet.

zombitatertot ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 22:13:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

That just because you're atheist it doesn't make you some all superior being. I myself am atheist but I don't bash on religious people like a lot of people on Reddit.

SkepticShoc ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:21:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you from a Christian.

GamerSam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

thank you.

shermenaze ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 20:36:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I swear to god, we Israelis are a normal bunch of peace loving people.

mad87645 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:59:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I swear some of the nicest people I know are Israelis. Not just Jewish but actually born and raised in Israel. Every one of them is ridiculously sweet and caring.

Enigmaticize ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:53:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your government sure isn't, but hell, neither is the US government.

tridentloop ยท 2298 points ยท Posted at 19:13:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is WAY to hard on cops.. chill the fuck out. they are mostly trying their best in a very hard job.

MadBotanist ยท 1270 points ยท Posted at 19:45:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In my experience, 9/10 cops are chill dudes who want to do the minimum amount of paperwork necessary to keep working. 1/10 is that little prick who wants to fill out his or her ticket book every day for one reason or another.

36009955 ยท 863 points ยท Posted at 20:19:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We only hear about the ones being douchey and beating up citizens. You don't hear about the hundreds of thousands of officers in the US who are doing their job the right way. Same thing with gun control. You only hear about James Holmes & co, not the millions of responsible gun owning Americans.

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:16:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know there's a term for it, but extreme events tend to be incredibly blown out of proportion. There are many many examples of this. Shark attacks, crazy weather, violence in general, school shootings, etc. Shark attacks rarely ever occur, but it you were to poll people on how many people are killed by sharks each year, it would certainly be a few magnitudes higher than actual numbers. The same thing applies with almost anything extreme, a police officer being filmed doing something incredibly abusive is an extreme event, and people assume that it happens more than it actually does which is explained by this effect.

MadBotanist ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:23:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We should flood YouTube with police officers sitting around watching traffic and trying hard not to go on reddit.

The_sad_zebra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Breaking news! Police officer seen talking to local about the weather! More news at 6!

MadBotanist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:08:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Police officer idly sits in his car for 6 hours drinking coffee. Only gets up to pee once. How does he do it?!

MadBotanist ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 20:34:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Alright then, story time. So, my last encounter with the police was in a Starbucks, where I stopped after work because I had a long drive home. It was busy and two officers asked if they could share my table. I told them I had no problem and we started bull shitting for a little while. They ended up saying "You'll like this, so we were just called to (road). The guy said he saw someone with a suspicious looking hat leave the car."

"Was it a (my car)"

"Yea"

"That was me. Did you see my business card on the dash?"

"No shit! Yea, we were going to look for you, but we didn't want to walk through the tall grass and get ticks. We saw the card before we left and told them it was all official stuff."

YourFavoriteCommie ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 20:37:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What kind of hat would warrant a call to the cops?

cmallard2011 ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 20:45:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I'm super confused here.

MadBotanist ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:02:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was too

Super_Domination ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:47:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A pointy one.

The_sad_zebra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, I guess that's true...

MadBotanist ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:02:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A wool/felt Stenson. Looked like this: http://www.joylot.com/page/Scala-Western-Style-Men-s-Wool-Cowboy-Hat-531278519.cfm?16378&origin=pla&unique_id=531278519_16378&gdftrk=gdfV23800_a_7c2276_a_7c9984_a_7c531278519_16378&gclid=CIWE4K6RkcACFahj7AodWXAAcw

guymanthing ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:50:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are you going to do? Hold up a train, steal its money on board and ride away on a black horse?

MadBotanist ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:52:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's really just dark brown (and has identity issues)

Akiwaya ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:32:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah ha! That is a suspicious hat. It's black.

Source; Westerns.

MadBotanist ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:38:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But it matches my neon safety vest!

Akiwaya ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:59:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, now I'm back to being stumped. I thought I'd figured it out.

MadBotanist ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:45:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You caught me, I was really wrangling cattle and got confused.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:22:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd only call the fashion police! I say as I sit in basketball shorts and an N.W.A. T-shirt.

MadBotanist ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:27:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, technically better than what I'm currently wearing.

Someone-Else-Else ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jeans-shorts?

MadBotanist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A beer gut and a smile

Unknown_Sample ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The bad.

spunkgun ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:56:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A murdering hat

ninoreno ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:43:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ski mask

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

a safari hat really far from a safari.

danetrain05 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whatever the shit Pharrell wears

Gwinntanamo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Read this comment twice - didn't help.

MadBotanist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The cops last call was on me, but he didn't look for be because he didn't want to get ticks.

xole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I read that if you taze the tick, it'll fall right off.

KoxziShot ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:06:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is true.

Then you see posts about people being an asshole or a gif one someone hitting another.

Then all of the comments are 'hard' keyboard warriors.

but I thought you didn't like violence, now all of a sudden you want to beat everyone up

SimpleRy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:20:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should check out /r/Good_Cop_Free_Donut

iRaphael ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Availability Bias

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Swap the parentheses and brackets

iRaphael ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:58:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you. I was on my phone in a new app so I was unsure if the problem was my formatting or the app...

iVacuum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Confirmation bias is a bitch

atlasMuutaras ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

so...I'm not really sure I want to get involved in this, but allow me to just point out how the fabled "responsible gun owning american" is often used as a really ugly "No True Scotsman" argument.

Stasis0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's like this with a lot of things, people take for granted good things but if something is shitty or someone doesn't agree with it: "Oh boy Internet here I come"

A good example is with film, it's not very often you hear people discuss what films they loved or what films they thought were okay when they went to the movies in the weekend, you usually hear about "oh man I saw x film in the weekend, worst thing ever, x person should just stop"

Although I feel like it's also something most of us are guilty of at one point or another...

DragonRaptor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But we do hear how when a cop does do something wrong, that he doesn't get punished accordingly, and that reflects on the whole department, not just the individual.

When they get appropriately punished, that does not come in to play obviously.

SuperNinjaBot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seems like its happening a lot lately though and that is because of a pervasive blurring on what they are and are not allowed to do.

The thing is while choking people out and tazing kids for stealing candy they BELIEVE they are doing the right thing.

bigbluesanta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not to start an argument however, I like to think of it as you can have responsible gun owning americans and Irresponsible Gun owning americans or you can have Responsible americans not owning guns and idiots kept the fuck away from them too. Which world is better?

andlyB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I saw a front page post of a cop saving a choking victim during a traffic stop or something, so not all hope is lost.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, but the problem with both is not that the people are all awful, but that the system allows people to be awful. I think the 9/10 cops is a low estimate - I'd say 99% of cops are reasonable, normal people. The problem is that for the tiny tiny fraction of them who go around committing atrocities, the justice system is fatally flawed. Gun control is similar; most people who own guns are fine, but the occasional crazy guy now has the power to kill people easily and indiscriminately. The system, in both cases, is too open to potential abuse.

Duncan006 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same with feminists. The batshit crazy ones are publicized, and the ones fighting for equality get a bad rep.

Aikidi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is true of any job though. We all heard about that pilot who landed his plane successfully in the Hudson because that was extraordinary. Nobody talks about the pilots that do their jobs normally because that's expected.

xole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Many people's problem is that the bad ones too often aren't fired or held responsible. It's like a restaurant with one bad cook.

fancycephalopod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's a fallacious connection. Cops are trained and paid to do a job, gun owners are not. Suspicion of gun owners makes a little more sense in a societal context (though it isn't fully justified.)

spambot_3000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is always a silent majority

Squeegepooge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Check out /r/UpliftingNews

darkslide3000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:46:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I don't know... there's something institutionalized about cops being above the law. Even if most cops may be good guys themselves, they're still shielding the assholes when they fucked up, probably justifying it to themselves with something like "everyone makes a mistake once" or "we're all bros here and need to stick together, I'd want him to have my back as well" or thinking that some transgressions are okay because "people don't know how tough this job is". Or maybe they're just afraid to do the right thing because they know the assholes in the force would make their lives hell afterwards. Otherwise the ridiculously low amount of cop prosecutions and the (common) insane stories about what they get away with can't really be explained.

It's not enough to be a good guy yourself. Shielding a colleague who broke the law isn't much better than breaking the law itself. If they ever want to get to a really clean, just and then eventually also respected police force, they need to start breaking up that camaraderie culture and get into people's minds that breaking procedure or even the law must never be overlooked or swept under the rug. A cop should be a paragon of justice... if he breaks the law it should be way more serious than for a normal citizen, not less.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:15:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone thinks their the good guy. Cops included. Doesn't mean they actually are.

Cop on reddit told me a story how he doesn't tolerate unnecessary force. Which was great, but however in his zeal he basically told everyone all he did was yell at his buddy. Didn't report him, didn't arrest, just yelled at him super loud.

If you were getting assaulted would you want your attacker just yelled at?

calladus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:04:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We also rarely hear about the "douchey" cops being suspended, canned or arrested for being an abusive asshole.

We do hear lots and lots of crickets from the "good cops" and their unions as the assholes get a slap on the wrist (or less) and get to keep their jobs.

darkshaddow42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's kind of a strange comparison. I wouldn't equate the benefits of having good cops to the benefits of having responsible gun owners.

SilentFoot32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's just saying that Reddit focuses on bad cops and irresponsible gun owners when they are the minority.

darkshaddow42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:08:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I get that, but I don't understand how why it matters if we focus on irresponsible gun owners. Are we neglecting all the times that something good came from a common citizen being able to have a gun? Even when a gun owner is responsible, is the result ever any better than stopping someone who was an irresponsible gun owner?

tehlemmings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes my roommate brings me venison jerky and it's delicious...

That said, any gun control I recommend would still involve everyone in the house but me owning a gun. I really shouldn't be allowed to buy a gun, yet if I really wanted to I could probably have one by tomorrow... That's just fucked up.

I do enjoy trap shooting though, luckily I can rent/borrow a shotgun for recreational purposes in many legal ways/places (even under my gun control suggestions...)

MadBotanist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone assumes if your going to spend $150 minimum, plus ammo, that you're not that much of an idiot.

tehlemmings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, being bad with money can go hand in hand with being an idiot. Also with being desperate... which having a gun may no longer be the best thing for you.

Plus then there's people like me, who may only need the gun once and the costs are going to be irrelevant. They shouldn't have guns either.

MadBotanist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, technically if you have a gun and are despite you can sell it. Pawn shops are usually a great place to find used guns in OK condition.

Tsiyeria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, but if you really need money, a pawn shop is a terrible place to go. Half retail value on your firearm if you're lucky.

tehlemmings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That would be smart and desperate. Stupid and desperate gets people killed. If we're lucky, it just gets the stupid person(s) killed, but usually not.

Or sometimes nothing bad happens. Usually nothing bad happens. But edge cases are considered

WillyWankerFagtory ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:11:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, because you dont really deserve extra praise for doing your job do you?

You get paid to do your job. It should be standard that you do your job as well as you can. You dont expect someone for properly laying a brick or something else that counts as "doing your job".

You get praise or hate for "extra" .

AWildSegFaultAppears ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:39:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed that you don't deserve praise for doing your job. You also shouldn't have to take abuse or be stereotyped based off of something someone else did. News stories about police going above and beyond don't get clicks so news sites don't report them. If they can make the cop look like the villain then they will.

MadBotanist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You sound like you are in management. If someone is doing their job correctly, they should get some praise. If a bricklayer on one of my sites can set bricks plum in a reasonable amount of time I'll tell him it looks good and to keep up the good work. If he dicks around or can't make a straight line if his life depended on it, I'd tell his foreman.

WillyWankerFagtory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am not in managment, I am construction worker. I dont expect praise for doing my job the way it should be done, because that is what im paid for.

SYDvic ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:14:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Breaking news: 2000 responsible gun owners didn't shoot someone today!

qwerty622 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

if hundreds of thousands of them were doing their job the right way, there would be no blue wall, and police officers who give other officers speeding tickets wouldn't be harassed for the rest of their lives. its a government funded gang. we obviously need them for order, but they definitely need a better check and balance.

ethertrace ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:00:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, part of the problem is that all those good cops who go about their jobs really professionally will 99% of the time still bend over backward to make sure that the shitty, out-of-control cops stay on the force and aren't punished for their misconduct. This gets people killed. It's all well and good if you're a swell person, but maintaining the blue wall of silence out of a sense of gang loyalty rightfully poisons public opinion of your entire force.

I would much rather deal with rude dickbags that won't put up with their fellow cops breaking the law than polite cops who make a mockery of justice by turning a blind eye when their buddies execute your friends.

geekygamer1134 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:13:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you have a rare condition where your heart could stop at any second and the only people who could save you, if your heart stops, are these 6 doctors In your city. Now one of the six doctors are a complete asshole to everyone they meet and you know this but the doctor is experienced and you know that if need be he would save your life. Are you going to care about everyone else and complain about this doctor or are you going to look the other way so you know that your life is safer?

ethertrace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just said that I'd rather have an asshole who does their job properly than a nice person who covers up the misconduct of their peers.

If your metaphor is supposed to be from the cop's perspective, however, then, instead of having the doctor simply be an asshole, they would need to be incompetent or an angel of death, accidentally or deliberately breaking medical laws and costing patients their health and lives. Then, yes, even if you count on them to have your back, everyone else is still very much justified in condemning all the people who knew about this and did nothing. Including you.

Jackal_6 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:20:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Part of doing your job the right way as a cop is to ensure other officers aren't breaking the law. If you don't report your peers, you're a bad cop. Period.

AWildSegFaultAppears ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The problem is that we see things about police in big cities doing something bad and every cop in that city gets blamed for it. It would be like if an accountant in a different office complex than yours did something super illegal with someone's taxes and people blamed you for not reporting them even though you don't know them and never worked with them and weren't aware of their actions.

NoRealsOnlyFeels ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:24:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why would someone deserve praise for doing the job that they signed up for or following the law of the land? Would it make sense to say "No one talks about all the plumbers that do their jobs without any problems, but one plumber turns out to be a serial killer and it's all over the news." You hear about police brutality and mass murderers because that it actual news.

Droconian ยท 95 points ยท Posted at 20:22:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have only met nice cops. Thank NJPD

Rfwill13 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:19:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude. Here in my small South NJ area, people lose their SHIT over the cops giving out tickets for speeding and shit. I saw a huge post on a high school friend's facebook going on a rant about them setting up a DUI checkpoint and how they have nothing better to do.

Droconian ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:43:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's the thing.... That is what they have better to do

EuphemismTreadmill ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:08:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"What, you have nothing better to do than enforce the law? GOD! What are you, some kind of law enforcement person? Hm? Hm?"

Rfwill13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sure its like this in other areas but everyone around here thinks that when they get a ticket, it's for the cops to fill their quotas. I once watched a girl I knew in school going 70 in a 30 while illegally passing cars. She got pulled over and got ticketed big time. She then posted on facebook about how the cops are giving them out to everyone for the small infractions.

Richard_TM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:01:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm convinced that most state cops are just nice dudes.

It's the cops that live in my small town that are all pricks. There's five of them. I know them all by name, and I know one abused his power to excuse his son of three separate charges of sexual assault. Another shot my neighbor's dog for barking too much, and they're all known for pulling anybody and everybody over once they start going any more than 3 miles over the speed limit.

kicksledkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same here with the OPP. Great men and women that do great work in our communities. Also, props to the RCMP

EarthExile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know my perspective has been skewed by bad luck, but i grew up in a safe, affluent part of CT yet I've had a series of frightening, discouraging interactions with police. I've never been arrested or charged with a crime, but I've had guns pointed at me, I've had cops completely disregard court documents when presented with them, I've been screamed and sworn and mocked for having a black girlfriend. Cops in white suburban Connecticut, every time.

I know there are lots of good cops, everyone seems to know one. Not me though.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

NJPD REPRESENT

neregekaj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I met a NJ officer while visiting NYC, we talked about pizza, trains, and basketball.

Droconian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And joisey life.

asks4sourcerandomly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have met like 4 cops, thanks Canada.

NaNaNaNaSodium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If that's New Jersey and not National Junior you're goddamn right.

s1ugg0 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:36:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

If you are saying that about New Jersey police then I can assure not all are nice. They are better then some places I've of been and worse than others. People are people no matter where you go.

Edit: Words and such.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can confirm. Some New Jersey cops are assholes who want nothing more than to make your life harder. But most are great guys and want nothing more than to make you feel safe.

thejeka ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My family used to live right next to someone who was a higher up in NJPD. He was genuinely very nice, helped us saw down a few 40ft trees once

jobosno ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:33:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think everyone who subscribes to /r/Bad_Cop_No_Donut should also be forced to be subscribe to /r/Good_Cop_Free_Donut to balance it out.

Undercover_Hipster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They should also subscribe to /r/ProtectAndServe to get a glimpse of what that life is really like.

jobosno ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:58:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I discovered a lot of the law enforcement subreddits in the same day and while I can say that some of it still displeases me, it dramatically changed my attitude toward cops. I had a largely negative view before hand and it's taken quite the turn.

Space_Lift ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eh, they don't really balance each other out.

"This cop stopped traffic to let ducks cross."

"This cop beat a guy to death for no apparent reason."

jobosno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not saying individual headlines are "this is as good as this one is bad" but the idea that people lose faith/gain faith so easily in cops because of stuff like this can be fixed when you show them both sides.

goldbat ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:25:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really, as someone who is browsing Reddit at work, I also try and do the minimum amount of paperwork necessary to keep working.

Hell, even when I'm not on break and actually working I'd rather be WORKING than doing freaking paperwork. Totally applies to any normal human being I'd say so I agree.

Unless you got your PhD in paperwork, in which case you're probably not a cop.

MadBotanist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lawyer maybe?

unionjak ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:42:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So it's just like every job I've ever had!! There's always that guy!

MadBotanist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:47:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fucking Bob, probably also sucking the Chief's dick too

Slackerspoopin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:45:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every cop I've encountered has been very reasonable, and fairly nice to me.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:54:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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MadBotanist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not too bad all things considered

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're doing math on a number he pulled out of his ass to make a point.

skeptoid79 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:35:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

10% is still too high.

chrisq823 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:40:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's also a totally random number pulled out of thin air by the guy who made the comment

ideonode ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:49:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I think those are asstistics, not science.

MadBotanist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reflections of an unstable Horticulturalists

MadBotanist ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:36:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

True, but you have to concede that there is always going to be some.

capt-awesome-atx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There will always be some bad ones, true, but that doesn't mean there aren't things we can do to reduce the number of bad ones and work to having a better police force in general.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not sure whether you're in law enforcement, but I could not have put it any better. This is exactly right.

MadBotanist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not really. Construction inspections.

From_The_Meadow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was pulled over for a break light being out . Cop got me for paraphernalia and probably could have nailed me for possession and other things, but left it at the paraphernalia. I'm mostly upset at myself and it's easy to misplace that feeling on the cop. But it was cool he didn't push for anything worse.

Peenkypinkerton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When I can ask a group of cops if they watch the show cops or is it to much like reliving the work day and they all think it's funny and give me actual answers, they're ok guys.

Most cops are pretty awesome, when I worked security I dealt with the police a lot and I never met one I didn't like.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:56:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one is going to see this but:

In my town, which is largely low - middle class, the police are compassionate, they don't yell at people, they don't like punishing people who are generally law abiding citizens. Police in my town are awesome. But just one town over, in the rich town next door, the cops are assholes. They will pull you over for nothing if your car looks shitty, or if you have out of state license plates. They follow people on the roads waiting for them to fuck up. They obstruct traffic constantly. Fuck those guys.

MadBotanist ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:04:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I saw it!

In all honesty, there is many reasons for this, including they could just be shitty people.

Anrikay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm in a town like your town-next-door. Cops enforce the 10pm curfew by driving middle and high school kids that are walking around home and give students tickets for j-walking.

Irongrip ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

enforce the 10pm curfew

What is this a communist gulag? What the fuck?

Anrikay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:12:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't worry, cops spend the nights patrolling the suburbs for all sorts of teenage debauchery

Irongrip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But those were the best debaucheries we had when I was that age. 2am debauchery rocked.

BurtDickinson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I grew up in a town like the second one you describe. Fuck the LA county sheriffs office.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:24:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yea. Just like people in all industries.

Idoontkno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

1/10 out of ten cops don't care about your rights!!

but what about the good guys who are defending them?

MadBotanist ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:21:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You might want to reread that. I see it as 1/10/10.

Toddler_Souffle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well shit I live in a town full of all the 1/10s.

Akiwaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My experience has been 50/50, and all the good ones had either retired or quit the force.

Coincidence?

Very likely actually, I only know 3 ex-cops and had run ins with asshole cops thrice. My other encounters were such nondescript nonevents that police presence went virtually unnoticed.

MonsterBlash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The problem is that those 1/10 are in a position of way too much power to have a 1/10.

ughalready ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The problem is, those chill cops are so chill that they don't want the hassle of reporting the cop who is a raging psychopath. Thus the phrase a bad apple spoils the bunch ringing true too often for that occupation.

MadBotanist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See, this comment and the other bunch like it prove the point here. Not every cop is out to get you and not every department is corrupt. Just enough of both are true to have it pop up frequently, but at least for me it doesn't hold true. As an aside, I have cops pull me over or stop me 5-10 times a year, mostly job related. Only one of those times did I get an asshole.

clockworkdiamond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree, and I actually have friends that are cops, so i get to see if from their perspective too. That being said, it's the 9/10's job to keep that 1/10'th asshole in line. No one else can. Failing that makes them bad at their job, and that kind of negligence is deadly.

Riovr4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I've been pulled over way too many times this year and no tickets. I'm very polite and cooperative. I do the same routine when ever I get pulled over. Being nice to someone doing their job well make them want to help you. (Also, I'm Hispanic and been pulled over in all environments like rural, suburbs, middle-of-nowhere-50-population-town, downtowns...)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

More like 9999/10000

helix19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This statistic applies to most professions.

snackies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Am I being detained?

No sir I was just,

AM I BEING DETAINED?

Uh, I just was going to ask you a couple qu-

AM I BEING DETAINED?!

MadBotanist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck it, you are now!

thetaint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I totally agree, but my issue is that the other 9 cops won't turn on the shitty Cop due to some 'code' which puts their loyalty above the good of the community. They should be dying to get rid of the asshole Cops which ruin their reputation.

onlymadethistoargue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

9/10 people are okay, 1/10 are shitty. That applies to cops and people in general. Thing is, society needs to apply a higher standard to law enforcement. Having 10% of cops be shitty should be unacceptable to us because they have a greater level of power than the common person. If you give someone the legal authority to kill people under certain circumstances and not be put in prison for it, then those people need to be more harshly scrutinized than the rest of the populace. This same principle should apply to the government, but often does not. It's why the President can lose his job for lying about cheating on his wife but a security guard probably won't.

Dosinu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the polices sole purpose is to prop up government and big business. In just about every major social movement that fights for change, the army comes around to the side of the majority before the police do. The police are part and parcel of capitalism.

I argue any good they do in helping out domestic violence, killers, it quickly becomes all for naught as they prop up the very system that is the major cause of these problems.

I also argue why people can't effectively look after themselves. Bring back communities I say, give more power to the people to govern and look after themselves. Have people actually care about who their neighbor is instead of becoming dissociated from community because of police acting as a necessary go between.

Sure 9/10 cops may be nice, but it won't stop them defending a fucked up government right till the very end. If Americans ever try to do something about it's insurance companies, banks, education, military-industrial complex, they will have to go through the police who will always be the first to fight back with violence.

coolmandan03 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I met that cop. He suspended my license because I had blue under-body lights on my car. A real prick he was.

WitBeer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In my experience, thats the exact opposite. I live in a very nice neighborhood and drive a very expensive car. When the cops roll by, theyre very nice. But when Im in one of my beater cars, or in a bad part of town, etc., then they treat me like crap. Thats a true test of who youre dealing with. 90% of the time, I get a bad experience.

dylanbob5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And unless it's a serious, life or death situation, they hate using their guns. A friend of mine's dad is in law enforcement and using the gun is never something he's proud of. Simply having it can diffuse a situation, but the amount of flack and paperwork involved from a single shot is crazy. Even if it, let's say, goes off by accident or they use it to shoot out a window, they have to go through whole process with an interview, paperwork, and possible disciplinary action depending on whether or not it was deemed necessary.

Any arrests, in general, come with a mountain of paperwork and a mark that they know is gonna be on some guy's record forever. Small things like speeding, a busted up party, public intoxication, and even (in some states nowadays) weed possession won't typically warrant a full blown arrest.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree 9/10 are super cool. But there are over a millions cops in the United States. 100,000 of them are causing a massive problem.

Gliste ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

9/11 cops tho...

bobwinters ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And half your comment is about only 1/10 of cops. Case and point. Reddits fucking retarded for up voting this shit.

KoNy_BoLoGnA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well even if this was true, you're talking about 10% of people who carry around guns and control people's lives as a job. They can ruin someone's life forever based nearly nothing and the other 90% will back them up no matter what. 10% is wayyyyy too high. When it comes to police and everybody else nearly everyone wants complete accountability which isn't even close to reality.

OrlandoDoom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And those 9/10 will do all in their power to protect that 1 from investigation and prosecution.

That's the problem. Most cops ARE shit, even if they aren't the ones actively breaking the law and shaming the badge.

Police are supposed to protect the public, and a good cop does that, even if it means outing a fellow officer's transgressions.

Anarcho_Capitalist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In my experience 9/10 cops give the other one a bad name.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of the prick ones have some sort of control complex and like being in the position of power

u-void ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it's even less than 10%, honestly.

giulianosse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unfortunately, for what we've seen here at reddit it is the "bad apple that spoils the bunch".

Like you said, for every 9 nice cops out there there is one that is a a-hole. And guess what? This a-hole is the one that's representing the whole "group". It's a shame, really.

brwbck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

1/10 is an enormous fraction. I realize you've just pulled the number from thin air but if you actually believe it's 1/10 then I don't understand how you can be even remotely okay with that.

"Hey, only 1 in 10 teachers are child molesters!"

"Only 1 in 10 boxes of cereal contain poison!"

"Only 1 in 10 chance of the brakes failing on this vehicle!"

DiabloTheThird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:23:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It depends a lot on where you live. The city I live in now has the best cops I have ever met, they are extremely nice and easy to get along with, I have a deep profound respect for police officers.

The city I used to live in had horrible cops. I was mugged with bear mace when I was 18, and the police wouldn't even take a statement. They were also huge dicks about it.

CHOPPERDONDOPOLOUS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yep, majority of responses on cop threads right here

MadBotanist ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Only time I get really ticked off in those is when (prolly one of the 1/10) someone posts about how tough or dangerous being a cop is. This'll be followed by a link to the OSHA page proving him/her wrong. They will then go on a rant about how you don't understand. It gets me because I work around construction, which while not #1 is much higher than a cop, and part of me wants to punch them for being such a jerk.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Each to their own I guess. As someone who's dealt with the police from drug issues I've had the exact opposite experience.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like it's closer to 99/100.

Turbo-Lover ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:11:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In my experience, I've only dealt with the 1/10 that you deal with that wants to fill his ticket book, so 10/10 cops I deal with are pricks as far as I can tell. Write a fucking warning for once, pricks.

[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:17:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Turbo-Lover ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 20:25:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone breaks the law. What I need to do is stop getting caught.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:30:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Turbo-Lover ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:37:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My point is: his job is to determine how to deter the crime from happening in the future. A warning works at slowing me down too; the cop doesn't need to write a ticket every time. The whole experience of being pulled over slows me down for awhile. Writing the ticket every time just builds animosity in me toward the police.

Am I wrong? Yes. Am I an asshole? Yes. Is that going to change my view? No. Am I going to continue to view cops as assholes for writing tickets when they could write warnings? Yes.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:41:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Turbo-Lover ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:47:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Meh, we're talking 10mph over the speed limit, which is about the flow of traffic, or slower, in LA outside of rush hour. It's not a serious law and it's not a serious infraction of it considering where I live. And just getting pulled over does slow me down for about 6-8 months.

CocaineSympathy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:54:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

so, really, you have no problem breaking the law, but you somehow expect a cop to deter you?

honestly, I just think you're dumb.

MadBotanist ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:17:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sorry to hear that. I try and be chill when I run into police, surprisingly frequent, and they are usually cool.

Turbo-Lover ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:24:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm calm and respectful with my "yes sirs" and calling them "officer" and I still get a ticket every time.

MadBotanist ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:26:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Must be a bad luck of the draw, or a bad department.

chrisq823 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or he is just breaking the law and assuming he will get a hand out

MadBotanist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe. At this point if an officer stops me while I'm working I have no problem with being arrested. I have informed my boss if I am arrested for a crime I was told to do by them I'm not off the clock until I'm out.

phukka ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's probably because you have a background of tickets already and have turned it into a pattern of speeding. Nobody is going to cut you a break after the first ten tickets didn't fix your behavior.

Habitual offenders usually get harsher punishments. Consider yourself lucky you still have a license.

Turbo-Lover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:41 on August 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a long driving history and they're well spread out.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:02:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So which group is the one out on the street giving fines for absolutely anything and everything?

THAT 10%

I wonder who we get to see more often..

MadBotanist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't know about you, but of all the times I've been stopped I've only gotten two tickets. One I understand, I was going 77 in a 55. The other was for tinting, to this day any cop I've ran into told me they don't even have meters because they don't care, too much paperwork.

AnarchistBusinessMan ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:36:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most cops are great people however I find them just as bad if they turn a blind guy to any abuse of power.

crazykid01 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

1/10 is that little prick who wants to fill out his or her ticket book every day for one reason or another.

to get a raise....and become captain....duh

mw19078 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:03:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The problem isn't the ratio, it's that the other 9 cops defend the "thin blue line" or whatever they call it and never get the bad cops taken off the force or arrested. Sure, most people in this institutions aren't awful people. They just let other awful people in their department be awful...Which is kind of awful in its own way

MadBotanist ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:19:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Depends on the department. I've heard them outright say "those guys are all jackasses" when referring to another department.

mw19078 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wasn't talking about referring to other departments though

aelendel ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:09:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And those 9/10 cops are chill dudes who will go out of their way to protect the 1/10 that are out to mess with you because otherwise they get black balled. Just because they are chill doesn't mean they are good people.

gowronatemybaby7 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is an extremely valid point, but, in 9/10 situations, the 9/10 other cops are always going to cover for and have the back of that 1/10. Because, they're cops. It's a fraternity. This is an overwhelmingly large part of the problem.

MadBotanist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tough to say. I've seen them bad mouth other departments periodically.

dicknibblerdave ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And the other 9/10 do nothing while the bad apple gets off with a paid vacation.

MustangGuy ยท 285 points ยท Posted at 19:53:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's an extremely difficult job that deals with situations that are tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving where a normal person who has been trained to respond to threats acts in accordance with a given situation at a moment's notice. Sometimes people don't make the right decision, those people really do get dealt with and are usually removed from work right away.

Something else they need to realize is that when a cop faces an inquiry, they are due the same amount of due process as anybody else and that they are innocent until proven guilty. Administrative leave is not a paid vacation, they have mortgages and families to feed too. Taking away payment until they have been proven guilty of a crime or infraction punishes them unduly.

[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:40:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The courts can also order that the money be paid back if they are found guilty.

FirstRyder ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:20:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

innocent until proven guilty.

If "on paid leave pending investigation" means what it says, there's no problem. If it means "on paid leave until people forget he murdered that dude", we've got a problem.

MK_Ultrex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:17:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

While the whole thing "cops are people too" is understandable, you must realize that cops are armed, uniformed and authorized to use force so they are held to higher standards than your random blue collar worker. Shooting people by mistake because you are tired is unacceptable, abusing the power of the uniform is unacceptable and if you are not up to the job, then you should not be doing it.

So maybe this is what you are looking at. People asking for unsuitable people to be fired from a job they are not fit to do.

In any case Reddit is more pro rather than anti cop. People will do all kind of mental acrobatics to defend cops shooting someone in the back 10 times.

xole ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:53:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If a restaurant had a bad cook that killed someone from food poisoning, they'd fire the bad cook. Otherwise, whole restaurant looks bad, especially if it happens more than once.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

However, they are then subject to administrative investigation (after any criminal proceedings) where they DO NOT have Miranda rights.

invertedcross ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know personally it's not the police but some of the laws they enforce that I find frustrating.

Garry-The-Snail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:17:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"those people really do get dealt with and are usually removed from work right away"

I agreed with you up until then. Pretty much in any somewhat small town police officers can get away with ALOT.

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:58:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

So I bet there is a lot of cop-on-cop violence and murders when they arrest each other, huh?

edit: sarcasm btw. Never heard of a cop flashbanging another cops child to death. Or executing eachothers children on the street.

Hell I bet they dont even use SWAT or no-knock raids when (IF) they arrest eachother. I bet they get a nice letter summoning them.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 22:15:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

those people really do get dealt with and are usually removed from work right away.

no they are not. And the people who filed the complaint are usually the subjects of retaliation afterwards.

they are innocent until proven guilty

Cops slander innocent people in the media all the time, immediately after an arrest... and before their fair trial. So that's really hypocritical.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 21:27:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

... they are due the same amount of due process as anybody else and that they are innocent until proven guilty.

In Washington State a police officer can not be charged with assault, manslaughter, murder, etc... unless the prosecuter can prove premeditation.

The cops are held to a lesser standard.

They should be held to higher standard.

SuperNinjaBot ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:30:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is such a ridiculous cop out. Cant handle the heat get out of the kitchen, dont harass people.

Interesting its called a cop out huh.

I agree with your second paragraph though.

sensorih ยท -20 points ยท Posted at 20:29:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the same amount of due process

Ahahaha....haaa. Good one.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What, you don't think an investigation by your employers is equal to a trial by jury?

FirstRyder ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:16:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The problem is that it only takes one bad experience to not only ruin your view of cops, but potentially your entire life. If someone at the cash register in the grocery store is a jerk, you forget about it the next day. If a cop is a jerk... well, maybe you end up arrested for no reason. Or shot.

ajsmitty ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:27:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Come on guys, most police are great people. It's just that you only hear about the bad ones..."

Downvotes

"FUCK THE POLICE! THEY'RE ALL POWER-HUNGRY RACIST PIGS."

Upvotes

DownvoteDaemon ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:21:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Check this out. I told a good cop story on reddit yesterday and I got downvoted. I had people type /r/thathappened. Not all black people have bad experiences with cops. I had dread locks at the time. I was on the way to a friends house in a nice suburban area. I was smoking weed in my car and was hotboxing. Me and my friend decided to park in front of a random persons house and smoke before we go to my friends house. A sheriff pulled up and I smoke was pouring out of the car. He could tell how scared I was. He says "How ya doin bob marely?" I told him I was in the IB program at my school. He let me and my friend go since we were two blocks from my friends house. Yes it was a white sheriff.

thecommentisbelow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:43 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not saying you're lying, but the "that happened" response doesn't surprise me.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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DownvoteDaemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:32:46 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

and you 'pulling rank' in a really weird way.

I put on my best white person voice and told him I am upper middle class. Both my parents are architects. I said it so he would see how awesome and smart I am. He wouldn't want to make a black man with such potential another statistic. I don't mind the bob marley joke. He only let me drive away because I was close to my destination.

kebwi ยท 247 points ยท Posted at 20:05:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The complaint isn't that all police are bad, the complaint is that the good officers don't take the bad ones to task...or we sure don't see it any rate.

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:23:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes you lose being the good guy. These guys want to keep their job, and be able to put food on the table. It is not admirable, but If i have the choice between keeping my job in a bad economy or putting som A-hole away, I'm keeping my job.

ethertrace ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 20:47:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Understanding their motivations doesn't make the effects any less ghastly and reprehensible. People die because officers, too scared to break the blue wall of silence, let out-of-control cops stay on the force.

Rajkalex ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 01:30:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Doctors kill far more people each year than cops do. Where is the outrage at the thin white line?

Contronatura ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:44:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...uh do you really need the difference explained to you? Doctors almost NEVER kill people out of malevolence. I'm sure it happens but it's incredibly rare. Police kill/ hurt/ assault people out of malevolence semi regularly. And there are relatively few documented cases of doctors lying to protect their coworkers, compared to thousands of documented cases of cops lying to protect other cops.

Ninjakiwi82293 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 05:59:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I admit that there is a difference between Police and Doctors, but the difference isn't as big as you may think.

First thing's first though: the whole point of this comment chain is discussing how police officers aren't as malevolent as everyone on Reddit thinks. You stated that police kill/hurt/assault people out of malevolence semi-regularly. But what is that based on? Is it based on the number of cases seen through media? Because we've already discussed how that can't possibly be an accurate portrayal of the percentages of "good cops" and "bad cops".

Now, about cops and doctors: Doctors are supposed to help people. In trying to help, sometimes people end up dead. Or, sometimes the treatment just isn't enough. It's not so much the doctors' fault as it is just an unfortunate incident. Doctors have no obligation to put themselves in danger to save a patient.

Switching to police: Police officers are supposed to help people. In trying to help people, sometimes people end up dead, whether it be because the officer wasn't able to save someone or because they accidentally killed someone. But in the same vein as doctors, police aren't obligated to put themselves in a position where they are likely to be injured or die to save someone. I've seen people judge police on situations where taking action would be likely to kill the officer, and say that they're terrible officers for not taking action. But that's treating them like a commodity instead of as human beings.

In both professions, there are professionals that act with malevolent intentions. But, the numbers aren't that high. However, doctor related deaths are more likely to be non-malevolent than police related deaths, I'll admit that much. But that's about the only difference. In the end, they're actually pretty similar.

And I'm sure if looked it up, you'd find many cases of doctors lying to protect either themselves or their colleagues.

Space_Lift ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:51:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you have a system that punishes good cops for reporting bad ones than you have system in which the majority of the people are not good people.

dicknibblerdave ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:52:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's an explanation, not an excuse. You are no less of a scumbag in that situation.

ThunderRoad5 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 21:17:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You ever read Les Miserables?

TheKillerToast ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:36:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Then you deal with the reprecussions of those choices... Doing the right thing is never the easy choice.

_splatterpuss_ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:19:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They do though, but reddit only demands immediate justice, if that cop isn't fired and sent to prison within hours then that's not justice to reddit.

TheKillerToast ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:13:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cool story bro, go find me even 5 stories in the past 2 years where cops were adequately punished for their crimes (I doubt you can) and I'll go find you 20+ stories of cops killing disabled people, burning babies, murdering teenagers, and abusing power from the past 6 months.

kung-fu_hippy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:52:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yup. Besides almost any thread on cop violence will have, in the top 6 comment threads, a post similar to this one explaining that it's the small minority of asshole cops that make the rest look bad, and explain it off as "a few bad apples".

They never seem to remember the rest of the phrase, "one bad apple spoils the bunch".

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:41:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never met an officer I would consider bad.

Police work isn't pretty to people who haven't been trained in it, but just because you think something looks bad DOES NOT mean it actually is.

Epshot ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:13:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

this is what basically changed my mind towards police. Its not the story of one bad cop, its the story of an entire department that turned on one good cop. I've never met a bad, cop, have had several 'very' positive interactions with them, including one who let me go with a fixit ticket when he could have cited me for at least 3 offences. (it helps being white middle class and being generally good with people)

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/414/right-to-remain-silent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Schoolcraft

kebwi ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:08:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you realize how this all started?

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:12:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In regards to?

kebwi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In regards to recent events in St. Louis.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:27:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No. I don't know what happened, and neither do you.

Nothing is known about that yet, so speculation is pointless

BrettGilpin ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:51:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For clarification. The only thing anybody knows on this subject is:

  • Kid is walking/running in the street.
  • Apparently was told to get out of the street.
  • Pretty much no details
  • Some kind of tussle happened
  • Pretty much no details.
  • Kid is shot by the cop either due to police power abuse or due to the fact the kid provoked it somehow.
  • Officer currently on leave.

Reason we don't know anything about this really.

  • At a candle light vigil people who weren't directly effected by the kids death showed up to protest.
  • Those people started rioting and looting.
  • Then the police decided to release his name.
  • They decided against that when the response involved death threats.

Source: live about 15 minutes away

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:55:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for being reasonable.

All speculation will do at this point is harm an impartial investigation

Solonari ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:55:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you mean the investigation that has yet to be started? they haven't even interviewed the only eye witness yet.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The investigation has been handed off to federal authorities. You need to gather the facts and formulate a plan before you start to investigate what happened.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 23:06:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're white, aren't you.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:10:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop think race has anything to do with law enforcement.

I'm white, and just got hired as a cop.

cmallard2011 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:49:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But that's BS. Yes, police officers are protected during investigations (administrative leave with pay) but this is no different from many other industries. We also tend to think that just because a police officer isn't fired that they don't receive any sort of professional punishment. We paint in broad strokes and forget that police officers are charged with crimes via internal affairs/the FBI when problems do arise http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/07/30/report-six-philly-cops-arrested-feds-mug-shots/

kebwi ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:22:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm disturbed that you would characterize my expected punishment of a murderer to be "getting fired". No, those people belong in prison...for murder.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:10:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, police officers are protected during investigations (administrative leave with pay)

I wouldn't call that protected. It's more of a quarantine from the job while they investigate them. The pay part is because they're considered innocent until the investigation finishes.

kebwi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:12:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Claiming it's "BS" is an overstatement. We are angered by the cases where your idealistic notions of fair justice do not, in the end, play out.

There's no BS here, just frustration (to put it mildly) at police officers who don't end up in prison for murder when they commit murder. That's all.

ThunderRoad5 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:19:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's no BS here, just frustration (to put it mildly) at police officers who don't end up in prison for murder when they commit murder. That's all.

The BS is that so many fools like to direct that frustration at ALL police, everywhere, blaming the innocent many for the acts of the few guilty.

kebwi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, I that's not what I wrote, but you called my comment BS, so go call someone else's comment, apropos to your accusation of BS, BS, and leave it out of this thread.

ThunderRoad5 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:26:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the fuck? No I didn't...

kebwi ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:38:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Okay, sorry, let me explain in greater depth to clear the air.

I wrote:

The complaint isn't that all police are bad, the complaint is that the good officers don't take the bad ones to task.

You then wrote:

The BS is that [some people] direct that frustration at ALL police [], blaming the innocent.

You see how that's not what I wrote? I didn't blame good officers for the actions of bad ones. I offered a different form of complaint, namely that the good officers don't (to my degree of satisfaction) hold the bad officers' feet to the fire for their horrific abuses of power, and in some cases, explicit crimes, including murder. I didn't blame them for those crimes, I blamed them for what they did (or didn't do as the case may be).

The good officers should drag their murdering coworkers out by their feet, strip their uniforms and badges off them, and tell them to never come anywhere near the station again. The good officers should tell those in command, running the station, that if they don't properly deal with these officers, that they'll quit, and sue, and do whatever else they have to do to make a stand.

They should do these things for the integrity of the job; they should be personally offended by the actions of the rogue abusive officers, for it reflects on their profession. They should be so infuriated that a police officer would tarnish the badge that they couldn't help but react in strong, emphatic, and undeniable ways.

We don't see much of that frankly, and that is all I was commenting on in my original comment. That's it.

BrettGilpin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The issue brought up here by the OP is that so many people on here act like all cops are pure evil because of the very few cases where things like this happen.

kebwi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:25:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The way you worded it is not in the original comment. I didn't read it the same way you did. Maybe you're right, but then again, maybe I am. OP would have to weigh in on this.

BrettGilpin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, sorry. I just interpreted what he said to be that. He just said "way too hard" on them and usually that means they may deserve it a bit but that in general they don't deserve it that much.

Jsilva0117 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:33:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The issue come up whenever the Reddit world wants to pretty much crucify any police office who took an extreme measure, before any real investigation takes place. People read one headline that says "police office shot and killed unarmed teenager" and take it as absolute fact. I haven't looked far into the case myself, but from what I have heard (on tv when waiting for a meeting, so I may be wrong), the officer was hit hard in the face, and was badly bruised and swollen. Maybe his life wasn't immediately in danger because the kid was unarmed, but it is very likely the officer did not check if he had a gun before the conflict started.

janorilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's an old saying about doing your job right nobody will know.

Cuillin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's because there isn't as many ratings or upvotes for a positive story like that.

abstract_buffalo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All cops are not assholes, but all cops are part of a system that abuses and harms, and all cops keeping that system alive.

zevansfunk ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:38:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dat Blue Code

OnTheEveOfWar ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:19:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I've never had a bad experience with a cop. Same with friends and family. Well except for my brother, but he deserved it. He got every violation possible thrown at him when he told a cop that he couldn't have committed the crime because he was too busy fucking the cop's mother at the time.

SilentDis ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:56:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most off us who are "hard on cops" want equipment, training, procedures, and support that will not only keep us safe, but them too.

I want every officer to wear a body camera that they can't turn off, and is handed in daily. 5 minutes to put it on, then dock into a charger and data transfer port at the end of their shift.

I want them to know the law, and be a compassionate human being.

I want them safe and secure with the proper tools to do their job well.

None of this affects how most officers do their job. It only hinders the assholes that believe the badge and blue makes them somehow above the law.

rob_s_458 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I want every officer to wear a body camera that they can't turn off, and is handed in daily. 5 minutes to put it on, then dock into a charger and data transfer port at the end of their shift.

Would you be willing to do that at your work too? I for one enjoy being able to take a dump and read a magazine in the stall while on the clock, slowly stroll to the water fountain and back, go on Reddit, and so on, and I still get my work done by the end of the day. I feel my boss would be on my case for slacking if he saw all this.

SilentDis ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:40:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I totally understand where you're coming from. But, in many offices, you are watched like that. In your case, the camera happens to be overhead, rather than on you.

Truck drivers, increasingly, have cams watching out their vehicles, as well as inside the cabin.

I knew a bouncer who had a little camera like I'm describing, and he wore it for his 10-hour, for his own personal safety. Being attacked by a drunk, then playing the he-said-she-said game with a cop for 2 hours after wasn't a 'good time' in his book. Second time it happened, he popped the video up on his cellphone and showed the officer exactly what happened.

Maybe I'm a little old of mind on this, but I've always felt that when I clock in, my time is no longer my own. I assume 'the boss' is watching in some way, shape, or form. If I'm not doing my job, a quick "hey, do your fucking job" is in order. If I don't like it, I know how to clock back out, and where the door is, thanks.

TL;DR: You are already watched at work, why is LEO somehow different?

Luxray ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:21:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The difference is that you do not carry a gun and have the ability and power to ruin/end people's lives every day. People in power need to be held accountable for their actions. It can also be used as defense if they're accused of doing something they didn't do.

Frekavichk ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well if I had absolute power over the average citizen and was being payed by taxes, I would be willing to do that.

sourbeer51 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:23:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've been pulled over 3 times, all by Michigan State Police. One time I wasn't wearing a seat belt, they were pretty chill and didn't give me a ticket any of the times. 9/10 would get pulled over again.

wioneo ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:30:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would agree that reddit specifically is a bit too hard on police, but "they're just trying to do their job" does not apply.

Doctors, for example, are held to extremely high standards. Yes they make mistakes as is expected, but egregious mistakes are punished extremely harshly with loss of livelihood and potential for legal action.

Police should be held to a similar if not higher standard, yet look at how often you see egregious "mistakes" in policing and how rarely you see any notable repercussions compared to physician care.

For reference, Wikipedia tells me that there are ~780,000 police and this paper claims ~850,000 doctors.

Clearly doctors generally have less potential threat directed at them and mistakes happen, but mistakes with serious repercussions for others should have serious repercussions for those making the mistakes.

Mad_Maxx ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:06:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But look at the difference in salary between a doctor and a cop. If you want the best, you have to pay for it.

[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 21:18:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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shaggy1265 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:30:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cops are responsible for telling junkies to "move on" and writing speeding tickets. Doctors save people's lives.

This is such a shitty comment it's laughable. You can do that same bullshit in reverse:

Doctors are responsible for telling people they have the flu and prescribing over the counter medicine. Cops save lives.

L0veGuns ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:52:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look at the difference...Cops...Doctors....

I wouldn't want a job where basically everyone you encountered might whip out a concealed handgun and kill me in an instant.

Cringe-O-Meter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know that the speed ticket ones probably do not make that much money. There are different groups and ranks throughout the police force. If you're making 80k you most likely also have a college education do to education bonuses.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Police should be held to a similar if not higher standard, yet look at how often you see egregious "mistakes" in policing and how rarely you see any notable repercussions compared to physician care.

The reason you never see it is because it happens many months after the public and media have stopped giving a shit about the story.

wioneo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Give examples of that happening.

[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:39:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm 101% convinced that the people on Reddit talking the most shit about cops are just kids who want to buck against ANY authority figure you put in front of them. The same as how I firmly believe that the neckbeardiest fedoratippingest euphoricky atheists on here are just still pissed off that their mothers made them go to church growing up.

Spingonater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When I was in my early twenties, I was having a party with some friends (it was saturday). We tried on earnest to keep a little civil, but there was spikes in noise. Anyway, the grumps next to us called the cops, the cops came, realized how chill we were, told our neighbors to shut up, and drank a few beers with us.

Smark_Henry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the city I've lived in for the last five years, I've never had a problem with cops. In the town I grew up in, they're fucking mobsters. It depends largely on how a particular department is run.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:37:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I saw a video today on reddit about a cop who saved a woman from choking. I was surprised that such a video was allowed on reddit.

IranianGenius ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:41:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You might like /r/ProtectAndServe.

nomofica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/ProtectAndServe is a fantastic subreddit. I'm a firefighter and EMR, so I subscribe to many emergency services subreddits such as that, as well as /r/fighterfighting and /r/EMS. While there's a couple of schmucks on every subreddit, the majority are very reasonable and likable people and they're all very professional.

Sgtpepper13 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:13:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And /r/good_cop_free_donut

Pedro_Navaja ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:52:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree, mostly due to Reddit's demographic there will be many shithead 'fuk da police' posts and responses.

The current state of affairs around the country are leaning in a different direction though. Outrage within reason.

No knock warrants.. Choking citizens to death.. People dying on the street while already subdued or handcuffed in the back of police cars.. None of this excessive force is being met with the proper responded.

Police offenders are not getting prosecuted and they're supposed to be protecting us, the citizens.

What country are we in? What is this? How did we let things get this far?

Where does this lead us? when bad apples don't get taken out of the bunch they poison the rest and end up sticking together instead of being honest.

The EMTs that testified against the officers in (place I can't remember at the moment) the response from many officers was 'we will not answer any EMT calls of distress, you mess with one, you mess with all'.. That sounds a lot like a gang.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please tell me what instance you are talking about.

Pedro_Navaja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/05/us-usa-new-york-police-idUSKBN0G51I620140805?feedType=RSS

Incident

http://theerant.yuku.com/topic/68862/FDNY-EMTs-official-complaint-against-NYPD-of-EDP-Handling#.U-IuXuOzFXG

Response

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:30:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I few responses were like that, but the majority were defending their actions.

Bizarre_trader ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:26:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I got in a accident on a major highway last month. The cops that showed up were very helpful and thorough. We were treated like people shaken up by a crash. They did what they needed to do and made us not feel like criminals. At the end they were joking around with us. A lot of officers get a bad reputation from a few, more or less, bullies.

drogean2 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 21:36:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

are you a white male?

Bizarre_trader ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:24:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. But one with long hair and tattoos, in a van with four other guys with long hair and tattoos that hadn't showered in a couple weeks. We did not look like model citizens.

passenger955 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:30:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I dislike how much reddit hates on cops. Especially when people from other countries hate on our cops. For one we probably have a much bigger population than whatever country they are from, so we have more cops, which means a higher number of dumbass cops that makes the rest seem bad. Also maybe their country doesn't have the same gun laws, so their cops are safer and don't have to behave the same way ours do. Yes there are a lot of really terrible cops out there, but there are so many more that are good people just trying to do their jobs. Be nice, respectful, and follow what the cop tells you to do, as long as what they tell you to do is legal, and you should be fine 9/10 times. Be an asshole, they will be one right back at you.

memerino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People are entitled to their own opinions. That might be hard to understand, but it's true. People view the world differently and that means some people are more cynical than others.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

It makes no difference. It really doesn't.

I don't care how good of a person you are, if you're defending the actions of bad people you are complicit. You could be the Pope, but if you're covering up for child molesters it means you're an evil monster too. Wait, that wasn't even an analogy...

BRITANY-IS-A-CUNT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've only met one dick cop, and that's mostly because I was going like 90 on the freeway.

syriquez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eh. It's 50/50. My default is to be respectful but I don't give them any additional leeway beyond that. It's never worth being an asshole or a doormat.

GeorgeTaylorG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AM I BEING DETAINED!??

Nevermore60 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is no objective evidence that it's a "very hard job," or for that matter that it's any harder than most jobs.

Bigbounce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My uncle is an officer, I've had only good experiences with police, myself I'm not a couchsurfing pothead, however I believe improper police action should be punished. You may find me in those threads that are calling for that, don't assume too much about me or anyone else. We're not authority fighting children, we're members of this society.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The ones that are trying their best in a very hard job all cover for and condone or at the very least don't stand up against the bad apples that are spoiling the whole bunch. Granted, they can't, because they'd get fired, but still. They implicitly allow the corruption to take root.

Thompson_S_Sweetback ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Someone has to be.

First_Black_Guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

to be fair black people are scary

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Still thing they should all wear cameras to be held accountable.

markrevival ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not in Los Angeles.

Hyalinemembrane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

FUCK. THE. POLICE.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you white? And where are you from? Something tells me the core of dedicated redditors are affluent and decently well off. Funny how they haven't had many (or ANY) negative experiences with police. Just saying, consider peoples' backgrounds. The majority of comments I see are generally defensively neutral or relatively pro-Police. Hell the top post the other day was a story defending the shooting of unarmed civilians.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here's my viewpoint on the topic (which my girlfriend absolutely doesn't agree with so I'm probably wrong). Cops are people, people are good and bad. But while someone is currently in uniform and working as a cop, I don't like them. I don't like them because if I am not in need of an officer's assistance (which I never have been, not to say I won't ever) then the only thing they can do is make my life worse if I interact with them. Nobody gets pulled over to the sound of "you were doing such a fantastic job driving, here's a prepaid visa for $150." It better to avoid them and keep myself out of trouble. I'll never hate anyone for being a copy, though. One of my best friends is trying to get into whatever the police academy is called and he'll top of the list for people I think would make good cops.

ContemplativeOctopus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, it's just that only bad cops get attention. When someone sees a good cop they just say "oh hey he's doing his job well" and they go on with their business. When they see an abusive cop, they get outraged and rightfully so. When you give someone that kind of power and authority they must carry the responsibility that goes along with it. People with authority and power need to be held to a higher standard than everyone else because their inappropriate actions have much more severe consequences (such as people getting shot, or put in jail for half a lifetime).

uhaul26 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have no idea why society hates police so much. But when people need help they are always the first people they call.

frejyachick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Says the white person.

ntrpe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously reddit! Its only something like 84% of LEO's that give the rest a bad name.

d00d1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I assume every cop person in the world is just trying their best and is not out to get me. Sometimes life can be a bit rough so it helps to give people the benefit of the doubt. We are all in this together....

curlyone959 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Grammar cop here. I believe you meant "too hard" and not "to hard."

Here's a warning, but if I catch you again I won't be so nice. Move along now.

meebs86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The issue is that just like any kind of biased news source, you only see the worst of the worst that happens, not the 99% of "everything is just fine" that is truly reflective of how the world works.

crrrack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

IMO the problem is less with individual cops than with our whole confrontational approach to policing. Our police forces are turning into a domestic army with full on military gear. The whole approach invites problems (and this is not to mention the racial disparities in the justice system).

melissa1987 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If they cant "try" without killing unarmed people then they need to find another line of work

ArsenioDev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In all my years I've never had a bad cop experience, heck they were extremely helpful even in some...unique situations involving rockets.

notasrelevant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, the claims of a police state that always come from those threads are a bit silly.

It's almost always the result of something that was a really poor choice by one or a few individuals. Beyond that, it's also important to consider how separated police departments are. Even if one, or many, departments are implementing policies that are like police states, it's on such a small scale that it's not worth calling it that. Until it becomes an issue with departments working together by choice or through orders of people in higher positions, it's not really on the scale to be called a police state.

If all of those cries over a police state were valid, we'd be looking at the US being split into hundreds or thousands of separately controlled police states.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You must be white.

gsadamb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of them are not corrupt, true. But I think there's a much larger number who see corruption and allow it to happen, or turn the other way because of some thin blue line bullshit.

And I think that's just as bad because it's so hypocritical. Acting like a good cop while ignoring other corrupt cops does not make someone a good cop.

Plasma_000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shout out to /r/protectandserve

Baloneybutt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I met a nice cop once.

_-TheMasterBaiter-_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The reason for my dislike of police, is the system, rather than all the police officers. The system can turn honest people into very bad people. I don't think all policemen are bad, but I don't trust them, and I want nothing to do with them if they arrest people for crimes I strongly disagree with (which I'm sure 99.99% do). I think the fact that it's a "hard job" doesn't really matter, the Gestapo had jobs, the SS had jobs, they just had to feed their families, etc, but it doesn't excuse what they do.

Soaringeagle78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I see Reddit's view of the police pretty much go through stages: Step 1: Vague story/video about how a cop did something terrible. Step 2: The next day or couple of days, you see a story about a cop doing something fairly nice. Step 3: People circle jerk over whichever view they have (all cops are fucking horrible robots or cops are genuinely nice folk who are here for the people). Rinse and repeat. Personally, I see it as they are people with demanding jobs that they're good at or not. Some are good people, some are crooks and murderers. It just depends.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not about cops being bad people. It's about cops being out in the situation where they can be as abusive and as awful as they want without repercussions, though most of them never will be.

Oryx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To-too-two: so fucking complicared.

Aikidi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Uh, Ferguson is presently under siege.

The thing that bugs me is that reddit is usually hard on cops for things that are most likely to affect middle class white people (traffic tickets, getting caught with pot etc.) when there are actually pretty despicable civil rights problems in a lot of police departments that are actually worthy of outrage.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Police officers have seconds to make decisions that lawyers and the public will argue about for weeks.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who the hell do you think you are? A cop?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it seems like humans don't really care when something goes normally. We like it when things are extreme i.e. praising a cop who puts his life on the line and possibly dies doing some bamfy stuff, or when shit hits the fan i.e. when a shit cop shoots someone for x or y reason. I've actually had many people tell me that flying is dangerous, they seem to overlook the fact that more people die annually from car crashes...its human nature and were dumbasses for being that way

jdsizzle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:12:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's also never a bad idea to realize that they are just regular people with the same problems as us.

Except probably fewer speeding tickets.

caesar_primus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think you get it. My cousin's best friend's autistic brother's aunt's girlfriend once was pulled over by a cop who beat her and planted marijuana on her and put her in prison. All cops are evil, brah.

candyyum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Its cause when that small majority of shit cops fucks with us, they REALLY fuck with us HARD. Like to the point of almost or actually ruining our lives but what, we're supposed to sit back cause some hot shot wanted to be the next Jack Bauer? Fuck that.

Sygma_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:36:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As someone with law enforcement relatives, the whole thing scares me a bit.

Honey-Badger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:31:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even if 99% of them follow the rules the 1% of them who break the rules are such fucking scum they should be vilified to the point that the other 99% do everything they fucking can do to make sure that those 1% get caught and face real consequences. If you keep saying "Yeah but most of them are great" whilst true it takes off the pressure to deal with the ones who are not so great

webshotz5000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:23:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In my experience, the old cops are chill as fuck, the young ones a little uptight but correct, female cops tend to feel better than anyone they talk to, and there aren't enough hot lady cops. The first three things might not be universally true, but the last one I wouldn't mind seeing improve.

ProtoRobo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In my experience, no. But maybe the RCMP just recruits assholes who hate working in small towns.

atra0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:04:17 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is totally not Reddit alone. Most people period (Especially the "Liberal-Minded" variants out there) are ridiculously harsh towards all officers of the law. Most of which have never crossed paths with, or even lived in the same town as a legitimate "crooked cop".

BruinScott ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is also too hard on people who make grammatical mistakes and typos.

phukka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And for those that bash the police, I find it curious that nobody wants to be the change they want to see in the police force.

They'd rather just bitch.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's insane; especially in /r/news. I have seriously argued with people who genuinely believe that killing or harming cops families and destroying unrelated property are reasonable reactions because fuck the police!

Which I could excuse as fringe crazies, but opinions not very far from those will generally be highly upvoted.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 19:59:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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captainchrispy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:23:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sure there was more contact than you just walking down a street and the cop decides to pat you down. This is the kind of thing that reddit jumps all over and it's dumb as hell

tophermeyer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:25:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, you definitely seem like the kind of person that would articulate your specific grievance well.

Guano_Loco ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:05:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

The problem though, is that there ARE bad cops, and they abuse or kill people ALL THE TIME. And the good cops don't fight against it, or turn them in, or testify against them. Which makes them guilty by association.

Edit: here's a current example on huff post right now: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/13/lapd-shoot-kill-ezell-ford_n_5674679.html

nomofica ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:42:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And the good cops don't fight against it, or turn them in, or testify against them.

The problem with that is everyone who makes this statement fails to understand how difficult it is to actually do that.

Another problem is good police work is not newsworthy. Bad police work is. You will learn of the latter, but not of the former.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Huhhuh you said hard on

BlankCameron ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah. Imagine if most everyone you came across was lying to you or trying to hide something.

the22nitschke ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:21:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is this because you read a best of yesterday?

413612 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:21:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are legitimate complaints to cops (e.g. racial profiling, shooting unarmed youth because they're colored) but reddit just likes to complain about cops writing them tickets, similar to a lot of rich white teens who use "fuck the police" when they get reprimanded for breaking the law.

Lost_Afropick ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:23:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To come at this another way, people who have only had nice dealings with them shouldn't try to invalidate the feelings of those who have entirely different experiences as if we're making stuff up or that doesn't happen.

Also those so called nice cops are the ones protecting, justifying, sheltering and standing by the abusive, power trip, racist, terrible ones.

IAmNotAPerson6 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:25:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This just doesn't happen. We only hate an officer if they specifically are an asshole. We might give the people who back them up shit.

We will emphasize how not all cops are like that, and top comments will be just likes yours, "Just a bad apple" and "They're virtually all just regular people." We hate their actions when their actions are bad, and we make damn sure that everyone knows that.

But for some reason reddit as a whole also severely misinterprets this abundantly clear message.

throwthisidaway ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:27:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is not hard enough on cops. There is and has been an epidemic of cops ignoring the rules, or making there own for decades. Due to changes in technology it has become harder to suppress it, easier to spread it and more effective to combat it.

While yes there are good cops and bad cops, and perhaps 99% of cops are great people and good at there job, 1 in 100 officers having the ability to ruin your life, wantonly, is absurd.

Derstilweedndat ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ok well fair point but in my personal experience in a small town that I'm from, they are fucking sharks. I've had almost no reasonable experiences with them and am basically treated like shit. I'm on mobile so I'm not going to take the time to tell stories or anything

For the record, I have never been arrested or caused them any issue.

RippFlombay ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is based on everyone's own personal experience with cops. 95% of the comments here appear to agree with you, but personally I have never come across a cop that wasn't a giant asshat with a god complex.

Skmidge ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:35:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I made a girl orgasm today! I don't have real friends to tell, so I'm going to pretend like y'all care!

BitchCallMeGoku ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:29:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well done:)

atsu333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Use your "real girl"-finding skills to find some friends. Then you'll have someone to tell!

pnstt ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:57:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can't pay for 20-minutes real friendship sessions.

Zkv ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:19:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Treat others how you want to be treated.

TyphlosionsWrath ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:40:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if I'm a masochist?

FountainDew ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:36:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's Spider-Man.

It has a hyphen in it. Gawd.

grantly0711 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:27:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To piggyback that, it's Mega Man.

There's a space in it. Gawd.

thatMagnificentBitch ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:10:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

NOBODY CARES IF IT'S A REPOST

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:51:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Jaycatt ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:54:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's really nothing special, but have fun :)

pnstt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:54:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For the curious: It's a bunch of people who are confused about what the heck they're supposed to do now that they have reddit gold.

Jenicsaco ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 20:31:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be nice..You never know if that nasty comment you make might be the comment that pushes someone over the edge. Be it sending them on a shooting spree, committing suicide, or who knows what else...Not everyone has a thick skin.

MargotTennenbaum ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:11:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We bought a house today!!!!

popstar249 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Congrats!

AmeliaPondPandorica ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:11:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Congratulations! If you make keeping your plumbing and sewer lines clean, you will save yourself a ton of problems later.

pearlz176 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Congratulations!! :D

Smoothjarz ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:38:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's more to life than karma on reddit.

stillbatting1000 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:20:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Calling someone who disagrees with you a "cunt, asshole, fuckwad, dumbass, dumbshit, or moron" does NOT in fact make the other person more likely to understand your position.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:52:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I want someone to invent a stackable washer/dryer combo that automatically drops my clothes from the washer down into the dryer when the wash cycle is done. I don't care who makes money off of this idea, I just want it to be a thing. I don't understand why it's not a thing already.

Mowseler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

O.O This.

Jeremyvh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:14:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've had that idea for years and only reason anyone could give me was that the washer on the top with water would be top heavy and imbalanced and possibly tip over...bolting it to the floor would help though so I don't know. Be nice to have a little light in your house that goes on when you got mail in your mailbox to.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:24:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like my full idea if it would be possible would be to have my stacked washer and dryer downstairs with lots of room above them with a laundry hamper of sorts with a retractable bottom that will empty exactly one load from the hamper into the washer. The washer will have a LARGE reservoir to hold laundry soap and softener so you don't have to fill it up every time, it just automatically dispenses one load from the reservoir and tells you when it's getting low. It'll wash your clothes and then drop them down into the dryer which will automatically start with the correct heat settings based on what you set for the washer. The dryer will then release all of the dry clean clothes to an area below it where there will be empty laundry baskets. So literally to do your laundry, you just chuck it down a chute from the upstairs, set the washer, and then come back to clean clothes ready to be folded.

Jeremyvh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:30:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That would be quite the time saving invention, to bad some engineer isn't sick of doing laundry yet.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:33:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've been dying to talk about this but embarrassed to talk about it with anyone I know. I really hate pooping in a public stall when someone is in the stall next to me. When I'm at work, and someone comes in while I'm pooping and sits in the stall next to me, I usually just stop pooping and wait for them to leave before resuming. It really sucks when I have a call or meeting to go to, and I have to finish my poop with some dude sitting 4 feet away from me. I know there's a wall-type thing, I know I should just get over it, but it's just not my thing....

Thanks for giving me a place to vent reddit.

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:17:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm funny, I swear.

heyirv88 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 20:51:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everyone is male.

Zemogray ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:16:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And not every female wants to PM you

pnstt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:56:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

redk

maanu123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But you do, don't you bby ;)

Both_Of_Me ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

^ this

Proxystarkilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm all for equality and that shit, so my guess for why I assume everyone is a young white male is just because that's how I read it in my head.

TheFineLine ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:11:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because some policemen screw up doesn't mean the entire police force sucks. These people are putting their lives on the line and are put under more stressful situations than most of us will ever experience in our lives. They are human, they make mistakes, and mistakes are more common when you are put under pressure. Whenever I see a story about the police on the front page, it saddens me to see how eager everyone is to jump to hate instead of considering the other side of the story.

leaf-house ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:32:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I got downvoted to hell once for pointing this out.

thornburg3 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:45:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I JUST GOT ENGAGED and im incredibly happy. I was told there would be nerves.. so far, all is well.

starzinmaheyes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:42:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Congratulations and best wishes!

Melvin8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:55:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The nerves come later, during the wedding planning...

Regardless, congrats! Married life is pretty awesome (in my experience.)

Damnskipp ยท 133 points ยท Posted at 20:40:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop fucking making us look bad on Youtube. Please.

DontToewsMeeBro ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 22:09:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

LE REDDIT ARMY HAS ARRIVED!!!

maanu123 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:57:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think anybody who ever, ever says that, means it seriously.

josh1367 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:04:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you underestimate just how dumb Youtube comments can be

WizardOfNomaha ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 21:43:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your problem is that you think of reddit as an "us", which is pretty much exactly what those trolls are mocking.

canyoufeelme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who would anyone care what youtube commentors of all things think? I avoid the at all costs

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:29:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's mostly false flagging from anons pretending to be 9gaggers pretending to be anons pretending to be redditors.

TeutorixAleria ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:32:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Those are trolls who probably aren't affiliated with reddit at all.

Lol reddit army!

iHateReddit_srsly ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:06:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

They're probably those damn 9fags (from 9gag.com, ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY GO THERE! LOTS OF REPOSTS!!!)

Their just trolls trying to make our memes look bad.

Us Redditors are much better than those faggots xD

Edit: This is how stupid you guys sound when you say these reddit army people aren't from reddit. Or even when you seem to care so much about how people view redditors.

TeutorixAleria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never seen anyone on reddit say the things that the people on YouTube do.

You do know that it's been common practice on 4chan for years to post retarded things like that pretending to be from other websites?

Did I blame 9gag? Did i even mention 9gag? No.

If you really think posts like "the reddit army is here, get your narwhal bacon! (inside joke only TRUE reddit ppl will get it)" are genuine you are more stupid than you think i am.

iHateReddit_srsly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/RedditArmie /r/circlejerk

WizardOfNomaha ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:24:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It doesn't really matter if they're "genuine". The whole point is that it gets people like you, the "real redditors" so damned riled up.

And do you really think the people who post those comments never go on reddit? They have to, at least so they can find what videos reddit is looking at, so by definition they are "redditors", but that doesn't matter because "redditor" is a fucking meaningless term, which is the point here.

And it's the point you're missing when you talk about "affiliations" with reddit.

TeutorixAleria ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:26:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Where did i get riled up? I just said they are probably trolls.

WizardOfNomaha ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:29:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe "riled up" was strong. But you were a little quick to jump to the defense of reddit and its "affiliates".

TeutorixAleria ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:31:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I said they were trolls and probably not from reddit.

It's been a hallmark of 4chan for years which is why i said it.

Back before reddit even existed there were people who tried to make ebaumsworld look bad in the same way.

isoceans ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:33:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's probably bored 9gag or 4chan kiddies

brexruls ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:44:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You really don't get it, do you?

Your response is exactly what they want.

Tank_Kassadin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:26:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hell If im signed in to YT and see no "le reddit armie is here XDXdxd!!one!one1!" comment I'll probably make one just to see the shit show on the thread.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:35:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why? It's not like it's half as bad as the actual people who comment on YouTube.

Bigbounce ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:52:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Normal youtube comments make me sad and angry, troll comments make me laugh and smile.

Polish_Bear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm straight. Just thought I'd let you know high five

Mephistophanes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:49:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why do you care what trolls write on youtube? Does it offend you that someone makes idiotic messages while calling himself a redditor? I always laugh when i read them because they remind me r/circlejerk.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really think it's so that people from Youtube learn to avoid our community. I think everyone agrees that Youtube comments are trash made by uninformed people. By making Reddit seem stupid on Youtube, it prevents those people coming on here and making the community worse.

Just my $.02 though.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:10:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That implies the reddit community is any better. They are both awful in places, fine in places.

Hyalinemembrane ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I THINK IT'S HILARIOUS!!!!

AWildSegFaultAppears ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of that isn't actual redditors if what I hear is true. People claim to be redditors to make redditors look bad on youtube.

spazzy1912 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But we have to let them know that le majestic Reddit army has arrived roflmaobbq xDd

toughenough6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why? All they're doing is making reddit look like a shitty place, thus, keeping the YouTubers away.

Do you want them here? With their YouTube comments?

LinkRazr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Le le le le le!

DrDeliciousBran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dear lord this. Please, it's embarrassing whenever someone does it. And please stop crying murder whenever anyone uploads a vertical video. We get it, it's not the best way to record a video, it's FINE though. It's not THAT bad.

Seventytw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like this?? http://imgur.com/m9lQEXk

Red-Droid-Blue-Droid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just stop with the "Le reddit army" in general. Not just for YouTube, but for blogs and websites.

bulletcurtain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That shit will continue to be hilarious as long as stuck up redditors keep getting butt hurt about it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:12:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Isn't that mostly trolls who don't even frequent reddit? I mean, it hurts to read, but nobody talks like that here... I'm referring to those that would say "LE REDDIT ARMY" and shit like that. I thought it was mostly people who use 9gag or ifunny because for some reason they think the app they use is what matters. Reddit does make the mistake of putting itself at the top, it should just be a neutral zone imo.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Le reddit army is here, lolool

Annoying isn't it.

monkeybanana14 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:59:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you think that's actual redditors you're very mistaken.

It's people that want to try and mess with others on Reddit similar to how Reddit used to try and mess with 9gaggers.

bombombtom ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:12:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah more likely than not 90% of the those people are trolls or kids not associated with reddit who see the comment and wanna be cool and say they came from reddit. By complaining about it your actually just feeding the trolls.

echief ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:47:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's mostly people from 4chan.

whiteurkel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This statement is as misguided as the OP's. People from many different internet communities make those comments, including redditors themselves. Why? Because reactions like these are hilarious.

thejorge ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:33:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love the content, but some of you are just assholes. Someone with a different opinion is not less intelligent than you. Be nicer to each other.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:44:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

although I agree with you, some people are so misguided they kind of bring it on themselves for everyone to assume they are less intelligent.

thejorge ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:46:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are right. I should have said, "not necessarily less intelligent"

PJ_lyrics ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 19:16:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd say stop with the self-labeling. Why do you feel the need to fit yourself in a small box?

aerowyn ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:44:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a label-rejectionist myself, I agree.

chickenwithcheez ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:24:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I'm a retrogrungevintagegothictabletoprpgplayer, how else are people gonna know about that?

Epledryyk ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:19:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

BECAUSE I'M A SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd say the same with the inverse -- where people get really bent out of shape and say they're being "marginalized" because they don't fit a given stereotype.

Lordfate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because I'm a dick and that's step 2.

maanu123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We all have our fetishes...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:28:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

because, I think, therefore i am

Melvin8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:01:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Examples? I don't think I've come across this. But I'm curious (since I wonder where that line is between label and identity.)

mildly_evil_genius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why do you think that labeling confines you? I label myself all sorts of things, and it feels like giving myself some breadth. I even find it fun to find more ways to label myself. These are the things that come together to make my identity, and I'm proud of most of them.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

tumblr

Arazumi ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:15:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's the internet, don't take what people say personally.

onan ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:38:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I absolutely disagree. "It's just the internet" seems to mostly be an excuse put forward by people who want to be rude and don't want to be held responsible for their behaviour.

One of the most central aspects of the human experience is communication, and the internet is just a tool that facilitates that. It is as terrible or wonderful as we choose to make it.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:16:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Literally the very next comment reads:

Spiraticus 123 points 2 hours ago

Chipotle isn't really that good.

NEVER_PM_ME_TITS 160 points 2 hours ago

LIES AND SLANDER

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Butt Blackballs called me a liar!

pizzafavoriteanythin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

FUCK YOU

starfirex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unless they're right.

CreativeUsername96 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:42:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen - he was #1.

geewhillikers7 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:47:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's okay to leave a comment on a thread that's already blown up. Nobody will ever see it, but I do it all the time. Trust me, it's fun!

It's like yelling in a huge crowd of people. You're really just adding to the noise, but it's almost like someone paid attention to what you had to say!

HeyWasted ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:54:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes we all know that everyone hates Comcast.

YoloSwaggins44 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:54:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Karma actually.... ACTUALLY doesn't mean shit

WhatsaHoya ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:59:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everyone who is rich is an evil asshole trying to ruin poor people.

Eponia ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:01:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

People don't have to validate themselves for you.

Seems like every time I share a story or a thought, I have people demanding that I provide some sort of explanation, proof, or something to justify myself. You're a bunch of strangers on the internet, I don't even feel the need to justify myself to my parents, so I sure as hell don't care if some one on Reddit disagrees with me or doesn't believe me.

EDIT: And it just fucking happened again in another thread. I used the term 'need to control others' instead of 'greed for power' and some one starts talking down to me like I'm an anarchist who is too stupid to understand that some control is necessary in the world. Jesus Christ.

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2dhnic/what_is_something_you_dont_understand_about_people/cjptb6o

This shit right here. Fuck this. If people did this shit to me in real life I would thump them in the throat. Especially when it's obvious they know exactly what I mean but are being purposefully obtuse about it.

GameAddikt ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:53:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fat people are just as important, and just as valuable as you are, and deserve to be treated the same way you'd like to be treated.

Everybody is a person, everybody feels, and they don't need you pointing out every weakness of theirs. Imagine if all things that embarrass you were pasted to the outside of your body, for everybody to see, for everybody to mock you for. If you can possibly imagine that, then you have an inkling of what a fat person goes through on a daily basis, for the most of their lives.

Just remember, "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say it at all." -Thumper's Mother

This applies to all people, not just the fat one's, just mind your own damn business and stop trying to push your feelings and your opinions onto other people.

Stankia ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:24:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Vote independent.

silenteye ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:45:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

VERONICA CORNINGSTONE AND I HAD SEX AND NOW WE ARE IN LOVEEEEEE

Negative_Clank ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:00:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dear world: not everyone shits their pants after eating Taco Bell. It's got the same shit in it that every other shit food place has. Shitload of sodium, tiny bit of meat, some sauce, shitty veggies... This web trope is stale

PossiblyAsian ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:01:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You go against the hivemind you get downvoted, you go with the hivemind you get upvoted. BUT if you say the hivemind sucks you get upvoted.

gsabram ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:19:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's because reddit has a self-hating hivemind.

Archangelle_Gangrape ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:10:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I understand being skeptical about stories, but people actually have experiences in the world, so responding with the ever hilarious "/r/thathappened" does not make you seem clever, it only makes you seem like a loser who doesn't get out of the house that often.

ye_olde_jetsetter ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:23:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I may be late to this thread, but I wish all of Reddit would realize that not all Christians are the psycho, hateful, judgmental type that appear in a lot of memes or in Fox news clips.

fishandgiraffes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Take what you will from this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry3NzkAOo3s

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:43:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

drug on war 2.0; also AU has some pretty hippy-dippy kids,its cool beans also that lady just shat on her

quarkjet ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:51:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

mental illness is not a choice.

Wolfgang7990 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:57:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't let downvotes turn you from speaking what is on your mind. With that being said, don't expect everyone to agree with what you're saying. Just don't take it personally.

moonsout_goonsout ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:59:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's truly annoying when I read comments talking shit about Redditors...

Buddy... You're a fucking Redditor.

"some loser neck beard saying m'lady" or whatever you guys make fun of people with beards for saying? That's you.

"All Redditors are mean hypocrites" you just shit on some guys whole view on the world because he disagreed with you.

Fuck you Reddit. And by fuck you, I mean, fuck me. Fuck me right in the ass.

GeekyAndEnglish ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 20:43:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Rape jokes aren't funny and shouldn't be made every time a woman is mentioned or present in a picture or gif.

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:24:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

i'm actually the opposite, rape jokes don't trivialize or condone rape. Lots of comedy comes from dark places and exploring the human condition.

-PyramidHead ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:30:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As someone who is very close to a rape survivor, it's not up to you who decides what or what isn't offensive.

It's like a group of white guys laughing about lynchings in front of one black guy and telling him "it's okay, it's a joke." Of course humour can be dark, but sometimes these jokes can be caustic on a persons skin. There are plenty of great jokes out there that don't trivialise what someone has been through, survived and carried with them.

[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:39:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

and it's not up to you to decide what is offensive and i don't believe in censoring jokes to adhere to trigger warnings. In the free market of thought you are welcome to criticize that line of humor, and i am free to defend it's usage. Comedy's role is not to be sensitive, and to me it's offensive to draw lines in the sand and dictate what is on and off limits for comedic expression. By implicitly saying that this isn't ok you are elevating that tragedy above others that would still be considered politically correct to joke about. I disagree fundamentally that jokes trivialize real world tragedies. i think it's the exact opposite, it's society's pain catharsis.

-PyramidHead ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:46:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Clearly I can only speak from experience. I agree you are free to defend its usage, absolutely.

I personally don't care for jokes that victimise others. But of course, I can only speak for myself.

To be honest I don't want to get into an internet argument about it, I respect you have a differing opinion to mine and I won't change your mind.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:49:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i understand where you are coming from. I truly wish nobody felt the pain that is explored in comedy.

speckleeyed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:25:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree with you. Not everyone finds everything funny. My husband and his sister lost their dad to murder. I can joke with my husband about being careful or not because I have a hefty life insurance policy on him, but we slack off a bit around his sister as she's still grieving though it happened in 1998. She doesn't get mad though when she catches a murder joke here or there.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:43:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But it's up to you? Should we not make jokes because some people might find them offensive? As long as it's not purely for shock value, what's wrong with joking about anything? It doesn't actually have to demean the person either.

I mean, take this for example. If your friend was murdered, should we never make jokes about murder?

As stated before, it doesn't have to trivialize or condone anything. It's just that you can't decide what's offensive. I'm sure I could find a rape victim or someone close to them who isn't against rape jokes.

If there's anything wrong with these, please argue about it with me. That isn't supposed to be read in a sarcastic or mean tone, either. I'd actually like to know what's wrong with what I think.

echief ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:52:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It isn't up to you either, and even if it was, who cares? Just because something offends someone doesn't mean it can't or shouldn't be done. I'm tired of people on the internet acting like the fact that they are offended means something. There are enough people on this earth that everything you could possibly do is offensive to at least a couple of them, if you stopped doing something because it offends someone there would be nothing left to do.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:44:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:46:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i'm not.

Tank_Kassadin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I laugh and therefore I found it funny. Also how often is that second part? I don't really see it that often.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:03:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree. Anything can be funny. Note: CAN be. Not necessarily is. Rape jokes can be pulled off with finesse, but just saying the word rape over and over again isn't funny, it's just weird.

[deleted] ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 18:52:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I see a Heavy thread and I'm scrolling through and I see something along the lines of "this is going to get buried because I'm late to the party" It makes me want to delete the comment in its entirety.

I never upvote people who start their sentence like that, I don't know why. It just irritates me. Just comment what you have to say and move on, I comment on 3 day old popular threads and still get at least 45 upvotes. It's not a lot, but still.

seiyria ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:06:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See also, "bring on the downvotes"

Don't try to be a prophet, or your prophecy may come true.

Jaycatt ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:09:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I tend to downvote anything that mentions downvotes. The one that really gets my goat is "Edit: Really? Downvotes?" However, to be contrary, I have upvoted you.

angelust ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:18:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it's because it's passive aggressive. Not that anyone cares what I think but passive aggressive people annoy me.

LetterSwapper ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:26:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same here. I think it's a less-obvious way of begging for upvotes, and that just ticks me off.

LightSpearExistsHere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just did that. Fuck.

LearnMeMoney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about only the "late to the party" part?

I'll say that sometimes if I comment on a days/week old post, but only because I have an awkward self-conscious nervousness that people will think I'm dumb for posting in an old/basically dead conversation as though it were still brand new.

Duke0fWellington ยท 616 points ยท Posted at 18:30:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one cares about your religious ideals/beliefs. I don't understand why /r/atheism is so popular, its just people talking about how much they hate religion and you can't even have a conversation about that.

Mysteryman64 ยท 789 points ยท Posted at 20:08:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't understand why /r/atheism is so popular

It's a venting/learning area for the new atheists and those stuck in heavily religious areas. Which is why you see so much stupidity/bitterness in it. It's made up almost entirely of people who are still incorporating this new major viewpoint into their sense of self, and people who feel isolated due to their beliefs.

VoidByte ยท 280 points ยท Posted at 20:38:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

100% agree. When I was newly deconverted living in Utah I spent a lot of time on /r/atheism. It was a useful tool for dealing with the world around me.

As time passed and I mellowed a fair amount I unsubbed because it had reached the point where instead of helping me deal with the issues it was just encouraging me to focus on them and not move on.

/r/atheism has a place and I still occasionally visit it. I'm glad it isn't a default sub any more, it likely never should have been but at the same time I don't think it is quite the hell pit that some think it is.

Nie200 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:42:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I always hated that it was a default sub. It makes the assumption that everyone on reddit ever is atheist if you ask me. It sounds prude when I think about it, but any kind of subreddit where people can hold a different opinion on things going on their should not be default.

Yes this argument could be made for any default subreddit, but don't be that guy who tries to stretch what is said too far.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How do the default subs get picked and how often do they change?

TheWoodOre ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I totally agree. Any subreddit that has a strict opinion like atheism, should not be a default subreddit.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:29:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Remove all defaults then. Like, I don't disagree that /r/athiesm shouldn't be default, the subreddit has gotten a lot nicer without the flamewars, but that's true of every subreddit. They all have their circlejerks.

Camsy34 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 00:11:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The highest amount of downvote karma I've gotten from any sub was from /r/atheism. Why? Cause I tried to challenge some of their idiotic posts. Because it was a default, I assumed it was supposed to be a place for discussion. I quickly learnt otherwise. Getting it off the defaults has to be one of the best decisions. No religion should ever be set as a default. Can you imagine the amount of rage there would be if /r/Christianity or /r/islam was made default?

Nie200 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:26:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can imagine, but I'm pretty sure it'd be quite an underwhelming estimate.

thisismyMelody ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:22:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Hell pit." Lol

immauser ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My sister did the same thing, but with Facebook groups instead of reddit. She's been an atheist forever but we're from a small town in the bible belt. She refused to use Facebook because "security" or some whatever. Then she joined and realized there's all these people out there with the same beliefs as her. She starts joining atheist parental groups and posting memes and stuff. Then all of a sudden my Christian brother-in-law complained that she was posting too much atheist stuff and it was upsetting him and then I ended up in a facebook shame spiral trying to explain that her making posts about atheism isn't any more annoying to him than people making Jesus posts are to her. At least with reddit the religious/non-religious posts are all confined to their own little realm so if you care you see it, if you don't care you don't see it. If you're smart about which subs you pick, you get a nice, personalized view of the world with tons of interesting stuff and few of the assholes.

CatKicker69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nailed it. Ex-Mormon from Utah here turned Agnostic Atheist.

At first i Hated religion and found /r/atheism a good place to go.

But it's been a few years and...meh. Could really care less now.

BinarySo10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:15:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you're bang on there; it's the same as anything else people use as their main identifier.

Yes, it is very important to you, but I'd like to think there's more to a person than one -ismโ€ฆ

Mad-Marx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If they believed in hell.

[deleted] ยท 101 points ยท Posted at 20:22:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly, it's a place you can go where you won't feel crazy for believing something nobody else believes. It's filled with memes and posts about how obvious it is to not believe in god and how normal and not weird or insane the way you think is.

funnymatt ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:54:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

believing something nobody else believes

not believing something many other persons believe

Spudlyman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That would be taking this very literally, as if you think /u/A_Real_Docter feels that nobody is an atheist. But they were expanding on the post they had replied to, about living in religious environments that are so bad that they are isolating.

If you live in a small religious town, or with a controlling religious family, or any sort of extreme religious environment, you may actually be the only person that you know with atheist beliefs. In the context where you are the only atheist that you know or interact with, nobody could be the perfect choice of word.

funnymatt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My correction wasn't about the "nobody" - it was to establish that Atheism is the lack of a belief, not a belief in itself.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:13:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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guitar_vigilante ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

However Europe and Japan are pretty isolated in their widespread lack of any belief system.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:41:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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guitar_vigilante ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:48:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And yet the vast majority of the world's population lives outside of Europe. And even then, Europe isn't that homogeneous either. Many countries in Europe have a majority population where religion is important to them, and 51% of citizens of EU member states have indicated that they believe there is a God.

leroyjonson ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:55:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

better than the US, where IIRC 74% of people believe in a god.

guitar_vigilante ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:47:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I'm not gonna call that better.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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guitar_vigilante ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:48:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hence my point. Europe is fairly unique in its unbelief.

GiverOfTheKarma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Probably referring to the UK like 'Americans' was referring to US citizens.

ThunderRoad5 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:24:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it's a place you can go where you won't feel crazy for believing something nobody else believes.

Which is sort of hilarious to me because this is why many people join churches. Despite everyone's differences, most have the same goals.

SuperNinjaBot ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:41:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It takes a lot of faith not to believe in god. Although atheism has nothing to do with believing in god at all.

An athiest can not be toaist for example and there is no god in toaism.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

nobody else believes haha

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:03:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank god you wrote out this comment. I find myself, as a relatively new atheist who lives in a very religious and conservative area, browsing r/atheism often. Not because I enjoy the circlejerk (I mean, what subreddit isn't a bit of a circlejerk?), but because I'm so frustrated and confused and need a place to vent and hear other people vent. I also really like r/exChristian, it's a little more toned down.

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:08:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's the same reason why /r/twoxchromosomes and /r/mensrights and /r/feminism can be hateful sometimes. It is people who have gone through the hell of discrimination and sexism and need a place to vent. All of the posts on 2x about "kicking guys in the nuts" are very hateful but I understand where they're coming from because they're just venting and would never do it in real life.

And all the posts in /r/mensrights about never getting married or never having kids or signing prenups are just guys who got fucked over venting. They wouldn't do it in real life and they're not as sexist as they seem.

/r/feminism is a while bag of worms I don't want to get into, it's mostly trolls.

And /r/againstmensrights... Well... The name says it all. Totally hateful.

Tank_Kassadin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:31:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/againstmensrights

Top kek

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:51:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What does top kek mean?

Kate2point718 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:16:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly. I don't think there's anything wrong with going through that phase. It really can be traumatic to come to the conclusion that everything you have been taught is wrong, and I think some of that stupidity and bitterness is quite normal. I think it starts being unhealthy when you stay stuck in that phase and make it your life's obsession.

Luthos ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:07:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, this feels pretty spot on. I did frequent /r/athiesm a bit in the past, and it seems it was because of the reasons you listed. I wasn't completely new to athiesm, but I was/am stuck in a mostly religious area with a religious family.

I've since unsubbed, but I know what you mean.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everything about this.

YouthInRevolt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

still incorporating this new major viewpoint into their sense of self

Very well said!

bulletcurtain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That actually makes a lot of sense. I grew up in a really secular area, so all the angst doesn't make much sense to me.

Noltonn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I used to sometimes check out /r/atheism when I was still in my teens, but I got sick of it rather quickly mainly because I hated the extreme views. I had those views myself at some point, mainly because my brother is basically one of those social justice warriors, so I heard a lot about the evils of religion. But I grew out of it. That sub just reinforces young people their views on how bad religion is, and if that is their only source for atheism related things, it can get bad.

zach2992 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:53:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because people who are atheists like that like it.

It'd be like questioning why people sub to /r/football. Some people like football.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 20:59:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly. It's a shame they will never see any good in a personal religion, when it's really beneficial to the majority of the world.

Believe what you want, and respect other beliefs.

_Z_E_R_O ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:27:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

when it's really beneficial to the majority of the world.

The current state of affairs in the Middle East and the American South begs to differ.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not talking politically. Religion shouldn't be involved with politics in the first place.

I'm speaking purely about personal beliefs. A personal religion can do no harm, as long as it remains just that, a belief.

verdatum ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:30:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never quite understood it until now.

Still annoying though, when religion comes up, I hate having to explain, "I'm an atheist, but I'm not one of those atheists."

spazzy1912 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:31:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Le edgy twelve year old atheists rofl XD

kodackx ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:20:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unfortunately, a lot of people who claim themselves as atheists feel like that places them above other people, that they figured out something everybody else is too ignorant and stupid to understand. I have a vague view of deities as well, but man that doesn't justify you acting like a dick to others. You're no better than people who are trying to jam beliefs down your throat in the first place.

Geolosopher ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:44:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's... that's a surprisingly empathetic point of view. I dislike r/atheism just about as much as everybody else, but this at least helps me understand why it is the way it is. I guess I should have a little more patience with it (or rather a little more patience when it leaks into the rest of reddit).

Frekavichk ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:03:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yea I hate when people go into venting subs and say "Look at these guys, they are so horrible!"

It happens a lot on r/childfree, too. People look at the venting stories and automatically assume everyone on the sub is an asshole because someone is ranting about an asshole.

SuperNinjaBot ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:39:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you think there is something to learn about atheism then you dont understand it?

If there is something to learn and it has a set of principals and beliefs then its a religion and in essence you are not being an atheist. It would be oxymoronic (is that a word?).

alrighthamilton ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:26:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I still am disgusted by r/atheism as something to read but you definitely just made it a lot easier for me to understand why people come across the way they do in there. Another comment here told me to stop getting angry at things that just aren't important so thanks.

Victuz ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm baffled by how people who openly don't believe in god still need to use it as a thing that defines them as a person. Rather than oh I don't know, their hobbies/ personalities/ talents and so on.

Nope what defines me as a person is that I don't believe in the big man in the sky that some other people do believe in. Seriously now.

If anyone is curious I guess I'm closest to Buddhist-lite/apatheist .

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No it isn't. It's a bitchfest for angsty teens too stupid to come up with their own answers. /r/Atheism is everything atheism kinda hates.

pfftYeahRight ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:49:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That sounds nice, but it seems like it's mostly assholes.

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:35:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

That subreddit is honesty /r/prepubescents or /r/ignorance. It's not just the Christians of Reddit who would say so..

Edit: lol :sigh: here comes /r/atheism upvote storm

Escarole_Soup ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:13:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I went on /r/atheism a lot when I first started realizing that I did not believe in God/Jesus. I was a little confused and trying to figure out my beliefs and /r/atheism gave me a place to talk about it and see that there were others like me. It was a scary realization to come to especially in the Bible Belt where very few other people think the same way you do. People's parents kick them out and shun them for not being religious. It was nice to see that other people went through the same struggle and came out okay. A lot of the bitterness and mocking of religion you see is because of people who lived under their religion's thumb for so long and they need to let that frustration out.

ASmileOnTop ยท 146 points ยท Posted at 18:53:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I'm a pretty strongly religious person and I go on /r/atheism now and then, trying to find a good conversation. I love discussing it and seeing others opinions and views. I fully recognize I can't prove a thing to anyone. Heck, not even myself. That's what makes it such an interesting topic. But sometimes that sub is actually just /r/antichristianity.

Edit: keep those question coming! I'll answer as many as possible when I'm off work!

wioneo ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:36:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Try /r/DebateReligion or /r/DebateAnAtheist. They're pretty much the same thing with the former being slightly more active, and they are generally more focused on interesting things.

pussycatsglore ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:28:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is not a sub you go to to have a friendly chat about religion. No one there feels on the fence, or interested in a Christian point of view on anything. You going there does nothing but rile them up

don-chocodile ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:52:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well I'm an atheist and I won't touch that sub. So I guess we balance out?

Someone-Else-Else ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:43:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a Taoist and I'm glad you're balanced!

ASmileOnTop ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:56:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hi five!:)

don-chocodile ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:57:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Edit: from mobile, that was supposed to be a hand. It appears I've forgotten how to internet.

Throne3d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pretty sure it still is a hand... If it shows up as a box for you, it's possible that your font doesn't have that emoji built-in (Firefox automatically searches fonts for a character if it's not available in the default one, I believe, so maybe that's why I see it).

telchii ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:36:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You may want to try /r/DebateReligion. While I don't visit that sub, it seems like a civil place to have good conversations (or debates) about religious topics.

thardoc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/trueatheism tends to be better

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a bit pretentious and rude sometimes, but as a whole way better than /r/atheism.

Duke0fWellington ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:01:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I guarantee you if you post anything in that sub saying you're religious you'll be downvoted.

ASmileOnTop ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 19:09:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See, that's not entirely true. I've even been gilded there. There are some level headed people there. But the hate always seems to hit the top.

saikron ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:40:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for spreading the gospel. (hrhrhr)

/r/atheism and /r/christianity is mostly composed of very intelligent and respectful people. I used to spend more time there.

The thing is, if you are an atheist and your family or your job or your school is being shitty to you, you go to /r/atheism to vent. Venting isn't always nice, rational, or directed at the right people.

moonra_zk ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:10:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wouldn't say "mostly" but it's certainly not a vast minority.

Duke0fWellington ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:29:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah there is, but a large amount are just completely hostile to any religious people. It's ludicrous and completely childish. You've got a different opinion then me? downvoting time

Fushigidane001 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:14:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You've got a different opinion then me? downvoting time

I think that might be a bit more widespread on reddit than just /r/atheism.

Duke0fWellington ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:21:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're right. Christ, I fucking hate this website and yet I still spend a lot of time on it.

ASmileOnTop ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 19:34:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Definitely. Everyone has some "proof" religion is fake, when in reality, it's impossible to completely prove or disprove it. Especially as a Mormon, it's annoying sometimes. I was doing some teaching with our wards missionaries, and this lady had a whole book filled with anti Mormon stuff. Many of which we actually were able to answer, and the others we just didn't bother with because they just didn't prove a thing, they were just hate. I don't get why this affects people so much.

massifjb ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:02:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some people associate a religious beliefs with the worst and most visible actions of the associated church. That alone will set a lot of people off. The Mormon church is definitely not exempt from this.

As for why it affects people strongly... Non religious people can think that religion is a big lie, and that believers have been hoodwinked and tricked by it. The urge to convince believers of the truth of atheism is about as hard to resist as the urge to fight back if you are religious. As a side effect of believing religion is a lie, churches and preachers become liars in their minds. This is not to say all or even most non-religious people feel this way, but there is a vocal minority.

zach2992 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:54:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe you just talk to the wrong people there.

Stole_Your_Wife ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:19:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah but can you prove your God exists??

ASmileOnTop ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:21:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, I don't need to

Stole_Your_Wife ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can't.

ASmileOnTop ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:26:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't need to prove a thing to you. I fully acknowledge that I can't prove anything.

HoudiniWasFake ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Great so you believe in ghosts and Bigfoot and nessy too?

UncleTogie ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:25:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nope. I've left a number of posts there, and most aren't downvoted at all.

Of course, it helps to be open-minded. I'm also not looking to 'convert' anyone either.

Suppafly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:42:43 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm also not looking to 'convert' anyone either.

This. Almost every person of faith that shows up there starts trying to convert people and then acts all offended when they are told to fuck off.

UncleTogie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:32 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It helps that I used to have an agnostic/atheist viewpoint. To this day, I still consider things from both sides of that particular fence. Helps to justify things to everyone, not just the folks that agree with me.

Suppafly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:09 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I used to have an agnostic/atheist viewpoint

What happened?

UncleTogie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:19 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Short answer, I took a different point of view. Works for me, but would take longer to explain than I have on my lunch break.

naphini ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:25:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not if it's reasonable. There was a very highly voted post I remember from a while back by someone who claimed to be a religious mother who just found out her son was an atheist, and wanted help understanding what that meant. That thread was filled with totally reasonable, respectful, and even touching responses. /r/atheism isn't the most mature of the religion subreddits, but it isn't quite the cesspool everyone thinks it is.

isthisonealsotaken ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:40:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I see you've never spent more than 30 seconds in that sub.

traffician ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:52:51 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

these criticisms of what a reprehensible cesspool rA is, are strangely never accompanied by any links to examples. it's almost as though atheists' critics can't address the points being made on rA, so instead they make assumptions about our motives and positions.

isthisonealsotaken ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:14:32 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Addressing points is not their strong suit.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah but if you go to any sub that has to do with a conflicting ideology you're going to tend to be downvoted. I mean, /r/libertarian is a huge circlejerk, and /r/enoughlibertarianspam is a huge circlejerk and if you post in either saying your from the other side, you're probably going to be met with downvotes and a load of criticism and disagreement. They are conflicting ideologies.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That sounds like the go-to place for downvote collectors.

CodeJack ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

They're not anti-Christianity. They're anti people who use religion as an excuse for their stupid actions.

E.g "My god told me to kill you, so I'm going to do that" or talking about the people who send atheists death threats which happens A LOT in religious places.

kicksledkid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a "atheist" (I really don't know what to call myself sometimes) I really don't like all the hate and shit that goes up on there. Yes, it helped me prove a point in religion class, but other than that it's all "lol look how stupid these people are for believing in something" I have a great amount of respect for people of faith. They are dedicated and most of them are really chill, and up for a good conversation.

Dear /r/atheism, you are becoming what you claim to hate. Close minded dicks. Please, for the atheists who want to have a community that isn't filled with hate, please make a conscious effort to include everyone. Don't be a dick for the sake of being a dick.

traffician ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:43:29 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dear /r/atheism[1] , you are becoming what you claim to hate. Close minded dicks. Please, for the atheists who want to have a community that isn't filled with hate, please make a conscious effort to include everyone. Don't be a dick for the sake of being a dick.

I love this. I am amazed how you can say, "hey you dicks are really hateful, and did I mention that you're dicks? try to turn down that hate which I think i see in you bunch of dicks. Aren't you dicks aware that most of your own friends and family are people of faith? probably not because dicks don't realize that sort of stuff, being all full of dick-meat. And hate. You dicks are full of hate, too".

Amazing. Thank you for this.

kicksledkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:07:01 on August 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No problem :)

precursormar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm still subscribed. There's no denying that mindless hate crops up there daily (though I would argue that it's considerably more abundant among posts themselves than participating commenters as a consequence of Reddit's voting system).

But to say that a person is being close-minded for maintaining that sufficient evidence for a person's claims have yet to be proffered is odd. I don't think there's a single person identifying as an atheist who would insist that there are no gods subsequent to scientific evidence for the existence of one or more gods. Their minds are open to all possibilities. The reason there's so much overlap among rationalists, agnostics, scientists, and atheists is a correlation that need hardly be explored to be understood. Yet, in the face of valid, sometimes irrefutable refutations of different doctrinal claims, refutations sometimes dating as far back as the 1700s, religious individuals every day maintain their claims of textual divinity, miracles, the power of prayer, and proper social order. This kind of belief is not admirable. It is anti-intellectual and often dangerous. Pointing out, even laughing about, foolish adherence to ridiculous claims might be dickish, but it's a worthwhile step toward stigmatizing willful ignorance.

I guarantee you that the subscribers of /r/atheism would be a whole lot less vitriolic if all of the world's theists abandoned those parts of their belief systems which are untenable in a modern context. In short, if they were all deists, atheists wouldn't really have a problem with them.

Deists, having no fallacious scripture, would not lobby the government to impose a 3000-year-old morality on the world around them; deists, having no basis for claims of infallibility or personal relationships with supernatural entities, would not put people to death for having different worldviews; and deists, being of the position that the god in which they believe is manifest in the world around them, would never impede scientific progress, deny theories on anything other than factual reasoning, or ignore evidence. Deism may be reliant on 200-year-old conceptions of the order of the universe from the days before science had discovered the mechanisms by which some chaos can become some order in studies of evolution, DNA, and elsewhere, but at least that's between 1200 and 3300 years farther along than today's prominent world religions.

kicksledkid ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:02:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I had the cash I would give you gold. That was a very well written response, in which you explored something I never really thought of. Thank you.

precursormar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:08:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for saying so. That you heard me out is enough. I have no need for gold; incidentally, I'm not even totally clear on what benefits that would provide.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Becoming? It was always my first un-sub for a new account back when it was a default. It's been awful for years. /r/trueatheism and /r/athiesm (note the spelling) were recommended to me by a Christian a few years back, though I haven't checked them for at least two years now.

darryshan ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:57:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey, I'm an atheist, I was just wondering what your point of view is on gay rights and other societal things like being liberal about sex etc... I'm not looking for a nasty argument, just a nice discussion :)

ASmileOnTop ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:05:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey!:) my view on gay rights is mixed. I personally don't support it, but were I to vote, I'd vote for it. Let me explain:

I personally think it voids the sanctity of marriage. It goes against the way God made man and woman to compliment each other. I do not support gay marriage in this sense.

But! Why on earth should what I think stop two people who love each other from being together? It in no way affects my life. Stephen Colbert put it really well when North Carolina voted against it. My eternal outcome is practically unchanged by these two peoples choice to be together. No ones home is being taken, no ones family will be torn apart, your children will not be taught gay sex in school. Just let these people be happy.

M002 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:12:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So, you're sure it's not a slippery slope to legal pedophilia and bestiality?

Or that the gays cause all hurricanes?

Sarcasm aside, I wish there were more people like you, who can keep their thoughts and beliefs to themselves without oppressing others.

Wolfbeckett ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:34:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's funny, I wish there were more people like him/her speaking out openly and publicly about their religious beliefs not being acceptable grounds for denying human rights to people. All we ever see in the media is the opposite.

M002 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, whatever works I suppose.

I can see it coming off as arrogant if done at a grand scale.

"I think you're all going to hell, but it's none of my business, so please, go on and get married" still isn't that great of a message, but a better one than we're used to seeing from radical theists.

Wolfbeckett ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:19:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I see your point, and in an ideal world, people would accept others for who they are unconditionally, but that's not the world we're living in. I'm willing to put aside that conversation until the battle against those who are trying to use their beliefs as justification for trampling people's rights is won. People must be equal under the law before we can begin the process of making them equal in the eyes of others.

ASmileOnTop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here's my take on that: being gay is not a damnable sin. Yeah, it's a sin, but it's also not necessarily a choice. I believe in a God who is a little bit more loving than to send someone who didn't choose to be gay straight to hell.

M002 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Damn you work late haha

Also, I'm glad once again, that you recognize that it's not a choice. Whether or not you figured out for yourself that people wouldn't choose to be gay and a persecuted minority, or you read the genetics which proved the "gay-gene" exists, I'm glad you came to that conclusion.

ASmileOnTop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I hate it.

I don't want to say the idea of homosexuality being somewhat genetic is a bad idea. I'm no scientist, but the natural attraction of male to female and female to male is programmed into the human mind. It's just natural, and not just in humans. So there may be some truth in there to an extent, but I wouldn't be surprised if I was completely wrong.

Also, as bad as it sounds, it feels like being gay is almost a trend. Like there are people who are saying they're gay just because they want to promote homosexuality. It's not a common occurrence, but it happens. So there are some who did make it a choice.

M002 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:07:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are over 4,000 species in nature in which homosexuality is normal.

I'd argue that anyone who "makes it a choice" is bi-sexual, and doing it for attention, or because they're lonely. You'd have to be mentally insane to proclaim that you're gay in a 3rd world country where you know the penalty is death. There is absolutely no way anyone is that dumb.

ASmileOnTop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are over 4,000 species in nature in which homosexuality is normal.

See, that I did not know. But honestly, if anything, that just makes it more likely that homosexuality is in some form genetic. But again, I could be horribly wrong.

I'd argue that anyone who "makes it a choice" is bi-sexual, and doing it for attention, or because they're lonely.

My point exactly, and it's sad that it happens

M002 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:47:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are some who theorize that homosexuality is a form of evolutionary birth-control. No way to confirm or deny this, but I think that would be a very good check on population growth.

Having gays adopt kids is a win-win solution.

ASmileOnTop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:35:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That makes sense, and you know, it's not exactly a stupid idea.

M002 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

unfortunately though, ideas don't dictate nature. Nature dictates ideas.

ASmileOnTop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:57:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All I can say is no matter what causes homosexuality, it shouldn't be a bad thing.

ASmileOnTop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So, you're sure it's not a slippery slope to legal pedophilia and bestiality?

Well, not to those two, but I do think it will be a pretty big step towards polygamy. (Ironic how I'm against that, huh?) It could also open up arguments for pro-incest. Pedophilia should never be legalized. I think like 16 years old isn't a horrible thing, the point is preventing children from sexual abuse. If a teenager wants to sleep with a 40 year old, that's their choice. And bestiality...blehhhhhh. That's just weird, but to each their own, you know?

M002 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:24:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're losing me a bit.

How does having sex with the same gender lead to a stronger possibility to having multiple partners in marriage?

Mormonism has polygamy, and that's between heterosexualism....

Also, historically, most religious families are the source of incest, that and high-class citizens who want to keep money within the family.

But I guess that's what happens when the root of both arguments is (for you at least) "who should I be to judge who loves one another"

Be it man & woman

man & man

woman & man

man & many women

woman & many men

many women & many men

man & animal

man & toddler

man & turtle

man & rock

man & robot

robot & rock

ASmileOnTop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:34:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll give you a bit more detailed answer once I'm off work, alright?:)

M002 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:59:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As someone who just got off from work, sure!

ASmileOnTop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:37:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Alright, that was a bit longer than I thought. But here goes.

Legalization of gay marriage will more than likely lead to the arguments wanting polygamy legalized as well. Now, that's kind of a weird statement: what do they really have to do with each other? Really, the big thing is that they're both illegal at this point. Think of it this way: "they broke a social norm, why can't we?" There are pro-polygamists outside the courtrooms deciding gay marriage rights hoping it gets passed, because it's one step closer to what they want. Then everyone will want to be able to have the legal benefits of marriage no matter who (or what) is their spouse. I'm not saying this to degrade gay marriage, I think that needs to happen. But where pioneers walk, they leave a trail for anyone to follow.

Ninja edit: this also applies to incest, bestiality, etc.

M002 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:56:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What you're saying make sense, in that movements piggy-back off of the success of others.

Such as the feminist movement taking place after a successful civil rights movement in the 50' and 60's.

And I see your concern is on "where to draw the line." And that really is a philosophical argument that is probably beyond both of us. I'm sure there are plenty of good arguments for polygamy (once again, out of my scope to get into it), but I can see where you'd be concerned if the pedophilia movement started gaining traction.

EuphemismTreadmill ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:23:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like "who cares" about all these as long as there is consent. A child can't even give consent (not legally, and probably not mentally until they are at least a teen). And an animal can't give consent either (I guess someone could make arguments against this in specific cases, but it comes down to we can't communicate with them). So, easy guidelines to follow. Can a toddler give consent? No? Stay the F away. Can a chicken give consent? No? Stay the F away. Can a rock give consent? Well, who cares, it's not even alive, do what you want.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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M002 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fair enough.

Could you explain to me the origin of the stereotype though?

darryshan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:32:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like you. You're one of the most rational people I've encountered on the internet. Including fellow atheists. You have your beliefs but you won't let that get in the way of human rights. What about sexual openness and liberalism?

EDIT: May I ask what you think is wrong with polygamy/multiple sexual partners?

GenSmit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey, I'm also a Christian and my opinion differs. In the Torah we made rules that made sense at the time, like don't fuck other dudes. When we made the rules that seemed smart because we were worried about the whole slippery slope of it all. Also it seemed like a threat to the growth of our culture. In fact through most of the old testament we stayed pretty rigid on those rules, and it worked for us.

If you then look at the new testament, Jesus is constantly breaking the Jewish law to show that we need to evaluate the rules we made and not just follow them blindly. This is the attitude I have towards homosexuality and high sex lifestyles. The people who participate in both are great people and we've reached a point in our society that both can work in tandem with the Christian faith.

Tl;dr: Rules shouldn't be blindly followed, even if they're in the Bible.

darryshan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:50:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm assuming you're a liberal Christian?

GenSmit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:00:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I'm pretty fucking liberal about it. I stopped with most denominations because of how constricting they can be about what is taught in the church, also they are always trying to appeal to grandma's Christianity while trying to be edgy enough to attract a younger crowd.

darryshan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:14:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you want to ask me anything? It's only fair.

Nariborn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hmm, as an atheist I love discussing these sort of topics as well and you seem like a cool-headed logical person.

I apologize if it sometimes seems like antichristianity, but as others have mentioned that is a place where we can go to escape from religious people who aren't like you.

People who don't like to discuss, they instead judge and tell me I'm going to hell. Parents that assume I smoke weed, do drugs and have sex with everyone I meet just because I don't have a book telling me not to.

So again, I apologize for any hate you may have experienced on /r/atheism, try to understand why we do it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i do this too sometimes, usually get -30, /r/TrueAtheism and /r/DebateReligion are much better imo

Frekavichk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well because people don't go there to have an intellectual debate on religion, they go there to vent about religious people ruining their day or something. Which is totally fine.

mythology_guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

sometimes that sub is actually just /r/antichristianity

sometimes

Lol

GoatButtholes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:59:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're interested in talking, PM me. I honestly would love to have a civil conversation with someone on my views. I usually keep quiet about it because I'm not trying to be a douche, but I've always really wanted to debate my views with someone.

Wrathwilde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

So, maybe you can answer this question, why is is easier to believe some "all powerful supreme being" just happened to evolve to create the world and everything on it... Rather than believe that lesser beings evolved without the help of a more evolved god?

In essence, why is man too complex to exist without a creator... But an infinitely more complex being (God), can spontaneously exist?

ASmileOnTop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See, the beginning of God is really something I don't know. So, to be honest, no, I'm not sure I can give you a good answer to that. I don't know everything, at least not yet:)

SimpleRy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:18:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I lurk /r/christianity some times for the same reason. I like seeing others' viewpoints, even if I don't agree with them. It also helps me keep my benevolent apathy toward that whole debate. If you really don't like something or someone, getting to know about it with an open mind is often the cure.

spencer51999 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:44:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've heard /r/atheismrebooted is more tolerant.

Pyro62S ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude, don't bother with /r/atheism. /r/TrueAtheism at least tends to be better about open, civil discourse.

Wolfbeckett ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:25:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Personally I'm getting pretty damned sick of people complaining about atheists. Atheists aren't the ones who started the yelling match. Some atheists are loud because they have to be in order to be heard over the whackjobs. Their loudness is reactionary. It's a reaction to the small but disproportionately represented number of religious conservatives that are trying to do things like force science classes to teach creationism. It's a reaction to religious groups that actively oppress women/non-believers/racial minorites/whatever. It's a reaction to people who think that Christianity should be the official religion in the US. Yes, those groups are small. Those groups are also loud, and if equally loud people don't speak up against them they just might get their way.

Atheists would shut up if the people trying to force their nonsense down everyone else's throats would shut up.

PM_UR_B_Cups ยท 107 points ยท Posted at 20:18:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree. Most people on that subreddit have been repressed most of their lives because they couldn't believe in the deity their parents and friends believed in, and thought there was something wrong. They couldn't say anything because of fear that they would get kicked out or worse. Then you discover that there is a forum that articulates what you have been feeling your entire life, in a way where they don't have to risk their well being. For about a year, every post I read made me remember that I am not alone in my thinking.

I don't care much for /r/atheism anymore, but I understand why people want to be there

sarcasticorange ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:02:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is pretty much it.

I would say an online forum for atheism being popular is much more understandable than people spending billions of dollars to build ostentatious buildings so they can get together every Sunday (or whatever) to be told what to think.

(Yes I know that more than that happens in churches, but the oversimplification is at the same level as the claim of what is discussed in /r/atheism)

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, let's ignore the (adjusted) hundreds of billions of dollars religious institutions around the world have spent and continue to spend on their respective communities and on science, art, and other areas of human progress. Atheism doesn't do jack fucking shit by comparison. You want to talk about waste? Quit wasting time on religion when it does nothing for your ego. Move the fuck on and do something positive for you or for someone else.

/r/Atheism is a fucking cancer for anyone unlucky enough to go there for answers.

sarcasticorange ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, let's ignore the (adjusted) hundreds of billions of dollars religious institutions around the world have spent and continue to spend on their respective communities and on science, art, and other areas of human progress. Atheism doesn't do jack fucking shit by comparison.

Atheism doesn't, but atheists do. The difference is that atheists act as individuals rather than under an umbrella group. So when christians give to Billy Graham Ministries and that money is passed on to the needy, it is seen as christian giving. When atheists donate to Doctors without Borders, it is just seen as giving. This makes the comparison a tricky one. In regard to science and art, I think it is safe to say that religion has been both beneficial as well as harmful to human society over time on that front. Where the scales balance out depends on your viewpoint and the relative values you place on the benefits versus atrocities committed.

You want to talk about waste?

Umm no? I didn't mention waste. I did point out that the religious spend a lot of money to build ostentatious (designed to impress or attract notice) buildings. That is an indisputable fact. If you choose to view that as waste, that is your choice.

Quit wasting time on religion when it does nothing for your ego.

I have no idea where this came from or where you were going with it, but, no, religion doesn't do anything for my ego. Atheism doesn't either. Not sure what you think the relation is.

/r/Atheism is a fucking cancer for anyone unlucky enough to go there for answers.

The exact same argument could be made for religious institutions. All of the wars, terrorism, hate, misinformation, sexism, racism, etc... that has had its roots in religion has certainly had a greater impact on the world than the stupid cartoons and news articles that get posted in /r/atheism.

To be honest, I am not a fan of /r/atheism either. I find the dialogue there to be flippant and shallow. I do understand why people that are surrounded by those that don't share their views would be happy to find a group that shares at least something in common though.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

The exact same argument could be made for religious institutions. All of the wars, terrorism, hate, misinformation, sexism, racism, etc... that has had its roots in religion has certainly had a greater impact on the world than the stupid cartoons and news articles that get posted in /r/atheism.

Your whole point of view seems predicated on the idea that a religious person only performs religious acts under his or her religious umbrella.

The truth is, like all things in life, far more involved. Religious umbrellas don't work on cures for cancer, scientists who happen to be religious do. Religions don't fight wars, people do. And for all sorts of reasons, primary of which are not religious. The Library of Alexandria? The one burned down for political reasons? Built as a tribute to a religion. Early mathematical discoveries? Nearly entirely funded by religious umbrellas, performed by religious and non-religious scholars at colleges tied to a church. Artists of every sort were primarily sponsored by churches. Many of the 'great works' of the world were commissioned for religious purposes.

Religion isn't the terrible evil everyone in the ex-religious circles like to pretend it is. Religion is antiquated and, when considered rationally, quite ludicrous in parts. In other parts, however, religion of almost any sort is an amazing vehicle for social and cultural growth not to mention the economic benefits of having a unified community.

So here's the deal. I was the /r/Atheism angsty teen. I posted online about how dumb religion was and blahblahblah because ANGST. But living a troubled life out in the 'real world' makes you realize certain things. Namely that people are to blame for humanities struggles, not religion. Religion is an extension of the human condition as is anti-religious and non-religious movements. It exists entirely through the people who choose to carry the respective beliefs, or through the people who actively oppose those beliefs.

People commit genocide. People shit on their neighbor for perceived gains or as retaliation for perceived sleights. Somebody wrote the bible. Somebody, not some shady conglomerate, is responsible for all the homophobic, racist shit in whatever edition of the bible you read. In many cases that's a single person, or a group of people across a single generation.

While a whole lot of people use the racism/homophobia in the bible to be shitty people, it isn't because the bible is making them shitty. They're already shitty.

spending billions of dollars to build ostentatious buildings

Umm no? I didn't mention waste.

Your exaggerations hint at disdain, probably for the perceived waste of putting that much money in to that useless of a building. Word choice influences tone over a text-based medium.

I have no idea where this came from or where you were going with it, but, no, religion doesn't do anything for my ego. Atheism doesn't either. Not sure what you think the relation is.

The only reason to be actively against personal beliefs, as opposed to being a non-theist or non-religious, is because your ego is bruised and you feel some need to rectify that. If someone wants to be a shitty person to you and use religion as a crutch you need to realize that your morals are only different because you are not a shitty person.

I do understand why people that are surrounded by those that don't share their views would be happy to find a group that shares at least something in common though.

/r/Atheism has little to do with atheism. It's using atheism as a crutch the same way shitty people use religion as a crutch.

sarcasticorange ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just to clarify, I am not an angsty teen. I'm old enough to be the parent of the average redditor. I am also not ex-religious. I never was religious. I am also not an atheist, but agnostic. Now that that is out of the way...

Your whole point of view seems predicated on the idea that a religious person only performs religious acts under his or her religious umbrella.

Yes, let's ignore the (adjusted) hundreds of billions of dollars religious institutions around the world have spent and continue to spend on their respective communities and on science, art, and other areas of human progress.

Religions don't fight wars, people do.

The Library of Alexandria? The one burned down for political reasons? Built as a tribute to a religion. Early mathematical discoveries? Nearly entirely funded by religious umbrellas, performed by religious and non-religious scholars at colleges tied to a church. Artists of every sort were primarily sponsored by churches. Many of the 'great works' of the world were commissioned for religious purposes.

You seem to be framing things in two opposing manners. It seems you want to attribute the good things to religious institutions as a whole and the bad to just individuals.

I understand that religious individuals act within and without their spirituality. However, when you voluntarily and ongoingly contribute to and support an institution which then does bad things, you are responsible. Do I think that makes all religions, churches, and religious people evil? No. I acknowledged the contributions of the institutions in my earlier post.

Your exaggerations hint at disdain

It was more a matter of contrast. A previous poster had indicated they could not understand why /r/atheism was popular. This comparison was meant to show that, from the outside, the things that the religious do can also look strange and hard to understand as well.

The only reason to be actively against personal beliefs, as opposed to being a non-theist or non-religious, is because your ego is bruised and you feel some need to rectify that.

That is certainly not the only reason (though you do see this happen in /r/atheism). If the items were kept as personal beliefs, I would bet people would have very few problems. The primary reason the non-religious get riled up is when religious groups attempt to influence legislation and public policy in ways that require the non-religious to follow rules based on religion.

/r/Atheism has little to do with atheism

If you mean that it is more about attacking religion than discussing atheism, then I agree. I have already clarified that I am not a fan of the sub. That does not mean that for someone that has only heard religion, religion, religion it might be an attractive place (again, the original question was "why is it popular?"). Also, there really isn't that much to discuss about atheism.. "Is there a god? Nope. Ok, nice talking to you."

This is getting a little lengthy, but I do want to address some of your history items...

Religions don't fight wars, people do. And for all sorts of reasons, primary of which are not religious

I didn't say all wars are due to religion. That does not take away that there are plenty that are due to religion.

The Library of Alexandria? The one burned down for political reasons? Built as a tribute to a religion.

The circumstances around the destruction of the library are still a bit murky, but the common explanation (from Plutarch) is that when Ceasar burnt his ships the fire accidentally spread to the city and consumed the library. That is a accident, not "burned for political reasons". One of the other accounts attributes one destruction as being under the decree of the Coptic Pope Theophilus.

The library was built by Ptolemy I to show off the wealth of Egypt, for research purposes, and to aid future rulers of Egypt with knowledge. The building was dedicated to the 9 muses, but that is more like a dedication at the beginning of a book than the purpose for it being built.

Early mathematical discoveries? Nearly entirely funded by religious umbrellas

I guess it depends on what you consider early and whether a self-formed religion counts. Most of the Greek mathematicians were either already wealthy to begin with, tutors to the wealthy, or, in a few cases like Pythagoras, leaders of their own religious movements. The Persian empire was also a major contributor in mathematics, but although it had religious elements, I don't think we can count the ruler of an empire as a religious umbrella. Same for Egypt.

If you go a bit more recently, you could be referring to the religious affiliation of some colleges at places like Cambridge, but the school itself was formed by the monarchy.

Sorry for being so long winded. Best wishes!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Is there a god? Nope. Ok, nice talking to you."

If only that was the only thread in /r/Atheism and everything else was posted as a reply.

You seem to be framing things in two opposing manners. It seems you want to attribute the good things to religious institutions as a whole and the bad to just individuals.

It's hard to elucidate without getting extremely technical and I couldn't do that on mobile LOL. Organised religion is an incredibly effective social framework. It provides access to community, purpose, and resources otherwise limited to small communities. That framework is responsible for providing access to the good things religious umbrellas have done, and that framework is responsible for providing access for all the terrible things religious umbrellas have done. In both cases, the good and the bad, individuals have been responsible for everything that happens. People have been responsible.

With atheism there is no such framework. You can't build a framework off a non-starter. As you said, "Is there a god? Nope. Ok, nice talking to you."

Where do you go from there? "So... uh, about that no God thing, wanna go like, build something?" As ass-fucking-backwards and frustrating as religious institutions can be, they still make steady social progress. This may change as information technology becomes more and more available, but who knows.

Burial4TetThomYorke ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:20:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is certain ya great place for those frustrated with having to be religious, you are 100% correct. However it is not good for a more, er, I hate to say his but, mature or respectful person who wants to discuss for example whether deism is as valid as atheism or agnosticism etc, the fine points o atheism that the subreddit doesn't tend to talk about. Kinda like watching a 5 minute physics lecture explaining a principle vs getting a degree in physics. Both are great, but the first appeals more to the casual folk and doesn't go as in depth as the second. But the second isn't for everyone, so it's ok to be either, you shouldn't be forced to go into the second.

PM_UR_B_Cups ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree with you. It is basically the "I fucking love science" of Reddit, which is completely stupid but if you don't have anything better, enjoy it

Burial4TetThomYorke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Perfect analogy.

helix19 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Somehow I really doubt most of those people have really been "repressed" or have the risk of something extreme happening to them like being kicked out. Some, maybe, but not most.

PM_UR_B_Cups ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:48:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To clarify, most people don't have a real risk, which is why there are always stories of people coming out as an atheist and talking about how supportive everyone is. But if you spend the first 15-20 years of your life worried there might be a risk, with parents who tell you anyone who doesn't believe in God is immoral and shouldn't be trusted, you will be scared to question anything with them.

When I say repressed, I mean they spend their lives bottling up their feelings because they are scared what would happen if they shared it.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:51:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being an atheist has nothing in common to being gay. You have to come out to friends and family, eventually, as gay. The responses to that can be pretty extreme. It's tough. It's central to who you are.

Atheism has nothing to do with who you are or how people perceive you. Atheism is saying, "Hey. I don't believe in your God". Well, what do you believe? "Oh, I still believe all the same moral shit, mostly, I just want to go about believing it my own way". Okay. Keep on keeping on.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being an asshole has that affect, too. Are these people you really want in your life? Have you made an effort to explain what being atheist actually means to you?

Many, many people act like atheism is superior to any religion or religious thinking. Not objectively better, just outright superior because logic and sanity and reason. But the reality is that atheism is a non-answer. When someone asks what your religious considerations are, do you respond, "Oh, I'm not religious" or, "Oh, I'm an atheist"? One is significantly less cuntish than the other.

As long as you aren't sacrificing goats and exposing yourself to children you should be able to speak with these relatives, especially if they are closely related.

tehlemmings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being repressed doesn't mean you're allowed to be a complete wanker to strangers without any response.

If they dont care about the person on the receiving end, then why should the other person care about them? If you cant be a decent person, then you dont deserve decency and consideration back. Acting like an asshole should result in people calling you an asshole.

TooMuchPants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're right of course. There is no justification for being an asshole. But to be fair, if we were to make an "asshole scale" to measure behavior, disowning your children for being atheists and leaving a rude comment on an internet forum wouldn't even be on the same level.

All I'm saying is that if we're comparing who has it worse, Christians as a minority on reddit or atheists in the bible belt, it's not even a contest.

tehlemmings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The fact that you need a scale to justify your actions should just shine a nice large spot light on the fact that you're being an asshole.

If you need to justify being an asshole by pointing at someone else and going "But he was an asshole too!" then maybe you should just NOT be an asshole.

Trying to justify yourself doesn't make you a good person. These things dont work comparatively.

Deidara77 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:33:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My parents literally said they would kick me out if I stopped going to church.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

LOL. Being repressed, religiously, in America. That's a funny fucking joke. The only reason people go there is so they can be angsty fucktards without the risk of getting slapped across the face. There's nothing positive about /r/Atheism. There's nothing soothing or wholesome.

pointlessvoice ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:57:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Damn that sounds just like a friend's description of a bible camp she went to.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:43:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't confuse being a default with being popular. Even though it no longer is, being a default at one point really grows a userbase in a bad way

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:23:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/TwoXChromosomes is a great example

[deleted] ยท 203 points ยท Posted at 18:34:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Pro_Redditor ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 20:36:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The circlejerk isn't even against just /r/atheism, it's against atheism as a whole. Just look at cringepics and the like. Anything even remotely mentioning atheism is met with 'le euphoric neckbeard fedora amirite'.

Kind of sad really considering they are making fun of a minority.

EvolvedEvil ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 20:52:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm so fucking done with fedora and neckbeard jokes. There is barely fucking anybody like that anywhere, and yet any time certain opinions or views are expressed, some of which I don't agree with, it becomes a huge circlejerk about euphoria and mountain dew. It stopped being funny like five minutes after it started.

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:21:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't you know?! Anyone who disagrees with you on the internet, ever, is a fat, slovenly, forever alone neckbeard! There's no way someone cool and knowledgeable would ever disagree with you.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is a supression technique to silence atheists. The worst thing about it is all the atheist Uncle Toms taking part in it.

EvolvedEvil ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:04:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I mean, I get the annoyance with some atheists, especially the teenage, recent deconverts who can be pretty hostile, but seriously, it's gone too far.

drunk-astronaut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:37:10 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When I was a kid we called those people geeks/nerds. Now we have a company called Geeksquad and nerd is no longer an insult. Neckbeard is just the new term. Give it ten or twenty years.

slyweazal ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Reddit's population used to be majority liberal, atheist, and technically-minded/engineers. Much more science/tech stories were on the front page. That niche content and pro-atheism served as a sort of moat or barrier that the majority religious crowd wasn't down with.

Once /r/atheism was removed as a default, the barrier disappeared and reddit was flooded by a greater majority of people. Since most people are religious, it wasn't long until atheism on reddit was childishly demeaned back to the minority status it has in real life.

rhubarbs ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:46:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You forgot the part where they created the whole euphoria meme by taking a post from the /r/atheism new queue with a net zero score, plastered it on a NdGT backdrop and votebrigaded it up to +2000 points.

Funny thing is, it was caught in the spam filter and nobody but the people with the direct link saw it. Yet, they still kept repeating the same shit 'till the crap hit the mainstream. If that isn't a circlejerk, I don't know what is.

Pro_Redditor ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:54:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The real cringe is the members of /r/cringepics themselves.

2ndComingOfAugustus ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:46:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

r/I didn't get to be a bully when I was a kid but now I'm free to be a huge asshole to people Idon't know

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:15:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They do the same thing with lonely people over at cringepics... If you even so much as mention that you're sad that someone left you, you get a bunch of: "ZOMG! YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO ANYONE'S LOVE YOU FRIENDZONED FEDORABEARD?! WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO BACK TO JERKING OFF TO YOUR HENTAI?!"

Screw you guys, I'm allowed to feel sad if I want to.

FirstRyder ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:31:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep. Reddit has been steadily gaining popularity over the years. It started out majority atheist, but now is simply too big for that to be possible, for an america-centered site. But the "hivemind" hasn't fully realized this yet. (Though it is starting to get there, I think.)

slyweazal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly what I observed, as well

DrMoog ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:48:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anything even remotely mentioning atheism is met with 'le euphoric neckbeard fedora amirite'.

It's mostly from people who are insecure and in denial when told their God is little more than a human construct.

tehlemmings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like how you back up your stances with insulting the group that insults you.

This is why you get insulted. Immaturity meet with immaturity just makes everyone look like petty children.

DrMoog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not insulting anyone, I offer an explication as to why people feel the need to reply "le euphoric neckbeard fedora amirite" every time someone mention their lack of belief in a God.

Do you have a better explication?

tehlemmings ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:03:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You really dont see how your statement wasn't insulting? Because if so, I think you need to re-evaluate your own behavior a bit... calling someone insecure and then opening with telling them that their beliefs are wrong is pretty insulting...

DrMoog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think the one who need to re-evaluate their behavior are the ones saying idiotic things like "le euphoric neckbeard fedora amirite" when someone mention their lack of belief in God. Not the ones calling out their childish behavior.

tehlemmings ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:13:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unless you're calling them out in a childish manor. You're not judged compared to those around you, you're judged by your own actions. Standing next to Hitler (yeah I'm going there) didn't make the rest of the Nazis good people. You're not in the moral high ground just because.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Hey, that guy doesn't believe that one time 2000 years ago there was a blood sacrifice that worked, so now the magic ghosts that are trapped in our bodies can go to an otherworldly realm to worship an ancient Mesopotamian war god for all eternity.... what a loser! Let's mock him!"

o.O

tehlemmings ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:00:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like how you can fit your bias and insults into a posts bitching about people making fun of you, lol

I cant tell if you're trying to be a martyr and missing the mark entirely or if you dont realize what you're actually saying

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 23:14:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I cant tell if you're trying to be a martyr and missing the mark entirely or if you dont realize what you're actually saying

"Vague assertion that you are wrong about something but no mention of what it is and zero support for the assertion."

Thanks, but I know exactly what I'm saying: what I said. Your vague attempts to call someone wrong on the internet were not effective. Come correct or stfu.

tehlemmings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, see this is the real reason we make fun of you. You're a delusional idiot with a persecution complex. And an asshole.

No one gives a shit about what you believe, but the fact that you cant share your belief without coming off like a massive tool is indicative of what type of person you are.

edit: and for the record, we're making fun of you specifically.

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:29:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Troll.

I make a post. You make a superior sounding reply saying I'm wrong but not what I'm wrong about. So, since you're being a douche, I respond in kind.

"See, this is why everyone thinks atheists are jerks!"

Uh-huh.

tehlemmings ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:36:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never said you were wrong. I said you couldn't share your stance without loading it with insults. You being a wanker has nothing to do with whether you are right or wrong. Plenty of assholes have been right, and plenty have been wrong.

YOU'RE the one who's assuming that any criticism of you as a person is attacking atheism. Atheism is fine. YOU are a wanker. And as a wanker, you're giving all other atheists a bad name by representing them.

Edit: Although, now I'm definitely saying you're wrong. About what I said, not about your original post. Still a wanker however.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never said you were wrong.

K.

I cant tell if you're trying to be a martyr and missing the mark entirely or if you dont realize what you're actually saying

But honestly...

I said you couldn't share your stance without loading it with insults.

And you still have yet to enumerate any of these supposed insults. Just more vague "ur mean" claims.

I was mocking the anti-atheism circle jerk; when one mocks a circle jerk, it may sound like they're... mocking it. Go figure.

beantheduck ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Got any examples of plain atheism posts on cringepics.

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:21:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go to /r/cringepics, type euphoria, atheism, or something like that into the search box, and you'll get plenty of examples.

beantheduck ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:55:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Top three: Atheist calls someone out for saying thank God (asshole cringe), Atheist makes post on r/atheism about how he gave an atheist answer on ask reddit (synical cringe), atheist thinks that being athirst makes him more intelligent than those around him (synical asshole cringe).

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:58:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are many, many others. I'm just telling you how to find them, bruh. Not sure why you're telling me about the top ones.

ThunderRoad5 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:37:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh no. Don't you dare play the "persecuted minority" card.

Pro_Redditor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:56:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That wasn't what I meant. My point was that it's not like saying 'Americans are fat' or something where it's this enormous group of all kinds of people. Cringepics is singling out this relatively small group of people to be made fun of for no reason other than they are different.

ThunderRoad5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's fair; I don't know anything about cringepics (but it sounds like a pretty terrible place anyway)

[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:44:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everybody's part of some minority. That doesn't excuse you from having opinions passed on your group's behavior.

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:22:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People shouldn't be judged as individuals? I didn't realize atheism was an institution.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:15:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In sense, yes. We're a very communal animal and I think our views tend to automatically collude to those we have a lot in common with more than any of us like to admit. This is the fundamental basis for culture.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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tehlemmings ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How are those related at all? How do I explain the stupidity of this post...

Being a person or being in a place doesn't mean you deserve to be raped...

Being a drunk stupid fucking girl, you dont deserve to be raped. But we're still going to call you a fucking dumbass for drinking 12 shots of tequila and acting irresponsibly.

Being an overweight fedora wearing neckbearded atheist doesn't mean you deserve to be raped either. But we're still going to call you on being a giant asshole creeper on the internet.

Calling someone on the shit they do is perfectly valid. If you willing act like a raging dick, or willing act like a drunk bitch, you deserve to be made fun of.

NO WHERE IN THAT DOES IT SAY YOU DESERVE TO GET RAPED.

Feel free to replace rape with any kind of actual violence or life affecting actions.

No, no one is going to feel bad for an asshole who also complains about being bullied on the internet. I can see someone already typing up that reply before I even hit submit.

I hope that clears up your confusion.

TL;DR: No one believes that atheists and/or stupid people deserve to be raped (groups are not mutually exclusive either (or inclusive))

Gekokujo ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Either people are responsible for the way their dress/appearance affects scumbags....or they arent.

I dont excuse bullies and rapists...that's your job. You are just more comfortable calling out The People of Walmart than you are some drunk college co-ed.

Nobody "deserves it"....that's the point.

tehlemmings ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:34:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You seriously skipped over reading my entire post, didn't you?

Gekokujo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, but it is obvious that you skipped over mine.

If it is ok to do questionable things to someone based on their appearance, then Neckbeards and Walmart fatties get publicly shamed and drunk girls in miniskirts get catcalls and sexual harassment.

If it ISNT OK to dehumanize somebody based on their appearance (low cut top and fuck-me pumps....or Fedora and 3 chins), then we can all agree to be nice to people.

YOU dont get to have it both ways. I see you trying and I know the convenient logic used to do so, but I know that logic to be flawed and your argument to be easily seen through.

tehlemmings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not, I'm dehumanizing you by behavior. You just only focused on the stereotypical physical descriptions. The fact that 90% of the people in question dont meet those descriptions and they're always used tongue in cheek should have made that obvious.

KongRahbek ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:46:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The "every popular opinion is a circlejerk"-circlejerk is stronger than any other circlejerk on reddit, be that the jennifer lawrence circlejerk, the /r/atheism circlejerk or the anti-/r/atheism circlejerk.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:12:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I prefer to call them bandwagons. I.e. when people do something just because they see other people do it.

Kairikiato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

with this it's more like extra people just jump in the circle and get busy

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should start a "bandwagon" circlejerk.

scy1192 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know who Jennifer Lawrence is but she can't possibly deserve half the hate she gets on this site

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:35:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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KongRahbek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ok?

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:49:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That has nothing to do with what he is saying.

ScrewAttackThis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I'm sorry but do you not remember faces of atheism?

e: http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/2dd89k/my_new_wife_needed_to_change_her_last_name_at_the/

Yeah, come on. Still a big circlejerk.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:25:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ScrewAttackThis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

The point is that it wasn't mocked in /r/atheism. Those shitposts were frontpaged. The comments in /r/atheism were supportive and encouraging. Double everything if it was a chick. It became a trend for a short period in /r/atheism.

This is like the defining moment of /r/atheism out circlejerking itself.

e: It almost seems like you think /r/atheism even rejected the trend, which is laughably untrue.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ScrewAttackThis ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:31:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never said it isn't. I'm just saying that /r/atheism is itself a massive circle jerk.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ScrewAttackThis ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:40:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reread the comment I replied to. I was pointing out that /r/atheism out circlejerks the circle jerk against /r/atheism.

The faces of atheism crap made /r/circlejerk humorously declare defeat.

And I disagree that every subreddit is a circle jerk.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:47:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ScrewAttackThis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Big difference between /r/atheism and /r/theredpill and /r/shitredditsays is that /r/atheism has over 2 million subs, while both TRP and SRS have less than 100k. So, hardly comparable.

An absolutely silly argument, though, since there's no way to measure "strength". It's just laughable when people downplay the /r/atheism's own circlejerk. I simply mentioned faces of atheism as it's the single most circlejerky thing to hit Reddit, just about ever. You don't really see "anti-atheism" circlejerks hitting the front page like you see the opposite.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ScrewAttackThis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Please show me a recent "anti atheism circlejerk" post that has made it to the front page.

You seem to fail to understand that the "anti circlejerk" is only in response to the circlejerk itself. It literally has no more strength.

Anyways, this is just getting silly and you're starting to get hostile. This discussion isn't going to amount to anything more than what's already been said, so have a good day.

buzzti86 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/AntiAtheismWatch/

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, it is now after how badly they got made fun of throughout all of Reddit.

buttertost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We need to bring balance to the force

Menareallpigs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:00:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I understood it when it was a default. But anyone bitching about it now has to be looking for something to complain about it. If you don't like it, don't read it!

IAmNotAPerson6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's the case with so many subjects, and has been for years, but comments like OP's will continue to be posted in threads like this even though they're complete bullshit.

And it's fucking infuriating.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is certainly true. The circlejerk against /r/atheism would've made sense a few years ago when the whole "faces of atheism" fiasco happened. But now it's just ridiculous. Shortly after that /r/atheism was removed from the default subs. And interestingly enough the quality of content went up. You saw much less memes and self posts hating on religion(s) for no good reason, and saw more articles and discussions on things in a manner not seen by the larger population of reddit. So it being removed turned out to be beneficial after all, that's just my opinion though.

You still see a few immature posts every once awhile but if you go to the comment section, nearly every time the top comment is essentially someone saying that the majority of the sub doesnt condone or agree with what OP said/posted. So it seems there is a very large gap as to how the majority of reddit sees /r/atheism and how the subreddit actually operates.

RufiosBrotherKev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's a relatively recent trend, started just within the last 1-1.5 years. Should be back to normal atheist circlejerk within a year by my estimate.

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:20:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have been saying this fucking shit for years. It's so goddamn annoying!

"I HATE /r/atheism!!! UPBOATS PLEASE!!"

"Well, no, even Buddhism has had serious issues with violence and whatnot..." (angry downvotes follow for what is automatically assumed to be a pseudo intellectual neckbeard)

But everyone loves the meta circle jerk. Same goes for lots of other ideologies on this site. People love looking contrarian on this site so damn much that they'll double over on agreeing with the majority (as long as it looks like they're in the minority!) for upvotes.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:28:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:32:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jesus, I wish this was more popular.

19peter96r ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 22:25:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Alright someone has to stop this anti anti jerk in it's tracks:

/r/athiesm was (and maybe still is I don't know) the most cringeworthly circlejerky subreddit there ever was. Even too much for the other defaults to handle, of course they got mocked. You have to expect some sort of reaction after shit like Faces of Athiesm or the euphoric uprising against brutal 1st Amendmant hating dictator /u/jjj having the audacity to remove hard earned karma for epic memes. I mean, Socrates died for that shit.

So yes the anti-/r/athiesm jerk is huge, and it's well deserved.

Flowhard ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:03:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You state this as if it's fact. It's your opinion.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:19:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yeah bro, you're so oppressed :'(

[deleted] ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 19:42:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Note: Being an atheist doesn't mean you're smart. It just means you're an atheist.

kickingturkies ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 20:41:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Note: Being religious doesn't make you morally or intellectually superior. It just makes you religious.

There isn't a need to single out one group.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:57:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Note: being human is the one thing that might actually matter.

M002 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:13:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/onetruegod disagrees with you

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:49:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, apart from that, obviously. I thought it was too obvious to mention.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:01:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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precursormar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would never think a religious person was not intelligent simply because they were religious, though I would contend that an intelligent religious person refuses to apply even intellectual scrutiny across all aspects of their life.

tehlemmings ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:29:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And they would contend that you're refusing to acknowledge the limits of your intellectual scrutiny.

By starting the conversation with a loaded and highly biased remark, you've already ended the conversation. Maybe we should save some of the judgement until AFTER each person has had their say. If you're already biased against anything they could say, then you're not being a good listener, and you're definitely not going to be willing to actually think about what they're saying in a serious manor.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As an Atheist who gives theists a lot of shit on the internet I shall take the place as ambassador, we are sorry for being disrespectful to your beliefs, the internet is merely a place that lets us vent our frustration as a minority.

tehlemmings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a hardcore agnostic who gives a lot of shit to everyone: I'm not really sorry. But I will explain why!

Basically, if no one is willing to give consideration to the person on the other side of the screen, then you shouldn't be upset when people don't take YOU into consideration.

If you want to be treated with decency, respect, and consideration, try and act like a decent person.

This goes for everyone (even me).

anticausal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When large segments of a group have the audacity to self-identify as "Brights", they pretty much single themselves out.

sirbruce ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Note: Being religious doesn't make you morally or intellectually superior. It just makes you religious.

Actually it makes you morally and intellectually INFERIOR. This doesn't mean all atheists are smarter, or that there aren't smart religious people.

ScarboroughFairgoer ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:59:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Man, you make atheism seem like a bandwagon. Being atheist just means you haven't jumped on one yet.

SpanishInfluenza ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:32:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sounds like you're trying to riff on that "atheism is a religion like bald is a hair color" line. Doesn't really work here; atheists can have bandwagons, too.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:04:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Calling Atheism a bandwagon is like calling no longer believing Santa Claus a bandwagon.

SpanishInfluenza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Atheism, as a social movement, has enjoyed a surge in popularity and acceptance of late, compelling more people to identify with it than have historically. How is this not a bandwagon?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Atheism is the least trusted minority group in the USA, trusted less than rapists.. Actual Atheist make up just single digits in the US population percentage.

Its becoming more popular because people are learning how the world really works, realizing it does't line up with religion, then rejecting religion. We aren't a group, calling Atheism a band wagon is like calling not playing sports a band wagon, its just people starting to not give a fuck about sports, the correlation that they are doing at the same time doesn't mean they are doing it because other people are doing it.

SpanishInfluenza ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think I'll need a reference on that "less than rapists" bit. I recall reading less than pretty much any organized religious group, but rapists, really? Next you'll be telling me atheists are less popular than Congress.

It's not the same as not playing sports. Show me the massive notplayingsports subreddit, or the no-sports meetups across the country, the non-sportist "churches" springing up in Texas. Atheism has all of this. People are learning about it because it is popular, sure, but people's identifying with it isn't always the conclusion of some intellectual journey. Some people get into it because their friends are atheists, because they want to add a facet to their personalities or appear more intellectual. Not all, mind you, but an idea doesn't become popular if only the the most high-minded adopt it. So, I suppose I'm not only saying that atheism is a bandwagon, but that as it exists today, it couldn't not be. That isn't something wrong with atheism per se; it's just how popularity works.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Atheism is not a social movement, it is only one single position on one single question. Apart from having the same answer to that single question, we have as much or as little in common as anyone else.

Humanism is an atheist movement, but then they agree on more then that single issue.

SpanishInfluenza ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why can't a social movement be based on "one single position on one single question"? Was the fight for women's suffrage not a social movement?

I mean, I think I get where you're coming from, but our culture's interaction with atheism extends well beyond a simple yes-or-no question. You seem to be pretending otherwise, and I'm afraid I don't understand why.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am just telling you what the words actually means. Look them up if you want to.

By your logic, we could call all the people who does not believe in astrology a social movement. There was a time when they were a minority also. Why should we call the people who don't believe in astrology a social movement?

SpanishInfluenza ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:32:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm well aware of the definition of atheism, thanks. Your insistence that atheism has no cultural relevance beyond its dictionary definition is silly. You want to continue to be pointlessly contrarian, fine โ€” take my last response and plug in "astrology" everywhere you see "sport", and hopefully the difference between atheism and astrology-denial in our culture will be made clear.

I understand you attempted analogies fine; they just fall short, because you're willfully ignoring a shitload of context.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:04:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your insistence that atheism has no cultural relevance beyond its dictionary definition is silly.

This here is a strawman-argument. It is a logical fallacy and a dishonest way of conducting an argument. Saying that atheism is not a social movement is not the same as saying that it has no cultural relevance beyond its dictionary definition.

I think you should try to argue against the things I actually say, not against the things you like to pretend that I say.

take my last response and plug in "astrology" everywhere you see "sport", and hopefully the difference between atheism and astrology-denial in our culture will be made clear.

I have to admit that I don't understand what you are trying to convey here. Did any of us mention sport? This is just totally nonsensical to me.

I understand you attempted analogies fine; they just fall short, because you're willfully ignoring a shitload of context.

This is just an assertion. If you want to convince anyone, you also have to provide an argument (or did you just expect me to bow to your authority?).

NonaSuomi282 ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 21:23:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, such euphoria. What a free thinker you are.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:27:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I see that you are using a supression tecnique, to try and ridicule /u/ScarboroughFairgoer. If you disagree with him/her, why not say so and present an argument of some kind? He/she is only partaking in a normal conversation, and you can too.

Do you think this kind of reply is a good way of having a conversation, or an adult way to behave? Would you appreciate it if other people tried to ridicule you in stead of meeting your arguments in a civil way?

NonaSuomi282 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If they had presented an argument I would have addressed it.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Man, you make atheism seem like a bandwagon. Being atheist just means you haven't jumped on one yet.

This is what he said. Why should this be deserving of ridicule? Why not say what you mean instead? That way, you could have gotten a point across.

And you didn't answer any of my original questions, i am honestly curious about this:

Do you think this kind of reply is a good way of having a conversation, or an adult way to behave? Would you appreciate it if other people tried to ridicule you instead of meeting your arguments/statements in a civil way?

M002 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:51:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look at her comment history, not even close to a rational thinker.

EDIT: do yourself a favor and don't look, save yourself the bloodpressure

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

IDK, she seems capable of having a conversation. Anyway, i am so sick and tired of the childish neckbeard/euphoria/fedora-crap that I just need to ask.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And yet, either God exists or it doesn't*. So either atheists are right or they are wrong. And if they are right, it means they got right something that 94% of the US population (and 98% of the world) got wrong.

* Unless you want to go with the metaphysical "god exists but not in a way that is observable by us" cop-outs

Boom-bitch99 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:26:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No. Atheism is worth up to two PhDs in any STEM subject.

Bloodysneeze ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:02:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't understand why /r/atheism is so popular

But I'm sure you have a strong opinion on it!

bannana ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:11:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I don't understand why /r/atheism[1] is so popular,

Because people have this (religion) drilled into their heads since birth, taught to them that this is absolute truth. It's screwed up their heads and their lives, they are pissed. Moving beyond the individual they learn that religion is used to make laws, change doctrine, restrict basic freedoms, impose 'morals' and standards on communities, subjugate women and children and used as a reason to kill people. Folks get angry when they start seeing what has been done to them and parts of the world that are strongly influenced by religion.

edit: religion

_Z_E_R_O ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:31:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, they care enough in some parts of the world that it's illegal to believe in another diety.

edgarallenbro ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:02:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes they do care. And that is exactly why it is so popular.

It's one of the biggest, if not the biggest, atheist community on the internet.

And if you don't understand the need for atheism, you're either not American or you aren't paying very much attention.

If you'd actually spend some time there you might realize that the people there are fighting against real problems in our society that are a direct result of religion. Women's right to choose, gay rights, getting creationism out of schools, protecting the separation of church and state, etc. etc. it's not just a bunch of people going "haha god isn't real" over and over

pehatu ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:05:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd wager a guess that 90% of /r/atheism is American. Not for any snide reason, but rather than the whole atheism thing over there is still an extremely touchy subject that people don't like talking about. Once people find out there's a whole community online where they can talk about how oppressed they've been (Dad wouldn't let me bring my ouija board to church) they get to kick off and get some kind of revenge towards how extreme the typical image of an angry southern christian is.

It basically boils down to how religion, or lack thereof, is handled in America. Most European countries just don't give a fuck anymore.

Still a shitty subreddit tho.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/atheism is not necessarily about hating religion. Some people do, but some people are just frustrated with the actions of the religious in this world.

d00zerdude ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:26:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

95% of the world is religious, everyone wants a group a clan etc we are pack animals, the 5% need somewhere to go

fayryover ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:12:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

umm, people in /r/atheism do in fact care about each other's beliefs. That is why the subscribe to that sub.

Stompedmn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ive found the absolute best religious conversations can be found on r/todayilearned!

alekzander01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What? /r/atheism is the boogeyman of reddit. It's a circlejerk to hate on /r/atheism by now, atheists pretend they "never" acted like that and talk about how terrible it is (and getting upvotes)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:13:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you joking? Millions of people care.

Zokusho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's popular because it used to be a default subreddit up until a year ago. Anyone who made an account before that was automatically subscribed to it and is still subscribed to it today unless they manually unsubscribed. Even people at /r/atheism agree that removing it from the defaults was a smart move.

That said, there are many other subreddits dedicated to specific beliefs or ideologies that are just as bad as /r/atheism but were never defaults. The problem with subreddits like it is that if you get a group of people rallied around the same idea, the more extreme comments will get upvoted because no one is around to disagree.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I smell a christian who spends some time in /r/atheism trying to convert users.

Duke0fWellington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, I'm not a Christian. No, I've never even commented on anything there.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Duke0fWellington ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Civil rights are something that everyone has and if they're being violated its against the law, and something has to be done about it. Atheism is just a personal belief. Horrible comparison.

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:52:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)
  • When you drive by a billboard every single day that tells you that "Hell is real" or that "Jesus is LORD"...
  • and you realize that grown adults are responsible for putting that sign there...
  • and you realize that every single adult in your town, your parents, and nearly everyone else you know IRL agrees with the sign, and base their lives around it...

...it's nice to have a place on the internet where you can commiserate with other people who also don't believe in fairy tales and magic. To express exasperation that grown adults who believe in magic run the world, and that there's nothing you can do to change it.

I only wish that the rest of the world were more like /r/atheism. I have no patience for grown men and women who believe the Bronze Age fairy tales of stupefied goat herders like they're real.

And here's the FRUSTRATING part -- I'm the weird one for thinking this. Just because I said the things I just said, I'm gonna get "fedora" jokes made at me. I'm the one that's being unreasonable. Because I don't believe in blood sacrifices and ghosts and demons.

People like me are why /r/atheism is popular. :)

[deleted] ยท 167 points ยท Posted at 19:52:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Memes aren't funny.

Clarification: Jokes don't get funnier the more you tell them.

[deleted] ยท 132 points ยท Posted at 20:47:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Correlary Corollary: "meme" is not a synonym for "image macro."

moderately_neato ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:37:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unfortunately, it is now. Language is fluid. It's kind of like using the word "vagina" to mean the entirety of the female genitalia, or how "literally" also means figuratively. It's incorrect, but after awhile it becomes correct because of linguistic drift. I'm not happy about either (any of it) but that's just the way language works.

NewOpinion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:33:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unless you advocate change a lot, especially in smaller niche communities that will listen to your thoughts. Meme can also mean both an image macro or something inherited from society. Words can have more than one definition.

moderately_neato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:51:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The original meaning of meme was a thought virus. Even the definition of "viral internet culture" that we are discussing here was a deviation from Dawkins' original definition of it. I feel your pain, I really do. I wasted a lot of time correcting people that referred to image macros as "memes", but it's pointless. The majority of people using the term today have never even heard of the term "image macro". Even that term was a derivation of the original definition of macro.

chaosmosis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Memes in the macro sense are very similar to memes in the cultural sense. Internet macros are thought patterns that spread across our culture. I don't think the popular usage was ever very inappropriate. Mostly, it seems like a difference of scale.

thiosk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:16:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I avoid using literally when I mean figuratively, but one must admit, figuratively is literally clunky as all hell and needs to be replaced.

o2lsports ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How did anyone get from image macro to meme?

The meme, analogous to a gene, was conceived as a "unit of culture" (an idea, belief, pattern of behaviour, etc.) which is "hosted" in the minds of one or more individuals, and which can reproduce itself, thereby jumping from mind to mind. Source

That's the very definition.

ehsteve23 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:30:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Definition changes by popular usage, see:literally

o2lsports ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I literally can't believe they added a second sarcastic definition. It's a huge affront to language.

Your_Butthole ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Corollary

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks

Gabriellasalmonella ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:40:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Language changes, it is now.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:47:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The 4.2 million people subscribed to /r/adviceanimals can argue that...

grippytoad ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:57:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/adviceanimals is 9gag leaking into reddit.

Fun_Time_Shorts ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:23:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

9gag gets it's content from reddit.

Chiiwa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then puts 5 times the JPG.

Tank_Kassadin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:33:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

reddit gets it's content from 4chan.

Fun_Time_Shorts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:00:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

True.

SingleLensReflex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:02:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go on to www.redditmetrics.com and look at AdviceAnimals. They lose thousands of subs a day.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:41:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except that the vast majority of those posts aren't even trying to be funny any more. There isn't even an attempt at a joke.

JoomiZ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:59:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People can relate to most of memes and that's partly why they are so popular.
They still aren't funny.

RomeosDistress ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That and dumb novelty accounts. Drives me nuts.

Frekavichk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:09:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Opinions aren't fact.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:18:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's just your opinion.

jonosvision ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:52:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

and are most often just full of passive-aggresive hate disguised with a fuzzy cute animal, or one-sided stories to garner sympathy and support.

PM_ME_YOUR_PARTS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's your opinion

Lordfate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your opinion is wrong and you should feel bad.

Mr_Moosey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not for a long time, anyways.

The only one I consistently think is funny is Doge.

That darn dog is so silly.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

disagree

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:37:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Humor is subjective. You all are so entitled.

I don't think this is funny and therefore the website frequented by millions shouldn't have it on here

Need_my_Inhaler ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:10:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/adviceanimals is purely clickbait... And I can't resist. "Ughhhh god damn it what's the rest of the meme. Fucking stupid I knew it"

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:44:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Memes are not the only way to express yourself. Not every good thing a person does needs to be turned into a Good Guy/Girl _____ macro. If you don't care about a popular issue, you don't need Peter Griffin sitting in a school desk to say so. If you're pissed off about the Baby Boomer generation, you don't need any of the myriad of relevant macros for that.

Just tell the fucking story. Those pictures you superimpose your two to five sentences onto add nothing to your audience's understanding of what you have to say.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some people want to watch the world burn

Hyalinemembrane ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THEY. ARE. FUCKING. HILARIOUS.

What are you fucking Scrooge?

hugitoutguys ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:01:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is often shitty to military and their spouses. It's a tough situation. please don't be mean.

Sticks_ ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:12:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being so dam mean. I pretty much lurk now on reddit cause most things I've mentioned has been Grammer nazied, downvoted, or mocked at. Reading some of the comments about the recent shooting in Ferguson, and Robin Williams death you guys need to seriously stop with the troll, neckbeard, racist shit. A mother lost her son he doesn't get a chance at becoming anything special, and I'm sure none of you meet him in person so stop judging him so much. We lost a great man that made a lot of people laugh. Yeah he committed suicide, but he was going though some shit most of us have no idea how to handle. tl;dr Be nice people.

PmButtPics4ADrawing ยท 551 points ยท Posted at 18:37:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Downvoting is not for showing disagreement. It's for comments that are abusive or have no contribution to the discussion.

Edit: Comments that are factually incorrect would fall under the category of not contributing.

[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 20:59:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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joggle1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:46:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

slashdot tried to address it using meta-moderation, where people who gave the equivalent of down votes had to justify them with a specific reason. If meta-moderators later judged that the reason wasn't good, they could mark the moderator. This would make it more difficult for that moderator to get mod points in the future.

That's the best attempt I know of to address the issue and a big reason why I never jumped ship from slashdot to digg. If they had the equivalent of subreddits that could be moderated with slashdot moderation algorithms (and each subreddit with super-moderators similar to reddit), I'd probably still be over there.

[deleted] ยท 196 points ยท Posted at 18:45:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But if you're downvoting something that's rude, aren't you disagreeing ?

don-chocodile ยท 425 points ยท Posted at 19:53:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've downvoted opinions I've agreed with because the user was being a douche.

my_wizard_hat ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 20:49:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

me too, here have a down vote.

finalfantasybrownies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

... douche.

[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:58:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like you. Have an... upvote? Is that what it's called?

don-chocodile ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 21:16:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's actually called gold. That's what you want to give me.

ScalsThePenguin ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:55:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is what I also hate, the moment anyone mentions giving gold, a rush of people swoop in trying to get gilded.

don-chocodile ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:57:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I got it once and it really doesn't do anything. I appreciate that it helps keep the site running, but I don't miss it in the slightest and I only bring it up jokingly. Don't actually give me gold for that last comment. Or do, I'm a reddit comment, not a cop.

ScalsThePenguin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:13:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lol

don-chocodile ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:16:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whelp, okay then. Thanks!

ScalsThePenguin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lol, welcome

davec79 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The worst is having to do it to your own team's fans on /r/NFL.

noafro1991 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:12:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow that's pretty deep.

lydocia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:37:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Similarly, I have upvoted comments I disagreed with just because they offered a fair side to the discussion and had good arguments.

GaGaORiley ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:42:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I upvote opinions I disagree with because the user wasn't being a douche - especially if they've been downvoted by people who disagree.

Om_Nom_Zombie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And the opposite for opinions you don't agree with but is properly argued in a nice manner.

The_Archagent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:08 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That was basically /r/atheism for me until I unsubscribed.

luckytaurus ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 18:52:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

typical Philosoraptor...

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:53:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice reference XD that's my favorite maymay.

[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 18:53:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, if it's rude and you downvote it then you are usually downvoting it because it adds nothing to the conversation except getting people aggravated for the sake of doing so along with karma.

[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 19:05:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you downvote things you agree on?

Suppose You're on /r/babies (assuming there's a subreddit about newborns which I'm sure there is) and someone posts a child porn link. Its rude and irrelevant so you down vote it. But you can't say that you downvoted it because you agreed. Know what I'm saying...lol

EARink0 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:00:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I downvote when I think to myself "what the fuck was the point of this comment?". For example, just now.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:09:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I downvote (and report that one example) because it adds nothing to the discussion of having children or raising children if that's what the sub is about. If there was a post in that sub about a common trend amongst teenagers that I agree with I would still downvote it because it's in the wrong place and not adding anything.

I_EAT_POOP_AMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no.

You downvote posts that have absolutely nothing to add to the conversation.

If you're commenting on an article about the effects of wind resistance on airplane fuel consumption, and someone replies back with a totally irrelevant gif just to piggy back your comment, that warrants a downvote. It doesn't add anything to the discussion, its just a gif that serves no function.

Now if you're in the same scenario but someone replies back with a wrong source that says the opposite of what you claimed, that's not downvote-worthy. Its trying to contribute to the discussion (albeit with less than reputable information), so its worthy of staying noticeable, even if it is wrong.

NapoleonTak ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:22:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if it's just simply completely stupid? A "Wtf are you talking about?" comment.

tsuhg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't downvote, just post this:

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/How-Rude-Stephanie-Full-House.gif

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's hilarious!!!

slrarp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would say those types of comments fall under the "not contributing to the discussion" category because they have a tendency to devolve an otherwise civil and informative conversation into an all-out flame war.

Attempt12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It doesn't matter, usually people down vote rude comments to keep the discussion clean.

hungry4nuns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Part of the contributing to a conversation includes how you communicate. It requires respectful expression of your opinion. Being a douchebag, no matter how valid your point is, will negatively contribute to discussion because at best it misrepresents the attitudes of other people with similar opinions, and it is often just troll tactics, commenters that are baiting people into a futile argument. It is not contributing

Lots42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:44:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes but they're not contributing to the conversation so it's fine to downvote them.

Such as, "your facts are wrong and you're a fuckface". That's rude. So that's a downvote.

RomeosDistress ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:45:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Despite what the rules say, It really is for showing disagreement. The vast majority of users only use the upvote/downvote buttons to express agreement/disagreement, and I don't think there's any way anyone will ever change that fact. So maybe it's better to just concede defeat on that rule.

oijalksdfdlkjvzxc ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:48:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But what sets the standard of "no contribution to the discussion"? If I see somebody that I disagree with politically continually post some worn-out talking point that I've already refuted numerous times, they're getting downvoted, because I don't think that posting logical fallacies contributes to a discussion. But to someone that agrees with the poster, it DOES contribute to the discussion, and they'll get an upvote.

Upvotes and downvotes are whatever you want them to be. I think it's silly to try to enforce some kind of standard, because you'll never get 100% of people to follow that standard.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:15:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because someone posts a logical fallacy doesn't mean they're wrong. It means they're bad at arguing.

Dosinu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

if you are extremely opposed to that political idea, I guess I could understand that. If you are a socialist you may unfortunately find yourself disagreeing with a butt load of crap.

What I would point out is, if you get into a debate 1v1 with a person you strongly disagree with, try and keep it civil, try and have some humility, preferably don't downvote every single thing.

Personally i can be poor at arguing and I fall into logical fallacy traps, however im extremely keen to learn from them and better myself at arguing. So I would appreciate it if people had more humility in pointing out my flaw in logic, and for us to move back on with the argument.

KaleleBoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree. I think the standard for upvotes/downvotes is REALLY important (though very few people stick to it).

You see, if someone posts:

Bill Nye the Science Guy is REALLY great blah blah blah science blah blah educational blah.

This post will obviously be upvoted because it runs parallel to the hivemind of the general Reddit user base. Now if someone were to add to that post with FACTUAL INFORMATION such as: (it's not actually factual, we're just pretending that it is for example's purposes)

Bill Nye isn't all he's presented as. He's a diva and blah blah blah his information isn't all factual blah blah blah he doesn't use reliable sources blah blah blah (Source: ReliablesourceBillNyeIsAPhony.com)

With all of that being factual and sourced, this user will still be downvoted. Not because he added nothing to the conversation, but because he dared to disagree with the general Reddit hivemind and has presented information that a lot of users would rather stay ignorant to so as they can continue with their Bill Nye circlejerking.

So, at the end of all of this, here's what you get:

-General reddit hivemind circlejerked information. Upvoted. This includes dumb references and puns that add absolutely nothing to the conversation. -Any factual information that is cited and 100% true. Downvoted.

I understand that that's not how it tends to work out 100% of the time. But it's exactly why the upvote/downvote guidelines are necessary.

Mr_A ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:36:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, but "I didn't think Jurassic Park was all that great" is just as valid as a comment which says that it was as great as reddit thinks it is. If your personal opinion differs, then there's no reason to downvote.

If someone is saying something blatantly wrong and demonstrably incorrect, then it should be downvoted.

Matti_Matti_Matti ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:45:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You could apply the same logic to democracy. You never get 100% of people voting correctly! even in countries where it's compulsory, so why have democracy at all?

oijalksdfdlkjvzxc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's not what I said. I didn't say anything about abandoning the upvote/downvote system. I said that it's pointless to try to enforce some sort of criteria for upvoting and downvoting.

I know full well that some people vote not based on who is best for the country, but rather, who is the same race/religion as them, or who will give them the most free shit once they're in office, or who was funniest on SNL. I'm not proposing that we abandon democracy as a result though.

Roll9ers ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:10:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ha, reminds me of the time I saw a guy with a score around -50 for pointing out that the purpose of a business is to make money, that's literally all he said.

Dosinu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

well, i would have upvoted that

matthewstringer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, but he said words! That's a down vote! (That's how I feel using reddit, anyway, that if I have anything to say, good or mediocre or anything in between, I best brace myself)

slyweazal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Context was probably key there.

Roll9ers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:35:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it was in a thread about how evil businesses are, and the circle jerk was already well underway. All I can remember was that it was about a Disney executive that got fired after increasing profits in his department by more than 200%, and he was fired for something that people normally wouldn't be fired for. I really can't remember much else.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:39:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually, you can disagree on that. When I got business classes, the primary goal of an enterprise was formulated as continuity. Making a profit is needed for the enterprise to continue existing, and providing employment, but profit was not the one and only purpose. However, people start businesses in order to make profit. It's a subtle distinction, but a real one, IMO.

Roll9ers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:08:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You wrote my response for me. Profit comes before employment and continuity. Can't put the cart before the horse. In theory making money isn't the number one goal! but in theory communism works too.

SirPseudonymous ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:58:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think the vast majority of people don't downvote for simple disagreement, but rather when a post makes them want to hurt the person saying it, and there, to be completely honest, I think just hitting the downvote button (and reporting the post if it broke the subreddit rules) is healthier for the community than responding with vitriol is, even if it's not the ideal use of downvotes.

One problem, though, is when people are downvoted for simply being objectively wrong in an inoffensive manner, or when their position is offensive but stated innocently and in ignorance of why what they're saying is offensive. There one should simply refrain from voting (unless they're in the negative, in which case they should be upvoted back towards 1) and politely correct them.

Some subreddits are exceptions, of course. The defaults tend to be much worse about downvoting inappropriately (with the exception of askreddit, usually), and some subreddits are much better about it, but those are the general trends.

Dosinu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

nail on the head, completely agree with the second paragraph. Thats what gets me at times. Most of the times when I see it, comments are not offensive in any way (unless you have a severe hard on for logic)

TheRealGuru ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:20:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

downvotes

Coda17 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:53:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can let me know if I'm in the wrong here, but I also use it for comments that are factually wrong and representing themselves as the truth. This is usually in subreddits for helping others learn or science based subreddits, though.

PmButtPics4ADrawing ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think that falls under the category of not contributing

Dosinu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

if it was a post, i may downvote it, if it was a smaller comment in that post, I don't think I would downvote it. I especially wouldn't downvote it if it already had downvotes and was only factually wrong from a pov that doesn't understand the topic well.

My beef is I find frequently people downvote shit even if it has the smallest of faults. I find it really anal and quickly turns a debate sour.

JamesLiptonIcedTea ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:55:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Would stating things that are clearly wrong be considered "abusive"? I've donwvoted posts and comments before because I didn't want people taking horrible advice and getting hurt in the process.

ClickHereForBacardi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:51:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The problem is that to most people, "not contributing" and "this is bullshit" are the same thought: "This bullshit is so wrong; it's contributing nothing of value to this conversation.".

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:48:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If reddit really trusted everyone to be the objective arbiters of content value and journalistic ethics on the internet it wouldn't restrict them to only two possible ratings (three if you count abstention).

Akoustyk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't want to say what upvoting is for or downvoting is for, I agree with your sentiment though.

But, really the thing is, reddit would be best if people vote for what should be seen by most people. What should be most visible.

Not just what they like (although often what you like will be something you want others to see.) but not just stuff you agree with, or the same thing you were thinking, or just something funny, but what you think is most relevant.

I don't want to enter a thread to read what I was already thinking. I want more information, or more funny, if it was something funny. Or something interesting about the post, or what have you.

Reddit is going to get very ruined by becoming big, and the way people vote, and I think it has really gotten worse, and what's more, is that I'm sure that a lot of threads are started by people affiliated with news agencies and stuff on the net, like huffington post, and stuff like that. As long as they get their news, that's all they care about.

So, if you click a link, and find the title sensationalized, then downvote it. You can also submit a better title, linked to a better article, and hopefully that will get upvoted.

Reddit will be what we vote for it to be like.

darien_gap ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:20:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If enough users do this wrong, it's not a compliance problem, it's a UI problem.

crazykid01 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:18:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you sir, are right, but it won't ever work that way.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:42:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then what's upvoting for? For being non-abusive?

CleverFunnyName ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:46:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To recognize/raise up a useful contribution.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Certain forms of disagreement deserve downvoting. I don't think you can draw up such an absolute rule. What /u/absurdlyCheesyName suggests is to remove downvoting; for the other function there already is a report button.

CleverFunnyName ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:10:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Certain forms of disagreement deserve downvoting. I don't think you can draw up such an absolute rule.

I agree. I never suggested that. I just answered your question about what upvotes are for.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:41:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree with you that useful contributions should be upvoted, but there is a duality to up/down voting. If being abusive is the only reason for downvoting, why shouldn't being non-abusive not be a reason for upvoting?

CleverFunnyName ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:25:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You do realize that not every post needs a vote though. It's not necessarily one or the other.

My general rule is that useful posts get an upvote, trolls and out of place posts get downvotes, and the rest get ignored.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:59:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sure! I just didn't agree with "OP", and tried to point out the difficulty in making something as simple as up/down even simpler and still keep it useful and informative.

seiyria ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:02:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, if only everyone on reddit saw this.

OtakuMecha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or if everyone who saw it actually followed it.

Hyalinemembrane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

DOWNVOTED

sarge21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you sort by controversial, it sorts by those comments which have lots of upvotes and downvotes. When I think of "controversial" I don't think of "lots of people think this is irrelevant and abusive, and lots of people don't," I think of "lots of people agree and lots disagree".

So Reddit is not helping its case here.

Ex-President_Raygun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People have been parroting this for years and while they should be right, they're not. What something was designed for isn't necessarily how it will be used. At this point it's better to see it for what it is: an easily manipulated barometer of public opinion.

Mormonhelmet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would rather be corrected so I can make a quick edit to correct myself than be drowned in down votes and criticism. People are wrong sometimes, OKAY?!

thecatgoesmoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think lots of people say this, but literally everyone uses the downvote button for, "I disagree." It might be of the form, "I think this is off topic and rude," but you can almost justify any disagreement like that.

That being said, I think it is fine to use the downvote button to hide things you think are wrong. What is the point of the upvote button? It is to promote things you want others to see... i.e. things you like, or think need more attention, almost always you agree with it though. The downvote button is fine to represent the opposite.

MuleInChief ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have more of a problem with people upvoting comments that have no contribution to discussion. Like karma trains, memes, and jokes in a discussion or more serious thread. People always harp on downvoting but imo there is a bigger problem with upvoting useless comments.

IRememberItWell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nope, it's for whatever whim the down voter likes. You cannot control it so stop trying. I'm subbed to a subreddit that makes this announcement at least once a week and it results in absolutely nothing. Unless reddit stops making voting anonymous it isn't going to change.

DownvoteToDisagree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're wrong. Downvoting.

TheoneandonlyTate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I once saw a guy being down voted for saying, politely, he wasn't a fan of the new look of Batman in the upcoming movie. I asked why people were down voting him just for stating an opinion, and another user said "down votes are just opinions on opinions." It was very frustrating. Then everybody down voted me for asking, haha.

virnovus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Comments that are factually incorrect would fall under the category of not contributing.

Well, anyone who disagrees with my opinions is clearly factually incorrect.

/s

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Commenting to the comment you disagree with is what you're supposed to do.

DrDeliciousBran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It more bothers me when someone downvotes but doesn't provide an opposing argument. I would honestly love to have a spirited discussion when I make an opinion that you don't agree with.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This right here needs to be at the top.

RandyMarshIsMyHero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To that I say what it is supposed to be and what it actually is are two different things and telling people to change how they use downvotes is not going to change their behavior.

Lots42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit: Comments that are factually incorrect would fall under the category of not contributing.

Bullshit!!!

ledivin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I use the system in a very specific way that I think works pretty well: "Do I want/Should millions of people to read/see this?"

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've seen factually incorrect posts spur plenty of discussion. That seems like a contribution to me.

pancakehiatt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:43:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's advantageous to abuse downvotes. People are not going to stop unless that changes.

PQie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:35:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually, downvoting is for lowering the visibility of a post, and the internet points of both the owner and the post

This is technically what it does. Now, we all know what it exactly does, and we can chose why would we do that. If I want to lower a post visibility (because I disagree for example), I WILL downvote it, because it fits my agenda

It is pretty stupid to tell what the downvote button is for. We all know what is it technically for. If you really wish that disagreement won't end in a downvote, you have to convince us that it is a good thing that something you disagree with get audience. Good luck with that

ProtoRobo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't get why people keep saying downvoting is not for showing disagreement when everyone uses it that way.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

cough Westboro baptist church couch

whyguywhy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think that's a pretty limited view of downwoting.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Downvoted fsggot

[deleted] ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 20:25:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Ddannyboy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:38:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being so positive! There's whinging to be done!

metamongoose ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you! There's a lot of chaff but the wheat is fantastic. It's why I enjoy it here. Lots of awesome people writing spontaneously about great things.

SneakyHobbitses ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've met some of the coolest, most intelligent people ever on Reddit. Some of them have even become friends in real life. You take away what you want to take away and it's nice to some positivity.

Hyalinemembrane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!

fluffles724 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah once you filter out defaults and find some smaller subreddit about things you actually enjoy, you really start to like the people there.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:40:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/theredpill

SGTBillyShears ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And... there goes that smile...

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:18:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You da real mvp!

But yeah, I see more complaining about the complainers than I do the complainers :p

[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 19:44:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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fluffles724 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:00:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Smoking anything isn't good for you. It might not be as bad as cigarettes but it's not even remotely good either. I can understand when people need it for cancer though.

[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 21:31:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why not?

ACE_C0ND0R ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 21:57:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Smoking weed is good for you...

tehgama95 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 23:30:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does it need to be?

DasKatze500 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 20:24:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'M UGLY AND I'M PROUD!

I'MUGLYANDI'MPROUD I'MUGLYANDI'MPROUD I'MUGLYANDI'MPROUD I'MUGLYANDI'MPROUD I'MUGLYANDI'MPROUD

Enigmaticize ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:52:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You aren't ugly, you just ate onions and ketchup and whatnot and your breath is terrible.

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:04:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm fat & healthy!!!

[deleted] ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 21:17:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

People who are fat are still people, and I highly doubt you have good intentions when you shame them. Also, skinny people whining about getting persecuted in this 'pro fat' world are full of shit.

Having a smaller waistline or lower bodyfat does not make you morally superior.

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:49:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't understand why people are so obsessed with fat and other people's bodies on here. It's like a cult of fat detectives.

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:53:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Apparently they miss the point that the other person's weight has literally 0 effect on them.

Someone else suggested that it is the only group left that it is socially okay to openly mock, now that gay bashing and racism are looked down upon.... I think there might be some truth to that.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:09:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That makes sense. Society always wants a scapegoat.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:17:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's funny (in a hypocritical way), because scapegoating a group is just as lazy as they claim 'fat people' to be.

The_Bravinator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit hasn't caught on to racism not being okay, though...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:35:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Very true...

saltycandie ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:00:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

and some people who are skinny aren't even healthy

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Another true point.

sssyjackson ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:33:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit. Where are the skinny people saying they're persecuted in today's "pro fat" society?

Must avoid that sub. It's not worth the aggravation.

TheBlitzbolt ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:29:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fat shaming is cruel, but fat acceptance is harmful.

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:39:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So are pro-anorexia sites and the glorifying of models/ actresses that are disturbingly thin.

Nagito_Komaeda ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:10:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, but pro-anna is banned on a lot of major websites, uber HAES is not.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

รœber HAES is still pretty new. Give it time.

Though, I also think it gets exaggerated a bit.

Nagito_Komaeda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everything gets exaggerated on the internet, which is a good and bad thing, mostly bad because impressionable kids can fall into groups that are basically cults, whether it's militant dieting or militant HAES or militant feminism or militant women-hating and it's just so...sad and irritating when people take advantage of other's insecurities to turn them into something they're not.

Maybe I'm militant anti militant?

QueensLanding ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Obviously. But extremes of anything are rarely healthy.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's true, and I agree. But people spend an inordinate amount of time hating fat people.

QueensLanding ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:46:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think I see pretty much equal nastiness towards both skinny and bigger people - but it seems to be more socially acceptable for the skinny people to have insults said to their face... Fat shaming seems to be something that is rarely done to someone's face (that I have seen).

[Original comments sounds kinda pissy. Was not intended]

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:56:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I did not detect any pissyness. :)

My experience has it the other way around, honestly. I guess it depends on one's perspective.

QueensLanding ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:08:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do the comments usually come from randomers, or people with whom you are familiar? And how do you reply to these kinds of comments? In confrontational situations I get tongue tied, so I think I'm going to pre-planning comebacks, as sad as that is.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:37:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Not a bad idea :).

Comments come from both, unfortunately.

I find Random people saying crap to be the easier of the two to deal with. I usually fall back on a variation of them being moronic, basically them being too god damn stupid to actually think of something clever and witty and having to rely on obvious flaws for a tired old insult. Also, being bullied for years, loving stand up and insult comedy and then studying psychology made it really easy to pinpoint some people's sore points...

...which makes the familiar people a little harder to deal with. I really have to bite my tongue and not say things sometimes... If it's family, I usually just say something along the lines of "Do you REALLY want me to point out everything wrong with you?" If it's work, and I want to keep the job, there's HR, and if I don't want to keep the job, I just say whatever the fuck I want (which can be fun and cathartic).

My advice sucks, I think.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Depression has a more strongly negative correlation to life expectancy than obesity.

TheBlitzbolt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:26:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Still does not mean fat is healthy. It's a thing people should strive to change for themselves, not for anybody else.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sure. My point is that if you have a choice between being fat and happy or fat and depressed, it's healthier to be fat and happy.

Furthermore, if you have a choice being between fat and happy and skinny and depressed...it's still healthier to be fat and happy.

Basically don't shame people. You're doing more harm than good.

Bleuonej ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:07:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fat shaming is all that's left after gay bashing and racism are looked down upon. It sickens me.

Suctopus ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:58:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And smokers.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I totally agree.

NewOpinion ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:36:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can't just say fat people shouldn't be made fun of and then insult insecure skinny people. We can all be equally miserable.

Seriously though, walking skeletons are definitely glared at and made fun of on a regular basis.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:03:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Truth! Getting told to "eat a hamburger" is equally as insulting as getting told to "lay off the burgers." Can we PLEASE just worry about our own bodies and stop talking about the bodies of strangers? It's creepy.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:37:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I didn't insult skinny people. I said the ones who claim to be persecuted are full of shit, as in making it up/lying (this is, of course, my opinion).

NewOpinion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:48:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never heard of that community before. Where do you usually hear about them or encounter them?

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:50:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I see it a lot in AdviceAnimals (I know, I know), which for some reason landed me in FatLogic. But I've seen it on so many posts where a person's weight is somehow involved.

Nagito_Komaeda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never seen anything about a pro-fat society, do people mean that fat people are just more common these days?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Kind of. The comment I'm thinking of was some bitch going off about people "shaming her for exercising" and that kind of thing, saying that society looks down on good eating habits and exercise. I think she was greatly exaggerating.

Bleuonej ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To be fair, I see overweight folks slamming skinny people all the time too. Saying men don't like bones, or telling them to eat something. People are people, and we're all flawed. I don't have to put anyone else down in order to feel good about myself.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree with you that people shouldn't have to put others down to feel good about themselves,. However, I'm sorry, but those insults are laughable. I really don't see how they compare is severity to the horrible things that people call those who are overweight.

It's like a white person who's been called a cracker for a week saying they face the same discrimination that a black person has faced their whole life.

Bleuonej ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

True, but some people have triggers for eating disorders, etc. Not everyone's reality is the same as yours. What doesn't hurt you may hurt them.

maanu123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being fat just makes you more of a person

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:16:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I'm being persecuted. I'm 6 feet 160 pounds, and for the past 5 years, I could not find pants that fit me at any local-ish clothing store. EVERYTHING was way too big, or not long enough.

Don't tell me I'm not being persecuted, the clothing industry hates me.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The clothing industry hates everyone, don't take it personally.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:35:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We're being persecuted. :P

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:00:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I guess i'll have to settle with just physically superior

ailish ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:39:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You teenaged trolls who like to run around here being dicks to everyone are so incredibly obvious to the rest of us. We could guess your age down to the month based on some of your posts. You just look like fools.

rockybond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ooh, guess my age!

atsu333 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:07:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mine too!

Tank_Kassadin ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:42:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is kinda the point of their actions.

kuppajava ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:59:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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tachyontiming ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:08:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Take the down votes like a man or move back to Facebook and get your news three days later.

kuppajava ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:26:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly! Do people think that after bitching about it the guys who downvoted them are going to feel bad and go back and upvote them instead? I just cannot understand what they think complaining about something so random will accomplish.

Soylent_Gringo ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:48:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When something gets reposted, it's not a big deal.

Really. It isn't.

Really.

chrissy614 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:13:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gingers have souls.

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no

Mr_Refused ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 21:49:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Downvoting me doesn't make me wrong.

jeandem ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:48:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's about making you look wrong. And if people believe it, they (the downvoters) have already won.

MrBubbleSS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being wrong makes you wrong.

Mr_Refused ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's deep.

MrBubbleSS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Source: I have a lot of experience dealing with wrong.

Mr_Refused ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:48:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Batman?

MrBubbleSS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:50:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not good and evil, just wrong.

Vandelay_Latex_Sales ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:45:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I make a comment and I got 50 replies, could you at least check to see if your comment was posted 15 times already?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody wants to search for a specific reply if it's buried and unnoticed.

oooCody ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:21:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't be a dick to retail workers.

gochasecory ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:43:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You owe /u/gochasecory $5.

Beer_ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:50:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I just made some bomb ass chicken cutlets guys. Seriously, I have nothing important, just that they are really, really delicious. I'd share them with you but I haven't found a way to send them through the screen yet - so just believe me.

iBL1TZKR13G ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Any beer with it?

Beer_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:06:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I had a yuengling while making them, and a heady topper while eating them!

-nofriends- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:27:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just made my first loaf of bread wasn't nearly as difficult as I thought it would be......

Beer_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:54:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

and it smells so good!

rnjbond ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:54:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just be nice to people.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:10:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

learn to form your own opinions instead of just blindly following whatever gets upvoted the most.

i_Got_Rocks ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:11:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Kill them with kindness.

The kinder you are to someone, the more their shitty persona, bad words, stupid demeanor shows off. You act as a mirror rather than a second villain.

vriverajr3 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:24:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being mean to people you know nothing about.....

ACE_C0ND0R ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:56:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop taking things personally from people you know nothing about...

AxeellYoung ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:34:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When someone posts a news article or a blog post and you disagree with it. Don't down vote the link post. Don't hurt the messenger.

bduff116 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:39:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is way too sensitive.

Imsakidd ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:18:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is nothing wrong with reposts as long as OP isn't trying to claim it as their own. Most of us aren't on reddit 24 / 7. We miss things from time to time.

Tank_Kassadin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:40:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Only if you a are casul.

sofakingclassic ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:40:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I CAN SUCK MY OWN DICK...AND I DO IT...A LOT.

HerdOfTurtles86 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:12:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People are actively uploading suicide notes. People are saying help, I don't want to die. Jimmy Kimmel tweeted his bit about Robin Williams and said "If you're sad please tell someone." You have to keep telling someones over and over until you find the someone who cares enough to listen and work through this with you, or will hold your hand, or talk you down. Or you're me and don't have anyone who will think of talking you down. I don't know where that leaves me, besides lonely and scared.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Many community health centers offer mental health services with sliding scale payment options. If you're serious, get help. Today.

AmeliaPondPandorica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:17:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I care.

flappy_cows ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:21:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We can see if you got gold on a comment of yours; you don't have to make an edit about it.

pnstt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:04:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But sometimes you have to thank the kind strangers!

wesink2503 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:33:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think about killing myself quite often. I guess I have just told Reddit. It's just good to be able to admit that to people considering people face to face have no idea.

phazshifter11 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:39:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get it together son...no one lives on this blue/green ball just by ''accident''...you are here-you are special!-NEVER FORGET!

wesink2503 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:03:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, I guess I was the fastest sperm. You hear that, other sperm? A suicidal English bloke beat you all. How does that taste!?

scumbagskool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are at least 1000 people here who are willing to talk to you. About anything. Feel free to message me and you can have my name, phone number, email, anything you want if you want a person to talk to who has been there. Someone here has done it for me, I'm willing to reciprocate.

Either way, life is beautiful man. It fucking sucks but it's good to be here. I hope you have a wonderful day.

Edit: Please don't become an alcoholic. Trust me, it just makes things worse.

wesink2503 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:25:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not going to be an alcoholic. I appreciate a night on the whiskey from time to time but the hangover is plenty to stop me from drinking anywhere near frequently enough to reach alcoholism.

I appreciate the offer. I know life should be beautiful, I just can't see it at the moment. Hopefully I will. I don't want to die. I want to be happy, but I guess more than anything I want the pain to go away. And sometimes death seems like the most viable option. But death is not the solution I want to choose. I hate the thought of being able to look back from the afterlife and seeing that I could have been happy in the future, and not being able to do anything about it. But the issue is that I can't know for sure if those happy days are in my future and that makes it difficult

Jaezor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:13:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hope you find happiness, friend.

wesink2503 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:54:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks. So do I.

msheaven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:14:14 on August 18, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

how are you doing? You have been quiet for a few days. Everything okay? What can we do to help?

wesink2503 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:14 on August 28, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey I'm sorry I haven't been on. Hope I haven't worried you. This isn't my main account so I kinda forgot it's here

msheaven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:47 on August 28, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good to know :) am just glad you decided to stay for now

wesink2503 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:57:35 on August 28, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I guess I have for now

msheaven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:50:01 on August 28, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

=)

Anything good happen today?

wesink2503 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:30:37 on August 28, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Um, not really tbh. Most days are still pretty dull and I'd be lying if I said I've actually found something to live for. I just haven't felt like actually killing myself for a while.

msheaven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:11 on August 28, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is an improvement though. I am trying to choose joy everyday

wesink2503 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:58 on August 30, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same but it's not always possible unfortunately. I've had some really bad days since THAT day but I haven't actually wanted to kill myself since so I guess that's good. Strangely enough I've met some pretty special people as a result of being depressed/suicidal, but unfortunately most of them live on the other side of an ocean.

sigsigsignify ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:39:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck you. Every single one of you.

atsu333 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:10:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bad day?

DrDeliciousBran ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:40:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I imagine this will be buried, but I couldn't see anyone else comment similar to tag it along with. I wish I could tell reddit more about ME, more of my stories and experiences. I'm really uncomfortable with the idea of my reddit account being known by anyone I know, and there's a lot of experiences I've wanted to share but I know anyone who knew me would know in a second that it was me. I like posting on reddit because I can be much more honest, because I share certain things that I wouldn't dream to tell people i know in real life. So, this is what I wish I could tell people about. It's not exactly a fault of reddit, perhaps I need to be more open in real life or just throw caution to the wind? Either way, I end up making a new account once an old one gets vaguely popular/has a few things that could start to link back to me.

scumbagskool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:58:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

/r/hownottogiveafuck has decent advice on subjects like this from time to time. I'm one of those transparent people that really just doesn't hide himself. I post to my own youtube channel that may have some questionable shit in some people's eyes. I don't care if people know my name is Ian Major. I'm an asshole a lot of the time and my family and friends know it. But they stay by my side because I am who I am and that's it. Love me, or leave me alone.

I think the world would be a better place if we all showed our true identity. There's no need to keep perpetuating the idea of keeping your "real life" and what you do or post online separate. If you are doing something shameful online you are a shameful person in real life. If you're a good person, let that be known too. There's too many Wizard of Oz type motherfuckers. If you're hiding behind the curtain, in my opinion, you're just a sad little person.

Edit: I just saw this a page or two down: OFTHEHILLPEOPLE [-1] [score hidden] 43 minutes ago You are not who you are online. Please try to separate the two personalities and look at the world around you instead of through a computer screen.

DrDeliciousBran ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:27:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for the reply, and I'll be sure to check out the subreddit, though to be fair it's not so much that I'm a different person online. I'm the same guy, but there's certain subjects such as my sexuality or my relationships that I am much more private with in real life than I am online.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:37:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This site would be much better without karma. Karma drives people to say and post things that are popular, not things that are good or useful. It implores people to avoid saying something controversial. It's literally a way of measuring how much you post things that reddit agrees with.

Sometimes the best thing to say is controversial. This website should get rid of karma.

BobXCIV ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:39:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is always relevant: "They don't think it be like it is, but it do."

bobalmigty ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:44:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No good advice can be summed up in one sentence, including this.

Big_Green_Piccolo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:59:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're one of those guys who post "LE REDDIT ARMY HAS ARRIVED" in youtube comments, fuck you.

RevenantCommunity ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:07:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The bigger the sub, the bigger the ratio of morons.

Find your passions in specific subs, and you'd be surprised how interesting your discussions can be or how funny the content is.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:53:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I'm a depressed alcoholic and I need help. I have a hard enough time admitting it to myself. I can't bring myself to tell anyone else. It makes me feel worse to think that I can't fix it myself. That I'm broken.

Sysiphuslove ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:23:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We're all busted somewhere man, there's no shame in it, you'd be surprised how many people you'll meet in the same situation. Look around for some help, there are people out there who have devoted their lives to helping people in your situation. There are a lot of us out here

grumpycatabides ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:48:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

There's absolutely no shame in getting help towards recovery. The support of professionals, family, and friends means that you don't have to go through it by yourself, but in the end, you are the one "fixing" it yourself because no amount of support could make you recover if you didn't want it and weren't willing to work for it.

Yes, it's a humbling experience reclaiming control of your life. Personally, I have a lot of respect for people who take that first step. It takes a strong person to admit there's a problem and decide to give up whatever substance or behavior that initially was an escape but turned into a prison. Changing is a lot harder and requires a lot more courage than staying on the same course, but you sound like you already know where that course will take you. You're not broken or weak, just...lost and you need help finding your way back. And that's ok.

Needing help does not make you weak. You have already taken the first difficult step in admitting to yourself that you need help. That takes courage, and it's scary. I hope that you will be able to let go of some of your feelings of shame (we are often our own worst critics) and allow yourself to seek it out. You cannot change the past; yesterday is over. But tomorrow's story and the direction it takes has yet to be written. This internet stranger is rooting for you.

UndeadBread ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:05:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Too many people jump to conclusions without knowing nearly enough context/backstory. People need to chill out and actually get some pertinent details before passing judgement.

jack_ontario ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:06:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop bullying people on reddit it is not fun and it is hurtful :(

yourchUbbypanda ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:10:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be excellent to each other and party on dudes.

DildoBreath ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:19:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The easier it gets for you to pick out and gripe about reposts, the more apparent it should be to you that its time to close Reddit, dust the Frito crumbs from between your man tits, walk outside into actual direct sunlight, and get some perspective on what's important in life.

fishandgiraffes ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:29:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

nvr

Goliath_Gamer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:31:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you all and you are important. <3

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:35:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

:D

Goliath_Gamer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:29:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

<3

ijustwanttomakeout ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:32:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I value your opinions and would love to talk about them, but please do not shove them down my throat.

Aresmar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:41:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Karma on here is absolutely worthless. But I still find myself trying to be funny, intelligent, and helpful to get more. Because dammit if it doesn't feel good getting a shit ton of up votes.

Destroya12 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:46:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Red Pill. Not even once.

dixen454 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:47:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is nothing wrong with reposts as long as OP isn't trying to claim it as their own. Most of us aren't on reddit 24 / 7. We miss things from time to time.-in case you missed this comment from earlier.

PatSue-Chan ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:51:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Treat others as you would want to be treated... unless they're a total fuckwit.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:04:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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aak937 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:14:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am the 14,000th comment

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:28:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never thought this thread would get this many comments...

aktan85 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:18:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If anyone ever finds a memory card around irving st in san francisco between 16th and 18th ave. Please let me know....It has all my pictures of my wedding preparations and my first cousins outing on there. Thanks!

happikoto ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:46:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really hate that every time I get linked to a video off Reddit the first comment I see is "Le Reddit Army.." .

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:13:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stand up to bullying. At the school-level and at the adult-level.

tomahawk27 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 20:39:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

stop saying feels.

echief ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:03:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"sauce" is the one that bugs me the most.

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can I still say Kunt and m80?

radelrym ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:44:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop posting "le reddit army as arrived" or any similar variation on youtube videos and the like. please. god. stop.

5centsable ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:39:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I figure the people who are doing it are just doing it to fuck with the rest of us.

radelrym ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

even if thats the case. worst. troll. ever.

5centsable ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep. Pretty low quality stuff.

Tank_Kassadin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:43:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can confirm. I will keep doing so until reddit finally gets over it. aka never.

olyxis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was under the impression that a lot of people doing were from /pol/ etc, but that might just because I don't want to think of reddit being assholes like that :/

radelrym ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it could be. idk. possibly it is. it just makes me want to throat punch someone, regardless.

olyxis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i think everyone feels that way apart from the people doing it who seem to think theyre the funniest people on the planet :(

ponchoandy ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:00:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Grow the fuck up and start genuinely loving each other instead of being bigoted assholes.

vengeful_owl ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 20:25:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I'm gay
Just puttin that out there

WulfyZef ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:06:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll remember to tag you that

MrBubbleSS ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:03:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good for you. I will now proceed to forget you and at least 99.9% of the other commenters here.

notyourbroguy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:15:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I knew it!!

Deathraged ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:46:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one cares.

Enigmaticize ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:51:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's funny, because not caring is actually the right response. /u/vengeful_owl, you're the same as any of us. <3

Nagito_Komaeda ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:19:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know, I'm not too sure there's that many gay owls on the internet.

atsu333 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:04:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know about that, have you visited /r/Superbowl?

Irongrip ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:31:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Soooo, are you single?

Broskander ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You do you, bro.

Jaezor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:43:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's cool, man.

vengeful_owl ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:13:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm still in the closet IRL, and this honestly just gave me so much hope. Just knowing that a lot of people out there probably really don't give a fuck who I like is awesome. Strangely, your simple comment just made my day.

[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:25:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everyone on the internet is from the United States of America.

TheDNote ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:59:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But u spreken American......

DoctorDevil ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:21:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Weed culture is saddening. Drugs dont make you cool.

Baptise me in an ocean of downvotes

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:23:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I actually agree

DoctorDevil ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Welcome to the cool kids club friend

Reefedb3ach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd say that the artificial/marketed weed culture is awful. But find no fundamental flaws in people that smoke regularly in moderation

throwawayforbadkarma ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 20:39:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Bearing in mind that this probably only applies to 50% of the people in question, although if youre seriously offended, it probably applies to you:

/r/relationships - Just fucking talk each other already

/r/sex - "sex-positive" applies to straight men as much as anyone else

/r/redpill & /r/ShitRedditSays - youre the 20-year old equivalent of boys pulling girls' hair on the playground & girls spreading made-up gossip to get back at them. grow up.

/r/feminism & /r/mensrights - you have legitimate issues that you do disservice to by acting like idiots

/r/childfree - not wanting kids isnt the same as hating kids, youre not childfree, youre just assholes

/r/creepypms - some of your posts are creepy, but a lot of them are just guys trying to talk to you and trying to be clever about it. youre not victims, just say 'no thank you' like an adult

/r/conservative - banning people and discouraging debate is why no one takes you seriously

/r/fatlogic - youre cool - /r/fatpeoplehate - youre just assholes

/r/gonewild - guys, no one wants to see your penis. even if they did, theyd be in /r/ladybonersgw

/r/gonewildcurvy and /r/gonewildplus are 2 separate subreddits made for 2 different audiences - are you sure you're posting in the right one?

/r/4chan - you guys are sociopaths but i think you like that so whatever

/r/nosleep - just saying you saw a ghost isnt creepy

/r/twoxchromosomes - get over yourselves and get a fucking sense of humor

/r/trollxchromosomes - you girls rock (most of you) but I cant believe how much I didnt need to know about the length and level of detail with which you discuss your periods. still a great sub, but damn....

/r/pcmasterrace - we get it, pc's have better graphics, but some of us like our couches

/r/SHHHHHEEEEEEEEIIIITT - seriously these comics are racist as fuck and theyre all the same 2 jokes over and over again

/r/circlejerk - we get it, being 14 is hilarious

/r/conspiracy - youre all retarded

/r/twitchplayspokemon - you dont have to upvote every single thing that every single person posts. it's possible to just enjoy it without flooding the front page with the same posts over and over

No one gives a shit about your cat.

people who post pics of their pets on /r/aww every day are 4 years away from posting pics of their kid drooling on facebook every day

There aren't 50 genders, youre just bored

At least half of all mods wouldn't be worth having a conversation with off reddit

Banning is for pussies.

Bitcoin is stupid. Doge is stupid.

My Little Pony is for little kids and slightly immature teenage girls. Not grown "men"

MILF doesn't mean 29 year olds, I dont care if that's old for a porn actress

I'll think of more later, but for now, I'm exhausted. Feels good to get that out. I'm ready for my downvotes now.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:53:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I easily agree with 90% of what you said but never would have taken the time to write all that shit out. Nicely done. As for the other 10%, I don't know you so who cares if we disagree.

TheMommaBear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:32:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

thanks! This is very funny and I got my interweb chuckle for the day!!

kkjdroid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/pcmasterrace - we get it, pc's have better graphics, but some of us like our couches

HTPC and Xbox 360 controllers! It's a lot of fun to build and you get to have the better graphics and the couch! Oh, and there are a variety of wireless keyboards with laptop trackpads on them for your couch redditing (let's face it, Xbox Internet Explorer just can't match Firefox/Chrome/Safari/Opera).

My Little Pony is for little kids and slightly immature teenage girls. Not grown "men"

Who are you to police which shows people watch? Kind of a dick move, no?

MILF doesn't mean 29 year olds, I dont care if that's old for a porn actress

Well, the record for the youngest mother is 5 years and something (yes, ew, but you get the point). Many people have kids by 29 (and the risk for birth defects goes way up after 30). You might be looking for the "mature" category.

throwawayforbadkarma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

1) I get that, but I dont like using a keyboard to game. I only play a handful of PC games and I prefer the console

2) I'm me. Its my opinion. But specifically I dont care what you watch, it's the obsessive fanboys that need to get over it

3) Come on, son, you know damn well that MILF implies a level of maturity

kkjdroid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:53:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I get that, but I dont like using a keyboard to game. I only play a handful of PC games and I prefer the console

As I said, Xbox 360 controllers. PS4 and Xbox One controllers are also supported, but Xbox One controllers aren't supported wirelessly.

I'm me. Its my opinion. But specifically I dont care what you watch, it's the obsessive fanboys that need to get over it

Meh, if it weren't one show it'd be another.

ACE_C0ND0R ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some (most) PC games just aren't made for controllers.

kkjdroid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of them support controllers as well as the console versions do. For example, shooters are terrible on PC with a controller, but the controls are still awful on console.

TeutorixAleria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Any PC game that's on consoles too has native controller support.

Any games that don't support controllers aren't even on whatever console you own already so it's a moot point.

ACE_C0ND0R ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:13:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not a moot point. If you read the other posts in this thread, throwawayforbadkarma said he likes to play from his couch and doesn't like to use a keyboard. kkjdroid said to use a HTPC and a 360 controller. So, are you saying it's good to play a game like Starcraft on a HTPC from your couch with a controller?

TeutorixAleria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:48:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No my point is if he's a console gamer he wouldn't be playing starcraft anyway...

ACE_C0ND0R ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:46 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

We're talking about playing games on his couch off of a HTPC with a controller. So, by definition any games he would be playing in that scenario would be PC games. Using a controller for FPS games would suck against everybody else on a keyboard/mouse and most of the other games wouldn't even utilize the controller. Controller wouldn't be bad for a racing game though.

Tank_Kassadin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:46:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The sub is pretty much a circlejerk. Telling them to "get over themselves" isn't going to happen.

reposter_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:56:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

cares about karma so much that he/she owns a throw away to absorb the downvotes

you

throwawayforbadkarma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:52:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't mind the downvotes, just don't want certain things associated with my main account

Misogynist-bydefault ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

CONSOLE PEASANT, WHITE KNIGHTING, ANGRY OLD MAN. GTFO REDDIT IF YOU DON'T LIKE MY SHIT HOLE HANG OUTS. SERIOUSLY I LOVE /b/.

throwawayforbadkarma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:52:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is the most /b/ reply I've ever gotten

Misogynist-bydefault ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 12:38:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Im an old fag....been on all summer.

ungulate ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:48:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You guys were all fucking idiots last year when Google was trying to save net neutrality.

Google tried to do a last-ditch, diving-save deal with Verizon, in which all wired/land-based communication would be net-neutral, and only the wireless spectrum would be subject to their crazy fast lanes.

Google was your last fucking hope in the corporate world for solving this problem. Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook and everyone else had finally given up and backed out of the battle. All you had left was Google.

And you guys shit all over Google. "Doing a deal with the devil!", you said. "Selling out!", you said. You guys raised a huge shitstorm, having no fucking idea what you were throwing away: your last corporate ally in this god damned battle for the internet.

I hope you all have Verizon and Comcast for a thousand years.

Theoriginaltwat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:09:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't you put that evil on me Rick Bobby.

kkjdroid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:32:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If the FCC pulls its head out of its ass, we won't have slow lanes on either wired or wireless communications.

darkphenox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Chairman of the FCC has said many times that they are against the fast/slow lanes solutions, Please stop propagating the myth that they are for fast/slow lanes or not done anything. They have a process they have to follow and they are following it.

kkjdroid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They should have banned them a long time ago and they're sitting on their hands.

darkphenox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The FCC as a whole should have banned them, oh wait they did but it got over turned by the courts. The current Chairman has been in his position since November of 2013, less then a year, and he is now working on the fast lane issue, this time in a way that the courts wont over rule. Until last month they were taking in public opinion on the issue, and I imagine they are looking through the 1.1 million responses they have. They are not sitting sitting on their hands.

kkjdroid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:21:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The court struck it down for essentially not going far enough. If the court wants them treated as common carriers, make them common carriers. That would be a huge improvement.

bureX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:29:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

and only the wireless spectrum would be subject to their crazy fast lanes

Where the hell do you think the market is heading? Tons of handheld gadgets and tablets are joining the internet, plenty of people have internet access without a desktop/laptop computer... do you really want them to speed up the content only they want you to see?

ungulate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was that, or EVERYTHING gets fast lanes. Do you understand the concept of compromise?

bureX ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:46:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Compromise? There is no space for compromise when the largest trading partner of the US - the EU, with a population of half a billion people, has adopted net neutrality:

https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/net-neutrality-challenges

There are no such things as "fast lanes". If you've ever glanced at a QoS system or a bandwidth management table, you'd see that everything is packet-neutral until you make priorities or impose limits. Large ISPs want to make sure their VoIP services are fast, their IPTV channels stream flawlessly, their partners get to send you their content faster than everybody else, thus killing competition and doing tons of damage in the long run.

If you want to do QoS yourself and put voice traffic in front of all else, do so in your own device in your own home or company. But when you're an ISP, you do not get to make those decisions.

ungulate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So, in short, you don't get it. You're talking about what the government should do. And you're correct about that. But Google can't make legislation, and the legislation was all being stalled in congress by lobbyists. So they tried to cut a corporate deal to slow the inevitable slide towards full-on non-neutrality.

You do understand that Google can't legislate, right?

bureX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the inevitable slide towards full-on non-neutrality

Well, there's some negativity for you.

You do understand that Google can't legislate, right?

No, but they can lobby and they can influence.

ungulate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, there's some negativity for you.

Sorry. I meant "what at the time appeared to be an inevitable slide."

i_Got_Rocks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hope you all have Verizon and Comcast for a thousand years.

That's like, wishing someone Herpes and Diarrhea...at the same time. It made me laugh.

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 22:26:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

usbsticksarefun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:18:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

humblenotsohumblebrag

noiseferatu ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:58:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Breaking up isn't the only solution to relationship problems. I'm tired of people half-assing relationship advice by saying "Get out". Sure, if there's clear emotional or physical abuse apparent in the scenario then it's solid advice, but it seems to be the go-to advice for every bumpy relationship question.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:32:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why? If it's only been a few months then who cares. There are plenty of fish in the sea. This line of thought does not apply to engagements and marriages though. If you commit there should be no backing out.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:23:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It sets a bad precedent for solving interpersonal problems.

Any relationship I have is a serious investment. I will do as much as I can to make it work. I think it's important to give a serious effort at fixing relationship problems.

thisgameisawful ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"my girlfriend wants me to hang out at her friend's house this weekend instead of letting her watch me play warcraft for eight hours"

"omg don't stick your dick in crazy get out"

Python2k10 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:07:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not every cop is a fucking criminal. Seriously, the "cops r evul and Hitler" circlejerk is one of the most annoying things I've ever encountered on this site.

SeryaphFR ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:50:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That it's going to be OK.

One way or another.

i_Got_Rocks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You must be one of those 1%ers.

SeryaphFR ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:55:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha, I'm actually right around the average income in the U.S.

i_Got_Rocks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for having a sense of humor.

AmeliaPondPandorica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish this were true.

LordoftheSynth ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:18:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wear sunscreen.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:45:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are not anonymous, everyone knows what you said/did was stupid, just nobody knows who you are, doesn't mean you aren't being judged by countless other people, you just don't realize it.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:46:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's nothing wrong with being religious. By definition it's a personal belief. It's when people act upon their beliefs where the problems start.

Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs, so let them be.

OmegaPrecept ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:17:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I completely agree. Its sad how so many people are poked fun of and looked down upon for just stating their faith or religious values/out looks on certain topics. Its kinda sad, the people talking down to them are incompetent and do not realize it. Those type of people are quite possibly the worst kind of people when considering the evolution of our social culture.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:26:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed. And it's sort of ironic how those people are doing exactly what they claim to be against from die hard Christians, and that's saying "you're wrong and I'm right."

It's pointless to argue about spirituality because there's no way any of us can possibly know who's right, so why not just hear everyone out?

trojaniz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:58:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ITT: Everyone bitching about what they don't like, and telling others off for their attitude.

I guess that includes this post so I'll counter with a positive message: you guys are great, I've wasted many days/weeks/months of my life on reddit and it has helped me, like a lot of people in our generation, get through our incredible ability to be bored easily. So thank you.

bamgrinus ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:09:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shhhhh. Shhh. Just hush. It's going to be ok. Relax.

i_Got_Rocks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:10:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your thoughts, ideas, comments are not you.

When someone disagrees, attacks them, accept that they are attacking an abstract concept--but not you.

PSYCOSACK ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:14:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could tell reddit how much I love my girlfriend. But I'm sure no one cares..

OtakuMecha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go ahead.

Jaezor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:45:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm happy for you, man.

EvilSock ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:33:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here's one to all the fellow lurkers: don't hit cancel. Don't backspace all the stuff you just typed. You can't get anywhere by staying quiet all the time. Make some waves, even if everyone disagrees and you get downvoted to oblivion...at least you spoke your mind. Forget about the karma, just say what you want.

Jaycatt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But sometimes, I realize I'm just buying into that "Hey, I'm anonymous here so I can let out the inner jerk!" mentality, so occasionally it's good that I hit cancel.

TitanHunter0 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:41:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I came to this reddit, my first thing found on reddit...ever, and saw people complain about reddits in general and how nobody upvotes. I dont understand what the big deal is but i clicked the arrow bellow the red comments button under AskReddit logo, i hope thats the upvote everybodys talking about. :)

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:34:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks, Reddit. Thanks to r/relationships, for teaching me that no man is better than settling where I'm unhappy. Thanks r/cooking for teaching me a whole mess of kitchen tricks and tips and recipes. Thanks to r/makeup addiction for showing me the error of my ways when it comes to applying makeup. Thanks to r/assistance for showing me the good that redditors can do for one another, and for complete strangers. Thanks to so many, for so much.

eDgEIN708 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:01:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be excellent to each other.

KumaKaiju ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You cannot do something on accident. You can however do things by accident.

tyrone-shoelaces ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:14:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

GODDAM! My 19 year old son(who is otherwise quite smart) says that all the fucking time! I keep saying "ON purpose, BY accident" He can't help it, bless his heart...

KumaKaiju ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it must have been some show that kids saw that taught them.

JoshfromNazareth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:50:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Either is fine. It's not like there's huge gap in meaning between the two. Language is fluid and changes.

Lokalolo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:06:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I know this will get buried but.." Well you're posting it anyway. Why preclude your comment with that phrase? I'm reading it aren't I?

formerperson ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:18:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because you're not familiar with something or a person is trying to do something different than you doesn't make them 'hipster'. Besides, the word has lost all meaning and speaks more about you than the person or thing you're describing.

Artik_Blu ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:34:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wish I could leave a witty comment before anyone else, but there's always someone that uses the witty comment I thought off before me! >:(

Jaycatt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey, I've been reading through all of these, and you're the first I've seen say this, so congratulations!

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:52:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We can do better than this people.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:09:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish there was less victim blaming going on.

TeeReks ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:21:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Take care of your feet and get a great bed. You sleep a third of your life and wear shoes even more. Don't settle for anything less than the best. Your body will thank you.

JamesAJanisse ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:32:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Totally a shameless plug, but I just want Reddit to know about the video series Drunk Disney where people (myself included) get really drunk and riff on Disney movies. I mean it's alcohol and Disney cartoons. What's not to love?

rumen13indahouse ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:38:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate it when you guys circle jerk about anorexic girls, but bully and abuse fat ones. This is something that really hits home for me. I really don't understand why reddit thinks fatshaming is OK. It is not. Skinny and fat shaming are equally bad.

Noogleader ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:44:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Have a nice day.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:02:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:27:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude, you got yourself through college and you got yourself a job. You did all that in a country you were not used to and you are doing good. The social stuff comes, when it comes. Just be open about it and don't push it. And go see a therapist to help you through your issues. If all fails, know, that a person on the internet is proud of you. That would be me. Chin up, man :)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No problem :) Just being honest

MrJoshOfficial ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:04:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

  1. Just because someone doesn't agree with you doesn't make them an idiot or give you the right to be a dick. I see people on here all the time talking how open minded they are, I'm sorry but bullshit.

  2. Being Atheist doesn't automatically make you open minded or any more smarter than a Christian/Muslim/Druid/Et Cetera. Also, you may think it's funny when posting funny Atheistic posts bashing other religions, but you're being like a Christian bashing Atheism. C'mon let's all love/respect each other no matter what sky person we pray to.

  3. "Repost this, repost that." If it's funny and OP isn't doing this then it's totally cool. Just because your jimmies are rustled doesn't mean you need to announce it.

  4. Love each other.

MySixInchTaint ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:06:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When referring to specific decades, the apostrophe goes in the front.

Example: '80s not 80's.

This trend has even bled into journalism, and that's unfortunate.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:23:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for that! I didn't know that!! And I work in journalism (german tho)

MySixInchTaint ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:25:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're welcome! Just remember that the apostrophe is replacing what you remove.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:34:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Internet High Five!

EX_KX_17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm under the impression that people don't even know that a decade is supposed to be marked with an apostrophe in the front. I think people just don't feel comfortable putting a number next to a letter.

cowboyjosh2010 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:37:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everybody: chill. The fuck. Out. It's okay.

jyerant_26 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:38:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Downvotes really make someone feel shitty.

racistbutnotreally ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:45:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop swearing

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:13:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Math and science is actually really cool!

pdmcmahon ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:27:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am sometimes a really horrible driver. I'd like to tell all of Reddit so you fuckers can get the hell out of my way.

Sysiphuslove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:48:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We've all been there. I'm just getting off work motherfuckers get OUTTA....my WAY

Halawala ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:37:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit: " stay on topic in a thread!"

ThisDragonCantDance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:05:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

but some of those branching dialogues are REALLY good!

kill-danny ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:51:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

to be nice rather just then rude off the bat.. its ok to be a dick just dont make that your first choice

user10934 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:07:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could tell the story about my SOs rape, what she went through with police and UCSB, and even more that reddit would listen and that some positive change could come from it.

Thepitt101 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:17:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe you should make a thread? I would be interested in reading this.

user10934 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:31:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not so sure that a thread would be a good idea. I've posted a few comments relating to this under a few accounts, and the responses haven't been so great. Either my posts attract the wrong crowd, or a good portion of reddit is misogynistic (which is true about society as well, and even myself to a degree, so I can't really get on a pedestal here). I don't think I would have listened to a story like this until it actually happened to me, but now I wish I would have.

I will tell you, though, so ask away. It's something that belongs in nosleep, honestly, and it's still going on. The guy is still loose and looking to become an officer.

-Recluse- ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:13:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Be excellent to each other"

makenzie71 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:16:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The stericenter is the most crucial part of a dental practice. The practice revolves around this area. It is 100% acceptable to ask to see their stericenter...their sterilizer in particular. If that sterilizer is dirty, you can bet the instruments they put in your mouth are similar.

ScubaSteve1219 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:17:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

try to use new phrases so Reddit isn't so repetitive all the time

to be fair to be fair to be fair to be fair to be fair

cumfarts ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:37:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go fuck yourself

dGuineviere ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:41:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you.

TheSilverNoble ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:46:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have more access to knowledge and art than anyone else in human history. You have no reason to be bored.

Dreadnaught_IPA ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:57:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck cats

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:05:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

attention: everybody who continues comments with a chain of puns, song lyrics, or movie quotes over and over again

You're not funny, and nobody likes you.

-TS- ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:10:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That after all that has been learned and read from this post will not change the mannerisms of Reddit.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:15:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly

JustSomeoneLikeYou ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:13:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm way too late for this, but I always wish people would be a bit more skeptical about what is posted on here. A lot of people lie to get compassion for random strangers on the internet and it's very odd. There was recently a big circus accident in my town, the video was posted on the front page of reddit and there were top comments saying "One of those performers were my cousin/sister/whatever. I'm sitting here in the hospital with them." and it was followed up by people saying they were so sorry and praying for them, whatever.

BUT, I happen to be dating a person at the hospital that worked with all of the performers. My SO told me that the girls there basically had no family and were there alone. No one was visiting them besides people from the circus representatives to work out the bills since the girls were not from this country. There certainly was no family with them, and even if there was family they couldn't speak a lick of English.

It was just very odd to me that people do this. I sort of look at posts more differently now.

Ninjakiwi82293 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:37:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oooh Oooh I got one!

Atheism isn't the same as Anti-Theism.

Atheism describes the lack of belief in any sort of deity. Anti-Theism is the irrational hatred of religion or anyone who is religious. It's one thing to debate about beliefs, but I've met someone who asserts that all religion should be eradicated. Forcing your belief on someone is a dick move in any case, whether it be a religious person forcing their religion on others, or an anti-theist harassing people with religious beliefs.

(nothing ever sounds as good as it does in my head, but this is the basic gist of what I'm saying)

xSleyah ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:16:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To white Reddit: You will never completely understand what it's like to be non-white in this world, because you are not. Every opinion you hold about race, socio-economic issues, identify, etc. is influenced by the fact that you are white.

exigenesis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:05:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Slightly more upmarket way of saying "check your privilege" and can be applied to anyone in any situation surely?

Not that I disagree however.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:21:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't try to drag down people who are asking questions trying to understand what it's like in another person's shoes and don't forget that you'll never understand what it's like to be white and that we actually aren't literally Hitler

xSleyah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good job putting words in my mouth. Nobody said anything about Hitler. I intentionally said you can't understand COMPLETELY, not that you can't understand anything. The issue goes both ways, definitely. But since reddit is majority white what you tend to see here are people commenting on race like they know how it is, when they can't possibly if they haven't lived in that culture or experienced the world from that culture. They don't want to hear a black/Latino/Arab person's perspective, they want to prove they're "right" when they really don't know shit.

This isn't meant to "drag down" anyone down or discourage people of different races from talking to one another or debating issues. It's a reminder that you should be aware that the opinions you hold are shaped by where you come from--if you want to comment on another person's issues then you need to be open to the idea that you may be wrong about something. Be open to gaining a new perspective instead of stubbornly holding on to your own.

This can absolutely apply to any group of people, but I'm addressing it to white Reddit because they need to hear it the most. You probably need to hear it, too.

Spiraticus ยท 573 points ยท Posted at 18:25:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chipotle isn't really that good.

[deleted] ยท 792 points ยท Posted at 18:46:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

LIES AND SLANDER

IranianGenius ยท 152 points ยท Posted at 19:40:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you've found the right taco truck, you know it's time to move on from Chipotle though.

Thehealeroftri ยท 172 points ยท Posted at 20:01:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you've found the wrong taco truck however you're going to get mono.

LetterSwapper ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:42:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you've found the wrong taco truck however you're going to get dysentery.

davec79 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or spend a lot of uncomfortable moments sitting on the can.

Dewgongatwork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Isn't that the kissing disease? Score.

FishInTheTrees ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No no oh no mono

Mormonhelmet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Kinda funny how that works

jiqiren ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or just go back to Chipotle? :)

TheRealRockNRolla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I own a taco truck, and the secret is to put a little arsenic in your guacamole :)

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:49:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or you've met the redneck lesbians that live down the street.

CHRIST_THE_FISTER ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait, you can get mono from those tacos?

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:45:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Based on 15 exhaustive seconds of googling: maybe.

toxicbox ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:55:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The only experience I've had with a taco truck ended up with me on a toilet for 3 straight hours.

IranianGenius ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:58:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you've found the one, you'll know it's her.

IWentOutside ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How is this a bad thing? Fiber for the win.

jamesdakrn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And I still don't regret it.

ReadsSmallTextWrong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How many Courics was your baby?

Nantosuelta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But a taco truck and Chipotle are two VASTLY different beasts. I mean, you go to a taco truck for good tacos that you will go out of your way for. You go to Chipotle because it's the tastiest, most filling option at whatever local strip mall you happen to be near at the time. You shouldn't be going to Chipotle for "authentic" tacos, nor should you expect your little local taco truck to have an outlet at every shopping center.

immauser ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chipotle and Mexican food aren't even the same, though. Sometimes I want Chipotle but sometimes I want Mexican food. I live in a hispanic neighborhood and live within walking distance of a superb Mexican restaurant that makes killer tacos, but if I want Chipotle I'm going to hunt down Chipotle.

whyguywhy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've got slews of taco trucks, and sometimes you just crave that bland white rice with cheese chipotle flavor. I honestly can't make sense of it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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whyguywhy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

... Los Angeles

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I live in a town with no taco trucks. Chipotle is my god.

Taco-Time ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I mean, I get what you're saying. I was born in LA, live in Seattle, visit PDX often and vacation to Mexico. So I've run the gambit of street tacos, taquerias, taco trucks, authentic restaurants, chain restaurants, hipster trucks, texmex fast food, etc. There's a special place in my heart for just about every style of Mexican food. I still love some dang Chipotle on a regular basis, and it's not lessened just because I daydream about fresh seafood or al pastor tacos from a street vendor or truck.

imscared6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aint no taco trucks out in the suburbs

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually libel

Rlight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Libel*

CallMeMoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's kinda expensive, considering you don't get that much food.

CatKicker69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree.

jman4220 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

INSUBORDINATE AND CHUURLDISH

For real though, all their stuff kinda has a little dirt flavor too it.

dont_let_me_comment ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 19:07:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I recently visited the town where I grew up and learned that they are only just now getting a Chipotle. If you've basically never had access to Mexican food other than Taco Bell, Chipotle is pretty good.

guitar_vigilante ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:38:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like Chipotle, but to me it's just a slightly higher quality taco bell with much less variety.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm gonna go ahead and disagree with you on that. I've spent a lot of time in Houston. I have family there, and I lived there for a while myself. As you probably know, Houston has Mexicans. Lots of them. Therefore, there's lots of great Mexican food. I've eaten a lot of it. And I love it.

I still love Chipotle though.

So what I think you're trying to say is that YOU don't think it's good compared to good Mexican food. And that's fine. Everyone has their own tastes.

kshep9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See, I'm from Austin, TX and it blows my mind every time someone talks about how good Chipotle is. I had never considered that most of these people have no other access to Mexican food. Thanks for widening my views.

damnBcanilive ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:07:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's good if you've never had a burrito from a taco truck in LA

Spiraticus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:28:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or anything truly "Authentic" Mexican. I'd kill for some tacos from the local Carniceria.

aliass_ ยท 132 points ยท Posted at 18:32:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And it is too expensive.

[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 19:50:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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steaknsteak ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:21:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, then it's $3 each for two snacks.

INM8_2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

get the burrito bowl and have them stuff everything into it. rice and beans are really filling, you don't get charged extra for fajita veggies, always ask for a little more meat without getting double (or get double, you rich motherfucker), and get the tortilla on the side. 2 filling meals.

mrnotoriousman ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:14:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's a lot for what's in there.

192_168_XXX_XXX ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:18:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The convenience is worth something. Also if I bought sour cream and guacamole every time I wanted a burrito with sour cream and guacamole, I would waste a lot of sour cream and guacamole (not to mention fresh tomatoes, cilantro, etc.) All in all I think it's a fair price for what's offered. Obviously you can make it at home for cheaper but $3 for a filling, healthy-ish meal that took almost no prep time is pretty darn reasonable in my eyes.

darkshaddow42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or just go for the kiddie meal so you don't have to drag leftovers around.

mitchij2004 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In an ideal world where self control existed

speech-geek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Where do you live that it's only $6? Here it's $7.50 for steak without extras.

SerSamwell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sounds nice, but I personally lack the discipline to test this one.

BitchCallMeGoku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude an extra $2 for guac!!

itskisper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's still the same price for how much you get... wat

siamthailand ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:35:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are you? A 10 y.o.? I eat two burrito bowls for a single meal.

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:48:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're trying to up the price even more.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:53:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Barbacoa burritos went from $6 to $8 where I live. I love the flavor of Chipotle, but I earn minimum wage so I've been conflicted recently.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:39:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Compared to...

aliass_ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:07:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Any genuine mexican restaurant will provide you a burrito with significantly more meat and very little rice/beans. Sometimes even bigger tortilla than chipotle. For example, I can get a carne asada burrito for 4 bucks and it is 90% meat. Chipotle burritos have too much rice and beans for the price.

ReadsSmallTextWrong ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Didn't even mention the free chips. So generous.

PenPenGuin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I live in San Antonio - heart of TexMex food as well as quite a few "burrito-only" places - but I'll still go for a Chipotle from time to time. It's damn good food for a pretty competitive price.

Also, even if I grab a Chipotle with the rice, barbacoa, guac, black beans, and all the other toppings, with all the veg, the damn thing still sits lighter in my stomach than a two-enchilada plate at a Mexican restaurant.

Plus I have to say that I really like their stance on ingredients.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If only they served some sort of TACO that didn't have those fillers in them...

And look, if you've got a good 4 buck burrito around the corner, go for it. A lot of us don't, which is why the place is so successful.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:40:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

generic California burrito place #20

FLUMPYflumperton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:29:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go home and make one fully-loaded chipotle burrito yourself for 6 bucks and change. You can't do it. I've tried. Also it takes a ton of time.

IwishIwasPeterPan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's 6 dollars for a burrito. How is that expensive?

Hotwir3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because I can go to Moe's across the street, get a soft taco, drink, and a side of queso with unlimited salsa and chips for cheaper than JUST a burrito.

IwishIwasPeterPan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah but you got to deal with them yelling welcome to Moe's ever 10 seconds.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:53:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But it's so so good

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

And owned by McDonalds apparently.

Edit: Shit, nevermind. Looks like they had some business together before 2006, but ended up branching off.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What? Explain. For the amount of food you get its cheaper than McDonalds.

Attempt12 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A 7 dollar lunch is not expensive eating out. McDonalds is almost that much.

noodle-face ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:41:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chipotle is good because of how they source and prepare their foods. No other fast food is like that.

Spiraticus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good for them, but it doesn't mean much to me if it ends up tasting like cardboard.

aalabrash ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:30:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This has to be quite an exaggeration

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:45:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The burrito bowls aren't made of tortillas. You just eat what's inside the bowl dude.

noodle-face ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Might have been a bad batch or something.

Graphitetshirt ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 18:32:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're literally Hitler

Spiraticus ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 18:40:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Had it once. Not again. Too expensive and pretty bland.

Graphitetshirt ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:14:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Then you ordered the wrong thing. Try it again.

Barbacoa, extra juicy, lots of salsa, sour cream & don't forget the guac.

And $6 for a meal that stuffs you silly isn't that much to spend

Edit: All right, all right I get it, the guac costs extra. But its worth it.

patthickwong ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 19:37:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lol probably depends where you are from. Guac and barbacoa bowl runs you about 9 dollars here.

cor-anglais ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:53:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Where are you that barbacoa + guac = $6? I live near two Chipotles, and the cheaper one is already $6.85 for barbacoa without guac.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:25:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You aren't getting chipotle with guac for 6 bucks.

Graphitetshirt ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:06:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ok, fine, but it's worth the extra buck or two

cake_architect ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:26:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's my burrito. Gah I love it!

Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

my brutha

mags87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:33:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are you getting that only costs $6? The guac itself is $1.95 extra and chips with salsa is a little over $1.50 where I'm at.

Graphitetshirt ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:03:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whoawhoawhoa, no one said anything about chips, moneybags.

I dont know, without the guac isnt a burrito bowl or a salad usually around $6-7? How much are you paying? Cant be too much more

BonesJackson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unless you don't like guac. I don't like guac.

Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Remember when I called OP literally Hitler? Well, you're Goebbels.

BonesJackson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I live in an agricultural are of California, too. Tons of the freshest avocados are abundant here.

Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I cant even listen to you anymore, it's like you said you hate puppies and America

BonesJackson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you need me I'll be traipsing happily through the fields of fresh garlic and artichokes.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Brother!

Dingareth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait, wait, wait, you can make a final judgement on something after one experience? Fuck variance then I guess?

Spiraticus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Went with the family. We all got something different. We all hated it.

Desper ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:40:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

GIME ME SOME RESTAURANTS THAT YOU DO LIKE THEN SHITHEAD, MODERATOR OF R/CHIPOTLE HERE

Spiraticus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even though the portion size/price ratio is pretty bad, Taco Bueno is pretty good, Based Whataburger, Chick-fil-a, Taco Cabana, Wendy's, Taco Bell(Apparently this stuff makes people shit their brains out?), Jack in the Box, Taco Casa(Not sure if they have it where you're at.), In N Out is OKAY, but it's no godsend, MOTHER FUCKING BRAUM'S(Ice Cream and a great burger, sign me up.), Chicken Express, Ghengis Grill, the local Carniceria(Mexican Meat Market), DAIRY QUEEN(Falls under the Burger and Ice cream category.), and that's what I can name off the top of my head.

doctermustache ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In N Out is the greatest fast food burger period. You haven't eaten there until you've gotten two fries, a 4x4 and a milkshake.

Dingareth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Have you ever thought that y'all just have divergent tastes? It's possible for a restaurant or movie to be good, but not enjoy it still.

kvist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed, once I ate at Chipotle out of curiosity, the bowl looked colorful, but to be honest the food itself was really tasteless and not filling. I had to go to next store after the "meal" and consume another half dozen cinnamon buns with a large diet coke to actually feel full and satisfied.

Damn these hippie chain restaurants, why do people wanna eat there ?

Spiraticus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:48:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because it's ORGANIC, FRESH, and GOOD FOR YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT so EVERYONE WINS. I think it's mainly buzzwords.

kvist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I fucking know right ? At least get some deep-fried crunchy chicken on the menu option instead of that lame ass grilled one. I can't even taste any oil and bbq sauce in it, is it even real chicken meat ? I really doubt it

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:04:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

pretty bland

Yes! This! So this! When I go to Chipotle I have to use my own salsa, theirs are NOT spicy and SO flavorless. It's a shame because they do use pretty high quality ingredients and it is pretty quick and cheap (and big). But salsa is half of everything. How the fuck can you not have good salsas?

I_ate_won_too ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who are you, Gordon Ramsey?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:55:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're literally Hitler /u/unidan

Graphitetshirt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:21:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You go too far! Not cool, man! Not! Cool!

spencer51999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Something something Godwin's law

Lurking_Grue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm figuratively Hitler

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:37:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If he was literally Hitler he would have committed suicide in April of 1945, almost 60 years before Reddit was founded and therefor couldn't have posted the comment saying he thinks that chipotle isn't really that good.

(For those who don't know, Reddit was founded in June of 2005.)

Graphitetshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Woosh

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 02:04:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

boing boom tschak

TheWingnutSquid ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lel DEA fuknee? (Skyrim reference xD)

Stole_Your_Wife ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:18:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

shut up you're not that good.

[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:12:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Qdoba is much better.

aalabrash ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:29:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agree.

zach2992 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would give them another shot, but they keep closing down. One just closed and a Moe's is opening up instead.

Plus, they put parmesean on burritos. That's just wrong.

kkjdroid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It doesn't taste anything like parmesan. I bet it's Monterey Jack or something.

mb9023 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Uhh they definitely do not put parmesan on their burritos. I eat there every week.

zach2992 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's been years since I last ate there, so I'm probably mistaken.

soylentcoleslaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've personally never been to a Chipotle, but it would have to be pretty damn good to be better than Qdoba. The queso alone is one of the greatest fast casual foods to ever exist.

loopded ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:08:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm much more of a Moe's Grill kind of person.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:19:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The free chips and salsa do it for me.

loopded ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:36:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly. What kind of heathen pays for his chips?

garretble ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Moe's where I live is cheaper, better, faster, and has free chip refills.

eggjuggler ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:41:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just had Moe's for the first time yesterday. I still prefer Chipotle, but Moe's was decent. Those chips were flimsy as Hell though. They kept breaking every time I tried to scoop some salsa. What am I supposed to do, scoop salsa onto my chip with a spoon? Ain't nobody got time fo dat.

spacemonkey55 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:21:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

BLASPHEMER!!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:35:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And I hate having to clean the blood out of my underwear.

rnjbond ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, but it is consistent!

soccergirl13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:31:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just had a burrito an hour ago and I'm going to have to disagree.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:52:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut the front door!

BigMtFudgeCake ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:51:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I prefer Freebirds

tonynotatiger ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:38:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well that's because it tastes like soap.

Spiraticus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:39:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I actually have the gene for cilantro tasting like soap, so that won't help much.

linds360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Their sour cream is soup. I can't wrap my head around it.

GreenGemsOmally ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:40:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My girlfriend is latina and she says that sour cream in the US is a hell of a lot thicker than the sour cream she grew up with in her home country. It's a lot sweeter and not as thick, according to her. She says that the sour cream at Chipotle is much more like what she ate all the time.

linds360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hmm, good to know. I've never been a fan, but I guess thicker and less sweet is what I'm used to. Thanks for the info.

SirDigbyChknCaesar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was once massively downvoted for saying that Chipotle was backed by McDonalds when, in reality, it used to be backed by McDonalds and now it no longer is.

grammar_oligarch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tijuana Flats is better

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is one of the the few things I miss from living in Orlando.

kannon17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stand strong and good luck.

Spiraticus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you. It's like taking on a tsunami with a duck shaped inner tube and arm floaties.

mags87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuckin' aye. I got a burrito with a side of chips and salsa and it came out to damn near $10. I didn't even get guac. There are plenty of sit down restaraunts that offer better food over lunch with service at a better price.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Worst shit I've ever seen on Reddit.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

curious why people hate Chipotle. It actually is real and fresh food at a reasonable price (for fast food). And it tastes good.

I don't understand, other than wanting to be hipster about it because it's popular now.

KneeDeepInTheDead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

its no Qdoba thats for sure

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You've told us. We hate you. Good luck being the worst.

u83rmensch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

thank you..

I am generally very unimpressed with chipotle

dungdigger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

why dont you just stfu. You are just jealous. I would be pissed if there was no chipotle.

LordHellsing11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Uhhhh do a lot if people on reddit actually think so I mean it's ok

SlightlyMadman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It isn't really that bad either though, which puts it above almost everything else that can be had in less than 10 minutes for under $10.

LetterSwapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For me, it's all about their barbacoa beef. No other restaurant makes barbacoa like that, and I fucking love it.

Also their chips are amazing.

Aegyptopithecus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jesus, thank you. I've been holding these feelings inside. I can finally come out of the closet! Chipotle really isn't THAT good

Feels good

Bigassbird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bollocks.

My husband had the pleasure of experiencing chipotle for the first time last month (we are from the UK) and the expression on his face was similar to how he looks when I blow him.

Still can't pronounce it though.

Spiraticus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chee-poht-leh.

seiyria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never even been to one.

techietalk_ticktock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same for their guacamole. People here act like it's crack. No it isn't...its bland and flavourless.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Moes for life !

Barsam37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know what happened to Jan Hus? YOUR HEADING DOWN THE SAME PATH BUDDY!

KrustyKrabPizzaIsThe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Up vote for you. Moe's is much better imo.

kicksledkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never been to one. Is it good? Shit? If one gets built close to me should I run? Or should I try it?

kyndrid_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

HERETIC! BURN THE HERETIC!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're entitled to your own opinion, but when I read your comment, I imagined hocking a loogie right into your left eye.

It's gross, but it's how I feel.

Now that that's out of my system, what Tex/Mex do you think is best?

Spiraticus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:13:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like Taco Cabana, it's obviously not the best, but it's pretty high up there in my books.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I believe I ate at one when I lived near Houston, like 12 years ago.

It was pretty good. Honestly, I'd much rather have authentic Mexican cuisine, but sometimes you just want a fat messy burrito, and Chipotle doesn't disappoint when I want to feel like Varuca Salt after the blue berry incident (full, sated, and ready to veg out in front of the tube).

If we were going to sit down and eat? Taco Cabana, but more likely Rubios.

Tattered_Colours ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chipotle is fantastic in the way that you know it isn't necessarily quality food, but you still love it anyway. It's like watching Temple of Doom.

Cottontail_Teemo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut your damn mouth.

I actually don't know why I love Chipotle so much. I know it's not authentic or anything but I freaking love it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Moe's is better.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Guacamole also costs $1.85 extra. They told me to say that.

TheRealGuru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YOU TAKE THAT BACK, DEVIL!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I brought a co-worker to one of the best burrito joints in Boston (to those of you who are from the area and are curious which joint, it was El Pelon) and I hyped it up a bit. After he ate it I asked him how it was and he said "It was ok, Chipotle is better". WHAT?! Are you fucking kidding me?! A god damn Mexican chain restaurant is better than my favorite burrito place ever?! I had a damn meltdown inside but had to act like I was cool, calm, and collected. Holy shit.

Well, that's my rant on Chipotle. The food is alright but it doesn't stack up to most small Mexican burrito joints.

sharkoman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep. It's extremely bland and not exactly healthy. A burrito tops 900 calories. If you have any sort of authentic Mexican in your area you might as well go there since it will at least taste good while thickening your arteries.

DownvoteDaemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not after that roach I saw in someones food on the front page today.

chickenwithcheez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chipotle isn't even a thing where I live, and I feel like when I do try one I'll be super disappointed.

darls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i hereby revoke your right to free speech

siamthailand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Suck a dick, bro.

I_am_a_Dan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is Chipotle?

oldmanswar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Qdoba and especially Pancheros are better chains doing the same thing. Pancheros was actually around a couple of years before Chipotle so fuck them for acting like they changed the fast food game.

ryoe123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I fucking hate Chipotle...

jorellh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Flavorless beans

Spiraticus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Flavorless everything.*

csatvtftw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Moes is better!

Hyalinemembrane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

THIS IS BLASPHEMY. THIS WHOLE THREAD IS FULL OF BLASPHEMY.

Riovr4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you cook beans, rice, chicken and mix it with lettuce and tomatoes , it tastes exactly like their bowls. Maybe it's because I'm Hispanic, but I find it dumb to pay 7 dollars for what the average person eats anywhere else in the world.

Spiraticus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hispanic here aswell. That probably skews my bias for not liking Chipotle.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The word good is still operating somewhere in there

Spiraticus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, if I said I fucking hated Chipotle and think it's bland garbage, I would've gotten downvoted into oblivion. You gotta speak to appeal. Give them the bad news with a smile.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

or be honest and not worry about downvotes

Spiraticus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

True. But to prevent aggressive retaliation to my personal opinion, I went with a lighter tone of saying "I hate this stuff and to me it is not as great as everyone here makes it out to be".

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

totally get it. i'm just thinking people should face aggressive retaliation if it comes out of being true to themselves. and i think it's easier on the web. tell em chipotle is shit dude--they might not be able to take it--but i know you can take their reaction. i believe in you

Spiraticus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:35:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It would be easier because Reddit is such an open-minded and embracing community. /s But thank you for believing in me.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

sure i just mean easier to take the abuse because nobody is like going to physically attack you or anything. like it should be easier to voice an unpopular opinion here even though people will react even harsher than a community in the real world--because someone who downvotes anything or gets upset over another person's opinion on the internet is a turd anyway for the most part

9689766 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I get the feeling that people who love Chipotle are scared of Mexican people. There are Mexican places in pretty much every town in the US that makes Chipotle seem like bland garbage.

Spiraticus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I LOVE the Carne Asada and Barbacoa my local meat market has. The stuff is DELICIOUS.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Qdoba for life

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH! (just kidding lol, I'm not a fan either)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

RIGHT!?!?! How can people love burritos that don't have melted cheese.

krap_tastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I enjoy Chipotle. With that being said there are plenty of hole in the wall type restaurants worth your money as well.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Id shoot that guac into my veins until i OD'd if I could.

T-BoneTheFlamer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love Chipotle but it is definitely over rated

DoctorDevil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It really isnt. I dont get the massive obsession over it, its like starbucks. Meh food/drink, massive popularity

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I admit it's alright for the money. Once I heard from my friend that works there about how much work they put into it, I had a new respect for the people behind the counter.

tenflipsnow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

now i want chipotle for dinner

ColdHearted_Catfish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I really don't get it. My college town got one, and I remember everybody pissed their shit for it. There was a line down the block for it when it opened. But then like a month later every time I pass it there is like 1 guy inside. I like their chips TBF but shit son I don't wanna pay extra.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The local Moe's is far better than local Chipotle.

So for my area I have to agree.

tehlemmings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's better than most alternatives... at least around here.

Frinkd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I went to Chipotle yesterday and left yearning for something more. I used to love it.

mad87645 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Australian here (we don't get chipotle). Tried it once, tasted like overcooked ass. Never again.

Seriously I had Taco Bell over there and that was better.

albieUAB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Moe's is better.

chocolate_babies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You could say this comment about any popular chain like Chipotle, Five Guys, In and Out Burger, Shake Shack, etc. For chain restaurants, it's pretty good food, but there's always going to be someone who hears great things about it and isn't blown away when they try it and has the response you have about it.

Anaract ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:50:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

None of you are a messiah of truth here. Many people seem to complain how "reddit is so (sexist, racist, ignorant, cocky, neckbeardy, etc. )

some Redditors are. Many more are reasonable people, and everyone has their own opinions.

But people who go meta and start complaining about the ignorance of Reddit always get upvoted. Doesn't that make you realize how many people agree with you, even though you're complaining about the same group of people?

Lauren_the_lich ยท 267 points ยท Posted at 20:11:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop. Defending. Pedophiles.

[deleted] ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 20:59:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you may be misinterpreting some of the sentiments people express. From what I understand, people are in favour of helping people who experience those kinds of thoughts, but do not act on them, rather than not punishing or preventing predation on children.

ArtilleryCamel ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:45:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some people cross the line, but either way, thought is not a crime. Especially if you can't help it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The concept they can't get when applied to pedophiles that they get applied to any other fetish is just because they are in to that doesn't mean they act on it, they didn't choose what turns them on, if they haven't done anything you shouldn't be a dick to them you should have some sympathy.

lamamaloca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've definitely seen some flirting with the idea that society is wrong for protecting children from sex, and that there's nothing inherently wrong with sex with children. As long as it's responsible.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:51:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This kind of statement could definitely turn people off, although in my opinion it is almost always worth having a discussion rather than immediately villifying someone for their statements.

lamamaloca ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:54:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, I agree. And this is by the far the minority of the discussion I've seen on reddit about pedophile. It just was negative enough for me (and bad enough science!) that I stopped reading the thread.

neutron1 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:09:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

for some people that might be true, but there's at least a few front page posts per week where people openly admit to wanting to have sex with 13-16 year old girls. and they're not joking. and they get upvoted heavily.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:17:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think I've actually seen any of these (unless they were jokes, in which case yes people upvote pedophilia jokes, but I don't think there's anything wrong with that). Do you have any examples of non-joking posts getting upvoted and supported?

neutron1 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 22:20:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

sitting at +200 points, a guy who has a boner for a twelve year old girl. http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/257dq4/12_yearold_jodie_foster_right_and_her_19_yearold/cheini1

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:31:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"12 years old?? I have a shameful boner..." Never said he wanted to have sex with her, said he was attracted to her, and ashamed of it. Beyond that the whole point of the post this comment is on is that the 19 & 12 year old look the exact same age. Beyond that he was also making a joke out of the fact that most guys including himself are attracted to both girls in the picture, we are fucked up.

No one openly admitted to wanting to fuck her, or more importantly that they would fuck her.

neutron1 ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 22:45:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

oh please haha. "he finds her hot but he never said he'd fuck her." hint: if he was actually ashamed, he wouldn't have posted that at all.

here's another: http://np.reddit.com/r/madmen/comments/2c078k/mother_and_daughter/cjaq9zz

and you can follow the comment thread on down. "this 14 year old is totally hot guys, but I never said I would fuck her so it's ok."

it's disturbing.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then be disturbed, people can't help what they are attracted to. All that matters is what actions they do or do not take.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:27:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Space_Lift ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you also believe being gay is a choice?

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:12:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No. But don't go off about how it's the same thing. I honestly don't care and you will be wasting your time. Unless you want the karma. In which case, go to town. I'm not checking this thread anymore. It's making me extremely depressed.

Edit: I think it's actually pretty fucking offensive to gay people to compare them to pedophiles. But that seems to be the general reddit consensus and I realize I will never change anyone's mind.

the_mezz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:45:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is bad. At this rate everyone will join nambla and think that being a pedophile is fine.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:47:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's literally my biggest fear after reading all these comments and articles people have sent me. It's too much. My brain hurts. My heart hurts. I do not want to live in that world. I won't live in that world in fact. I'll gladly kill myself before I "accept pedophilia."

TheDNote ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:38:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's because being a pedophile is a sexual orientation just like being gay is

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:43:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Okay. Except one is about two consenting people who love each other, and one is about children. CHILDREN! Not like 16 year olds. We are talking 3-6 year olds. Babies. And sex. It's too fucking awful for me to accept. So call it denial. Call it blissful ignorance. Call it whatever the fuck you want, but nothing you ever say will convince me that being gay, and being sexually attracted to children are the same. Nothing.

I swear to God I can't talk about this anymore. Y'all win. My world is rocked. I'm done redditting. I'm done reading article calling pedophiles victims. I'm fucking done thinking about pedophiles for the night.

TheDNote ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:06:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You get agitated to easily

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not agitated. I'm disgusted. And who are you to say it's "too easily"? Every time I've picked up my phone over the past several hours someone has sent me another message or comment defending pedophilia. You're right, I'm upset. Because I don't think children should be viewed as sex objects and I had absolutely no idea there were so many people who were so "cool" with the idea of pedophilia. Maybe you aren't agitated enough. I'll assume you also have no children.

flamingcanine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:03:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, but neither is schizophrenia, about as applicable.

FrostyFoss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We could stop saying waters wet but it won't make it any less true.

Obviously they should get help no ones saying otherwise here.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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FrostyFoss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:38:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then be frightened.

neutron1 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/2dhj2x/my_friends_13year_old_daughter_had_never_heard_of/cjpn3sq?context=5

raping children! just joek! ha ha!

TheDNote ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:47:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are a few western countries where it would be legal to have sex with that girl you know...... just because America is behind the times when it comes to understanding sex doesn't mean you can't try to have an open mind

neutron1 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:57:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it's ironic that I came here saying some redditors openly want to have sex with thirteen year old girls, and the response is "you're wrong, nobody says that! but it's ok to have sex with a thirteen year old girl."

TheDNote ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:08:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except I didn't say that at all, I said its legal in other countries and I am suggesting that its perfectly fine to have sexual attraction to 13 year olds. I'm not challenging your statement I'm challenging your opinion.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll admit, you're right, that is a bit sketchy. To be fair, that commenter did state that they did not like that they were aroused, but seeing as upvotes often indicate agreement, the response is a little disturbing.

TheDNote ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hardly, she looks very similar to the 19 year old next to her. If I didn't know their ages I'd happily say I'm attracted to them

TheDNote ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:44:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being attracted to 13-16 year olds is not a pedophilic attraction, being a pedophile is specifically directed towards the attraction of pre-pubecent boys and girls

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"It's natural evolution + science!"

mildly_evil_genius ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 21:52:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is a big difference between the act and the desire. I firmly believe that if the man who molested me had some sort of mental help he wouldn't have done what he did. He's a person, one with thoughts, feelings, and dreams. What he did was wrong and I will never forgive him. He deserves to be locked up, especially since he has demonstrated his ability to harm, however he still deserves his rights as a person. He deserves the due process that ended in his release, and he deserves help for what I consider to be a mental illness. When someone is insane and killing people the right thing to do is to give them treatment, and the same applies to those with tendencies towards sexual violence.

Making pedophiles outcasts instead of people who need help has probably caused the unnecessary harming of millions of children. I don't really care about people's desire for revenge or justice (including my own), I care about making sure that the harming of children stops. If that can be done while also treating the mentally ill, then that's even better.

Dosinu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:12:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it's common for people to struggle to empathise with and understand people who do fucked up things.

Behind a convicted pedophile is often a story of severe abuse, having been completely shat on by society, violence, drugs etc.

Like you said, rather then outcasting these people, I don't see why society can't try and look after them and help them in some way. ofc i think it's important to make sure they don't act again, but everyone deserves a second chance.

SuperNinjaBot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:14:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of people understand and just dont care. What is the point of treatment he will NEVER be trust-able again.

Same with a murderer. A lot of people dont care if they are killed because no matter what with that person gone the world is a bit of a safer place. You cant KNOW they wont kill again and you KNOW they are capable of losing control that much.

So honestly could we understand them? Sure but why the fuck bother.

Dosinu ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

why not provide treatment? i dunno what the odds are for re-offending, but you don't KNOW they will kill again, you don't KNOW they can't be rehabilitated.

All your points seem to have easy counter-points just because sometimes they do change and sometimes they don't.

In regards to the death penalty, i don't think it's any humans place to decide who should die and who sohuld live.

In regards to everyone else, I don't see why we shouldn't treat these people and attempt rehabilitation.

SuperNinjaBot ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:27:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You dont understand. No one cares and its not worth the risk. Sure rehabilitate a junky. Murder? Nah. Bullet to his head.

My points are not debatable. Its a public opinion not a fact.

In regards to the death penalty, it really doesnt matter what you think. 12 people thought otherwise.

If you are worried so much about it why dont you do it?

Edit: You going to live with yourself if you label that man rehabilitated and he murders and rapes your family?

Dosinu ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:50:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i dont understand, you can't be debated against, it doesn't matter what I think, why don't i do it?(do what?)

i have counter points but... I can only assume you are trolling me in some way.

SuperNinjaBot ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You dont understand because you cant read.

Its not that I cant be debated but that it cant be debated that a huge amount of the public holds this opinion. You cant debate an opinion of a person who is not here.

Yes what you think does not matter when 12 people (a jury) has decided other wise. Its moot.

Yes. Why dont you do it? Why does someone else have to do it when clearly no one cares but you?

Your reading trolled you. Not me.

Dosinu ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:59:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

If you read your comments back to yourself, do you not see some fault in them? Do you not think you could have worded things that would have produced a more constructive argument?

Though I don't think you are seeking a constructive argument, you seem 100% confirmed in your beliefs, so based on that, is there any point in me providing counter-points? Certainly browsing through your past comments, I feel comfortable in this conclusion.

I would happily spend my time trying to rehabilitate killers, but I won't spend my free time in pursuing constructive arguments with someone whos not interested in them.

lollok ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 02:33:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You probably asked for it.

DamnedestWagonWheel ยท 112 points ยท Posted at 20:47:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being a pedophile does not make you a bad person. There are plenty of pedophiles who are repulsed by their sexual desires and refuse to act on them. They should be helped, not demonized.

Lauren_the_lich ยท -33 points ยท Posted at 20:48:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you want to rape children you are a bad person.

throwawaypedohere ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:39:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a question for you. What do people like you, think i should do with myself. I am a pedo. I am sexually attracted to children but have never acted on my desires and i never will. I did not choose to be attracted to children, and i would give away these horrible thoughts i have in a second, if i could. But i can't. So i have to live with the fact that i am a monster and that my whole life could be destoyed if anyone discovered my secret. So what should i do? Should i go on with my normal life and hope no one finds out? Should i give myself over to the authorities for a crime i'm not going to commit? Should i just kill myself and get it over with?

zonkoid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:56:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know, the only reason /u/laurenthelich doesn't reply "kill yourself" is because she is afraid of the backlash and negative karma. She is an extremist, pay her no mind. And don't act on your impulses. Have you ever tried therapy?

throwawaypedohere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wan't to, but unfortunately i'm to scared.

lamamaloca ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:43:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're no monster. You're human like the rest of us. I'm sorry you have to deal with this.

DamnedestWagonWheel ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 20:54:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, but child molestation and pedophilia are two different things. Pedophilia is the sexual desire and child molestation is the actual act. It isn't right to demonize someone for their thoughts.

OneSalientOversight ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 20:58:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is what /u/Lauren_the_lich needs to read.

The media is partly to blame. "Pedophile" is synonymous with "child rapist" but the fact is that the latter is a subset of the former.

And by saying all this I am not defending Pedophiles and nor am I defending Child Rapists. Child Rapists should be locked up in prison for life as far as I am concerned, while pedophiles who refuse to give into their desires should be praised.

FrostyFoss ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:46:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't understand /u/Lauren_the_lich's logic at all, I hope its just sheer ignorance but reading the rest of her comments here I think its not.

She cites this comment about an article on a pedophile (interesting read btw, would recommend) as proof to her claim that "reddit defends pedophiles" no where in the comment does that person say they molested kids, only explained the attraction and their POV on the subject and people upvoted it as relevant.

Even after this line:

"Pedophilia MAY be a sexual orientation, that I do not know. But even if it is, no pedo out there should EVER use it as an excuse to experiment with kids."

Her reply was this:

"If people you interacted with knew this they would probably try to kill you, and for good reason."

So for an attraction not action it would be right to kill them in her eyes.

Lauren_the_lich ยท -25 points ยท Posted at 20:57:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If your thoughts include raping children yes it is.

DamnedestWagonWheel ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:16:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But many pedophiles don't want to rape children. They have no control over what they're attracted to, so we shouldn't judge them. That's like judging gay people for who they're attracted to.

AmirZ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:28:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We're also pretty much doing that :|

DamnedestWagonWheel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Doing what?

SingleLensReflex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:00:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Judging gay people

DamnedestWagonWheel ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:05:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh right, I was just pointing out the absurdity of judging someone for something that they have no control over.

usbsticksarefun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think what they're trying to say is, there are still people out there who judge homosexuals (a completely natural sexual orientation that causes no harm to anybody) for having homosexual thoughts. I've also tried to defend pedophiles on reddit before and got shit on because of it, when really they have some of the hardest lives out of all of us.

dcxcman ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:16:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you expect to be able to change someone's thoughts by demonizing them? And why do thoughts matter unless they turn into action?

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 23:17:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because often thoughts DO turn into actions. Unless you are completely removing yourself from any and all situations involving children, you are allowing yourself to be tempted and eventually you will (likely) fail. Alcoholics don't hang out in bars for a reason.

dcxcman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:21:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And do you go around demonizing alcoholics for their thoughts? I agree that staying away from children is a reasonable way for pedophiles to avoid temptation, but that's not the same thing as preventing them from being open about their problem and seeking treatment.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Alcoholics who don't drink? No. Pedophiles seeking treatment? No.

But the second a pedophile "slips" and screws up the life of a child, then yes. I demonize them and I hope they fucking rot. The pedophile is an adult. Adults SHOULD be able to control their urges. If they can't, they have no place in society.

dcxcman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is exactly what the people "defending pedophiles" are promoting. Punishing people based on their actions, not their desires or thoughts. That's the whole distinction they're trying to make. It matters because we have stupid laws in some places that require therapists to report them to the authorities for seeking help even if they have never harmed anyone, which is bad news for they people the laws are supposed to protect.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not at all disagreeing with you, but where do those laws exist?

dcxcman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:12:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This article mentions mandatory reporting laws, but doesn't specify where they are in place. Same with this.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:32:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for replying. I don't really know what to say. I want to rewind the clock 5 hours before I knew this was a thing. I want to be blissfully ignorant. I'm sick over this - like actually sick. I can't wrap my head around it. I don't think it's okay. It makes me never want to have children. It honestly makes me want to die.

dcxcman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:09:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

:(

I'm sorry man. It really does suck when politics and moral panics end up hurting people.

Zakblank ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:30:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So the act of thinking of committing a heinous crime or the urge to commit one makes an individual a bad person? What does actually commiting the crime make you? A super bad person?

puppetmaster2501 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:39:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sounds to me like they are mentally ill and need some kind of treatment or therapy.

Obviously the ones who actually download stuff, support stuff, or god forbid actually act on their urges -- they deserve imprisonment. No urge is ever an excuse for rape. And let it be repeated here that doing anything with a child is absolutely rape. They cannot consent and a person have to be literally mentally ill not to get that and think it's ok.

So to whatever contingent of pedos out there who hate themselves for the feelings they have but would rather commit suicide than hurt someone -- they need to get help/therapy/treatment somehow.

The rest can all burn in hell like every other criminal.

Simplici7y ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:53:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So, if you're heterosexual I guess you rape women? I'd guess that makes you a bad person as well.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:18:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait what?

Geicojacob ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:57:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you want to rape children you are a bad person

This implies that if you are a pedo, you want to rape children.

if you're heterosexual I guess you rape women? I'd guess that makes you a bad person as well.

This is stating how dumb that comment is. Just because you are hetero doesn't mean you want to rape women. And just because you're a pedo doesn't mean you wanna rape kids. That's what I assume they meant anyways, he can correct me if I'm wrong.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:01:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That makes sense. Thank you!

Lauren_the_lich ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 20:58:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

?

Pedos have a fetish for having sex with kids, which is rape.

Consensual sex between adults isn't

critfist ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:17:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

... But if the pedophile hasn't molested anyone then he's still a rapist?

Simplici7y ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:00:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Anyone who has a BDSM/rape fetish is automatically a bad person?

EDIT: To expand, a person that was born homosexual is a good person, but a person that was born a pedophile is a bad person? The "medical" condition separating the two is basically the same.

Lauren_the_lich ยท -20 points ยท Posted at 21:02:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Consensual BDSM is fine

Rape fetishes are wrong yes.

Simplici7y ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:05:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're defined by your own actions, not your thoughts. If you act on your rape fetish you're a bad person, but just because you think about it doesn't make you bad.

I guess at some point in your life you've had to fantasize about killing someone when they pissed you off for some reason. That doesn't make you a murderer.

MaxTheMad ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:46:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm with you on this one. Lots of people bash directors like Roman Polanski or recently Bryan Singer for pedophile allegations (and in Polanski's case, beyond allegations). But just because their personal lives are messed up, doesn't mean they can't make great movies. A friend of mine won't watch any Polanski movies simply because they believe that watching a movie made by a pedophile means that you're supporting them and their actions, and I think it's totally wrong.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I actually agree with both of you. On the one hand, being a pedophile doesn't mean you cant make great movies. On the other hand, making great movies should NEVER exonerate someone from the punishment that they DESERVE for hurting a child. I won't watch his movies either, because he's a disgusting human being and even if not financially, by watching his movies I am supporting him. And frankly, no movie will ever be good enough to change my mind.

sarge21 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:37:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're terribly judgemental and should reconsider your beliefs.

grchjo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

who are you to say rape fetishes are "wrong"? you just said consensual bdsm is fine but rape fetishes aren't? so whatever you consider to be normal must be normal to everyone else?

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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lamamaloca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This isn't accurate. There's a correlation between abusing children and having been abused, but many have the urges of pedophilia without offending and the evidence seems to suggest biological influence on pedophilia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedophilia#Causes_and_biological_associations has citations for you.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:13:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I guess you're right. I've never wanted to leave this world so badly as I do tonight. I do not want to live in a world where pedophilia is even remotely acceptable. I'm sorry if that makes me awful. I'm sorry if you're a pedophile, because I bet that fucking sucks. But I'm honest to God sick over the idea of this being equated to homosexuality. They are children! Children!! It's not okay to think about them sexually, and it makes me want to puke that the world is this fucked up. Too many people and too much blind acceptance. I do not wish to live in this world any longer. In other news, my reddit days are over.

killersiete ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:54:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You live in some crazy Orwellian world where you would persecute thought crime, huh?

A fetish is not wrong, it is just what people get off on. You can't control what or who you're attracted to, but you can choose to be ignorant and downright stupid.

Conradfr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:18:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well I guess if you're into children you have no choice but to be sexually miserable and repressed all your life. You can't even go on the Internet watch porn and relieve the pressure.

I've always think that's what give that "pedophile look" (antipathetic male with glasses and a weird stare, if that makes sense).

If you are isolated and live through that I would not be surprised that sometimes rape can become an option through your twisted brain.

Cloud-strife-VII ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:17:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are plenty of pedophiles who are repulsed by their sexual desires and refuse to act on them.

TheEliteBrit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:18:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think you understand what paedophilia is...

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:24:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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iceburgh29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Child rapist =! Pedophile.

Jake_Maple ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 05:42:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No kidding. Reddit has really become a shithole. Jesus fuck. I wonder how these holier than thou white knighters would feel if they had small children and found out that the pedophile next door super duper pinky swears he/she will never molest/abuse their kids. I bet they'll sing a pretty different fucking tune then.

I commend /u/throwawaypedohere for their point of view, and it really is a terrible thing to have to go through, but I sure as fuck don't ever want that person near my son. Ever. Fuck me right, Reddit?

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow. There's a comment you would think would have a positive karma score. I'm in shock. Are we really at a point in life where 14 people disagree that "if you want to rape children you are a bad person"? Really??

mainlobster ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:33:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except it's not at all fucking relevant. That comment has nothing to do with the one preceding it. Pedophilia and actually real molestation/rape are not the same thing. Pedophiles can't control what they're into, just as I can't control the fact that I love a girl with a big ol' booty, but we can both be aware that molestation/rape is fucking wrong and to not do it. The only difference is I am potentially capable of getting that woman with the nice ass to let me touch it, with full and willing consent, while a pedophile will never be able to manage that since kids can't consent knowingly and willingly like an adult can.

Is pedophilia a disease or just an extremely unfortunate sexual preference? I don't know, but either way the person deserves to have some semblance of a real life and not get murdered for something he or she has never actually done.

So, basically, you completely missed the point and went right to being a self-righteous pain in the dick.

PM_ME_LADY_BOOBS ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 22:06:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But also not "defended" per say.

bureX ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:23:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Their acts (if they act on their urges) should definitely NOT be defended.

TeutorixAleria ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:20:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And I've never seen anyone on reddit defend child abuse.

toughenough6 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think people do, I think it's more of a "Oh, it's not really their fault though, they have a problem and they need help" kind of thing.

I think that sure, they might have an "illness" or something, but it's how they handle it and whether they choose to act on it or not that matters.

TeutorixAleria ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:40:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes but there is some kind of trend going around where everyone is saying that there is a pro child abuse circlejerk which is completely bullshit.

toughenough6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe it's just for the karma, or to be agreed with.

I mean, no one's going to disagree. They're going to be upvoted and agreed with.

TeutorixAleria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So you are saying it's a karma conspiracy?

Brb getting my tinfoil hat.

Dosinu ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i can agree with that. I think a pedophile is a sign of society severely fucking a person over. Society should owe it to them to help.

[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 22:36:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Discuss pedophilia in a way that doesn't end the conversation with chemical castration, death sentencing, or deportation, and you're suddenly defending pedophiles.

Point out that pedophile =/= child rapist, and you're suddenly defending pedophiles.

Etc.etc.etc.etc.etc.etc.etc.etc.etc.

Stop defending child rapists would be a more adequate sentiment, but then, I'm afraid I'd be mistaken for defending pedophiles. There's a knock at the door, and the smell of smoke. Are those torches and pitchforks?

RandyMarshIsMyHero ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:31:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The fucked up thing is we would probably have fewer instances of child sex abuse if people were more willing not to basically lynch a pedophile if they came out for help. Instead, they have to hide in plain sight and probably get fucked up in the head even more and then end up acting out and hurting a kid. People that would have never harmed a kid if they could have seeked help.

Of course you mention that anywhere and all of a sudden you're labeled a sympathizer/actually a pedophile.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly.

[deleted] ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 21:17:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I see comments like yours a lot and it annoys me. Reddit doesn't defend pedophiles, Reddit is just one of the few places that actually talks about them. No one is ever upvoted defending child molesters and no one is suggesting pedophilia be acceptable.

This is an issue more people should bring up and think about. For a people so vilified it's astonishing how little we know about them/it.

What are pedophiles even? Is it a mental problem, an orientation, or a fetish, etc? How many pedophiles are there? And, are there effective treatments? Therapy or chemical? Are they born? On and on.

As of right now there is not enough research to provide a unified answer to any of those questions. But you could imagine greater information would lead to either less pedophiles or greater prevention of abuse.

TeutorixAleria ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:11:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In medicine it's classified as a psychiatric disorder.

The people need help not vilification.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:53:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That classification could change with more data, but yes I agree, vilification isn't going to solve anything.

Zarathustran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:56:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yesterday a pedophile admitted to buying and using child pornography and talked about how great wanting to rape kids was. He was upvoted into the triple digits and given gold multiple times.

Desper ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:38:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gonna need some links for that one

Lauren_the_lich ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 20:40:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On mobile ATM so this is the only one I got

http://www.reddit.com/r/TrueReddit/comments/2d8699/youre_16_youre_a_pedophile_you_dont_want_to_hurt/cjn7mno

Desper ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:47:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The man clearly has no control over what he's attracted to any more than a straight or homosexual person does.

I don't think it's a very black and white scenario, what do you suggest we do? If anyone ever admits what they are they get banned from reddit entirely? It's tricky, people are people, human beings, it's not a simple matter of good vs bad.

IDK, it's fucked up, but what can we do? Are you of the "lets round them up onto an island and bomb it" variety? IDK, too many questions really.

Lauren_the_lich ยท -18 points ยท Posted at 20:49:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pedophilia is a fetish, not an orientation.

Desper ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:08:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So what you're saying is the people who are pedophiles have a choice in the matter? I'm not super educated on the matter, but I assumed it was just something people were born with?

maijts ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:15:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sexual preference seems to be part nature and part development in puberty. It is not really known what causes the preferences of the boy/girl, but once developed, one cant really change this "true" sexual preference. So it might be better for therapy not to judge a persons preferences, but the actions they take based on these preferences.

only source: med school lecture, held by a MD researching in "sexual medicine"

leftistesticle_2 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:52:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Call it what you want. Do you think pedophiles have any more control over their attractions than non-pedophiles? Best to acknowledge what you are, and in the case of pedophiles, seek help to control those urges as they will end up harming others.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:55:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are arguing semantics. Most pedophiles would stop being attracted to children if they could.

TheAngryBlueberry ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 22:28:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No. Stop defending CHILD MOLESTERS. Pedophiles can be normal, functional members of society. They just have a sexual interest in kids. Yes it's fucked up, but to act on that desire is way WAY worse than just having the desire in the first place.

lolbroken ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 02:36:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How about stop defending both? You're probably a pedophile, which would explain why you're so passionate about the subject. Sick fuck.

TheAngryBlueberry ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:40:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude I'm not even a legal adult. Relax yourself and think a bit before you freak out.

lolbroken ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 03:00:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Um, you can be under the age and still be a pedophile or a child molester. Educate yourself kid.

Monsterposter ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 07:24:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

Learn to argue.

d00zerdude ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:29:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

WTF reddit supports pedophilia?! Since when?!!!! 0-o

kkjdroid ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 21:16:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I will defend pedophiles. I will not defend child molesters. Those are two overlapping but not equal groups. SRS and you and every other stupid fucking group need to get this into their heads.

[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:30:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel bad for pedos. They didn't choose their sexuality any more than gay people chose theirs. That said, I have no sympathy for child molesters.

uguysareassholes ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 22:32:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think that's fair. Pedophiles weren't born pedophiles. At three they could not know that they were pedophiles. Even at 10, they probably didn't have any sort of inkling. It's through the fetishization of childhood innocence that comes about when the pedo is much older that gives them pedophilic urges. So no, they didn't consciously choose to find children attractive, but something happened during their sexual development to make them that way, whereas homosexuals have usually, by and large, always been that way.

usbsticksarefun ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:45:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A 10 year old also does not know they are gay, but does that make them not gay at 10 years old?

tennisgoalie ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:52:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you have any source on that our site you just pulling it out of your ass?

Pudgy_Ninja ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:43:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think sexuality is more complicated than a binary nature vs. nurture paradigm. It's likely that there are contributing factors coming from both camps.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:52:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It can develop as a fetish, yes, but as far as an orientation - that starts at birth, like any other orientation. Here are some links I just found :

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/explaining-pedophilia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedophilia#Development_and_sexual_orientation

It begins at birth in the majority. I know wikipedia isn't a great source, so just look at their sources. They're solid.

lasthorizon25 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:12:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that is just some really shit luck.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:35:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah no shit. A lifetime of sexual frustration, or molesting a child. Shit would be awful.

TheDNote ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 03:49:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's porn for that

Freddy_Chopin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:35:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a fetish, not an orientation, this is why the word is pedo-philia & not pedo-sexuality.

Essentially the difference is that they're not attracted to gender, they're attracted to a very specific class of a gender. Instead of just "men" or "women" there's the tacked on phrase "who are under 10" or whatever. To compare homosexuality to pedophilia you'd have to say homosexuals are attracted to "women with XY chromosomes" or something like that.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:50:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look it up, man. Some people do develop it as a fetish. But most of them are born that way.

Freddy_Chopin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not arguing that some people may be "born that way", I'm more arguing semantics that it is not a sexual orientation. Homophobes have compared homosexuals to pedophiles for years as a means of detraction, now pedophiles are trying to compare themselves to homosexuals in an attempt to raise their social standing, but it doesn't, it just ruins homosexuals' social standing.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:47 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So, you don't like it because you feel it harms the position of the gays? Homosexuals orientation is pretty established already, and isn't really that different that hetero folks. I don't think you need to worry about that.

Space_Lift ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are men who only learn their preference much later in life.

MC_Cuff_Lnx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, they may have been.

[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:47:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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XDingoX83 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:52:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ice is back I got a brand new invention

Btw where did Ice go in the first place?

LetterSwapper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hammertime.

Ahshitt ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:03:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When the fuck does this ever happen on Reddit?! This is the most of nowhere complaint I think I've seen here. Seriously, this doesn't happen.

ThinWildMercury1 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:22:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes it does, some examples:

http://www.reddit.com/r/openbroke/comments/1iep3n/redditor_in_rlibertarian_claims_child_porn_is/

http://www.reddit.com/r/openbroke/comments/1n63il/what_is_it_with_reddits_obessesion_with/

http://www.reddit.com/r/openbroke/comments/1ki63a/21_then_dont_worry_about_fucking_a_13_year_old/

Frekavichk ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 00:41:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

First example: linking a highly downvoted post.

Second example: Uh, still not defending the molesting of children. All I see are commentary on how rehabilitating people is needed.

Third example: I still don't see anyone defending the act of molesting a kid. Just more people discussing rehabilitation.

You are basically pointing at instances where people just aren't being terrible to someone who molested a kid. I don't see how that is supporting molesting kids at all.

SparkerBarker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude, look at the comments all around you. It's like a CP convention here.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 21:24:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It doesn't?

http://www.reddit.com/r/ShitRedditGilds/comments/2dgt9w/pedophilia/

Well. I'm not entirely sure if you are right.

Frekavichk ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:42:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Uh, I'm not sure if I missed something, but that guy never did anything to any kids.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seriously! I'm pretty sure SRS or something just spilled in there. Too many "plz kill urself" posts for that not to be the case.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:08:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except the whole "I consume CP" thing.

Hint: OP meant you.

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:27:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/shitredditsays is a terrible example of what to use as an example of what Reddit is. Cherry picking the worst comments will cause you to think horribly of Redditors.

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good thing I didn't link srs.

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:37:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

D'oh. Misread that link! But holy shit, that guy isn't defending his right to fuck kids, he is describing his personal struggle with it and how he came to terms with it. He also explicitly says people should not fuck kids, no matter how they feel about them. That's still a bad example.

[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 21:48:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude. He is casually saying how beautiful kids are. And he is casually saying how he consumes CP.

And he has reddit gold and still has over 100 upvotes despite the fact that he gets a ton of hate and that thread is brigaded.

Yeah, it's actually a perfect example: A disgusting pedophile is being upvoted and even though the thread is brigaded it's still not possible to downvote the person.

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:57:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People aren't upvoting him because they like and approve of pedophilia, though. They're upvoting him for giving a broad audience a general look at the inside of a pathogenic mind. They appreciated that he gave them a glance at what that kind of mindset is like, because it's so rare to be able to have that kind of person an inlet like that.

Upvotes are for people that add to discussion. This is actually one of the few places that actually used it correctly, because it gave so many people a look into an ugly mind.

[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 21:59:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes please, a pedophile telling a victim how he happily lives within society undetected and consuming CP is totally totally adding to the discussion. OP sure knew how to deal with being a victim.

Like. When OP said "stop defending pedophiles" he meant you with it too. Seriously.

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:02:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not defending him, retard. How many times did I say that he had a pathogenic, ugly mind? Jesus, get off your high horse and look at things objectively for once. Oh wait, it's better to be on the meta circle jerk and pretend that you're the moral minority on this website, right?

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 22:14:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are literally saying that somebody admitting he consumes CP adds to a discussion of how to deal with being a victim of child abuse. You are defending him, seriously.

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:18:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not defending his right to consume that shit, dumbass. I'm defending his right to talk about it in a forum that would warrant that kind of discussion, just like the one he did it in. You cannot be this stupid.

FrostyFoss ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:00:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You cannot be this stupid.

Maybe he bought a 24 hour day pass for stupid but I think it's a lifetime ticket.

dogerwaul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sadly, they are.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 22:29:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

to talk about it in a forum that would warrant that kind of discussion

And you think a victim trying to process is that forum? You cannot be this stupid.

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:11:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a discussion that warrants someone talking about their experiences. You need to learn to exercise calm in the face of subjects like this to handle them better. Or, you know, just leave them to people who aren't so hysterically emotional.

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 23:13:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No like seriously, it adds nothing to the discussion. 0. And I'm saying this as the least hysterical & emotional person on planet earth.

You just apologize pedos for no apparent reason.

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:17:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You just apologize pedos for no apparent reason.

Jesus you are stupid. I said he had an ugly, pathogenic mind. I said that it was his right to speak, not to consume CP and bang children. It's called giving people enough rope to hang themselves with.

But that's not what this is really about, is it? It's about you and tons of other people ITT who want to feel like the moral minority on this website by acting like you're the only one with a moral compass. Protip: You're not. You just cling to shit like this because you have no other way of feeling good about yourself.

lamamaloca ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:52:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This thread is on a post all about living as a pedophile who doesn't want to molest children. His comment absolutely adds to the discussion.

Ahshitt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:39:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did you seriously just link me a post from a desolate subreddit with 5 up votes and one comment as your proof that Reddit as a whole defends pedophiles? This is a post asking what you would tell reddit as a whole, not a random few Redditors.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:41:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should probably follow that link.

Ahshitt ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:58:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Could be a mobile issue actually. All that's showing up for me is one comment and the post has 5 upvotes.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:42:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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SparkerBarker ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:41:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Check every single reply here. Sweet Jesus.

The comments on here make it sound like people attracted to kids deserve a fucking medal for not acting on their impulses.

I've always thought the "slippery slope" argument regarding sexuality was bullshit and pissed me off. Apparently some people are trying really hard to legitimize that argument.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:44:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, when you think about it, it does kind of make sense. Just put yourself in that mind frame of have the same feelings you have towards the opposite sex but towards children and never being allowed to act on it and knowing that society views you as the scum of the earth. We acknowledge how hard life is for homosexuals, but what a pedophile goes through must be so much worse. I think the ones who are able to never act on it more than "earn a medal."

Swoove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:23:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just read every reply in this comment chain, none of them are like you describe. It's mostly just people asking for sources and pointing out the difference between pedophiles and child molesters.

sykilik101 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:00:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here's the thing: Pedophilia isn't inherently bad. In and of itself, being turned on by kids isn't bad if it isn't hurting anyone else. It's when you go beyond that and actually have sex with kids that it becomes wrong.

grchjo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

if someone is sexually attracted to kids i think its gross but if they don't actually act on it who am i to say what they can or can't be attracted to. its not much different then gay/lesbians in reality. you are sexually attracted to what you are sexually attracted to. a lot of times people with pedophilia tenancies were abused as a child as well. it's a touchy subject indeed but i certainly don't think i have any right to stop what someones sexuality is. of course its a whole different ball park when someone with these urges acts on them.

TeutorixAleria ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:47:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop. Calling. People. Attracted. To. Sexually. Mature. Girls. Pedophiles.

It's not really helpful to call anyone who finds any girl under 18 years old attractive a pedophile, because by definition they AREN'T A FUCKING PEDOPHILE!

Pedophilia is an attraction to prepubescent children, ands its sick and illegal as well as morally wrong.

17 year old girls are sexually mature and able to be in a consenting adult relationship.

TheLaramieReject ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:31:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think attraction to anything, in itself, is illegal anywhere.

Lauren_the_lich ยท -22 points ยท Posted at 21:52:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No it's pedophilia

TeutorixAleria ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:56:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No it fucking isn't, by the dictionary, the medical, and the legal definitions of the fucking word.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedophilia

XDingoX83 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:50:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The proper terms are Ephebophilia and Hebephilia thank you very much.

MC_Cuff_Lnx ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

R U A J00?

EDIT: okay briefly taking this thread seriously: no, it's not pedophilia, not in New York.

Back to ethnic slurs.

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:26:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really? All of Reddit needs to be told this?

Headhuntern1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:39:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I have been on reddit for a long long time. I have seen things that have scared me, made me feel sick, motivated me, made me laugh and made me cry.

Out of all the time I've been on reddit not once have I ever read anything even remotely close to anyone defending pedophiles.

I'm not saying your wrong, and you probably aren't, but I need to see an example. I'm more curious than anything.

Edit: Not only did they send me proof but they did so within 5 minutes, that's crazy.

Lauren_the_lich ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://www.reddit.com/r/TrueReddit/comments/2d8699/youre_16_youre_a_pedophile_you_dont_want_to_hurt/cjn7mno

TeutorixAleria ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:14:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So you just hate every single pedophile even the ones who don't abuse children?

You are just a hateful person obviously. Do you have equal amounts of vitriol for pedophiles who volunteer for castration?

FrostyFoss ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:27:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Upvoting a relevant comment for a article on a pedophile โ‰  defending child rape. Did you even read the article by the way? How ignorant are you?

/u/pedoseverywhere went on to say this:

"Pedophilia MAY be a sexual orientation, that I do not know. But even if it is, no pedo out there should EVER use it as an excuse to experiment with kids."

And your response to his attraction to kids prompted you to say this:

"If people you interacted with knew this they would probably try to kill you, and for good reason."

Come off it.

look at these idiots, look at em.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No. One. Is

caesar_primus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:07:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2d355k/what_opinion_do_you_have_that_you_will_never_say/cjlmwfh

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:16:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seems like a pretty legitimate argument, plus he actually answered OP's question, but whatever.

caesar_primus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:38:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Yeah lets just create a market for cp, that's not gonna hurt anyone. And it helps him get off, which is all that really matters.

Edit: Okay, the sarcasm was a little unnecessary. Sorry. But legalizing cp might create more victims of sexual assault, and people could use it to profit by exploiting their children. And letting them indulge in that perversion isn't going to make it easier to suppress. That's a lot worse than saying pedos need intensive therapy.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:48:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That wasn't what OP was talking about though.

caesar_primus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:00:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He's talking about giving people electronic cp. It creates demand, and doesn't help cure the issue, just makes it worse.

RomeosDistress ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:52:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It boggles my mind how common this is on Reddit. Its like some people are so "open-minded" that their brains fell out.

Austin5535 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What? People do this? Cite please.

soggybooty92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People do that?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What are you referring to?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Honest question: don't people on reddit only defend pedophiles who don't act on their impulses?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

never heard of anybody doing that

thedoge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wat? Is this happening somewhere?

Beasts_at_the_Throne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except pedophiles haven't done anything wrong and don't deserve to be demonized.

imscared6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That happens?

EATMYFETUS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit do people actually do that?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you referring to something? I can't remember ever seeing this sort of thing.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy Hell. Does this happen??

doratheora ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When has someone on reddit defended a pedophile?

mohressesa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your comments aren't helping your case.

englishclassjunkie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

this happens?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The replies this comment garnered are of course very predictable.

JoeJahlilFanClub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People do that?

RandyMarshIsMyHero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If people would stop raising the age and sexual maturity level of what constitutes pedophilic attraction, I think you would see a lot less complaining. I've seriously seen people call someone a pedophile for being attracted to a seventeen year old.

I don't think I've ever seen someone defend an actual abusive pedophile (I've seen sympathy for people who admit to having a problem and wishing they could/would get help) on reddit without being downvoted.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

wow this got dark

bulletcurtain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I think you just made that up. I don't think I've seen people defend child molestors here or anywhere else. That's gotta be the least controversial topic in the west.

humpyourface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:13:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who does that?

TrapLifestyle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A pedophile who knows they're a pedophile, but never acts on it, because it's unethical and illegal, isn't so bad is it?

lespaul2213 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:12:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never seen this

PQie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:38:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

everyone deserve a defense. Why do you think criminals are allowed to have a lawyer ?

KoxziShot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

but something something I think I'm a psychologist

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Implying people do

theguynamedtim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait people do that here?

mad87645 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have seen it rarely but I don't believe it's a thing. I'm confused too.

I saw one article posted to /r/morbidreality yesterday that interviewed people with pedophilia desires but had not acted on them, and of course it provoked discussion (half of which I don't think was showing much if any support or defense for those people) and I cannot recall seeing it outside of that.

lonelyalien ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Of course. And they should. Pedophile =/= child molester.

theguynamedtim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

oh so this is what the parent comment is talking about?

lonelyalien ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People like me I guess. I think people saw the nice pithy yet forceful comment and jumped the gun with upvotes or something. Not a hard concept: pedophiles don't always act on their urges. It's the ones that do that are scum. If I'm honest I pity both, but I only think one of them is scum. Seriously, imagine you hit puberty and realized you were sexually attracted to kids. Yikes. Maybe it's a mental illness, maybe it's natural, whatever. Regardless, it's a curse.

Reddit would have you believe that no one is entirely good or entirely bad...unless they don't fit our worldview. Then they're bad.

theguynamedtim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I understand 100% what you're saying, but I feel the majority of people, myself included, just don't feel comfortable with people having a sexual attraction to children regardless of whether or not they act on the urges

lonelyalien ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh believe me, I'm not comfortable about it either. I just try and make sure I don't demonize them for something they can't really control. Hating a person for being a pedophile is like thinking a person with depression wants to be sad/apathetic. Still, it's tough to think about.

jilko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is this a thing? I honestly cannot imagine a single sensible argument in support of these people. What are they saying?

hotbowlofsoup ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:33:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's people defending pedophiles, not child molesters. The argument to support pedophiles is because they didn't choose their sexual preference. And by demonizing and ostracizing them, they'll have more reason to just go with their instincts, because everyone hates them for what they are anyway.

If pedophiles wouldn't have to worry about society anymore, and just could go to therapists without having to fear for their lives to be destroyed, perhaps less children would be molested.

jilko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry, but supporting a sexual preference that actively leads to destroying the lives of children.....helps children? How does a lack of worry about society's views prevent them from having sex with a child? I would think the fear of ostracizing and knowing the impact it has on children would make someone go to therapy, not the other way around...?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:48:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not about supporting Pedophilia, it's about providing help to Pedophiles. Vilifying them makes it harder for them to seek help, and thus could contribute to abuse.

A Pedophile may want to seek treatment but because it is so vilified/taboo, or even nonexistant they don't.

jilko ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah, well this has nothing to do with defending their actions then. I thought people out there were actively saying "Bro, let the man look at little boys naked while he jerks off. It's totally okay."

Frekavichk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can you link somewhere where 'reddit' defended a child getting molested?

SparkerBarker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

She's referring to attraction to kids which is also fucked up. Molestation involves action. Of course, so does looking at CP, (a violent act as no child can ever give consent) which none of these pedophile-defenders seem to be mentioning on here.

SparkerBarker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I read your comment and was like "Who the fuck on here is defending pedophiles?"

Then I read about 5 of the top replies. Oh. Yikes.

danielkuzmin ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop. Demonizing. Pedophiles.

MG87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck.You.

danielkuzmin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:44:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you upset :)

MG87 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

nope, I am higher than a motherfucker though.

back to my point: Someone who gets off by raping children(or watching children be raped) deserves to be demonized.

danielkuzmin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:33:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not if they can't change it. Yes, if they even lay a finger on a child they are horrible people, but someone who is attracted to children and suffers because of it doesn't need to be demonized, they need treatment.

KingoftheBooze ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 21:12:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

You sound like an overly-concerned mother. No one is defending them, but on the other hand, it's not productive to constantly be pissed at them and chase them with fire and pitchforks. Secondly, not everything that you think is evil is done with a completely healthy mind.
It still amazes me that people think that "mental illness" is an excuse for people who hurt kids or kill people. If you think a person can commit mass murder or abuse kids can be mentally healthy, then perhaps you're mentally ill. In which case they and you both need treatment.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:38:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Uhh....okaaaay.

[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 21:07:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop attacking them.

OverExcitableTurtle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:45:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Have any good examples of this? Most people usually get called out for creepy shit pretty quickly in my experience.

kkjdroid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:15:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's all people pointing out that being attracted to children and raping children are separate and that the first isn't a choice.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:08:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, lets go with the creepy responses to her post.

critfist ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never seen someone directly defend or sanction pedophilia. Most people treat it like more of a mental illness. Something you can't really change or control. 100% of the people on Reddit though agree that if a pedophile abuses a child they should be persecuted.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't fuck kids! But actually... Is anyone telling kids not to fuck adults? Like... Instead of Leapfrog, it should be "leapfrog over that dick because it's wrong"

JuryStiction ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...but...but they're just people like you and me. Why should they be treated any differently just because they've made mistakes in the past? /s

oldmanswar ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:51:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most pedos going for kids 12 and under suffer from mental illness. Source: I was a care taker for a pedo house these guys are nuts.

shoequestion123 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:53:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This site is the very definition of bourgeois, middle-brow culture, but everyone seems to think it's some special secret club for people who "get it." It's not.

You, reddit, are the great unwashed masses, camping out in the Wal-Mart of the Internet. This place is dead average.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:56:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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shoequestion123 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:57:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I made my account a week ago to ask a question about shoes. I only read this site to laugh at how middle america thinks. Also, you seem mad.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:07:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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shoequestion123 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:23:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your spell check messed that word up

echief ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:46:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It probably fits even better this way though.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:36:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I made my account a week ago

Closer to three weeks.

I only read this site to laugh at how middle america thinks. Also, you seem mad.

Thinking you're better than the average redditor is a requirement to become a redditor.

shoequestion123 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:15:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thinking you're better than the average redditor is a requirement to become a redditor.

I am literally better than the average redditor in every way that human beings can be quantified, including capacity for modesty.

ILoveYouAndILikeYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can't tell if you're a troll or a dick. I hope troll. If not, relax. If you had reddit so much, click the little X on your browser and it will go away. 100% of the time.

shoequestion123 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:02:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can tell you've been on the Internet a while, thanks for the advice.

RazzleDazzle_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:22:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Somehow, that is very accurate.

OmegaPrecept ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

GIVE THIS MAN GOLD!

[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:38:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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astroskag ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:31:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://cdn.lolhappens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/I-know-my-dog-does-this-everyday.gif This could be on the front page every morning and I wouldn't complain.

SucksAtFormatting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Repost!

TeutorixAleria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TIL has a rule against reposting things that have been on the front page, looked at the top all posts for 30 minutes the week i joined reddit and I've been seeing the same posts every few weeks for a year.

RelapseRecover ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:37:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop taking yourself so damn seriously.

lady__of__machinery ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:11:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop downvoting just because you disagree. If the OP for example says "Who the fuck buys physical copies of BluRays" and someone responds with a legitimate, articulate comment about why they think it's nice to own a copy (it's just an opinion on either end after all) don't downvote them just because you don't think it's right. We're a community, we share opinions. If we all agreed, the discussion would be over pretty quick.

Also when you post a comment and they're in a 'race' to get to the top. Getting to the first 10 upvotes is a nightmare. It's up and down constantly until the comment reaches a higher number. Stop downvoting for visibility. It's stupid and you're a dick. If your comment didn't deserve the attention, oh fucking well. Try again elsewhere.

Stop judging people for making an edit to thank someone for giving them gold. It's polite to do so. It's fine if you don't. But there's absolutely nothing wrong with it.

Claiming whatever you posted is your own content when it's not. Why do you do this? OK, well karmawhoring, I get that. But why? For silly internet points? Contribute to the community. I'm sure every single one of us have something interesting to share. So do it. Whenever someone posts something that's not theirs, I noticed they rarely comment in their own post. This means, almost always, that the content isn't theirs and it's easy to track it down and see who the OP actually was.

Stop calling someone a fedora-wearing neckbeard just because you disagree. This is a HUGE community. There's people here from all walks of life. All the fat skinny people and all the tall short people and all the nobody people and all the somebody people and yes I just quoted Bowie.

And for the love of god, stop being a dick to women. If a guy posts something and he's attractive it's all about ladybonersgonecuddly or whateverthefuck. If a girl does it, it's all "M'Lady" and "OMG creepy PM's in 3,2,1" not to mention the fact that the girl is obviously, instantly doing it for attention. I recently talked about why I had PTSD and that I grew up in a war. Got gold for it, everything was fine and dandy until I posted some photos (both from before the war and recent photos in the same region when I went to visit) and the amount of "OMFG you're hot" PM's I got was ridiculous. Thank you I guess, but try and stay on subject. Post a comment about something that's maybe relevant to the discussion. Even if the OP is being an attention whore, try and give them the benefit of doubt. Act civilized and treat them like a fellow human being who deserves to be heard and who maybe deserves to discuss a topic as much as everyone else. Unless you're posting on gonewild, as a woman you're damned if you post a photo. I hope this doesn't come off as rude. I don't know how else to word it.

TL;DR be excellent to eachother

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You, I like you

lady__of__machinery ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:21:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well you're pretty cool yourself .... I mean, I guess.

[deleted] ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 19:30:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pacific Rim is a terrible movie.

bigmacIII ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:53:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like it

OneSalientOversight ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:00:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So did I. But it's still a terrible movie.

bigmacIII ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh I understand now

TheVetNoob ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:39:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think Pacific Rim was meant to be some super-deep movie that made you really think about life or whatever. It was a summer blockbuster that featured giant robots punching giant lizards, and it did that very well.

MustangGuy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:55:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was okay, I fell asleep while watching it the first time. Don't feel the need to watch it again.

TheWheats56 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:51:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THANK YOU. Just because something is lighter than its genre average does not make it entertaining or a quality film!

Need_my_Inhaler ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:13:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But "Pacific Rim Job" was excellent

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:24:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being stoned in the cinemas watching this film in 3D was the most intense/exciting thing ever

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Man even stoned it sucked...

kittlies ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes. I've never seen such boring characters.

thisgameisawful ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:19:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I liked the movie because pow kerboom vrrt vrrt robots BOATSWORD but yeah I was pretty sure that most of the characters were played by plank and his relatives from ed edd n eddy

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:07:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This movie is the last time I take reddits word for anything film wise. I saw the trailers and thought it looked like the dumbest shit ever, just another Transformers. Film came out and reddit was RAVING about it, so I figured I'd check it out. Awful. Just a terrible movie in every way, just as bad if not worse than Transformers or Battleship or any other stupid popcorn flick aimed at teenage boys.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dunno. I think it was better than Battleship. That movie was god damn stupid as fuck, especially Rihanna.

Hyalinemembrane ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

IT WAD FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!

nameless88 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I felt like it was a worthy tribute to Mech anime. Hell, it did Giant Robots Punching Stuff better than Transformers did, I think.

It was a fun movie, I enjoyed it, and I'm going to enjoy the sequel, too, most likely.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You see the trailer, you know what you're going to get. For people who love what they see in the trailer, it's a good movie.

LetterSwapper ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:30:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Terrible? No way. Low-value? For sure. Entertaining for those who know what they're getting into? You better believe it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that's the best part

fluffles724 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of movies are ruined because of Reddit for me. Never saw Pacific Rim, people on Reddit talked way too much about it and I felt like after reading all this positive shit, I would have too high expectations. Then everyone circlejerked on Elsa's face from Frozen, now everyone hates Frozen.

Tank_Kassadin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:52:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone hates Frozen? Since when? I still hear people talking about the movie irl.

fluffles724 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:04:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well irl, but on Reddit, everyone loved it, now it's "Frozen is SO overrated!!!" And "It wasn't even good!" But they were the ones singing and dancing too.

Onyxdeity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

True and not true, depending on what you wanted to get out of it. My understanding was that my tongue should sit in my cheek while I watched a hammy mecha-action movie tribute to Godzilla. Based on this understanding, I had a good time.

kodackx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the robots were cool tho...

Alphesie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like every line in that movie is like "Uuughhh, I'm super strong with a deep dramatic whispey voice." But the CGI was fantastic.

Jaezor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:05:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, without a doubt. Watching giant robots punch giant monsters in their giant faces can still be fun, though.

Slackerspoopin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree with your opinion sir or madam!

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:49:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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LADYBIRD_HILL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love giant robots too, but the boring shit in between makes it a terrible movie.

bitterred ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:41:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Man, I was so disappointed in the movie. People were so excited. I love sci-fi! I love Idris Elba!

And I got sooo bored by the movie. Ugh.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Guillermo Del Toro is like Michael Bay for smart people

thisgameisawful ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not even, really just Michael Bay for people who circlejerk about how much they don't watch Michael Bay movies.

ttothesecond ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 18:30:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

nesting your personal life philosophies (socal/political/religious) in the "relative" world is a dangerous and shallow way to live. i.e. the "you believe what you believe and I believe what I believe" mentality

braces for the ocean of downvotes

Mr_Isch ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 18:49:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree. There's nothing that's true for one person and not true for another. Not being aware of a truth doesn't make it any less of a truth. That being said, either you believe something or you don't. And if you believe something, you necessarily believe that anything that conflicts with that belief is wrong. None of this "everybody is right in their own way" crap.

I don't care what you believe, but if you believe something, believe it and stand up for it, and also be willing to alter your belief if new truth is found. Then we can have a legitimate discussion.

The idea that "everybody is right in their own way" comes from a fear people have of disagreeing with others. We don't have to agree on everything to be friends.

[deleted] ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 19:34:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's nothing that's true for one person and not true for another.

That's true when you're talking about hard facts. But it's not true when it comes to certain personal choices. For example, some people are happiest in monogamous relationships, some people are happiest in open relationships, and some people are happiest being single. Some people are happier going to church on Sunday, some are happier without religion (this has nothing to do with whether god actually exists). Subjective experience shapes our world. We can't change the hard facts of the universe, but we definitely can experience the same concrete reality in completely different ways.

naphini ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:41:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, that's understood. I'm certain that they were just talking about "hard facts".

newcrap ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:18:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Check the OP. How are "personal life philosophies (social/political/religious)" the same as "hard facts"?

I'm not really addressing you with this, but I completely agree with /u/Nuerotikitty on this one. Just because you have your own opinion does not mean you have to force it on others; it just seems a bit aggressive to me, that's all. By forcing everyone to to believe the same things is more dangerous IMO: it would cause more conflict and is completely unachievable.

It would produce a massive circlejerk where nobody feels inclined to speak up.

naphini ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:46:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, the first post was a little vague. I took it to mean the truth claims inherent in whatever social or political or religious views you have aren't relative, even if how well it "works" for you personally is relative. Truth values are absolute, so Christianity can't be "right for me" and Buddhism "right for you", because they both contain a lot of objective (and conflicting) truth claims.

ttothesecond ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:01:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you're right about the fact that people can feel differently about things, but that's not quite what me and /u/Mr_Isch are talking about. What we are saying that when it comes down to your personal convictions and beliefs, it's useless to believe that everyone is right in their own way. What weight do your beliefs have, and why do they matter at all if everyone's beliefs are right?? By believing everything, you believe nothing. The idea of living my life with such weak, brittle ideals scares me to death.

Meowkit ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:17:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The idea of living my life with such weak, brittle ideals scares me to death.

Only reason I'm jumping in really quick here.

Why is it necessary for someone to have ironclad personal convictions? Why does not having that scare you?

I personal hate having to be stern on things because I want to optimize my life and adapt for different situations and people. Which at times can potentially make me a hypocrite.

Maybe I'm getting the wrong message here, but I would like to hear your response to the first questions.

ttothesecond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

These are good questions, and I apologize in advance as I have never had a talent for putting my thoughts into words.

Why is it necessary for someone to have ironclad personal convictions?

Because there are two outcomes of not being firmly grounded in your beliefs.

1) You buy into the โ€œeveryoneโ€™s rightโ€ philosophy, which immediately invalidates everything you think is right. You may have your own set of convictions, but if you think everyoneโ€™s elseโ€™s beliefs are right, then whatโ€™s the point of harboring your own ideas at all? If youโ€™re not willing to defend your beliefs against someone elseโ€™s, then they carry no weight whatsoever.

2) You are malleable and tend to bend and sway with the mob mentality of philosophy. You care more about fading into the social woodwork by agreeing with popular philosophy, and (not everyone does this, but many do) may act self-righteous and go to bed feeling good about yourself that you didnโ€™t offend anyone today by believing differently (donโ€™t get me started on the โ€œdonโ€™t offend peopleโ€ culture). This reveals, in my opinion, a shallow character and not much substance in your person.

Why does that scare me?

If I wasn't sure what I believed in, or bought into the "I'm right, but you're also right" philosophy, I would feel extremely meaningless and lonely in the grand scheme of the universe. And Iโ€™m terrified of feeling meaningless. I find my purpose, motivation, and joy by knowing my convictions, and believing in them with such strength that if someone else believes in a way that is directly contradictory to my beliefs, I think they are wrong. This does not mean I think less of them, or even dislike them in the least. It does not mean that I am going to belligerently engage them in one-sided, biased debate. It does not mean that I'm not interested in what they have to say. I realize that in today's America this would earn me the "intolerant bigot" badge, but that's simply not what this is. I really do love sitting and discussing ideologies.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:43:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You buy into the โ€œeveryoneโ€™s rightโ€ philosophy, which immediately invalidates everything you think is right.

Why? Why can't there more than one option? Does it have to be dichotomy?

You may have your own set of convictions, but if you think everyoneโ€™s elseโ€™s beliefs are right, then whatโ€™s the point of harboring your own ideas at all?

What I believe is not what everyone else believes. For example, I do not believe in any afterlife. Other people do. That doesn't make either of us right or wrong. Neither of us have evidence or proof. My identity is not rooted in the belief that I have to be right and everyone else is wrong.

If youโ€™re not willing to defend your beliefs against someone elseโ€™s, then they carry no weight whatsoever.

Why not? Most of the time, I have no desire to argue with someone. It doesn't mean my beliefs are less important to me. Just that trying to prove other people wrong holds no importance.

You are malleable and tend to bend and sway with the mob mentality of philosophy.

First of all, what does the mob mentality of philosophy mean?

Second, being open to being wrong and changing my beliefs is itself an important value to me. I love having my view point changed sometimes.

You care more about fading into the social woodwork by agreeing with popular philosophy, and (not everyone does this, but many do) may act self-righteous and go to bed feeling good about yourself that you didnโ€™t offend anyone today by believing differently (donโ€™t get me started on the โ€œdonโ€™t offend peopleโ€ culture).

Now this is just plain insulting. If that were true, my view point would never have changed. I used to be a heavy meat eater. I was given very good arguments and evidence for veganism, and I switched overnight. Now I've been a vegan for four years. That is not at all the popular philosophy. I have almost desire to go around arguing and defending my belief in that because it's my belief, not someone else's. If they asked me why, I would give them my reasons.

This reveals, in my opinion, a shallow character and not much substance in your person.

For having a lack of desire to argue? A strong belief I have is to do as little harm as I can in my life. I'm a vegan, a zen buddhist, a pacifist. I don't like conflict. I prefer cooperation. Why does the lack of wanting conflict mean I'm less of a person?

If I wasn't sure what I believed in, or bought into the "I'm right, but you're also right" philosophy, I would feel extremely meaningless and lonely in the grand scheme of the universe. And Iโ€™m terrified of feeling meaningless.

I have a little trouble understanding that personally. To me, being meaningless in the whole big picture is comforting. I know I'm not that important. The consequences of my actions are not far reaching. And since we're all meaningless in the big picture, it creates a bond. A shared experience.

I find my purpose, motivation, and joy by knowing my convictions, and believing in them with such strength that if someone else believes in a way that is directly contradictory to my beliefs, I think they are wrong.

And that's your belief. Go for it. The only thing that makes me worry with that is how open you are to new ideas. For example, my aunt has a very similar belief style to you. She will not accept that black people can be equal to white people. I see that as very dangerous. Or the anti vaccination group. How open are you to changing your belief with evidence backing the counter argument?

This does not mean I think less of them, or even dislike them in the least.

Wait a minute. What about this part up above?

This reveals, in my opinion, a shallow character and not much substance in your person.

ttothesecond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why can't there be more than one opinion? Does it have to be dichotomy?

On subjective issues, yes, there can be more than one opinion. But there are issues where there is a correct answer, whether or not we know it. And in that case, there is dichotomy. Some beliefs are correct, and some aren't.

That does not make either of us right or wrong. Neither of us have evidence or proof

One of you is right, and the other is not. Just because you don't know the answer doesn't mean there isn't one. You used the afterlife as your example. I do believe in the afterlife. When we die, one of us will be correct. Maybe youโ€™re correct. Maybe Iโ€™m correct. I respectfully believe that I am correct until proven otherwise by death. I donโ€™t think any less of you for not believing in the afterlife. Thereโ€™s a difference between โ€œhaving to be rightโ€ and โ€œbelieving Iโ€™m right.โ€ โ€œHaving to be rightโ€ implies some sort of philosophical vigilante who plugs his ears and yells whenever someone presents their side of the issue. โ€œBelieving Iโ€™m rightโ€ implies someone who will defend their stance in a respectful manner.

You are assuming I'm running around trying to prove other people wrong. I'm not. If I believe differently than someone, I don't smash my opinion in their face, nor do I feel like I have to bring it up. I said I will defend my side, not attack people with it. But if the discussion arises, I will respectfully stand by my belief. I donโ€™t like arguing either; but I will debate as necessary. Again, there are certain issues where I'm willing to change my opinion based on solid evidence.

Also, I'm not saying that every single thing you believe is something you have to defend to death. But there are certain things about which I will not sway so easily.

By โ€œmob mentality of philosophyโ€ I refer to the sentiment that has swept America (If you are not American, I canโ€™t speak for your country) that โ€œEveryone is right, and to contradict or call others wrong is offensive and makes you intolerant.โ€ Lots of people (not necessarily you) use this as a cop-out to avoid conflict and (again, Iโ€™m not accusing you) carry a smug self-righteousness about themselves, feeling proud that they didnโ€™t upset or offend anyone today. Finally, why does it make it โ€œdangerousโ€ that I donโ€™t necessarily buy into new ideas? Just because itโ€™s new doesnโ€™t mean itโ€™s automatically better or more valid. If I donโ€™t change my mind every time someone comes up with a new way to believe, am I being ignorant?

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:08:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I suppose I understand, but at a certain level, it's not useful to combat another person's belief system. I think of it as more pragmatic acceptance that we all approach the world with a different set of values and convictions.

I'm not going to be able to convince an extremely conservative person that socialism is a good idea (unless they happen to be exceptionally flexible), but I can try to find common ground with them so that we might approach problems as a team rather than as enemies. You don't have to believe that someone is "correct" in all of their opinions to be able to understand their reasoning and respect their autonomy without immediately considering them to be wrong or irrational.

Maybe I'm missing the point again, but I just don't see the need to draw lines in the sand over values unless there's either a clear factual discrepancy, or someone involved is having their rights violated.

LordHellsing11 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:52:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not seeing what the conflict Is. What happened to "agree to disagree"? Some people will never believe certain things. We can't all just hold our own personal beliefs and agree to be decent human beings despite disagreeing? Or should we just cleanse the world of people that don't share our viewpoint?

Mr_Isch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:04:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think you understand my point... I'm saying that people should absolutely agree to disagree. But what happens so much more often is people diluting their own beliefs to fit the mold. Did you read the part where I said I don't care what you believe as long as you actually believe it? What part of my comment made it sound like I think the world should be cleansed of opposing viewpoints? Opposing viewpoints are what make life interesting, but for the love of God, don't dilute your viewpoint for the sake of appeasing others.

LordHellsing11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ok I didn't see what you meant. I thought you were complaining about people having a "wrong" opinion, not the idea of just changing your views to match your peers. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

oreonukka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But isn't that easier for someone that's just lonely?

ttothesecond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

hot dog, you just nailed it way better than I did in the original post. thank you

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:51:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Welcome to academia.

That's the problem I always had with Cultural Anthropology class in college. They treated Cultural Relativism as though it were an obviously superior philosophy to ethnocentrism both morally and logically but it isn't. If everyone was a cultural relativist there wouldn't be any culture, you would have to defy your deepest principles to actually be able to choose any values for yourself.

It's smugly hypocritical at best and a neo-liberal paradox at worst.

ttothesecond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well said. I'm not the best writer, and I wish some of these replies to my original post would take precedence over my post.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How can a relativist make any absolute claims on the superiority of their relativism? I'm always amused at the speed at which the relativist becomes an absolutist when his outlook is challenged.

"There is no universal, objective standard of right or wrong, or good or bad, or truth itself... except for that last sentence."

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If everyone was a cultural relativist there wouldn't be any culture

Why wouldn't there be any culture?

you would have to defy your deepest principles to actually be able to choose any values for yourself.

I'm confused about this as well.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the second part is the followup to the first part, they are not separate thoughts.

Basically, cultures arose because groups of people decided there are right ways of doing things and wrong ways. A relativistic view of culture depends on your ability to examine a culture without biases and view it through the eyes of a person practicing it, inherently justifying it's beliefs. Now if all cultures view themselves as the preferable culture, you cannot really live by the views of any of them since they will always be in contradiction with one another.

Now you might say, "Well just because I have an opinion about what way of life I prefer doesn't mean I have to impose it on others. One set of traditions does not have to fit all." and that would be fine if you lived you're entire life inside your own head but there will be times in life where you actually have to assert your own opinions on right and wrong. Say for instance, you have a son. This child must be raised somehow. What are the right things for him to grow up doing?

Now you could also say, "Well, I would teach the child cultural relativism. I would teach him about all cultures and to respect all cultures equally." While I'm couldn't tell you anything about the effectiveness of such a parenting style, what I can tell you is that it isn't cultural relativism. What you've done is created a new culture that hypocritically asserts that the best way to grow up is learning other ways to grow up and believing that there is no best way.

tl;dr: Cultural relativism was not created to be a human belief. It's a neat study tool but too riddled with paradox to be a moral principle.

rugtoad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:42:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are a lot of people on this website (and outside of it, for that matter) who feel that, since morality is subjective, it's also arbitrary.

There are often times very strong, rational reasons underpinning someone else's worldview.

PM_ME_YOUR_PARTS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:14:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Another annoying thing is "braces for downvotes" "I know I'll get downvoted for this, but..."

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 22:25:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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PM_ME_YOUR_PARTS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:29:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He said "braces for the ocean of downvoted"

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:18:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cultural relativism is downright toxic. It basically turns societal standards into ethical duties. In other words, if the majority of the people at my college start wearing coats made from the skins of stillborn infants, I must do the same, or else I am in direct infraction of an ethical duty imposed upon me by the all-powerful culture.

ironandtwine9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I partially disagree with this. My entire family is Christian, and I have no intent on arguing with them. If someone will believe in something with zero evidence, but a holy book, which you cannot reasonably substantiate as evidence for anything, then you have no choice but to cease all logical argument on that subject matter, because it simply will drive you further apart. Coexist, and simply don't talk about that particular subject matter.

FrighteningWorld ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:19:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We can both be wrong, but unless we believe the same thing we can't both be right.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:35:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

to fuck off. not all of you but like a lot of you

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:49:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Turbo-Lover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a written medium. Why is it too much to ask that it's done mostly correct?

oreonukka ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think he means those who use the comment box to write their opinion like it's a scientific theory on life.

Turbo-Lover ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:48:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aha. I didn't read 'verbose' into his comment but I see it now. Thanks!

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:08:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The people who go against the majority of you on reddit, the hive mind whatever, are probably better, more independent, friendlier individuals in real life who appreciate respectful conversation. Most of you seem very opinionated to the point where you won't hear out the other side because it's not yours. I came to reddit thinking it would be a bunch of individuals with different opinions on everything however it seems that most of those people who do have their own opinions are shut out and eventually stop posting because a lot of people don't know how to translate real life people skills to the internet. It's like you think it's an entirely different world but it's really not. You should have the same presence you hold in real life on a forum. That's what would make them so fun and appealing.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:45:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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kevinfacon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a liberal, vegetarian, employed adult who pays taxes, I disagree with the first part. But, here's an up vote. The rest of this is pretty solid advice.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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kevinfacon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:55 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not really sure where you're coming from. Most of the educated, mid-upper middle class people I know are fairly liberal, and are in staunch support of programs like TANF, SNAP, Medicaid, WIC, SSDI, etc. In contrast, a good chunk of the people I know who are benefitting from these programs (and dare I say, deserve a helping hand) are more conservative. Gneralizations don't really work here.

Can you elaborate on California? Maybe Texas is flourishing financially (I honestly have no clue) but I wouldn't say they are flourishing in the civil rights department,which is important to me. California isn't perfect in that regard either, but they're a little less backwards than Texas. Everyone has their own priorities, and it's okay to not agree with your neighbor.

Personal dietary choices of other humans also shouldn't effect you in any way. Veganism is one way to live, omnivorism is another.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:02:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The vast majority of people know vaccines don't cause autism and we don't only use ten percent of our brains. You are not smarter because you bring them up in every thread

nightwing1985 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:04:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That stepping on a lego does not hurt that bad.

Stop saying sir to people.

That I need a hug more times than not.

sprankton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The "sir" thing is done ironically. That joke does need to die, though.

nightwing1985 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh the irony isn't lost on me, I think that some people do it earnestly and have lost sight of the original joke.

Telhelki ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:16:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't stoop to the level of those you're trying to prove wrong. Most arguments can be won without sacrificing the moral high ground.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:41:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hi

ElectroKitten ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:17:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

WU TANG IS FOR DA CHILDREN!

Benjabby ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:20:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Hi I'm Ben, I am incredibly attractive and single. Call me."

Im sure out of the thousands of redditors a few might actually believe it, more importantly a few more would find it pathetic and possibly go on a pity date with me

adrian14 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:46:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Up vote my post and comments lol

SuckItHiveMind ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:47:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Suck it, Hivemind!

bass_n_treble ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:55:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That "Le Reddit Army is here" comment you leave on YouTube videos?

Pretty fucking lame.

scchvb01 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:56:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because it's been posted before (eons ago, mind you) doesn't mean it's reddit common knowledge. And if it has been posted before, don't bite someone's head off letting them know that. Reddit gets hundreds if not thousands of new users each day. Something a hundred other people might have seen last year may be interesting information to the new hundred now.

WrestlesBears ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:59:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If someone posts a video from youtube on reddit, don't go on the video comments saying shit like "the le reddit army is here!!!1" . It's stupid and makes us look stupid by association .

BradWS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:14:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is nothing wrong with reposts as long as OP isn't trying to claim it as their own. Most of us aren't of reddit 24 / 7. We miss things from time to time.

MaggotCorps999 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:17:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be kind to your fellow man (or woman).

Work to further society not yourself.

dysbulic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:29:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Revolution is feasible.

FlaqueEau ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:33:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If someone is having a panic attack, don't tell them that they need to "calm down". Distract them. Talk about anything other than a panic attack. Seriously. Anything at all.

First rule of panic attacks, don't talk about panic attacks.

Buck_Rogers_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:40:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People often forget the seriousness of self inflicted pain and suicide. When an individual is suffering or on the brink of self destruction we often don't notice and sometimes do, but don't know what to do. To the people that hurt themselves and contemplate suicide... Stop. Stop it right now. We need you. We all do, whether we forget to look or say anything, we just need you to be patient with us. We are all hear together trying to over come this difficult place. Just don't leave us, we need your help overcoming this life too. Endure it with us and see the light at the end of the tunnel. It's there, whether you believe that is a fantasy or not, there is light at the end of this dark tunnel. You are only going to reach it, by staying with us. I'm not just talking about Heaven and Hell, I'm talking about here and now on Earth. If you reached light at the end of that tunnel, but end up on another path, keep walking, there will ALWAYS be light at the end. We all need you to keep walking, you can do it, I have faith in you.

harmlessmusic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:47:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Take care of yourself.

You are the primary authority on yourself. Of everyone in the world, you are most qualified to feel whatever the hell you are feeling, whether that's emotional, physical, mental, spiritual. You are the best candidate to dive into your own pain, your own suffering, and then surface and tell the rest of us what is going on.

Don't wait for a doctor to tell you it's too late before you fix your body. The majority of health problems now are preventable if you just LISTEN to what your body wants. Thirsty? Drink water. Hungry? Eat the thing that has you feeling good for days, not minutes. Ignorance of your body is a lousy excuse. Practice listening.

Don't wait for therapy to start fixing your relationships. YOU are the first line of defense against society. Don't trust someone? There's probably a good reason for that. Talking to someone makes you feel like shit? Don't talk to them anymore, or better yet, tell someone about it and hear how they're impacted by that relationship. Not good at talking to people? Practice. Feeling nervous and anxious is okay, but ignoring your problems and hoping they go away on their own is not. No one can create relationships for you. You have to make that step.

dont_read_my_user_id ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:54:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish to ask the whole of reddit that I don't know the process yet of receiving a gold. Do you get notification at your inbox when you get one?

ViralFirefly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yup, at least I did the one time. ...I never really found a use for it, though it was a sweet gesture.

IC1136 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:09:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody's fallen for it yet, eh?

Sleepyhead88 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:33:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fargo was a really good show. (โ˜ž๏พŸใƒฎ๏พŸ)โ˜ž Aces

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Sleepyhead88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can understand that. I was a fan of the movie so it was like sliding back into the film.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Sleepyhead88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:33:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh.

adamg124 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:40:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop idolizing actors, singers and other celebrities and give that attention to people who strive to actually improve humanity. I guarantee you if you asked the average person on the street to name 10 scientists they would have an extremely hard time.

DOL8 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:59:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

just because the majority of Reddit thinks you are right, you may not be right

mechuy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:01:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

y'all are some cynical motherfuckers.

lsrwLuke ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:32:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being a special snowflake isn't important when everyone is a special snowflake.

Frinkd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:38:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Let's do something that matters than simply post about how our countries are headed downhill. Go out, volunteer, and make a difference. Change starts from the bottom and goes up.

Wonkas_willyy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:43:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you're in the majority in your way of thinking, it may be time to start thinking outside the box. Don't ridicule those who do, they may have some good opinions and ideas aside from those you may disagree with.

Mutasyn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:21:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There was a time when Reddit was the only thing making me happy in life when my parents were going through a divorce and my brother and I were spiralling into drug addiction.

stubbornkitty1225 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:24:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't be an asshole to the environment. There are so many things you can change to minimize your impact. This is the only place keeping us alive.

peanutjam ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:26:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Life is simple; don't be a cunt.

Contradiction11 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:38:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I had a threesome two nights ago with my wife and her girlfriend. I have wanted to have a threesome ever since i learned what sex was. It was better than i could even fantasize about, and it might happen again. I don't have any friends so i have no one else to tell.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:41:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

God damn it, you've got to be kind.

sir_zechs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:04:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think the "Knights of r/New" are full of it and hate that the title given to them.

They don't protect the frontpage from anything and mostly just reinforce the circle-jerk of reddit.

More like the "UN of r/New".

LightSpearExistsHere ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:05:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bit late to the party but; the upvote/downvote buttons aren't " I like/ I don't" buttons. They're " Good content/Bad content" buttons.

DoctorProfessorTaco ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:27:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The "I wish I could give you gold" / "I would give you gold if I could" / "Someone should give you gold" comments suck. If you really wanted to, you would give someone gold, it's not that expensive or difficult. You're just too lazy or cheap, or don't actually care enough.

SamanthaShira ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:56:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Re-posts are not that bad! We're not all on reddit 24/7! Some of us actually appreciate re-posts because it gives us another chance to see something we may have missed previously!

UncagedBeast27 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:58:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You guys are some of the most opinionated, biased, judgmental, artistic, hilarious, childish, mean, caring, beautiful people I've never met.

Thank you.

k_dipietro ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:08:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The "le reddit army" comments on YouTube need to stop. They're annoying, ridiculous and generally have nothing to do with the video. In fact, most of the time they're completely opposite or mocking the video. Yet they always get liked and voted up to the top of the YouTube comments sections. No one cares which collective group of online assholes is watching a YouTube videos, but instead it would be nice to leave a quality and insightful comment that isn't from a fake account. 2 cents given.

Sworks99 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:11:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Neck beards don't look good on anyone.

Adventcybernetic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:11:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cats are stupid.

ronpaulkony2012 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:12:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You faggots are a bunch of liberal fedora tipping autistic nice guy whiners

WizardofStaz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:31:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Words hurt more than you can imagine. I have enough to deal with without you telling me I'm less of a person for being fat. I don't deserve that, and neither do other fat people.

ItsThisEasy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:43:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If anything, you're more of a person.

WizardofStaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pfhaha. Very true.

djm1997 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:41:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Doctor Who isn't a good show. Just stop it.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:47:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YES! COME THE FUCK ON, PEOPLE!

Melvin8 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:17:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I admit that I don't entirely understand why it is so incredibly popular, but what's wrong with legitimately loving it as a tv show? I love the stories and the characters.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:47:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, I wish I could tell, but of course I can't

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:52:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you go to another website and leave a comment about "le reddit armie" arriving, you are acting like a 14 year old.

Show_me_yours_first ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:56:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop re-posting shit in r/funny and stop trying to correct my shit you stupid bot!

brilliantpants ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:05:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fat people are still people. With hearts, and brains, and complicated lives. I'll never understand the level of outright hatred that I have seen reddit level at the overweight.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:07:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop downvote brigading, it makes it harder to find genuinely useful information. So fuck off.

Lizardman_Gr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:10:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Using drugs, alcohol, music, chasing money, chasing lust and all of the other things we turn to for fun a merely distractions from self-fulfillment and self-realization.

Spend more time thinking, and be the best you you can be.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:14:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Sysiphuslove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:12:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Come to think of it, I've never turned into a misandrist and decided I hated all men because a guy wasn't attracted to a 'nice girl' like me. It's happened a couple times. I didn't blame the guy, I blamed my looks.

...holy shit

bighead82a ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:15:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for not being 4chan.

Sportfreunde ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:18:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It would be easier if we could just take our anger out by smashing each other with hockey sticks while wearing padding, it makes for a politer country the rest of the country.

Iamaredditlady ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:22:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because I disagree with you and stick by my opinion, that does NOT mean I'm trolling.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:24:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

  1. The word "it's" is an abbreviation of "it is". When assigning ownership of something, use "its".

  2. The United States of America is a constitutional republic, not a democracy. In a democracy, every citizen votes on every issue directly, which would be logistical impossible for a large nation.

  3. Pterosaurs, plesiosaurs, and most other prehistoric reptiles WERE NOT DINOSAURS! The Dinosauridae were unique in their hip structure, which gave dinosaurs an upright posture as opposed to the sprawling legs of lizards, chelonians and crocodilians.

grumpycatabides ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:24:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

re:#3...Ross, is that you?

ssj7goku ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:25:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When a car is behind you in the fast lane, assume they want to pass, move over and let them pass. Just do it!

ephemeralityyy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:26:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice try Reddit

13thzen ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:33:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's not how it works. That's not how any of this works.

I_am_funsized_becka ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:38:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you all! Reading the posts/comments, and seeing the pictures complete my day! Thank you for being awesome!

Thecardinal74 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:45:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are not conforming to the "use hands-free or speaker phone when driving" rule if you have your phone on speaker but hold it up to your face anyway.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:48:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No matter how much you think you know about depression, unless you've experienced it firsthand you shouldn't give advice to others.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:51:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I don't believe about half of the post that claim to come upon something by chance.

FeelTheWrath79 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:53:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That reddit is the best search engine in the world. Computer algorithms aren't doing the searching. People are. Or rather people use their knowledge and return results when asked. Also there are some crazy fucked up people on reddit. Search wisely.

keithbro ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:56:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm bisexual. Haven't told my friends yet, but you are all my friends so now I have.

That_BMW_Kid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:40:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hi bisexual I'm that_BMW_kid nice to meet you

grumpycatabides ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:06:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your friends will love you for who you are.

And if they don't, they're not really your friends.

westin_majors ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:58:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm scared

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:59:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Snowden is getting old really fast.

TheFightGoes0n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And when the world finds out just how full of shit his sanctimonious ass is...

Augrills ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:08:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't be so damn negative all the time!

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:13:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's OK if you're not right all the time, we can't all be right. Just admit you were wrong when the instance calls for it, and move on.

cheetofarts ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:20:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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cheetofarts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:43:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

:3

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:24:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YOU JUST LOST THE GAME.

That_BMW_Kid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:35:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Darn

DrHair ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:33:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Doge isn't fucking funny anymore.

Cameo_Appearence ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:40:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I won't be here very long

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:52:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's going on

Cameo_Appearence ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:33:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shit my bad, didn't mean to sound depressed or anything. I was trying to make a joke with my username, which did not work out to great

Sysiphuslove ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:44:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Listen, I can't help but love you, even when you piss me off, I know you are in your holy soul trying to do the right thing most of the time. I might say I hate you but I say it like I might say it to myself. Why are you cruel? Why are you demeaning and unkind? Well, I hate that, but I see right through your emotional violence, no pain comes forth that wasn't bred there by some other one. I see through you. I love you and I can't help that. We're all on this fucking rock at the same time for a reason. There's so little time. Be kind, it matters.

faithlessdisciple ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:59:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just want a cure for bi polar. I hate my life. I'm not sorry that sometimes I want to run away. I'm still here. I love my family. I just want to die.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:03:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They might be able to help you /r/suicidewatch

faithlessdisciple ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:15:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm mostly pretty functional. I just. Yeah kinda tired of the life sentence of medication etc already . After 4 years of treatment/CBT etc, I'm stable. Just tired . I'm not going anywhere. My kids mean too much to me and me to them.

whistlar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:12:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of you guys are assholes. And I want to hug most of you.

vinsfeld08 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:30:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chicks are just people, dude.

proudcanadianeh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:39:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I just got engaged to the most wonderful woman in the world :)

BigFatBaldLoser ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:45:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't always have to prove that you are right. You deserve to be treated well. Being alone is not that bad. It's better than being with someone who treats you poorly. Looks aren't everything. Money isn't everything. Go do what makes you happy, life is surreptitiously short. Females like sex too.

lavalampmaster ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:59:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Sammich" isn't a fucking word, it's "Sandwich."

ThisDragonCantDance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:59:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sarmie works too

RaiFighter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:44:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a notorious Grammar Nazi, but I like calling them sammiches. Little bit of whimsy goes a long way to keep you sane, y'know?

Edit: And the sammich I just ate put me in a good mood, so I'm going to +1 you anyway.

fastgr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:05:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To stop asking the same questions again and again. Use the search function.. Use karmadecay...

Pick234 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:10:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's just a website, not the end of the world, So before you get mad at a comment and hyperventilate like a spazzing rage monkey on crack ..

Chill the fuck out.

Edit:words

mex4 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:19:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

im gay

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:44:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good to know

dilld0ugh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:43:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why do you have to be so mean sometimes? I'm already sure that some douche is going to comment something mean back or I'm going to get several downvotes. Why?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:22:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cause fuck you is why, asshole!!!

BenZonaa129 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:44:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/trees is for marijuana enthusiasts.

/r/marijuanaenthusiasts is for trees

get it right people.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:50:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That one is a bit of a joke actually

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:47:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop telling people that they, their family member, or their friend has a mental illness:

"Sounds like bipolar to me, OP."

That kind of shit. Stop it. A good 99.9% of you are not qualified to say things like that, even if you have the illness yourself or know someone who does. Think about the person sat there who you are talking to. What if they're massive hypochondriacs who get panic attacks? And you've just basically told them they're a schizophrenic or something. Just stop it.

You might think you're being smart. You might think you know what you're on about because you "understand". But think about it. You're diagnosing a stranger you have never met based on a single comment, with a mental illness. Step back and see how ridiculous that is.

Swend_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 08:26:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is kinda like Whose Line is it Anyway. Everything might not be made up, but the points definitely don't matter.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 08:47:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being a cynical asshole all the time isn't funny or cool. It just makes you unpleasant to be around.

third-world-king ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 08:49:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

assume every driver is an idiot

HuskyLuke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:27:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Including yourself.

MrSignalPlus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:25:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop telling people to break up with their partners based on a single one sided story that you read on here. You should know more about someone to give them such important advice

CharliGo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:03:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Quit posting spoilers or spoilery-type puns to people who haven't caught up/isn't a book reader heavilyapplyingGOThere.

I wanna say dick move, but it's WAYY dickier than a dick move.

ItsAGuysThing ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:04:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That me and my SO are trying for a baby

food_is_food ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:27:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

After 20 years of marriage, I divorced my wife because I was tired of living a lie. I finally accepted being bisexual. After exploring avenues with other males, I still felt empty. Being a 42 year old man, I needed love. Sex wasn't enough. I enjoy intimacy with other men, but felt alone. I recently connected with a much younger woman in a way that I have never with any other person. She is my world now. My ex claims that I left her for this girl under the disguise of a fabricated desire for other men. Am I a horrible person? Probably.

PM_IF_YOU_NEED_HELP ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:49:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for making me laugh, when I had periods of barely smiling guys. I appreciate it.

Foolmetal ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:32:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could make some friends through reddit. Here I am on this amazing website that people use all over the world, yet my inbox has been empty ever since I've joined. I really suck at starting a conversation, but I really want to get to know you guys.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:18:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey there!

Foolmetal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:37:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hello :D

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:24:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whats up?

Foolmetal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:56:53 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just woke up! You?

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:21:13 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've been over at a friends house for most of the day

Foolmetal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:21:49 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is it alright if I PM you? It'll be easier to talk.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:26 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go ahead

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:03:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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tonsilolith ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Let's just make them one thing, so we can get rid of it all at once.

Justboro... Bieber... Church? Oh my god. The monstrosity!

kittlies ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:56:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love WBC because they make intolerant opinions look stupid and extreme.

AdamBall1999 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hardly anyone cares about either of them.

Deathraged ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're right. For a place that claims to not care about celebrities reddit sure likes talking about celebrities.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gotta upvote you to the top to start a shitstorm...

pinkfloydchick64 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:32:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't be a troll. Some people take those comments to heart and it could really mess with them.

RyanAcer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:50:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Man up and grow pair, do shit instead of complaining on reddit all the god damn time

clamps12345 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:01:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

don't mention reddit in you tube comments

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:21:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could tell reddit that the news of Robbin Williams was just a hoax... :(

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your source?

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:45:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Source for what?

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:54:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He means he wished it wasn't true, not that it's really a hoax.

FurbyPope ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:09:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being politically uninformed does not mean you identify as "Independent."

JeremyLinama ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:30:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Her name was Sarah. (self.depressing) submitted 1 year ago by BadAdvice101 Her name was Sarah. I have loved her for as long as I can remember. She was the type of woman that you could take for granted. She'd make your dinner or clean up after you, but you would ignore her. This was me. She's been dead for twenty years. Twenty years. Sometimes I wake up and I can't remember what she looks like. Sometimes I won't move or get up until I can remember, and once I stayed in bed for six hours before I was able to see her face again. I'm getting old, and the older I get the harder it is to remember her. Sarah was the type of woman you just can't replace. It was only when she died that I realized all the things she had done for me. The long nights when she sat in the living room, watching television until I came home after a long night of drinking and then making sure I was clean and ready for bed. But no matter how late it was, she would always be up in the morning with a smile and the smell of breakfast rising behind her. How often that she would sacrifice her own time to make me happy. She was the one that taught me unrequited love, the kind of love that only one woman can give you in your lifetime. To this day the only thing that I can remember are the times I yelled at her, ignored her, or left for days without contacting her. Those days turned into weeks, and then months, and then years. She would call occasionally but I just didn't have the time, and now I regret it with every bone in my body. Her name was Sarah, but to me she will always be mom. 3 commentssharesavehidegive goldreport

justalamename ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:25:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Since no body in my life seems to give a shit. I lost 100 lbs over the last 2 years. Would like to drop another 40 or 50.

ThisDragonCantDance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:02:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Congratulations on the hard won gains!

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:02:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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catassticalnarwhale ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really? It's just demonstrating basic manners and thanking whoever anonymously spent 5 dollars on your comment. Edits related to something about acquired upvotes I understand but this is understandable behavior.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:29:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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catassticalnarwhale ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sure it's a donation to reddit, but it's more of an indirect donation since you only grant it through comments. That technically means that someone spent money because of your comment.

[deleted] ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 18:23:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

The world isn't nearly as racist and sexist as you make it out to be. If you look hard enough you'll always find what you're looking for. And surrounding yourself with racist, sexist people (scouring the default subreddits, and then constantly complaining how shitty the default subreddits are) will only continue to confirm your already bitter, angry outlook on life.

Get off the default subreddits (they don't represent all of humanity or the general public for that matter) and stay away from anything MRA and fempire related and you'll see how un-shitty reddit actually is.

People complain that "reddit is turning into the youtube comment section." Well did it not occur to you that if people have access to youtube and are willing to make an account there and use it, that they'll also do the same with reddit. It's the same kind of people doing the same kind of things...saying shitty things to get people pissed off.

jobosno ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:43:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's almost like a sub with 5 million subscribers is going to have more racists than a sub of 5000, as well as being more visible to other racists.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 20:56:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:29:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dunno, I'm a brown person and agree with this guy. And considering your post history, you're probably pretty quick to assume that anything and everything is discrimination on some level.

[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 21:43:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:45:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's hard to take anyone seriously if they misinterpret people's Reddit comments and are way too ready to be offended at something rather than think a bit more rationally about it. Life isn't really as bad as you make it out to be.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 21:50:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:52:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, considering that you're unapologetically easily offended, that's a huge factor to work off of.

[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 21:57:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:00:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What? That the world isn't as racist and sexist as you claim it is? How do you even quantify that? And it honestly probably isn't, since you yourself said that you're easily offended and won't apologize for it (as if someone asked you to). If you're easily offended, that means that you're probably finding things racist or sexist that aren't racist or sexist much or at all.

Lemme see some of your superior logic now.

edit: Way to downvote every response I'm giving you. Nice argumentation skills there. Very mature.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 22:12:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You could have easily said lots of stuff, but now you're trying to change your answer to move the goal posts and prove a different point. But we both know that you're unapologetically easily offended because that's what you said first before you realize you'd be called out on it. And being "offended" about stuff like this is not akin to laughing more than the average person, so that's a bad analogy.

An anecdote isn't enough to prove why I think or see the world entirely a certain way. And if you think that it's enough, you're probably a very inexperienced person that spends lots of time on social justice blogs, yearning to feel more experienced and worldly than they actually are. But instead you decide to be easily offended at insignificant things, which is a lazy way to go about it.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being easily offended is a sign of weakness because you have a perpetual victim's perspective. I'm calling you out on being weak for that, and the fact that you can't understand what I'm saying doesn't make me less correct.

PM_ME_YOUR_PARTS ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:20:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Opinion i disagree with = white man

theboiledpeanuts ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:00:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

not everyone I disagree with is a white male, but every white male is one I disagree with

PM_ME_YOUR_PARTS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:15:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is the most idiotic thing I've heard

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:14:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm going to skip the part where I call you a racist and a sexist, then you defend yourself from those terms with that stupid paper shield of "power plus prejudice." Sound good? Alright. In that case, I take it back. You're not a racist or a sexist. You're just a bigot. I hope that helps you sleep at night.

Lionhearted09 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:03:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He didn't say it wasn't. He said it isn't as racist or sexist as you think which I agree with

trousershorts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just gonna leave this here. I'm not saying police brutality doesn't exist but just remember that there are two sides to a story.

critfist ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:19:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The world isn't nearly as racist and sexist as you make it out to be.

emphasis in nearly

meMidFUALL ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:26:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This will do

LoneRedditor123 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:49:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Your inside jokes aren't funny.. Spamming memes on the internet will only attract more people like 9GAG and 4chan to hate you, and constantly giving us adviceanimals that are so incredibly obvious that a half-retarded deaf child would know are annoying as shit.

Also 1+2 = 3 HALF LIFE TREE CONFERM LELELELE. Those aren't funny either. Shut. The Fuck. Up.

EDIT: Actually 9GAG is probably worse regardless. They just steal jokes, so scratch that.

OmegaPrecept ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dang! Dat hate for the memes is real bro! What happened? Why you so mad?

LoneRedditor123 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:07:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Goat Simulator happened.

cake4chu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

hehe

20140113 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You couldn't make your point without insulting disabled kids?

LoneRedditor123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I made an example you incredulous idiot.

[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:39:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because the guy in the passing lane is going slower than your preferred speed does not give you the right to tailgate their asses until they move over. Speeding is illegal and tailgating is both illegal and rude as fuck. I understand people aren't supposed to be in the passing lane if they're not passing but I see and have had people riding my ass while I'm going about 10 miles over the speed limit and actively passing, and I've gotten bullshit reasons that that's okay. Also, for some of you guys it seems to be perfectly okay to speed and tailgate but passing these slower drivers on the right is fucking taboo because you're not supposed to do it? Fuck off, you're acting like an asshole.

celadonshopper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:12:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Worse still is when the tailgating asshole sees an opportunity to pass you when you're leaving proper space between your car and the queue in front. You're gaining ten feet! Fuck everything about those people.

smb275 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:58:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Disagreement with someone's contribution to the thread =/= downvote.

tejaco ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:39:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You guys are hilarious. I have laughed 'til I cried while reading threads on reddit more often than while consuming any other kind of media, in my life. THANKS FOR THE LOLS.

Phill_Decock ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:45:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't have a brother, it was me, I ate the sheep shit.

piraticalnerve ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:46:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good story

OmegaPrecept ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You forgot to call him bro.

grantly0711 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:23:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

SHIT! PUDDING!

Im_Your_Father_AMA ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:47:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We judge everyone else by what they say, but we judge ourselves by what we mean. Misunderstandings happen all the time, give people the benefit of the doubt.

sega20 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:10:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Emma Watson is NOT the hottest woman around. There's many others hotter than her.

popstar249 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:21:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Citation needed

atsu333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

She has a certain charm though.

nrbartman ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:42:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I want to tell all of reddit to please stop telling me which liquids came out of their noses and when.

Nothing is that funny. "Thank you for that kinds sir, the whole office is wondering what that muffled laughter is, as my coffee drips from my nose."

No they're not. You didn't laugh that hard. Children laugh that hard. Children and people with mental deficiencies are just about the only people without the regulatory control over their drinking/laughing separation.

Maybe once in awhile, over your entire lifetime, you'll be hit with something thats so perfectly timed by someone around you that you get your tubes crossed up....but while sitting in an office reading text on a screen? Stop.

Chilotazo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:08:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You lost the game

Mr_Lannister ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:10:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

God Damnit. Its been years since I've lost! ihateyounotreally

MissSwat ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:33:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some of you guys are huge assholes. You know you're an asshole, we know you're an asshole. Why are you being assholes? Why not be nice? I just don't get it.

gobeavers ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:33:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't complain about traffic. If you are in traffic, you are traffic.

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:54:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are not as smart as you think you are, myself included and I know I'm not smart because I've met people that are actually smart and they were way smarter than me.

Zaeron ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:24:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Alright. Two things.

1) if you haven't fucked her, if you haven't slept in her bed, if you haven't been incredibly pissed at her for something, if you haven't realized how much you fucking hate the way she leaves her shit all over the bathroom counter, if you can't think of anything that sucks about her, if you think she's perfect, YOU DON'T FUCKING LOVE HER.

No seriously. You don't. You may be infatuated. You may be in lust. You may have a huge crush. But shut the fuck up with this "I fell in love with her the first day i met her and it's ten years later and we never kissed and I haven't seen her since I was 17 but I'll never meet anyone as perfect again."

No shit. You know why you're right? Because she wasn't fucking perfect. You just never had the chance to realize that she's a normal fucking person just like everyone else. You don't love her you big, stupid idiot you love the IDEA OF HER.

2) if you are in the friend zone, it's because you put yourself there. The only person who is causing these feelings is you. If you want to be friends with someone, be friends with them. If you want to fuck someone, try to fuck them. Don't be friends with someone you want to put your goddamn dick in. Seriously.

And if you do, don't you fucking DARE blame her for your own shit choices. She didn't friendzone you, you friendzoned yourself. Don't like it? STOP BEING HER FRIEND. YOU'RE BEING A SHIT FRIEND ANYWAY. REAL FRIENDS DON'T STAND AROUND LIKE VULTURES HOPING THAT THEIR FRIEND WILL GET DRUNK AND LONELY AND FALL ON THEIR DICK.

Christ you people are garbage at women.

aim_at_me ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I seriously hope you're a dude.

Zaeron ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:31:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like my style of conversation makes my gender fairly obvious... :p

IrashiHeart ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:20:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

9/11 was an inside job.

Ron Paul for president.

The n word.

BongIntercepted ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:25:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity โ€“ in all this vastness โ€“ there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.

Do you realize that everyone you know someday will die? The pettiness, the accusations of wrong doings, all the stupid conflicts and unnecessary suffering in order to feed the ego needs to stop. Life is too fucking short to take things so seriously. We ain't getting out alive.

theboiledpeanuts ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:00:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

one time I got so high I folded my pants before I put them in the dryer

PM_ME_YOUR_CHESTHAMS ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:12:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

GW Curvy girls - some of you aren't curvy. Round is one continuous curve.

GW+ Girls - clean your asshole before you show it.

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:46:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Redditors, your compassion and sense of justice gives me extra faith in this world when I need it. In lieu of the aforementioned, some of you have an uncanny talent for spinning filthy internet smut from the raw materials of the universe. I'm looking at you, Vargas.

lovere ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:18:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

JUST LIGHTEN UP! Putting someone down doesn't make you taller...

mikkeldaman ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:04:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

After jerking that warm juicy load in my fist, I like to lick my hand clean.

Edit: C'mon, I really wanted to get that off my chest. I needed someone to tell me it's OK. Please don't hate me.

Edit 2: Thanks for the gold.

meterspersecond ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:39:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's uhhh... ok

mikkeldaman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:28:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you very much *hugs

XDingoX83 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:47:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TIL

hnaaahaha ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:28:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's okay, I do that too. It's a lot greener than using tissues. You reclaim some of the nutrition you lost and you have a quicker cleanup. So glad I have this throwaway account lol.

mikkeldaman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:55:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh crap... never thought of setting up a throwaway account. But it's OK, I rarely share my experiences with people outside of reddit if they are not immediately present so I'm not too worried.

Sploitspiller ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:00:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everything you said is also what she said.

stikkit2em ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:36:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hope that was cathartic. Ha, ha. But honestly, we probably all do something that would make people go eww...

mikkeldaman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:56:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was actually really helpful. I always wanted to say it but you can't just go to your friends and let them know. People are really quick to judge.

stikkit2em ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:53:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That revelation would NOT be welcome if shared in public but on the internet, meh. Go forth and be happy.

[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:40:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're all fucking losers

LetterSwapper ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:37:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

False. I haven't had sex in years.

weeps

tehgama95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And here you are

crazymusicman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

then what are you doing here?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:52:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ViralFirefly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is actually something I have a hard time remembering, thank you.

TheOlMo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:38:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop asking the same fucking questions over and over again on /r/askreddit

Lunux ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe I'm reading this question differently than other people here, but I interpreted it as "what do you wish you could tell reddit, but you really can't?"

And my answer to that would be my real name. I would love to meet new people, get to know them and such, but the Internet is not a friendly place to those who publicly announce their identity.

letimewizard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:58:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Making it to the front page, is all about when you post.

mac9330 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:58:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not every meme needs to have a real story behind it. If bad luck Brian slips on a banana peel into a pile of katanas and it makes me giggle I don't need to see a thousand /r/thathappend ! Obviously it didn't happen if it's on reddit it probably didn't happen if it's on /r/adviceanimals it almost certainly didn't.

RosaHosa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:02:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Emma Watson isn't everything in this world

W1R3T4P ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just most.

ulrikkl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:12:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How awesome my life is. But my life's not awesome so i can't do that

Gastrocannon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am the Gastrocannon.

-eDgAR- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:16:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because something gets highly upvoted, doesn't mean it meets the original purpose/rules of the sub.

Pepsihawk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:19:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You aren't stuck in traffic, you ARE the traffic. Everybody you see is a person with a story, just like you.

Danielkilly08 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:21:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

SHUT. UP.

Flawless5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Upvote a comment if it's relevant to the topic and downvote if it's not. Don't downvote comments just because you disagree.

ACE_C0ND0R ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nope, still going to upvote shit I like and downvote shit I don't.

...downvoted you btw.

ORANG_DRAGIC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:23:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Women don't complain about male chauvinism nearly as much as this site pretends they do. In fact, on reddit, it's just guys constantly complaining about women.

Culiaclan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:23:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It doesn't matter how long you have been a Redditor and Reddit shouldn't be treated as some special, exclusive club.

As long as you contribute (if you want to), vote, and not be a jerk. I am happy to hear from a whole bunch of different people from different places. Everyone is welcome!

oreonukka ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:36:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Would you or people you know have a life if Reddit went down? How about Facebook? Google?

gfcf14 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's fun to read an occasional immature comment on a reply to a thoughtful post, it's nice to have a laugh. But too much simply gets boring

neunen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:40:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that all negativity comes from pain and all pain comes from negativity.

caw747 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:41:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you say "It's amazing how dumb the average person is" and stuff like that....you ARE the average person

caw747shoulderparrot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

BAAAAAWK! When you say "It's amazing how dumb the average person is" and stuff like that....you ARE the average person

idiotbox1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:41:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not Everyone Has a big dick

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Especially Indians & Asians. Ever seen a male of that race in a porno? No because their dicks are usually petite.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:41:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

IMMM GAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! sike.. i wish i had something interesting to tell reddit... i wish i had vietnam stories

xchx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:41:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of Redditors are generally cheap bastards who think they deserve everything for free and piracy is just social justice... No, it isn't and some things need to be paid for...

quickscopemcjerkoff ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:41:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop reposting stuff that was on the front page like a few days ago! If you are going to be a karma whore then at least do some damn digging.

DrBots ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:42:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd tell reddit what was in the safe!

AdamLikes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:42:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please stop trying to milk every comment on here by replying with a reworded version of the original comment. No one cares about how much karma you have.

theHamburglersNugget ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:43:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To go see a doctor. Seriously stop using Reddit for medical advice.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Other people can open your profile and see your other posts, so busting into one thread and saying 'I earn 5k a month and I'm a shit hot surgeon' just sounds stupid when your previous 20 comments are talking about how much you're stuck and lonely in high school.

OmegaPrecept ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Surgeons make much much more then 5k/month (I make 5k/month its not much). Don't be jelly, but I understand your frustration with the lies... However, Its important to remember that this internet and reddit more of a source of entertainment. If people are bullshitting, call them on it but use proper English to so evidence of their fraudulent behavior.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Surgeons in the states might earn that, but in England and Europe, surgeons aren't earning 5k a month (except maybe nordic countries since 5k is actually only 500 pounds (390 dollars). (this is largely because 5k pounds is like 8.5k dollars, a month that's crazy, that's like 100k a year, before tax, I guess after tax you'd lose like 8-14k off that).

I just don't really get a lot of the lies people tell online, if nobody's' opinion counts then why bother lying in the first place.

kschneezy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Meditate

Traveledfarwestward ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

breakingmad1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I came in like a wrecking ball is my fVe song

Hugh-Jacks-Son ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop saying 'I was with my friend (let's call him Mike).' Just say 'I was with my friend Mike'

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you disagree with someone and post a rebuttal underneath their comment, upvote them.

That way more people will see their post, and therefore will see your reply.

DxC17 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unsubscribe from the default subreddits and stay away from the hive mind.

Shockma_Ranyk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop circlejerking so hard, /r/circlejerk can barely keep up

GangleMonster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Playing games gets you nowhere.

atsu333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:21:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Except out of here.

I don't often, but it's nice when I can.

strangeattractors ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:47:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

That research shows neurofeedback (brain training) works as well as medication for ADD:

http://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/Pages/Computer-Feedback-Can-Help-Students-With-ADHD.aspx

kkjdroid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ADD is no longer a classification. It's ADHD-inattentive or ADHD-hyperactive. Thanks for the link, though.

strangeattractors ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:28 on August 21, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for the clarification, but ADD/ADHD is a misnomer that is used to communicate an idea that is not necessarily relevant. It's a convenient way to diagnose a constellation of symptoms, as per the DSM, simply for insurance reimbursement and medication justification. ADD/ADHD means nothing, however, when you consider how many root causes can be attributed to these symptoms: diet, hormones, TBI, depression, anxiety, allergies... all of these and more can cause brain fog/inattentiveness, which will present as inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity.

MetastableToChaos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:47:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just....stfu.

willyp0689 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:48:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pun threads are so fucking awful. I wish they were banned in all of Reddit.

BoneZ_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:48:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just had sex and it was awesome

ACE_C0ND0R ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's not what your mom said.

BoneZ_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yours did

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:48:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is a real person on the other end of the screen, trolls.

kkjdroid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Isn't that trolls' entire motivation?

sens08 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Life is going to be over before you know it. Have more fun and calm down.

Sir_Rants_Alot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The sherbet has fermented.

KoolKatzClub ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes, you can't buy a bread. It's just too expensive

grantly0711 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really liked this.

AnonNurse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone bleeds red. We are all human, and respecting each other goes a long way. Judging your fellow man for the color of his or her skin is so easy and quick yet so unnecessary. Stop the hate, stop the violence, and love one another for no reason other than because it's the right thing to do.

ThatsInappropriate2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's about 3 million reddit users in a world of 7 billion. This site does not represent humanity.

EpoxyD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You shouldn't downvote just because it's not your cup of tea, or upvote if it isn't relevant to the sub or thread. It isn't hard really.

danomano ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Use your turn signal please.

gifforc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For every person that posts, there are probably 200 more informed, more intelligent lurkers who are just laughing at the idiots.

mycatsleepsalot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When I was younger, it made me feel cool to go on the internet and be super condescending and rude to people who disagreed with me.

Then I realized no one listens to someone who is more concerned with 'cleverly' insulting different views instead of trying to understand, even if they're making a good argument otherwise. I also realized it was kinda pathetic to treat people like that. So I stopped. I wish other people here would stop too.

sandwich_face ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't give a shit about your cat.

LesCallMeKiki ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chill the fuck out about fat people. They know they're fat, and they certainly didn't come for your approval. Stop pretending you just care about their health. No, you like making fun of them.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:54:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you complain about reposts, remember that the first time you saw it, it was probably a repost then too.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:56:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If all of your opinions are the same as the popular opinion on Reddit, you should get the fuck out of this echo chamber as quickly as possible and rejoin society.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop makings everything a circle jerk and if you disagree with something don't down vote it into an oblivion just because it not popular opinion (provided it is actually a reasonable opinion)

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

NSA IS IN THE HOUSE

RoundBread ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

NICE TRY NSA

lejefferson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit functions through karma. The only way all the interesting stuff you see every day gets there is through people posting content they find interesting in hopes it will get upvoted. Reddit functions through upvoting and downvoting content with the things everyone likes getting upvotes. Those of you who complain about karma whores are complaining about the way Reddit functions.

Also grow up.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:02:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one cares about you correcting their spelling or grammar, just butt out you know what they meant to say.

bluessiren ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Women are people.

Chrisrus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:12:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everybody already knows that.

bluessiren ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

this is why it needs repeating.

Chrisrus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:09:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The lives of men are less valuable than those of people who can have babies.

bluessiren ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:43:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, not what I meant...

Chrisrus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:43:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No. What I said is true. It is men, not women, who are lesser value. Men have to do something in order to be valuable, not just be capable of having babies.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop trying to justify anything humans do. It's completely pointless, the human race is fucking dumb. Get over yourselves, you're not valuable just because you're human.

zacree ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is no such thing as the friendzone. There are just people who do not want a romantic relationship with you, and people who do.

AnotherRockRaider ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:04:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice try NSA

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

Chrisrus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There was only one guy I know of who thought that.

SOAR21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:06:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You (and I) are not nearly as smart as you think you are. It's a common occurrence on a daily basis, where someone says something that sounds reasonable and sorta makes sense, and everyone latches on, and then a true expert in the field or issue comes in and completely blows that shit out of the water. Stop trying to talk about things you really don't have any idea about. Don't give legal advice if you're not a lawyer. Don't tell people how to properly practice guitar unless you do it yourself an hour or more a day. I don't go to high school students for psychological advice in real life so I don't want to hear it from a random person either.

I realize the internet and its wealth of knowledge empowers people but that doesn't mean its all-knowing. Respect the time it takes to be good or learned in ANYTHING. If you spent 12 hours reading about a deep topic that doesn't make you an expert.

That being said, it's cool that there are so many actually intelligent people here (I'm very likely not talking about YOU).

gokart-mozart ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I slept with a girl last night. Didn't have sex but you know... I SLEPT WITH A GIRL

critfist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:08:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That the majority of Reddit users are not Atheists/Agnostics. It's a minority in the US/Canada/Europe among both Adults and youth, Reddit is not the exception.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:08:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, and another thing, you don't have to be a fucking dick about everything. There are nice ways to say stuff, funny ways to say stuff, and just downright obnoxious, rude, asshole-y ways to say stuff. Don't be a dick.

Jaycatt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm always reminded of this.

Better_nUrf_Irelia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you don't like it get out. I see so many people whining about the state of x subreddit and the state of y subreddit, or things they hate seeing over and over. The simple solution is, stop reading it then! This is the internet, it's not hard, there are plenty of other places to go, even within reddit, where you wont find the things you don't like!

So much quality content is being removed or censored because people can't cope with ridiculously simple things that don't need to be worried about, like quality posts in /r/leagueoflegends being removed because a select few don't have the mental capacity to scroll past and ignore a "hi mom!" front page edit or whatever. Do these people not have therapists, because frankly if you can't cope with seeing that, and feel the need to vent to thousands of other strangers about it, so much so that it becomes a mod rule then you need to see a therapist. It is not healthy. It will ruin your life.

I literally had to unsubscribe from one of my favourite subreddits because there were so many people in that subreddit who hated it and did nothing but complain about it, and if you ever went against the grain of hating on that subreddit, god forbid, you'd get downvoted to heck. Is it really that hard to use the unsubscribe button?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not as smart as you think you are so stop talking down to people.

_Random_Username_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chill. Out.

Just Relax.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go fuck yourself

wendysNO1wcheese ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:11:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

STOP LYING

the_m_word ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:11:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If at all possible, check with a mental health professional before polling the reddit community.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:12:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This post is why /r/circlejerk exists

nutriboom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:13:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like I'm falling deeper within the circle of inaction through porn/not knowing where my true passion lies. Also, my butthole is sorta blue.

Taresu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pics?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:14:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Don't put up "Reddit ambassador" comments on popular Youtube videos. I have seen tons of stupid memes come and go, and couldn't care less, but this one is just so terribly dumb it hurts.

InfectedShadow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:14:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everything needs to be true for it to be funny.

Gullyvuhr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:14:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All women aren't currently being raped, all men aren't currently being victimized, cops aren't always brutalizing people, cats aren't always fucking cute, bacon isn't always the meal of choice, reddit stickers on cars or personalized license plates don't always need a picture taken, and showing your butthole is not going wild.

Chrisrus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:15:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you verb nouns and adjectives, it wierds people.

blackrabbits ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The expression is 'by accident'. Not 'on accident'. As in, 'I did it by way of accident'. Damn kids and their evolution of English.

TheMommaBear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel the same way about people who wait ''on line' instead of 'in line'. Just gives me chills.

JoshfromNazareth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:02:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It doesn't really matter.

SmokiestElfo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you.

That's all I would like to say.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The NSA isn't something you should constantly panic about. We don't live in a police state. Cops aren't inhuman monsters that want to invade your rights. The government isn't oligarchical. Obama isn't a tyrant, and neither was Bush. Our rights are not being stripped away. Stop the alarmist rhetoric.

Mstubbsii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're one of "them" aren't you?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, I don't get a check in the mail from the NSA.

this_guy_jIM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Getting down voted is not the end of the world.

Anal_Fister_Of_Men ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your puns aren't as funny or clever as you think.

cooldj9239 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think we should see other people

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"ITT" contributes nothing to the thread. It's not funny or original. Please stop.

Deefry ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop fucking vote brigading.

Nihiliste ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is not worth getting angry over offhand Reddit comments about a trivial topic.

Ghost_Sights ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like to think I provide constructive comments however I'm down voted. See other peoples less constructive half ass comments recieve 2k and gold kills me inside.

Reddit art thou not entertained?!

(โ•ฏยฐโ–กยฐ)โ•ฏ๏ธต โ”ปโ”โ”ป

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Downvotes aren't for disagreements.

CHRIST_THE_FISTER ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ya'll are real bastards sometimes, but I still love you.

Crackerpool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't delete your fucking comment, own up to it like a (hu) man.

mossssa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:22:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not gay.

Ambinevolence ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:26:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Karma does not indicate the insight of someone's contribution, merely the entertainment value.

IAmAShitposterAMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:59 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're a fraud, and we both know it.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I lurk, but you guys make me feel like I belong to this world, this community, every post I read gives me motivation to push forward and move forward.

You, strangers, you are how I learned to love myself and love life and strive to live it to the fullest.

Greasier ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We need to stop /r/ShitRedditSays before it metastasizes any further.

DoDaDrew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't give a rat's ass if my grammar is correct. It's the internet, I'm not turning in a paper to y'all. If I use a word incorrectly irregardless you'll get the point. My comma being say over here in this perfectly, legible sentence doesn't really, matter.

You're not better than me because you can type a better sentence or what have you. Piss off, assholes.

wayan_nz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get back to work.

Survival_Cheese ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:32:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please don't take everything on Reddit so damned seriously. Seriously!

DavideSM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:35:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

VERONICA CORNINGSTONE AND I HAD SEX AND NOW WE'RE IN LOOOOOVEEEEE!...... Did I say that loud?

Curlysnail ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:35:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All people are people. No one is different because they are different if that makes any sense.

HuFuckingCares ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:35:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We are groot

PatriotsFTW ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:35:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I did not have sexual relations with that woman.

NewNoise929 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Going to get downvoted, but stop using rekt. It's not funny, original or witty.

affoblast ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Next summer Iยดll be this much! (holds up fingers, a bag of fingers.)

Head1lessZombie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:37:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wash your ass crack every day.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And your numpty.

artyboi37 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Coconut milk. That is all.

GoldenBull ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't need you to correct everyone's grammar and spelling. I know what the fuck people are trying to say so shut up.

nick52 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:39:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Grow the fuck up, calm the fuck down.

AWildAnonHasAppeared ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:39:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Israel isn't as bad as you guys try to make it seem.

OmegaPrecept ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

True, all this Israel hate that is being (pushed) to the front page recently has really diminished my faith in the mods/hive mind (no faith in hivemind??? blasphemy!) . A lot of these 23-28 years olds who think they have reached the point of enlightenment because they received a bachelors in communications, have a job that provides them with 3k/mnth and receive their overly opinionated news from one source and are overly proud because they finally figured out how to use their pecker to please a women (Exhales) I grow weary of.

A lot of people forget that the Israelis during peace negotiations decades ago GAVE INTO EVER LAST ONE OF PALESTINIANS DEMANDS. The only thing the Israelis asked in return was to be recognized as legitimate state. The Palestinians would not adhere to the treaty even tho they received everything they asked for. :(

fatnerdyjesus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:39:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey Reddit, I just won Powerball!!!!

jaredearle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:41:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Ninety percent of everything is crap" - Sturgeon's Revelation

Yes, this most definitely applies to Reddit.

Razlyk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:41:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

USE. YOUR. FUCKING. TURN SIGNALS!!!!!!!

jetmax25 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:41:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You aren't better than anybody else for liking "good" music, tv shows, books ....

Africa_Whale ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:41:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm gonna go against the grain here and say that you guys should know that you're all awesome!

Redditors are really self depreciating from what I've seen. We all love to nitpick out all of our problems and then smear them around for recognition. But in the end we're just people with people-flaws.

What I see is a community of incredible people. People who are funny, intelligent, creative, and interesting. And even if you just lurk around, you're still part of this awesome group of people.

No matter how much we love to hate on ourselves, we're all still here. And it's because this is an awesome world community. And there's something here for everyone to enjoy!

Tl;dr: Don't hate yourself Reddit! Your some of the greatest people around!

kickass121 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:41:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can we start to use memes correctly again? Come on guys, I love/hate memes, but if they're done right I enjoy them. The seal is going the way of the puffin, and dark confession bear has become mildly abrasive/sad bear. Insanity wolf has become slightly offensive wolf. Thanks in advance.

aur0ra145 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Never underestimate the power of shutting the fuck up.

InvaderSimian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is a great website with a great overall community and tons of great sub-communities - that's why we keep coming back for more. Stop acting like this is the worst website in existence and you hate being here, because Reddit is far better than the junk that pollutes a decent majority the internet and we all know it. I love Reddit - I just wish it could learn to love itself.

Also, I'm sorry if this came off as arrogant/hateful, I did not intend for it to sound like that.

adityapstar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gold/Front page edit aren't obligatory, as so many people seem to think. They detract from the original comment and don't add anything of value.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

your kid is not cute, your dog has a stupid name and your wife needs to lose weight .

0hmahgahd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Happiness is all that matters in life. Is it worth doing if it won't make you happy in the long run

RekdAnalCavity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everyone gets the shits after eating a taco

CMQueen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everyone is American and/or male.

HoudiniWasFake ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

god isn't real and if you believe in one you're a fucking moron

Waldhorn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've fallen and I can't get up

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:46:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop acting like Robin Williams was someone you knew.. unless Robin Williams was someone you knew....assholes.

cjb101096 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:46:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

cats suck

Zero_Teche ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:46:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you're all liars.

Most of your stories are skewed or just plain wrong.

Kalapuya ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Children scream, and run, and disobey, and do other things you don't like from time to time because they are learning. They don't know any better, and it takes months and years of growth and consistent reinforcement for them to learn good behaviors. A lot of good parenting is counter-intuitive, and most parents don't know it on day one. Keep in mind that the parent is learning too! You could be the best parent in the history of humanity and your kids will still run and scream and do what they want sometimes. They are individuals with a mind of their own, there is nothing wrong with them or their parents (probably). And it is probably in no way related to the parenting methods you witnessed during the very narrow window of time you observed them. And keep in mind that most kids and parents alike behave differently in public than when they're at home. Often times little kids are well-behaved at home, but not in public, and the parents are exasperated trying to figure out how to control them and get their shit done at the same time. Unfortunately for everyone else, the best way for kids to learn how to behave in public is to.... take them out in public. No kids or parents are perfect, but even shitty parents need to go out in the world and get their shit done. It's not logistically or financially possible to always have a babysitter at the ready.

If you admittedly lack experience with child-rearing then accept the fact that you lack experience, and your ideas about it are probably a bit myopic. You ever notice how it's mostly childless people on one side of the argument, and parents on the other? That should be a huge red flag that you might not have all the answers. I'm not saying I enjoy screaming children in a restaurant, or listening to bratty kids sass their parents, but I'm far more patient and less judgmental about it because I understand it in a much different way since I actually know what it's like to raise children. I'm honestly glad that Reddit is so concerned about good parenting, the fabric of society depends on healthy families, but you folks pretty frequently and unfairly bring the hammer down hard on parents, and a lot of the time it's painfully apparent for those of us with kids that you really have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. I'm not saying this to be a self-important asshole, I'm saying it because it's genuinely the truth. Just look at any of your friends that have had kids and how different they are now. Do all parents know what they're doing? FUCK NO, but the vast majority of parents know more about raising kids than the vast majority of non-parents by virtue of the fact that they have experience doing it. No one is perfect, and I can tell you most parents of young kids are exhausted, so cut 'em a fucken break already.

ManWithYourPlan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

When I was in Kindergarten, I told everyone that this girl was my Girlfriend. I told them that because during nap time, I would lay my mat next to hers and we'd have a good nap.

One day we were sitting in story time and I was laying down the mack particularly hard. I would slowly but surely slide my hand closer to hers. I came within an inch of her hand when I had one of those sudden "omfg I have to pee right now" moments. Now in Mrs. Crooks kindergarten class we had a rule where we had to put up fingers if we needed something. 1 finger was a question, 2 was the bathroom, and 3 was I'm dying, save me. So I stick my 2 little fingers up into the air and I waited. and waited. and waited. and WAITED. AND WAITED SO LONGITFELTLIKEANHOUR!!!! Until Finally... the 2 little fingers came back down. I could feel the warm soothing feeling of utter humilation running out my pants and pooling in between my crossed indian-style legs. Thinking if I could just spred my legs wider I could cover the puddle, I started shifting, but to no avail. I glance to where the girl of my destiny is sitting and watch in utter helplessness as the puddle grows and seethes towards her unsuspecting hand. Suddenly, time slows... the puddle reaches her hand. it slowly envelopes her finger tips and then moves down her hand like a plague of social isolation. She looks down and jerks her hand away in shock as realization bursts over her like my recently bursting bladder... And then... she looks at me, her face racked with a mixture of disgust and surprise. My face turned so red that had I been in a pool of strawberries, my classmates would've seen nothing but a shirt and a smelly pair of piss pants.

After what felt like a decade, story time ended. I ran to my seat, thinking I could avoid the stares as well as the discovery of my act if I left in haste. Sliding into my chair with greater ease than usual, I stared in horror at Mrs. Crook, who has just noticed my liquid displeasure all over the floor. She began to go around each of our tables asking all students to stand. While the others had no idea why, I felt like a fish out of warm water as I stood there with blantant guilt painted all over my beat red face. As she came to our table, I resigned myself to my fate. Curiously, she passes by me without a word, and has us all sit back down. "I'M FREE" I thought. "SHE HAS NO IDEA!" Little did I know she was just being extraordinarily compassionate. She waited a few moments, called me to her desk, and then went with me to call my mom. Distraught, I went to pick up my replacement trousers.

The ultimate crushing of my 5 year old self-esteem came when I returned to class to find that it was nap time. I quickly grabbed my mat, and began searching for my love, thinking I could explain it all... I found something I would have never expected. There on the floor with the love of my life, my best-friend Trey had taken the spot next to her and they were talking. My Hopes, Dreams, and thoughts of social prowess were truly and utterly crushed.

w675 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is nothing funny about all this reddit-armie, Fedora bulllshit. Nothing. It's not funny ironically, it's not funny post-ironically, IT IS NOT FUCKING FUNNY AT ALL. It is outdated, immature, pointless, and lazy humor that gives this site a horrible reputation. I'd rather not see Reddit become the next 9gag.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You guys really make too many Hitler friendly comments/posts. I just don't think it's ever appropriate to make it seem like he was probably just a nice, regular guy.

TheConnections ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:47:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He was not regular. He was an extraordinary man and was regarded as such globally during his time.

RocketQ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's ok to be Transgender.

dmo99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I love @Christon Pertzborn and I always will. She was my soulmate taken from me way to soon. She was my best friend and my lover. She believed in me. She carried me. She picked me up. She never ever left me hangin...she was down for whatever I was down for. She laughed at everything I did. When she smiled at me I would think about how cute she is. We met in treatment and it lasted 6 wonderful years. I found her one day and there was nothing anyone could do. It was too late but her work here was done. Because she believed in me I believed in me. I know she was sent from heaven to save my life. She came to me in my darkest hour. She taught me to believe in love and that life can be fun. I didn't think any of that was real until I met her. Because of her I see the world different. I became comfortable in my own skin. I didn't care what others said or thought.. I wore what clothes I had. I worked what jobs I could get. She didn't care about any of it. She just wanted to be with me cause when she was with me there was nothing else either one of us needed. I want reddit to know that love is so very very real and it is usually too late when you realize this. Don't let the best thing in life slip away because you think you have forever to take it serious...RIP CHRISSY.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The hivemind of reddit is to hate people who do really hard work. Some of the development teams at EA work really hard to make good games, only to be foiled by shitty business decisions made by people the development teams most likely don't even know.

Just remember that because some parts of a company are bad, it doesn't mean that there aren't a lot of people in that company working incredibly hard to put bread on the table.

oldmanswar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:52:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Meme is in fact pronounced "may may".

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:52:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit lingo is annoying as fuck. Can confirm OP, please deliver. Commence circle jerk.

Edit 1: Thanks for gold stranger!

eres_guey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you have more comments than upvotes

koala617 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If a person asks for help, don't be a sarcastic jackass.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Additionally, if they ask for help in a situation, don't tell them not to get in that situation.

freemorons ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you love them, please call your family: mom, dad, nana, grandpa, brother, sister. Call them anyway. Now.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

if you're a girl of r/gonewild, show me your favorite pic and i'll make a pencil drawing of it for you

Duder4Brevity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never been guilded. That would be cool.

xx_creep ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is nothing wrong with reposts as long as OP isn't trying to claim it as their own. Most of us aren't on reddit 24 / 7. We miss things from time to time.

kinsm4n ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit could revolutionize Politics if everyone was involved enough in the process.

OmegaPrecept ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like the way your mind works.

Spekingur ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I ate a really nice burger yesterday.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't give a hoot about /u/unidan

HungryCookieMonster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not all cops are violent sociopaths that want to trample on your rights.

mb2z ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

80% of drivers think they are of above average ability. Apply this logic to redditors.

forgotpasswordagain5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit: It's like Facebook for people with no friends!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Starting a comment with "I will probably get downvoted for this" or "I know this will get buried" doesn't make you cool or edgy.

Sargediamond ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

With a recent thread on my mind, ill give this a shot: SNOWDEN IS NOT THE FREAKING MESSIAH. Like all sources of information, the things he says should be scrutinized and fact checked, not believed and jacked off into some karma shower of confirmed bias.

devilsephiroth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ryan gosling is not straight

jingold23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

  1. This goes out to some of the redditors who are avid commentators that like to give their opinion on every fucking topic that's discussed, particularly in /r/movies . That's all fine and dandy, but let's stop believing that we're all trained scholars or movie critics, please? I understand that you don't like "Man of Steel," but when you obviously use massive words or long and condescending phrases because you think that it will add some mysterious extra weight to your words while you're just trying to say that there were plot holes in the movie, it just detracts from your point and makes you seem like an asshole (yes, I realize that that was a bit of a run-on sentence). And by the way, NOT EVERY MOVIE IS MADE TO BE A FUCKING OSCAR WINNING MOVIE!

  2. This leads into my second point. Stop caring so much if other people enjoy something that you don't. I LOVE FAMILY GUY! And the monthly circle jerk about how Family Guy isn't funny anymore, or about how the characters have changed too much, doesn't change my opinion at all upon the matter, and it's the most frustrating thing in the world when I see someone try to chime in and hopelessly say they still enjoy Family Guy or whatever show/movie/practice/etc. and get downvoted to hell for having a different opinion. I don't care that you hate what I love. I don't care that you love what I hate, and to spout hatred about things that really bring joy into people's lives on a daily basis, believe or not, can actually hurt a person's feelings, even if it just seems like an outlet for your personal anger on the internet. So, let's just be a little nicer, and a little bit more genuine. This goes for all of reddit. /r/movies and Family Guy circle jerks were just examples.

TL;DR Stop trying to be so sophisticated with your speech. It detracts from your point and you sound like an ass. Stop caring so much if other people enjoy what you don't.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do something with your life. When are you going to step away from your technology and step outside? Live your day like it really is going to be your last. You might just stop the depression that strangles your throat every time you try to run away from it. Breathe air, put your body into the sun, feel the grass.

dickbutt

oppressed_white_guy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't be a douche.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:00:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The NSA doesn't give a shit about you. Shut the fuck up.

NSA_LlST ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:44:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We don't give.
We take.

wankmastag ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:00:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Voting to give someone else's money away doesnt make you a better person

welovemath ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wear sunscreen

Enigmutt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:06:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't be short-sighted in your teens and twenties. Think about the future and plan for it.

Everything in moderation. You can still have a fun life, but with money and no addiction issues.

bearmod ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:06:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Posting comments on YouTube videos about "le reddit army" is not cool, it's not funny and it's not clever. All it does is make us all look like assholes.

smashfalcon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Threads like this are the single worst thing about reddit. Redditors talking about Reddit and how everyone else Reddits wrong and I can't even make this statement without being part of the problem EVERYBODY SHUT THE FUCK UP

Calluhad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I read through this thinking it was all insightful but every comment on here is basically breaking down how everybody who reads it is an awful person. I know I'm a piece of shit but I don't need to take the high ground by reminding me every 5 seconds.

sunsethacker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The editing etiquette is fucking stupid.

FostralianManifesto ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They can smell your cum

chimnado ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That the reason the Palestinians are fighting against the Israeli military is because as a people they have been oppressed for the better part of the last 100 years.

Everyone's just like: "Hamas must accept the ceasefire, Hamas must stop fighting, they don't want peace." Of course they don't want peace with the country that has been stealing their land and oppressing their people for decades. I highly recommend taking some time to look into the history of the Palestinian region to find out the root cause of the conflict. This is a documentary I watched the other day, made by an ex-Israeli reserve soldier. It gives a timeline of the political and military events leading up to the formation of the Israeli state: http: http://youtu.be/ufLAitMq3zI. This is a speech by Miko Peled, son of the famous Israeli general Mattityahu Peled, whose niece was killed by Palestinian suicide bombers in Jerusalem in 1997: http://youtu.be/TOaxAckFCuQ. Hear his take on the situation. His father was very closely involved in the military during the 1967 war. Put yourself in the Palestinian's position.

"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom." - Malcolm X

NotJewishStopAsking ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:09:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is nothing wrong with reposts as long as OP isn't trying to claim it as their own. Most of us aren't on reddit 24 / 7. We miss things from time to time.

Silly_sailor_bert ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:09:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like to party

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:09:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's inside the old-looking and welded-shut safe I found in a hidden room beneath the stairs in my house I just discovered.

BigSmileyFace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People on r/cringepics need to relax sometime and stop acting like you're perfect because most likely you have done pretty cringe stuff in your life.

rockinreedrothchild ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is a direct correlation between the messiness of a girls bedroom and the likelihood she will take naked pictures of herself and post them to the internet

The two go together like peanut butter and jelly

DR1FTMONKEY ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am a fan of the following, and your opinions won't change this.

The Miami Heat

Call of Duty

Xbox One

Transformers movies

Android smart phones, whilst also liking MacBooks

Zooey Deschanel - yeah thats right, I think shes hot

fpiceail ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Downvoting:

For the love of god, read the reddiquette, people. Downvoting is NOT for comments you disagree with or "just don't like". Downvoting is for people who are trolling/being irrelevant.

Also, I have no respect for you if you're the type of person who goes through someone's entire post history and downvotes everything because of one comment you didn't like (eg. /u/Ecka6 during the unidan debalce). How idiotic and childish. Do yourself a favor and close your reddit account if you cant restrain from doing this.

matanuskathunderfuck ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gifs are an inferior format compared to THE ACTUAL VIDEO SOURCE! Link that one instead.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one cares that you got that reference. You don't need to say it out loud.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If one of your comments gets voted down to hell, who gives a shit? If someone goes through all your posts and downvotes them, who gives a shit?

Think about it this way: Getting downvoted is not the end of the world (I used to make a big deal about it, trust me). And if someone wants to go through all your posts and downvote each one of them, you should laugh at them for giving your account that much attention.

HonestTrouth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That TIL?

Yeah, it's been posted 18 times in the last 2 months motherfucker.

SirSandGoblin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everything is an argument

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd like to say that: Reddit you are stupid and downvote people not because they say BS, but because you disagree.

But I guess only smart people can understand why its wrong...

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If someone posts a comment that is factually wrong, to those Redditors who patiently point out why it's wrong without attacking the person in question. You make this place better. Thank you. (cue replies of "You're wrong you XXXX")

botnut ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My wife: That I love my husband very much and we have the best sex ever.

1manfucking ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop fucking going onto YouTube videos and saying the reddit army is here.... Like seriously just shut the fuck up.....

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:19:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop judging people with legitimate addiction issues, including smokers. Reddits attitude about addiction is that of a douchey high schooler.

SerialChillr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've noticed a phenomenon on how to get lots of karma. Say something, anything at all, but underneath make sure to have someone reply to your comment "I don't know why you're getting downvoted, (and give some half hearted reason).

It never fails. I've yet to see a person who was supposedly downvoted at some point with currently less than 100 karma.

JeremyLinama ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ryan Howard is still a very productive first baseman!

sayheykid24 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

LOL!

Zyraxon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That bird is the word.

scottyboy1230 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're all the same, truly. Every single one of you. Stop thinking you're different and start accepting that you're just one of many and contribute to the group

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:24:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I got laid today. ;)

SwamanII ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please for the love of god, stop saying Circlejerk.

I mean, jesus, it's just such a multipurpose shit word. Someone doesn't agree with you? CIRCLEJERK! Something is popular for a day? CIRCLEJERK! People like something that you don't?! MASSIVE CIRCLEJERK!

I mean, it's sort of crazy that I can see two opposing threads on the front page complaining of the other being a circlejerk. It's gotten worse with this Palestinian crisis. I swear that it's a 50/50 tossup if the thread is talking of some secret Israeli JIDF circlejerk, or a terrorist Palestinian one. People here need to realize that an opposition doesn't mean you exist in some oppressed minority, and that frankly, you're just like the hipsters that you love to mock.

shermang ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This place is an echo chamber, never forget that.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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shermang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hellooooo

BostonTerrierLover ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:29:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Use your freaking turn signals!!!

genivae ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:29:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Don't be a dick." - /u/wil

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:29:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of you are assholes.

stevejobsthecow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:29:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Younger people and newer people of reddit: add something of value to the discussion rather than posting "lol" or "wtf" or "stupid". Think about what you are saying and how this will contribute to what you will see in the future or how this will help others understand your view[points. Do not bring up irrelevant topics. Think about what will make others think. Or laugh. Or wonder. Think about the power in what you have to say, and don't forget that there are people behind the computers.

Toysoldier34 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:31:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Memes aren't funny, don't speak with them.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:31:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be nice.

kaflowsinall ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:31:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The fact that you aren't going to get in trouble for having less than a .08 BAC while driving is a myth.

I don't know about anywhere else, but I can only imagine that most of them work like Missouri - the law just requires that intoxication be proven. There is absolutely no mention of .08 anywhere in the Revised Statutes of Missouri regarding Driving While Intoxicated. The myth is perpetuated because you get in trouble with your insurance company for having a .08 BAC. You will get your license seized for having over that limit.

Source: Blew a .067 and received a DWI.

imaginativeintellect ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:32:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your life does not have more worth than mine because you chose a STEM career and I did not. You are not a better person than I am. You are not necessarily smarter than I am. I appreciate the STEM fields, I just don't know if I'd want to dedicate my whole life to them.

thedoge ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:33:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some of you, I just want to punch.

Like a solid 40%

magdev18 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:33:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As Robin Williams just exhibited, killing yourself affects more people than you realize and you'll never be able to take it back.

Murmann ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:35:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit gold won't really take you anywhere in life....

Slaypow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:35:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes it is best to forget about Reddit and GO OUTSIDE!

rdrjon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:39:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bill Gates bank account numbers

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That the planet and the inhabitants of is dying.

Frozen_Scrotum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every single person uses hyperbole WAY too much. Every single comment I read is just filled with hyperbole.

Beasts_at_the_Throne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

iAMA is a shit hole.

scienceofviolin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the Super Smash Bros. series, all the characters have the ability to jump in midair, or "double jump" and is really common in dodging as well as aerial recovery.

Having tried in real life, the "double jump" appears to be a much more challenging feat than it seems, as one cannot simply press X or tap the analog cap upwards to perform this move. That being said, I can only hope that humans will evolve to be able to "double jump" some time in the near future.

alphama1e ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If only...

Moritsuma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's not how downvoting was intended to be used.

ZeroBalance98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Snoop Dogg didn't do the AMA.

Kanuck88 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No matter who you are or what you are going through,you are never alone there is always someone out there who cares about you and loves you no matter what.

Dont give up.

unidanxyzabc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unidan was framed by the Corvo-Industrial Complex. That's the worst industrial complex there is, because you underestimate just how smart they really are - unless pulleys are involved.

AmonBriggs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please, stop living in one or the other extreme. For instance, animal abuse is wrong, hunting for sport is wrong, but a tribe that has for maybe a thousand years lived off of seals are not monsters. They have survived by knowing how to balance. Otherwise, there would be no seals in the area and the people would have died out for being stupid.................................. Welfare is not a horrible institution. Yes people misuse it here and there, drug tests should be mandatory, but there is nothing wrong with helping the poor and even Wal-mart and other big companies that extreme right wingers (notice I said extreme) worship make their money off the fact that they can pay below the poverty level knowing welfare programs will support the rest (such as food stamps, energy assistance). And to whatever middle class still remains; don't forget the secret word...entitlement....................... Everyone is either one extreme or the other. What is wrong with believing the Creator created the universe with certain rules in place so it did not fall apart and would grow? What is wrong with believing the Creator worked through evolution? Downing a person for believing in something you can't disprove is just as bad as someone wanting to remain ignorant of the evidence because a holy salesman on TV wanted money........................Hey, I know that our resources are growing thin and we cannot support too many more illegal immigrants (resource wise), but on that same note; don't you feel safer with them having a driver's license than being on the road without one, and what is wrong with us trying to fix ourselves first so that we can help others? On the same note, legal immigration helps the economy no matter how unfair it feels.................. Stop with the extremes. Most of the time, the answer lies in the middle............. Finally, guess what? You might never know the truth unless you are in on it. Media only goes to one extreme or the other, politicians only give speeches and information that is one extreme or the other, and the internet only gives you information that supports their extreme views whether it is for conspiracy or a government that has your best interest at heart. Neither one is telling you the whole truth. Extremes are killing us. In a world where there is no truth, you have to look into yourselves, ignore what everybody else political, religious, etc. is thrusting down your throat, learn everything you can prove to yourself, do what you feel is right, but keep an open enough mind to be proven wrong. You will be learning until the day you die and hopefully after. Close your mind to one or the other extreme and you will remain a child.

411eli ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please stop hating women. (And Israel.)

Pirsqed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Homeopathy isn't just another word for medicinal herbs. It's literally a pill that started out as a drop of something that was diluted so much in water that there isn't a single molecule left of the initial substance in the final pill.

And that's just scratching the surface of how stupid homeopathy is.

tl;dr Homeopathy is bullshit.

thirdmitten ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I HAVE SWEATY BOOT RASH

RickeyB ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you take the time to comment on a post, at least take time to vote on the post as well. It helps for visibility and to promote more discussion.

DLF75 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sarcasm doesn't translate into typed words.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:46:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"pm me your tits"

BruinBornBruinBred ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is particularly directed to the /r/leagueoflegends subreddit.

Jesus stop being such insatiable entitled brats. There are complaints ALL the time and the majority of the controversy stems from people not reading entire posts/ misinterpreting information.

longboardfreak ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Simple! Employ me!?

bigboij ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:50:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be excellent to each other.

Dalroc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Astronomy is the key to happiness.

No funny fairytales. No bearded dudes in the skies.

Just us, a fragment of the Universe, observing itself.

13.8 billion years of evolution to finally close the loop.

We are simply the Universe trying to understand itself.

We don't need definite answers to every question.

Because we are the answer, to every question.

We are what we came from, we are what we will be.

If the Universe is whole and at peace, so are you.

If it is not, neither are you.

Fight for what is right, fight for what is you.

As that includes the Universe and all within it too.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There was life before the internet, there can BE life without the internet. A lot of us remember it.

After reading about this vile shit done to Robin Williams daughter on Twitter, I kind of wish the Internet never existed. It's becoming nothing but a tool for evil cowards to ply their trade without the threat of consequences.

gingertiger ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:27:27 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You say this as if there's no irony in the fact that your very next comment was a mean and spiteful bit of bile to some random naked chick on the internet. Are children of dead celebrities somehow more off limits, or are you just a total hypocrite?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:41:05 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AND, since you're apparently oblivious to this, the comment I made was to a chick who placed her picture on the internet for the sole purpose of being judged. You're skewing 2 different actions to defend your internet gf, jesus get a life pathetic fuck.

ViciousGod ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit: stop using this place until Admins control shitty mods from abusing their powers.

skootch_ginalola ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When people privately message you and tell you that what you said was funny or they agreed with your comment, it's as good as a real life handshake and pat on the back.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Insulting people or being a righteous asshole for reasons of "trolling" doesn't actually make you a troll, it makes you look like a moron who lacks the ability to actually come up with creative comebacks and/or content.

twice-nightly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is nothing wrong with reposts as long as OP isn't trying to claim it as their own. Most of us aren't on reddit 24 / 7. We miss things from time to time.

EligibleMahi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When someone complains about his/her SO, most of the replies are, "You need to talk to your SO and be open about your feelings." Yeah, some of us have tried that route. For years. Sometime the SO is just completely unreasonable. Or doesn't care about our feelings. And it's ok to vent on reddit about it anonymously. I don't need relationship advice from someone who was born the year I got married.

ShatsnerBassoon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please get up to speed before merging. Also could you please figure out the difference between the free flow and merge signs. Thanks!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Along those same lines, I'm from the same town as Jennifer Lawrence

Orsenfelt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not going to fix the world by telling people they are racist, or sexist, or using words you don't like. Even if they are indeed racist it's not an effective approach because they probably think they're making a joke on some stupid video/article and aren't prepared for your sociology lecture to land in their inbox.

Go fix actual problems, help real people. Some cunt on the internet glibly using certain words is absolutely nothing.

SuspectLemon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't downvote someone because they have a different opinion to you, nor should you upvote someone simply because you agree with them.

Sythftw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:01:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Money in the bank, pimpin aint easy.

bboy1977 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That you aren't the center of the world.

shive53 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've lost weight this summer, tinder chicks apparently think I'm hot, got a fresh hair cut today, and I'm feeling sexy as fuck.

tyrone-shoelaces ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chicks you start a fire with?

shive53 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That would be kindle-chicks. Coincidentally, that's also the book worm girls.

Anticreativity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop parroting each others info without verifying it first. You'll see a popular post about something and then a day later you'll see people reiterating it as if they were experts in 20 other threads.

tyrone-shoelaces ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As someone who wikis at the drop of a hat, I'm AMAZED at the amount of people, generally the "yeah-what HE said" sort of 'tards that can't be bothered to look something up before spouting up or repeating something on here. Of course, that would eliminate 90% of the comments, but...

Caldris ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:04:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because an opinion is unpopular, doesn't suddenly invalidate it. Some of you are too focused on the whole "circlejerk" thing.

SenorSativa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Redditors: you're not always right, and the other person is not always wrong.

/r/atheism: The way you attack anybody with a religious view is just as close-minded and infuriating as those about whom you complain.

Edit: also, downvotes should not be used because you disagree with something, but rather if it adds nothing to the thread.

cHaOsReX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

wwesmudge ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The internet is not real life

thissiteisbroken ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're going to downvote a comment into oblivion, at least have the decency to explain why you don't agree.

T990 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:07:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Climate change isn't some far off consequence. Do what you can individually to cut waste. We're more alike than we are different and humanity has potential to do amazing things when united.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:07:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Having my baby has been the most rewarding, joyous, eye-opening, fun, fulfilling, wonderful thing... while simultaneously being terrifying, stressful, occasionally miserable, and exhausting.

I wouldn't trade my son for the world, but holy fuck I'd love a glass of wine right now.

ViralFirefly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:07:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you. Thank you thank you thank you! I've been having a very rough couple of months and the people here have really come through for a total stranger.

gravitea1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Grammer/spelling Nazi's are a good source of entertainment.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:10:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pun threads aren't fucking funny, stop it.

I'm tired of wading through a sea of lame onus to get to the actual comments, because these cretins are up voting these pieces of idiot humor.

wethrgirl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:10:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you disagree with somebody, instead of jumping on them right away, try to talk calmly for one more interchange. Life is so much more civil for everybody if you can do that.

Whatsup167 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:10:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go outside

jowenw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I saw Robin Williams once in the lineup to a water slide in Windsor, California only a few feet away from me. I was in the lineup to the eater slide right next to it. He was probably there with his kids, but he looked entirely comfortable there in the lineup by himself. He caught me staring at him and I got embarrassed and didn't look back or say anything. This was about 18 years ago. It is why his death affected me particularly acutely.

Brobi_WanKenobi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To stop talking about how "I was depressed" or "I fought with suicide" on every Robin Williams post. I'm sick of it.

Xolintoz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am fucking terrified about my results in a few hours. I'm so pressured to achieve my goal, and I don't know how I will cope if I don't make it.

MrSignalPlus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Firefly was cancelled ... get over it, the shows not coming back

Edit: wrong title

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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MrSignalPlus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Happy

T990 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be careful who and to what organizations you donate money to. A lot of scams online.

Kylotron ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop acting as if everyone automatically agrees with you.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I ate your mommas ass last night and it was delicious ( อกยฐ อœส– อกยฐ)

skiingineer2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TL;DR - bear sprayed (super maced) myself right in the mouth.

Long story, but I want to make sure and do it justice:

I was working for the forest service at the time on the Kenai peninsula (alaska) and was living in a tent. I kept my bear spray in one of the hanging "tent pockets." My Nalgene bottle was also in said pocket.

We had drank a fair amount of whiskey that night.

You know how Nalgene bottles have the little loop between the bottle and cap? Well bear spray bottles also have a "loop" to put your finger in while spraying. In my groggy, half asleep, half-drunk stupor I mixed them up. I still have no idea how I got the safety off, somehow the universe was aligned perfectly to fuck me up that night.

Remember that mint breath spritz that got popular ~15 years ago? Well imagine that - but with bear spray. Straight to the back of my throat. I don't know how familiar y'all are with this stuff, but from what I've gathered after the fact it is something like 100 times the power of standard mace.

I struggled from my tent and forcefully vomited up everything I had consumed the night before. By this point, the burning sensation in my face and neck had become unbearable. I ran down the hill to the cabin we were working on, naked except for my boxers, and thankfully there was a five-gallon jug of water sitting on the deck. Salvation!

Just kidding. The initial blast of water helped for about 10-15 seconds - afterwards the burning returned with growing ferocity. Luckily the cabin was on a lake, so I grabbed a soft bucket, filled it, and began to reverse-waterboard myself; I stuck my face in the water until needing to breath, pulled it out until the burning forced me to re-immerse, and repeated for who knows how long.

After I adjusted to the initial shock and made my peace with the fact that I was in for a painful remainder of the night, I began to wonder about whether I should wake any of my co-workers. Nah, I thought, criminals get pepper sprayed all the time, and they don't go to hospitals. If they can deal with it, so could I.

At this point, the capsaicin had entered my bloodstream, and I began to literally feel my heart getting HOT. On talking to a nurse several days later, she stated that I was lucky to have avoided any cardiac complications as a result of my accidental dosing. However, the worst was yet to come.

At some point in the wee hours of the morning, I must have touched my dick and balls with some residue on my hands because my junk began to BURN. I seriously thought that it was never going to work again, because there was no way I could feel such pain without having some kind of permanent effect (I'm happy to report I was mistaken, it still works fine. Well, pretty much).

At this pony of the night I'm buck-naked, squatting over the soft bucket and dipping my balls while praying that none of my co-workers wake up and see me in such a compromising situation (my one buddy said that he woke up at one point and heard what he though was a small animal whimpering, before falling back asleep - I'm a six-foot dude and have no doubt the noises I was making were incredibly pathetic).

By the time morning came around I had pulled my shit together and at least managed to get a pair of pants on, but was way too overheated the next day to wear a shirt (even though it was like 55 degrees and my coworkers were in jackets). I actually felt some heat - primarily in my left arm, still don't know why there - for 3 or four days afterwards.

In the end, I was glad I didn't wake up anyone else because it probably would have freaked them out and there really wasn't much that could be done, and I didn't want to get fucking medivacked because I bear-sprayed myself like a dumbass. We ended up getting called out on a fire the next night and I would have hated to miss it because of something like that.

This is now one of my best stories, but you have to believe that at the time I did not know anything could be quite so painful. I'm just glad I didn't get it in my eyes. I still have the tent, and although the smell was washed out (after like 6 washes with oxy-clean and repeated soaking) there is still an orange stain from the small amount that missed my mouth.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:14:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Think back to the last time you were wrong about something. If you can't think of something you are one of those people that think you're never wrong. This will prevent you from learning and developing as a person.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be more selfish but not an asshole

misterpickles69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do yourself and your neighbors a favor and make sure your cables are tight behind your devices. The coax fittings need to be reasonably tight to prevent ingress from ruining the upstream frequencies thus causing copious amounts of lag for you and the neighborhood (as all upstream signals are combined on the way to the headend equipment). Check your splitters too.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Question. I want to hook up a SKY HDTV mohu satellite antenna to my house. Would it be possible to run the coax cable from the antenna, hook it into my in house coaxial cable that comes out of the walls?

misterpickles69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you have internet at your house? You will have to isolate the line that the modem is attached to and you can use the rest of the lines in the house for whatever you want. Just don't have the internet line on any sort of splitter that would be connected to the antenna.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AWESOME. Thanks man i'll check it out :)

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wisdom > Intelligence

ToothJanitor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

High school is two words. TWO WORDS! So is best friend. And video games.

sukrieke ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On subreddits were discussion is (and is supposed to be) widely opinionated (like r/politics, r/photocritique, r/malefashionadvice, etc.), don't downvote somebody's opinion just because you don't agree with it. Just comment with your own opinion.

BitcoinBashir ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Copyright sucks. Vote for the Pirate Party. Yes, the Pirate Party exists in the USA too

crnchyscks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:22:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

SIGNAL! (When you drive). That is all.

nightcrawler616 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:22:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Women, no matter our age or attractiveness, are just as real, feeling, intelligent, important, and human as men are.

aim_at_me ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:29:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Women, no matter our age or attractiveness, are just as real, feeling, intelligent, important, and human as men are.

FTFY

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:23:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've been sober for four months and six days. The longest in ten years.

lootedcorpse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:24:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Disregard females. Acquire currency.

limbertimbre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:26:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You suck at Eve Online.

Gheazu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But I just got my Rorqual

haloquadruple ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Offering someone employment is moral regardless of the wage. Minimum wages are illogical; it is not the fault of the employer that someone can't find work for more money, he market determines the value of labor.

discodj71 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know you want to see their face, but most of the time you'll be disappointed.

T990 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:31:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please wear deodorant when out in public. If you think you're one of the few who "doesn't need it" I'm talking to you.

thinprof ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I shot JR

Oderus_Scumdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And I shot the deputy.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Oderus_Scumdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But, Lord...

Kickedbk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't be so self-righteous. The world would be horrible and boring if we all thought the same.

jhayes728 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love everyone of you guys. If you are on reddit then you know the meaning of life. You all band together in your own groups or in every group and it is great. Have a wonderful day.

Great-Band-Name ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:37:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because something is a re-post for you, it doesn't mean it's not new for someone else.

Oderus_Scumdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See below...

Oderus_Scumdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now hug it out.

Great-Band-Name ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See above

natronimusmaximus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:41:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

to stop viewing the world in polarities. "right" and "wrong" are largely illusions and are not anchored in reality. life happens in shades of grey.

DrMasterBlaster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice try Reddit. Yall can't keep secrets for shit.

wajikay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop fucking reposting.

widdershins13 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's just fucking petty.

mine_stuff ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some of you guys can be very childish

ElCaballoGigante ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a girlfriend

Elementium ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:48:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

/r/Hearthstone You guys are unfriendly, unhelpful assholes. League of Legends has a better community.

/r/Dadjokes You took a sub filled with humor based on memories of our fathers and used it as an excuse to get Karma for SHITTY JOKES. Part of what was great at the start was it was hilarious that our fathers told the same jokes.

/r/News Writing the book on Confirmation Bias. "I keep posting stories about police abuse so this must be a police state!"

/r/Worldnews "This is bad. How can we make it americas fault?"

/r/Futurology We used to be positive. Now you've infested it with negativity and are under the assumption that "criticism" is equal to intelligence.

/r/Justiceporn You went from /r/Upliftingnews to /r/Streetfights and no one gave a shit. You praise videos of people being brutally assaulted based on a paragraph long explanation or shitty sources. Aside from that your idea of "justiceporn" is people being beaten to a pulp?

ImDirtyDan_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:52:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like you.

bootymagnet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:49:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stupid ignorant middle-class white people

jackiekeracky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're an amazing person, have a great day!

EnderFrith ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because your comment is "against the grain" or "unpopular", doesn't mean it is necessarily profound or more accurate than other people's opinions.

ArchfiendForTheWin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:51:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That the yugioh subreddit is full of douchebags :(.

rabbifuente ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Israel is not an evil, fascist, apartheid country bent on committing genocide.

T990 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Frozen wasn't a very good film.

StraightUpNigga ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:55:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I told my sister I was reading the "what's something you wish you could tell all of reddit?" thread and she said, "Oooh! Tell them no girl likes a guy with hairy ass balls."

So there you go.

DragonRaptor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am not a fan of cats, or pokemon, I unsubbed from /r/aww and, I am not subbed for pokemon, stop posting so much stuff about them!!!

And whatever happened to the Narwhal bacons at midnight? I don't miss it, I'm just shocked it disappeared.

And I want to tell you all that I love you guys, I learn so much on reddit, both bad and good, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Also, while I don't want to say stop with the puns, stop voting them to the top please, I want to see better discussion at the top of threads, not find it buried half way down.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because someone's 12 years old, it doesn't mean they're stupid.

_skd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one cares if it's your cake day. Fuck you and your cake. No one cares if you got reddit gold. Fuck you and your gold.

kamanashi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Downvotes are meant for when something is irrelevant or when someone is being an asshole. It is not meant for hiding opinions that are different from yours.

therealsix ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:00:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Posting "I am Groot." is super fucking stupid.

Tank532 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:01:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one gives a shit if you found something on Reddit. You tell them you found something on Reddit, and does it really matter?

Quick1711 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:02:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop thinking locally and start thinking globally. The internet connects the entire world. Be accepting of others and kind.

LeftMySoulAtHome ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:03:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The word is "whoa" not "woah".

cynicaljerkoff ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Even just on reddit someone will almost always say what I was going to say before I've said it. Considering that, imagine all the sources of knowledge in literature from reputable sources who can help you in life and in becoming a great version of yourself. Someone has been here, done that. The odds of having a truly unique experience in life are small, and so help likely exists out there in a book, a blog, in a person you haven't met yet. In a way it's comforting, in a way it's disappointing to think I may not ever walk a path and deal with issues that nobody has had to overcome. Like I'm not special.

KingKane ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:08:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be nice to women. They're people, not an alien species.

I_m_a_turd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:10:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is not a monolith. Stop saying what reddit loves or what reddit hates. Sure you can make a few generalizations about reddit, but stop freaking out against "reddit" the next time you get two downvotes.

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

cake day biatch!

vdubgti18t ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Op is gay

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no faggotry BRO

MrSeptember ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think Reddit will see this but, sometimes I get really sad and Reddit does a good job of making me happy :)

phazshifter11 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:21:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are an amazing powerful creature bro!

MrSeptember ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:23:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are too brother never forget that.

phazshifter11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:35:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Muchos Lovez man

KING_0F_REDDIT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That it's all in your head, but in a good way. What we take from social interactions, our fears, our hopes...what we project into the future, what we remember from the past, love, music, art...the ability to build things or destroy them...it's all in our heads.

I'm not taking a solipsistic stance here. People are real, rocks are hard, food tastes good, etc. What I mean is that things/thoughts/feelings can be reconfigured, though it sometimes takes great effort and oftentimes people refuse to see it their whole lives but...

it's truly all in one's head. What makes an emperor? That people agree on the idea that he is emperor. Enough people subscribe to the idea and then history books repeat it for future generations.

we live in a world of ideas. those of us that just go on meekly, letting other people think for them, living other people's dreams....i suggest you open your eyes and really see what constitutes human society.

surround yourself with good people and good ideas. nothing will ever be entirely easy or wonderful, but the quality of your life will go up exponentially.

create. soak in the sun. pet dogs. talk to birds. love fully with the knowledge that even if things go bad, your heart can take it. you will love again because what you truly love is not just the other person, but a part of yourself that you want to celebrate...and that never dies.

goodbye!

jlux21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love my wife, she is such a better person than I can ever be. Thank you dear.

cybertron25 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:15:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit gets its content from looking through r/new.

TheTightest_ofHoles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:19:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like turtles.

jacobbp25 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:19:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Out before in... in doors in elevators...out before in.

UnrealDimension ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like trains.

bigbluesanta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We need to find a way to block internet access to those Fedora youtube reddit army shit heads.

LordFoulgrin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:21:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit, be nice.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:21:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

FUCK YOUR CAKE DAY.

joelomite11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:24:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i am typing on my phone. i am not stupid because i do not capitalize, i am not stupid because i dont use apostrophes, i understand and have good grammer. typing on my phone is a pain in the ass so i take shortcuts. if you want to feel superior, go ahead. i dont care.

TriLakes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:25:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't care that the picture was drawn by your autistic girlfriend's brother that supports gay rights, serves animals at the humane society, loves Game of Thrones and Jennifer Lawrence. I just care that it is a cool photo.

Smithburg01 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:26:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If a person named Clyde meats a person named Brent, they will hate each other with the fury of a million suns and express that in the way they say each others name.

"Clyde..."

"Brent..."

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:27:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate all of you.

Balzac_Balloons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yeah, you people suck

MattDaCatt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:27:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/short It's not your height that women don't like about you, and no one judges you for "only" being 5'8".

Everyone else on reddit, you are so casually racist and sexist that it's a bit depressing.

You're also painfully judgemental. Anyone trying that dresses like someone in their 20s is a "hipster" and if you do anything not "normal" like dying hair or piercings is just "attention seeking". If you claim to be open minded, think before you post about people

TheDukeofArgyll ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:30:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Girls don't like you because you are unattractive, either physically or mentally. Stop blaming others and work on bettering yourself, everything else will fall into place.

ludlology ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:31:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

stop being so goddamn contrarian all the time

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

we love doing that as a 'whole' don't we?

ludlology ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

some people sure do. i try to avoid 'em. the most annoying redditors who do this are on technical subs.

example: "hey, what's the best widget at $300 for me to put in my device? i don't want to replace anything else, just that one part"

answer: "well you should really just replace everything and spend $5000"

i hate when people do this on forums too. you finally find another person who is suffering from the same obscure server problem you're having, and some shithead is like "this post belongs on another tangentially-related forum! closed!" and you never find another reference to it.

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

rules in general (forum rules included) are made by people and some choose to obbey them while others don't give a unicorn's dick... I understand the frustration to the fullest.

toelock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:32:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not your fault.

Jackko70 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:34:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

America isn't the be all and end all of the world.

I'm sorry, I can feel the downvotes already. I'm not saying all Americans are arrogant, but too many people on here are infuriatingly ignorant about the rest of the world except 'Murica!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:35:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't be outraged about everything, take a breath.

cussindrinkinfartin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:36:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stay fucking funny.

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

golden rule!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:37:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you blame politicians instead of voters:

  1. Politicians don't care, because they're gonna get reelected anyway.
  2. You stifle any possible change.
  3. Politicians do what we want. That's why they get reelected.

You people always blame the wrong group. It's always other people who vote for idiots and you who voted for the smart guy. You look at approval ratings by district, and most people generally like their representatives. We like who we vote for and we think they do a good fucking job so we keep voting for them.

Yet if we hate the results, maybe we should reevaluate why we vote for the people we do. That's on us for voting for them. That's on us for giving politicians perverse incentives. If you dig deeper into polls, you'll see that Americans hate raising taxes on themselves and hate cutting spending. But they tell Congress to balance the budget? We are a schizophrenic and idiotic nation. We don't like the results because we're stupid. We're children. Children want impossible things, children want things that are bad for them. And then when they happen they cry about it and blame someone else.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:37:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Barely no one would upvote a comment they don't agree with, and thinking you 'upvote if it contributes to the discussion' you're lying to yourself!

pmme_yourlegs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:38:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're better than this :)

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:38:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Zen may be meaningful.

candidly1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:39:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hillary Clinton could give a shit about anything/one but herself, with the possible exception of her daughter. Everyone that is panting for her to become President should understand this...

Val_Hallen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:39:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because somebody disagrees with your opinion doesn't mean they are a troll. However, calling a person that disagrees with your opinion a troll does make you a colossal twatwaffle.

JWatts96 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:39:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't be afraid to click "more comments" on bigger threads. There are a lot of good comments that just get buried.

scumbagskool ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:43:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Half of what I say here is said sober. The other half is when I'm fucking hammered drunk. Sometimes the next day I'm not even sure myself if I was trolling or being a genuine asshole or what. I have a drinking problem.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:44:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you. Even if we don't always get along.

vargonian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:44:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Seeking empowerment through exploiting your victimhood is not a good long-term strategy.

michaelcuz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:44:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That OP is a bag of sticks.

7107 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:45:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Give me a dollar.

scumbagskool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well you didn't really ask. You're kinda demanding my dollar. Fuck, I'm not good under pressure. Got change for a 5?

Shootypatootie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:49:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

IF YOU DISAGREE WITH A POST:

Don't leave a single downvote. Instead, add to the discussion by explaining why you disagree in a civil manner.

datbwoymjp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:49:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Keep your fucking eyes on the road when you're driving. It astounds me how many people are on their phones or fucking around with people in the passenger seat and what have you. Hearing that Iggy Azalea song for a few more seconds until the red light maybe torturous, but not as torturous as it'll be if you kill someone while shuffling through your iPod.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:51:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This may not exactly be "telling reddit" more like what I wish reddit said...
I wish each redditor's real age was displayed. (cue the downvotes by the masses of teenagers on here) Smack dab in the middle of a great discussion there will be a comment like a curve ball. I found reddit by accident once and somehow though it was full of other adults like myself, took me a while to realize how many kids are on here. Prett crazy actually.

Tuco921 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:52:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't care about Neil Degrasse-Tyson

I don't care about that fat Gavin gaming guy

I don't care about your "war on Christianity"

I don't care about something cute that your dog did

I don't care that I bought an EA game

I don't care about Sweden, the country does have some flaws

I don't care that you've had a bad experience with Comcast

I don't care about Dave Grohl, he's mediocre

I don't care about Nintendo

itsmeimrich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:58:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hispanics or latรญn people are not all mexican. Please understand this.

terreann ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:00:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The OP is the person that posted the thread, not the parent commenter.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:01:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here I am! :D

terreann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yo!

vodkalimesoda ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:01:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hope you all find happiness.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're all ( for the vast majority ) a bunch of fucking circle jerking cock suckers. You don't know anything, and are the dregs of our society.

FaiZen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have cats.... And ive never used them for karma...

twbostick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

When talking about how bad a subreddit is, (for example /r/atheism or /r/funny), actually give an example. Give a quote or screenshot of this apparent stupidity going on there. I can't take an argument seriously without evidence...

Edit: This applies to all arguments as well. Links to reliable sources should be used more. I love it when reddit has the power to change my narrow view on a subject you can only trust someone's word so much.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Speaking as guy, I'm really sick of seeing all the misogynist bullshit that gets posted, expressed in comments, and upvoted. Especially the upvotes.

That shit really drags this place down.

minibabybuu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:08:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There needs to be a general discussion thread where you can go to talk about whatever, I'm tired of having to look up which exact subreddit I need for whatever happens to be on my mind.

Bothloveocean ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:09:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never realized as a kid how many dumb adults there would be.

sj11901 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:10:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop going on youtube and saying 'The reddit army has arrived'. Its so cringeworthy

CoffeeAndKarma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:12:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you hate the subreddit you're commenting on so much that you feel the need to constantly mention and argue about it....why don't you just unsubscribe? Seriously, I don't need every comment thread in /r/funny to be talking about how not funny it is. I enjoy it, you don't, so why are you here? Same goes for comments about the website as a whole being bad. Just leave if you don't like it. What's the issue?

3rdMonkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't tell you how much this comment means to me. The number of times I've wanted to see comments and see nothing but put downs and negativity drives me to unsubscribe to subs I thought would be awesome.

CoffeeAndKarma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:46:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I had this issue a lot previously, but I found that sorting comments by best improved my experience a lot. I don't know why that's not the standard, really.

neo2419912 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm gay...for white chocolate.

Yanmega ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:19:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is not creepy at all. Or mean. That's an overtly vocal minority that has too represented externally.

b00ger ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:19:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel that if I said something actually controversial here, I'd get a ton of shit.

There's some things reddit just hates and won't accept. And that sucks.

ForsakenPotato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why y'all always mad and butthurt?

NixxieD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everyone lives in America. When talking about 'national' things, just remember the rest of the world.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is no god.

mew5175 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Karma on Reddit may be even more useless than the points on Whose Line is it Anyway.

People get so mad at OP's who "are just trying to get Karma" and people get upset when they are "downvoted".

Who the hell cares?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:28:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck you, fuck you, you're cool, and fuck you.

RedGreenRG ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:29:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because a question doesn't have a serious tag on it, doesn't mean we should be immature and bring the quality of the thread down with lame attempts at being funny.

This is a peeve of mine. There have been questions asked that implied serious responses and like there are people that have nothing better to do then to flock to the thread and derail it with their bullshit. "Should have put a serious tag derpderpderpderp" like that excuses your shitty behavior.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Like I said in the description, this is the most serious, non [Serious] tag post I've ever seen

RedGreenRG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha didn't realize that until now.

dazerlong ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:31:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If something is highly upvoted that doesn't automatically mean it's correct -- it means that there is a groupthink consensus that the information is correct. A lot of misinformation is popularized in that way.

MajorTom11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:31:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be excellent to each other

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:33:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop fucking complaining

wishfuldancer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:33:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fat people are not the devil. Most of us having been fighting this fight for a long, long time. So many people hate us just because of how we look.

Just leave us alone. Don't tell us how hideous we are or how we should lose weight. We know.

ErrantWretch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:33:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

90% of puns are not very funny.

Sonic343 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of the "inside jokes" on this website aren't funny and I'm tired of seeing them.

Full_Edit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everything on Reddit is only half new at best. Roughly 50% of all front page AskReddit queries are repeated every couple years (if not months), and Reddit legitamitely starts to look boring after about 4 years. It's not something you think will happen, it seems inconceivable that Reddit would not be interesting, and then BAM: You only pull it up when you're on your phone taking a dump, and can't even stand keeping it open through half the shit...

I'll be back in a few hours, gotta go stamp some paperwork and get back to work.

jtseng232 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:36:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Never gonna give you up

Never gonna let you down

Never gonna run around and desert you

Never gonna make you cry

Never gonna say goodbye

Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

cmilla646 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:37:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wonder how many people actually know what they are talking about when they upvote a very scientific and highly specialized comment that is apparently debunking some other way-over-my-head theory.

I don't have an example ready, but sometimes it amounts to someone saying "Einstein was wrong and here is why." with 3000 upvotes. Maybe I'm not appreciating the numbers of people in some of these subreddits, but I find it hard to believe that many people even had a right to click upvote or downvote on some of these more complicated topics.

"Oh look, seems like most of the astrophysicists in the known world weighed in on this new special relativity debate. Good thing they were all on reddit."

thelimitededition ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:38:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Much ado' about nothing was Shakespeares' euphemism for pussy.

"Begs the question" is a statement that uses itself as evidence and not an actual question.

Their = possessive

There = location

They're = they are

-Malo- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:39:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The holocaust really did fucking happen. You dicks.

Dendening ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:48:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I actually invented swag. Now I'm filled with dishonored.

xD2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:51:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

quit being faggots

lemon_face ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:53:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate you, but also love you.

KilgoreTroutI9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:57:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is probably going to be buried, but...

So what?! Just tell your story! Leave your angst about its visibility in your head.

Jamatron ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:58:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've recently discovered a deep inner peace and connection with all things, but people in particular. I feel emotions much more strongly than ever before, yet they don't bother me in the slightest. I simply find them beautiful, in fact I'm quite enamored by all the emotions I experience (positive and negative). I feel a genuine and deep love for most all people which makes me care deeply for everyone I meet. I feel such powerful joy simply by doing things for people. I have a deep focus on the present moment and it has improved everything that I do (apply myself to) in a very noticeable way. I feel like myself but all of a sudden there are new facets that have been added to me. It's an indescribable feeling that I wish I could share with others because I know anyone has the potential to feel this way. For lack of a better word I've had a very spiritual experience and it has changed my life in a way I didn't know was possible. If anyone is interested in knowing more about my new feelings towards life, people my experience or anything else I encourage you to send me a message. I would love any opportunity to share what I feel with others. In case anyone is wondering this isnt related to finding god, if anything it's related to simply finding myself. Hopefully I can help others find a little piece of themselves too!

Stuckin_Foned ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:03:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The internet makes you smart. The internet makes you stupid.

It's just what you choose.

ButteryCat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:05:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah, it's simple;

When in doubt,

Wank it out.

MyFacade ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:08:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please stop complaining about everything. Try to understand the other side, even if you think it's wrong, try to understand why they might come to that conclusion.

clarencethomas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:08:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wade Boggs' Carpet World.

Fishingfor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:10:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everyone you meet or encounter had the same chances in life as you. Even if the person came from the same area, attends the same Uni, lives in the same country etc. just because someone may have to support themselves through benefits whilst in education and you are funded by parents doesn't make you a better person. On the same note just because someone has had better chances and may be funded by parents doesn't mean they dint work hard to get where they are, they just had it easier than you, there is no need for jealousy.

wannahakaluigi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:14:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey reddit. Fuck you!

funktiger96 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:18:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I want gold. I've never gotten it in the two years I've been on here and I'm not sure if it actually does anything, but I would like it nonetheless. In return, you will receive at least one "thank you".

TormundMageofZalfier ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:18:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To look at all sides of an argument and to know all the facts before making assumptions.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:20:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chill the fuck out, I am not necessarily a feminist, just because I am a woman. Or a lesbian. Or a bitch. Sometimes I just don't agree with someone, no matter what their gender is. Get over it.

hpliferaft ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:22:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Once you spend enough time on here, you can unsub from /r/til.

StarSeeker303 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:26:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not all feminists are gender supremacists and ignore inequalities toward men.

honestduane ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:26:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes a cunt is a cunt and they - male or female - need to be called one.

chandlerfay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:28:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wear sunscreen! Every day!

notsurewhatiam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:30:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

LEARN TO DOWNVOTE PREDICTABLE COMMENTS.

There's many posts that I can correctly predict what the first two or three comments are gonna be. I'm sure you can too.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:58:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I often do, but if a comment is already +832 when I get there, my one downvote is useless (which doesn't mean I still don't use it...)

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:31:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The first person who makes the joke is being funny and clever. The hundreds of people who repeat it in multiple threads are just irritating.

HalfLeftFace ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:31:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Comcast ain't that bad bro, its just TV

BirdofPrey343 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:31:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't downvote someone if their comment isn't funny. A lot of times someone will make a reply to just communicate with someone else and maybe learn something. what happens is people think that they tried to make a funny comment, but it wasn't funny, so downvote it. if it doesn't detract from the conversation, there is no need to downvote. not everything here is for karma.

Stablerfan504 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:42:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To listen to my radio show but that's okay I get it ....

karmerhater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:42:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop feeding youtube trolls. You know who I'm taking about those "Le reddit army fedora tip" wankers from 4 chan. They'll get bored eventually .. I hope. I know quite a few people who think I'm retarded because I like reddit because they see those troll comments about reddit on youtube. I think it's a pretty strong anti reddit PR movement

vorpike ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:42:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Doesn't matter, not like I can do it anyways.

patrickdurd3n ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:42:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How fucking bad ass I am.

Pakyul ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:42:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It only matters who gets to a post shortly after posting. The opinions they state will encourage like-minded people to respond and agree, while discouraging people who disagree. Reddit's default "hot" sorting exacerbates the issue by showing the most upvoted and replied to comments, those upvotes and replies coming from (mostly) people who agree with them. This creates the illusion of consensus where there is none.

You can see it really easily on controversial topics that pop up often, like pants being worn below the waist. You could have two posts painting the topic in a negative light on the same subreddit, mere hours apart, and wind up with one of them being "full" of comments agreeing with the post and the other "full" of comments saying the post is racist.

Rydawgnicorn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:43:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're never the only one. You're never alone in something you do. Stop opening your posts with, "Am I the only one who..?!"

Damn it.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:45:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anyone who says they know what happens after death is full of shit.

Telre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:45:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Money is symbolic of value but has little to no actual value. I hear people all the time talk about solving problems with money. Its really a question of resources. Do we have enough labor, material and expertise, not money.

Sysiphuslove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh my God why don't you guys say this stuff out loud!

I came in here purely to bitch, then I scroll down and everyone is awesome but hiding it all the days

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:47:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:53:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Very broad assumption that Redditors have a "group of friends"!! :)

Moonchopper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:49:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nothing is black and white, you short sighted mother fuckers.

Sysiphuslove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:26:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you and I wish I could clone you and just fill every corner of reddit with just you. And me somewhere so I can have awesome conversations on this site for once. That is all

littlebaby_jesus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:49:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you want to view the top comments just collapse the first comment, and continue down the line. A lot of times it goes off topic, which can be entertaining, a few reply's down.

wreckitralph ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:50:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be kind to people when you are off reddit.

Dysfu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:50:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm kind of sick of people who try to painfully take the high road at every possibility.

Here me out:

Take this thread for example. It's primarily filled with people "calling" out people for essentially not being open minded enough and ten impressing their own limited view by applying the same argument. It's pretty much white knight syndrome. "What can I say to get the highest/best response out of my post" this mindset doesn't foster discussion it just fuels the circlejerk.

I'm just tired of seeing people moan about the sexism/homophobia/transphobia on this site and I've never seen any kind of upvoted post with that shit in it. You guys sure love to sound like martyrs.

LovelyBitOfSquirrel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:52:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Silly made up internet points are silly and made up. Stop taking them so seriously!

biofreezepurified14 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:57:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I recently found out that I am pregnant. Today I am officially 4 weeks. Normally people would be pretty excited about this- I have NEVER wanted ANYTHING more in my life then to be a mother. It's whats I was meant to be. What I was meant to do. Now that I am pregnant, I have never felt more unsupported, more unloved and more depressed then ever. The story behind it is fucked up. But basically. Boyfriend isn't excited or happy about it. His parents will kill us. My parents will kill us. I have one good friend who lives an hour away. I currently have no job. We are beyond poor. I mean, it's all do-able. I'm 24 and he is 30. We are adults.

TLDR; My entire life has lead to this one moment and dream and I have don't nothing but think about how to terminate this without throwing myself into a deep twisted depression.

deederdoo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:14:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you can figure it out, if you want to.. i promise. when i got pregnant with my now four year old i was so scared. i felt unsupported, unsteady, and not ready, but i never wanted anything more... and i was 21, not married, employed part time, no health insurance. my now husband was 25, working about 10 hrs a week at gamestop, had no drivers license and we lived in a one bedroom loft apartment in my grandmas barn.

five years later, we are both employed full time, own a house and two cars. we have a little bit of money left over in the bank after we pay all the bills and food in the fridge, its not much but its there. my daughter literally saved my life, she gave me something to work for. my point is, you CAN if you want to.. i had to get health insurance through the state, we got wic and snap until i got hired full time, but we did it, and we are much better off. i did, and you can. i will always be here if you want to talk. hugs, mama! <3

biofreezepurified14 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:22:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you so much. This calms my heart.

deederdoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:30:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

one more thing.. dont ever let anyone talk you into something you dont want to do. i already told you i believe you can do this if YOU want to do it.. but my family wanted other things for me and i almost caved. sometimes the overwhelming thought of what i almost did catches up with me and steals my breath. i cannot imagine living without my girl. i am in no means trying to push you in either direction, but make sure you are doing what is right for you. millions of hugs!

biofreezepurified14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is why this is a problem. Because I have no idea what is right or wrong at this point. I feel very torn either way. And that makes me so very sad because I never planned on feeling this way. My whole life I imagined it going one way and one way only. (Happiness, healthiness, you know, the glowing-pregnancy-life.) So, circumstances being what they are, as I feel and see my body changing (today I swear I can feel my uterus stretching and growing.) I feel a tinge of panicโ€ฆ.

deederdoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i'm gonna pm you so we can talk, okay? <3

Sysiphuslove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Adoption might be a good plan honey. I've been there, things work out, I promise they do, whatever you decide to do. It will be all right.

fishandgiraffes ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:01:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

terminate this without throwing myself into a deep twisted depression.

It's not too late to get an abortion or seek out a support group to help you through pregnancy.

emmamthomas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:59:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The guy who made t shirts for me in my town in SD is brothers with Terry O'Quinn, or John Locke from Lost

twerkysandwich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:00:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm older than all of y'all but sex is better than it was in my 20's.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:50:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

sounds to me like you enjoy butt stuff...amirite?!

twerkysandwich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:44:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yup. Good deduction.

desecate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:00:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I almost feel like something is wrong with me that I don't care robin williams chose to kill himself. Everyone won't stfu on instagram about it like he was their best friend.

danetrain05 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:01:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm scared. And I think that's ok.

ahungrybatman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:02:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you manage to get gold on here, be thankful.

thefluffyburrito ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:02:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop giving relationship advice. Many of the posters who ask for advice are telling stories that may leave out significant details purposely just so they can hear people "take their side".

The best advice is to talk to someone in real life; always. If you trust the internet more than a friend or family member, you have more problems than a relationship.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:06:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really like tacos.

ReverendNeutron ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:14:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My resume - I have quality skills and experience, but because I've been moving around the world and changed careers, it has been hard to find the right job.... starting to stress a lot for my family.

soirdefete ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:15:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In pic rating subreddits, the majority seem to think a perfect guy looks like this and a perfect girl like this. Boys are always told to make themselves hyper-masculine and girls hyper-feminine. It gives me the sads.

talkytovar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:15:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being so fucking pompous.

mrchance1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:19:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In basic training, they wondered who took the massive turd and flushed it down with paper towels. This proceeded to flood the whole latrine in the middle of the night with all manner of foreign waste products. Trainees were garbing themselves in plastic bags to walk in and unplug it before the MTI got back. Soon all the toilets and the drain in the middle were flooding. MTI's face when he got in...

unweptnightmare ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:27:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gold is something of great importance and if you receive it be sure to thank everyone!

chocohand ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:29:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't talk about reddit outside of reddit.

TheFlyingBuffalo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:29:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That all of life is real life. It's not a fake life before you graduate school, and it's not pretend when you talk to other humans online. It's all the "real world".

Jvil23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:32:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most people don't get gold

ButtsexEurope ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:32:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The anti-cop circlejerk is only making things worse. Cooperating, being polite, and being friendly will get you out of a lot of situations. Instigating, yelling "fucking pigs oink oink" is how you get yourself thrown in jail. You're an adult now. Contempt of authority isn't cute anymore. Treat others how you would want to be treated.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:33:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Governments are not your friend.

vepadilla ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:37:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i quote squidward: " I hate all of you."

stephj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:38:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You guys are all extra funny on the weekends. Thank you.

meatwad1987 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:42:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is someone that cares for you.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:45:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not that easy to get gold, despite the looks of all these comments.

No, this isn't an attempt to get gold. I don't goldwhore, that isn't nice.

EternalTeaTime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:45:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's okay, you're beautiful on the inside.

MustacheTroll ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:47:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

MAYONNAISE IS AN INSTRUMENT

Sysiphuslove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

IN THE RIGHT HANDS....IN THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND....

MickeyUK ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:49:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could tell you. :'(

uvaspina1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:51:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please send me a dollar. Please.

Greg_allan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:53:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Probably not what you want but i want to tell someone at least, because everyone says I'm full of shit. I HAD SEX FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST YEAR... AT A CHURCH CAMP with the most amazing girl ever.

jane_eerie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:06:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I don't know how to make this sound cool, but i think it's important and lots of people don't know about it...

There is something political underway now, which will negatively impact us called the Trans-pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).

-It is being negotiated between America, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore and several other countries.

  • It will grant corporations the ability to sue governments for interfering with profits of huge multinational corporations (this is not currently possible in New Zealand, not sure about the US. The Australian government is being sued by a tobacco company under a similar agreement, for introducing plain packaging to reduce the cool factor of smoking i.e. interfering with profits, even though it's a public health interest).

  • It is being negotiated in secret, but some of it has been leaked

  • It is said to be measure to increase productivity and commerce, but sounds more like it will be damaging to small businesses and squash the power of people to pursue the public interest by superceding regular legal processes in favour of a tribunal system

  • It sounds like a solid move towards a corporatocracy: a big, rich, corporate, circle-jerk, aiming at increasing profits by reducing your ability to get in the way of unsafe/unwise/environmentally damaging/questionable production and marketing methods.

  • A change in government will not be able to undo it.

I'm not an expert, just a regular person. If you can do this issue more justice, please leave your comments here. Thank you if you read this!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:34:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

if what you're saying is true, our law-makers are creating a method to limit their own powers against corporations?(although they are in bed with them so who cares)...that is fucked

jane_eerie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:22 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Yes, it is fucked! Thank you for reading/noticing. Really. And i know it seems counterintuitive for governments to give away power - but I guess with major profits to be gained (for a few elite groups), the government can claim an increase in Gross Domestic Product for the country and therefore success on the world stage?

So long as the people generally FEEL free they're not likely to unite in opposition against it, sadly. Even when these multinational conglomerates, like Monsanto, POISON A TOWN with their production methods and get successfully sued for billions (a few pennies in their world), it doesn't seem to feel relevant to the masses that live elsewhere.

Singapore's and Canada's heads of state have been holding up the process however, as they're not convinced it will be more beneficial than detrimental (quite wisely!) - and i hope they keep it up, as I don't hold much hope for New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, ex-banker, to give a fuck about people over profits.

Negotiations have been going on since 2005, which gives an idea of how frought with issues it has been. It's real. And I suspect it'll probably go through, and the public will be none the wiser - as they won't know why the cost of their medicine has increased 10-fold or why there are so few locally owned businesses around these days or why they don't see the kind of food labels they used to (guess nothing is GMO anymore, right??) or why those anti-smoking ads have stopped or why those cigarette vending machines are back etc etc etc.

Sorry about the rant - i do talk to people about it, post on facebook etc, but it's difficult not to sound like a boring political drone or a conspiracy theorist.

EDIT: I don't typically "follow" politics. This is the only political issue I have ever promoted like this or felt so strongly about. I think it unites the left and the right, in that the only people it benefits are those several rungs above us all, who don't go to our schools, shop where we shop, eat where we eat - they're too rich to be around us, to be visible.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:08:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND

That_BMW_Kid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:37:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

AAAAAAANNNNND I'm lonely now

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:02:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's okay. With a BMW, all the ladies will be lining up.

lexstacy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:12:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TIL: everyone on reddit hates redditors............................?

mqrocks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:16:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't get down on yourself Reddit... remember, no matter what, at least you're not The Chive.

iamsolidsnake ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:22:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one cares.

Sysiphuslove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:49:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's because it hurts to care.

Pussies

blackfishberri ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:24:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I wish I were an astronaut

__MAN__ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:28:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Imagine the Sun.. Or a white vortex go over your head down your body and into the ground. Set intention for that negativity to go into the ground w love and release them attachments

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:29:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If we are as open minded and non-biased as we say we are - we need a gay theme to make fun of homosexuals like successful black guy or middle eastern dude.

CubanBird ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:29:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

10hrs late but what ever I was at work.. I constantly think about killing myself,sounds weird to say (type?) out loud.like if im driving over a bridge I just want to jerk the wheel and go over just to do it or when im at the gun range I cant help but think about shooting myself. Im not sad or depressed,i have a wonderful family,2 kids and a husband. I just always and have always thought about killing myself...i dont why I wanted to tell everyone but it felt good to say..

Edit:can't make words.

Sysiphuslove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

One day at a time darlin. Your time comes soon enough, learn what you can while you're here.

frankles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:47:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm glad I found you. I appreciate what you've shown me. I love the strings of dialogue between all the different replies in posts that don't always relate to the OP, but add a lot to the overall conversation and improve the entertainment value.

Reddit, you are also an outlet for getting the turmoil and the things I bury inside me to get out in the open. To put words to my feelings and work through tough times. The support system that Reddit can be is amazing, and as a resource, I haven't seen anything else that comes close.

TheKittensAreMelting ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:31:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Blackfish is a biased and one-sided documentary. Do more research other than watching one film. Seaworld isn't a horrible place of animal abuse and sadness. Look at Seaworld's manatee rescue and rehabilitation program for example.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:54:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Documentaries are in no way obligated to be unbiased. They are not journalism. Without bias a documentary on dinosaurs would be obligated to include an intelligent design explanation and a pure bible explanation where cavemen fought a T. Rex. Don't confuse your types of media.

TheKittensAreMelting ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:57:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Right sorry, I'm just trying to put my point across for people to research more into Seaworld and such before coming to a conclusion.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:03:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry if you're a fan of Seaworld and I'm sure that they have done some good but the concept of trapping large mammals who quite literally swim all over the world in a swimming pool is wrong. Imagine if someone magically stuck you in a well furnished house, very comfortable, plenty of games, movies etc. Now imagine they tell you that you can never leave, they can put in other people that you hate whenever they want, take out people you like, and people will watch you everyday do tricks to get fed. Now, change that sweet ass house to a one room unfurnished apartment, and you got put there after being abducted from right in front of your parents. That's a whale pen.

Want to see a whale? Watch Nat Geo or go on a goddamn boat. Seaworld can fuck right off.

TheKittensAreMelting ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:12:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes I agree with you on the whales, it is sad and I believe at the very least the tanks should be increased in size GREATLY. Animals such as that need lots of swimming space and living room. Unfortunately though, none of the whales can be released. Many were bred in captivity and the rest have been in captivity for so long that they would not survive in the wild.

Seaworld has done good though and that I support, such as education to the public rescue and rehabilitation of marine life.

I think that instead of saying for Seaworld to fuck off and ignoring them and demanding for the release of the whales (which they can't do), we can push and petition for the increase in the size of the orca and dolphin tanks. Probably won't happen, but it wouldn't hurt to try. At least then the whales that are there can be a bit happier with their lives.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:48:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree with you only with the stipulation that it be the end of the whale program after this generation dies out.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:39:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ask yourself this question before you post something. Does this need to be said, does this need to said now and does this need to be said by me? If the answer is no on any of them it's probably time to rethink it.

psycho_sophisticate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:41:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being so hateful :(

savage_beast ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:54:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love this girl, I've never been happier in my life. She was the sun in my universe, making me feel alive. Too bad she's gone and I no longer have that sun in my life. I miss you Alo, you really don't know how much your friendship meant to me. I hope that one day we meet again and you can bring that light back in my life.

myxopyxo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:57:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't want to be that guy, but it's [proper grammar/spelling] not [whatever mistake someone made]

You're fooling no one, you're being that guy and you love it.

PestyProphet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:57:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ITS MY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH HIP-HOP

I_Have_No_Idea_What ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:01:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's no easy way to say this... I'm pregnant, Trevor.

kabas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:11:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think we should see each other any more.

obscure123456789 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:01:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ITT: Oprah in da house

DeadManFloating ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:15:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is really inside soylent green...

TheMidnightAgent ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:27:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm Batman.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:38:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

About my landlord who does a thousand criminals worth of scumbag things including running prostitute rings, illegal apartments, and for lack of better words, has "slaves". He is a disgraced former federal judge to boot. I'm too scared to say anything because I don't want to end up on the street. I've no proof but I wish someone could do something

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:42:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Start looking for a new place to stay, when you find one, then say something

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:47:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If only it were that simple my friend. I wish I could but there is a reason I'm here and I've seen what I've seen. Don't worry though. I'm not in danger. Some of his "employees" are though. Probably not life threatening but he does physically harm them. About an hour ago he hit one because she didn't clean something well enough.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:56:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hope you can get through this :(

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:01:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks! I probably will. I just feel so disgusting myself not being able to do anything about him. He's too well connected. He's like a the first villain in a comic book before the bad guys with super powers come out. He's smart though. I've been watching him for awhile now. Waiting for my moment of opportunity. I know it will come.

kabas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:11:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

good guy OP

obeseUN1CORN ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:55:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hi

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:35:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The defaults have been getting worse and worse in the the 2+ years I've been here. The more people, the stupider the posts/comments that get upvoted. Askreddit used to be one of my favorite subs, but it's just the same god damn questions with the same god damn uninteresting top comments.

And now that there's like 6 million people here, all the posts that make it to the frontpage have six to ten thousand comments already so there's no chance for you to join in the discussion.

I should repost this topic in two weeks and get thousands of sweet comment karma, just because. And it would work.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:40:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Rush Limbaugh popularized the word "feminazi".

Ai_of_Vanity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:47:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Which religion was the right one.. if any.... although even if I could tell them and was 100% correct.. 8 new subreddits would spawn, I'd be downvoted to oblivion and fade into irrelevance.

RaiFighter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:36:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not religious at all myself, but you've got a certainty I respect. Have a +1.

PigBonnet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:18:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

calling out something as a circlejerk is more of a circlejerk than the actual circlejerk

obviousthrowaway4325 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:19:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that my dick doesn't grow, i'm 20 years old and i can't have sex. my new girlfriend doesn't know it yet and it's making me crazy.

ST3VHEN ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:00:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it.

zenbuffy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:19:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't ever put on a kitchen appliance (dishwasher, washer/dryer) and go to bed or go out. I know they are convenience appliances, and everyone likes to put on the dishwasher before bed so that it's done when you wake up, but last year, I put on my dishwasher and went to visit a friend. And my dishwasher (like so many of those recalled recently) malfunctioned, and went on fire. And everything I owned, my whole house, was completely ruined. Thankfully not too much with the open flames, but smoke touched and destroyed everything. And if I had been upstairs asleep, like so many other times I used that dishwasher, I probably wouldn't be sitting here typing this.

Learn from my fail. Don't put those appliances on and go to bed. Yes, it might be a bit of a hassle, but if you saw the damage done to my house, you'd never do it again.

DrPuffinStuff ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:36:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

WEAR SUNSCREEN!

Flohhupper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:57:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank You. Thank you all for beeing who you are!

beerye1981 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:21:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't have a right to not be offended.

Belshoviks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:26:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could tell all of reddit is that my mom is a great mother, and that I would do anything to bring her back to life cured of her disease. I want her back, I miss her...It hurts, whenever I arrive home from school, I would always feel like that just by going to the living room I would see her there watching TV or if I go to my room, she would appear randomly just to check up on what I'm doing, or that if I go to her bedroom, I could always just go to her side if she's sitting on the bed reading newspapers and fall asleep, I feel like if I go to the kitchen she would be with me cooking dinner or breakfast. I feel like when I close my eyes, I could see her and if I just arrive back from home she would be on the balcony smiling at me... I miss her, I miss her so much. It hurts whenever I arrive back home or go anywhere else. All of my memories are with her, doing everything with her, and it hurts that there won't be anyone else to share my life with, it hurts that all the things we had planned for the future will no longer be the same without her, and it hurts that I won't be able to see her again unless I dream about her or the afterlife. I'm also starting to get doubts about whether an afterlife exists or not, whether heaven exists, whether the realm for the death exists. And, it hurts that I won't be able to talk to her, laugh with her, hug her, get hugged by her, fight with her, get angry at her, her getting angry at me, and it hurts that I can't keep her things as a memory because for some reason all of her belongings will have to be buried with her, and it hurts because I can't be the one to decide what to do with the things she left behind, it hurts that the person she divorced with is the one that's controlling the things she left behind, and it hurts that I can't do anything about it because I'm their child, and it hurts that now that she's no longer here I feel like as if there's no meaning nor purpose to my life anymore. I feel like that if she's gone now, I don't have anyone to protect me. The person she divorced looks like as if he would lash out at me any second now if I do anything that angers him. Life isn't fair, that's the harsh reality of the world, I get it. But I didn't feel like that life was harsh at all, despite having a few deaths here and there, none of them were close to me, so I felt fine. But then, life took away the person I cherished the most, the person I loved the most, they took her away, and it hurts. It just hurts thinking that she's gone, that she's no longer here. Cut the crap with the death of a loved one would make you stronger, it only gives you pain, trauma, and even more pain. I just want my mother back, I don't want her to be forgotten, I want the world to know about her, so that she can live on others' memories of her. I don't want her to be forgotten, because I feel like, if I die, no one will remember her. You don't have to know anything about her, just know that she was a great mother, despite myself being a selfish and worthless daughter, she still loves me. The part it hurts the most was that her final words to me was "I'm sorry, nonik." Nonik means youngest daughter in the family, and it hurts to hear her words, and it hurts that I couldn't understand what it meant in the beginning. But then when she died, when the fact hit me like an avalanche, I realized what she meant, and that all the things we promised together, all the things we planned together, all the things we talked about together, all the things we dreamed about together...It hurts, and it hurts even more to just get words of backlash by my so called "brothers" and "father". I want my mom back, I don't want these mean people to live with me, mom, come back, mom, I hate them, mom, I only love you. It hurts, it hurts, it really hurts. This isn't fair, mom, this hurts, mom, what would you do if you were in my situation? Mom...I want to go back in time, fix everything, and you could still be alive here. Mom, mom, mom, I miss you. Mom, it hurts.

TedK23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:11:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck you reddit, I am funny.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:15:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I fucked your mom!

ZombieDrums ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:41:26 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you people for providing awesome distractions when I need them. It can be hard to cope when my mind's in a dark place, and when all I want is to focus on something else, I come here.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:23:58 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ZombieDrums ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:49:53 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You just made my day, thanks!

Carl was one of my favorite news stories - thanks for reminding me of that monkey!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:55:28 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:19 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:01:49 on August 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I used to live in this apartment complex which was known to house ghosts. All my life I brushed it off as one of those urban myth things and I lived there for over 10 years without witnessing anything.

Then, I moved out and I started to remember things about this place.

There were many times where I was on the computer and I felt someone pass by behind me and it would result in me turning back quickly and feeling a bit creeped out. The reason why I never thought of it much is because I was usually playing games and I was in a hurry to go back and help my teammates.

This happened many times. With windows closed and the speed of this thing passing by differed time to time. Sometimes it would be slow like someone walking along and sometimes it would be fast like superman flying by.

To this day I do not have an explanation of it.

Paula_Dean_Pelton ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 18:17:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Stop the gold trains! Gold should be something only awarded for a quality comment or post.

EDIT: Whoa! Thank you fellow Redditors for my first gold. Kind of ironic I got gold for complaining about it, eh? Regardless, a sincere THANK YOU! :)

PM_Me_for_friend ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 18:25:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Plus gold is pretty useless. The lounge sucks and I didn't notice the other benefits at all.

Edit d to s

DrHelminto ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:28:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The only good thing about gold is that links you clicked on another computer or mobile stay purple when browsing on a different computer. No more seeing twice the same link because you forgot if you saw it or not.

[deleted] ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 18:32:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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DrHelminto ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 18:34:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My brother: "how much does gold cost?"

me: "I dunno, 5 dollars or so"

My Brother: "okay"

Later that day: You have been awarded gold for your submission (a very lame and buried one).

Call my brother:" hey, thanks"

Him: "youre welcome"

end.

Malarazz ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:39:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fun fact: You can also send gold directly to someone directly through their profile, without gilding a comment specifically.

DependantBlackWoman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's no fun giving gold to a person directly through their profile. Instead of buying gold, my friends and I play a game where we each make retarded comments and gild each other's stupid comments.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:32:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The best thing about gold is knowing you're better than everyone else.

stengebt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Username mentions are pretty great, as well.

DrHelminto ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:34:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

yeah, but no one ever mentions me when I'm gilded.

stengebt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:38:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I can't really argue with that, it isn't as beneficial if you aren't a popular or prevalent user.

thndrchld ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:14:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/u/stengebt is right, they're pretty neat.

stengebt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

^

TheCatcherOfThePie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I quite like the myrandom feature. I have a tendency to visit the same few subreddits all the time, and neglect the others. Then I click on myrandom, and I remember why I subscribed to that sub in the first place.

relytv2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ahhh! Thank you. My gold recently ran out. I also noticed that my links weren't staying purple somtimes. Didn't realize there was a correlation.

ayakokiyomizu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also highlighted new comments when you come back to a thread. I think that's the only thing I miss.

OfficerTwix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The lounge sucks

But the MegaLounge on the otherhand

golden_eternity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I didn't get a lot out of gold, but they did introduce me to BarkBox through the discounts and my dog seems to like it so far...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like gold because it donates to reddit. I use the site all the time so I feel I'm giving back.

EeveeAllTheWay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait, what's the lounge?

TheMotherfucker ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 18:28:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It does help out the site, at the very least. I'd prefer that to the posts on /r/bestof being the only ones worthy of gold.

unicorninabottle ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:39:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like more is worth it than just the /r/bestoff posts, yet posts begging for gold is not only annoying, it also takes away all the magic of getting gold. My first one had me giggling like a maniac out of happiness for a full day because that comment was worth something, not because I begged.

Butthole__Pleasures ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I still feel really great when someone gilds a comment of mine. Like someone really enjoyed what I said so much that they are willing to spend real money to show it? Makes me smile.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that would work if /r/bestof wasn't a steaming pile of shit

TheMotherfucker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The titles annoy me, but you get my point. "Beautifully describes"...there are other adverbs, guys. Or how the average post on /r/WritingPrompts easy impresses those who don't read much at all...

luckytaurus ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If this train is about to be gilded, then I say to it, "ALL ABOOOOARD!"

dakunism ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:05:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gold should have a "revoke" option if the person receiving it edits their comment mentioning the fact that they got gold...

lamprey_condom ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:24:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"STOP SPENDING YOUR MONEY IN WAYS I PERSONALLY WOULDN'T"

no problem, Adolf.

Deathraged ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wouldn't someone telling you how to spend your money be more of a Stalin thing?

PhAnToM444 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:33:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Screw that... ALL ABOARD THE GOLD TRAIN!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:48:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It supports the site

snazztasticmatt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No way! the whole point of gold is to keep reddit funded

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:13:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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Harry_Seaward ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:14:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Look here, Captain Freedom, this is Reddit. I don't know where you're from, but 'round these parts we like to try and force our personal preferences on other people.

And if you disagree with me, no matter how compelling your argument, I'm just going to downvote you.

From 3 accounts.

Livesinthefuture ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:41:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That you /u/unidan?

Volatilize ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jeez I must have started doing the Reddit RIGHT after all this unidan stuff happened. Too bad his account appears to be removed. I have yet to gaze upon such a relic of internets past.

tytiger1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:13:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In 6 hours this comment will have gold.

ch13fw ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:53:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

took 39 minutes

tytiger1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Damn! Reddit you quick. Okay, my comment will have gold in... 6 hours!

Simplici7y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My won't.

tytiger1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Correct!

Schnectadyslim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've accepted the fact that reddit gold will never find its way to my post. It is better that way. Can't handle the false hope.

Zack_Fair_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:11:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

clever.

annoyinDemon ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:03:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fuck you and your edit

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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ch13fw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

trolololol

crazykid01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

HOW DARE YOU ALL GIVE HIM GOLD FOR THIS SLANDER!!

I demand he gives his gold back!

KrabbHD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/PCMasterrace is where gold trains were invented. No gold train matches up to theirs.

BeardedBatsard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, stop the gold trains. . .

seiyria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But trains made of gold are worth a lot of money! Why stop them?!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish people could take away gold if they wanted to, that way, whenever anyone said "Edit: Thanks for the gold!" it could be taken away as penalty to influence people to stop saying that annoying shit.

Need_my_Inhaler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ya I hate gold trains too...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, gold trains suck.

๐Ÿš‚๐Ÿ’ฐ

-Shirley- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

but the special feeling you get when you are being gilded is amazing.

"someone liked your comment so much that he gave you gold"

Littoraly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're the worst.

Ball-Blam-Burglerber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Random acts of kindness are bad?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

HA

fuckcancer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can I get in on this? Choo choo!

Cookie1995 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Continue the irony!!!!

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:11:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But how else will they transport gold across continents?

I say do not stop the gold trains.

tanu24 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Insert quality comment or post here

[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:11:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We are all racist and prejudice

MustangGuy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:05:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's human nature to distrust that which does not look and act like oneself.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm Mexican cabron

hairywolf47 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:10:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of you guys are pretty damn toxic

P-d0g ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:48:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chill the fuck out when it comes to soldiers. Sure, being a soldier doesn't automatically make you a hero, but it doesn't automatically make you an asshole as Reddit seems to think. Also, saying all cops are corrupt because of the few you've seen on the news is the same logic that racists apply when saying that all blacks are criminals.

OmegaPrecept ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:08:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There does seem to be an overwhelming discrimination against law enforcement agents and soldiers/vets. Its really disheartening to think that the overwhelming opinion on reddit of these normal working Americans is so negative.

iBL1TZKR13G ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So ALL Mexicans aren't illegal immigrants. Huh, go figure.

Avon___Barksdale ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:45:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody cares that you are atheist.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:29:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some people do. Finding out that a fellow redditor is an atheist can be a starting point for comradery.

Avon___Barksdale ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

shut up bitch.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lol

atred ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:49:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody cares that you believe in magical beings.

Avon___Barksdale ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:37:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't believe in magical beings, dipshit. I don't believe in God, but you don't see me making a big fucking deal about it.

atred ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:13:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

But apparently you make a big deal about your good behavior and about being better than other atheists. I'm glad I finally met such a nice and superior person. You make atheists look better!

Avon___Barksdale ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:28:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the god damn subject of this thread is "whats something you wish you could tell all of reddit?", you fucking moron. I answered the prompt, so shut the fuck up.

I hope your dog gets hit by a car.

[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:27:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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BetaFoxtrot ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 20:10:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Subscribing to the ideals of TRP does, however, make you a mysogynist.

yunietheoracle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:09:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THAT is just science.

kkjdroid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's valid for a lot of people even if Mr_Mori is actually a misogynist, though.

Dob-is-Hella-Rad ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:56:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, don't say Mysogynist/Racist/Homophobic/Otherwise offensive shit and try to claim you're some sort of hero fighting against the "evil PC brigade censoring us all".

(For the record, this isn't directed at you, I didn't read your comment history, but there are plenty of people here who claim to be un-PC but are really just offensive)

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 19:52:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

calling women "hamsters" does make you a misogynist ya redpill fuck

scubalee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:18:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So if a guy calls a woman a name that automatically makes him a misogynist? If a guy calls another guy a name does that make him a misandrist? If a woman calls another woman a bad name does that make her a misogynist?

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yep you got it

scubalee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:19:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Interesting perspective you have. So how is you being a misandrist, since you are by your own definition, any better than a misogynist? I don't really have a dog in this fight, but I do find hypocrisy to be amusing.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Misandry is fun

scubalee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:28:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow, you really are a gem aren't you? Real life of the party. No boys allowed! Why, because they usually go for your prettier friend, so to hide your sorrow you lash out and act like men are the problem, when really it's your attitude? Your way of thinking is no different than men who treat women like shit, so don't expect anyone to take you seriously, on the internet or anywhere else.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:31:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lol no I'm a guy.

Tbh I just got kinda drunk and forgot what I had been talking about.

scubalee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, I see, the I'm a drunk idiot excuse. Funny, cuz when I'm drunk I'm usually hanging out with friends having a good time, not trolling the internet looking for arguments. Now I just feel bad for you.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for the sympathy, it means a lot. Don't worry about me though, a couple minutes on my phone didn't ruin my night.

Wasn't drunk the whole time, just when I was going along with the accusations of misandry. I was very much sober for all but the last few comments in the discussion.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:10:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like how your comment has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the one you replied to.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:12:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

look at his post history, it's pretty obvious what he was getting at

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:15:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nothing in his comment was misogynistic or referred to TRP. I saw his post history. Address the content, don't make things up and then argue with them, that's a strawman.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think there's a 0% chance that his comment was referring to anything other than TRP ideology (which is, IMO, completely misogynistic), so I'm gonna stand by what I said

crackeraddict ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anyone who reads red pill is a piece of shit. Don't have to debate them, just point them out and move on.

That's like having someone who posts in /r/niggers say something. Just point them out and move on.

There is no reason to even take anything they say seriously.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Assuming your username is a reference to MF DOOM, he's not really PC either.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:49:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's true for a lot of artists I listen to. To a certain extent I can detach myself from that sort of thing when it comes to art

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's fair. He's too good to nitpick.

MustangGuy ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:12:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The woman is not a "hamster." The hamster is a symbol of rationalization in that it doesn't get the person rationalizing anywhere, it only convinces them that what they did was right. It's essentially spin doctoring.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:15:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

if you don't think this kind of shit is pretty misogynistic you're a real fuckhead

[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 21:28:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They're not calling women hamsters.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:32:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"20 y/o hamster on why she needs feminism"

"Young doctor wonders why women are suddenly after him. Gets slaughtered by hamsters on r/askwomen. These are redpill truths in action."

"Hamster cheats on fiancรฉ..."

"Ask hamsters why their relationship with a 'nice guy' failed." (lol)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dunno if they have a FAQ but if they do, read it. I can't think of how to explain it. Hamster describes a certain pattern of thought, and is also used for males. It's not used as another word for chicks.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're changing the discussion now dude. We were talking about whether or not they call women hamsters. Your own source says it's an analogy for thought processes. We're done here.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

what is metonymy

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Here you go.

the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing.

The question was whether or not they call women hamsters. They don't. The end.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:04:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, they do. Did I ever say that "hamster" in RP-speak refers to all women as a collective? No.

But as I showed in the search results earlier, they do refer to women who demonstrate these thought patterns as "hamsters" in a dehumanizing and misogynistic way.

Look, I can say "the end" too: the end.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:26:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No. They don't. Referring the hamster is referring to things people do, usually women. Talking about the hamster or a hamster is not talking about a woman or a group of women, it's talking about a pattern of thought.

I don't care much about TRP one way or another, but I am constantly entertained by the fact that the folks who most hate it, like yourself, both never read it AND consider themselves experts on the subject of what TRP is all about.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:36:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh I don't consider myself an expert. I know the basics and that's enough to make me hate it.

It doesn't make sense to claim that they don't use hamster to refer to people. Patterns of thought aren't capable of speech or actions. So when they say a hamster does or says something (which they say a lot), they're referring to a person. I agree that the original use of the term on TRP was probably to refer to a thought process, but that's why I mentioned metonymy: because that has obviously changed. Unless English isn't your first language I don't understand how you're arguing otherwise.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:48:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is straight from their glossary.

Rationalization Hamster - The tendency for women to use rationalization to resolve mental conflict and avoid cognitive dissonance. The core mechanism that allows women to say one thing and do a different thing.

It is a tendency. A pattern of thought. A mechanism. Whether or not it's a real thing, or if you think it's real or not, or if you like it or not, that's what it is. And you're asking if English is my first language? Try harder.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:56:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Okay thoughts can speak gotcha

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When somebody refers to a conscience, are they talking about the person? Or one part of their mind?

This is no different.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:04:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"My girlfriend's conscience/thoughts cheated on me"

Makes a lot of sense

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tell me where exactly you found "My girlfriend's hamster cheated on me"

You won't find it. And even if you did, for your original proposition to be true, namely that TRP refers to women as hamsters, you'd still be wrong by your own example. If you were right it would be "My hamster cheated on me"

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:17:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, you're misunderstanding.

You claimed that--philosophically speaking--a person's conscience/part of their mind = that person.

When somebody refers to a conscience, are they talking about the person? Or one part of their mind? This is no different.

In the phrase "hamster cheated on her boyfriend...", "hamster" = the girlfriend (in my interpretation). In your interpretation, "hamster" = the thoughts/conscience of the girlfriend.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:22:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So what have we learned here? You're correct in your interpretation. And wrong in every other.

I hate putting an end to this because I know that you're gonna walk away feeling you've won, especially since you deleted your earlier posts where you made your direct claims I've repeated proven wrong. But I just can't deal with you anymore. Every single time you're wrong you try and subtly shift what we're talking about, so you can still pretend to be right. It's no good.

MustangGuy ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 20:16:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TL:DR

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:45:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow what a great counter argument

MustangGuy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:06:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not in any kind of mood to feed legbearded trolls today.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:07:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ah, a red piller resorting to insults instead of backing up their claims, well colour me shocked

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sounds like every "feminist" in the 21st century. You should be proud that others emulate your homegrown bullshit.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:20:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Okie dokie

letshaveateaparty ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Legbearded? Wtf does that even mean? You sound like a real dickweed.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:19:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

congrats on the solid rebuttal champ

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:58:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

So you're saying that OP in this post:

hamster cheats on fiancรฉ

is saying that the abstract concept of rationalization has cheated on it's fiancรฉ?

What's funny is that TRP seems to think that rationalization is a practice reserved only for women or, I guess, "beta" guys. As if it's not part of, yknow, human nature. And is if TRP philosophy in general isn't the most absurd rationalization of sociopathic behavior.

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:41:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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kkjdroid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mr_Mori is a terper, though.

jobosno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know, I ran it through Reddit Investigator. 78 comments in Red Pill, 11 in Askreddit. I don't know what came in third but it was only a handful of comments there.

kkjdroid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, that kinda excuses calling him a misogynistic fuck IMO.

jobosno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's still a hostile approach when there was nothing in this thread that warranted it. /u/doom_feat_doom and I have figured out where the miscommunication lies and have solved it.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:47:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

lol I keep seeing "this isn't tumblr" and "go back to tumblr".

Maybe I would like tumblr.

Besides, I don't really care if some creepy dudes who have a superiority complex think I'm an asshole.

jobosno ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:53:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you assume people you are telling you to calm down and talk about things like a normal person are "creepy dudes" by default then odds are you're the one with a superiority complex. I get that Reddit can be a shitty place but you're not converting anyone to your cause being as aggressive as you are.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nah just the guys on TRP are the creepy dudes. And I'm not trying to convert anybody. That's above my paygrade. I just think it's laughably offensive/delusional for a regular poster on TRP to claim they're not a misogynist.

I was a little overly aggressive because I had him tagged as "douchebag", and when I checked his history to see why I had him tagged, I remembered that I thought he was a pretty terrible person.

jobosno ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I apologize then, I made an assumption of my own in thinking that seeing as the original commenter and the first response were from different people, that it was open hostility instead of being directed at a specific person. My apologies.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:00:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's a fair assumption. I should calm down anyways, don't need to raise my blood pressure any higher.

scubalee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:34:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So you calling a guy a douchebag is ok, but a guy calling a woman a hamster isn't? Do you even think before you speak, type, whatever? I think you'd be better off if there was a hamster on a wheel inside your head powering your thoughts.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah I'll look into that

scubalee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:38:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Science is doing amazing things these days. You may get lucky.

DOOM_feat_DOOM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

God bless u

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:37:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

PC?

Just_ice_is_served ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:55:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/pcmasterrace

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:56:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

permeable corncob*

ItsJimmyTwoShoes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Politically correct^

downtherabbithole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Politically correct

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Personal computer. You can like Macs and women at the same time.

OverExcitableTurtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Personal Computer

Lionhearted09 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:02:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is way too sensitive and uses the terms racist and sexist way too liberally

der1x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

or a bigot! Those two words are thrown around like pedophiles giving away free candy.

Misogynist-bydefault ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed

GoofStatus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:58:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

you're all hypocrites... Including me

TheNaud ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:25:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That porn is just like the WWE. Some real moves, but the ending is always faked!

LordHellsing11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:54:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But the technique and athleticism is quite impressive

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:56:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm pretty sure you can't fake shooting a big load on someone's face

TheNaud ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:28:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You'd be surprised. This guy was in /r/AskReddit earlier this year talking about what all is faked and we convinced him to do an AMA. Some of the bigger dicked guys are fake as well as some of the cumshots. I'll look further for the post where he explains how it's lotion and how they do it. Very interesting reads.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My life is a lie :(

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:02:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Somebody hasn't read the pornstar AMA's.

emperorOfTheUniverse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be excellent to each other.

Emay75 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:01:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some people kinda look good with fedoras. (Very rare. Usually black people)

Anti_Venom02 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:15:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go outside and play.

angrytortilla ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:01:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut up about your relationships. Nobody cares about your boring teenage angst.

secret_ox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not all police officers are evil.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:19:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You too will start to hate teenagers as you age. Source: I'm 25 and I'm already starting to want these damn kids off my lawn.

IndsaetNavnHer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

24 here, all but 2 in my class is under 20, I want to smack the shit out of 90% of them and I'm not completely sure why

void_if_seal_broken ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:19:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You guys are a bunch of cunts.

DraconisRex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:20:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be... Excellent to each other...

AND PARTY ON, DUDES!!!

Iseverynametakenhere ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:31:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If a car comes up behind you while driving in the left lane on the highway move over. It doesn't matter how fast you are going. Just because you are doing five over and think that is sufficient doesn't mean it is your job to keep everyone else doing the same. If you don't get over don't get mad when someone cuts you off while going around you.

drewman141 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:32:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is my first ever post. I have lurked for over 2 years

plzkillme ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:33:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one, no country, no thing owes you anything. You clean up, present yourself, and sell yourself. Life doesn't give you what you want, life almost always gives what you deserve.

phunkthisnoise ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:37:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Remember, every single person in here is a real person (except the bots) with real feelings and a real life and real problems. Just because you're semi-anonymous, it doesn't mean your words are any less real and can hurt real bad.

My best friend frequents fatpeoplehate and is a fairly popular poster there. I'm her fat best friend that she's posted about before.

She used to be fat, and she has crippling self esteem issues. She bashes fat people to make herself feel better. I found all her posts today and am now battling depressive and self-harming thoughts. All because my supposed best friend has to put me and others like me down to feel better about herself.

Reddit can be really mean and hurtful sometimes.

TychoTiberius ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:44:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I'm probably too late, but 99% of the people who use the phrase "cognitive dissonance" on here have no idea what that term actually means. But yet it still gets used all the time and seems to be one of Reddit's favorite pet phrases.

Cognitive dissonance is when a person holds two views that they (they, not you) find conflicting and as a result of that they experience mental discomfort. But reddit just uses cognitive dissonance when they really should be using the word hypocrite. A politician who is pro life and forces his mistress to get an abortion but doesnt feel bad or conflicted about it is not experiencing cognitive dissonance, he is just a hypocrite. Though i have seen redditors call this exact thing cognitive dissonance.

Cognitive dissonance is a specific, clinical psychcological idea that doesnt have much application in everyday discussions. You can only really know if soneone is experiencing cognitive dissonance if they specifically tell you.

ChristopherOhhh ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:05:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think the format of this website is one of the worst on the entire Internet.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:06:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Half of you are retarded, the other half of you are autistic, and the last half of you don't know math.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:35:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Upvote if the comment contributes to the topic, downvote if it doesn't. Don't upvote because you agree and downvote because you disagree. (These are the actually reddit rules)

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:44:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Sysiphuslove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I don't believe, I know."

--Carl Jung

2dollarb ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:54:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's something you wish you could tell all of reddit?

Reddit is not a dating site.
Reddit is not a psycho-therapy session.
Reddit is not your personal playground.
We ... are Reddit.
Now, play nice.

0hfuck ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:08:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I love you. You, even if you feel like you are of no value. You, even if we disagree on every single thing. You. I love you. I want you to be here. You don't deserve to die. Things will get better.

I love you. Please hold on.

Kaizen77 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:09:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Idiocracy isn't just a movie.

grumpycatabides ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:58:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And Dilbert's not just a comic.

TheFightGoes0n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:13:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are so right!

Pinkdrum ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:14:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The friendzone doesn't exist.

V526 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:25:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel very uncomfortable with the idea that it is popular to hate something. Liking things because they're popular, eh, not great but acceptable but hating things out of nowhere because everyone else does is fucking horrifying.

DerpinNinjaa ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:33:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't ever give up on love. Cheesy, I know, but important.

Sysiphuslove ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:46:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Only thing that lasts past the grave, damn right

bodidntlee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:34:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that when you hear about "sectarian violence" somewhere...it has absolutely nothing to do with religion.

ranc0r ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:38:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

listen to german deep/progressive house,

yeah,

Single_Helix ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:44:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't give a fuck about shark week.

wccghtyz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:45:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To fuck right off and let me sleep

GoodGreeen420 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:45:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

$2 is a shit tip.

Wunobi ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:57:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't Panic

jzier ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:12:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is there still time for me to be number 1?

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:15:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Of course!

jzier ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:38:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

omg you made this thread...can we be friends? I want to be popular too man.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah!

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:37:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

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luckytaurus ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 18:54:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm going to take a stab and say tomorrow?

thndrchld ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:10:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hanukkah?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:11:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wrong, it's Tuesday. But only on Sundays.

IAmA_Reddit_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:09:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Um.....

seiyria ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How Can Mirrors Be Real If Our Eyes Aren't Real

IAmNottaRobot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Friday

occasionaLaxer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I read it the first time and said to myself, "God dammit, I'm going to figure out what this means". Then I read it twice more and shut my computer down.

darien_gap ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This reads like Sarah Palin having a stroke.

crazykid01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

STOP CONFUSING ME!!!

I mean... I agree (forgot I was on reddit, the internet is always right)

Olechranon ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:50:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I didn't think Robin Williams was that funny, don't get me wrong I am sorry for his family's loss and my heart goes out to all his fans, but he just wasn't my type.

crazymusicman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:28:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree. I saw and heard about his ability to make comedic bits with every day items (hankercheif, fork, etc) and I just thought I was watching a guy coked out of his mind.

Emay75 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:04:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To be honest I never liked his stand up comedy. However he is easily on of the best character/voice actors there ever have been. As influential in our culture as Mel blanc

lasthorizon25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:17:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was weird to hear him talk about dirtier topics too because all I knew him from were family movies. I really didn't like his stand up at all.

naphini ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:21:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

African American Vernacular English is not Standard English with mistakes [PDF warning].

TL;DR: AAVE, or "Ebonics" as it's better known, is a dialect of American English that is no more incorrect than any other dialect of English. The only reason you think there's anything wrong with it is because it's a low-prestige dialect. That's a socioeconomic reason, not a linguistic one. All you're doing when you make fun of black people for saying "aks" is being casually racist.

kkjdroid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:30:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All you're doing when you make fun of black people for saying "aks" is being casually racist.

Not if you also make fun of other people for their dialects. For example. Bostonians are often made fun of for not pronouncing trailing "r"s.

naphini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In principle, perhaps, but that's not what's going on. The derision surrounding AAVE is almost always immersed in racial (and class) prejudice. It would be silly to deny that. For example, no one thinks Bostonians are stupid or ignorant or uneducated because they drop some of their word-final r's, but people say that all the time about black people who speak AAVE. No one thinks other dialects of English are lazy or mistake-riddled versions of "real" English, except perhaps certain other low-prestige dialects, like southern "redneck" speechโ€”another instance of prejudice. When people make fun of "aks" and other divergent features of AAVE, they frequently say that it's "incorrect" and those speakers are "degrading the English language" and other similarly pejorative proclamations. I see it on reddit all the time. That's a very different thing than good-naturedly ribbing someone about regional pronunciation differences.

kkjdroid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:44:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one thinks other dialects of English are lazy or mistake-riddled versions of "real" English

Not even a little accurate. Pretty much everything except the prestige dialects (and even those, if you're in a different country than the one that uses them) take their fair share of crap. Look at Cockney. Look at the Valley Girl stereotype.

Also, keep in mind that some people type in AAVE. That's just stupid. No one types in any other dialect except as a joke (see: the chav copypasta).

naphini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, I did mention the exception of other low-prestige dialects in the very next phrase, which you didn't quote:

except perhaps certain other low-prestige dialects, like southern "redneck" speechโ€”another instance of prejudice.

"Southern redneck" is only one example. But what you said is exactly my whole point: that people ridicule low-prestige dialects, and the only reason AAVE gets ridiculed is because it's low-prestige, not because it's inferior in any way to the higher-prestige dialects.

kkjdroid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So every dialect that isn't the most common one in the area is considered low-prestige? That's completely tautological, then--of course the less common dialects are the ones that get ridiculed.

naphini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, I didn't say that. There are a lot of regional dialects that aren't considered low-prestige in other regions. For example, Oxford English (or The Queen's English, or BBC English, whatever label you like), is considered high prestige everywhere the English language is spoken as far as I know. There could very well be local minority dialects that are high-prestige as well. What determines whether a dialect is low or high prestige is class or race or various other kinds of prejudices, whether pejorative or approbative. It's often going to be the case that a minority group is the victim of pejorative prejudice, and so it will often be the case that a minority dialect will be considered lower-prestige than the most common dialects, but that's not true by definition.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The only reason you think there's anything wrong with it is because it's a low-prestige dialect.

My problem with it is that I find it incomprehensible (especially over the phone) and that's a linguistic problem.

naphini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Yes, but it's one that doesn't involve value judgments. I work on the phone all day, and I have to deal with all kinds of language barriers, including AAVE, which I don't speak. I just have to deal with it like all the other ones.

V1NN1E2FRESH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How's your linguistics program treating you?

naphini ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:51:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I graduated in 2006, so all it's doing now is billing me every month.

V1NN1E2FRESH ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:00:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

hah!

Misogynist-bydefault ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Almost upvoted until you said racist. Thats a load of shit, no one is hanging anyone or doing genocide.

Lieutenant_Rans ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:58:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is there no gradual scale between not racist and murderously racist?

Misogynist-bydefault ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 12:41:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There should be. Self preservation racism is very different from refusing things to people based on race or even forming groups to murder those of a different skin color.

naphini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:00 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's casual racism (and it's probably mixed with classism). Pretty much only black people speak AAVE. Do you think it's an accident that an almost exclusively black dialect is among the lowest prestige dialects in the U.S.? Read the first couple pages of the PDF I linked, and witness the dehumanizing disgust for it exhibited by conservatives in the 90's when "ebonics" was a hot topic. Ridiculing people for saying "aks" isn't quite as bad as some of that, but it's motivated by the exact same prejudice.

iwannarant ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:29:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That the downvote system is stupid and just because someone's opinion and yours crash doesn't automatically make them wrong.

igotsquestionz ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:43:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i'm downvoting this

iwannarant ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 18:43:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes! Thank you, that's what I'm aiming for.

igotsquestionz ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 18:45:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ha, i'm upvoting this one. i'm so conflicted.

iwannarant ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 18:47:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No! Don't do it!

LetterSwapper ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:33:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm updowning this.

iwannarant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Feel free to do whatever you want. Thank you for you vote.

AssCrackBanditHunter ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:32:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

this. I posted a controversial opinion on a gaming forum. So naturally my post is setting at around 1 point since people can't reason that just because they disagree with my post doesn't mean it's an unrelated post.

iwannarant ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

well, it's the internet. I don't care about getting downvoted at all but that's what I think about the whole thing.

scubalee ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:15:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Downvoting without replying is my pet peeve. If you don't like something someone says, fine. Leave a retort. If you can't or are too lazy to say something, then just leave it alone. I can see some instances of obvious trolling or spamming that just don't deserve a response, but the amount of downvotes I see given to people just for their point of view, without a reply is pathetic.

iwannarant ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:20:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's exactly my point!

scubalee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:54:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Point well received. To me it's the internet version of someone walking up to a person and saying something, and that person looking them dead in the face with a shitty look and then just turning around. I wonder how many of these internet samurai have the balls to do that. Not many I'm guessing, so maybe this is all they have.

iwannarant ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:04:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's just pathetic to rely on the downvote button when they don't have a better things to back up their reason of disagree and all they can do is just clicking on the button to at least feel like they did something about it. It's just sad. I like having healthy and reasoned debates but it seems like there are too few people who want to take part in such things.

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:32:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:54:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being early is being on time

AndyWarwheels ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:56:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly.

relytv2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're on time you're late.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're late, you're dead.

Epledryyk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I always hated that grandpa saying. Being on time is being on time. Don't be late, but be on time.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:22:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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eatsox117 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Start telling her to arrive 15 minutes before you normally would, then she's always on time. Example: you want to leave at 4:00. Tell her to get there at 3:45

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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eatsox117 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The final tactic is AIS. Ass In Seat. If she isn't there at the right time you leave. Warning: this can cause nights sleeping on the couch.

LiveToDieAnotherDay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A Narwhal is never late, nor is he ever early. He arrives exactly when he means to.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

MY LIFE IS A LIE!

Turbo-Lover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why isn't this a thing on reddit anymore? Or is it and I'm just looking in the wrong places?

Craptard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:23:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because it is absolutely terrible.

Turbo-Lover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:09 on August 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It was before my time so I never really understood it, but got asked during an interview about a year and a half ago. Actually how I found reddit.

voucher420 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:39:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

More like 12:15

MustangGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe in Brazil!

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:35:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eat a dick.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

stop replying to posts saying "This." the upvote button exists for a reason

DownvoteDaemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This.

LetterSwapper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

(ใƒŽเฒ ็›Šเฒ )ใƒŽๅฝกโ”ปโ”โ”ป

gdaman22 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THIS

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:09:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That posting 1000 pictures of a celebrity when they die is less of a tribute and more of an exploitation.

typicallydownvoted ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

someone has yet to explain to me where the harm is in this.

IndsaetNavnHer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For me part of it is the "Oh I loved him/her", don't think I've ever seen anything about Robin on reddit till he died, and then he was everywhere.

typicallydownvoted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:58:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i've always loved robin, but have never posted about it. and a person's death is an occassion where people generally think about their life, and how it had impacted them.

that being said, i've not posted then, nor now. I just honestly don't understand why people keep saying people are 'exploiting his death for karma'. I think it is a natural reaction to remember someone, and also, even if they are simply posting pictures of him for karma, so what? who does that harm?

cake4chu ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:32:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You mean celebrities die?! Theyre people just like us!

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:14:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Mughi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is true. The real enemies are the politicians themselves, who sell us this bullshit and profit from our fears.

LordFoulgrin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you.

Lightbiter ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:10:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck you

ilikeeatingbrains ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:51:38 on September 30, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I heard that.

dazerzooz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:32:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can I get a up vote. What what.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:50:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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FrighteningWorld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really don't think those exceptions are as minor as you're putting it. Sure, a significant portion of the site are white males, but I don't see why that should color the perspective that much.

Standardleft ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Due to voting system of reddit, you will mostly see what white males (the majority) believe to be a good contribution to the discussion while the other voices are hidden.

OmegaPrecept ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could give you more up votes for this. I love Reddit, I really do. But it is cute to think that most people who participate do not realize that only hand full of people control what is shown to the masses (on 80% of the sub-reddits anyway).

Brighid_Rose ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:37:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is gonna get buried but here it goes. STOP ripping on people, tearing them up and putting them down. It doesn't make you any better, smarter, more clever, cooler, or whatever the fuck you're going for. Even if you don't agree with someone, you can have a debate without namecalling and mudslinging. If you can't do that, then don't go there at all. Your anonymity might protect you in a sense but it doesn't protect the person you're hurling shit at. Try being kind sometimes. Give someone the benefit of the doubt, even if they don't deserve it. Especially on here, how much does it matter? How much does it truly affect your life? Are you that much of a bully?

As a note, there are many many things I love about Reddit and have come across some of the best people on here, but there is a certain percentage of douches that make me nauseous.

ACE_C0ND0R ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:58:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Didn't even make it past the first sentence before I downvoted.

Brighid_Rose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And another.

FarmerTedd ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut up stupid

Brighid_Rose ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Prime example.

FarmerTedd ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:37:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really hope you didn't take my comment seriously.

the_bromosapien ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:47:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cosplay is weird. Don't care who it is that's taking part in it, it's always weird.

kevantheman35 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:01:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is a god

[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:50:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Black Neighborhood =/= Ghetto

kid_zombie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The word faux is no shorter to write than fake. It just looks like a desperate and unnecessary attempt to sound intelligent.

astroskag ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:34:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Faux has different implications than fake. If I'm trying to sell a cheap imitation of a Rolex, and pass it off as real, that's a fake Rolex. If I'm selling a coat that looks like animal pelt, but is labelled as made of synthetic fibers and appeals to anti-cruelty crowd, that's faux fur. Fake is a negative word, generally with negative moral implications; faux is more of a neutral or even positive word.

kid_zombie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:13:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Got it. Well I still stand by it. It is misused a ton in that case.

kid_zombie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So faux relates to fashion?

astroskag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's used a lot in relation to fashion because that's an area where you'll frequently see artificial things that are as, or in some cases more, desirable than genuine ones. But the distinction in implications is generally that 'faux' is something you'd want, 'fake' is something you wouldn't.

kid_zombie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for the explanation. I saw someone on fb yesterday complain about the "faux sadness" surrounding Robin Williams.

astroskag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tell them you'd rather be faux sad than pseudo-intellectual.

kid_zombie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lmao

heroic_asshole ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:56:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think it's narcissistic to think you have to preface anything by saying it's a throwaway account. You are already not using your real name and unless you use the exact same handle all over the internet It's completely unnecessary. Even if you create a temporary one to post something, who gives a fuck just get to the point.

astroskag ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:27:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of people will disregard content from posters with low post counts or karma. Especially if it's the kind of thing you'd make a throwaway for, because it's easy to assume they're trolling. Announcing you're using a throwaway is a way of saying 'I know it looks like I'm not a regular contributor, but I am, I just don't want this associated with my main account - don't ignore me just because I don't have a lot of post history'.

Additionally, plenty of people know their real-life friends' reddit accounts.

sadtastic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't downvote because you disagree. Downvote if something is overtly offensive or irrelevant.

moby__dick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Winning an argument on Reddit will not happen, but even if it did, it would be like winning the Special Olympics. Nobody is really impressed.

PM_ME_UR_NAKED_BODY_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:47:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TRY PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS!

or don't. maybe you shouldn't experience the inexpressible wonders hidden in the depths of your own consciousness.

but you probably should.

Ihavenootheroptions ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:47:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would like all of reddit to know that I am currently pooping. Who else is on the porcelain throne?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am!!

OmegaPrecept ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Right here!

Rhetorik_Semantik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:47:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've got a pretty big and good lookin' penis.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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OmegaPrecept ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well stated (tips hat)!

kkjdroid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

With all of the posts saying this, I think that the reddit admins should just make the downvote into a disagree button and use reporting for trolls and spammers.

gifforc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Give me upvotes and shit.

Tmnthandshake1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Grammar isn't the important part. It's the message or story that one is trying to tell.

jameshogg1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:09:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The word "circlejerk" as a means to describe people agreeing with a motion is fucking frivolous.

Either counter the motion with logic or don't bother to waste your electricity.

jennybean42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:11:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was friends with Robin Williams on Second Life and didn't know it was him until after he was gone. This makes me so sad for so many reasons.

Billism ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:13:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That OP is a bundle of sticks whose mom I have had casual coitus with.

AEberhard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:19:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Quit being these far left socialists....

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

a

Mstubbsii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The late great Bill Hicks would agree.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never heard his name before and decided to google him.. Thanks friend :)

donny_pots ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To go fuck yourselves

nyutnyut ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:37:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Making fun of "neckbeards" is the laziest low hanging fruit of trying to be funny or clever. you're just going after easy targets, and are probably no different then the high school bullies you probably pretend to hate.

and no i'm not a neckbeard.

that stupid fantasy football shit you do, buying a shit ton of sports, or obsessively following some team you love just cause you were born within a 100 miles of their city is just as retarded as anything a neckbeard gets really into.

get over yourself and stop being such a judgemental douche.

that being said, dreadlocks on the other hand... we should all be making fun of anyone sporting those.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

and no i'm not a neckbeard.

That isn't for you to decide.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Weird Al really isn't that good

BastouXII ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop assuming everyone on the internet is from the USA. There are actually more people being able to express themselves in English and having access to internet outside the US than in.

I_get_jokes_lol ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:33:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't care if you smoke weed or your "so high right now". Weed isn't really a good thing for you. It can cause mental problems and it's bad for your lungs it stinks and it's just unhealthy in general. So there isn't any need in a thread to say dumb stuff like "woah I'm really high and that confused me" your basically just trying to show off to random people on the internet by saying that your damaging your body.

analogkid1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Put the mouse down and get your fat ass outside.

iWantToLearnFromYou ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We all just want to be upvoted.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:38:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck all y'all

thebrettman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:00:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop with the cats.

Gunther_Folly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:53:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut up about the death of Robin Williams.

Like it was sad and all that but come on.

fishandgiraffes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:03:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He really did change a lot of peoples lives. I'd understand more if you said this in a few months/years and not days.

grumpycatabides ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:58:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A man who used his talent to have a positive effect on millions of people for decades died a tragic death of non-natural causes. Two days of virtual mourning should be enough, internet. Back to more important matters, like what brand of socks Kim Kardashian bought for her baby. /s

marithefrancois ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:03:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck your racist bullshit you bunch of assholes.

Sysiphuslove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:13:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why are you guys so misogyno? Do you treat your mothers like you treat most of us?

I bet you do you motherfuckers you

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:48:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

care to elaborate?

Sysiphuslove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:59:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit. It's misogynist. It hates women. I mean really hates us, a vast spectrum of human souls boiled down to the worst elements of.

There aren't pictures here, you follow, I see men rip down a vast spectrum of women over something one single immature girl did to them, sometimes eons ago. I appreciate that pain doesn't go away, and furthermore I appreciate that men have a capacity and a vulnerability to love that is not credited to them, that surpasses what women are innately capable of (but that we should learn from), that informs them at every turn especially early on in the romantic adventure.

But why does that turn so readily to pure animosity, especially here, where so many much younger men and boys see it and inculcate it as part of the wisdom of the greater world?

I have a sixteen year old son, whom I love more than the earth revolving, but I see this latent misogyny in him, this abstruse hate of girls and their storied cruelty. Reddit is a powerful influence on culture and I see it daily here, but I let it go, until I see it in him. He's 16. Never had a girlfriend and this is what the bitter, angry divorcees of Reddit are doing. There are more men than women here, one-sided anger that slaps a scarlet letter on boys and girls barely starting out. It's not right, all right?

Women are the same in their souls as men are. We have different bodies, different desires, but what you love in me, there are other things I love in you and we used to fit together, to find our footing that way, one on one without some ugly audience cheering on our insecurities. These days you hate me, you want me to be inviolate, without volition, without will, without selfhood, tits and ass to be used the way you'd use a plastic toy. Why? I am human, like you! I am a person too, like you! I think, I reason, I hope and fear, I love and am wounded, like you!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:04:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

wow that was really well articulated. I'd like to apologize for my gender. Personally, I really enjoy speaking to women as long as they trying to rip me a new one because I'm a male lol(which you didn't do)

Sysiphuslove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:17:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't apologize for your gender, you're no more 'all men' than I'm 'all women', and neither of us needs to play Christ to the animosity of people who can't discern one for another. No need.

Ziggs_Boson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:16:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You shouldn't lose your shit when someone, like a kid, is killed by a cop. You most likely dont know all the evidence and facts about it, so getting all worked up and neckbearded about it doesn't do you shit.

JustGiraffable ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:16:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Karma is nice, but it's no reason to get your panties in a bunch. Stop calling people karma whores and get over your infatuation with imaginary internet points.

flybrand ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:22:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That the canonization of Robin Williams is kind of weird.

mr_fuzzy_face ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:29:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

nobody cares what you think

levilarrington ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:43:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pickles!

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:46:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you don't have anything nice/constructive to say just keep your comments to yourself.

ReverendDizzle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:47:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be useful.

Seriously. I've had Reddit Gold for like a year running now (and I don't even give a shit about Reddit Gold) because in between all my stupid fucking comments I take a moment here or there to write out a useful comment that actually contributes something and most of the time it gets gilded just because (I presume) the gilder is shocked that a useful comment emerged from the ruckus.

You all have some experience in something. The next time you're poised to write a stupid original comment (or worse, poised to just ape a stupid reddit comment meme), take a minute to actually be useful and share something that might help the reader.

Everyone complains about the quality of content but very few people bother to contribute anything worthwhile.

MG87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:57:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cats are overrated.

Driyen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:59:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nearly all of your television and movie ideas are terrible.

JackieLaw69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:19:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Half of reddit is circle-jerking and the other half is talking shit about circle jerkers.

5mu12fd47u12f ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:30:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The ending of half-life 3

KuromanKuro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:32:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That personal rights are being violated in Ferguson Missouri and police have militarized throughout the US to the point of having deadlier equipment than our soldiers serving in the Middle East. Also they have less remorse and no accountability.

Conductor_Cat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:32:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go the fuck to sleep.

Franco_DeMayo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:34:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It wasn't pudding, reddit. It *wasn't pudding."

lakers14 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:39:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your cat seems nice.

woodsbre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:51:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Calm the hell down its not that serious. This is my advice for all the internet not just reddit.

marishtar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:55:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The funny thing about this thread is that, if it's highly upvoted, everyone already knows.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:01:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Take a deep breath, and realize this site doesnt matter.

Z3ph3rn0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:18:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To hell with karma...

Twoxchromosomes is full of pretentious circlejerking assholes who refuse to hear anyone else's opinion but their own. And as much as i respect women, they make it hard for me to respect them.

Snouserz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:49:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit people are just a bunch of faggots I literally hate your comedy but I like it at the same time

Partageons ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 18:19:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pornography is a really bad idea for all involved. Don't consume it.

Zao1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:35:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Taking that away won't suddenly spawn new, non-degrading jobs for the people involved.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:28:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nah, it's really not that bad.

[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:43:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just wanted to let you know that if you're eating it, you're doing it wrong. It's for looking at, not tasting.

Americunt_Idiot ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:28:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Or at least go for like the woman-friendly, sensual Tumblr shit where it's not just some bald dude treating a chick like a bag of meat for twenty minutes.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:25:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Women like to get fucked sometimes man, ain't nothing wrong with that. Sometimes you do the gentle stuff, sometimes you rock her world. It's about variety.

Schnectadyslim ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't always have to fuck her hard, in fact some times that's not right...to do. Sometimes you got to make some loveeeee, and fucking give her some smooches toooooo.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly!

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:45:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But that's the best kind.

eixan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

can you give me links or tell me what to search? I don't use tumblr

KingoftheBooze ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Does it count if it's free? I mean, most of what I see is from reddit. I think most people don't actually pay for porn.

Partageons ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I want to say "are you for real" but I know you are. Yes, it counts. See my reply to another commenter for a full explanation.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The guy (or girl) is allowed an opinion! My message is disagree doesn't mean down vote!

Jandklo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:41:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are you for real right now?

Partageons ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 21:06:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes.

Jandklo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How is pornography bad for all involved?

Free_Joty ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:12:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why?

JordenDarc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, don't eat porn. Very bad for you.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:02:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

False! Pornography has been with us throughout our entire history and it's a shame that shame and backwards puritanical values have prevented our society from showing the frank and honest interest in our own sexuality that it deserves.

We have a five franchise Marvel cross-over movie and still no mainstream porno. Ridiculous.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I could see there being some issues. We've always had porn, yeah, but nothing even close to what we've got today. The average 16 year old has probably seen more ass than Ghengis Khan nowadays.

I don't know if that can or does cause any issues, but I wouldn't say that it's impossible.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sure, but find me one thing in the world that causes pleasure and hasn't been abused to the point of becoming a named psychosis. What should we do, outlaw pleasure? Cromwell would.

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:30:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shit, I'm not saying we should ban it. Banning things doesn't work. I do think that we could stand to learn more about the effects of modern pornography, though.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:10:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know what more open discussion and scientific studies on anything could hurt. More learning about everything all the time.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:45:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I agree totally.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't agree with the notion that porn is necessarily and inherently bad for producers and consumers (although I do think the modern iterations have proven to be damaging for all parties). But the argument that it's always been around is just not convincing in any way. Rape has always been around. Pedophilia has always been around.

Don't get me wrong; I'm not equating porn with rape or child abuse. But you can't use arguments for the first that could also be said of the second and third. There needs to be some deeper reason why porn has always been around and still deserves to be so. That would be a convincing argument.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That would seem to be a fallacy of composition or maybe burden of proof. Rape and child abuse have always been crimes. Pornography has not. There is no reason for it to justify it's existence when a convincing argument for its demonization (not based in religious radicalism) has never been made.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

It's neither of those fallacies. If anything, the fallacy is yours - the appeal to tradition.

And several arguments have been made against it that aren't based in religious radicalism - the psychological detriments if heavy or even moderate but consistent use, and the horrible and unsafe working conditions that tend to engulf the makers, etc.

But the legality has nothing to do with the conversation. Rape and pedophilia having long since been made illegal (no, they have not ALWAYS been crimes) is beside the point unless the argument is about whether porn should be illegal - that's not this argument. The argument is whether there is something inherent in the practice that is damaging - the practice itself, not the consequences of the practice. And as such, it's perfectly fine to compare the three, since your argument left the door open.

Ironically, you've presented an argument that could eventually bolster the notion that porn should be illegal. If we accept that porn is damaging to both the audience and the makers; and if we as a culture have agreed that practices damaging in such a way (like rape and child abuse) are and should be illegal; then we have to accept that porn should be illegal.

You need an argument that undermines the initial premise - that porn is damaging. To claim it's historical presence justifies it now is faulty logic. Again, I reference the fact that take was not, in fact, always illegal. At some point, we decided it ought to be. Your argument (again) left you exposed to that.

I want to say again that indict support making porn illegal, nor do I think it's effects are in any way similar to rape or child abuse. My personal take on it is that it's fine as long as it's used in moderation and as long as best-practices are guaranteed in its production. My point with these posts are that it's no argument to suggest that because it's been around before, it's reasonable to have around now. There has to be a better argument.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I did not say that it's historical presence justifies it. I said it didn't require justification. The burden of proof lies on those attacking it since they're the ones asserting there's a problem. The stuff you listed involves people misusing porn or mistreating one another in the attempt to create it, these are tangential and getting rid of them certainly would not end the existence of porn as a whole.

Also, recognizing child abuse is a pretty broad term so definitions have changed, as long as there have been crimes, rape and child abuse have been among them. Not that all of those crimes were prosecuted but hey, they still aren't.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, again, the legality of forced sex or pedophilia or any other child abuse is beside the point, because this is a discussion about the quality of the practice and not the consequence.

And it's disingenuous to claim that the problem with porn is how it's used and not what it is, because the conversation is about porn in it's modern iteration. This is specifically what is being called out as damaging. The burden of proof has been met, quite frankly - the widespread violence that pervades the industry, the psychological damage - but you're also making a claim as well, not simply arguing against that claim. Your claim is that porn is an acceptable practice and the evidence you have for that is it's historical presence. The burden of proof doesn't only apply to the first person to speak.

You absolutely have to justify your claim.

Claim: modern porn is harmful because of all the previously mentioned problems with the industry.

Counter-claim: modern porn is fine because porn has always existed.

This isn't a court of law. There isn't one side burdened with proving a claim beyond a reasonable doubt and another side burdened only with refuting the claim enough to establish doubt. In a debate on ethics, all claims must be supported, all counter-claims must be supported.

The original claim of porn's damages was supported with statistical evidence. Your counter-claim is only supported by an appeal to tradition. By any rules of debate, your argument has fallen short and you can't just say it's up to the other guy.

no_malis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:58:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Arguing that a whole industry should be shut down because of specific cases of violence/other issues is a weak form of argumentation. The question is whether the pornography industry is by nature malevolent for citizens. I am not an expert, but i doubt a case could be made for this.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:35:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not arguing this. Nobody was arguing this. An OP up above was arguing that porn is harmful for society, not that the industry should be shut down. The only point I am making - or ever made in this thread - is that trustedsource's counter-claim - that porn is not damaging because it's been around forever - is a weak argument. I'm only commenting on the validity of the argument, not making an argument related to porn myself.

But for the record cases HAVE been made for porn's damage to society (not malevolence, since that implies the porn has some independent will). Not porn in general, understand, but porn in the ubiquitous, persistent form it takes in our modern, technological society. I don't think the arguments for this damage are who'll unconvincing; I think some valid points have been made, but those points have reached too far for their conclusions and ultimately end up reading as extremist. But the cases do exist.

Again, though, I never once argued for the shutdown of the industry.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:09:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

mainstream porno

That concept just blew my mind. I've thought of "artistic porno" that would only play in art theaters for a long time, but mainstream porn movies... what would those even be? (They'd probably be really watered down and boring though wouldn't they? With explosions?)

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:55:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fifty Shades of Gray is closer to the mark.

But racy female-oriented romance novels have enjoyed a steady climb in mainstream popularity over the last half-century that other media of masturbation aid have not. I think to achieve mainstream interest, a porno would have to do something incredibly daring and provocative.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:00:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fifty Shades of Gray is closer to the mark.

Great point!

LiveToDieAnotherDay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You might as well have told us not to drink water, while we're standing next to a sink.

I'm not saying it's vital or anything, just how common and routine it is. And awesome.

Partageons ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:51:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You'd be surprised at how fun it can be to masturbate without pornography. But let me guess, it's too hard / you're too lazy to give up after using it all these years. (Oh, but pornography is totally not addictive.)

LiveToDieAnotherDay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Man, it was near impossible for me to get porn in my early teenage years and as an avid reader, I can use my Mind's Eye pretty damn well. I can use imagination just as well but sometimes porn is just better. Plus, porn isn't meth or crack. If you get addicted, it's probably because you already some issues.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're so right. Thanks for stepping up and telling it like it is.

Frohirrim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why do you say that?

Partageons ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:17:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It hurts those who perform it. Pornography is an industry of rampant abuse. The producers demonstrate that they don't care about performers' safety; when one place compels to use condoms, they go somewhere else. Pornography is not usually a choice of work; the people who work in it have little other choice, and it's not fair to allow their exploitation for the sake of a few middle-class individuals who can make the choice.

Pornography is harmful to its consumers as well, although it's important to emphasize the physical harm suffered by the performers over the mental harm suffered by the viewers.

As even those who defend it will admit, mainstream pornography is a grotesque and clownish representation of sex.

Lastly, mainstream pornography reinforces the notion that men are entitled to women's bodies and to have themselves pleasured whenever they wish. It is therefore misogynistic in nature. You usually hear this argument as "objectification", and it still holds true: you are devaluing the people you view to nothing but sex objects, toys for your pleasure.

Viper_4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:57:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get out of here, reddit is a teenage mentality hivemind and you will be assimilated.

MaxTheMad ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:38:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What about gay porn? Cause, you know, some people actually enjoy being viewed as nothing but sex objects/toys for pleasure. In fact this can even apply to regular porn

Partageons ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I never said objectification was exclusive to heterosexual couples. I said that mainstream pornography is geared to heterosexual men, and therefore focuses primarily on male sexual entitlement to women's bodies. But apart from that, I can't see how your first sentence connects to your next two.

MaxTheMad ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:03:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was more trying to connect my first sentence to the second sentence. Afterwards I realized that it could also apply to heterosexual couples, so I added that last little tidbit in there for good measure!

angelust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But that's your opinion. I disagree and believe it can be a healthy outlet.

I also won't try to change your mind or judge you. :)

kidion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

if there was something someone wanted to tell all of reddit they could just post it...

unmodster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:32:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not automatically a hero because you're military/police/EMT/fire/teacher/minister.

OtakuMecha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:02:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't think it's Reddit that needs to be told that.

Hospitaliter ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:42:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think Robin Williams died from autoerotic asphyxiation. He didn't mean to kill himself.

cynical_ass_hat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop down-voting all my shit. Thanks.

madcuntmcgee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are not as smart as you think you are. Don't get mad at me because my opinion is different than yours. Don't be a fucking child.

G17RTF2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:05:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Such an important piece of advice; however, that statement does get down-voted a lot on reddit and imgur.

DerpinNinjaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop slandering other people's beliefs just because they are not your own. John may be atheist that doesn't mean he has to get angry at Jane for her Christian beliefs... Like who do you think you are. Broaden your mind a bit, so your not religious, well maybe seeing religion in a third person perspective may open your mind to society and the world and people around you. Stop being closed minded and bias. Your not always gonna be right, and that's perfectly ok.

Trefoil93 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:43:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My dad can beat up your dad!

cr125rider ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:04:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are loved.

xsuitup ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:25:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The down vote button is NOT the disagree button.

Jaycatt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Conversely, the up vote button is not the "agree" button.

xsuitup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also true.

camzilla27 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's ok for a gal to be average sized or, catch this, bigger than average. She can be pretty and sexy at that, too.

Remember that, guys.

Misogynist-bydefault ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:51:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't expect to be in a relationship with a "hot" guy then.

idkwhattoputasmyname ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some people have totally different opinions than you, and that is completely ok

BrokenLCD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just won the Lotto!

kkjdroid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How much?

noreallyimthepope ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fact: Listening to Astrozub makes life better.

Edit: And it's free streaming, too!

I wish they would play more concerts

Youre_Soft_Sally ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My Inbox is blowing up right now

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think you guys are fascinating and thank all of you for posting things to get me through my day. Seriously, since I've been on here I've learned how to cook, how programs work, how to explain depression, etc.

PurpleAkisMuscleRub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'M A REAL BOY

hicar128 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

what is on /r/lounge

peperoncini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're worthwhile.

tardy4datardis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:09:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone that signs up for reddit gifts and doesn't send their gift, should be ip banned.

That is all.

Scientists_HATE_Me ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Welcome to Costco. I love you.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody cares.

few_boxes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Read the fucking article.

harteman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know where Jimmy Hoffa is buried.

edmjan10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go outside if you can. And look away from the electronic screen!

Aphrodite_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Knock knock

W1R3T4P ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who is there?

Aphrodite_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:26:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go fuck yourself.

W1R3T4P ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go fuck yourself, who?

Aphrodite_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go fuck yourself right now.

W1R3T4P ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm starting to think this isn't a knock knock joke...

Aphrodite_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Me too ...

W1R3T4P ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you go to the Knock Knock Subreddit you can fine tune your skills.

Aphrodite_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually this one is from Catch me if you can. You were not supposed to say go fuck yourself who.

bomarian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't let anyone drag you down to their level.

fluffythekiller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Play nicely, children.

JD1313 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love cheese.

bismarck309 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't heckle, disrespect, or put down people you might not agree with.

Uncreative_Color ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I LOVE YOU ALL <3

heythere123456789 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Am I the only one around here who..."

NO YOU FUCKING AREN'T SHUT THE FUCK UP.

Brutuss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't care about Edward Snowden, Unidan, justin bieber, CISPA, bacon, or if something was a repost from two years ago.

craylash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop shit posting reddit flags all over YouTube

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't waste your time on Reddit.

woyzy98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love lamp.

Americunt_Idiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop assuming you know/have experienced everything.

See: Reddit's assumptions about feminism, LGBT pride parades, transgender people, racism in America, etc.

ran0427 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Keep an open mind on everything and if you still disagree thats fine

Spenerwill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The fact that unidan had a couple of alts he used to vote manipulate isn't that big of a deal. Who gives a shit if he clicks a blue arrow to make himself look good

PM_meyour_banana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never been gilded

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of you know much less than you think you do. Dunning-Kruger is not invoked nearly enough on this site.

carpy22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please follow reddiquette.

thedanald ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that everyone should give me a dollar.

KongRahbek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That today I got an A+ on my Oral Math exam.

001146379 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Big Bang Theory sucks, How I Met Your Mother sucks, and Radiohead hasn't put out any good music since the 90s.

Last_Jedi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Citizens United was the correct decision. The government limiting money on political speech is an attempt to prevent speech based on content, which is protected by the 1st Amendment.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

EBOLA is very difficult to catch.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

[deleted]

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YOU DONT KNOW ME

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could tell you all that I love you, and also don't pressure a lactose intolerant girl to eat cheese pizza on a first date.

BadIdeaSociety ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Posting photos of your children, random people at Wal-Mart, and cute women on the street is a dick move. Let people have some relative privacy in public.

I think there is going to be a generation of children calling their parents jerks for oversharing their childhood among their circle of friends

beaslythebeast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's a party in my pants and you're invited!

PM_ME_A_RECIPE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

PM me your favorite recipe, please.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Language is dynamic" does not mean there are no rules to language.

BlindProphet_413 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That not everyone on Reddit reads askreddit

sandbrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Peer review isn't the holy grail you think it is. It is a flawed process. Is it better than no peer review? Typically yes, but if it is peer reviewed that does not mean it is set in stone.

HappyMan420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're all overly pretentious, and you guys think you're a lot smarter than you really are.

(Myself included)

I've always wanted to say this..

backfor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit karma has no actual value.

cougasaurus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are not better than social media just because you reddit. Stop pretending to be.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:35:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one is more special than anyone else. That doesn't mean you don't matter, just remember that everyone else does too.

eixan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

well how do we deal with our need to be loved?

KevlarGorilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I make way cool replica props, and you should buy one to save me from my 9-5:

Year One Retrospective - Master Sword

grantly0711 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You did a really good job with this.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

grantly0711 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry. I can't metric.

thisgirlwithredhair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have supported me a lot through some difficult stuff and I want to do the same for you. We're mostly good people who want to help; don't forget that.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Karma doesn't matter. At all.

neontimmers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Milk or fruit punch?

reogin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck your selves

koiotchka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Read the book Sati, by Christopher Pike.

Phenominimal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really enjoy AskReddit. My favorite has been the one where people related their experiences with eavesdropping on other languages. I just want to know: Why won't you guys answer mine?! I really want some more great stories! What's the best way for me to pose a question like eavesdropping, and get the best results? Or, should I just give up, it's already been done? Thanks.

ThePeachyPanda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Typing 'lol' can be very annoying in an argument, or serious chats.

stev_mmk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I still love you, danielle :(

Heiz3n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Suck my dick.

CaliburS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of your deep seeded notions are probably wrong and misinformed; embrace having your bubble bursted

jacls0608 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This question is like asking "what is something you'd like to ask 90 % of the entire world?" (within our culture of course.)

1217chloe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How much fun road trips are with the right music.....

grantly0711 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know, right? And how terrible they can be without?

ProJoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Rather than just complaining about companies like Comcast, we need to mobilize to MAKE these companies change.

Venemouse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I LOVER HER OKAY? I LOVE HER.

grantly0711 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then run to her.

Faps_McTickle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reading without thought is labor lost.

/Confucius-repost

MeNoStupi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're at least half as smart as you think you are.

kmkn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most threads are ruined pretty quickly by people failing at being funny. Tens if not hundreds of people. Very droll.

Burge97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is no "they". There are no untouchables. Everyone is out there, not knowing what the fuck they're doing, and just winging it every day. You, me, your teachers, your parents, the fucking president of the united states wakes up every morning just like you and feels tired, probably is a little worried about things like pissing and shitting and saying a good joke to a buddy more than the job they have.

Blodje ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sick of Robin Williams posts all over the front page.

turtletug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"I farted"

patrick227 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Deep down, we are all karma whores.

Doniac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Repeating the same joke isn't funny

I don't know how many times I've gone to /r/asoiaf and seen jokes about Ser Pounce being Azor Ahai and shit

It's not funny, seriously

Contr1gra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How op's mom is good, if I tell all of reddit, there would be a queue

MrTimmannen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The truth.

staytaytay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Doing. This. Period. After. Every. Word. Thing. Makes. You. Look. Stupid.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean nobody else can.

Example: everyone hates everyone who love or hates X or Y band/music, chill out. Why does it matter so much what somebody else listens to?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

stop upvoting tampon and deodorant commercials to the front page. marketing firms are running wild here, also DAE CHRIS PRATT?!?!?!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Puns suck.

nsto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop with the pun threads. They're not funny and you are trying to hard. If there actually is a good pun in a thread, let it be, don't try to expand upon it.

toupeira ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Read Reddit through a feed reader. Use multireddits to build custom feeds.

3k3k34k3k3o3o3k3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I <3 u, u cute-ballz

madvegan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, heart disease, that take most of our loved ones away from us are fueled and caused by poor diet & that eating a Whole Foods Plant Based Diet is delicious and no one gets hurt.

HELPFAKE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

VEMMA IS A SCAM PEOPLE!

GuyThomas11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Suicide should be the easiest thing in the world.

ernie1850 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not your fault.

busted_up_chiffarobe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Advising someone to buy a used, out of warranty BMW - particularly an M model - is really shitty advice.

dialzforzombies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The safe had something good in it, that dink just didn't want to share with us.

InRecovering ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because you see/read something that you dont agree with, it does not give you the right to bash people about it, even when you re right, because sometimes the other person or people wont simply acknowledge your opinion even if you back it up with facts.

pixila ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't downvote every time someone disagrees with you/have a different opinion. Try to see it with other eyes. Some people are super touchy feely. Keep your white knighting to 4chan.

lysgrr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I broke up with my (controlling,whiny) boyfriend and it felt amazing. I AM FREE AGAIN :)

grantly0711 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey good job.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The government is not looking out for you anymore and it is in no way infallible, quite the contrary actually.

freet0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Extremists are bad regardless of whether or not they're closer to your "side".

ithunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

PLEASE STOP POSTING COMMENTS ON YOUTUBE. thx.

I_Made_it_All_Up ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's paid, not payed.

SPAREustheCUTTER ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This. Is really fucking annoying.

Nesano ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I found a girl perfect for me.

grantly0711 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Awesome.

Nesano ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, I WISH I could tell all of Reddit. That's the thing.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why you gotta be so jaded?

seajack0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You bandwagoning libtards make me sick, but I can't get enough of it.

thackeb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop saying "I hope this makes it to the top so [insert a summary of the post] can be seen" it's literally a waste of internet space.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Downvote is not the disagree button, it's crazy how many people don't know/ignore it.

Svenray ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't Hate

Elaborate

Zaph0d42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're a teenager, there is a very real possibility your parents suck. Just hang in there and get through high school, move out, and your life will get better.

360walkaway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People get crucified for reposts but if you re-use the same dumbass joke comment over and over people love it.

Fedora_Tipper_Guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That obama is a bad president.

mysteryeuw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you're all fucking retarded

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

and you're the king of the retards!

RoxburysFinest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The differences between jackdaws and crows are a VERY serious matter.

OmegaPrecept ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Full details on the history of my criminal activity from 20 years ago.

snakeman2424 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That what matters most in life isn't what you do for yourself, it's what you do for others and how you choose to live your life and what you leave behind for people to remember. Remembering those who've gone home, the life we share together matters when we touch others lives, and making a lasting impact in our world.

arzon75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fun is allowed, believe it or not.

coldweb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To all of Reddit: I absolutely love this site. Oh my sweet sweet Reddit. How would I live without you?

Every single person in this world needs to mate with it's fuzzy red alien and become it's conduit for worldwide love!

Oliverinspace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't need to describe every edit you make.

St0n3dguru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Imagine what you people could do if you focused your efforts on changing the world for the better.

nermid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are wrong about something.

In fact, you are probably wrong about many things.

jonnyredshorts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop voting for Democrats or Republicans, they are killing this country.

TropicalVision ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

GO OUTSIDE

itsgunnabeokay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I bet you don't have social anxiety. You're probably just a wimp.

But you don't have to be.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Redditors need to stop trying to be so politically correct about everything. Sometimes certain trends occur and redditors need to stop dismissing them and quit trying to find a different, more gentle way to explain why people and specific groups behave the way they do.

SirInvadeAlot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Advice Mallard is getting really shitty.

Pickles256 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I LIKE CALL OF DUTY!

BALONYPONY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

whahaa I'm almost walked right into that one...

spicy-mayo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This XKCD comic says it better than I ever could.

dirtytankerboots ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Facts > Comfort

Pwder1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of Reddit has a double standard in some way.

ascenzion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Blindly accepting upvoted opinions as the opinion that should be followed. Don't just tag along with the community, bad things happen

kick6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TRP isn't misogyny.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go buy a razor and shave your goddamn neck.

suprahul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Behave.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fallout 3 isn't a Fallout game. It's good but it's lore and events are in an entierly different universe than the lore and events in F1,F2, and F:NV

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not necessary to make a show out of being a good guy every time someone posts something personal. Examples:

I fought in Iraq / Afghanistan / Vietnam / WWII

Strangers fall over themselves to say "Thank you for your service"

My parent / sibling / friend / etc. died last week / last year / 10 years ago / when I was a kid, and it is relevant to this conversation because X.

Strangers fall over themselves to say "I'm sorry for your loss"

Back when I was fat...

Strangers fall over themselves to say "Congrats on losing weight, keep it up! You can do it!"

Last year / 5 years ago / 20 years ago I considered suicide for 3 seconds but then I didn't and I'm better now.

Strangers fall over themselves to say "Don't do it! Reach out for help! /r/SuicideWatch"

All of these responses, while they may seem positive to the responder, are actually intrusive. I just want to share and discuss a relevant story, I don't want you to turn this into some emotional purging which I did not initiate.

These responses create the appearance of doing something nice, rather than actually doing something nice. What's nice is to let others dictate how deep they are willing to engage emotionally, rather than tearing open an emotional hole you don't fully understand and jumping in feet first.

Several times I thought I had something relevant and useful to say, but chose not to out of fear of the above, because I see it happen so often.

thedude190 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That being depressed or hurt or in pain doesn't make you weak. Each and everyone of you are strong for your own personal reasons. Maybe you made yourself dinner and you haven't done it that well before. I'm proud of you. Maybe you spent less time than normal pushing work back and more time working. I'm proud of you. Maybe you made a mistake and you don't know how to fix it. I'm proud that you realized you did something wrong and are striving to be better. You are all strong and I'm rooting for all of you!

You can do it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Quit whining! Just fucking stop!

BadWolf100 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We get it already people like your jokes, stop using them in real life as if you were the first to think of it!

Walnut156 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Common knowledge on reddit is not always common in the real world. Same goes for opinions

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unless the edit in your post changes the tone or meaning of the post, don't comment on it. No one cares you added an extra word or letter.

SuperWolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do your research.

pehatu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The correct definition of trolling. I'm fucking tired of trolling =/= being mean. It's the difference between some street thug and The Joker. Trolling is a art.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/TellReddit

im-a-girl-btw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Robin Williams death was not heroic and he does not deserve this all encompassing THING that is happening. He killed himself, he wasnt selflessly killed rescuing children from a fire, or died of a heart attack. He made the choice. I am not going to debate merits of mental illness, etc..

you can be upset. i was shocked when I read about it. but to act like the President was assassinated, the way this is going, is ridiculous.

Elcactus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The incredibly heavily downvoted posts you find on the bottom of the thread are not justification to say "reddit believes _______".

marzabar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's my birthday!

MissCinder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh my god... the nitpicking. Please stop. Yes, even the instances of "there, they're, their". Just let it go.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop voting

HereToBeHappy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That there's proof of heaven. Right now there isn't so I can't tell that, but it would be cool if I could.

selxxa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody cares that you got the reference.

seiyria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you say "bring on the downvotes" they will be brought.

irishwolfbitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can't make broad sweeping generalizations and calls for reform in places that you have no idea what its like to be there. Every week its Chicago could solve this with this, or Arizona could just do this, all because you read a one biased article that you base your entire opinion off of.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't dissect comments. If a person wants to avoid having some piece of their comment thrown back in their face they would have to write a book to defend every aspect of a single comment.

Chem_chem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I Don't give a fuck about your cat. If I wanted cats I'd go to /r/cats.

There, I said it, shower me with me the blue arrows.

NorthBlizzard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The majority of people on here have barely graduated high school and yet people look to this site for their politcal, religious, world and science views. From college kids to college kids.

Zentaurion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just how much threads like this make me want to unsubscribe from /r/askreddit.

In fact, I think I finally will now...

Kikiteno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)
 >stop trying to fucking greentext on reddit
MOONGOONER ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please stop upvoting things with nondescriptive titles

scumbag-reddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You all need to stop being over sensitive faggots

Average_Pot_Smoker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sucks my ass

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The downvote button is not the disagree button.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My first baby girl charlee was born on july 24 .....SHE IS PERFECT...thank you GOD

slamrish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut the fuck up.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could quit you.

FundiSimu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have no idea who or what weird al yankovic is, and i don't want to find out.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit, if you love snowden so much, why don't you marry him?

tehweave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being afraid of sexualization. I swear every time I see an NSFW post everyone's gotta hype on the bandwagon of "BOOBS, BUTTS, PENISES, NOPE. GET THAT SHIT OUTTA HERE."

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People that say that people should stop saying 'Thanks for the gold' are idiots. Why can't someone just express their gratitude? what's wrong with that? Do you really get THAT annoyed by 4 words?

redditsuxdonkeyballs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"You suck donkey balls"

AdmiralAkbar1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unidan was a bit of a dick, but you all have pretty much come close to ruining his life. People know his real name, where he lives, his occupation, and that there are people out there who love to torment others for a laugh. How long do you think it'll be before someone tries to carry out on a death threat against him?

Well, we did it Reddit, we ruined an innocent man's life once again.

FuzzyManPeach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When I read comments, I really just want to learn something, or read a cool relevant personal anecdote that adds something to the post.

I hate seeing the same regurgitated jokes and pun threads as the top comments.

Thousands_of_Spiders ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I posted a preview to a documentary I've been helping with and people really seemed to like it. Over 100,000 people watched it in just over 24 hours. I completely failed to mention its available to download for only five bucks. They sold five copies.

spooky981 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are actually interesting articles on a lot of these links, not just comment sections.

ttblb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edits about the comment being their highest rated or about getting gold are fine and if you don't like them you don't have to read them.

eraab953 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop just rephrasing Askreddit posts for Karma.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is nothing wrong with reposts as long as OP isn't trying to claim it as their own. Most of us aren't of reddit 24 / 7. We miss things from time to time.

That's not my own, FYI.

CrossFox42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get over yourselves.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You look like a massive fucktard if you edit your post to say: OMG THX 4 FRONT PAGE GUIZ!!11!!!

Ferniff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody cares that your dog died or your girlfriend was cheating on you; don't use that as an excuse to post some mundane picture for some bullshit internet points. Get over yourselves.

Vaelik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Attention Reddit, Attention... Penis. That is all.

Chrisrus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pubes.

NOT_MEEHAN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fromundacheese

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The difference between "pop science" like bill nye and myth busters and what "science" actually is is staggering. I like pop science as much as the next actual scientist - as I was certainly inspired by things like Bill Nye and Beakman and Mr. wizard as a kid - but don't confuse this with being a scientist or being scientifically literate. "Pro-religion" is also not "anti-science." Doubting global warming is also not automatically anti-science. It's complicated.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The most important issue in the world to you might not even appear on somebody else's list of priorities.

Don't be surprised/offended when other people just don't give a shit about social justice, the environment, or martian's rights or whatever.

If you care about it, use your charisma to convince people why they should care about it too. Don't just dump your grievances on their lap and expect them to give a shit, even if those grievances affect them too.

Don't whine; convince. It doesn't even matter if you're right; you're going to be treated as wrong unless you can make a civil, persuasive argument.

MN- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please stop down-voting me. I need this.

kellyj6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut up you bunch of neckbeards.

Zhangar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The common attitude towards something, can make Reddit say something that is completely untrue because everyone follows what is popular and if a subject has a certain emotion connected to it, THEN THERE IS THAT.

It really annoys me when everyone just follows like blind sheep. This is mostly common in the comments section of the default subreddits, in which I now follow very few.

Reddit has become incredibly comfy with RES and Specific subreddits that fit my interests and has become a much better experience.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A joke about what's happening on Reddit is best saved for the comments, not an original post. /r/AdviceAnimals and /r/funny are the worst about this: a meme about something else that happened on Reddit does not need its own thread. That's the stuff that makes Reddit boring. I always downvote it, but once it has 4000 upvotes, my click doesn't mean much. The site would be much better if that circle-jerky, karma-whorey "content" were eliminated.

TL;DR: Save your comments for the appropriate thread; no more meta-Reddit content.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Are vertical videos THAT big of a deal?

Alexanderthe_great34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hi.

iwasboredsoyeah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i'm lonely at times, that's why i'm here.

Starkboy7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How serious people take something as stupid as a meme, when the poffin meme was abolished for people misusing it and complaining about it, I was seriously shocked at how much people took it so seriously to the point it got banned. Sensitive ass people yo.

101108 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lets take USA by storm and bring the power back to the people not the government.

sanciscoyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck you.

cyborganism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you're having an argument with someone on here and you realize you're beat or that you're wrong about something, admit it.

Don't be that asshole that will keep debating just because you want to win a stupid internet argument for imaginary points that don't matter.

Tshuey2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I've probably seen some of you before but never have known it

mnova35 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Karma doesn't fucking matter

robertterwilligerjr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You guys are all snobby nosed and self righteous, but you guys are smart and are wayyyy better than reading youtube comments and I love you all for it.

LockeSteerpike ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It seems like 90% of arguments on Reddit start because someone decided to phrase their opinion as if they can cite sources for it.

An opinion isn't the same thing as a statement of fact, and the English language has countless solutions for distinguishing between the two.

Mr_bananasham ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In light of a certain celebrity death, many people have been feeling depressed, I myself have fallen into that slightly, but there are so many places on here that we can go to talk to someone. Hell, if anyone see's this they can PM me, I'm still working out some of my issues, but I can at least lend an ear. For those of you who are afraid to get help believing that it is a social stigma, trust me, it's worth it, and no one would judge you if you did, but if you can be proactive about anything, i recommend it be that.

Reality is harsh, it can be disheartening at times, but we can't let it just crush us, try find the bright side where you can, and where you don't think you can, try to make one, and for the love of jeebus talk to people, it helped me immensely. Help is everywhere, you are not alone, and you are loved.

TL;DR talk to someone and make sure you seek help if you are depressed, it can make a world of difference.

van-slam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because some is color blind DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD POINT TO THE NEAREST FUCKING THING AND ASK THEM WHAT COLOR IT IS

reformedlurker7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please please please stop with the same recycled comment jokes you are so fucking boring

CaptainOfTheBost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't need to tell someone something they posted is a repost. Not everyone is on reddit 24 hours a day.

Delsana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of the things you guys say to me in responses to me just sharing my views or opinions or worse the facts built off hundreds of hours of research I've done, telling me to go off and die or that I'm a waste or a retard.. really hits home since I had to deal with bullying and harassment and attempts on my life for most of my younger years.

No one apologizes, and while I'm not the only one this happens to and it is the internet.. a lot of times it impacts me severely and enhances my depression, something only those with it can understand.

I just wish you guys would try to me more friendly and not so hostile.. sometimes about the stupidest things.

tszigane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lighten up.

PTPM_Leroy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

PLEASE vote in every election you can. Make your voice heard.

Beeenjo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please don't have your only source of information on a certain subject be from one subreddit. Or even reddit for that matter. Please, I beg you. When you're interested in something, get more info than what is being discussed on one section of one part of a website. You will never get anything to challenge your views when you visit an echo chamber, you only get smug satisfaction that "you're right" because it's the majority opinion.

In these environments, even intelligent differing opinions can get downvoted into oblivion, and you end up only parroting what someone else told you to think instead of actually learning about different sides of an issue and coming to your own informed conclusion.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Quit repeating yourself.

ipitythedownvoter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

all the hate only poisons yourselves

Steel_Pump_Gorilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Good fucking god I hope someone sees this.

Just because someone disagrees with you, that doesn't mean "all of Reddit" is against you and disagrees with you. Seriously. So many of the meta subs on here have an "us against the world" mentality that is just bizarre. I've seen people swear up and down that Reddit is a misogynist paradise, that it's a feminist stronghold, that it's full of atheist neckbeards, that it's full of fundie apologists, that it is full of whiny teens, and everything else in between.

In reality, it's full of people that will agree with you and disagree with you. There's nothing more annoying than people that want to feel like everyone in the world is against them because someone somewhere on the internet gave them a harsh comment. It's really what's kind of wrong with this OP. People swearing up and down that "all of Reddit" needs to learn something.

Man_of_words ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not your fault.

StaleTheBread ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Contrary to popular beliefs, tumblr is actually a very decent place. The stuff seen on /r/tumblrinaction is trolling. The rest is rarely seen on tumblr unless someone else is calling them out on their shit. You get to choose who you follow on tumblr anyway so it's not like you'll have to see it at all.

Top_rattata ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you guys are assholes

HALFLEGO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

meme's are pointless

broadwaylia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tumblr is only a bad place if you actively seek out the crazies. Every site has them - you don't even try to deny that reddit has its fair share too. In terms of friendliness and accepting environment, tumblr is way off the charts. There's tons of great content and humor as well. Also, screen shots from tumblr make it to the front page of /r/funny all the time.

TLDR: Stop aggressively mocking a site you've never actually been on beside the few crazy blogs (who are, in fact, not hurting anyone, and are just trying to live their lives anyway).

NetPotionNr9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because you are conditioned to believe something doesn't mean it is correct.

TurnAroundBrownEye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

DONT FUCKING DRINK AND DRIVE!! It is a minimum of 1500 dollars for a good lawyer to win the case. That 10 dollar cab is always worth it.

popstar249 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't forget about the family returning from a wedding who you killed driving down the wrong side of the highway... Or that 12 year old kid in the crosswalk walking to the corner store you didn't see on the 2 mile drive from the bar home...

typicallydownvoted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that is the worst reason i've ever heard not to drink and drive. but if it works, then eh, i guess i'll let it slide.

BitingInsects ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Take all anonymous advice from the internet with a grain of salt. You don't know what kind of experience that person has, or even how old they are. Aside from that, consider the fact that a lot of people sitting at home by themselves on a computer may not be the ones you want advice from. As articulate as they may sound.

glennbeckinnocent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I did not kill that girl in 1990.

caca_verde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Alright, I get it, people who choose not to vaccinate their children are parents from hell who deserve to walk bare footed on a sidewalk of Legos. Can we please rid Reddit of this weekly circle jerk?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't give a shit that you edited your comment, you don't need an explanation for why you changed it.

monkeypowah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh gummy gummy gummy..why you sink so low.

NotSoTeenageDirtbag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everyone has time to check the grammar and spelling of their comments. So save me the trouble, don't comment on it.

typicallydownvoted ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

One shouldn't have to check to make sure they used the correct form of "your". One should know it well enough to get it right the first time.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Calm your tits"

agilecipher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be kind.

BorgImplants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Something I wish I could tell all of Reddit is: my buttocks itches

zeronyne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because you've thought of a pun, it doesn't mean you have to post it.

t3r4by73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be excellent to each other and party on dudes.

d-jango ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit has single-handedly destroyed my pureness.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

It's okay to argue here.

I know people get abusive sometimes but having your ideas challenged is the only way to test your principles and make them stronger. Some people go their entire lives believing something only to one day hear an arguement against and be unable come up with a defense. Then they realize they don't really believe this thing and wonder if they ever really did.

Participate in arguments here. If you see someone say something you disagree with, challenge them on it. Likewise if someone challenges you, try to engage them on it instead of getting offended right away. Remember, both you and your opponent are just words on a screen to each other. That means that your ideas will have to stand on their own merit because they can't be judged based on who's saying them.

Believe it or not, this is the safest place online to have opinions.

Donguitarguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We are all human. We all make mistakes. Stop acting superior.

eixan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I act superior because I like myself enough to continue living. However all of you can go die.

Donguitarguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I go i'm taking you with me.

eixan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

exactly

ialwaysforgetmename ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't want to encounter 99% of you in real life.

Roll9ers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Snowmen isn't the second coming, and we should only believe the things he can PROVE.

Edit: oh, and businesses have rights because with them, people would lose their fucking jobs. They are important.

fullcumdumpster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"This will probably get buried but..." is annoying. We know what you are doing.

zeronyne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not every heterosexual person with a penis is a pig.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Reddit is ageist as hell. Not everyone is in their teens, 20s or 30s.

The world looks really different when you're in your 50s. It will to you too, if you get that far.

I've been your age and my age. I do know how it is, because nothing much has changed in the last 35 years but the interface, the job market and the prices.

Everything you learned from TV, the movies and your high school teachers is/was terribly, terribly wrong. Nothing about human relationships, government, the police, rich people, international relationships or actual human behavior works like it's portrayed in the media or by high school teachers.

And buildings don't fall straight down when you throw airplanes at them. It takes planning and work to make that happen.

ShinyChiChis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That everyone on the internet has feelings. That one little mean comment someone makes that makes you want to backlash, maybe they're just hurt. Sometimes you have to put yourselves in another persons shoes and try your best to understand how they feel, even if you cannot. Maybe they just want someone to care about them.

sanderson22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

this entire thread is basically a bunch of posts that each individual poster described as what they don't like about reddit.

Raidy_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I don't know you, but I love you.

MasterKaen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey everyone! I have 5,044 karma! Are you guys proud of me?

IKnowTheWalrus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I let the dogs out.

DoubleDonk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OP is a fag

4G63FTW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To quit posting stupid comments to Youtube. Stupid le reddit 12 year olds and their stupid ass hats!!!

agrabb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Advice animals can be a horrible, sexist place.

Cynival ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What the hell is with all the "nobody cares about x, stop posting about it" comments here? Yes people obviously care about x since there are whole subreddits for x. If no one cared then why are comments about x getting upvoted?

From what I've seen x is usually personal stuff like religion or body measurements.

Thizzlebot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That pun threads are a great way to showcase your autism.

Thizzlebot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't you mean fun threads!!!

DraconisRex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fun threads are how I showcase my awesomeisms

CyrusDaGreat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How disgusted I am with humans after watching this video on a social experiment: http://youtu.be/jUg4Wkty_E4 (There are also many different others with the same results involving pick pocketing and what not)

And please, all of you feminists, save me the trouble and don't watch this. I'd prefer not to hear your ignorant comments.

Starkboy7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And another thing just because YOU don't like a movie or a game doesn't mean its absolute shit. For example the Transformers movies, first its a movie not a school lesson. Just because it doesn't make sense (ex. Robot heaven) doesn't mean it's fucking terrible. If I watch a movie and I enjoyed it throughout then its not a bad movie or at least that's how I take it. For example Call of Duty, yeah it's pretty much the same game but with different skins but hey its fun if you play it. Not the greatest game but its still enjoyable so its not a bad game per say. Everyone is entitled to there own opinion so don't just bash something because the General public says so. Also Man of Steel is a terrific movie who cares if Superman comes off as kinda gloomy and he kills Zod at the ends it obviiusly sets up his moral ethics for the rest of his career as a super hero, just cause he killed once doesn't make him non canon or what not.

blondeambition-- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please help support the family of a young man who recently passed away in my community. Thank you thank you thank you for your generosity

http://www.youcaring.com/memorial-fundraiser/arron-brown-memorial-fund/216319

RyogaXenoVee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do better, that all, Just do better.

Semigloss01010001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of us aren't special or funny in any way or at least not nearly as much as you think

Dieselbreakfast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm unidan!

I'm a guy btw.

Parune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We all know that Reddit is one giant group think/silo think/circle jerk. It's a side effect of the way it was designed. Don't act like we don't know.

Radius86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your Comcast posts are starting to piss off all of us non-Americans. Not that net neutrality isn't an issue, but we can spot a circle jerk a mile away.

senorinatta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

wake up.

ikilledtupac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"go outside"

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Possibly too late, but:

Insightful, long and intelligent comments do get upvoted just as much, if not more than pun threads.

The reason your comment got ignored is probably that you were too late. If you comment on a question that is (in the case of AskReddit) more than 2-3 hours old, the top threads are already defined. Not many redditors sort comments by new or scroll down all the way down there. Timing matters.

notz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please, stop posting GIFs, use WebM (like with gfycat.com) instead.

dolo_lobo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate your cute cats.

NCEMTP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Break up with your significant other if they've cheated on you. It's not worth the crippling self-doubt and insecurities for life. 6 years for me should've been 2 months...and she cheated multiple times over the course of our relationship. You can't fix people when you're struggling with the constant lingering doubt that the past will repeat itself.

theoriginalemmy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I love Anthony more than anything in this world.

Forever_Man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cat pictures are not as cute as reddit seems to think.

eatnbaby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That talking face to face is more human than using the internet.

superphotonerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bigotry isn't funny or edgy or cool. You're just a fucking asshole

dragon_fiesta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone likes tits

foxh8er ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

GUYS. STOP BEING SO FUCKING RACIST.

HashHound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unidan is overrated. There, I said it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That your inside jokes are stupid and overplayed. I don't want to see a broken arms reference in every thread. I don't want to see anything to do with /#rekt. I don't ever care if you edit to thank someone for gold. But come on, stop with the repeated, recycled jokes. Oh, you didn't ask for a rant.

nasty_nat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because my opinions are different from yours, you don't have to downvote me. Grow the fuck up.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Opinions are opinions. Stop being a dick when someone disagrees with you. I understand in the real world you may be a pussy. Don't be a douche. If someone says something you don't like or agree with do not go off on them. No point.

not_a_bot__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because you disagree with something a lot of users upvote, it doesn't mean it was manipulated by bots.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

One personality trait or belief that a person has which you disagree with does not thereby make them entirely unworthy of respect. As with everything, there are exceptions, but Reddit never seems to realize this.

PlayTheBanjo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If there's a self post asking for advice about stuff and someone replies with a long, thought-out, detailed post, don't downvote it unless the advice is bad, and if it's bad, reply and explain why.

It happens all the time. Someone will ask for advice on something and I'll try to be nice and help and get buried at -3 like 5 minutes in with no explanation why. If what I said was wrong, for the love of God tell me! I don't want to follow my own shitty advice if it's been wrong all this time!

isoceans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go outside.

DataEast1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't stand the "witty" puns and comments trying to one up the last. Just get on with the discussion already. I also get sick of the "hurp every day this new friend of mine walks by my house, I decided to give him a treat today. Here's a picture of my little buddy" and it's a dog or cat or something. Makes me sick.

Sikktwizted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well it'd be nice if all the people who browse this site actually read the reddiquette section and actually followed its guidelines. I'm so tired of seeing people be down voted to oblivion because they have an opinion that everyone disagrees with, even though the post itself is constructive and on topic. I don't down vote small responses like "my fucking sides" or "lol" because it's just someone showing that they found the post hilarious and I think it's okay to comment like that. I also don't down vote people who have constructive posts that I disagree with. The only time I really actually down vote is when someone is being an asshole or posts regurgitated garbage that really isn't needed.

chaseon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That most of you don't use the voting system the way it's meant to be used.

GreatestKingEver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't have to fit in or be in the know in order to be here. In fact, you're better off not knowing or using reddit tropes.

Edit: Thanks for the gold, kind stranger.

Like__It__Is ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody cares what your favorite game from last generation was, or what show you miss from your childhood etc. Those posts aren't interesting and don't matter.

ecdw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just be nice guys

Vulamond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The downvoting system is intended to push down irrelevant comments in a conversation. In a perfect world, an Israel-Palestine discussion would have 2 or more people discussing or arguing about the Gaza conflict and both sides would each have upvoted comments, because they are relevant. Spectators could upvote points they strongly agreed with. Then there are a few heavily downvoted comments, such as Bewbs69's comment, "lol ur gay 4 liking isreal."

In reality, the side with a greater majority dominates discussion by making the opposing side feel stupid by downvoting their points. I've seen well thought out arguments on the pro-Israel side have -20 points and a guy telling him he's stupid have 30 points. That's a blatant misuse of the upvote/downvote system. Use it correctly.

tealeafxo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

upvote music you like on /r/listentothis , don't just listen to it.

elshroom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How do you guys get laid so often. I want in on the action!

dlodavis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Trip Acid.

grantly0711 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't be mean. C'mon guys, this is Sesame Street level stuff here.

canudig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Individually, you are unimportant in the grand scheme of things. As a community, still pretty unimportant...

pm_me_your_brocoli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is great for showing you how to be a smart consumer. Best user of reddit other than a mild chuckle. Wish all of reddit visited the consumer subs to make it more active

pm_me_fanfiction ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Send me fanfiction!!!!!!

dstar89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not a God nor does anyone care because you have thousands and thousands of link/comment karma. At least I don't care.

On that note, also its not cool to "worship" a famous redditor (redditor with lots of karma, think ex Unidan) because of how funny it seems to you and everyone else and it doesn't make you cool to downvote someone disagreeing with a famous redditor just to glorify your fake worshipping of them in the first place.

BlueAlchemy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stay away from /r/circlejerk.

nunnies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go outside. Get some sunshine.

EyebrowSweater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love a girl named Bre.

lebastss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stand by your comments, don't delete or change your opinion, even if you get downvoted.

Littoraly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't post about Reddit in the Youtube comments...You attention craving scum.

Captain-Turtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Susan is a bitch.

narmarscar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not your fault.

D1STURBED36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really, really dont care about robin williams

Yes, he made great films bla bla bla but when /r/all and every single sub is filled with dae robin williams trajedy (yesterday there was fucking 10 posts or some shit on all) its really annoying.

Also, stop with the "fuck chad/erin" whatever bullshit, its really annoying, old and not funny. Jokes are not funny after the 500th time, let it die. Yes the crow unidan thing is funny atm, but its not going to be soon.

Also, adviceanimals and funny need to be deleted, absolute cancer, thank god for RES

inb4 100 downvotes

massaimsfree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's an op

dralcax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oversized Penis

massaimsfree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you. I thought they were talking about the character in sons of anarchy

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your programming language is your preference, keep your elitism to yourself. Share the concepts not the criticism.

nadolny7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fuck you all.

theian01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of people complain about reposts, and then go and post the same fucking joke in the comment section for months on end. Oh yeah, commenting Mom's Spaghetti after someone rhymes is still funny.

I_Photoshop_Movies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody cares what you think

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That there is a full, rich life waiting for you when you escape the person who is abusing you.

NotVeryBatman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Akunamatata means no worries.

steaknsteak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hi. How's your day been?

LiquorTsunami ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Asking people genuinely about their lives and things they enjoy is an easy way to start and maintain conversations with anyone. Don't overstep your bounds, but just try to learn about them a bit and the rest gets easier. Like in the movie Swingers, "starting the conversation is half the battle".

OmegaPrecept ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

While reading this thread(to which I am thoroughly enjoying much more then I probably should) one thing comes to mind...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzSUo8iPp4M

drunkt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You guys are still pretty racist , so anytime I mention being black I use a different reddit account .

MRAs, RPers and Feminist all have some strange issues with outright hating people they've never met.

Being poor is not a choice, its a consequence of things that aren't usually under a persons control . Come from an upper middle class family , you have several chances to get it right. Come from a broken home, your almost certainly fucked and will have to work 10x as far only to have reality kick your ass.

PC gaming is not cheaper if you need to buy a monitor and a OS.

bobbaphet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your not saving the world by correcting someone's grammer or spelling. So chill the fuck out Nazi!

ExiledBrazilian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tomorrow the greatest fear of my life became real. I'm been a homeless.

Blindingshadow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one cares how much karma you have.

JamesB41 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Memes aren't funny.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To love all humans and treat all humans with dignity and respect. Stand behind the greater good even if it's deemed evil by others. Follow your heart, lead with your mind. Create leaders not followers. Be yourself, love yourself, fake it if you have too eventually it will become reality.

Neverer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tell all of reddit? About this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n25Jvp0zK8

-CA- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What I have to say i EXTREMELY relevant and important, always, despite my karma score.

Jolly_Girafffe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

  1. The legal fiction of corporate personhood isn't the result of a recent SCOTUS decision and it doesn't mean what you think it means.

  2. Just because a court makes a decision you personally disagree with, that doesn't mean that it is corrupt.

  3. It is literally OK to use literally as hyperbole.

dreweatall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You suck, ya jackass!

WIDE_OPEN_BEAVERS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't always have to fuck her hard.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being an asshole because you think it's cool. Don't say anything on the internet you wouldn't say in person. Consider if what you're about to post needs to be said how you're saying it. Yes, people are stupid, but you don't have to be a dick about it.

CTDL8121 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I could say Donkey Boner in front of all of Reddit I would be very happy

seimiya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate Vin Scully.

Hatafark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know those pun threads? They just aren't funny. Also when you say "Came here to say this" or any variation on that expect nothing but being downvoted to oblivion.

DVillain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The puns have to stop... Every now and then a comment is a witty pun (which is great don't get me wrong) but what follows is an endless stream of puns that get more and more desperate and less and less funny as they go on.

YeahDaleWOOO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you guys get done with a meal at a restraunt. DON'T put your napkin in your cup. It all gets thrown out. Your just making my Job more disgusting than it has to be.

PirateChurch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I got engaged this Friday to the woman I have loved for the past ~19 years.

TheJMoore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"It's not your fault."

ConnerBartle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yall need Jesus!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

PC Master race are assholes

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Going "Slow Clap, Slow Fap, ಠ_ಠ" on every post with a mildly attractive female makes you guys look creepy as fuck.

azisen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

9gag is trying to be smart and funny but people of reddit thinks they're smart. Myself included.

jbswsh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like turtles. And i also like trains.

ArmadilloCloak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get a massage for your glutes. It'll be one of the most painful but relieving things you'll feel.

NotAlana ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:39:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They are amazing. Especially when they get in their with their elbow.

KSbigon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:30:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't keep trying to get the top comment in every post you make. It's just a site, nobody really cares if you say something utterly stupid. Make meaningful posts, but don't be an attention whore. That said, contribute! A lot of us are lurkers, like me, (lol hypocrite) but if you have something meaningful you think you should say, say it!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone has an opinion and no ones opinion is more valid than the next person's.

Seanderz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you leave a comment that is a paragraph long and you seem interested in the topic then don't down vote the post. Like a older kid pretending to listen to a 6 year old.

30Kisser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Poop

vmkplayer1993 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just won! Woohoo!

OliverHoles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are not funny.

dysentery-gary ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop writing the lyrics to songs reply after reply in a comment thread. I cringe when I see it.

BillyVsGod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would like Gold, please.

benjyfal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you guys but stop being such fucking grammar freaks

ObsidianSpectre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If something is in the news, it's because it's exceptional. Things that are normal rarely make the news. Remember this next time before you make a judgement about a few million people based on what one guy did that one time.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Meta is not cruise control for funny

danielsan163 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Things that users find funny on here, way more often than not, don't translate well to everyday conversation. I want to tear my ears off when I hear my brother's girlfriend try to be funny with Zoidberg memes. It just paints you as an awkward and unapproachable person.

I'm sorry, brother's girlfriend, it's just weird.

JarlOfRedditrun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unidan was not a bad person

TheForceiswithus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please, just shut the fuck up and go outside already.

AceTrentura ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be nicer to people.

SimonCharles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop using the word "circlejerk" altogether. It's nothing but a poor substitute for not having a good counter-argument. Every group in the world with similar interests will automatically be a "circlejerk" but that doesn't mean they're automatically wrong or brainwashed or whatever.

People who like a certain company aren't "circle jerkers" just because they agree on what they like about it. People who are of the same religion or non-religious group aren't "circle jerkers" because they agree on the ideas of that group. That's how groups work.

Saying that a football team's supporters are "circle jerkers" doesn't do anything to convince others that they're rooting for the wrong team, it just shows everyone that you have nothing more creative to come with if you want to criticize their opinions or ideas.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop complaining about how terrible the government is then do nothing to try to fix the problem. The US is overall a pretty decent place. It has shitty things like our ISPs buying out clueless politicians, but it's certainly not on the brink of revolution like you all seem to think it is. If you do want to do something, look into Wolf PAC or other PACs that support your view and vote with your dollar.

Also, it would be great if you could stop accepting your fate before anything has happened yet. Saying things like "we're in the golden age of the Internet and it's all going to end" and posting that goddamn picture of website as channel packages is fucking stupid. If you're going to sit at your desk and take it in the ass while people do try to screw you over then yeah, that might happen. But maybe, just maybe, if you actually tried to help the situation something good will come out of it.

Jaguarmonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can be wrong and not know it.

MensaIsBoring ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sports and entertainment 'personalities' aren't worth s**t. In stead show some respect for those who make perform in medicine, science, engineering, etc. They are the real contributors to your quality of life.

rreighe2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TLDR: people weigh pros and cons differently. plus marketing happens.

That android is a piece of shit. but you are entitled to your piece of shit. to the ones who like android, they see iOS as a piece of shit, and that is simply because they weigh what they like and dislike about it differently than I do. They have priorities that are different than someone with iOS (as far as phones go).

Same with WIndows v Linux v mac.

it doesn't matter WHAT operating system you use. just use it. don't get butthurt because someone like's a different operating system than you, unless it is Personal computer verses Consoles. Fuck consoles. consoles will always be wrong. #PCMASTERRACE.

highzone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The vacuum cleaner AMA guy is straight gangster.

Penholder111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That there is nothing wrong with someone believing something different than you. That saying you disagree with something doesn't mean you are a hater or enemy of freedom.

And, well yeah, that's it.

ACE_C0ND0R ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everyone on this site is a 16 yr old, fedora wearing, neck beard who lives in his mom's basement.

ian_the_great ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's sometimes hard to tell the difference between /r/circlejerk and the front page

WhenSnowDies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Having an opinion is not itself a virtue. Never not knowing is a very bad sign.

You do this because you are in a democratic and political society that wants you to take a side and to display full loyalty on little data, and to think things are one way or the other. You are that impressionable. Most of what you know is based on blind trust for literally no other reason but to fit in for no reason. Having "right" sounding positions =\= intelligence and virtue.

OfGiraffesAndMen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be excellent to each other.

Funcolours ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are so many people on this site that get mad at other users, when it really doesn't matter. Reddit may be dead 5 years from now, so why bother with it so much. Lots of people like to stay inactive on reddit, only logging in every 2 months to stay moderator of tons of subs. It doesn't do anything. It's not like LOST where you have to put in the numbers to stop some catastrophe. Many people also spend lots of time on reddit going against other people, like srs or srssucks, even though you can just ignore other people on reddit. People willingly do this for no reason.

Rocked_rs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A pun is meant to be thought up in real-time in the ordinary course of dialogue. A pun as a response to a post on the internet is not clever, and it doesn't contribute to good content having a series of weak puns as the top comment chain.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Mr_Mars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not angry, but people probably tell you you're wrong because you are. Dr Tyson has over a dozen research papers to his name, in addition to his work with the Hayden Planetarium and his public outreach work. It's entirely incorrect to assert he isn't a scientist.

http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/curriculum-vitae#research

technotoad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I still cant get used to the fact that its normal now that comments on the front page now have over 4000 upvotes, last time I was here 2500 was considered an achievement.

coloradawild ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

give me gold

tishstars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That a lot of threads/posts are upvoted via paid upvotes or bots. Similarly, downvotes are used to censor certain people/threads.

ReallifeTonySTark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nothing.

IndsaetNavnHer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Enough with the god damn crying about dead celebrities, is it sad that Robin died, yeah he was a fun and a good actor, but holy shit I don't give a fuck about your posts about him!

jishjib22kys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I immediately disliked unindan (or whatever his name is) from the second post by him I read. I thought "this is not right; he's obsessed; why do people cheer and encourage him". I still don't know. Maybe I would like him if we met in person, though. Things are different through a layer of bits.

BRITANY-IS-A-CUNT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YOU AREN'T SMARTER THAN EVERYONE

s0cia11y_awkward ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That we US citizens need to band together and create a morderate centerist party that can be a serious contender in the house and senate. but i cant lead such a charge because i just like to punch people that dont agree with me

humblesociopath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm at a time in my life where life is useless. I just want to see the world burn. I know its selfish but that's how I feel.

farcetasticunclepig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can prove anything with facts.

FaroutIGE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For every redditor you spend an hour debating, another five thousand pop up that would love to have the exact same debate with the exact same points, and none of them care that you've been thru the song and dance before.

Also, debates aren't to be "won". You can either come to an agreement or angrily pound sand and call the other guy a dummy.

LockeProposal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

After having a few submissions die too early because of rampant downvoting in the 'new' tab, I became a vigilante and, once a day, I open up the 'new' tab in /r/askreddit and upvote every post that has a '0' next to it and I'm not sorry. Sure, some of them are just not good posts, but I'm positive there there exists a group of people who make their own post and then downvote others' to increase their own chances of getting upvotes.

I'm pretty sure I'm not being overly paranoid here. Often, I'll open up the new section and 10 or 20 posts in every direction of mine will have a '0.'

TeamMagikarp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This thread is cancer

DrJosh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've learned so much on reddit, and now I'd like to give back.

We're hoping to attract at least a 1000 redditors to our completely reddit-based MOOC at /r/ludobots. Come learn and build together.

Josh Bongard (/u/DrJosh)

ApatheticAbsurdist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Le Reddit Army Has Arrived" comments on youtube were never funny, but they're reach "First!" status... it's not even "ironic" anymore.

Is_it_really_art ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dear Zachary is a garbage movie. Fuck you for thinking it is in any way good.

LethargicEscapist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your puns are simply not funny. Ever.

FaroutIGE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are a lot of folks out there that refuse to be lumped into some sort of dichotomy, be it 'liberals v conservatives', 'muslims vs christians vs atheists' or any other set of diametrically opposed people. If someone says something that is typical of a certain group, you will only set yourself up if you assume they are of that group.

Garwald ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's a fine line between a comment that's sarcastic and clever and even a finer line which determines if that comment gets upvoted or downvoted.

meowmeow138 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could tell Reddit, that I'm buying Pizza for everyone and not be a fucking liar

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone has a girlfriend except me :(

APSupernary ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I had sex with a porn star!

Just found out she was in the business recently though, so I had no idea going in

1BigUniverse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That we are all from the same source. Also, war and work are not what we were put on this world to do.

Source: I had an out of body experience when I was 12 during my tonsillectomy.

mozeknows ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When a youtube video hits the front page, you do NOT need to make stupid comments like "le reddit army is coming"

DFWPhotoguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Online marketing and data collecting and selling is the only reason you get to browse the internet in its current form today. 1/10th of 1% of the population uses any blocking technology and P&G could give two fucks about you.

I know you hate it. I know its dirty. I know it violates your trust and expectations of privacy. And unless you have a better way for companies to get funding to build amazing shit, you really do need to deal with it.

NicoleASUstudent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please be nice to people. Even people you don't like. Most people are doing the best they can. Sometimes the meanest people are the ones that most need love.

hexag1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)
  1. That TitleMax commercial with the girl singing "I got yo monay, yo monay, yo reeel monaa-aay!" is a goddamn public menace.

Something has to be done. It's got to be taken off the air and TitleMax disbanded. Will somebody please think of the children?

  1. I can wiggle my left and right ears independently of one another. I've yet to meet anyone else that can do this.

  2. To the ISIS people : there are no books or laws written by God. All books and laws are human creations.

Booplesnoot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop posting comments on YouTube videos proclaiming that you came from reddit. Even if you're trying to be ironic, you are the problem.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's no need to be so rude and cynical. We're all human. Lets try to treat each other with some decency.

Evilton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Eat shit.

Milhouse_is_a_meme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't assume you know a person based solely on their submission history.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Deleting comments or posts on a privately owned website isn't censorship or oppression. It's the damn right of the admins/mods to do as they please.

Punch_Drunk987 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That none of us make it out alive

random_gamer_tag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're all a bunch of self-obsessed wankers.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dial down the cynicism.

jeesis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A bunch of useless internet points mean fuck all. Post quality content not the endless circle jerking and lets trip all over one another to make the most references.

I personally try to get the least amount of negative numbers. I giggle every time my posts are below 0 :3

RipCityRevival ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you. ;)

shortcircuitedletter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

upvote & comment things that improve the internet, not things that judge or humiliate others, though it is funny to hear our own embarrassing stories. You are still talking to people.

FaroutIGE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

God invented RES tags so that redditors can expose you when you're being intellectually dishonest.

eixan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

do people mostly use RES tags in smaller subreddits, because I don't notice many repeat redditors in the comment section of the default subbreddits but I'm not exactly looking to hard.

zapman111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you guys. Thanks for making me laugh all these years.

Yahspetsnaz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If a comment starts with "story time..." then it is a complete lie and it is not worth reading at all.

MagnusRune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

to mark 'le reddit army' youtube comments as spam, the more of us that do it, the quicker the account is banned. they will get bored of making them, or run out of names to use.

PM_ME_topORbot_NUDES ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

r/aww should really be called r/awwthat'sacutedogorpossiblycatandsometimesother

donutmonkeyman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i kind of hate how we all use SO. it seems like we're all trying too hard to be PC in that area.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People think my penis is big, but it actually isn't.

IForgotAboutDre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't be insulting to women or too racist. You will get down voted super quick!

ShoKuzuki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Catch 22 anyone? Anyone?

BeNiceJustBecause ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop eating sugar in all forms. It's the #1 killer in the United States. Video for the interested.

Cali_Sunshine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is great for a quick, often abundant, comment section, but the comments often boil down to Punditry. There is a lack of depth and understanding to most comment threads. But that's more a fault in the medium than a fault in people, at least I hope...

Jelboo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That the majority of them are utterly and completely wrong about everything they think they know about Michael Jackson.

FarmerTedd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To fuck off

IDreamOfAnarchy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Calm. The fuck. Down.

Cali_Sunshine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, people here are to quick to judge and denounce. Redditors need to lighten up and support each other more. We're all on this earth together and for some reason we all came to the same website...

izombiheartzoey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are way too many rules.

siwokedaj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop putting TLDR on your posts. You worked to write it, people can put forth the effort to read it. People need to learn reading comprehension.

Stop is spelled S-T-O-P, not stahp or anything else.

Quit posting a picture of a fat person, or a bunch of food, or a gun or whatever else and saying 'Murica/'Merica. You're not doing America or yourself any favors and you just look like an ass.

longhaireddan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That "ending to the Simpsons" idea that keeps going around is fucking awful. It's a 22-minute couch gag built into an episode through a lazy and overly-contrived nonplot. It's lazy and not even realistic - how the fuck does Maggie write an Itchy & Scratchy episode?

ps4pcxboneu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Keep to your guns on net neutrality and internet rights. It's a constant battle with regulators and big business but there are enough people on this site where we can make a difference.

TheMSPaintKing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you combine /r/pics and /r/notinteresting in a multi-reddit on RES, and pick randomly from links without looking at their title, there is no difference.

moejazi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

don't be a hater!

Throw-ansem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I had sex the other day. It was pretty great.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every one of you can fuck off. You're all twits.

nazishark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't sweat the little things.

clearatin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

there are better subreddits than the defaults

olympuse410 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

once i got woken up by gas canisters exploding

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OP is a bitch

Whitegrave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i like cats unironicaly

laststandman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As much as I understand and approve of people offering this, I've become totally jaded to the phrase, "PM me if you ever want to talk."

Goodlake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That you're all f'ing beautiful.

king_england ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Many times the posts like this aren't correct: "Look how this (insert adorable animal) wants to (insert action/behavior that appears compassionate/affectionate) to this (insert other adorable animal)."

Please stop.

Eraser-Head ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For the mods: stop being such fucking nazis about every minute detail of the rules.

Zaphoid_Beeblebrox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FUCK ANOTHER GUY IN THE ASS, LARRY

Alnaut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get along https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Ju0VzxXMw

MyBodyIsReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop complaining about reddit being "filled with assholes". Reddit is a large community, and like any large group of people there are some bad eggs. That's life. Most people are pretty nice here.

Liquid_Beaver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Vertical videos aren't inherently terrible. There is a reason they are so prevalent, and that's because everything about a phone is designed to be done more easily with one hand. No one would buy a phone that was designed to work best with two hands. No one.

"But...but the action would be much better framed if the camera was horizontal! I hate vertical video!"

Poow wittle baby! Did you pay to watch this shit in a movie theater? No, you didn't, because that's not some world-renowned cinematographer crafting a beautiful visual feast for your special eyes, it's fucking Leon in the middle of the street outside a McDonald's screaming "WORLDSTAARRRRRR!!".

Vertical video shaming is the most played out circlejerk in all of reddit.

QPILLOWCASE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is what I wanted to say. It's easy for a person to take a video of themselves also because you can keep one hand free for whatever you need to do.

It's not like a random hand is going to sprout from my body so I can please reddit by taking horizontal videos - the truth is none of the people that care, really care THAT MUCH about vertical video. It's just something thats 'cool' to be annoyed about, like straight people on Tumblr.

Sarlax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Source: Person who claims a title is not a source!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop holding in your shit when you're in a public restroom and there are people outside the stall. Nobody cares that your bowel movements sound funny and smell awful. Those people in the restroom you're too scared to shit around might be waiting for you to get the fuck off the toilet so they can drop a deuce of their own.

BruMV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I want to say 'hey I'm here'. But is not working. Tragic. So I use reddit to write some crap to feel me better! Yeah, it happens...

MisaMisa21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Have a nice day.

jft1990 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"They're all wearing toupรฉes..."

Fred-Bruno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My job, and then show them how fucking stupid they have all been. But I would probably get court martialed and all that fun stuff...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Life is far too short to get yourself worked up over somebody disagreeing with you. If you really do need to get involved, try to turn it into a friendly debate where you're both open and willing to be educated/informed: If they don't want to, they aren't worth your time and you shouldn't bother with them.

tinfoilbat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That the world would be a far, far better place if Patrick Stewart was in charge of it all. Failing that, me instead. #OneLove

Gogohax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Popsicles are not ice cream.

topwaterpar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

life sucks.... happiness cant be for everyone. Happiness should be reserved children, the disabled and the elderly.

The rest of us, life is simply survival.

How could happiness exist without pain & suffering? Is the entire population suppose to be happy? What would we measure happiness against?

Once you come to grips that happiness cannot be attained and isnt for everyone, try to treat others with some fucking civility and respect. Contentment is survivable.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Circlejerks aren't cool guys.

onphonecanttype ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No true scotsman, that is the shield that everyone hides behind when they can't carry on an argument anymore. I don't think people really understand what it means, instead it just gets used as a way to deflect.

PM_ME_YOUR_THREESOME ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My dick is so big it gets in the way sometimes... * stretches * ah feels good to get that off my chest.

Ba dum tss

Emasraw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Say please and thank you... Please.

Rokr175 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If there isn't a "serious" tag on a post that is clearly meant to obtain serious answers, please don't turn it into a pun train. Some of us are actually curious about the responses people are trying to give.

WhiteToothMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop using your anonymity to pretend your dick is bigger and more special than everyone else's.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you focus more on learning from the perspectives of others versus attacking those who dare differ from you, you might build a bit of empathy and expand your perspective.

GroundhogNight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Rock one time had a pie tasting contest. And he finally said his favorite kind of pie was poontang pie. Everyone laughed and cheered. I was 11. I just saw everyone was happy. My mom had just walked down the hallway. So I called for her. She asked what I needed. I said, "The next time you go to the grocery store, can you get poontang pie?" She said, "What kind of pie?" I said, "Poontang pie." She asked me why I wanted that. I pointed to the TV. "The Rock said it's his favorite kind of pie." My mom laughed and said, "I bet it is." So I said, "You will get it?" She said, "No." I said, "Why not?!?" She laughed and walked away. I called my friend and said, "My mom won't buy me poontang pie." He had an older sister who told him things about the world. I was an only child. So he laughed at me for a long time.

Veralece ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could spread my love of /r/shittyrobots to everybody.

HulkHulkerson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I love you all

soundknowledge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

After years of thinking exercise is a waste of time, and the gym is only for meatheads, and that I don't need to keep myself fit so long as I'm still walking, I finally went to the gym today.

I have literally no idea what I'm doing, but at least I went. And I enjoyed it! I'm finding it really hard to work out what to do next, and all the guides I find on the internet aren't really helping. But that doesn't really matter. At least I'm going now. All that can come later.

I'm not the kind of guy to post shit like this on Facebook, but I'm proud of myself for it, and feel like I deserve to big myself up a little bit. So I figured I'd tell the whole of Reddit. Thanks for reading :)

taratorial ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's awesome, keep it up! Sincerely, someone who hates the gym but wishes they didn't

soundknowledge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really thought I'd hate it, especially when I was waiting outside the door for them to open with all the regulars, who were built like brick shithouses. But once I was in there, it was ok.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody gives a shit that you got gold, no need to edit to exclaim you have gold.

OpinionToaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For god's sake those stupid Unidan jokes are getting old. Also inb4 "u r unidan's alt accounts lol".

cheetahcub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop using "so" at the beginning of your title. It's unnecessary and fucking annoying.

OneWayOfLife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everyone is bloody American!! The amount of times I see posts saying 'our government' or 'national' or acronyms that mean literally nothing outside of the USA is mental.

UKZephyr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not every joke is a dad joke.

eclectro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know what the 11 herbs and spices are. Really.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Send me a dollar.

mk2vrdrvr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oldie but goodie:

There is nothing wrong with reposts as long as OP isn't trying to claim it as their own. Most of us aren't on reddit 24 / 7. We miss things from time to time.

VOMITVOMITVOMITVOMIT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm BATMAN

dintiradan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whenever reading the comments for a topic in a large subreddit (like this one), read them twice. Once sorted by best, once sorted by controversial.

DothrakAndRoll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's "reddit" god damnit. Not "Reddit." The admins said so. Stop capitalizing it.

eixan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Twoxchromosomes should realize that women are at least half the problem with everything they complain about.

MortalWombat567 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People fuck up sometimes, you don't need to burn them at the stake.

Kalytastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't care so much what other people do. You don't want anyone judging your business, so don't judge other people.

Stubrochill17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You guys fucked up by banning the puffin. What about the oblivious kid meme? I've literally never seen one that could be conceived as believable. Fuck that meme. I miss the puffin.

Slumpo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some of you are assholes who think being a prick is 'funny' which you believe justifies your behavior. What you don't realize is that in being this way you're solidifying behaviorisms in your real life that will eventually start to wear through to the outside world.

If "It was just a joke" or a variant there of is part of your commonly used phrases, you're one of these people.

StealthBlue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't find Drew Carrey funny...

kots144 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Downvote button is not a disagree button.

SSJBobert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

More to /r/gaming, Ocarina of Time isn't as good as you think

Regent12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Editing a comment to thank a "kind stranger" for gold makes you look super uncool.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Anyone complaining about white knights come across as buttholes

TheNotoriousJTS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

FUCK THE JETS

Golemfrost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am awesome, that's all.

MVB1837 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stay on topic. Reading a thread's comments is like staring into the mind of a crazy person.

bamariani ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't need to try so hard

hebrew_orphan_asylum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Puns are annoying.

hilarious pun replies in 5, 4, 3, 2 ....

flal4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a supporter of gun control: No we do not want to take away your guns, or even stop you from buying new guns, we want the bad guys not to get guns, and this is very possible, many other countries stop bad guys from getting guns, if you don't like the proposals we throw out then suggest others that will stop bad guys from getting guns. I am willing accept almost anything that improves upon that status quo, but pushing for no change really bothers us [Gun control supporters].

mtheory007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Heeey, take it easy.

Also, calm down.

deadleg22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

r/atheism FUCK YOU, FUCK THE LOT OF YA!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Don't be a dick" ... Serious.

AristotleKnowsAll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That when it seems like the world is always lining against you, sometimes, just sometimes you need to look at yourself to find out what the problem is.

WeeniePops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The person giving you advice on /r/fitness is probably a 16 year old that just read what he's saying on /r/fitness two weeks ago from another 16 year old.

TL;DR: Don't trust everything piece of advice on /r/fitness or Reddit in general. Do your own research.

sevgonlernassau ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do not jump on the bandwagon without first doing adequate research.

I am looking at you the anti-NASA/pro-SpaceX circlejerk and the Israel-is-EVIL crowd.

I_LOVE_POTATO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ITT: Reddit hates Reddit.

my answer.... I love you all. Even more than potatoes.

jefeperro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mike Brown (Murdered teen in Ferguson, Mo was an aspiring Rap Artist. Here is a compilation of his most recent songs recorded days before he was murdered. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6L7TIFLWy4

spamalot3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop quoting song lyrics in comment threads. Most of the time it's not funny and a lot of people already know them, so it's just super annoying.

Mrhiddenlotus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't have to add edit text your post everytime you change something. Really.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When a good looking girl posts some OC, just don't be creeps.

funknjam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If the comment is contributing to the discussion, upvote it.

If the comment is not contributing to the discussion, downvote it.

You don't downvote just because you don't like what someone has written.

BCmutt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're all a bunch of fucking turds.

fyrefocks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The common house cat is a terribly invasive species all over the world and it [the entire species] should be eradicated from the planet. Each year more than 2 billion animals are killed by cats. Not to mention the 30+ species extinctions that are solely the fault of outdoor cats.

austai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My girl just got potty trained!!

LookAround ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Reddit demographic allows for little rational opinion.

owlcreek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be prepared to hear the statement below every tenth comment.

Correlation does not imply causation

jayFLA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I personally lurk on reddit because I feel that one day someone will post the meaning of life on here.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is full of depressed people talking about robin Williams,

Frostiken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Grow the fuck up.

marky_mark301 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

nice try OP

ultimaxfeelgood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Dark Knight is way too fucking long

Disheartend_Hitler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit needs to realize that people, even if they are complete assholes, are still people. No matter what they do, they are still people that feel and react and breath the way you do. So before you circle jerk hate on someone for being a dickhead, think to yourself, "am I being an asshole doing this?" If so don't be an asshole.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Puns aren't funny at all. Ever.

Tehbeefer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So what you're saying is, funs aren't punny at all? (true, that's a spoonerism...fork, I can't think of a knife pun at all)

Purebreddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That Bill Murray is overrated.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I topdecked your toilet.

DannyVandal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That we're all going to die. I mean, REALLY. And there's quite literally nothing that we can do about it. And the sooner we realise that fact, the sooner we'll stop being so shitty to one another and start living our lives.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone has a political agenda. Having an opinion does not make yours more valid than anyone else's.

MrFlac00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The moment you insult someone, is the moment the conversation becomes an argument.

Although this is certainly not the majority of people, but many decide that if they disagree with someone, that gives them reason to also insult them in some way. It then just becomes a back and forth of insults, with neither side being relatable at all.

grantyells ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tip your fucking server!

thelaundryday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pull your head out of your ass

Goliath_Of_Gath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can eat the peanuts out of my shit!

mbhuw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please please stop commenting every time a youtube link is posted, saying 'le reddit army is here'

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Life is like a box of chocolate, ya never know what you are going to get.

TheGuyWithFace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I fucking hate you guys.

justkiddingiloveyouguys

Antebios ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could rule you all with an iron fist!

Shizo211 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop releasing your everyday/gaming aggression on people you argue with here.

_Zlatan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The coolest things I've learnt from reddit that I apply in my life every time I can..To each their own

Seraphelle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Greed is all-consuming.

Fiascolado ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Damn it feels good to be a gangster.

CuntPunching ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've masturbated 14 times today

t0b4cc02 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

usa is shit

Project33873 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No more "le reddit army is here" makes us sound stupid

Jason6677 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

dickbutt

trenchtoaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would tell reddit how I appreciate you all for entertaining me and making me laugh and keeping me awake. I'm a real person living in the world somewhere and you are all strangers but in many ways we are connected. It feels good.

ninjasoldat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are like 5000 posts on this now, so I know the chances of people seeing this are slim. But stop using the downvote as an "I disagree button" it's completely contrary to the entire point of Reddit. If you disagree reply and explain why. This creates dialogue and can lead to some pretty interesting content.

If you just downvote and move on you're just wasting everybody's time. You should downvote low content posts that add nothing to the discussion. Stuff like "This" or "I came here to say that lol". A lot of problems with Reddit could be solved if people just used the upvote/downvote system correctly.

monkey616 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You all are nothing but meecrobs!!!

ShabazzSwerve ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Canada is just a country, not some magical fairyland where everyone is nice. There are bad people everywhere, Canada is not the exception. It's so tiresome to hear the same jokes any time that Canada is mentioned.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Screw You Guys I'm Going Home.ยน

However, I'm already there. ./

ยนhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyltK6pmJGg

sickofallofyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Consumerism = Slavery.

Desire is the root of all suffering.

dissidentrhetoric ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you ruined r/funny

pandorasxob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you want to make yourself look good, being a dick isn't the way to go about it. If you want to look good, be kind and thoughtful, don't be afraid to change your mind, and don't be afraid to compliment someone else. Which do you remember more vividly: a compliment you received from someone else, or someone being rude? You are more likely to be remembered and esteemed if you are a modest, kind person.

bmxkeeler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go Fuck Yourself.

jasminehulse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't forget to tell people how much you appreciate them. Never forget.

juicewilson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wouldn't you like to know

wodewose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Google is not the first one to mow fields with goats.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

White tall aliens govern us all.

_CanisLupus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I prefer to be called a Native American, not an Indian.

aidsfarts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fuck you stranger

IAmABritishGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should read the reddit etiquette post and learn what you should and shouldn't be doing especially with the up votes and down votes

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is pedos.

bitchbecraycray ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's okay to not like things: http://youtu.be/0la5DBtOVNI

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't need to thank kind strangers for gold.

The_Lux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get outside and go climb a fucking tree

Dolphlundgrensmamma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop lying. Please.

arcwhite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody in the rest of the world gives a rainbow-coloured shit about the presence, or absence, of shark week. STFU already.

Soupla42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That most of the people on here are insecure, inconsiderate assholes. The silent minority are decent folk.

jeffcrabs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you could not down vote my posts, that would be greeeat

Yangoose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because somebody put it in an infographic doesn't make it true.

I frequently see very highly upvoted posts that are just flat out wrong. When you go to the comments it is very thoroughly explained how and why it is wrong but most people just upvote without ever reading the comments so complete and utter bullshit keeps spreading.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being a racist, contrarian, bigoted piece of shit isn't edgy or funny. It just makes you an asshole. And repeating every tired myth about First Nations with anecdotal horseshit (I'm looking at YOU r/canada) is just fucking shit.

RECKER_DOOR_FFS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You likely don't know the full story. And please if you write more than ~150 words include a TL;DR

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I want all your karmas.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If a comment is contrary to your own and contrary to general public/reddit idea, the best thing to do is understand it, find out where it derives from and take it down through the ill/logical pillars upon which it sits.

The worst thing to do is assume it is wrong or simply ridicule it and people who abide by it. If you want to make a difference, use logic not mockery!

friend_of_sasquatch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

dear reddit, I'm really glad the front page isnt full of "meme" gifs anymore, like that stupid puffin bird thing with words. If you could chill with all the writing prompts, that would be great too. thanks!

HiDig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love each and every one of you.

nova2011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Never ever give me gold. Like, ever.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey, thanks :)

shermang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being sexist and racist with your jokes. Reddit is so bad for this. You might think the jokes are funny but they do perpetuate bad aspects of society and dehumanize real people. Take a critical view of the world, don't dehumanize it. I.e. jokes about absent black fathers, the jokes are not funny, the underlying causes and effects affect real people. These are real lives, have some humanity, it will make you a better person and the world you live in a better place. Fight for a better world with the actions that you take. Don't just mindlessly laugh because some other people do, think about the world.

president-dickhole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a strange dislike for people that say FTFY. You aren't fixing anything. They may have missed a good opportunity for a shitty pun and if you do so feel inclined put your alteration of the comment but you didn't FIX their comment. The comment you're turning into some lame pun was probably funny as it was and I appreciate reddits love for puns but seriously.

cantfacemyname ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish people would put more effort into being informed. There's a lot going on that would really upset you, and while that's not fun, nothing changes if no one cares enough to know about it.

HollowAngle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're all a bunch of fucking sheep.

SkepticShoc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But not you, youre better than the rest of them.

HollowAngle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You got it in one, kiddo.

scoobertz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not special. Most of you can't form your own opinion.

angelicmckayla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some recurring jokes are funny. MOM'S SPAGHETTI ISN'T!!!!

JProllz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your Internet points you call "karma" don't actually matter and pretending they do isn't clever, funny or even good in general.

woodmoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That over 50% of online identities are fake/shills, and not to trust "upvotes" and "downvotes" as an actual gauge of true popularity.

deiutz1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

karma and gold are just bullshit meant to further your addiction; so while you are wasting your life on reddit, someone out there is working hard, someone out there is studying, someone out there is winning. your choice reddit!

roguetk422 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A whole lot of journalists out there are playing angles on their stories because it get them attention. Don't believe every bad cop story out there because you only hear one point of view.

xSynQ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey Reddit, Reddit is a giant circle jerk.

TheBlindNinja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Internet is weird.

KOB4LT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love lamp

cjaramillo70 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Sopranos still rock we should all still talk about it

Canadop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't believe everything you read on the internet.

afruitycat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People with those PM_ME_UR.. Usernames. These are starting to bug me.

calibrated ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What's something you wish you could tell all of reddit?

Before you say I am stoling this art, let me explain you a thing

SongofLoveandGrace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can usually tell the age rage of a person by their grammar. Your and you're are two different words. Is it really that hard to add one more letter to your to make it correct?

superduperspam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

meta-reddit is FUN!

(1% of the time; the rest is just some pointless anonyminternet flame wars about superfluousstupid stuff no one in real life cares about)

TownIdiot25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Shut up".

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is something I learned myself over time, and I think it's a good thing for older redditors to remind themselves of now and then:

Remember that when reading and commenting, in any thread, that reddit skews fairly young. This colors a whole lot of the commenters' opinions and worldviews in a way that an older reader can find somewhat puzzling.

Older redditors: Remember, when we were young, we thought everything we were interested in was so important, and every issue we dealt with for the first time was THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO THINK ABOUT IN THE WORLD AND WHY IS IT LIKE THIS AND OH GOD WHY CAN'T WE CHANGE IT NOW AND MAKE IT BETTER. IF WE DON'T DO THIS NOW IT'LL NEVER GET DONE!

That recollection and realization caused me to step back a bit and realize why I couldn't relate to many of the conversations that people were so passionate having: because I'm notably older than the median redditor. Even though I might be interested in many of the same things as a younger redditor, my longer life experience history causes me to take a much less pointed, intense stance on many things.

thabe331 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop taking yourself so seriously.

ish_mel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please god stop it with the youryou're theretheir etc... post. Yes people made a mistake. Get over it. If you actually care PM them and stop side tracking the treads.

Infinity_Complex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just how big my penis really is

GuruRagamuffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Having a disease, a mental disability or anything like that doesn't make you interesting. Stop inventing diseases to make-up for lacking in a personality, and don't pretend to feel oppressed by bullshit like people not recognising you as a "Trans-asian" or "Jellyfish-kin". Stop fucking around.

DjMorganFreeman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've read too many times that alot of men doesn't wipe after peeing. The way I see it, you're either really poor or proper disgusting.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I love and respect everyone of you guys! :D

UWHermes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop circlejerking to negative things. "Who do you hate?" threads never helped anyone.

Sotoned ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please stop saying "This" "100% This" or variations there of if you agree with someones comment. If you agree with someone give them an up-vote, rather than just saying "Me too" it doesn't contribute anything to the thread. Articulate your opinions into a comment rather than just saying "I think this is right" which doesn't promote any further discussion.

perfectshot29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a 2 and a half year old blue gummy bear named Chairman Gum.

He is always stuck on my bedroom door at eye level.

Zayadur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love my girlfriend

FattyGPunch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Funny I just posted to /r/offmychest about how I hate my life, and this pops up.

Funnily coincidental.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everyone has access to Reddit/the internet. You probably shouldn't squander it on pictures of cats. The internet contains an insurmountable amount of knowledge.

wilhaven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be polite.

dan_kase ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love each and every one of you. Whether we agree or not, one thing we all have in common is that we're human.

pcendeavorsny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know how to use reddit like redditors do. Ive been on reddit for years but barely scrape the surface? links?

Reddit does seem to be aggregating pictures more then disseminating information and it makes me sad.

NiceFormBro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I ask you not to give me gold, don't give me gold.

got_m1lk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Recently the top comments for political topics seemed awfully braindwashed to me.

Beatsters ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's OK to care about karma. I bet the majority of people that use this site regularly care at least a little bit about their karma.

Calling it "fake internet points" doesn't make you sound cool. The users here are well aware that karma doesn't have any value outside of the site.

When a teacher gave you a gold star, did it bother you that the star wasn't made of real gold with actual value? Or did you just recognize it as affirmation of your good work?

Coming back to a comment or submission that you made and finding that a bunch of people upvoted it feels good. Sure, it's not a serious accomplishment, and neither was getting a gold star from your teacher. But they still feel good, because it's nice to know that someone likes something that you produced.

PM_ME_Dat_bOOty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My username

thedreadlordTim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well, that's just like, your opinion, man.

Essexal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not all of Reddit lives in the US

Ares42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Post more stuff, I'm bored.

Kagedb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Think for yourself.

Ihateloops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pun threads aren't funny. They just piss me off because I have to scroll past a bunch of garbage, repetitive, unoriginal shit to get to real, worthwhile discussion.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I completely agree

zilvis121 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That people who get or have "gold" aren't always funny and and interesting sometimes the funniest part is actually below that comment.

seajasmine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would tell everyone they are way cooler than the average member of society, and I would thank them for making me feel less like a black sheep

Coopr2010 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reading a certain author in a certain genre was rubbish!! I'm afraid of the repercussions as most of his followers/fans have a slobbering love affair with him.

vethrath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The color green is / the color of a dragon / and makes me frightened

True emotions can only be explained in the form of a haiku~!

-5/7/5 Gangsta'

carpiocc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love all of you.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you too :D

HughJassJae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey all you people, hey all you people won't you listen to me? I just had a sandwich, not an ordinary sandwich, a sandwich made with jellyfish jelly.

I_DO_ANIMAL_THINGS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you can vote, vote.

Gnorris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Referring to Reddit as a single opinion or entity comprised of its members, that is contrary to that specific subreddit or user, is self loathing. The actual "shit Reddit says" is everything under the Reddit.com domain.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

4chan is not as scary as you think.

It's just another website. There are subreddits easily as bad as /b/.

tocilog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't let yourself get worked up over an internet forum. If there's a thread where you don't like the direction the comments are going, then get out of it. Repost you've seen? Downvote/ignore/hide. You don't have to jump in the comments section.

Denistheneutrino ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am Groot.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pazuzu is coming.

Optimism101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Waiters and Waitresses do not deserve your anger and complaints for late food arrival. They try their best to accommodate you, but if the cook is slow than there's nothing the waiters and waitresses can do other than check up on you.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel bad for a lot of waiters and waitresses, customers often direct their anger towards them even though most of the time, the problem is not their fault

m0bb_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I need about tree fid- okay okay

NWmba ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No you don't want to start a coffee shop. You want to sit in a coffee shop and drink coffee and get money. They really aren't the same thing.

JohnnyZondo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

if we could focus on spreading good ideas instead of trolling each other or whoring ourselves for karma points...thatd be great.

HiIsItMeYouRLooking4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Teach your kids about stop signs and traffic before you let them go biking/ skateboarding alone.

This is how kids get hit.

acefire117 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are no excuses for buying shitty headphones. There are good options at EVERY price point.

Don't be one of those sheepish individuals who sees ads or knows a popular brand and makes their decision by the masses.

DenverSkiLion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Providing proof makes you da real MVP

senor_moustache ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You guys waste way too much of my time. Keep it up.

sophievibes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have watched episodes of Adventure Time here and there with my SO, but I'm going through my first run through of the entire series. Just got to the Marceline to PB "You kept the shirt I gave you?" scene and SQUEEEEEEEEEEEE SECRETS!!!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, if you don't like the Westboro Baptist Church, don't fucking give them attention. Example: they like doing AMAs because they thrive off attention, so don't participate or give any votes if you want them to go away.

This can apply to any group or person you don't like.

jam1337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just farted.

TheSandwichG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are your own unique individual and there's nothing I can do about.

MathTheUsername ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanking someone for Gold should NOT be obligatory.

tacticalflamingo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The existence of the bankers reddit loves to vilify is essential to many aspects of life we take for granted.

Spore2012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Listen to these timestamps i have from podcasts and change your life.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sometimes, I wish someone on Reddit would shoot me or give me a painless death because I'm upset with how my life turned out and the stupid fucking decisions I've made.

If you're interested, please let me play Bloodborne and MGS 5 first.

zetas_r_futr_us ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

extraterrestrials really do exist.

pointmanzero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Monsanto isn't actually evil. It's an internet urban legend.

JakobKontrol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Bang Bang Theory isn't cancer, comic book movies suck, Jonah Hill isn't funny, Consoles are great and Xbox one is a good console.

walkendc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That computers and internet are not the end to all tyranny.

I've seen so many comments that basically translate to "You can't stop the signal." We can inform the masses, topple the corporate state, peacefully depose violent dictators, prevent our leaders from going to war, just by doing what we're doing RIGHT NOW! Using the internet!

It's a tool, guys. It can be used for misinformation just as easily (if not more easily) as for information. And the unhappy masses are going to need a whole lot more than information and communication to tip the balances of power.

The internet is not magical.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love all of you drunk

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That when somebody stupid does something stupid and kills themselves, this is not "Darwin in action". In fact is has nothing to do with Darwin's theory at all, and is the kind of thinking that originated with Lamarck's theory of evolution, which was problematic because of its teleological nature and his proposed mechanism of the "inheritance of acquired characteristics". Herbert Spencer was inspired by this theory when he coined the phrase "survival of the fittest" and then Darwin's own cousin (Galton) attempted to extend that phrase to account for intelligence, social ability, eminence, wealth and success. This sort of thinking was also the line of thought borrowed by the Nazi's and clearly was not connected to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. This thinking eventually came to be called Social Darwinism, which is of course a further misleading misnomer.
tl;dr stupid people dying is not evolution

MathTheUsername ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're allowed to support equal rights even when a woman isn't being knocked out by a man.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't know everything, so stop talking like you do. r/engineering is really bad about this.

ZachTheBrain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hi.

batsdx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Operation Northwoods.

zazzlekdazzle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You'll succeed more in life if you work on compensating for your deficits rather than expecting or hoping people will accommodate you.

I know it's not fair, but life is a game: you don't have to win, you don't even have to play, but if you do then you need to play by the rules.

Many people here seem to have an inordinate affection for social deficits, mental illnesses, learning disabilities, and neuroses. As a depressed, introverted, neurotic with ADD I can see where you are coming from. However, as counterintuitive as it may seem, life will me easier if the changes you want to see are in yourself rather than others.

ianelinon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Use tl;dr properly, please.

mirkyj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sort by new! Best is not always best.

unorignal_name ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you disengage from from political discourse because "nobody will listen" or "it won't make a difference", you are ensuring that which you fear.

The only guarantee in politics is that it won't change if we don't try.

diskrill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

After reading these comments, I would maybe not tell reddit anything. Instead, I would ask, Why do you hate yourself, reddit?

TigerNuts1980 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"go fuck yourself"

narcissalovegood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one cares about your athiesm.

Also, there's no point in getting upset about karma. It's just pretend internet points.

CrowKaneII ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fuck you.

CrispyLiberal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/pcmasterrace is an embarrassment.

Healkat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't rape.

geo_prizm_enthusiast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just wanted to tell Reddit folks how great they are, by and large.

As a skeptic, I have gone from the initial drinking of the reddit cool-aid, to reading about the criticisms of the community both inside and outside of reddit.

And you know what? I'm back again to loving the reddit community. In almost every thread there is someone that either made me laugh, or made me think about something differently. On reddit are some of the wittiest people I've ever encountered.

Even those who hate, perpetrate, or disagree with my core beliefs...bless you, reddit. You have made me a better person!

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

:)

cheesiestcheese ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This thread has more cancer than my left nut.

Spoonanner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like pie!!!!! I won't lie!!!!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not impossible to get a job, quit blaming the last generation.

crayolaclock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Guys, we don't know shit. Please stop pretending that the tiny demographic of reddit is in any way superior to any other forum site.

Visazo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

not everyone on reddits is from america, especially not from the USA.

RudegarWithFunnyHat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm right, you're wrong and this goes out to all of the galaxy not just Reddit

ManyJoeys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you cant educate yourself with Wikipedia

velocide ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are the only poster who is not a bot. The rest of us are bots.

LyricalHolster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Never click on the links for "the ol' reddit switcheroo"

toxiczen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love people dead

DaPurpleCobra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everything in the thread is shit

sokkrokker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I cant find a torrent for my college books and Im getting angry that im gonna turn into the hulk!

April_Fabb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit would be far more interesting if people would say what they actually think, as opposed to what they assume would award them popularity. Also, embrace the fact that someone out there may actually understand or even enjoy your point of view, even if they don't see the importance of letting you know.

TheresanotherJoswell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

REDDIT GOLD IS PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!

TheJonesSays ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A good shit at work is the best shit. Getting paid to shit is a good feeling.

BigJSteal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whether or not you like knowing this, your reading level has more than likely gone up from the day you started being a redditor to now.

happyamosfun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't care what Louie C.K. says about it, the word "fag" is offensive.

mynewleaf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Perhaps it "evolved" into an offensive word..but back say 30 years ago, it wasn't used in the context it's used today. Back then it was kind of like saying someone was an"Idiot, Twirp or Jerk" basically.

But, if your young & you never knew the shift happened, you'll only know the word for what it is now and I can see how it would be offensive.

misterwhite999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most people don't care that they were circumcised.

gslance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That it's my 25th birthday today!

grenagesss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Happy birthday!

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Happy Birthday!

petermal67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gold is worth it.

Twiizig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There was a time I was in a particularly bad point in my life. A friend of mine was gracious enough to let me stay in his house for probably much longer than he would have liked. If it wasn't for him I would have probably been homeless. And for that, I'll always remember him.

Drew, if somehow you read this, please know that I think you're a great person and I hope you're doing well... I miss you buddy.

tomcat1991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just saved a ton of money on my car insurance.

gankaskon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're going to a subreddit because it is a genuine interest, cool. If you are going to a subreddit to kill time with meaningless crap, unsubscribe and go do something productive towards the genuine interests you have.

idlephase ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He never had broken arms.

urlert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I launched my new startup today: urlert.com, but I don't know how to make it popular :(

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, /r/internetisbeautiful might help!

urlert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh wow - I've never heard of that sub...will try it - thanks.

offbelmont_el ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The r/politics subreddit is essentially the left's version of Fox News.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Exactly, bias is bias, no matter the direction

teddim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please don't answer an /r/AskReddit question with multiple answers in a single comment. If you do, it's unclear which part of your comment the votes are directed to. Instead, post all your answers in separate comments, and the voting system will bring the best to the top.

Francois_Rapiste ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop circlejerking. Stop it. Bad reddit.

Slaypow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just get a dog!

Nytegaunt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All you mother fuckers need to play nice.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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alphama1e ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Depends on the sub...

carterography ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

no one cares about your pets

litewo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Wall of text" used to mean something, and now that's ruined when you keep using it to mean "more text than a Twitter post." A wall of text is multiple paragraphs with no breaks, creating a huge block of text with no formatting.

DaddysPonyPrincess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be kind and take care of yourselves.

monieshot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I once ate an entire tube of Pillsbury cinnamon rolls in one sitting.

HitlersHemherroids ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I. HAVE. HEMHORROIDS!!!!!!!!

Only_A_Username ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Guys, just calm down. Yes, you're probably smarter than most people but that doesn't make it ok to act superior to people.

butrcupps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The comments are the best part of Reddit!

cphilo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That Reddit is an amazing source of information. No matter how obscure the fact, someone out there knows, or can find out. You may be answered by a troll, or the trolls may pile on, but you will get an answer. It is appreciated.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People from other cultures don't think like you do.

Not everything is black and white. A lot of its grey

Fox news isn't 'wrong'. They report the same stories and just give different opinions.

Source: Been watching varieties of news channels lately to get the different opinions of both sides of the spectrum.

AquaRage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get off your ass.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop reposting stuff. Its annoying.

hq1984 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Calculus fucking sucks dick.

beaverteeth92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You aren't special for continuing to post here if you hate the content. And the anti-circlejerks are just as obnoxious as the circlejerks.

2ndComingOfAugustus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every generalization you make about 'Redditors' is basically true for people in general. Being part of a large and public website does not make you different from the general population.

jpopps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've been working on my PhD for 6 years and and I'm losing faith in my abilities.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would really like this site to be more accepting of 2 way discussions on race. Criticizing a race's culture should not be shunned and worthy of immediate banning from a subreddit. I never used derogatory names, I just shared my experiences. From what I've seen, it's absolutely unreal that some 15 year old moderator that's probably white and from the suburbs is banning me from a subreddit because he has automatically labeled me a bigot for criticizing a certain minority's culture.

But yesterday, I made a post joking about white people on another subreddit. No one replied, never got a message telling me I was banned from the subreddit.

Yet liberals wonder why nothing is getting fixed. Hmm, might be because you refuse to listen to constructive criticism and discussion on race issues, perhaps?

workers_song ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who touched you where that caused you to be such a snarky ass?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't be so sensitive.

Life is going to throw a lot of bad things your way. Work through them rather than to pretend they don't exist. Stop trying to censor other opinions with downvotes. Accept them and persevere.

Nelluq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop with the goddamn "LE REDDIT ARMY IS HERE" shit on every goddamn YouTube video that makes it to the front page. Seriously.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You dont have to have an opinion on everything. Life is sometimes better not having an opinion.

SHIT_DOWN_MY_PEEHOLE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I AM LATE TO EVERY GOOD DAMN THREAD

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:58:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm here, speak away...

SHIT_DOWN_MY_PEEHOLE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I feel like most of reddit tries to find a reason to hate something. Like when there was a TIL of Paul Walker paying for a soldier's wedding ring and everyone called it a circlejerk fest and hated it because he then recently died.

Also, I leave for the Air Force October 1st!

MsPetitMort ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Goddamn it babies, you've got to be kind!" Wow, this quote has now been able to be applied to two r/askreddit threads today!

hueythecat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I light the fires while the city sleeps.....

FromanSk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.

danbot2001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That wiki is awesome, but not ALWAYS right, so STOP posting inane "facts" on TDIL. get a second source for fuck sake.

Trenchyjj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This place is really meta.

designgoddess ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be kind.

DaKingofCreepypasta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't be a dick.

jamesalin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Id like to tell the world that Shepard Smith is a dickhead asshole for talking shit about Robin committing suicide the other day..Shepard has no soul..

Roboomer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Freedom of speech man. You don't have to agree with it, just devote your attention elsewhere :-)

Bob_Dedication ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please put serious tags on anything where discussion is possible.

heron27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

From blogging and redditting I learned and tried to accept that everyone is vastly different. You can't expect everyone, sometimes including yourself, to always be nice, humanist, sensitive and respectful. I'm/they're just a-little-harder-to-understand version of yourself. Try to see the points from their POV, enough to decide if you might say something or not. Then carry on with your own favorite stuffs.

We are all special if you always think other people are. We're all basically friends who may not always walk contiguously, or make eye contact when talking and passionately try to hurt each other. But maybe that's just the way to keep it going (for now). We'll always be connected in plenty of ways anyway. A complicated series of almost interactions.

B3N1GND351GN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd like to tell reddit to post subjects when I'm online so I can comment on them relatively early instead of hours down the line.

Explod3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The smell is from me. Im sad and shameful

ModestManda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That the world is not falling apart. We are just as fucked up as we have always been throughout the ages, only now we have the ability to connect to each other and talk about how the world is falling apart.

Also, I would like all of reddit to know that I had a bottle of wine for dinner last night.

Those two things.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If anything, the world is getting better

puehlong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I have a girl friend.

Philligan123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish it were easier to tell people how awesome reddit is. So many people come here see a bunch of text, get intimidated and wont come back.

Most of my friends but they dont know what they're missing

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The human race is doing just fucking fine. We are living in the best possible time to be alive as a human and the only better time to be alive is tomorrow.

We dont need a revolution, we dont need a apocalypse, the world is not run by shadowy dudes in suits, and not everything is a conspiracy. The most powerfull people on the planet are the same kind of stupid we are, and no matter how cynical and cool you think you are behind the keyboard screaming about lizard people stealing fetuses so they can fake putting vaccines on the moon, all you are soing is separting yourselves from the rest of us who are having a pretty fucking awesome time.

Join us. Resistance is futile.

Lfgonzalez00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you.

HatesBadCitations ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because someone lists a source, it doesn't mean the claim is accurate or reliable.

You have to follow the chain of sources to the originating point/article and make up your own mind as to how reliable it is.

atomicshitstorm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please don't' down vote because you disagree with someones opinion. I know this a general rule of thumb in reddit but most of us here cannot grasp this idea.

LuminalOrb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't get too highstrung on everything all the time. People seem to take themselves and everything too seriously sometimes. Honestly just learn to relax and realize that it's just an internet conversation with a random stranger.

CodePervert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wear sunscreen

TheWiseOak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No thanks, NSA.

ElagabalusRex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Making generalizations about nationalities, political ideologies, and social movements in your arguments will never make the world a better place.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not fat guys! I'm not, I fucking swear!

tyrone-shoelaces ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're just big boned...

BioZhere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha im a fktard

Bold3In1MuthaFucka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Unidan is here somewhere among us with a new username (or 2) crying into his keyboard

CaptainRedsocks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I once hit my toe on a piece of furniture, grabbed the toe out of reflex due to the pain and hit my other toe as I continued to hop around the house. Then I grabbed my other toe and levitated the rest of the day.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I kicked a couch so hard i broke my toe once

BGYeti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop with the whole PM me if you need to talk or make sure to get help spiel when someone says they are depressed. I doubt those people are oblivious enough to not know this, and some random stranger from the internet is not going to help them feel better, and this whole thing seems to branch from people on the internet feeling like they are important enough to make a difference.

Paroment ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't understand what circlejerk is and everyone keeps using it ;-;

LazuliSC2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Underwear goes inside the pants.

Orsenfelt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...but pants are underwear!?

/British

bannedfromeverysub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This thread is too meta for me.

Quilled ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's going to be okay.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being so serious on reddit. Enjoy this community and what it has to offer. One day, you will be old and dying, do you really want to spend countless hours arguing with internet strangers for internet points?

clavalle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because an argument is logical does not make it true (beyond the simple model that leads to the logic).

And a corollary: Don't fall for your own bullshit.

And a bonus: Easy to collect and quantify data does not mean good data. And, conversely, just because something is hard to collect data on or very little data currently exists or is hard to analyze, does not mean it is wrong.

TheyreEatingHer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is not an open-minded community the way it likes to think it is. You can have people who openly accept a drug addict without judgement in one post, but the next post down I see redditors hating on fat people.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have 3 dicks.

ABordo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm in love!!!

fonzanoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The political and economic views of freshman sociology majors and basement-dwelling retail workers are significantly less informed than those of older, more successful people who aren't on Reddit all day. Never assume someone knows what they're talking about in an echo chamber with a voting system designed to reinforce the consensus view.

ffcdrehwald ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'M UGLY AND I'M PROUD!!!!!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nothing really costs tree fiddy. That's not even a real number!

13700 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

:> AI is here

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hi Al

Pat_ron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like turtles.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most people on this planet are just like you. They want to live their lives and be left alone. Avoid trying to pigeonhole others, or assume they fit a specific demographic. Also do your best to oppose ideals that victimize a specific group, even if they are ideals you follow.

christocarlin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I enjoy the majority of reddit. The self hate shit is annoying.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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tyrone-shoelaces ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:08:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone thinks their reason is good.

Slaypow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck yeah! Life is amazing! Travel, Work, Play and Fail

loopywolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please I want to contribute

WastingMyTime2013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

r/politics is not a subreddit for politics, it is the subreddit for pro-liberal and anti-conservative articles/discussions. which is fine except they don't admit it.

patrick_j ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It seems like Reddit has it out for Texas.

If a person from another state does something dumb and ends up on the news, the post title says,

man gets his arm stuck in toilet

But if he's from Texas the post title says,

Texas man gets his arm stuck in a toilet

I'll admit Texas has more dumb people than most states, but that's because we have more people than most states.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Same for Florida. /r/floridaman

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I get my AS level results (English exams for 16-17 year olds) in 8 hours and I'm so fucking nervous someone please help me.

8 hours EDIT: As I thought our fucking results service has gone down so I can't even see what I got this is so annoying.

stermon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That for less than 15 cents a day someone in a third world country can go to school.

ObsidianOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When I was very young, my grandparents enrolled me in karate lessons. I had no idea or care at the time of the significance, but the instructor was Chip Wright, a body double for Chuck Norris.
TL;DR, I was trained by proxy by Chuck Norris. Also, I remember nothing from those classes except for the stance lol...

bleedingjim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't understand the vilification of the American South. Seems like reddit thinks everyone there is racist, inbred, unintelligent, and morbidly obese. Sweeping generalizations like that are dishonest and unfair.

syberphunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can be more than the sum of your posts.

lledargo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Upvotes and downvotes should reflect whether a post or comment contributes to meaningful conversation. They should not reflect whether or not you like what was said.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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lledargo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:09:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

No, what I said is pretty much word for word from the reddiquette wiki

Vote.

If you think something contributes to conversation, upvote it. If you think it does not contribute to the subreddit it is posted in or is off-topic in a particular community, downvote it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:35:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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lledargo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:25:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The problem is: it doesn't matter whether or not you disagree, anything less than what I said is an abuse of the system. If people used karma correctly it should filter out meaningless comments and the people who make them.

Itsonlymyopinion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Something I posted elsewher on here;

"I just wish I never stumbled onto this subreddit and still can't understand why 4chan exists. It's one of those things people ignore and shouldn't. Evil things are said, unmoral. Even if most of it is joking certain things are not. I may be an outsider but damn. The mentality there is scary for the sake of humanity."

EPTom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Remember, you are entitled to your opinion. However, you might not want to risk provoking others into showing theirs.

bausl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a proud German and i hate being called a Nazi when i say that.

kid10pitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I love them...except that one guy. He's a prick

flyingpigmonkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your opinion is not fact. If someone brings to light evidence that defies your expectations you need to back the fuck up.

IrregardingGrammar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To shut the fuck up.

Narrenschifff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are no absolutely true things, but only varieties of truth. Truth is a dependent thing.

juicycunts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This

ButcherOfBakersfield ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not wrong, you're just an asshole.

chojiisdavid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish reddit could help me quit my job with a go pro and say " fuck you " / tell him off my boss. And upload the same night.

poppajay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have absolutely no idea how old other redditors are. Before you respond to some idiotic comment, just imagine that the commenter may only be 10 years old, or worse still, a teenager!

dat_username_tho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I highly doubt any lives are saved when you post suicide hotline numbers everywhere when a celebrity commits suicide.

Land-o-Quercus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Weโ€™ve simply cheated ourselves, the whole way down the line. We thought life by analogy was a journey, was a pilgrimage, Which had a serious purpose at the end, and the thing was to get to that end. Success, or whatever it is karma, or maybe heaven after youโ€™re dead. But we missed the point the whole way along. It was a musical thing, and you were supposed to sing, or to dance, while the music was being played -Alan Watts

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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ahlstroem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please stop with the fucking pun trains. Really. Also, realise that not every damn thread has to contain jokes. Some things really are meant to be taken seriously, and it really fucking irks me when not even a thread about like, a plane crash or a natural disaster is spared.

I mean, /r/askreddit even had to start using [Serious] tags.

FellBob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know how to deal with bullying. When I was in school people would call me yellow, chink, cat eater, and many more racial slurs. Assuming you can tell what race I am now. I handled it myself while my younger sister is now going through it and is depressed. I want to help her but I can't do it alone. She hugged me one day and asked what is like to die. So Reddit I need help, but I don't know where to ask.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

These times will pass. You won't be stuck with these people forever. Just know that what these people say aren't because of you, it's because they have nothing better to do with their lives. Honestly most bullies just feel better about themselves when they pick on people. They want to feel superior. What you do is, you don't let them feel superior. Don't get upset, or cry or any of that. Show that it doesn't affect you, even if you have to fake it. Or turn it into a joke, and say something racist about them back, maybe in a joking way. It'll probably take the fun out of it for them. You should go to YouTube and look up nigahiga and find his video called "Unpopular Opinion: Cyber Bullying" I think it'll help.

jagerdertoten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Redditors! Chill the fuck out on reposts. Not everyone sees it the first time around or has time to scour the depths of Reddit everyday. This shit is going to happen. Just move on.

trombonis222 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Probably along the lines of.... "Go f**k yourselves"

Argine_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because there's a lot of you doesn't mean you own the internet.

LostJoyIX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop upvoting funny comments when someone is trying to ask for help.

PoorMinorities ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because it didn't happen to you, doesn't mean it didn't happen. Yes, things are made up, but some things aren't.

liquidsnakegfer9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

oh, one of these threads again

Milky_Pee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I grew up in Iran. I wish people knew that even though we are sounded by countries at war we actually aren't. People are really nice and friendly and it's a great place to visit

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I studied about 6 different countries for a class last year, out of all of them, Iran was my favorite

Milky_Pee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you!

T990 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Buzzfeed needs to be taken to task.

Xogogetagt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This thread is a circle-jerk

DanielGames ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The majority of the top posts are about being a decent human being; treating people how you would like to be treated. That and people have different opinions and that's ok (most of the time). Someone having a different opinion than you or the majority doesn't make them horrible people and should not be a reason to dislike them (again, most of the time).

Good on you guys.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't use Kirkland brand toilet paper...it itches and stuff

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Water pillows are 1,000 times more comfortable than those stupid feather filled cotton crap pillows! ALSO Bidets are freaking awesome, all you need to do is dry the area off! Everyone around me are just a bunch of dirty butt holes!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck you.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please for the love of god stop that stupid fucking, "reddit army" bullshit on youtube. The people which comment state they represent reddit with some very idiotic and cringy comment.

shadowanddaisy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being so mean and nasty. Some of the comments I've read are horrible. You are not invisible on the internet just because you hide behind an anonymous username. You can be found. By smarter people than you.

squirrellywhirly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:26:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can be found. By creepier stalkers than you. FTFY

shadowanddaisy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you - that's exactly what I meant.

squirrellywhirly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:16:42 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I couldn't resist. I'm sorry. Gin makes me snarky.

angasal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That there's a lot of racism on here.

Yes, I'm sure much of it is meant to be harmless, but at the end of the day it's still racism.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Politics, even at a domestic or local level, is extremely complex. People spend their whole lives trying to understand the rules that govern it, the wake of actions, the relationship between factors, etc. You do not have it all figured out just because you're starting to understand the fact that governments lie.

Radico87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that the more of you there are, the worse this site becomes

JawDroppingOmelette ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I would like to inform reddit that trilbys' are gay as fuck.

Fameless ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't blow 24 guys for free drinks.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

stop taking yourselves so seriously!

DBDB7398 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of you care way too much about way too little.

Sammichface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would tell all of reddit not to be afraid to PM people. If I see a comment and I want to debate it's subject matter or I am curious about something related to the post, I sometimes will shoot OP a quick PM to their inbox. It always turns into a pretty awesome conversation. Most of the time I do this when I feel strongly about the original post but I don't want to make OP feel like I'm trolling or attacking their opinions for karma.

What I would like to also tell some of reddit is that a lot of people are talking about depression right now because of Robin Williams' recent suicide and some of you guys are being total asshats about it. Depression is very much a real illness and just because some of you have never experienced it (Lucky!) and may not understand it, doesn't mean it's not a real illness that can destroy a person's life in a million different ways.

I'm gonna hop off my soap box now. K, thanks!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

1)Stop trying so hard for gold,seriously some of the best gilded comments I've seen have been off the cuff remarks, and genuinely insightful replies. 2) "this is probably gonna get buried" Really pisses my chips

ShawnDawn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I matter not.

ZoUeR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i secretly wish for gonewild girls to send me private pics.... but it's just a wish

derpmcgurt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Upvote does not equal "I like this" and downvote does not mean "I do not like this". They are to judge content based upon its value added to the subreddit or comment thread.

er-day ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You guys seem to forget that on the internet everyone is a more intense version of themselves or rather the person they can't be in real life. That's why people are meaner, pretend to be more knowledgable, try to be more powerful.

dat_username_tho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're offended or annoyed by stuff in /r/atheism, don't go there. It's not a default anymore, so there is no reason for you to go there if you don't like it.

Kippyan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your views of feminism and the social justice movement are insane and based off of a small extremist minority that isn't fair to be representative of the entire group.

cosmothecosmic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This site has the most immature users I have ever met. The lack of anonymity actually harms discussions.

protendious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Upvoting what you agree with and downvoting what you disagree with (not the intent of votes, but how they're used 90% of the time) is a great way to push the majority opinion to the top of the page with a bunch of responses agreeing with it and the opposing opinion to the bottom of the page with all the responses agree with it being down there too, creating a situation where dialogue between two opposing viewpoints is near impossible to create.

TL;DR, read the reddiquette and start voting the way we're supposed to.

eddiemoya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut up. Shut up! Shut the fuck up. For the love of everything and anything just shut the fuck up.

That is all.

jaggerlover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Robin Williams death hit me very very hard and I cried a lot. I can't believe he won't be around anymore.

terra-tory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't use those cheap ink refill packs that you can buy from supermarkets. Printer ink can vary in terms of density and viscosity and those cheap refill kits don't use good quality ink (surprise, surprise). They might work for a while, but will eventually clog up the head of your printer and drastically reduce its lifespan. If you can't afford to buy the correct ink replacement for your printer, go to an ink refill shop. It's cheaper than the proper ones and usually they have a returns policy.

I used to work at a printer repair shop and the amount of people we had come in with broken printers because they'd used those calidad refill kits was ridiculously high.

1sagas1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit, you take circle-jerking to a new level and it is a cancer to the website. /r/gaming can't accept any criticism about the WiiU, Nintendo, or the PS4 and Microsoft/Xbox One are both garbage with no redeaming value. Don't even get me started on the PCMASTERRACE shit. /r/Futurology can not accept any criticism about basic income, might as well merge it with /r/BasicIncome because they are almost one in the same. /r/Technology can't accept any criticism of Tesla or Edward Snowden. They are becoming the thing that the moderators feared, a cesspool and an echo chamber.

Please Reddit, layoff the circle-jerking just a little. It will go a long way to make Reddit a better and more welcoming community as a whole.

kodackx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hello. Yes. You. Stop treating everything you post as a headline for a karma crowdfunding project. You know you're doing it. Everybody you know on reddit is doing it. I'm doing it as you're reading this.

worker-parasite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We know most of your cool stories are made up but we play along because boredom...

pparlor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because you think it's funny doesn't mean everyone else does too.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being so obsessed with Karma it's after all only imaginary internet points.

yamitami ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Comcast ain't half bad....top off the line costumer service, dunno why you guys complain. :D

thcollegestudent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Many Trolls are not above mimicry to start a fight. Some will even hide among the people they mimic and blend in. They will latch onto what makes people mad and repeat it every time the opportunity arises.

The only way to tell a troll from a legit person expressing themselves is when you disagree with someone, try your best to be curious and respectful, even if what they are saying doesn't make sense to you. It will become clear rather quickly if their intent was to make you mad or to express a strong or passionate opinion.

We'll all be better for it, I promise you.

HamCheeseMix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not a damn thing.

heavy_metal_flautist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're part of the things that make reddit amazing, thank you. You are fucking awesome.

If you are a part of what makes reddit look like scum of the earth, fuck off and die, sooner rather than later.

If you lie somewhere in the middle, try to be the former.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every person that we make fun of on the internet is still a real person.

DiscipleOfDrone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That the majority view and opinion of reddit, does not accurately reflect the majority view and opinion of the world.

STFULiberalFaggot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To fuck off

Zakmann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My name is zak

petevalle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't care what some Danish company says, I call them Legos.

Quarter_Twenty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Threads against companies are filled with shills and paid PR firms actively up-voting and down-voting to support their clients and positions.

StoleThisFromYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

STOP BUYING ONLINE EYEGLASSES!

They're cheap Chinese shit and you get what you pay for. They don't even ask for your OC height, who's just as important as PD, they're just GUESSING where your eyes are.

Fuck. Would you buy a cheap wheelchair?

DoFDcostheta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The top comment(s) in a thread is not how you should feel -- nor is it necessarily factual, nor is nor is it the word of god, nor is it even the word of reddit -- it's just the word of some person behind a computer who got more upvotes per time than other people at the time you're viewing a thread.

A highly ranked post is not something to believe.

dolloposemen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Robin Williams stole jokes

KnightsWhoSayNe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Excuse me Sir, have you accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your saviour?

ophelier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

-Some people actually are anti-semetic. -Feminists can't be put in one pigeonhole of uniformity. -Fat people know they're fat and probably hate themselves more than you ever could.

LeagueOfLeagues ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is not nearly as exclusive we think it is. I feel like a lot of Redditors feel so entitled because they're a part of this community, but when in reality, it's just a website that anyone can join.

Wulffzie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is not one person.

Jaycatt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Do you realize how amazing Reddit really is? How fast information can spread. And not just information, but responses and thoughts regarding the information? It's just astounding. Never have so many people been so connected so quickly.

Dinkytinkytoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being a bigot.

mikeBE11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you see that a girl posts something or comments on something, do not say "show us your ___." Please do not jump on any girl and expect her to post on gonewild, and if they do, do not creep them out. Just relax yo ass and respect.

kbobdc3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I fucked Ted.

ZippyPenguin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Uh,Hello! I'm Rico, and I like to party.

ZackSam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Have you handled any pennies lately?

Thoseweremyasspennies

Oderus_Scumdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Is that like a Chocolate covered Pretzel?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Idk, I kinda give people a pass on that one since somebody actually spent $4 on you. There should be a way to see who it was though so we could thank them privately (unless there already is a way)

itsfish20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That religion is just stupid people beliefs to justify being a good person and that it shouldn't be forced upon the rest of the world

punchcake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Remember that unless you dig deeper, you're always just going to see what is highly upvoted. It's important to know that you're only reading the popular (by reddit standards) posts and comments.

And from that, also remember that reddit is a heavily skewed demographic that does not represent society as a whole.

Fullofshitguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit was much better before the diggtards arrived then shortly thereafter the younger crowd turned it into a real dick week.

downtime37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you're full of shit...guy

Calithepug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could tell you

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://images.tenplay.com.au/~/media/TV%20Shows/ELEVEN/Bobs%20Burgers/Galleries/Quotes/slide6bobsquotes.jpg?mh=506&mw=900

NiallDrake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Treat people nice and you will get fucked over. Treat people horrible and you will get fucked over!

Oderus_Scumdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Either way: There gone be some fuckin'!

ChewiestBroom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of you are nowhere near as smart as you think you are.

I don't even care how smug that sounds, it's true. You people are just as stupid and judgmental as any other segment of the population, and that wouldn't bother me so much if some redditors didn't act like they know everything.

Speaking of stupidity, there is absolutely nothing in the world you can do to justify the hatred of an entire gender/religion/ethnicity. You can do it to make yourself comfortable, and just to hear the sound of your own voice saying horrifying things, but it doesn't make it right.

misternumberone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't actually vehemently believe anything and I just argue points against people because arguing is fun.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every time someone says "....can confirm", I read it in the Mr Meseeks "can do" voice. Mainly because everyone seems to say it, just like Mr Meseeks, and it gets annoying.

freshkicks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i made this cause i was bored and i just had my wisdom teeth pulled. https://soundcloud.com/eriq1/freestyle-shit

NeverStopRiding ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Late to the party but... So it's okay to laugh at a video of a man commit suicide with a shotgun, but it's the worst crime man has ever committed to laugh at a picture of a wet cat in a swimming pool? Fuck you Reddit.

PainfulByte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are not part of an army.

MickeyMoorrow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop with "le cringe army." It doesn't make you cool or unique to be a troll of that magnitude.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because OP says it's a note and takes a photo of it printed or written on paper, doesn't make it anymore legitimate than if he typed it himself in a self post.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The ultimate question to life the universe and everything.

questionsgalore55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I want to be a writer but I have no good ideas.

Oderus_Scumdog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wanted to be a doctor but I didn't have the patience...

Jaycatt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The best cure for writer's block is experience. When it happens to me, I go to populated areas and watch people and create backstories for them and the situations I see them in.

questionsgalore55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good idea. I have been lost in that I don't even know if I want to write fiction, political opinion, or a story about my own experiences. Just as a little bit of backround, my childhood and family would put any reality show or soap opera to shame.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

shut the fuck up

Molecular_Blackout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not your fucking khakis.

ascenzion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate being short, only 5'6" and it makes me feel like shit everyday

Ninety9Balloons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being such pussies

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"don't post porn, or talk about sexual stuff (ie. vaginal cream, Penis)

partenon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I want more safes.

uraniumheart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not your fault.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I invented the gruntapult strat in wc3 TFT

Sarahsays1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Let's just be friends.

T990 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't gossip with friends. If you must, do it with family. You would be surprised what people you thought knew nothing of what you had said, actually know.

CinnamonUranium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't judge me by my username.

SICCSE7EN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It ain't no fun if the homies can't get none.

a4f6ce4ec96ede4f4ff6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can you please stop being a bad pet owner and go see why you dog is barking. You are a terrible person.

kawnoz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fuck off

CDRCRDS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

if a teenager wants to date you and youre an adult and they sincerely like you, treat them well dont just sleep with them and give them a bad experience with deceitfulness and conquerism. as an adult you should know sex is easy to come by and you dont have to sex people just because you can. treat people with dignity no matter how old they are.

Kupkin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Meta posts, or complaining about other posts, are really annoying. Obviously people like them or they wouldn't be upvoted. Obviously other people don't like it, or you wouldn't be upvoted. Imagine that. Different opinions. If you don't like something, hide the post or ignore it.

But I can't say that cause then I'm a hypocrite.

ArsenioDev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't get the whole thing about seeking karma, highest rated comments and gold. I'm just here for the stories and to post on occasion.

mexicanjewbag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i come here to steal jokes to use in real life

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you all, but you disgust me.

vfxMarlon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate bumper stickers and the people who put them on their cars. I wish I could sit in traffic jams blindfolded.

gg4465a ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

SRS is not out to get you. If you're upset about getting called out for saying sexist/racist/ignorant shit, the solution is pretty obvious.

People respect humility, and a lot of people on here seem to lack the emotional maturity to grasp that. Whoever you are, you should shut the fuck up and learn something sometimes rather than spout your opinion at everyone who says something you disagree with at first glance.

So few things in this world are black and white and stop acting like corporations are boogeymen. Stop blaming everything on Monsanto/Comcast/Chick-fil-A. They are products of a system that enabled them and they behave according to a set of rules, and they succeed by behaving that way -- you're not going to change that instinct. It's like blaming a wolf for eating a deer, it's survival.

Stop looking for reasons to feel oppressed. Yes, you have problems. Yes, men get raped. Yes, white people occasionally find themselves the target of racism. Yes, Christians get flak for shit that isn't their fault. But if you're all those things, you came out ahead in this world. You started halfway to the finish line because the obstacles you'll overcome are a lot smaller. No one is saying your life is easy, just that you look like a douche when you try to compare your struggle to people who aren't like you. Accept that you don't understand what life is like for someone that isn't fortunately-born. That's what "check your privilege" means -- be fucking aware of your good fortune.

Just grow up, for real. Stop worrying about what other people think and hold yourself to a standard you're proud to meet. Don't ever think you've arrived anywhere. You can always be a better person, and fuck you if you think you're too good to constantly be striving for just that.

BestOpinionEver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck you all, I hate you! Your (yeah, I did on purpose to annoy you little fucks) the most ignorant, vile, pieces of shit. You can't ever be neutral, you can only be extreme to one side or the other. None of you are half as smart, talented, or funny as any of you think you are. I hate you, and you have made my life significantly more irritating than before. But I can't fucking live without you, here's to two fucking years of Reddit and hundred more!

fintheman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When switching channels on your wireless access point, please only ever use 1, 6, 11 - Using anything else doesn't make sense and will cause interference into the others.

Kidrobot727 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

my spoon is too big

oneevilchicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I'm currently at subway.

cptmurphy420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a new user so sick of all the attention editors moderators and spammers just for gold whatever that means I.e. first top comments

blowmonkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Read and re-read what you typed before you post. If you are drunk, there is probably no saving you, just go to bed.

nomoredarkness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for the puns and general good humor.

NoahGoldFox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because someone has a wierd or ''pervert'' fetish dosent mean they are bad people

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I won't stop until I have all the gold.

seign ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop reading too hard into fellow redditor's posts looking for something to find offensive. 99 times out of 100, OP isn't trying to offend and is simply misusing his/her words or simply not thinking about his/her wording. Pointing out these little slips does nothing but stir up unnecessary drama and derail the thread from it's true intent. Just let it go and try to give the benefit of the doubt. I'm sure you'd appreciate it if the shoe were on the other foot.

Also, if we could all just stop being so super sensitive, that would be great too.

ImDirtyDan_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Shut the fuck up."

widdershins13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That the bad things that happen to you pale when stacked side by side with the bad things happening to others.

You're parked in front of a web ready device and no one is hunting you down and killing you because you are slightly different than they are.

The lack of empathy leaves me shaking my head all the time.

dwatto89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop commenting Le Reddit Army BS on YouTube videos

COCKFACE1337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I thought that was 4chan?

walrusses2stronk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

don't get offended so quickly just because one person has an opinion that you or the general public dislike, it's just one person. which pairs nicely with: downvoting isn't for letting someone know you disagree.

lead999x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you all!!!!!!!!!!!

RE-ED ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know someone that allegedly killed a young father when the pizza trailer being towed cut loose, and plowed into the poor fellows car. I've been in the public safety sector for years, and this freak accident just tears me to bits. Everybody wants laws for or against thousands of trivial issues. Trailer/tow safety should have a mandatory test and inspection, like getting a drivers licence.

Jeebadown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit gold...Reddit gold..everywhere!!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This thread has quickly made me realise no one likes each other on here.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a huge nerd with an interest in weird science, and proud of it!

But if you looked at my feed, you knew that already......

I_am_Drexel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone seems to think they know better than massive corporations and companies that deal in the millions and billions of dollars. Sentences like "If Microsoft were smart..." and "If Coca-Cola would do this..."

Do you all really think you know so much better? These corporations have countless experts weighing every decision they make, analysing the costs and risks of every move.

Yet you seem to think you know what's best, because redditors always seem to think they're 'smarter' than everyone else. It's like this place is filled with young college kids that seem to think they're suddenly experts on economics, marketing or politics when 90% of us are really just overwhelmingly average people that don't know half of what we think we do.

bombinabirdcage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish that I had a way to wipe away all of your troubles for one day, all at the same time. We might have a drop in TIFU posts, but thousands of happy redditors? Count me in!

Bleyph ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please don't tell your parents or friends about reddit. I'm so worried that it will become another social media sight full of dummies and the dumb shit that they will post... Mostly talking about moms dads aunts and uncles... Keep reddit alive!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you take over top comments with injokes and puns, I sometimes close out of the entire post. I opened the thread to discuss the topic, not watch macro URLs populate

NGeX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mental illness is real. If you or a loved one is suffering from illness, get help! Illness in the mind is just as serious as physical illness.

lead999x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being racist, sexist, or anthing else that ends with the suffiix -ist.

Codiak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That women are not your fucking enemy.

Zombiezeus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not your fault

indomitous111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:23 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate Carson Daly!

Rettider123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think I can safely say that by learning how to be the opposite of a typical redditor, I've become a much better person overall. I thank the redditors whose mistakes and irrational behaviors have taught me what/how NOT to do/act.

MedicInMirrorshades ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A table saved my relationship... and therefore my marriage, child, and probably life.

kennensie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

this isn't just for reddit, but for all conscious beings out there:

i love you

Hijis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hi, I hope your day is going well. If it's not, have a picture of a kitten.

Brikowski94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Continue learning, it'll never be wasted

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

after a mortar round lands in the near vicinity it's pointless really

IAmNotALiarOnReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm from Australia. Please stand on the left side if your standing on the escalator so that you let the people walking down actually be able to walk down.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

As a lurker of Reddit: a very low percentage of people are funny. You are probably not one of them.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cant believe i read a whole conversation on trees. Been on reddit too long lol

TheBlackDeath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because you can justify your view on something and there are other people with a similar view does not mean that you're right.

AUGUGA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just upvote something if you like it and want others to see it. Who cares if someone gets karma? Does it do ANYTHING in the real world, or even here? No.

Eder_Cheddar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Announcing 'Le Reddit Army is here' is kinda annoying after awhile.

MosTheBoss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thats the point.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Quit trying to offer information/advice on something you don't have a clue about. You're not contributing, you're just spreading disinformation.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you see a post about a subject then add to that post. Don't make another fucking thread.

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

why?-we ain't wasting no paper motherfucker

kfloppygang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The right athletic shoe can make all the difference in your performance

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What if you had two athlete's feet?

kfloppygang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't tell anyone you don't trust and keep them in the freezer unless you want them to stink

T990 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're in a mall, please don't randomly stop walking in the middle of the pathway. Dozens of people are behind you.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Poop before going out, it doesn't matter even if youre just going to pick up some milk. If you have the slightest urge just go, ive read a lot of stories about people pooping themselves on this site.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never loved so many assbags in one place before.

GamerSam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love spaghetti.

phazshifter11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:31:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

call me

GamerSam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

are you a single female, or an average reddit user?

ICSPOTZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

In the end, reality always wins.

Eji1700 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you cannot argue in favor of your opponent you do not know enough about the topic.

mydongistiny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I have a really really small penis.

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Big things have small beginings...

blumelon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To those dickish redditors that feel that they must go onto every single reddit-linked youtube video and write stupid inflammatory shit about 'upboating' and 'le reddit army': fuck you.

gnarwallman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/offmychest

Kittybegood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ouff, the irony.

TheAbyssGazesAlso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've never been gifted gold :-(

Hello01134 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I AM UGLY AND IM PROUD

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

stay away from my mirror though

NinjaSnowman91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone here is a liar, an egotist, and a little bit racist.

Not me though, I'm above all those brown people.

notalowishus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The FAQ are there for a reason.

phazshifter11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:29:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Faggots Asking Questions?

notalowishus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People are always Forgetting Anything of Quality. You gotta remind them with an easy link, ya know?

iwillnotfear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

GO OUTSIDE ONCE IN A WHILE! THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE!

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I tried once but then I forgot my laptop

TheWiseWo1f ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

to stop posting about Robin Williams. I mean i loved to the dude too but its not like i knew him personally so constantly posting everything hes ever said or done is kind of annoying, it's just a constant reminder that he's dead and its not helping anyone get over it. also its basically become karma whoring since i keep getting on and see at least 3 front page post that contain his name

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

don't worry, when you die nobody will see you on the front page

TheWiseWo1f ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

thats all im asking for. it'll be in my will :)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are all a bunch of nerds and not nearly as smart as you think you are

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did the ''s'' key unglue by itself?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What?

xlarukux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not always right, reddit!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Video games and comic book movies are a serious waste of time, and garbage culture. Cultivate an interest in something meaningful.

xbigman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I want gold. Nothing else really.

stuvw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Gay"

xbigman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm being honest at least.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Americans: Stop using Daily Mail articles for TIL and /r/news. The Daily Mail is not a legitimate news source. It's a British tabloid rag, and many of the stories have been twisted if not completely fabricated. This is especially true when they report about something from the United States!

stuvw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yay for the info are you a hackerator? /s

Oderus_Scumdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That (proven by this very thread) everyone on Reddit hates everyone on Reddit, probably including themselves.

Oh, and neckbeards. Everyone hates them despite mostly being them.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

stuvw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a little teapot, short and stout.

Redditpally ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

help me get a job.... there I said it :P

iWrangleKittens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you get offended over a joke on the internet, it's your own choice. Especially when it has nothing to do with you. (Looking at you white guy that gets butthurt when someone makes a joke about a black woman.)

Do some redditors take their comments over the line? Of course, just downvote and move on. There is no reason to x-post a comment to /r/jokesthaticanttake other than reassuring yourself you should be offended and karma.

Overall some people on reddit need to get over themselves and learn to take a joke.

Xecutor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Banana Boat sunscreen is one of if not the most dangerous products on the market right now. There are lots of different carcinogens in it that can give you cancer. The thing is the government does bot regulate the products that are on the market and you could be buying something with poison in it.

misterpretzel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am batman

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Y'all muffuckas need to get a job.

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I MASTURBATED MY WAY INTO A RECENT PROMOTION

Laxguy09 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

GOLD DOSENT MAKE YOU A BETTER PERSON

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

but silver takes the cake

GGMaybeNextTime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Kappa.

Dayman_ahhahh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dont know how or what gold is on reddit. Seriously, what does it do?

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It lands the aliens

Dayman_ahhahh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's what I figured

GENOCIDEGeorge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ugh who cares I'm too late so this'll probably be ignored :(

cyburai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Relax Francis.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sir Sean Connery

reverendrambo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit, I just want you to know that you are loved.

sloth_jones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was once was a man from Nantucket.

EchoLokos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All of reddit should be aware that some UFOs are real, physical craft capable of performing beyond the limits of known man-made technologies.

This has been confirmed by pilots, astronauts, pilots, radar technicians, and numerous professionals in a variety of fields, in addition to declassified documents supporting this conclusion.

wintremute ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Learn basic car maintenance. I sub to /r/mechanicadvice and the number of posts that are "My car is blue and goes wobble wobble, is the dealer trying to screw me?" kills me.

GoodlookingnerfherdR ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I laugh when people try to say suicide is ok.

RYouNotEntertained ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you say something like, "As a _______, this is true," THAT'S A MOTHERFUCKING DANGLING PARTICIPLE.

You need to put the correct subject in there, yo.

lightrider44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Investigate a resource based economy.

crazymusicman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

barry jennings experienced explosions in wtc 7 before either building fell, and reported bodies on the ground in the lobby (which contradicts the official story).

http://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/26qjum/list_of_problems_and_contradictions_with_the_911/

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All of your witty comebacks that you find so funny on here would only get you laughed at or beat up outside of the internet

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:22:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd call you a cunt but you lack the warmth and depth

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now go reread my original comment. I think I made my point.

edeninmypantsgirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wow! My favorite phrase. Nice. :-)

everyrevery ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That Reddit makes me laugh so much before I go to bed. So wanted you to know that I'm thankful for your collective wit.

verax666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We have all reposted at one stage or another, why? Because we don't know every thing about every thing so I don't get why people are so harsh to reposters. What if they hadn't been on reddit for a while came back to share some thing and didn't know it was posted already. Ease up guys.

greenbuggy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

THEY'RE BEHIND YOU!

AnimalLover162 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People are not who they seem to be. You need to look deeper before deciding whether you trust them or not. Spend more time with them and get to know them, their actions, and their motives. Don't make an assumption right from the start.

Just because they're beautiful doesn't mean they're entirely kind. If they look like they don't have feelings or a heart, don't make fun of them. Just because they said one thing, made one mistake, doesn't mean they have to be followed around their entire life to get tons of hate.

TL;DR: Get to know someone before making a permanent assumption about them.

jagenigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No body is anything. You all are just following what others do. You aren't unique you already all the same hipster or non hipster. All you are doing is giving money away thinking it makes you different but never stop to look around to see how many people have your same style because it isn't yours.

SLO_Chemist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you start your post with "so..." I will downvote you.

phazshifter11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:17:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

so...you are one of them...

Riplakish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

E.F.T., Emotional Freedom Technique or tapping works to get rid of phobias.

lexman28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit changed my life, the effectiveness of this site in terms of searching anything u can imagine is phenomenal

maddenmadman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I lose a lot of time on here.

YuiMy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Coca Cola formula. It is quite simple but...

DoDraper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Never fuck with your own life. Never.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

hi

akujiki87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

99% of posts are reposts. wait everyone knew that, even those reposting...

EeveeAllTheWay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I speak 6 languages, as a high schooler go to college for math and science, and I know 4 martial arts.

Whenever I Say Anything About Myself, It Sounds Like I Am Bragging But I Don't ^ Mean To.

mastaquake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When I'm in a shitty mood, I give gold to posts that are funny/thought provoking/motivational/etc. :)

RazielDune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We should all of us hang out sometime in the same location and be so awkward we just text each other on Reddit instead of verbally talking.

SurplusTerrestrial ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't understand the random comments getting huge karma, is there a karma sharing cult?

DCorNothing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Elizabeth Warren is not the answer to our nation's problems.

SixFeetThunder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one knows what we're doing in this universe. No one. Stop acting like you do.

mike7654 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd be in and out of your pants within 120 seconds

mad_on ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That you all sound terrible when you are constantly complaining about:

1) "This subreddit is not the way it used to be before" 2) "Seriously? You are ACTUALLY posting content from this <insert non-reddit site for user generated content>??"

dirtymick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's gonna be okay.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You guys need to stop collectively sucking George R. R. Martin's dick.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit's a place of conformity. You simply have to conform. If you don't, you get downvoted into oblivion. It sucks.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I care about karma. I know you do too. Just admit it: to some degree, we care about what others think of us. Some care too much, but we all care at least a little.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone has inherent biases so you are better off making up your own mind than adopting someone's opinion.

my_name_is_not_leon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Something I haven't really been able to put into words before...

Internet forums (like Reddit) are not analogies for other communications media.

I honestly get really peeved when people complain about how the content they are viewing - often user generated content that has arisen organically - is not organized in a perfect digestible sound bite.

Did the thread get derailed? Guess what? You have the ability to SCROLL DOWN and get back on track! Shocker, I know!

Is there a big tree of comments with people just quoting a song or a movie that you really couldn't care less about? There's a minimize button that lets you HIDE that shit!

Tired of seeing "all these damn posts about ____"? You're in a public forum! It gets noisy here. Get used to it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I once did an experiment to determine how much wood a woodchuck would chuck if he could chuck wood...5.4 1-foot quarter splits an hour, about.

BootRecognition ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My girlfriend is pretty damn awesome and awesomely damn pretty.

Ubergama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fucking bitches and getting money is the only way to browse reddit

Tuss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have just bought a 50" 3D TV with a soundbar for only $680!

Not only did I buy a TV, I also got the complete Harry potter book series for a flower!

MisterSenior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hi mom!

i_can_verify_this ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ITT: everyone hating everything about reddit.

Randomawesomeguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like your ass.

spursthatjingle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please stop calling other reddit users Redditors. I've never heard anyone who uses facebook regularly called a facebooker. If they do, they really shouldn't.

tgmartin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate cats. And I hate how they are all over reddit. I wouldn't care if every cat on earth died right now.

born2drum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit, I'm not sure if all of you know this, but every picture/gif that makes the front page WILL be reposted on iFunny.

GOAT_Anus_Licker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Man there is gold all over the place in this thread.

marklar4201 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get off the damn internet, kids. You're wasting precious time

ChiptheChipmonk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hello Reddit!

Lxilk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of subreddits are terrible for the circlejerk

Beergnome1st ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey you. YEAH YOU! You come by my channel and watch some shit!

http://youtu.be/6JHGWCM7MYA

minor_bun_engine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could get at least one reddit gold :(

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

costs as a cheap bottle of wine you cheap fuck redditeddit: Nothing special btw

Smoovinho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like churros.

jerbaws ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

did you know that you could be entitled to P.P.I compensation?

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fuck an acronym

jerbaws ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Payment Protection Insurance. It's a joke, in the UK we get constant ads and cold calls with people saying this.

PuggyPaddie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of this is very beautiful, even though sometimes reddit can be particularly nasty. But these posts, give me a sense of peace? It's a question because it seems so trivial but it's not. The world has changed and this is where communication takes place, the voice of the world is online. And from what I can see, even though we all can suck sometimes in the end we all want the same things.

tronald_duck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

STOP UPVOTEING STUPID COMMENTS ON YOUTUBE!!!!!

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

stop gramaticizeingeng

GordonW25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I still cant work Reddit

thehaga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not just reddit but pretty much the rest of the world - the current corruption that is happening with the plethora of online tutoring companies hired by public schools/libraries/colleges/etc. through government grants.

How I wish I could post some of my conversations somewhere to show what I mean by this (not because I want to highlight the lack of knowledge by the students but because I want to highlight the utter lack of oversight when it comes to how this is handled by the companies). It's probably a billion dollar industry at this point and it's so fucking hidden, no one is the wiser.

Cronoadvan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being such coward sheep hiding behind animal pictures and take action before your Wonderland is taken away forever.

sethraine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could tell you.

inevitabled34th ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Karma and up votes are stupid and I don't know why Reddit catalogs our numbers.

llamadong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Give me upvotes. Or gold. That too.

booyah421 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a small penis and I have phymosis.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wash your windows... see the gross dirt? Yeah, wash your walls as well... they are probably worse.

theragingbananapants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/curlyhair is salvaging my normally weird looking hair and it makes me so happy!

Louie2001912 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish people would really learn how bitcoin works. Mind=Blown

Reddit/r/bitcoin

Ptylerdactyl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't have to win this time.

Or

That's actually not a logical fallacy.

Or

The reason you're unhappy is you.

kpezkpez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Wait, I can get rid of /gaming???? Really. OMG, I think you can safely add 2 to my scale of 10 attractiveness if this is possible! Moving out of parent's basement any minute!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you are over 50 and never played a computer game, you're gonna have a bad time.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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yoshi_mon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Native advertising is not the term you are looking for. What you are referring to that happens on Reddit (and everywhere else) is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_marketing

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My code makes me more special than you.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:33:46 on August 23, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

lol

sarayep ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:48:23 on August 25, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

god damnit jeremy

TheFeedMachine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your karma does not matter at all.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ahhhhh fuck it.

DapperDiglett ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Almost no one cares about the homeless. And it's sad, because 3.5 million are homeless.

GeneAutrey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

kids! knock it off or i'll come back there, i swear! i said stop fighting right now or i will turn this car around - kids! settle!

Travis-Touchdown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would say: Reddit does not have one opinion, stop calling out a group with millions of members for perceived hypocrisy

Ox45Red ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody knows what is going to happen tomorrow.

SirFerguson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Edit: Didn't want to say that actually

Lots42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're allowed to upvote things you disagree with. No, really.

carlyrhodes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you don't like something I post, why don't you hit the back button instead of hitting the downvote?

thisgreatblueworld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I know people will call me an SRSer, but sometimes as a lady type, I feel icky coming across anti-women or sexist comments on reddit. e.g. The thread a while back: A guy finds out that his ex is having loud sex in their formerly shared apartment from his landlord. One of the top comments is: "Well, hopefully she was getting raped." Yikes.

I know, I know: "if you don't like it, don't come here!" "Neck beards will be neck beards!", etc.

Well, yeah. If people don't confront them about it.

But I generally like reddit and want to come here without people being all-around sexist and being either congratulated or supported for it. I'm normally fairly tolerant and try not to go into feminazi mode. I understand that internet comments are internet comments. But when someone is upvoted into the thousands for a rape joke, that sucks.

braeica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually, there's not much I wish to say to Reddit that I don't.

I wish I could tell the world half of what I'm willing to say in the nice semi-autonymity of Reddit, though.

Shamroks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love her. Even though she treats me like shit.

Zetsuuga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is one classy place. People are very good at spelling here, probably better than any other forum site.

ApatheticFlower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Whenever I'm talking about Reddit, I refer to all of you as my friends even though I've never actually talked to any of you.

w00tkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please stop posting pictures of your wedding or your dead dogs, nobody really cares.

ntsprtn7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Taking a video, immediately turning it into a .gif and posting it counts as a repost in my book.

catdoctor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is a person behind every post and every comment. Be kind, be courteous.

mini2476 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ITT: Everyone is getting Gold

SaintJimmy1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should send nudes.

frankenham ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't get me wrong, Robin Williams was great and all.. but I didn't exactly see him as being so godly as reddit is portraying him to have been. Each to their own and in all due respect, it's just another one biting the dust.

3vilgenius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop with the "we've gona meta" shit. We fucking know, we read the post 2 comment threads before this. Also, stop with the "you da real MVP" posts because I'm sure the majority of you who post that don't know who or where it came from.

na_you_da_real_mvp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:52:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

na, you da real mvp

3vilgenius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

..... aside from relevant usernames... lol

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You know you're pretty fucking stupid, yes?

PenIslandTours ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your government will never solve your problems, nor will it ever have enough of your money.

And to top it all off: Most of the solutions they propose are to problems that they themselves created.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Embrace Doge

loganwebby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A mcdouble with big Mac sauce is something that exists.

Falcrist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is a beautiful fractal of competing circlejerks.

lemoncakeplease ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everyone wants, or is even interested in, mechanical keyboards.

ArcadeGoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not special, no one cares.

nater245 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Something funny

masstermind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you're not an expert on a specific subject, don't be so assertive - you might be wrong. This is especially true regarding law, science, and politics.

KlausJanVanWolfhaus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's probably "than", not "then"

It's most likely "their", not "there".

It's probably most likely "you're", not "your".

Bearsthtdance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your music taste is terrible.

LesCallMeKiki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Loose and lose do not mean the same thing! Loose=opposite of tight. Lose=you suck.

SomeusernameImadeup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ha. Nice try.

Falcrist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Remember, kids. Your morals and ethics are only worth as much as you get paid to betray them.

Data_Mining_Machine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Let's Be Cops was honestly the most insultingly bad movie I've ever seen. I would have walked out but my friend was dead asleep because it was THAT boring.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being so goddamn cynical and pessimistic.

thankjesusforcoffee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't comment on my edits, idgaf!!

ChewieWins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was taught 2 things in life on my first day as a doctor, be unfailingly nice to all the patients and when you need help, get help. It is a mantra I keep throughout my career and teach it to all junior doctors. I want reddit to know that it applies to most jobs! (if you substitute patients for customers or whatever is appropriate of course)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Treat everyone as if they are you living in different circumstances

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Love one another.

Empanah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Youre not growing up...you're just getting older. ..in order to grow up you need to actually think about your mistakes and learn from them

PoeDiddy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because everyone has an opinion doesn't mean they don't have the wrong opinion.

xRAIDER117x ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The cake is a lie.

slowshot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Blowing up the countryside and the residents with bombs and artillery is a piss poor way to achieve peace.

dariushine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Denounced lynx, say goodbye to your account.

Skyblaze12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being so damn angry and judgmental about every little thing

Mowseler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not everything is a conspiracy.

freemanhimselves ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're all assholes. Once you accept that this would be a better place.

SecondFloorWar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How would that make this a better place?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Because the fact that we acknowledge our own assholery will make us more tolerant of OTHERS assholery

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your does not mean you're. Too does not mean to. Vice versa.

invincible610 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit is not where you should be reading the news or learning about current events.

SecondFloorWar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But how will I know what news is important if it isn't already uprooted for visibility.

6ixstringlife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love all you. Almost.

whatevah_whatevah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My life story, but I'm not famous yet.

SeeingThings123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit users get worked up over the smallest shit in life. Like, a lot of things you complain about I personally couldn't care less about. For example, I don't give a fuck if a person orders a rare steak. Their eating choices have zero to do with me.

hdx514 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't downvote just because you do not agree with the post. Vote based on the quality of its content.

Ravanas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit isn't shit. The internet isn't shit. People are shit. It isn't the platform, it's all you (us) motherfuckers that make the world like it is, be it real or virtual. Accept responsibility for your part in it.

LordNexeS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Okay, I have a list

1) Do NOT edit in things like "OMG my highest rated comment is about DEAD KITTENS!!!!" "THANKS FOR GOLD STRANGER" "THANKS FOR UPBOATS"

2) Do NOT get caught up in the latest reddit fad. The safe, banana for scale, pretty much everything on reddit is fleeting and nothing stays around, so make it easier and don't use it.

3) Do NOT sub to the defaults, I mean besides this one cause I kinda like it but /r/funny, /r/gaming, /r/pics, etc etc (They suck compared to the rest of reddit, as long as you find the right subreddits)

4) Do NOT do things solely for karma or popularity. Do it because you want to. If you have an unpopular opinion that you want to share, do it. Just don't be like "I know I am going to get downvoted for this..."

5) Probably the most important. Reddit is fickle. Don't worry about Karma, if you care you're an idiot. Speak your mind. If you get downvoted, so what? At least you spoke up, not everyone does that.

flyingkiwi9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you lived in Israel, you wouldn't give a shit about what the outside thought of your attacks.

fungol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is a good checklist for whether a group is cult:

http://www.anandainfo.com/cult_checklist.html

(You would be surprised how many organizations qualify)

indano ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you all

FreelanceGrammarNazi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Lurk more. Post less.

cuppajoe123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The guitar solos on Smells Like Teen Spirit and In Bloom both start at 2:52.

ahighone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would tell everyone to stop worrying about what other people think of you. Everyone is awkward wether you/they think/say so and to just keep going with what you think is right .

The world will be spinning tomorrow and the sun will rise again. So relax and enjoy yourself, your friends, and your family.

Good luck.

musicluvah1981 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Think, question, and most of all, fuck marketing... you don't need a bunch of shit, an empty wallet, and endless debt to be happy. Live your life and savor what you have.

Clutch_22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That every comment doesn't need a massive thread of dumb jokes spawning off of it

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I make an amazing lasagna.

eyeboogies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Somebody doesn't have to be wrong for your opinion to be valid. I once saw a comment that said "people who use syrup to make chocolate milk are disgusting." Calm down people. Hate the syrup, not the syrup drinker.

jaesonhan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Least common denominator (LCD) is used incorrectly when describing someone who is the consistent "factor" in winning or losing.

It should be greatest common factor (GCF).

EatsFiber2RedditMore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YOU ARE ALL WRONG!... Except you I like you.

monga18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If I told you, it wouldn't be something I wish I could tell you anymore

scurvebeard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Calling someone a neckbeard is just a currently-acceptable way of bullying someone for acting or looking differently than you. Most of the time it's just being used to shame someone for a single thought or belief, and the rest of the time it's being used to denigrate someone who might fit the profile but either lacks the social skills to understand their problems or lacks the means to fix it.

Also I get a skin condition if I shave my neck too often so it's just fucking offensive, too.

hinsonan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could tell people why kids love cinnamon toast crunch.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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BongIntercepted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

What is that like some sort of Ebonics but for whistlers?

iwishiwasbritish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Turn off your computer, step outside, and be an active participant in life. You spend too much time here.

-internets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Auto racing is not a boring sport. IndyCar might be one of the most exciting professional sports series out there!

HypotheticalMadman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Having gold doesn't make you significant. At all.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't take life too seriously.

jjstemm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Since no one will see this you all can suck my dick.

nigganaut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/shitredditsays and /r/shitredditdoes are both literally free-speech hate groups. If you have any passion for free speech, just know that these assholes exist.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's something wrong all of you. Every. Single. One of you.

TheCaringAsshole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Every comment I've read in this post is over 300+ upvotes

TheIvoryKaiser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Though I'm sure this has been said many times, it would be nice if some people were a little more open about some of the crazy stories people tell on the internet. I know that sometimes people lie in order to get attention and stuff, but sometimes a crazy story is genuine and I don't think it always requires multiple comments calling out its validity. The whole point of crazy stories is that they're hard to believe in the first place isn't it? Also if it's well written and makes for an enjoyable experience who really cares if it's true or not?

wwhatamidoinghere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The entire jewelry Industry is not a scam, neither are diamonds. It's the big business company's such as Jared and Kays that's are scams. Some people like diamonds, some people don't - no need to attack the people that do.

Not all diamonds are imported and mined from Africa. Just as an auto mechanic you need to find a good jeweler. They will educate you rather than rip you off. That's all there is to it

a5epps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If someone says... I'm a "doctor", "lawyer", etc., their comment history is probably full of contradictions or they have tons of successful occupations.

Blindlove_xo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I'd like to have all of Reddit take not of the charity my aunt and uncle are fundraising for. I made a post on r/fundraiser but that just didn't seem to work and I'd like some suggestions.

My cousin died after birth at the age of only two hours old and we're trying to help give his life meaning.

thedyslexicdetective ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

TwoXchromosomes is the 4chan of feminism and should probably be removed.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Girls are people too.

allWoundUp357 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Prefacing your posts with "_____ student here" makes 90% of your readers automatically discredit your opinion.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because it's in the news doesn't mean it's accurate. Don't spread articles like the plague until you absolutely know for certain that the content is verified by at LEAST more than one source. People get so riled up and ready to go on crusades over things that end up being either incredibly biased or just flat out fabricated.

It's the same goddamn mentality that caused Reddit to falsely accuse someone of being a Boston bomber.

Ice_BountyHunter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Other people don't care about Edward Snowden a fraction of the amount that you do.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is already enough drama in your life. No need to get all worked up even more over stupid Reddit comments and percieved personal attacks.

heyuyeahu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fuck all the haters throughout my life. fuck all the teachers who suggested to my mom that she should, but didn't, hold me back a grade. fuck all the people who said I wouldn't do anything with my life. that being said, thank you mom and dad for always believing in me and sticking by my side. I wasn't the easiest child to raise at times but you stuck to it and never gave up. I owe everything I've accomplished in my life to you both and I knew one day I would make you proud of me.

N0tThe0ne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't need TL;DR for just a few short lines in your comment.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:59:01 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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N0tThe0ne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:54 on August 17, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Send photo

mrbooze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Things are actually pretty good for the most part, for more people in the world than they historically ever have been.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We're all DEVO.

Holy_Stromboli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck you.

sunamcmanus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Since reddit is rife with scientific materialism - there are three kinds of truth. Kant and Habermas are very clear about this. You can't just measure and observe until we know how to treat each other (ethics), or what someone's subjective experience is like. These three realms are irreducible to each other and have their own Validity Claims and their own phenomenologies. They can be called "goodness/truth/beauty" or "morals/science/art" or "inter-subjective/objective/subjective". Too often people seem to think you can just reduce everything to the objective realm. They're leaving out the other two validity claims.

waconcept ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Leave brittney alone!

Devchonachko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There They're and Their are not interchangeable.

BongIntercepted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah you're prolly right man. But this ain't no scholarly piece of work. So long as you can tell which of three was the intent. S'all good

kasika_tg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish i could tell you all how much my life is a mess and how much i need a job before i hit the curb.

Frankie__Spankie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could tell reddit what my favorite meme is. But I can't because too many people are going to post their terrible jokes and ruin it, overposting so much that one particular meme gets banned from Advice Animals.

Kic47 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could tell all of reddit to do something to defend net neutrality

FordyceFoxtrot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:33:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You guys are great. Really.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would love to tell of reddit to chill out, to believe in themselves and to please accept this gift from me (seriously and with love)

Nana internet hug

pandeomonia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pay me a lot more money and I'll switch to your company. You'll get your value.

MickJoest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't have to tell me your account is a throwaway for obvious reasons.

EvenEveryNameWasTake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's a maximum of one guy in your entire government that actually cares about justice and equality.

akcrono ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't compare yourself to people on reddit and feel stupid/unfunny.

All the top posts and comments are from different people, and of course you're not gonna be as smart/funny as the best comments from all reddit users.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop acting like uptight assholes!

arkbg1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why try? I've wasted two years trying to deliver my message to reddit. It's not going to happen.

wtfastro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

1 in 5 stars has an Earth-sized planet.

MeculanBurgerStand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for your contributions

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck off!

nissanator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I knew how to quit youuuuuuuuuu

Jock_fortune_sandals ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I'm /u/Karmanaut, but I'm not...

A_Cunning_Linguist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Asking why you were downvoted will result in more downvotes

silvergold77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I will evolve humanity. This is my warning so be prepared and don't tell me later on that I didn't warn the world.

pewiepete ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There must have been a millionaire getting rid of all of his money because a shit ton of people in this thread have gold now.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can someone explain to me what all that gold is about? I am new. I have no idea. Send help.

liquidc0w ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I (m) am madly in love with my best friend (f)..

deartheworld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i'd tell reddit thanks.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop telling reddit things you've kept secret.

latenightnerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The world is a much better place when you leave room to accept that you're wrong about something.

French_Bulldog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't brush my teeth everyday

xXThKillerXx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

http://youtu.be/sr0gNJ090JA

notreallysrs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Give me Gold. I would be a 'Reddit Baller'

WileyCoyote-Genius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I once gouged a guys eyes out. The first one was an accident but the second one...I said shit, why not that one too. We were playing foosball. He said I didn't call spinnies, I called spinnies.

buffalocompton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you, That's it just thank you. This community is amazing, friendly, helpful, gracious and generous so many times during the day. At the same time it is awful, terrible, selfish and stupid during other parts. Thank you for giving everything I need right when I need it, making me feel better when I feel down and knocking me off my pedestal when I am high. I love you cunts.

stefanke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because someone uses a racial slur doesn't mean they're a racist. It means they're guilty of racial abuse. Just because someone uses a sexist/homophobic slur doesn't necessarily mean they're a sexist/homophobe either.

tiamdi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you keep circlejerking, you or someone else is going to get hit in the face.

cashmag9000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"You are only as happy as you choose to be." This sentence is why I am alive :)

definedevine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ugh I feel like most of these top posts need to be made into a guideline so half the people here will stop being heartless assholes and/or attention seekers.

but hey that'll never get across lol

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

reddit is not a normally distributed sample of society. It is largely white, largely male, largely under 35.

So the circlejerks? They exist bc a large amount of peopl on reddit are more similar than not.

Wishpool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Downvoting someone's personal story where the OP isn't the asshole just makes you an asshole.

Zarmazarma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Read the comments on TIL. It's the only way you'll learn things that aren't completely misconstrued.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Puns aren't funny, and you should all be ashamed of yourselves.

exoxe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I pooped in a bag once, at my friend's house. Couldn't make it to the toilet. /r/toodrunk.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I WIPE MY OWN ASS!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

removing opinions/worldviews from reddit for political reasons (ie global warming skepticism) is dangerous territory.

In the marketplace of ideas, some will lose, some will win. But censoring people you don't agree with does not open conversation up for rational debate, falsifiability of claims, and a re-humanization of your political foes.

i know it's just a keyboard, but there are differing rational worldviews that are different from your own. Sticking your head in the sand makes me wonder- what are you so afraid of?

4for40 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is almost like cheating

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Michael Bay didn't ruin your childhood. It already happened. If you don't like his films, you have the amazing power of not watching them.

raddits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know I'm late but I hope this gets seen. The large majority of big companies are all owned and operated by local people running a franchise. Yes a lot of these are publicly traded companies, those profits you see in the stock quote is what the franchisee paid to the company for the opportunity to sell the products. This goes for McDonalds to car parts to all sorts of places in between. Some of these franchisees in turn become very wealthy but they are still people who live and shop in your local area, have kids that go to school in your schools etc. I don't know why reddit can't figure this out.

DUN_GIVE_ME_GOLD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be nicer to newbies like me :(

sjnims ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I sincerely want to thank my fellow redditers for being such a caring community. For someone who suffers from chronic anxiety, reading your uplifting stories and seeing your funny pictures brightens my day and brings peace to my nerves. Thank you.

TheHostileYeti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't hover over imgur links and expect not to see some NSFW subjects.

acetrain736 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm 90% sure that I started the "I came here to laugh, not to cry" meme

cookiesmakemegood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That fedoras are actually pretty cool! I feel like the hate for them is just fueled by the average Redditors jealousy against the ones among us who are attractive and have class.

Tentastool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you're not all doctors

Charlie3C ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is no such thing as "offensive" speech or language. Everyone's perception of what is offensive is different, but by being offended by words is simply giving those words and thoughts more power. Unfortunately, there's only one world and it can't be tailored for everyone and that's not going to change. When it comes to things on the internet, you have the ability to simply not click on it.

notsurewhatiam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Upvotes make a comment seem more right than a downvoted one.

Downvoted comments make opinions look like the wrong opinion.

A highly upvoted comment doesn't mean it's the right answer.

sardu1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was joking

mphenryjr1985 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Never ever feed a baby blackroot.

iw12321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That i started a new ArmA 2 ACE/ACRE unit and you all can join here http://3rdmarinesrealism.enjin.com/?welcome

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Replying with /r/thathappened does not portray you a genius that sees through a cleverly constructed rouse. It adds absolutely nothing of value to the dialogue

azumarill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That sort of people on /r/tumblrinaction ? Not representative of tumblr or of social justice culture even remotely.

dmkicksballs13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you don't like something, avoiding it is better than bitching about it to people who do like it. I feel like a lot of redditors are the kinds of people who go to youtube to talk shit about Justin Bieber videos.

ObsidianNoxid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck off is a good one.

kaottic1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This thread is now hours old and no-one will read this but MEH I WANT TO RANT!!

I work in a call centre. If a letter says "pay by (date)" and you don't, DON'T JUST ASSUME YOU CAN PAY IT LATE. Please call and check before just paying it, or you could easily be paying it to the wrong people or underpaying. This is particularly true with fines collection.

Also, for the record, getting angry at call centre operators will not get you anything when it comes to government/public services. It will just make us want to help you less.

Brewtown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ITT: people passing judgement.

Mattyman131 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Selling is service, and service is selling

TieSoul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Should HAVE.

m3rrickj2k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you say you'll get down voted for saying your opinion, you will not.

notsurewhatiam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am probably in the minority but what is the point of upvoted posts that are already on the front page?

gotwenked ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Never stop posting, whenever I'm bored I need new useless shit to entertain me

DeaditeRedditer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Goddammit, it's a trilby. Not a fedora

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ThatIve accidentally missed my only two Cale Days. The second one was on Monday. :/ I am missing all the potentially free karma. :(

LuminescentMoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice try.

mangeniius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your cat looks like all the other cats. DOGS RULE!

skippert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't waste your life looking at things not totally left-justified in a list like this.

Aiwatcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This post is like a gold mine.

joebothree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would say something but I would probably get down voted

mustardsteve ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I took the picture of the frozen mcrib!!

deprivedchild ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How I got these scars.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stand for what you believe in; don't just sit at your screen and hit a few keys to satisfy your sense of being.

SeaofDarkness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Over the course of the past three and a half years, reddit has fed my addictions, served as an echo chamber for some beliefs, destroyed others, made me a better debater, surprised me, brought my insecurities forward, made me uncomfortable, made me cringe, and made me feel as a small ant in a big hill.

You guys are all right a lot of the time, but some of the time, I wish I didn't have access to such an amazing aggregate of information. There are certain facets of my life where I know that if I didn't have certain subreddits to go to on bad days, my selfishness and my obsession/fascination with the subject matter of those subreddits wouldn't have manifested in ways that ended up affected my life in a way that made me make decisions I heavily regret.

Kiffe_Y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just had sex and it felt so good

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:26:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Congrats?

wwhijr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You aren't as smart as you think you are. Neither am I.

RedditIsMyBrainFood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a Christian republican and I still enjoy reddit. :-)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Im drunk, and I dont care what you fuckers think about it.

Lothar_Ecklord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Hey Reddit! Introducing __, my new __. Rescued him/her yesterday!!"

Seriously, I can't be the only one who doesn't care about your ugly pet or that you went to the local SPCA. Almost everyone does that. If you want to post I /r/aww or /r/pics, it should actually be special and worth my damn time. I don't have a lot to spare and could do without the blurry picture of the 100th Corgi this afternoon.

notsurewhatiam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Point to me an actually funny post that is not a repost from /r/funny.

stonerd951 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Scratch and sniff feature. (but not for every sub)

niallmc66 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of you are dicks.

fastrthanur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We're all human

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're all pretentious douchebags

neuropathica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I like to joke around a lot, and I get a laugh from being dirty minded. But it's all just a persona. I really am a shy, sensitive guy, just looking for a bit of love in this life

Ibeadoctor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I know most of you aren't assholes or morons. But the loudest ones often are.

disbeLEAF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That i love it

SumOhDat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Im allergic to microwaves

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Warheads candies are really not that sour.

chrispankey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:35:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you're being manipulated

thedudethedudegoesto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you.

Uncle_Creepy123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey asshats, No one gives even one shit if you've recieved gold, if your post made the front page or if it's your highest voted comment.

Eat red dicks, you guys.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice try OP

goatsaredumb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That I actually prefer hydrox to oreos!! It's my secret shame...

Both_Of_Me ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of us are suicidal. Connecting with people helps.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tony Stewart is innocent, and Robin Williams isn't dead after all.

Dylbhar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not your fault...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have o idea whats going on in this thread or what's going in with the top comment !

portlandburner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for all the information, laughs, and insight.

bla-de-cla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Listen to my music!" Without getting triple-ultra permabanned.

callback180 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

if youre looking for fair and balanced discussion of politics dont go to r/polit

Sysiphuslove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:24:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Actually don't....don't come to reddit at all

callback180 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

hey even better man

BrengDeng ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the stuff I do and see at work

Apophis-Decemus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think im done soon but i think i am finally ok with that.

JBHedgehog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You can move mountains if you just all GET TOGETHER!!!

This might be derided later...but it's true!

LivingNexus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:12:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's true, enough people with enough shovels can literally move a mountain from one place to another, but who the f@ck would bother to do that?

/sarcasm

DonManolo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There are different looking people everywhere.

Like I when I tell people I lived in Spain, often they say "wow you don't look Spanish." WTF does that even mean? I have dirty blonde hair and blue eyes, but so do plenty of Spaniards. Spanish people are just white people from Europe.

Or Louis CK is Mexican. Does he 'look' Mexican? No? Why not? Because Mexicans don't have light skin and red hair?

It's natural to expect all Chinese people to look like Jackie Chan and all British to look like Alec Guiness but dudeeeeeee

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Man, I'm totally late here, but here it goes....

I dont know how to deal with my own sociopathy. I think I'm going crazy and that's always been my greatest fear. Now I'm living it bit only slowly realizing how fucked up I've become. I'm very set in my ways and find it difficult to reach out due to the simple lack of care I have for so many situations, I guess that includes even finding my own help. Maybe I'm depressed too.

I don't have much more to write. My attention is being diverted.

LivingNexus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:08:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being sociopathic doesn't make you evil or insane. At worst you have a personality disorder that makes it hard for you to feel empathy for others, but that doesn't mean you will never be able to be a caring or genuine person.

If you're worried about it, the first thing to do is to see a professional psychologist to figure out whether you are clinically sociopathic, and to what extent. If you are, there are ways of treating it with medication and with therapy. It isn't the end of the world. You aren't destined to be some sort of social outcast or criminal. Your brain is just wired differently.

As a final note, I will say that being a bit depressed and antisocial doesn't make you a sociopath, but it's best to know for sure. Don't try to diagnose yourself, because this is one of those times where you really need to let someone help you, because being in the middle of it will keep you from seeing the whole picture, and a good professional will be able to walk you through the whole thing and make sense of it. Try to find someone that comes recommended, either from friends/acquaintances or maybe just good reviews on the internet. If it is really affecting you as much as you say, it will be worth the money.

grumpycatabides ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:58:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You have two things going for you:

  1. You recognize that you may have unhealthy thought processes

  2. You want to deal with it

Even if you're not sure what to do, these two things are huge because, without them, there's no hope for change. Talking with a professional can help you to get an outside/knowledgeable assessment of where you stand now and help you to develop a plan to get where you want to be. The road to health is far less daunting when you know what needs to be done to get there and you have someone experienced and with your best interests in mind to guide you.

turkeypants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:59:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've just pissed in my pants...

And nobody can do anything about it.

ShiShaSha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Im the batman....

Hugotohell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Provide Reddit with a story, something interesting, not your "reaction when something we don't care about happens". Also stop whining. So I'll stop.

BiGGBoBBy444 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So much gold!

SuckMyDick666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We're all on a trip together here you guys! I love you all!

floete ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please don't be rude or condescending.

tiedyemirror ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:37:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i wish i could fuck my guy friends and not be a whore but istead i just sit here and get sad and lonely and sexually frustrated

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should check out Laci Green, she talks about harmful female labels and how to shed them. You shouldn't feel ashamed of a very natural act like sex and wanting to include it in your life, people shouldn't dictate how many partners you have or what you do with them, you should decide and feel comfortable with your choices. I hope you stop letting people slut shame you for something that is not wrong at all.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i say go for it. just know plenty of us are assholes and sex can makes things very complicated

Undecided_User_Name ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I did a project on the fungus, Cordyceps in my microbiology class. I was the only guy in that class.

I did it solely to gross all the girls out. All their talking about UTIs, excessive douching, and catheters made me sick.

Lunch was next.

Pseudo_Bread ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A large number of the positions you attack are straw men.

Crunkbutter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think people are obligated to thank the person who gave them gold, but they shouldn't be obligated and sometimes the comment is better without the edit.

jodansokutogeri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To /r/askreddit - Threads like this one remind me why I don't visit here anymore.

To /r/games - Your whole subreddit is a PC circlejerk. There are times where I'd genuinely rather browse /r/gaming.

To /r/cringe - Not being completely normal does not equal cringeworthy.

To /r/tumblrinaction - Thanks for not being an MRA/TRP circlejerk. You guys are cool. I mean this seriously.

ima_twerp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nabisco = National Biscuit Company.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:49:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Goodbye".

BigVirginia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

said Robin Williams

TheFightGoes0n ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:16:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Too soon man, too soon. Nanu nanu!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

do a barrel roll

TheDudeNeverBowls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:00:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's OK.

BodyBag93309 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The secret recipe of Coke has been hidden and locked down for 125 years. But apparently, not anymore. This American Life says they've found the ingredients that make up the delicious bubbly cola and have revealed it to our delight.

The story starts with John Pemberton, a Civil War veteran who's credited with inventing Coca-Cola. His original recipe was written down in a recipe book of various ointments and medicines that was passed down from generation to generation.

A photograph of that recipe, from that very recipe book, was taken in the Feb. 18, 1979, edition of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution and only recently came to light when Ira Glass from This American Life stumbled upon it. Glass tracked down other people who claimed to have discovered the recipe as well and though they didn't match up exactly, they were so strikingly similar that Glass concluded that this recipe was the original. Here it is:

The recipe: Fluid extract of Coca: 3 drams USP Citric acid: 3 oz Caffeine: 1 oz Sugar: 30 (unclear quantity) Water: 2.5 gal Lime juice: 2 pints, 1 quart Vanilla: 1 oz Caramel: 1.5 oz or more for color

The secret 7X flavor (use 2 oz of flavor to 5 gals syrup): Alcohol: 8 oz Orange oil: 20 drops Lemon oil: 30 drops Nutmeg oil: 10 drops Coriander: 5 drops Neroli: 10 drops Cinnamon: 10 drops

Coke has become infamous in guarding their secret recipe with tales of the recipe being under 24 hour surveillance, Coca-Cola executives only knowing half the formula or that the two people who know the recipe can never fly together. It's added to the allure of Coke, for sure, but there's also some truth to the that. When Asa Candler, an early Coke President, bought the original formula from Pemberton in 1887, he was so paranoid about people stealing the recipe that he ordered that the recipe could never be written down again. He also removed all labels from the ingredient bottles and went through company mail to see if anyone was snitching.

Truth be told though, it's impossible to fully replicate Coke's recipe because there's one ingredient only Coca-Cola can get: fluid extract of coca (which is coca leaves stripped of cocaine). Only one factory can process those leaves and only Coca-Cola has a special deal with the DEA that allows them to use it.

Durbee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:16:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Parents, teach your children to be purposeful. Nurture their passions, their ideas, and help them set a path to their futures. A lot of kids with great potential find themselves stalled as adults because they never really focused on steadying a course.

Sysiphuslove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:33:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey guys, the world is so SO much fucking weirder than you think it is...there's a level that exists in instrumentation and reliable standards and then there's a level we don't even understand yet. Stay open minded, the world is fucking weird and there are things that exist that so-called scientists wouldn't deign to take seriously.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:48:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Crocodilefan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Youre quite talented.

mrwhitewalker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:56:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

New redditors need to know what FTFY and IIRC mean

kefurbush ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:59:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's my cakeday today! And you're the only group of people that'll know what that means!

ThisDragonCantDance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:00:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ummm..... are you sure?

Thepitt101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:19:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sandstorm-Darude.

eliminnowp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:24:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Caring about reddit karma is dumb.

SMEGMA_CHEESE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:33:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I wish I could give all of Reddit a sale's affiliate link and get really, really rich.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:41:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Goodbye

Nicologixs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:02:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are all assholes

armacitis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:09:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shitting yourself as an adult isn't normal.

jumpxman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:20:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The next megamillions lottery numbers and watch as people lose their shit

Razna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:26:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd tell all of reddit exactly why police officers don't aim for the legs when someone with a knife it's charging them.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:45:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate every one of your comments that are bitching about things on reddit.

This one doesn't count, though, because it's meta-bitching.

mama2hrb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:48:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I end my day on reddit. It is the last thing l read before sleeping. Tonight l forgot. Couldn't sleep. Reading reddit now. Sleeping soon. Thanks reddit.

mrangeloff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:51:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please rename r/technology to r/comcast. Or at least don't make it default sub. Or fcuking stop whining and get the problem to the streets.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:59:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Some of you all need to stop being so judgemental, seriously I've seen people guessing OP's whole lifestory from one comment and hate on the OP.

WhatEverMayHappen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:14:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm going out on a limb here, throwaway necessary; My parent is a big conundrum right now fighting against the other parent to retain custody. Money is extremely tight, and we can no longer receive aid from the government. This is a big fight for my little brother and I. Any advice?

dumbledank ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:12:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

be fucking original! half of the comments are comments that have been made many times before and are simply being regurgitated. Also fuck you and your puns.

samep04 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:23:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That i was a trillionaire

Bsq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:35:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut the fuck up.

Jaguar_undi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:38:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Y'all can go fuck your selves, including myself. Also, y'all's choice of celebrities to worship (Emma Watson, Bill Nye, etc) suck just as much as everyone else's (an actor, an athlete, etc.).

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:40:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Upvote Amir Blumenfeld to karma heaven already

Acediar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:56:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go fuck yourselves

-most of reddit

velmafrantz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:19:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Sociopaths do not CHOOSE to be who they are, they are either born predisposed to personality disorders and something in their upbringing may cause it, OR they are born with that mental disorder. They are not terrible people, they are not out to get you or to ruin your life. They are people, with a goddamn mental illness.

RaiFighter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:53:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm in a stupidly good mood and upvoting shit on a whim.

Also, drugs.

Dead_Moss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:54:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut up about weed already

bluemario60 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:52:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

SMOKE WEED EVERYDAY

Not-Kim-Il-Sung ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:18:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

dicks

Pewpewpwnj00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:23:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just wish I could tell Reddit what was in that damn safe...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:29:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Karma is nothing special, it's just internet points.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:35:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's okay to just enjoy something. I promise.

ignoramusaurus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:35:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dont care if someone posts a question that's already been asked 2 months ago, but I hate the people who copy and paste the top comments from previous threads (ie: spooky skeleton).

Also, I feel like a lot of you have just found out what meta means. Please stop mentioning it.

TribalLore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:50:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being a comment sheep:

-"Thanks for the gold kind stranger!"

-"op pls"

-repeatedly bringing up old-ass references like HAHA BROKEN ARMS LOL

-"Came here to say this"

-"Give this man some gold"

-"This."

-And worst of all, "1/10 would not recommend" <---THAT MEANS 9/10 WOULD RECOMMEND YOU MORON.

-If you're going to write some bullshit karma-whoring AskReddit tall tale, at least think up some more stupid bullshit to reply with when another redditor comments on your shit.

-Lastly, STOP DOWNVOTING OPINIONS THAT DIFFER FROM YOURS.

Be fucking original, for fuck sake.

_RageToast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:06:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you say Darude - Sandstorm in any context you are probably the least funny person on the planet.

TorokkumA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:06:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

y'all are faggots. fuck y'all =3

Tayminator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:16:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of the redditors are hypocrites. On a post I saw yesterday, a guy posted about his friend bragging about looting and rioting, while in all of the other posts they are wanting more people to riot. They think it's ok to destroy peoples property that had nothing to do with the murder or police. Get your shit together reddit...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:32:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Invade China is a law: NDAA 2013.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:34:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Okay, in all seriousness- I wish I could tell you all this great idea for a comic I have.

I've been writing a comic for.. 11 years now, and I've finally got it all done. But I need a safe and reliable place to present my ideas where it won't be stolen yet a community could really get into it.

I would do anything to tell my story properly.

cdn_ninja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:36:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be kind, rewind.

Billsplacenta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:43:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop using the word retard or retarded

Adventurous013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:50:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a M.A. in International Business and could really use a job. Also, I am willing to move anywhere in the world!

spartan117au ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:51:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YOUR OPINION IS IRRELEVANT IN FACTUALLY BASED DISCUSSIONS

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:01:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Douchebag OP:

Asks what people want to tell others,

Summarizes, judges, and insults everyone who doesn't say what he approves of.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:15:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dick. Butt.

Mars_Fendleton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:17:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

when reading comments, do not read them in your own voice.

WhiteEraser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:20:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dear Redditors,

I really enjoy your stories, insights, knowledge, and comments, even if they are funny or sad, mean or nice, true or complete utter bullshit.

Reddit allows for interaction that would be difficult to occur in the everyday. I find it an amazing opportunity that people can communicate with each other regardless of location/cultural background/language. We get a little bit more of a world view, and the opportunity to hear and learn about things that may not normally occur in our everyday.

Redditors, keep being awesome.

d3adbor3d2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:30:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

suffering is a zero-sum game. all that luxury some people enjoy may not be directly affecting someone negatively in your vicinity, but in the grand scheme of things it is brought about by some sort of inequality to someone far away.

for example, something as ubiquitous, like your coffee for instance, more than likely was grown by someone who made far less than the person who made it for you. there are countless other examples.

MarkHirsch91 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:44:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Something else I thought of is that it is easy to talk shit from behind a computer screen, but I would estimate that only about 10-15% of Redritors would actually have the guts to say shit to people in person. I would tell all of Reddit the if you're going to be a jerk on here, think if what you are going to say to someone would be something you'll actually say in-person.

goldguy81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:13:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That certain things exist because they have to. There is no putting an end to all of it.

holybrohunter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:16:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That even though there's a bunch of "trolls," repetitive jokes, reposts, and millions of opinions (and a sort of hive-mind), I really do love you people! This site keeps me going when I'm down of bored

Korean_Anon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:23:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck you, Fuck you, Fuck you, Fuck you, You're cool, Fuck you, Fuck you, and Fuck you.

captain_ch33rio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:42:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just had sex

pumo_uno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:59:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that i love u

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:00:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know why, and I can't think of a rational reason for why it irks me so much, but if a post starts with 'so' I instantly downvote it and feel annoyed for about 5 minutes. So please, stop starting your posts with 'so'.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:11:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That nutella is crap.

metallicahomicide ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't ever lie to someone you love.

cptnpiccard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:29:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

When you see an ambulance, GET. THE FUCK. OUT. OF THE WAY.

It doesn't matter the light is red for you, move your busted ass car. Wait for crossing traffic to stop and go. If you don't want to cross, stop to the side. Climb on the sidewalk if there are no pedestrians. Squish your car as much as you into the shoulder, but GET THE FUCK OUT OF THE WAY.

Those lights and horns are not just for show, they are not just telling you "hey, I'm a big truck containing delicate medical equipment and potentially a dying person, look at me". They are meant to signal, from far away, GET THE FUCK OUT, I NEED TO PASS. If you make an ambulance slow down, YOU'VE FAILED YOUR DAY, go back to bed and try again tomorrow.

EffinCory ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If youre posting on a thread with 1000+ up votes and 500 comments, and are expecting your comment to blow up, youre gonna have a bad tim

(Try new)

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:29:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

PM me if you ever want someone to talk to

FlamingEagles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fuck your gold

idefiler6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'd like to tell all of reddit to fuck off.

cxllvm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Asshat is a stupid word

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

gibe me gold plis :---)

paelf8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get out while there's still time!

singeorgina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It actually wasn't M. Night Shylamalama's fault that The Last Airbender movie sucked so bad.

http://forums.avatarspirit.net/index.php?topic=22897.msg2391414#msg2391414

ZebraShark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm probably alone on this.

Stop adding edit: wow, this post did so well - thanks.

Don't know why it irritates me seeing it on so many posts but it does.

flyaninnocentlife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being mean to each other! It makes people not want to be part of the community or comment.

froznice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Threads like this. Seriously do we need a new one every other week just to complain about ourselves. How about we just take the advice and change.

djuggler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Try being positive not negative. Look for the good in people.

AsianShane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Facebook game invites can no longer be sent" I wish...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

STOP feeding the A.I.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:34:50 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Was she naked? Did I miss something?

alextoyalex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:32:15 on August 17, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you are OP, Deliver!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:54:23 on December 10, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You guys are fucking drones; and you all suck ass.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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OmegaPrecept ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would never deny anyone a job, opportunity, education or anything else due to their race. However if they are my friends... I will bang on their culture stereotypes and expect them to do the same to me. I find it hallarious, fun and harmless. I would never do so to a stranger out of sensitivity. I, my friend am not racist but tell racist jokes. Also, I have found that the most racist people I have met tend not to be white. I grew up taught differently growing up.

Edit: spelling

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:11:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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LetterSwapper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:35:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck your game, Atlas/Prometheus/Epimetheus/Menoetius.

occasionaLaxer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

FUCK

IcyHotTaint ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jennifer Lawrence isn't that hot.

phukka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I find her really hit or miss.

Misogynist-bydefault ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No.

JakanoryJones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

WHAT MY LAST JOB WAS!!!

I'm so legally bound not to say anything it's not even funny.

Jenicsaco ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:42:27 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Did you enjoy it? Was it scary? Amazing? Awful? Give us something!

JakanoryJones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:00:18 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Amazing. I got to meet my hero, also walk around in my childhood!

TheWheats56 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Burger King doesn't have those type of binding agreements though..?

JakanoryJones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:00:39 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's a top secret burger king.

We make burgers for spies.

Jenicsaco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:25 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Aww, that's awesome! I'm so glad you got to experience something like that.

JakanoryJones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:18:29 on August 17, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

:D

Batty267 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:36:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck her right in the pussy

rickshadey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:23:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Comcast sucks but their service is necessary.

josiahpapaya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:28:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't deserve a goddamn't medal for being depressed.
If anyone sees this (late to the party) and wants to downvote me, then please, feel free. I'm not being facetious. A lot of people don't agree with my position/opinion, but for whatever reason I feel obligated to keep putting it out there, in the chances that I might help someone.
Most people who are depressed are just trying to strengthen their narratives as victims. They want to feel like they matter; feel like they're important, that their problems mean something, when they don't.
You are not special.
Your circumstances are not that special - no matter how special you think they are.
Your mental state of mind includes much more choice than you're willing to admit..
You are, at some level, making a conscious decision to remain depressed.
A lot of people really, really, really don't like that.
As a gay person, I would liken it to someone saying "well, you're just choosing to be gay. You could just deny yourself those attractions," as it seems very similar to telling people they can make a conscious decision to not be depressed.
I hear that argument. The only difference is that depression is a treatable condition.
It's something that can be fixed, or worked on regardless if you can overcome it in a few sessions with a therapist or if it takes years and years of lifelong struggle.
The biggest problem is that people don't want to not be depressed, no matter what they tell you.
They are addicted to being depressed the same way that overeaters are addicted to food. Being depressed is a site of self-gratification, a place where one gets pleasure or fulfillment instantaneously.
Admitting that remaining depressed (not simply being depressed) is at some level a choice implies responsibility. This means that people have an obligation to seek treatment for their mental health, or make a commitment and would also mean giving up something that gives them pleasure. It's kind of like quitting smoking.
The one thing I always tell people though is that Nobody deserves a free pass.
If you're depressed, I would never deny that. I'm not going to question that you have some issues you're going through.
But to just sit in the basement, in the dark and blog about it?
If you are festering, ruminating, or inflating your own ego and self-fulfiling prophecy as someone who is misunderstood, or down-trodden or plagued by mental illness then you need a slap.
You need to wake up.
Go read humans of New York or read an online publication from Liberia and get a reality check.
You need to understand that up until very recently there was none of this bullshit we have today giving people the soft approach.
There was no "silent battle".
There was no Zoloft, or Prozak or 100 other prescription based racket pills designed to dope away problems without confronting the issues.
The current climate of championing the "battle against mental illness" has, in my opinion (I'm not a medical expert by any means) been a way to establish a co-morbid relationship between one's addiction to self-pity and an addiction to either pharmaceuticals and/or consumerism and consumption.
Back in the day, there was none of that. There was hard work and conviction. There was a do-or-die mentality where you either pull the trigger or commit to wellness. There was none of this lollygagging and whinging. You didn't get to sit at home, in an air-conditioned room playing Xbox, or surfing the net.
There were no pet cats or dogs who were the only ones who understood you. There were deadlines, appointments, obligations.
I think the 21st century is encouraging weakness and obscuring responsibility.
If you're depressed, or battling mental illness then write a poem.
Draw a picture.
Call your mom.
See a shrink.
Stop thinking negative thoughts. Start being honest with yourself and the people around you. Admit when you're feeling grumpy. Don't be indirect or pussyfoot around shit. None of this "I'm fine" or "I don't want to talk about it". If you feel like shit, then confront it. If someone says "are you alright?" and you say "I'm fine." when in your mind you're really battling your demons and can't be bothered to / are too exhausted to has it out then say "I'm actually going through some issues and I don't feel like explaining".
Saying "I'm fine." when you're not an invitation for your friends to enable you to maintain your self-pity.
Basically,
Get over it. Doesn't have to be today, tomorrow, or even next year. maybe it takes 10 years. But just because you feel sad every day doesn't give you a pass on life.
Tl;DR: I had severe depression for about 20 years. Through hard work and dedication I overcame my demons. I don't expect everyone to be like me, but I do wish more people would be serious about managing their mental illness rather than focusing on their narratives as victims.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:07:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Only thing that can make you better is yourself. You have to find the will, and where there is a will there is a way.

littletoasterwhocan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, even if their opinion is that everyone is not entitled to their own opinion.

xNWLx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:11:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're all fucking assholes and I hate you, you hive-minded, downvoting, pieces of shit.

ThisDragonCantDance ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:59:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

conundrum - by downvoting you have I just become

hive-minded, downvoting, pieces of shit

coochini_martini ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To please send me a penny.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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jonathanownbey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:00:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So you're just drumming up more requests for it by posting here to tell everyone about it?

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:07:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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jonathanownbey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:12:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I like your style.

Zero05813 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:19 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well get with it... Were waiting...

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get off Reddit maybe?

Stop sending fake pictures of a dead Robin Williams. Hasn't even two fucking days.

LittleBear02 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:41:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So, this is not as serious as some of these others, and I know it will die down soon, but....

NO ONE IS FORCING YOU TO LOOK AT BUZZFEED. If you don't like that they just repost reddit things, don't look at it! It's that simple. Stop complaining about it.

jadedragon0770 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because a few other people agree with your shitty opinion does not make it any less shitty.

I'm looking at you racists/bigots/sexists/etc.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop treating Robin Williams like a superhero after he killed himself. It could encourage people thinking about suicide and make them believe that they will be famous if they commit suicide.

W1R3T4P ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is from my personal experience. I've been REALLY low, and when my family member committed suicide, it didn't really help my depression, but it showed to me at least, that suicide isn't a plausible action to fix my problems. When I was thinking about it, I wasn't trying to fix my problems necessarily, I was ready to give up, but I wasn't wanting to cause problems for others.

When I saw what her solution was, and what problems it caused for others, I knew it wasn't what I wanted.

Donutguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That not everybody gets your hip young acronyms! Also get off my lawn!

bart_snowcone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit your comments on posts is probably the most circle jerking hivemind wannabe cliche bullshit ive ever seen on the internet. Its truly not funny. Its not all of Reddit but 80% of the comments ive read are stupid and unfunny and autistic i literally cringe at that shit. Fuckin losers i swear

Axis_of_Uranus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You've just described yourself.

http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/2dg415/robin_williams_after_being_untied_from_his_noose/cjp4xtn

beantheduck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dear Reddit. Please learn how to answer the actual fucking question on Ask reddit.

thedude37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being liberal/conservative doesn't mean you're automatically right about anything.

grantly0711 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It doesn't mean you're automatically wrong either.

BaconGivesMeALardon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck Vegans!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Game, you all just lost.

Discitus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals, so let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Racism is still a huge problem in America and no ones really doing anything about it.

dantheman54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I got over 10,000 retweets on one tweet, I was pretty proud of that but everyone I tell says im really sad...

Firwinn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The downvote arrow is not a weapon of war. Dont use it just beacuse you disagree with the opinion.

OmegaPrecept ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

People kill people...

LayneInChains ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut the fuck up, Donnie!

IbraHere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

y'all are gays Dick riders.

OmegaPrecept ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

(proceeds to make love to sister while spittn' his chew in the can!)

IbraHere ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

lmao wtf?

stooner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My comment karma is 666, which is awesome :) (Also, I miss the people who introduced me to Reddit and those who made it better...if you're still reading my posts, you know who you are! )

Bonesworth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That bright ball outside is called the sun.

MyDongIsSoBig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That tomorrow my girlfriend leaves the country. We've both been crying for the past couple days and i honestly dont know how to survive tomorrow after i drop her off at the airport :'(

KingDamager ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My girlfriend is the most amazing person in the world to me.

I don't know what other people think of her. I don't even care. To me, she is perfect. She's exactly who I need, and she's intelligent, witty, supportive and one of the prettiest people I've ever met.

I hope she doesn't know my reddit name though....

Derpface123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop acting as a hivemind, stop downvoting because you disagree with the post, stop circlejerking and shutting down conflicting opinions just because you don't like them, stop doing the same fad every two weeks and then making a fad out of complaining about the fad, stop being so close-minded, stop thinking you're special because you're on Reddit because you're not.

SnarfOwl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe when a girl calls herself "curvy" she's just trying to self define in a way that doesn't make her hate herself, rather than attempting to trick a man into thinking she's attractive. Seriously, why Reddit cares so much about what words some women use to describe themselves says so much about the state of this website.

eixan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Maybe when a girl calls herself "curvy" she's just trying to self define in a way that doesn't make her hate herself

I don't have a full answer, but perhaps comes from the mentality the people pick up on when they here people use the word define in this context. Define is such a serious word it's used in scientific settings all the time. When you redefine something to someone it's the ultimate form of changing someone's perception. It's an exceedingly powerful word that gives meaning to all words. The definition of something stays the same whether or not you or anybody believes it. It's not a word that should in any context be used to describe something as changing and fluid as a personality to the point that self and define should be oxmorons. By saying your going to 'define' how people view you. It sounds an awful lot like your saying I'm going to force people to look at me the way I want them to. The word 'define' is highly suspect.

fgsguedes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"reddit" is always lowercase.

It drives me crazy every time someone writes "Reddit"

everetty78 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:06:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

haha except in the case of AskReddit

Ragnaroken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

PC = Master Race

caernavon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That thing you just learned today? Everyone else already knows it.

Misguidedvision ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All of THIS that we call life is man made and only as serious as you make it. You always have choices and are always in control of your own life. Time will carry on and life always buffs out

kaunis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

stop thinking you deserve a six figure job just for going to college. your shitty job or lack of a job is your own fault. it was your responsibility to pick a major with a functioning job market. it was your responsibility to network and get the job.

we cannot pay people just because they have "a dream". stop telling people college sucks and grades don't matter because of your failure.

cue people telling me i'm an evil, heartless person, continuing to blame the economy/liberals/republicans/obama. i've heard it, i'm tired of it.

and don't tell me grades don't matter. i haven't met one person who had a 3.5 or above tell me their good grades didn't help them. there's benefits we get that you don't, sorry to burst your bubble. exclusive recruiting events, exclusive opportunities to apply for jobs. is it the end all be all? no. but "doesn't matter" is false. we all bitch that the world gets handed to the rich and successful. in school, grades are your currency. what makes you think it's any different there?

psyc0de ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Asking why you're being downvoted makes me want to downvote you even more.

greenroom628 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are all amazing people, I like you the way your are, and everything will be OK as long as you don't give up.

webquean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Feminists aren't out to castrate you.

HockeyFTW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get over Robin Williams. We get it your sad but we don't need a massive circlejerk on about it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:44:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree. Saying something racist or sexist is a remark on a person's outcome in the genetic lottery. Someone doesn't choose to be born a certain race or gender, however, a person does choose to follow a certain religion. I wouldn't mind censoring myself out of politeness if asked politely, but I don't think its fair to compare phrases that have been rather comically desensitized by society to terms that have been fabricated specifically as attacks on physical traits.

Mr_Gilmore_Jr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:11:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I see your point. It's one of the reasons I'm hesitant to compare my situation. However, I've never really viewed my religion as a choice. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to say it was forced on me or anything, it's just that I've never not been a Christian. I don't see revoking my beliefs as an available option knowing what I know. It's unthinkable to me.

shartedinmytrousers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You aren't going to be a socialist once you work for a few years.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The common belief on reddit doesn't represent what everyone else in the actual world believes...its just on reddit users can up vote and down vote so they can self-select what they want to see you can block out other truths and only see your own..that's what leads to hive mind mentality such as r/politics

Kenneth_Andrew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't be a dick.

Ironstine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit has become a powerful social app. Be aware of what's happening in your country, area or neighborhood and post up original content, there are still a lot of important things happening around the world that don't get the attention they deserve.

uberpower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Neither major American political party has your interests at heart.

InterestedBystanderr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Upvote me. I have no karma to speak of :(

Killhouse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everyone should spend a month on 4chan to learn how not to get trolled so incredibly hard. This place is like an all you can troll buffet sometimes with how buttmad everybody gets.

Cristal1337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Try to integrate the disabled and elderly in your social life. Not only are you making them happy and you are getting a sense of fulfilment, but you are actively supporting the economy by helping them spend their money.

Hindu_Wardrobe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

white men are not oppressed, get over it, sorry

durtysanch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop having Comcast or Time Warner as a internet provider. It's either start doing something about it or stop posting stupid shit about the FCC and the merger.

DrBitchTits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, hip-hop/rap is not terrible. And Kanye West is amazing no matter what the hivemind thinks.

_Apostate_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Use the downvote properly god damn it.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

you're not a special fucking snowflake.

killerbuddhist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you join a subreddit related to a subject you're interested in and it turns out to be dominated by two or three people who abuse the voting system, try out the subreddit that is a plural of the name (or if it is already plural, try the singular form). It's unfortunate that small dedicated clusters of users can form a clique to dominate discussions and vote out all posts that don't conform to their views but usually in those cases some other subreddit will be created to fill the void.

OctoSniper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm pooping right now. -__-

dzendian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm engaged! I proposed two days ago!

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude! High Five! :D

dzendian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks. We both can't stop smiling.

Sour_J ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cats suck.

CaixaGordinha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:59 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You...you...you take that back!

brad8989 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm a broke ass author; check out my book: http://transcontinent.al

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I will! I'll see if I can help spread the word about it

brad8989 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love you.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ITS ONLY A PET. GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't know where you got Dead pets from but I guess that's your thing. Im just tired of scrolling through all the "Aww" posts on here. I wish they had a filter. If you are tired of pets dying them stop getting them or get a Tortise.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:34:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good for you. Im happy for you. Im tired of people thinking pictures of their pets are worth posting. blehhhh

sharkman873 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

All the mindless hatred reddit has toward fat people is no better than the mindless hatred most people had toward gay people 50 years ago. And I'm not even fat.

dexo568 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/u/ahhnoreally is the greatest girlfriend ever.

cosmicberryfairypie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think we should all pack a bowl and discuss this in person.

d00d1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This site is a lot more fun if you stop deciding every damn thing on it is fake. Have some faith. At the end of the day, if it's fake - so what? It's a website where we give out fake internet points. Get over it.

Crystalline_Green ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are not nearly as clever and "open minded" as you believe you are.

BioLogicMC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To listen to my album and give it constructive criticism

built_internet_tough ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There's an awesome free risk website @ conquerclub.com

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks for the gold!

phazshifter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it's gold plated...save your teeth

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are all fucking assholes and I hate you

RXL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The downvote is not a disagree button. Use your words like a grown-up.

Art_of_Flight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop giving fucking legal advice! If you aren't a lawyer, there's a good chance that even if you have a decent understanding of the law based on what you've read, there's one minor exception or factor that you're missing that completely changes the thrust of your entire comment.

It's also dangerous and leads to idiots being sanctioned in Utah divorce court

Davontay_oden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate white people

Lawgick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't get married. Especially if you are a man. Yes a lot of people hate to hear that and think it is is sexist but it is rooted in fact and not bias.

-0ver 50% of marriages end in divorce

-0ver 70% of those divorces are filed by women

That means that men are far more likely to be blindsided by divorce which is why men are far more likely to commit suicide after divorce. These are GRIM facts but they are FACTS and we should not hide them fro men and let them blindly walk into a meet grinder. Men deserve to be happy in this one life that is given to them just like anyone else.

More Facts: -Married men live shorter lives then unmarried men. This is likely due to the stress of married life. Yet women live LONGER.

-Married men tend to be less happy then unmarried men.

-And unmarried men have more money for obvious reasons.

If you want children ADOPT.

All in All men are much better off NOT MARRYING.

DO NOT MARRY.

Ramo_Areliuga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

One thing huh? I would tell all of reddit to please check out my band Vector Ruse. U can just google us and we'll be there.:) music is what I wanna do in life so it would be amazing if more supported us!

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:59:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'll check you guys out!

Ramo_Areliuga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:40 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thanks a whole lot!!

CynicalButTrue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dear Reddit: people who say the least usually kmow the most.

fishandgiraffes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

kmow

CynicalButTrue ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:17:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

dear reddit; people who focus on the superficial think superficially.

fishandgiraffes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh please, I'm teasing you.

CynicalButTrue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i kmow

fishandgiraffes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:53:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's the spirit !

Sysiphuslove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But it's....the internet and so on so we'll never know one way or the other. Damn shame that

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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Sysiphuslove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:20:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

HO I GOT NO MONEY FO THAT SHIT

goddamn gold diggers

Dislikes_Cats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Cats are dumb.

m0o_o0m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:02 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're very edgy and everything, but there is nothing funny about someone dying.

Sysiphuslove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Knock off the pedophile acceptance bullshit. You're only a 'pedophile' because your entire sexual history consists of shitty anime, bad Simpsons porn and barely-legal Redtube. Leave your house you goddamned manchild, live your life, grab a real tit, stop burying your brain in horrible self-validating subreddit e-opinions, calibrate that busted ass moral compass.

Real pedophiles deserve to eat the business end of a Mossberg. Fix your shit posthaste, son.

Timotool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I need an opportunity in life. I have everything except success. success financially that is.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:47:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm successful, at least to my standards, in every aspect of my life except when it comes to girls.

froggacuda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:30:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your vote matters. Please exercise it.

patattack98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being a bunch of pussies

ogone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:52 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of your pun chain comments aren't funny and neither is the same 'Reddit Inside Joke' references that have been reguritated thousands of times.

wastedlife66 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah. Your PUNS SUCK.

meowrawrnda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop being dicks. If you don't like my post, down vote it, don't make comments regarding how stupid I am. Dickheads.

DrChangsteen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:05:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You didn't know that celebrity, and everyone knows you aren't really crying when you see his/her name mentioned. Cut the shit.

Chuppp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm actually really funny. You should upvote my shit more.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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recoverybelow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:41:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was hoping this thread would be some good secrets. Instead it got all meta and is full of shitty reddit advice

Sintuca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can see right through most of you. And a lot of others can too.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:46:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That everything is okay. I'm good.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are enough.

Gay-Lussac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:06:45 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuckin' hell, this place is like Yukon back in 1899.

herewegoaga1n ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:20:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This has the potential to unite humanity. And we waste it on stupid shit and mod egos.

Personally, I'd rather make internet access a human right. Take corrupt governments out of the equation and installing a pay-as-you-go tax system. Along with a base salary and a system of tearing down all of the old systems. Never again would farmers destroy their crops, or would we ever have to bail out banks. The 1% have had their chance to fix the world and they blew it. I feel like the rest of us have the right to forge our own path, free of the debt they imposed on us and our children. I'd like to see a wage lottery for those of age to randomly distribute wealth. And finally, more cute cat pics.

Stiggalicious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:23:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who I work for and the freakin' ccrazy things we design and the insane about of work we go through to deliver the products that people buy. There are so many more subtle things that we design into our products that no-one will ever notice, but it just makes it a little bit better than anyone else's.

evilspud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:23:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The best way to test bass in speakers I've found is hook it up to a n64 and blast the buck bumble theme (if you don't have buck bumble and/or an n64 or can't hook it up to n64, put the song on a disk

patcatpat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:27:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are not ugly.

Scruffaduff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:29:21 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I can't tell you, but I wish I could!

topspeeder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:35:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Psychiatry and the drugs they prescribe are a joke and kill many innocent people.

buenos_noches ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:31:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're not a beautiful unique snowflake. You're nothing more than another opinion.

net_traveller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:33:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is nothing wrong with the fedora!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:22:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes there is

itsnudiemagazineday ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:43:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ever since I heard that Robin Williams passed away all I can think about is tongue punching Zelda Williams in her fart box.

XDingoX83 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I laughed.

luckytaurus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:48:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I kissed a girl, and I liked it.

magicalponysquad ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:11:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are all faggots

arby84 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:19:50 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We are not all men. Stop responding to people with the assumption that they are male.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:52:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

chill out brah

arby84 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:40:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

lawl

luckytaurus ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 18:53:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If all of reddit would listen, I'd say, "OPEN THE DAMN SAFE"

Ace2891 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:41:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The safe was opened a while ago. The only thing inside it was disappointment.

luckytaurus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:42:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Really!? In that case I'd rather not know...

QueenoftheHamburgers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:56:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And a dead spider.

IAmNottaRobot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They did. There wasn't anything in it.

SocalGirl19 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:28:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My wish is to have Robin Williams back.....Top comment please

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:57:47 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

9/11 WAS AN INSIDE JOB

Sysiphuslove ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:00:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The ayrabs took our inside jerbs

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:01:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

LOL!

Greenhound ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:28:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fuck her right in the pussy

destructodiaz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:47:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I expect this will get buried, as this thread is already on the front page, but please guys: Whoa is spelled W-H-O-A and Yeah (Ye-uh) is Y-E-A-H and Yay is Y-A-Y or Y-E-A. I know we can get this together. I believe in you, Reddit!

replieswithsmokeweed ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:56:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Smoke weed!

Thepitt101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:17:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Erryday!

GotLowAndDied ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:05:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

9/11 was an inside job.

[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 18:48:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm Batman

darkcape ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am Groot

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:32:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I've got a plan.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:33:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He died two days ago, people don't get over death in two days

tehgama95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It happened two days ago you dick

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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tehgama95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He was an incredibly nice guy who entertained millions of people for decades, and he was very much a father figure for a lot of people.

So yeah it's going to be heartbreaking when someone that beloved takes their own life.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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tehgama95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm not usually one to overdo celeb deaths, I mean I was bummed over Phillip S Hoffman but I wasn't all that impacted.

But Robin fucking Williams? I almost cried to think that awesome dude wouldn't be around anymore.

Big_Truck ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 18:51:08 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just had sex. And it felt so good.

MustangGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Impossible, everyone knows redditors are basement dwelling, trenchcoat wearing, neckbearded, engineering/programming majors, with inept social skills!"

I'm proud of you /u/Big_Truck, keep on truckin!

tytiger1 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mom's spaghetti isn't funny. Broken arms is hilarious though!

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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BongIntercepted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is.... Really an unfortunate choice for a magazine. But considering the content of your post, it would be oddly appropriate. By the way, who made you cum?

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:29 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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BongIntercepted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:05 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Welp, learned something new today. Hopefully, not all your readers will be as juvenile

getfuckingreal ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:40:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go outside

kkjdroid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's raining like hell, fuck that.

michaeljames78 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:50:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would tell you but that's gonna run you oh, about three fiddy...

bigbossman90 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:52:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

"Fuck off."

bigmacIII ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:57:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gimme gold Please

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:08:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fuck her right in the pussy

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:29:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am the one who knocks.

That_homestuck_guy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:31:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How great Homestuck is. Yes I know I'm 5 years late I don't care. It's the best thing ever but the only flaw I see in it is no one knows it exists. It is so hard to talk about to. Because if you are properly explaining Homestuck then you are effectively spoiling it.

LetterSwapper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:46:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go ahead and spoil it. I don't care to read it, but it would be nice to know wtf my friends are talking about sometimes.

That_homestuck_guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Four kids are going to play a game that will end the world. The logic of the world only makes scenes if you see it all the way through. This video gives a better idea then I think I ever can.

montereyo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:34:57 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's spelled whoa, not woah. And yeah, not yea.

rubsomebacon ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:35:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nobody cares about buzzfeed and their reposting

TrevorSlattery ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:36:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you make an edit whining about downvotes, you'll get a lot more. Also, stop caring about downvotes because karma doesn't mean shit, bitch.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Spoken like someone who will never get into /r/top

TrevorSlattery ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:49:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I probably won't.

neshynesh ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:37:13 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please stop the shitty puns reddit.

Bmeimz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:38:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have a penis

white_pony_girl ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:39:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's pronunciation not pronouncuation. Oh and you couldn't care any less not you could care less.

Thank you.

wallymomouth ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:41:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That Robin Williams is still alive.

Chronox ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:43:39 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Repeating the same sayings over and over again doesn't make you clever or contribute anything to the conversation.

Iceman_B ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:47:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The down vote button is NOT A DISAGREE BUTTON.

Maggiemayday ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I disagree.

Or, "Yes, it is".

mds688 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:47:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

stop being such a victim.

Vasconium ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:48:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Please stop using Russia Today as a source of news. It's basically the Kremlin's English mouthpiece, made to misinform people and rile them up.

Edit: spelling

OmegaPrecept ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Use http://englishrussia.com/ !

Ellie-okay ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:48:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just had sex!!!

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:49:32 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That not everything is faked for karma.

Complete lie. Nothing ever happens on Reddit.

Bradley-Cooper ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:52:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/funny is funny.

RommieJ1342 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:01:00 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They know.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:01:05 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

fuck off

Xoshua ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:01:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If anyone needs seo or online marketing, to click here. Ultimately one can learn seo from here.

Mr_Tulip ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:03:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck off.

jordanleite25 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:15:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Downvote does not equal disagree.

RodasAPC ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:18:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Agreed. Downvoted.

typicallydownvoted ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:15:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i don't care who you are or what you think. you probably need to go fuck yourself.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:15:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I dont care about downvoting opinions I disagree with. Downvote whatever the fuck you want.

darkcustom ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:17:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That Game of Thrones (ASOIAF) really isn't that good of a series let alone a fantasy series. It's baffling how popular it has become. It's about as well written as Twilight.

MaxTheMad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Though mayhaps this was a blessing. Had you gotten into the series, you would have grown up to be a show-watcher.

Ilovepancakes55 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:22:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I love pancakes

xlxcx ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:22:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Not all women want to castrate you, not all women are feminists and yeah I think you're an asshole when you try to make it seem like sexism against men is a real thing in the work place.

BagofPain ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:23:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you can love yourself you can love others.

Drop the hate and masturbate!

arghnard ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:24:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hey. Sup?

DavidG993 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:25:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The friend zone doesn't exist. It is not a zone that you get put into. Its what happens when you treat a girl as a friend without showing any romantic intentions outside of your own imagination.

watereol ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:32:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Puns are bottom of the barrel humor and a sign you have no wit.

NotAlana ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:32:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thats not very punny.

Lord_Pickel ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:33:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is most likely going to be buried. But to those few redditors that do this, please, for the love of god, stop the le reddit army is here bullshit on Youtube.

RocheCoach ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:34:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you wouldn't say some overly-aggressive bullshit to someone's face, don't say it online. If your comment history consists of you being an argumentative little twat, there's a good chance you look like an asshole online.

Source: I recently discovered that I look like an asshole online.

JamesB41 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:35:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That a person can be conservative because they truly believe in conservative principles. This doesn't make them a redneck, bigoted, hate monger, misogynist, bible-thumping, backwood, southern baptist. I can not vote for Obama because I completely disagree with the majority of his approach, not because he's black.

honeybakedpipi ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:36:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shave your neck.

AaronUFOs ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:38:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

  1. Dickbutt isn't funny anymore

  2. If someone says a few words from a song then you don't all have to create a chain of comments with the lyrics that follow

  3. Girls who post on gonewild you aren't even that hot and even more annoying is that you don't have to create some extremely elaborate Title that incorporates this (f)ucking thing because no one even reads it.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:40:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut up about Robin Williams he was rich as fuck had no reason to be depressed, and hard working, useful people who aren't actors/rich die everyday and those are the ones who I feel bad for, not some rich people who are "depressed" about doing too much heroin or having too much money

Robobvious ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:47:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

DOMS is a fucking bitch, I can barely lift my arms right now and they hurt all day yesterday and today.

(Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, typically happens 24-72 hours after a workout)

imnotlegolas ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:47:53 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh look, it's the monthly "Let's complain about Reddit's users" topic.

SomeGuyInNewZealand ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:52:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

The reason most of you are politically left-leaning is because most of you are young.

Ergo you're probably still a student, who hasn't actually had to work and pay taxes yet. So you're all in favour of "free" healthcare and "free" other nice things, because you haven't yet had to work and realise that your taxes are paying for all the "free" stuff.

If unpopular opinion puffins were still allowed, I'd venture this opinion of mine via a meme. But seeing OP was asking what we'd like to tell reddit, here's my contribution.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:53:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

We need to take a stand to conquer childhood obesity. Becoming obese is a destructive behavior that extremely impacts one's life. There needs to be a growing movement, like the anti-cigarette campaign, that actually educates people about the dangers of being obese. People need to stop pretending that being obese is empowering.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes, we do. But there is a right way and a wrong way to take that stand.

The right way to handle it is by starting early in childhood education about nutrition and fitness and eliminating kid's access to junk food in places where taxes pay for it (like schools) and by supporting more physically active programs.

Outside of that, you can take care of yourself, and you can take care of your kids, but beyond that, it really it's not really anyone else's business. Meaning a person can be all involved in their communities in the ways I previously mentioned, but they would be out of line making unsolicited comments towards their neighbors or their children.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:41 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Of course, I agree with you. My post was more so saying people need to take responsibility to help themselves, their family, and their friends.

If your best friend was smoking a pack a day or getting drunk every night, most people will step in and try and help. I don't think obesity is any less of a destructive behavior and I think people need to realize they can make a difference for themselves and others.

cBrownFTW ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:54:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The safe will never be opened

AndThusThereWasLight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:55:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The safe already was opened.

cBrownFTW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're kidding me... please link!!!!

I've been stuck in never forgive, never forget mode!

JoanneKerlot ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:55:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate the Fixed The Fir You comments.

gH0o5T ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:00:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you downvote me, you're wrong

Bob_Dylan_not_Marley ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:02:54 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i fucked ur mom

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:05:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Redditors suck

Suckydog ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:07:35 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one will ever see this but, I have a second family growing out of my armpit, I even have names for them.

http://imgur.com/VUoJmZB

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:09:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A lot of the content is removed, check : /r/undelete, /r/longtail or /r/moderationlog to see the extent.

Thanks to /r/undelete and /u/creq it was possible to determine how much was censored on /r/technology which lead to it being undefaulted.

Censorship is prevalent on reddit.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:19:12 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Entitlements" are not "rights".

Rights are rules that prevent the government from interfering in your life.

Entitlements are when the government forces me to pay so you can have access to money, services or other resources.

The right to bear arms is a "right", because it does not require the government to buy you a gun at taxpayer's expense. Then it would be an entitlement. Institutionalized gay marriage is not a right. It's an entitlement.

Minimum wage is not a right. It's an entitlement.

Copetrain ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:23:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I LIKE COMCAST AND THEY HAVE ALWAYS HAD GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MY CASE AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

SlowlyVA ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:24:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

After all these years people still don't know down vote is meant for something that doesn't contribute to the topic (meme, pun, cj) and not for different opinions relevant to the topic.

The_Phreak ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:26:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please stop posting about cats.

callmehill ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:29:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate going on /r/all simply because of /r/TrollXChromosomes

Witherkay ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:30:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That licking doorknobs is illegal on other planets

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:29 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well im getting arrested then...

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:33:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

ITT: Americans.

Pintdrinker ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:38:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Smoking marijuana is not good for your health.

I don't judge you for it, but let's not act like it has no harmful effects. You're putting smoke in your lungs for christsake

Here4Downvotes ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:39:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

deleted What is this?

Dosinu ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:39:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Have some humility when debating, and don't downvote unless you you really really disagree.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:41:30 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Parks and Rec ain't funny

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:41:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Having kids is O.K.

mmcgi047 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:45:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I am Groot

Astraea_M ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:46:11 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Treating other human beings with respect is something we should all do, for all other people. People shouldn't need to qualify for being treated in a civilized manner. Everyone, until they demonstrate they don't deserve it, should get your respect. And by "demonstrate they don't deserve it" I mean that they actively show that they are sucky human beings, not that they are ugly, fat, gay, or whatever.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:47:43 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

please stop talking Robin Williams. Oversaturation of admiration for his work and persona cause insensitivity/indifference to his death and his work.

Ballistica ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:49:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

A bit late to the party but:

Just because something is acceptable in your social circles, state, country, continent whatever, doesn't make it therefore the correct way for the entire world to run.

Theres way too much "this is how we do it so therefore THIS is the only correct way". I see a lot of "if it isn't an American value then its WRONG", and the same for European values.

Things come to mind like that thread about one of those European countries banning the ISIS flag, then the majority says "the American constitution says thats wrong, so therefore its wrong for the entire world". Not that there is anything wrong with American beliefs, and im not saying people cannot question others but dismissing other peoples beliefs (including religion) because it is simply different is ignorance and arrogance to say the least.

MarkHirsch91 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:50:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

I want to tell everyone on reddit to just relax. People get so mad each other on here about the stupidest shit. I feel like one day were going to hear on the news "Redditor dies from heart attack. The cause of the heart attack was either a re-post from another Redditor or a another Redditor asking a question that was asked, without searching the subreddit first. Investigators say that this infuriated the deceased Redditor so much that lead him to a heart attack."

Seriously though. There are way worse things in the world than somebody not following the subreddit rules correctly. Reddit is a community. but often times it feels like a nitpick fest.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:50:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That there is an inherent contradiction in the attitude, "I hate bigots who judge people based on one characteristic - but all religious people are stupid assholes and should kill themselves."

sawcats ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:57:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Jump off a cliff retard"

TeddyV ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:59:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

emma watson is NOT attractive.

HooglyBoogly ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:59:51 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah, there's a lot of downsides of Reddit, but you people are the funniest and most clever mother fuckers i have ever communicated with. The different ways that you can make funny puns or comments that make me die of laughter continues to amaze me. I wish I could give gold to a lot of you fuckers

BlackMarketClash ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:03:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mass subreddits have a youthful heir of bullshit to them. Im sure you know this already...

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:04:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You aren't a fucking genius.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:44 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Deep bruh.

quadsgood ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:08:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

They are wasting their time reading these comments.

swim_to_survive ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:16:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I got laid last night, I haven't told a soul yet. I figure - go big or go home?

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Gummy4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nice job

nacho78 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:17:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

FUCK YOU ALL ONE UPPERS.

imgonnacallyouretard ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:18:10 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Most of you are retards, and should learn to think.

jayboosh ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:18:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut the fuck up.

Not you OP, this is what i want to tell all of reddit.

So i guess yeah, you too OP

c0ntusion ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:30:40 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The vast majority of you are social parasites, sociopaths, neckbeards and, most of all, people that society has rejected.

Creepy_OldMan ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:33:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

God im so fucking horny

Oderus_Scumdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:45 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My name is Dave and who is this "Horny"?

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:33:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop saying "Thanks for the gold kind stranger", say something different or say nothing at all. They liked your comment so much they gave you something for it, its them saying thanks for the great comment.

Oderus_Scumdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:09 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you oh gracious one, giver of Au, conveyer of thanks, depositor of comment bling, gifter of warm and fuzzies. Thou art as welcome to my dreary world as a breeze is to sun beaten labourer, as pleasant as the first taste of divine nectar at the close of a laborious shift and a scollar among mere men.

RedHotDornishPeppers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Giver of Au

That'll do, Scumdog. That'll do.

ComputerSkateboard ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:33:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I farted.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:34:17 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I fked ur mom. Fight me irl.

Oderus_Scumdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shut up, Dad.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:36:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

stop using the word retard and thats so gay.. to describe something dumb.

BazookaToothe ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:38:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

FUCK STEAM

rly182 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:02:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

if you had a 34k yearly income and could go any where in the world with it..

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:05:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If you feel the need to apologize for your bad English, your English is likely quite good.

OFTHEHILLPEOPLE ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:30:36 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are not who you are online. Please try to separate the two personalities and look at the world around you instead of through a computer screen.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:34:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

You are all idiots, including me.

ev-dawg ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:36:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Learn the difference and definitions of the words "stereotype" and " racism"

Also

Get thicker skin, and stop being such cry babies. "Oh does that funny post offend you? How about you start an argument that's extremely narrow minded and one sided. That will show em."

czolg0sz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:37:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Nothing in /r/adviceanimals is funny

JablesRadio ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:53:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Liberalism is an effective form of slavery; stealing money from some in order to keep others complacent at the lowest level of poverty.

tittysprinklesrgod ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:03:07 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's just karma. Don't get upset when your post only gets a few up votes while another person with the same post got hundreds. No need to karma whore or compete.

I_Get_Hung_up_On ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:05:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Answer your goddammn phone when bill collectors call... Fucking deadbeats.

SecondFloorWar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Why? I know the bill is due. I know how much it is. I know how to pay it. I just don't have the money. How is answering the phone and wasting my time going to help me get the money to pay it?

I_Get_Hung_up_On ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Easy.. it's not always about the money. It's about actually being able to contact people to speak with them regarding their bill... it provides a bit more job security to an individual that makes 300+ calls a day and only manages to get two people on the phone.

BongIntercepted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't talk on mobile phones. You want to collect on a debt? Mail it to me. Or text me. Or send an e-mail. Oh, my landline? don't have one. Deal with it

I_Get_Hung_up_On ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not about mobile phones. Do you talk on landline? We send mail, but only email if asked ONCE WE HAVE YOU ON THE PHONE. you owe money? Deal with it. I'm busy doing my job. And how the hell are we supposed to send texts?

BongIntercepted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't like talking on phones. Skype or IRL plz

Darkblitz9 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:05:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Be excellent to each other and.... PARTY ON DUDES!

ARealisticGentleman ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:08:19 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That the twochromosones subreddit is a travesty.

Badummtss ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:09:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Turkish politics

How can you hate on ErdoฤŸan and say he is bad for turkey and turkish society ?

He won the elections with 52,5, and that after being a president for over 11 years !

I'm sure turkish people know better than Americans and europeans only knowing him through foxnews, bbc and reuters.

Are circa 40 million turks misled after 11 years of experience with that guy, or maybe the average american and european only getting biased opinions against him, only throuh media, are the fooled ones ?

bubbiebrewster ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:23:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

At the tender age of 20 I had my first wet dream last night. Ahhh what a dream.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:33:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is no such thing as ghosts.

iJeax ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:36:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can I haz highest rated comment too?

therealdjbc ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:40:42 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

COME TO MY DJ NIGHT AT THE PLACE! PLEASE!

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:41:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

le brave

bl_k ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:41:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Hi.

Nemesis1987 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:42:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The majority of you aren't very nice and it seriously isn't cool.

paulbutterjunior ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:54:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

'Give me karma'

Bam-BamBoyles ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:57:24 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

im taking a shit

IamSeth ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:26:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Jewish people are just as okay as everyone else.

WillieBeamin ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:27:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Karma train!!! Choo Choo

anonymau5 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:30:12 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Daily Show is overrated

twistedalloy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:50:28 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Please, stop down voting everything you disagree with. You can disagree in a comment but down voting it without a discussion is childish.

fishandgiraffes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

someone cares too much about karma :O

twistedalloy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:22:14 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, I couldn't care less about karma. In fact I created this new account foregoing thousands of karma on my older one. Its just that the down voting discourages people from commenting and participating in a conversation. The social pressure forces people to comply with the crowd behavior and not be seen to be deviant.

im1ru12 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:58:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Rediscover P.L.U.R.

x11x0 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:14:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

r/startledcats

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:15:30 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

Sysiphuslove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:16 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh, yeah? Go to McDonalds then and get your own drink

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:12:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Tips are not mandatory.

stuka444 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:24:56 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I hate the pcmasterrace sub reddit. It's just a bunch of dicks hating on people having fun with consoles.

king_orbitz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:28:55 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You shouldn't use Wikipedia for a TIL post. It is not an accredited source for educational papers for a reason.

grumpycatabides ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:22:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

But the references often are, and Wikipedia is a great place to find a list of references that are legit to use for reports.

king_orbitz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:09:41 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It is a great place to find references to use, however people generally use Wiki itself as the reference without actually looking into original articles themselves. I just wish people would look further into their TIL posts. Like a month ago there was some "TIL the perception black people dont tip as well is true!" Then I actually sign up to the college website so I can read the report and find out they had taken comments from an online website that no verification was needed into account when making this determination. Or like a few weeks back there was a "TIL james cameron was homeless when he wrote terminator". A simple fucking WIKIPEDIA search reveals that he had just returned from fucking rome where he had just attended the release of a different fucking movie and was living in southern california with a fellow director at the time he wrote the fucking script. DO YOU SEE THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH TILS NOW

pretzlet ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:29:51 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Im actually fish

erosharcos ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:32:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop upvoting reposts. pls k thnx.

4715092117 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:34:11 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

what people fail to realize is that what may be a repost to you could be the very first time someone else is seeing it. Not everyone spends every fucking waking hour surfing Reddit. I would like to tell all of Reddit to quit fucking crying about reposts.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:35:48 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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grumpycatabides ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:18:49 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

dm;hs

Ulquiorra_Schiffer ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:39:39 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop replying to me woth the same exact shit as the last 40 fucking people.

You arent clever, and it makes me want you to die horribly.

TrapLifestyle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:40:37 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You don't have to write about any of your edits in your posts. Oh, you accidentally a word? Just edit your post and put it in. That super hilarious edit isn't making anyone laugh and you look like a butt plug.

"Thanks for gold!" No one cares.

"My highest rated comment is about fish semen lolol" No one cares.

If you have more things to add to your post, I understand, by all means elaborate your point a little more, but you're lame "omg gold" edits are cringey. You wonder why /r/circlejerk puts an edit in all their comments? Exactly.

Chessfriend90 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:43:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Top 8-10 rated comments ITT where complete BS.

Liquidfire727 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:44:34 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

STOP SAYING "Then all of a sudden"!

jamie939 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:45:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If this was not such a cunt thread I would post some shit.

deemikel79 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:57:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Get over yourselves

derlich ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:43:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't post your opinions here. Mine are the only ones that matter. And by the way, suck my motherfucking dick.

Corysmo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:52:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You all suck

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:05:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i think 99.99% of you would be way cooler to hang out with in real life. you can't really judge people by what they post here

BCgames ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:56:23 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

To visit my website http://baconcape.com because I'm a scum bag and couldn't pass off that kind of marketing reach

BCgames ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:57:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Plus the website has no visitors at all monthly and I put a lot of effort in

CountLudwig ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:49:46 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because you're on Reddit doesn't make you smarter than everyone else. Interesting and different... Maybe...but definitely not smarter.

Doublepirate ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:10:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are all pretty Unremarkable people. Try to get along with other posters Instead of down voting stuff you only marginally disagree with.

canserpants ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:57:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If there's more people like me, I would think people get sick of the "im depressed" comments I see multiple times a day. Like half of reddits users are fucking depressed or something. When I was 17 I thought I was depressed too. Listened to screamo music and had long hair and thick brimmed glasses. But I realized the act is useless so I pulled my fucking pants up and made something of myself. Yeah good job you got a few comments and some upvotes. Its all about attention with you guys. Its fucking ridiculous. Ive had friends who were actually depressed. NOTICE I SAID HAD. It was a lot different than the shit I read on here. You people are stupid as fuck and its so saddening.

Amochan ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:18:40 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Spelling and grammar are more important than your comment.

yosoytupapa ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 21:02:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Pokรฉmon is the gayest shit ever created by man.

whippaura ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 18:24:36 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really want to experience the thrill of getting Reddit Gold, but nothing I say ever seems to be witty, funny or interesting enough.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's not all it's cracked up to be. You have access to a weird subreddit and you get a few extra, relatively useless features.

Rapejelly ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 19:25:55 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go fuck yourself.

dragon_commander ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

all you need is love.

LetterSwapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:03 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And oxygen.

earnedmystripes ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

clears throat

FUCK HER RIGHT IN THE PUSSY

The-Prophet-Muhammad ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Defending a repost (especially one reposted 5 times over) just because some people missed it the first time around makes you an asshole. Asking for the over all quality of reddit to be lowered just for you makes me question how you function in the real world - as it does not operate that way. People don't hold up for you there, so why would you expect any different on here?

Oderus_Scumdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

See above...

Oderus_Scumdog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:46 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Now hug it out.

widdershins13 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:06 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit gains tens of thousands of new users every day.

Your argument is invalid.

The-Prophet-Muhammad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Reddit also has tens of millions of users that are not new. Once again, it's asking for the masses to hold back for the few in a situation where it really isn't needed. If those users REALLY wanted to see that content, it isn't like it disappears.

widdershins13 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:09:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

it's asking for the masses

Are you sure you're comfortable speaking for "tens of millions" of folks?

I ask this because you reddiquette defying "repost" assholes are a minority and are not representative of the rest of the community.

Personally, I downvote you reddiquette defying "repost" assholes on sight just as a matter of principle.

The-Prophet-Muhammad ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:56:22 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't understand why you're so upset. Calm down, the entire purpose of the thread is to "tell all of reddit" whatever you want. I picked my topic for discussion to be this. There is absolutely no reason to take a condescending tone.

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 23:45:16 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

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TRVP_STAR ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:47:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

so if i go up to a kid and shove him into his locker its his fault too?

downtime37 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:31 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

that's not true

marcopolo22 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:38:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't talk about reddit in real life. You shouldn't be at all proud of being a "redditor"

titfactory ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 03:56:00 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Adopting the liberal opinions and liberal politics of your liberal professors does not make you brooding or insightful. It just makes you a sheep.

Newdul1 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 19:36:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"In the arrrrrrrrmmmmss of an angel! Far awaaaaaaaaay from here" For only 1 upvote a day you can save me and my ego. It only takes a simple click to keep my ego from starving and off the streets. "Maaaaaay you fiiiiiiiiiiind some comfort here..."

MustangGuy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:14:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"Greetings, friend. Do you wish to look as happy as me? Well, you've got the power inside you right now. Use it, and send one upvote to Happy Dude, 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield. Don't delay. Eternal happiness is only an upvote away."

Andrew44fire ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 19:47:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ey bb wan som fuk?

lamprey_condom ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:28:34 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your command of the English language leaves a lot to be desired. On that note, stop trying to use the word "ironic" in sentences. You don't have the slightest goddamn idea what you're doing and your posts are painful to read.

stealthygorilla ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Gild me, bitches!

MushroomMountain123 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Put tl:dr at the top of your post.

u83rmensch ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Fuck you!

breakingmad1 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Vaccines aren't what you think. The government put shit in them, look it up NY times covered it ffs

j0hn33y ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Go Outside.

i_Got_Rocks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:52:38 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

o.O

Why....?

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:18 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop ruining Youtube comment sections. I'm tired of seeing those stupid comments. They aren't funny.

crosshairs308 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:37 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should go outside once in a while. Reddit will be there later.

ThePittWolf ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:02 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Emma Watson would never fuck you.

RCFProd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:22 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Who says she can't like us if we get the chance to go out with her...?

rambouhh ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That men's rights are not a more pressing issue than women's rights.

throwaway111234234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And vice versa.

rambouhh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No, not vice versa. Internationally women are treated sooo much worse than us men are. It would be ludicrous to say that women's rights and men's rights are of an equally pressing matter. Even in western countries women's rights are still more of a concern than men's. I'm not saying we shouldn't ever consider men's rights but there are less injustices to solve for men than there are for women. It is like saying that we should be as concerned with campaigning for whites rights as we are for minorities' rights.

throwaway111234234 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:56:27 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Excluding things that are already illegal and things that aren't exclusive to women, name a problem women face in the western world that can even remotely compare to the legalized forced genital mutilation that men face the moment they're born.

LT_DANS_ICECREAM ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Mr. Rogers allegedly beat his wife quite often before he was a famous in the media. Just google it....

Just kidding, he's practically Jesus!

uncoolcentral ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:15 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Buy my Howard the Duck collection! ;) http://www.ebay.com/itm/261557846611?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:33 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Stop fucking posting about Comcast

AwesomeGus ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That you all suck for not up voting me more.

TheCatelier ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:14 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Learn to downvote. A lot of shit rises to the top cause people are trigger happy when it comes to upvoting but people are somehow afraid of downvoting.

lalicat ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:26 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't get trapped in the echo chamber. Reddit is very liberal and only represents a very negative opinion of conservatives. Do your own research and don't just believe what you see on reddit.

The Tea Party really do have America's best interests in mind and if more young people realized that we wouldn't end up with Obama's NSA and phony ass net neutrality ...

F9R ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

/r/TheRedPill is not that bad. Give it a chance.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:56 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

  • legalizing marijuana won't solve very many problems. We lose money on alcohol and tobacco, why will it be the same with pot?

  • I'm pro gay marriage, but just because someone is against it doesn't make them a bad person, and by resorting to name calling you are losing the argument.

gordonfroman ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:49 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That Islam really, really sucks.

alphama1e ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:48 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

2 things:

  • sort by 'new' from time to time. There are gems that are posted by late visitors that you'll never see because of the higher ranked comments.

  • Using proper grammar when posting comments makes you appear much smarter and more believable than folks who don't. Consider this when getting into online arguments.

JeebusLovesMurica ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's really interesting, if I only I could tell it

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dear grammar nazis:

Fuck off.

Sincerely, /u/911whatshappenin

bovineright ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:25 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Chill on the down votes, people!

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:33 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

About my KickStarter, a product that will solve a problem many fellow Redditer's experience.

phazshifter11 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:19:58 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

first satellites in space and now this...

evansreddit ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:38 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

No one cares what you TILed.

iSuperfusionzx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Step 1: Unsubscribe from TIL
Step 2: ???????
Step 3: Profit!

edeninmypantsgirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:40 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do...

evansreddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

why?

edeninmypantsgirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:42 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Then today I learned something too lol.

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:17 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Don't downvote because you disagree.

staphmlg ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:53 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

How much I hate Reddit.

Ikari_Shinji_kun_01 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your mom and I go way back.

xuberfanx-oops ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:15 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico.

grumpycatabides ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:26:44 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I saved twice that much in half the time

Aunvilgod ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:13:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You are all dumb

EasySchmitty ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:35 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

le

[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 08:46:03 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

dd

Xotta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:29:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Also, Reddit seems to forgot what made all things we got and where we are (but that also applies to all people on current world). You do not value capitalism. You think that giving money to poor won't help them, and won't help the society. No, fuck the poor - literally - we don't need them. In free economy they have more than one opportunity to stop being poor - it's their fault, not your, they are lazy bastards living on benefits - you, do not want to pay for them. It's like giving help to some african countries, you give em fish, you should give them fishing pole..

You just went full retard.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:57:08 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

dd

Xotta ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:14:57 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I just used a popular meme to illuminate the fact that your grammar and phrasing are poor and confusing.

You do not value capitalism. You think that giving money to poor won't help them, and won't help the society. No, fuck the poor - literally - we don't need them.

Here we have, an incomplete statement followed by a double negative, followed by use of the clichรฉ; literally.

I could have ripped your statement to pieces but decided against it and used a simple retort to get the hivemind to downvote you instead, your views are very simple and misguided but I've no intention of wasting my time illuminating you to concepts such as altruism and humanitarianism.

Before replying to your comment I glanced at your reddit profile, the reply's to subreddits such as /r/polandball and /r/worldnews told me all I needed to know, rhetoric would be futile and a memetic reply would be more fitting.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:18 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

dd

kingkreep95 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 19:05:52 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

There is no such thing as 'a quote'. There is such thing as 'a quotation'.

I have never seen this used correctly on reddit

[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 19:12:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

[deleted]

bigmacIII ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:25 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Im gonna guess you got gold

Zero05813 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:24 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Where's my Gold!?!?!

thebizzle ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:47 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Youse all losers and should step away from your computers for a week and see how dependent you are on these magic boxes that have only existed for 30 years. Also, playing computer games make you a nerd and that is how the general public will always feel.

thefuckingtoe ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:14:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

On 9.11.01, WTC1/WTC2/WTC7 all came down with controlled demolitions.

gdaman22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Legitimate proof plz?

thefuckingtoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:42 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXJ-k-iOg0M

Visual proof of explosions in WTC north tower on 9.11.01. Is that legitimate, according to you?

thefuckingtoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:21 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUbSupJEDsw

Maybe the video of a physics teacher showing how Newton's Laws of Motion were violated on 9.11.01 will be legitimate to your world view.

Idontlikekarmawhores ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:01 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Feminists and fat people make me sick

iownalot5 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 03:16:26 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YOUR MUM

    That is all.
wwickeddogg ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 05:25:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You should always down vote comments that criticize religion.

[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 01:59:59 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're a gigantic clusterfuck of sanctimonious retards --people don't like you. 4chan rules. Our stupid is better than yours.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:09 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Do the rustle!

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:54 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This seemed appropriate. Enjoy your lowbrow humor.

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:55:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I do, homeslice --I really do.

Bobbyboogerballs ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 03:24:01 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

To suck my dick.

herpherpherpher ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 03:46:10 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You're probably not as important as you think you are. And you definitely are not as intelligent as you think you are.

No, seriously, even you. Yes, you. You're really not a genius, even though that internet IQ test said you scored in the genius range (hint: they just wanted you to buy the REAL test for $9.99, you fucking sucker).

Open_Minded_Dolphin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:57:32 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

B-b-but... My mom tells me I'm smart!

herpherpherpher ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:31 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your mother is also one of those idiots I am talking about. EDIT: I am also one of those idiots I am talking about, before you whiny bitches think I am only talking about everyone else.

Open_Minded_Dolphin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:04 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's why you should just sing all the time.

herpherpherpher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:17:43 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I... I don't get this.

Open_Minded_Dolphin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:20 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yeah honestly me either. I shouldn't comment on Reddit when I'm high.

shittypaintjpeg ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:29:07 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Just because a comment has a lot of upvotes doesn't validate it further. Try covering the votes with your finger and re-read the comment, I have found that many times it doesn't seem that great anymore.

JAnth2602 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:25:04 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Being a "nice guy" shouldn't be the basis of why you think someone should consider dating you

8400000 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:31:20 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

It's okay to be wrong. Reddit acts as a series of corrections, similar to Life, but less real.

Also, no one cares. :p

[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:53:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

[deleted]

1776ftw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:06 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You mean thereโ€™re rewards for those who con on Reddit?

modern_scarab ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:44:13 on August 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

That you only get one chance to raise your kids right, don't fuck it up. Get off the drugs, the alcohol or any other factors that inhibit you from being there for them, especially when they need you most. Likely you won't know exactly when that is but afterwards when they are dead or in jail or worse, resent you for life, you will have that WOW moment of regret.

Edit: words

annoyinDemon ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:01:58 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

the people of reddit suck dick

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:28 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

By that definition, you also suck dick

doom_monger ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:50 on August 13, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The Narwhal bacons at midnight

Rolfin ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 11:43:33 on August 15, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Everything is a remix, of something we've read, heard and/or experienced trough the glasses of our individual biography.