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[–] Kyrgizion 82 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's simply ragebait. It's a global phenomenon but I'd say Reddit embraced it as their primary feature, even more so than gd Facebook.

I'm not immune to it either, though my brand of ragebait is more in the /collapse and /antiwork spheres.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

/antiwork lost its way on reddit... If it ever had it, but deff got a lot of normies asking the right questions 🐸

[–] Warl0k3 57 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Its incredibly depressing how popular "Creative Writing: The Subreddit" has become.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I posted a bullshit story on there once. Watching people discuss and argue over a fake story was good fun.

[–] exanime 41 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I found this sub entertaining for like 2 days after I found it...

Later it was clear it was full of people fishing for praise, people rage baiting or just assholes

In any case, like 99.9% of Reddit, it was clearly not good use of anyone's time

[–] JigglySackles 2 points 2 weeks ago

It was fun when it started. Once it devolved into that bullshit you listed I quit going.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Spot on 100 percent.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago

It's gossip, just online. Gossip has been a human past time ever since language was created.

[–] n3cr0 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Are the bots now overtaking the world by controlling the people's thoughts?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

was in 1990s tv too

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago
[–] son_named_bort 7 points 2 weeks ago

Kick em when they're up, kick em when they're down.

[–] IchNichtenLichten 7 points 2 weeks ago

That sub always seemed like a honey trap for Reddit’s dickhead community.

[–] zecg 6 points 2 weeks ago

technology

it's "your lifestyle and reddit" slop

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I’ve always said… “if you legitimately post in AITA, then yeah. YTA.” Because even if you’re the clear and obvious innocent victim in your little story, you’re an asshole for making it up to take advantage of people for upvotes.

Same with the “am I overreacting” bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

AITA for beating my wife to death because she burnt my steak?

NTA, cooking a steak is basic knowledge and you told her not to burn it

  • Reddit, probably.
[–] grue 0 points 2 weeks ago