I just had a surreal experience. I was reading the comments on this article, incredulous that all the obvious humour, meta commentary and novelty account perfor

I just had a surreal experience. I was reading the comments on this article, incredulous that all the obvious humour, meta commentary and novelty account performances were being upmodded so vigorously. Suddenly I realized I was on reddit and the context all clicked smartly into place. I was surprised to discover how much I have both a) internalized the respective cultures of HN and reddit, and b) compartmentalized those cultures such that the same comment will evoke a much different emotional reaction from me depending on whether it's on HN or reddit. I actually felt myself swing from prudish disapproval to sanguine acceptance once I realized where I was looking at the comments. It was unnerving.