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There was a post on the AITA subreddit recently about a father who finds out his son has reported his friends for cheating on a math final. The dad had no probl

by jere 6y ago

There was a post on the AITA subreddit recently about a father who finds out his son has reported his friends for cheating on a math final. The dad had no problem with cheating whatsoever but took issue with the actions of the son. Whether or not this story is true, it reveals that 99% of people on twitter feel cheating is completely acceptable. In school I was under the impression cheating was relatively rare and no one proud of it, but I learned that I'm really out of touch. https://twitter.com/AITA_reddit/status/1340437223594979334 https://twitter.com/AITA_reddit/status/1340437223594979334

impendia 6y ago
Here is the actual reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/kg8cbx/aita_for_telling_my_son_to_grow_up_and_accept_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/kg8cbx/aita_... The top voted comment, with around 20K upvotes, rips into the father: "Instead of berating your son, you should be proud of what he did and support him by explaining that doing right is not always easy but necessary. You should be talking to administrators at his school about the culture they have inculcated." In contrast, the top voted comment which defends the son has only around 2,400 upvotes. Can't speak to "99% of people on twitter", but looks like only 10-15% of people on Reddit.
- jere 6y ago
  Yea I didn't link the reddit thread since the post itself was deleted, but indeed reddit seems to lean towards anti-cheating and twitter seems to lean towards pro-cheating (well, anti-snitching if nothing else). Really curious about how that dramatic difference developed.
  - VLM 6y ago
    reddit is a karma farm, so find the bandwagon and push it as extreme as possible to get those meaningless internet points. Note this applies to anything controversial on reddit especially politics. Only one extreme position will be allowed in all discussions in the presence of karma farming. Twitter is somewhat more conversational.

by jere 6y ago

impendia 6y ago

Here is the actual reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/kg8cbx/aita_for_telling_my_son_to_grow_up_and_accept_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/kg8cbx/aita_... The top voted comment, with around 20K upvotes, rips into the father: "Instead of berating your son, you should be proud of what he did and support him by explaining that doing right is not always easy but necessary. You should be talking to administrators at his school about the culture they have inculcated." In contrast, the top voted comment which defends the son has only around 2,400 upvotes. Can't speak to "99% of people on twitter", but looks like only 10-15% of people on Reddit.

jere 6y ago
Yea I didn't link the reddit thread since the post itself was deleted, but indeed reddit seems to lean towards anti-cheating and twitter seems to lean towards pro-cheating (well, anti-snitching if nothing else). Really curious about how that dramatic difference developed.
- VLM 6y ago
  reddit is a karma farm, so find the bandwagon and push it as extreme as possible to get those meaningless internet points. Note this applies to anything controversial on reddit especially politics. Only one extreme position will be allowed in all discussions in the presence of karma farming. Twitter is somewhat more conversational.