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There are forums outside of reddit almost dedicated to do exactly that (post fake stories on reddit). Honestly, the posts (not this one, I think this is actuall

There are forums outside of reddit almost dedicated to do exactly that (post fake stories on reddit). Honestly, the posts (not this one, I think this is actually real) are sometimes so outlandish and "baity", yet reddit almost always fall for it. There's this bizarre pattern of always suggesting divorce, calling the cops or other very... "reddit" advice that comes off as unadjusted. And while the posts might be fake, the disturbing thing is that the comments/advices usually are not.

gigaflop 5y ago
As a userbase increases, the lowest common denominator falls. I don't have any estimates on the rates of change, but consider how huge Reddit and some of the default subs are, and how half of those people are below-average intelligence(Carlin quote?). I'm not at all surprised to see dumb shit on big subs, or to see people lying on the internet for imaginary points. I just moderate my expectations based on where I happen to be at a given time.
dogleash 5y ago
>There's this bizarre pattern [...] very... "reddit" advice that comes off as unadjusted. Part of being well-adjusted means knowing damn well better than to post anything approaching honesty online.