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> I made a terrible life changing mistake by reading too much of these subreddits. I don't understand. How could you make a life-changing mistake by reading th

> I made a terrible life changing mistake by reading too much of these subreddits. I don't understand. How could you make a life-changing mistake by reading the news?

0des 4y ago
I don't know if it is the same person, but there was a quite disheartening story posted by a person who due to internally misunderstood depression transitioned at the suggestion of people on reddit, regretted it, then later went dark and everyone assumes took their life.
- koshergweilo 4y ago
  Yeah something like that came to my mind as well. Even if that is the case it seems a little odd to blame the news subreddit specifically and not their own poor decision-making. It's like if someone who panic sold during the covid scare blaming the news.
- Akronymus 4y ago
  > ...a person who due to internally misunderstood depression transitioned at the suggestion of people on reddit, Sadly somewhat common. And you can talk about it almost nowhere, due to "transphobia"
theshrike79 4y ago
Getting in on the global 24/7 news cycle is bad for your mental health[0]. You don't gain anything positive from knowing about the latest $bad_thing the hour it happens. [0] https://time.com/5125894/is-reading-news-bad-for-you/ https://time.com/5125894/is-reading-news-bad-for-you/
jotm 4y ago
I acted on them. I fell for it just like people who fall for (other) conspiracies. None of us are immune. So, during Brexit times, I read (and wrote) a lot of r/europe, r/ukpolitics, r/brexit. Which at the time were cesspools of doom, every little thing was a catastrophe, and I believed it. I started thinking "I need to get out", that was on my mind fucking 24/7. Then I lost my job partly because of Brexit (drop in exports to EU, company decided to lay off a bunch of people), at which point I was convinced the UK was going to shit and I was gonna get locked in, kicked out or some weird shit. So, yeah, I left the UK without bothering to apply for pre-settled status, just abandoned everything. Those Reddit subs played a major part in it - I've thought about it a lot and it's a reasonable conclusion. The reality is that the UK is the best country in Europe if you speak English and like your freedoms. It has not gone to shit, and it's unlikely that it will. I know poor Brits love to complain, but they're just not seeing the opportunities. It was by far the easiest country to settle and make a lot of money in. And the food is great - people who say otherwise are either snobs who only talk about restaurants, trolling or have never stepped into an ASDA lol Anyway, don't be a dumbass like me. Just do yourself a favour and don't read r/politics, /r/news, worldnews, national subreddits, and just most general subreddits. If you see a lot of doom and gloom, abandon it.

> I made a terrible life changing mistake by reading too much of these subreddits. I don't understand. How could you make a life-changing mistake by reading the news?

0des 4y ago

I don't know if it is the same person, but there was a quite disheartening story posted by a person who due to internally misunderstood depression transitioned at the suggestion of people on reddit, regretted it, then later went dark and everyone assumes took their life.

koshergweilo 4y ago
Yeah something like that came to my mind as well. Even if that is the case it seems a little odd to blame the news subreddit specifically and not their own poor decision-making. It's like if someone who panic sold during the covid scare blaming the news.
Akronymus 4y ago
> ...a person who due to internally misunderstood depression transitioned at the suggestion of people on reddit, Sadly somewhat common. And you can talk about it almost nowhere, due to "transphobia"

theshrike79 4y ago

Getting in on the global 24/7 news cycle is bad for your mental health[0]. You don't gain anything positive from knowing about the latest $bad_thing the hour it happens. [0] https://time.com/5125894/is-reading-news-bad-for-you/ https://time.com/5125894/is-reading-news-bad-for-you/

jotm 4y ago

I acted on them. I fell for it just like people who fall for (other) conspiracies. None of us are immune. So, during Brexit times, I read (and wrote) a lot of r/europe, r/ukpolitics, r/brexit. Which at the time were cesspools of doom, every little thing was a catastrophe, and I believed it. I started thinking "I need to get out", that was on my mind fucking 24/7. Then I lost my job partly because of Brexit (drop in exports to EU, company decided to lay off a bunch of people), at which point I was convinced the UK was going to shit and I was gonna get locked in, kicked out or some weird shit. So, yeah, I left the UK without bothering to apply for pre-settled status, just abandoned everything. Those Reddit subs played a major part in it - I've thought about it a lot and it's a reasonable conclusion. The reality is that the UK is the best country in Europe if you speak English and like your freedoms. It has not gone to shit, and it's unlikely that it will. I know poor Brits love to complain, but they're just not seeing the opportunities. It was by far the easiest country to settle and make a lot of money in. And the food is great - people who say otherwise are either snobs who only talk about restaurants, trolling or have never stepped into an ASDA lol Anyway, don't be a dumbass like me. Just do yourself a favour and don't read r/politics, /r/news, worldnews, national subreddits, and just most general subreddits. If you see a lot of doom and gloom, abandon it.