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I feel the implication is it only happens on Reddit so therefore it’s Reddit that is out of touch.

by nailer 3y ago

mynameisvlad 3y ago
https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/memes/am-i-so-out-of-touch https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/memes/am-i-so-out-of-touch Reddit is not one person, you understand that right? If multiple people on different parts of Reddit are telling you you’re an asshole— something I explicitly called out— then Occam’s Razor says that you are, in fact, the asshole.
- nailer 3y ago
  I think we both know that Reddit has a certain political viewpoint, so let’s not pretend that we don’t. The meme certainly applies, but not in the way you think it does. If it’s only Reddit that finds many people’s behaviour objectionable Occam’s Razor would determine that Reddit is the problem.
  - mynameisvlad 3y ago
    > I think we both know that Reddit has a certain political viewpoint, so let’s not pretend that we don’t. Bullshit. Reddit is made up of millions of people with different viewpoints. There are subreddits that are left leaning, centrist, right leaning, and everything in between. And many, many more which have no political viewpoint because they literally have nothing to do with politics. To claim an entire user base has a “certain political viewpoint” is plainly ignoring the reality of the situation. It certainly is a great strawman but it’s in no way shape or form representative of reality. I’m going to ignore the rest of your comment because you clearly can’t conceptualize the basic idea that Reddit is not one mind. Come back to me when this most basic of concepts has sunk in and we can have an actual discussion rather than whatever this idiotic back and forth you’re insisting on is.
    - nailer 3y ago
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      - mynameisvlad 3y ago
        At least you made it clear you don’t read comments before responding to them. Next time, don’t bother replying at all and save everyone the minute.
        nailer 3y ago
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        mynameisvlad 3y ago
        Congratulations on doing the bare minimum and still coming to a shit conclusion. Did you also bother to read your own comments while you were at it? I would have assumed you did but you clearly have shown that comprehension is not in your wheelhouse. > painting any assessment of Reddit to be a statement that Reddit has a single political opinion, which is a statement that nobody is making I mean, that's literally what you did, but go off sis. > I think we both know that Reddit has a certain political viewpoint, so let’s not pretend that we don’t. Gotta love how you can't even keep your own argument straight, let alone comprehending a basic fact like "millions of people have their own thoughts and opinions on a site"
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        nailer 3y ago
        > that's literally what you did, but go off sis. No. Your quote does not support the assertion. An average does not mean that individual data points can have different values. I’m not a woman. My username is my own name. I’m not sure what you were trying here. You should probably read the HN guidelines.
unsupp0rted 3y ago
Exactly. I’m not being called “an asshole”, even on Reddit: I’m being called racist, transphobic, homophobic, etc And only on Reddit. In real life, and in other online communities (e.g. I’m a member of a “DINK” Facebook group for people without kids), I haven’t had this problem. I haven’t gotten into flame wars with ad-hominems in recent memory either. People are a lot less eager to play the “you’re vaguely problematic” card outside Reddit.

I feel the implication is it only happens on Reddit so therefore it’s Reddit that is out of touch.

by nailer 3y ago

I feel the implication is it only happens on Reddit so therefore it’s Reddit that is out of touch.

https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/memes/am-i-so-out-of-touch https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/memes/am-i-so-out-of-touch Reddit is not one person, you understand that right? If multiple people on different parts of Reddit are telling you you’re an asshole— something I explicitly called out— then Occam’s Razor says that you are, in fact, the asshole.

nailer 3y ago
I think we both know that Reddit has a certain political viewpoint, so let’s not pretend that we don’t. The meme certainly applies, but not in the way you think it does. If it’s only Reddit that finds many people’s behaviour objectionable Occam’s Razor would determine that Reddit is the problem.
- mynameisvlad 3y ago
  > I think we both know that Reddit has a certain political viewpoint, so let’s not pretend that we don’t. Bullshit. Reddit is made up of millions of people with different viewpoints. There are subreddits that are left leaning, centrist, right leaning, and everything in between. And many, many more which have no political viewpoint because they literally have nothing to do with politics. To claim an entire user base has a “certain political viewpoint” is plainly ignoring the reality of the situation. It certainly is a great strawman but it’s in no way shape or form representative of reality. I’m going to ignore the rest of your comment because you clearly can’t conceptualize the basic idea that Reddit is not one mind. Come back to me when this most basic of concepts has sunk in and we can have an actual discussion rather than whatever this idiotic back and forth you’re insisting on is.
  - nailer 3y ago
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    - mynameisvlad 3y ago
      At least you made it clear you don’t read comments before responding to them. Next time, don’t bother replying at all and save everyone the minute.
      - nailer 3y ago
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        mynameisvlad 3y ago
        Congratulations on doing the bare minimum and still coming to a shit conclusion. Did you also bother to read your own comments while you were at it? I would have assumed you did but you clearly have shown that comprehension is not in your wheelhouse. > painting any assessment of Reddit to be a statement that Reddit has a single political opinion, which is a statement that nobody is making I mean, that's literally what you did, but go off sis. > I think we both know that Reddit has a certain political viewpoint, so let’s not pretend that we don’t. Gotta love how you can't even keep your own argument straight, let alone comprehending a basic fact like "millions of people have their own thoughts and opinions on a site"
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        nailer 3y ago
        > that's literally what you did, but go off sis. No. Your quote does not support the assertion. An average does not mean that individual data points can have different values. I’m not a woman. My username is my own name. I’m not sure what you were trying here. You should probably read the HN guidelines.

unsupp0rted 3y ago

Exactly. I’m not being called “an asshole”, even on Reddit: I’m being called racist, transphobic, homophobic, etc And only on Reddit. In real life, and in other online communities (e.g. I’m a member of a “DINK” Facebook group for people without kids), I haven’t had this problem. I haven’t gotten into flame wars with ad-hominems in recent memory either. People are a lot less eager to play the “you’re vaguely problematic” card outside Reddit.