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Because it's a relatively safe level of risk compared to, say, 4chan's /b/. People love to dabble in risk in safe ways. I'd argue that's what many genres of fic
by sli 3y ago
Because it's a relatively safe level of risk compared to, say, 4chan's /b/. People love to dabble in risk in safe ways. I'd argue that's what many genres of fiction are explicitly for, e.g. horror, violent games, etc.
- Loocid 3y agoBut it's only that way because Reddit placed limits which goes against the "let the internet be grimy" hot-take. Back in the day there were subreddits that would rival the depravity of /b/.
- watwut 3y agoThey never stayed contained I their own subs. They just needed to go out of their way to subs of their perceived enemies.
- Tao3300 3y agoYeah, we need something where the risk level is a little lower than the "it's a crime if I don't call the FBI and tell them I saw this" level.