On Reddit I mostly see this feature used for political manipulation. Especially by people who to me are obviously propagandists. It's a very common pattern for

On Reddit I mostly see this feature used for political manipulation. Especially by people who to me are obviously propagandists. It's a very common pattern for me to encounter something, writing a reply I think is superb, seeing it highly upvoted, and then seeing the person I replied to delete that comment. It's incredibly effective-- you get your propaganda out, and when it gets questioned it just disappears-- the lies will have affected many and the rebuttal seen by few.