What Reddit bullshit you've encountered?

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[–]RuckFeddit 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Someone called "skullfurious" calling me a neckbeard for criticizing someones picture of their terrible food... in the food subreddit. Wouldn't even engage on the topic of food. Wasn't interested in the photo. I was just ruining his day by criticizing something he liked.

This is one example but I've had this experience countless times.

[–]Chipit 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Lots of people use Reddit as a kind of therapy. They can't get the feelings they want in their real life, so they turn to the internet to have a hugbox. Seen it so many places. They're not actually there to get an honest opinion. Their skill doesn't matter. They want to bask in the warm glow of approval.

The problem with this is that it seems to build on itself and make people more fragile. The more warm feelings they get, the more hostile they are to any dissent. It's Agreeability and conformity gone mad.

[–]King_Brutus 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Extremely prevalent in most art subs, particularly photography ones. A lot of shit photos and if you offered reasonable criticisms then you got freaked out on.