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[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 82 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's simply ragebait. It's a global phenomenon but I'd say Reddit embraced it as their primary feature, even more so than gd Facebook.

I'm not immune to it either, though my brand of ragebait is more in the /collapse and /antiwork spheres.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 9 months ago

/antiwork lost its way on reddit... If it ever had it, but deff got a lot of normies asking the right questions 🐸

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 57 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Its incredibly depressing how popular "Creative Writing: The Subreddit" has become.

[–] exanime@lemmy.world 41 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I found this sub entertaining for like 2 days after I found it...

Later it was clear it was full of people fishing for praise, people rage baiting or just assholes

In any case, like 99.9% of Reddit, it was clearly not good use of anyone's time

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

It was fun when it started. Once it devolved into that bullshit you listed I quit going.

[–] Soup@lemmy.cafe 2 points 9 months ago

Spot on 100 percent.

[–] n3cr0@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Are the bots now overtaking the world by controlling the people's thoughts?

[–] Rider@eviltoast.org 12 points 9 months ago
[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 15 points 9 months ago

was in 1990s tv too

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago
[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Kick em when they're up, kick em when they're down.

[–] zecg@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

technology

it's "your lifestyle and reddit" slop

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

That sub always seemed like a honey trap for Reddit’s dickhead community.

[–] Soup@lemmy.cafe 2 points 9 months ago

I’ve always said… “if you legitimately post in AITA, then yeah. YTA.” Because even if you’re the clear and obvious innocent victim in your little story, you’re an asshole for making it up to take advantage of people for upvotes.

Same with the “am I overreacting” bullshit.

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago

AITA for beating my wife to death because she burnt my steak?

NTA, cooking a steak is basic knowledge and you told her not to burn it

  • Reddit, probably.
[–] grue@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago