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Get the Reddit mug.A response to a question that offers non-responsive answer. The responder, rather than engaging with relevant knowledge, deflects by either answering a tangential question nobody asked, or requesting information irrelevant to the actual inquiry.
The contribution is 'technically' adjacent to the topic but functionally useless — it adds noise, dilutes the information space, and burdens the asker with restating what should have been clear. The behavior is common in online forums, where 'performative helpfulness' substitutes for actual experience.
The contribution is 'technically' adjacent to the topic but functionally useless — it adds noise, dilutes the information space, and burdens the asker with restating what should have been clear. The behavior is common in online forums, where 'performative helpfulness' substitutes for actual experience.
Person 1: I asked the forum how to setup a home server, but they kept asking me why I needed a home server and told me to use AWS instead.
Person 2: Ah, the 'Reddit Special'
Person 2: Ah, the 'Reddit Special'
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Ready: To have enough money or resources to do something, often used in the context of having cash on hand.
Origin: The term "ready" in this context is a colloquialism, likely stemming from the need for quick, accessible funds. It emphasizes the immediate availability of money for spending.
Examples:
* "I need to get some ready for the weekend trip."
* "Before we go out, let's make sure we have enough ready for dinner."
* "He didn't have much ready, so he couldn't buy the game."
Origin: The term "ready" in this context is a colloquialism, likely stemming from the need for quick, accessible funds. It emphasizes the immediate availability of money for spending.
Examples:
* "I need to get some ready for the weekend trip."
* "Before we go out, let's make sure we have enough ready for dinner."
* "He didn't have much ready, so he couldn't buy the game."
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Example: “He wanted to ask a nuanced question, but the Reddit Panopticon made him phrase it as a popular opinion first, to avoid being downvoted into oblivion.”
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"that's like placing a bear trap in a playground and then using this excuse, you're a redditard."
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