Person 1: I have 1k likes on my instagram story
Person 2: I have 10k upvote's 3 Reddit followers and depression.
Person 2: I have 10k upvote's 3 Reddit followers and depression.
by MKmac January 25, 2020
Get the Reddit mug.Reddit is a popular social commentary website that houses the largest hive mind (collective conscience) on the internet.
The said hive-mind often loves to find the tiniest bits of "hidden meanings" in people's opinions and use it against them, regardless whether those implications were intentional or not. It is essentially an act of guessing what the opinion giver failed to admit (as if they had any) and calling them out on it.
Most of the time, the hive-mind's guessing game turns out to be plain wrong and the opinion giver is left in a state of astonishment and resentment, as they obviously didn't mean to imply whatever the hive-mind claims they were implying.
This often results in the OP (original poster) to give a grudged reply to the Redditor, clarifying that this is not what they meant to say. If such a reply is disdainful enough, it will warrant more Redditors to come in and defend the hive-mind with more ridiculous accusations (e.g. "you're just trying to cover up that...", "you're failing to see...", etc.). And the hive-mind will do this until the OP gives up from all the downvotes.
While such an interrogative 'tactic' is useful in places such as academic critiquing and obviously police interrogation, on a social commentary website, it is practically useless and quite frankly infuriating. It is doing nothing but gaslighting the opinion giver.
The said hive-mind often loves to find the tiniest bits of "hidden meanings" in people's opinions and use it against them, regardless whether those implications were intentional or not. It is essentially an act of guessing what the opinion giver failed to admit (as if they had any) and calling them out on it.
Most of the time, the hive-mind's guessing game turns out to be plain wrong and the opinion giver is left in a state of astonishment and resentment, as they obviously didn't mean to imply whatever the hive-mind claims they were implying.
This often results in the OP (original poster) to give a grudged reply to the Redditor, clarifying that this is not what they meant to say. If such a reply is disdainful enough, it will warrant more Redditors to come in and defend the hive-mind with more ridiculous accusations (e.g. "you're just trying to cover up that...", "you're failing to see...", etc.). And the hive-mind will do this until the OP gives up from all the downvotes.
While such an interrogative 'tactic' is useful in places such as academic critiquing and obviously police interrogation, on a social commentary website, it is practically useless and quite frankly infuriating. It is doing nothing but gaslighting the opinion giver.
Example of the Reddit hive-mind in action #1:
OP: Can weed make you as intoxicated as alcohol?
Redditor 1: No, and why do you ask? Please don't tell me you're going to use weed as a date rape drug...
OP: Ummm... what? No, why would you even assume that that was my intention?
Redditor 2: Because the way you phrased it seemed like you were asking to use it on somebody.
OP: *feeling astonished* I-I literally was never even aware of the way I phrased it.....
Redditor 3: Well now you're aware.
OP: .....I'm sorry? What did I even do wrong?? I was literally just curious, jeez people.
Example of the Reddit hive-mind in action #2:
OP: I think that every topic can be joked about, within reason.
Redditor 1: Soooo basically you don't think every topic can be joked about....
OP: What.... well I mean yeah I guess if you put it that way, but that wasn't really my point. Obviously some jokes can't be taken to the extreme.
Redditor 2: But that means you're implying that people can't freely express what they might think is funny. You have no right to control someone else's thoughts or humor.
OP: You know what? Just shut the fuck up. I'm sick and tired of the Reddit hive-mind.
OP: Can weed make you as intoxicated as alcohol?
Redditor 1: No, and why do you ask? Please don't tell me you're going to use weed as a date rape drug...
OP: Ummm... what? No, why would you even assume that that was my intention?
Redditor 2: Because the way you phrased it seemed like you were asking to use it on somebody.
OP: *feeling astonished* I-I literally was never even aware of the way I phrased it.....
Redditor 3: Well now you're aware.
OP: .....I'm sorry? What did I even do wrong?? I was literally just curious, jeez people.
Example of the Reddit hive-mind in action #2:
OP: I think that every topic can be joked about, within reason.
Redditor 1: Soooo basically you don't think every topic can be joked about....
OP: What.... well I mean yeah I guess if you put it that way, but that wasn't really my point. Obviously some jokes can't be taken to the extreme.
Redditor 2: But that means you're implying that people can't freely express what they might think is funny. You have no right to control someone else's thoughts or humor.
OP: You know what? Just shut the fuck up. I'm sick and tired of the Reddit hive-mind.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian June 23, 2020
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Someone who believes, wrongfully so, that they are smarter than everyone else because they spend all of their time on Reddit.
Person 1: This loser in my class thinks he’s so smart because he reads r/socialism all day. He only comes once a week & doesn’t even bring a pen or paper to take notes, just gives moronic input on every topic discussed
Person 2: Typical Reddit Genius, I bet he’ll fail out anyway
Person 2: Typical Reddit Genius, I bet he’ll fail out anyway
by laenos September 23, 2019
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Guy #2: That's just Reddit for ya.
Guy #2: That's just Reddit for ya.
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by Soul_Driver November 12, 2019
Get the reddit mug.The scum and grease of any given social media site will eventually funnel its way into a subreddit. Reddit is a popular social media site characterized by its user base, a load of fat morons who scroll through r/dankmemes, start flame wars, and gorge themselves on pizza rolls.
Reddit users boast about the amount of karma they have: worthless internet points based off comments, posts, and likes (known as upvotes.) They will incessantly make fun of users who haven’t acquired ridiculous masses of karma, bragging about how they spend 25 hours a day doing nothing but upvoting posts to feel validation from the unfeeling code that displays all the karma they have generated.
Reddit occasionally contains the helpful post. However, further investigation of said helpful Reddit post will disappoint you. Every fucking time there’s an argument in the comments.
If you’ve ever engaged in a Reddit flame war, you know what it’s like. Bickering, whining, and insults back and forth all day and all night. Make sure “you’re” grammar is on par with Robert Frost, or “your” going to find your head rolling across the floor, sliced clean off by a neckbeard and the D&D sword he probably can’t use. Any argument, and I mean the most water tight, bulletproof shit can and will be shot down if you so much as misspell a single word.
Reddit has no other demographic than the morbidly obese manchild who lives down the street.
Reddit is the least fun place on the internet.
Reddit users boast about the amount of karma they have: worthless internet points based off comments, posts, and likes (known as upvotes.) They will incessantly make fun of users who haven’t acquired ridiculous masses of karma, bragging about how they spend 25 hours a day doing nothing but upvoting posts to feel validation from the unfeeling code that displays all the karma they have generated.
Reddit occasionally contains the helpful post. However, further investigation of said helpful Reddit post will disappoint you. Every fucking time there’s an argument in the comments.
If you’ve ever engaged in a Reddit flame war, you know what it’s like. Bickering, whining, and insults back and forth all day and all night. Make sure “you’re” grammar is on par with Robert Frost, or “your” going to find your head rolling across the floor, sliced clean off by a neckbeard and the D&D sword he probably can’t use. Any argument, and I mean the most water tight, bulletproof shit can and will be shot down if you so much as misspell a single word.
Reddit has no other demographic than the morbidly obese manchild who lives down the street.
Reddit is the least fun place on the internet.
Redditor: I spent 7 hours on the toilet yesterday browsing r/irony and r/dankmemes!!!!!
Doctor Penis: That’s wonderful. Go to sleep now it’s time for your gastric bypass. Maybe you’ll drop a couple hundred pounds.
Doctor Penis: That’s wonderful. Go to sleep now it’s time for your gastric bypass. Maybe you’ll drop a couple hundred pounds.
by BooBooKeys January 4, 2021
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