First Law of reddit

reddit>sleep.

man 1: I slept ten hours yesterday. It felt so good.
man 2: Man, have you never heard of the first law of reddit?

by AnonIthink September 7, 2013

r/True_reddit

Le best subreddit in le world
Obscure subreddit that depicts intrusive, disturbing and violent thoughts in the form of rage comics

-What are you doing?
-Nothing much, just browsing r/True_reddit
-You mean the sub about rage comics which depict intrusive violent thoughts?
-Isn't that obvious?

by Opshredder July 31, 2023

Banned from Reddit

Something you get when you're not an extreme left bootlicker.

"I got banned from Reddit"
"Why"
"I don't support the extreme left"
"Lol"

by Ubeenbamboozledson March 25, 2024

Trauma from Reddit

The specific psychological damage incurred from prolonged exposure to Reddit's potent cocktail of hyper-specialized echo chambers, brutal downvote mobs, pseudo-intellectual pedantry, and fleeting, dopamine-driven validation (karma). It warps your communication style into a defensive, citation-ready, and overly qualifying mode. The trauma manifests as an inability to have a normal opinion without imagining the "Well, actually..." reply, a fear of expressing joy for niche interests, and a deep-seated suspicion that any community you love will eventually be ruined by drama, corporate greed, or a power-mod.

*Example: "He can't even recommend a movie without framing it as 'Unpopular opinion, but...' and citing three sources. Classic trauma from Reddit. He also flinches when he hears the phrase 'Touch grass,' which was the last reply he got before deleting his 8-year-old account."*

by Abzugal January 30, 2026

Trauma from Reddit Shadowban

A double-layered hell specific to the site's often-Byzantine moderation. You can still post, but your votes don't count and your comments are hidden unless a moderator manually approves them. The trauma is a masterclass in futility and paranoia. You meticulously craft responses in r/AskHistorians, only to never see them appear. You upvote a cause you believe in, providing zero support. You message the admins and get an automated reply about "server issues." It feels like being trapped in a glass box, pounding on the walls while the entire world scrolls past, oblivious to your existence.

*Example: "He wrote a 5000-word, sourced breakdown on economic policy, got two upvotes (both his own alts), and no replies. His trauma from a Reddit shadowban convinced him he was just deeply stupid and boring, until he discovered the ban a year later via a third-party website."* Trauma from Reddit Shadowban

by Abzugal January 30, 2026

Trauma from Reddit's Spam Filters

The specific, collective frustration and sense of injustice experienced by online community members when automated moderation tools (AutoModerator, site-wide filters) incorrectly delete their legitimate posts or comments. This "trauma" stems from the helplessness of arguing with an algorithm, the opacity of the rules, and the social death of being silenced in a space you care about.

*Example: You spend an hour crafting a helpful, rule-abiding answer in r/AskHistorians, citing sources. You hit "post." It vanishes. No notification. No reason. You message the mods (who are volunteers and may reply in 3 days). Silence. This is Trauma from Reddit's Spam Filters—the gut-punch of being rendered a ghost by a bot, transforming participation into a lottery and breeding chronic low-level distrust in the platform's infrastructure.*

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 6, 2026

Deleted by Reddit

To assassinate a fascist dictator

Hey guys, this regime is kidnapping people and plotting mass murder, looks like we will have to "deleted by reddit"

by Furious Jones July 1, 2025