I loved Reddit for what it is, but nothing made me back out of a post faster than seeing the top 3 parent threads as a regurgitation of the same inside jokes, pun-chains, and so on.

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[–] NabiscoShredderWheat@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 63 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I get what you're saying, but communities that spend time together will form their inside jokes, their way of doing things, etc. If you don't like it you don't have to participate. I say this with the upmost respect, but you need to get over yourself. Nobody is forcing you into a community.

[–] RomeCallen@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

totes agree on that ish

the dumb shit is what makes it feel like a community or friends getting together. if its not that its a college message board for assignments

[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yeah, it's almost a bit intimidating to post here now the fun has settled. you have to think of a whole thought about a somewhat serious topic and sometimes that's just...ugh

[–] RomeCallen@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ya that hype will die down too

im totally a filthy casual and get the dislike but if lemmy survives and thrives, it will be with the help of shitposters

not everything has to be serious

[–] redditcandoone@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Thank god. I enjoyed using reddit because I used to shitpost irl and have had to tone it down with work so I need an outlet somewhere...

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The relationship advice threads were the weirdest. Someone would post a question like "my wife is sleeping over at her male coworkers place a lot and stopped coming home, should I be worried" and all the answers would be saying they're just jealous and too controlling.

[–] TheInternetCanBeNice@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

You and I must have been in opposite threads there. Because it was weird, but in the opposite way you're describing.

Once saw one where I guy's wife let her sister something close to 1% of their savings because both the sister and her partner had been laid off in one month. The guy went ballistic and move everything out of their joint accounts into ones under his name only, and gave her a strict allowance. People on reddit were telling him that's nowhere enough, he should apparently divorce her right away, and maybe sue her.

They were also convinced that because of this one short term loan the SIL and BIL were now going to think he's a sucker, and they'd move in.

It was weird. Those places often get weird though because people in healthy relationships, or single but happy about it, just don't show up. So you just gave a cycle of people unhappy with their personal relationships goading other equally unhappy people.