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Their usage is going to drop.

If you have the money to spend, then probably yes.

To be bigger than reddit will require bringing over all of the worst fuckwits of reddit. Let's not do that.

Wait... Would he do that?

The signal to noise ratio on reddit is so low that it's a poor information source. Its primary value would be to those studying culture and politics.

Apparently the United States...

because humans are more important

How? Why? We are by far the most destructive animal on the planet. We would exterminate any other species that ever got close to doing as much damage.

Both scenarios occur

True

~~I don’t think~~ it’s [not] reasonable to say this “strongly” suggests one in particular.

Disagree. He had a choice to either hear that she was experience pain/duress or that she's exaggerating and/or misunderstanding. In either case, if he truly cares about her then he could/should seek to understand, communicate, and (if appropriate) compromise. That he immediately dismissed her and only talked of himself makes it clear that he's an uncaring narcissist.

I appreciate that you want to give him the benefit of the doubt. Narcissists depend on this. When they show you who they are, believe them.

If one is too shallow to understand that 'video games' is a stand-in for a much broader problem, leave them. They are either really fucking stupid, a narcissist, or both.

He would absolutely say that he's dumping her and tell her how fucked up she is for even bringing HER problem to him in the first place. He wouldn't get in any hurry to actually leave, though. The longer he can keep her in her head and wondering what is actually going on, the better.

Narcissist for being the abuser, not giving a fuck about her, and making it all about himself.