What popular reddit mentality do you disagree with?

toughactin · 1 year

I don't care if Justin Bieber is popular or not.

I would never have heard of him if not for reddit. Thanks reddit, for introducing me to him. I still don't know who he is, but apparently reddit hates him. So I must assume he's a cop with an iPhone who tazered a pot smoker who was trying to deliver aid to Gaza.

tjragon · 1 year

That games/music/films these day are shit. There is so much out there; people just need to learn how to look past the blockbusters.

Edit: Of course that doesn't mean that I think that everything popular is shit.

agbullet · 1 year

I don't give a shit about narwhals.

zarbob · 1 year

I hate "pedobear" jokes.

maccaroon · 1 year

somebody posts some "this is the best ### evar!" and then everyone and their dog posts "no, this is the best ### evar!!!". kills me.

flashman · 1 year

I don't think it's worth starting complaint threads every time something on Reddit annoys me (see: reddit is becoming 4chan; stop making "no, x is more y" threads; can we please stop submitting threads about x).

When something annoys you, think "this, too, shall pass" and consider whether it's worth your time getting worked up about it.

jjbcn · 1 year

Redditors who say how clever they are and use "argument by authority" to make their point, i.e. "I'm a brain surgeon with a phd in astrophysics and an IQ of 250. I have spent years studying this subject, and I can definately state that there is no such thing as free will, and all philosophers and scientists of note throughout history agree with me. I do not have time to go into details, and you would not able to understand what I was talking about without years of extensive study. Just take it from me that you are wrong and please try to accept that I'm much cleverer than you."

Piquante · 1 year

Fuck Narwhals. Fuck them right in their face.

Oh and that retarded secret Reddit greeting that was once discussed. Something about the narwhals bacon at midnight. Go die. If someone said that to me I would deny knowing what it means just because that is the internet equivalent of the jersey tan.

TL;DR, I think I am better than everyone and everything.

ShoepZA · 1 year

The endless stream of puns

mjaumjau · 1 year

Most of them. I actually hate most of you.

joepaulk7 · 1 year

I can't stand this downvoting for any comment that runs against the hivemind mentality that has become so prevalent over the past year or so. Many times, I've upvoted comments that I completely disagreed with because they were well thought out and added to the conversation. Come to think of it, why don't more people add a comment to posts that they disagree with explaining their own viewpoint?

Druuseph · 1 year

The reverence for marijuana. I've smoked, I quite enjoy the effects but I think that the culture that surrounds marijuana use is infantile and stupid. You are not special because you smoke, you are not more enlightened than everyone else because you smoke. You don't need to talk about weed all the damn time just because you like it.

michaeljonesbird · 1 year

I've got nothing against hipsters, or hipster culture. And I think hipster girls are incredibly hot.

cowinabadplace · 1 year

Alright, here are mine:

That rational examination is necessary to hold a view on everything. At some point, you have to accept what experts say. I don't claim that AIDS is not caused by a virus, even though I lack the ability and the equipment to falsify the claim that it is a virus that causes AIDS. Even if I were given raw data that pointed to its being a virus I probably wouldn't be able to tell. I defer to the expert.
That every claim must be treated equally. I must examine the claims put forth by Gene Ray carefully and systematically before I dismiss them. This is utter nonsense. One can only examine claims that are themselves unambiguous and also falsifiable. If a claim does not meet these two criteria I may safely dismiss it but not claim the opposite.
Quoting of logical fallacies incorrectly. Most redditors have a passing knowledge of what argumentatum ad hominem means, for example. As a result, every attack on the character is labelled an ad hominem fallacy. But this is wrong! If I were to say, "One should not believe John Doe about octopuses invading Manhattan because he has lied 5 times in the past about giant octopuses." I am not making a fallacious argument. I am attacking his character because it is relevant. I am making the point that the man is a liar.
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However, if I were to say, "One should not believe Jean-Pierre about octopuses invading Manhattan because he believes that torture is acceptable." then I am making a fallacious argument.
That males are persecuted in Western societies. This is actually only a special case of the belief that "those who are perceived to be privileged are actually persecuted". I do not agree with this, and I do not believe that the adult white male is persecuted, particularly. If I see this victim complex combined with an "I live for myself alone" attitude I feel very embarrassed for that person.
That America is a police state. I am not American, but I have friends who live and study there, and relatives who live and work there. America is a wonderfully free place. They ban very few (if any) books, and people are allowed to express incredibly radical views. This is a good thing.
That American education is crap. I don't believe this of the universities because most of my friends who study there have told me otherwise. I don't believe this of schools because my younger cousins who studied there have all the knowledge and intelligence I would expect them to have at their age. EDIT: Okay, coincidentally a very good friend of mine got back just a couple of days ago, and I happened to ask her about this. Apparently the schools that my cousins go to are 'magnet schools' that require some sort of entrance examination. This might skew my idea of what school education is like.
That the metric system will solve all problems. I believe that using a single universal system within a region is sufficient. However, international standards must supersede regional standards when international cooperation is required. Therefore, the US should continue using British Imperial units until they have to work with non-US people. Then they must use metric.
Shock jokes. They're popular on reddit. Dead baby this, dead baby that, necrophilia this, child abuse that. I think they're boring and uninventive.

omguard · 1 year

Grammar Nazi's

fallenangel42 · 1 year

Religious = Stupid: I'm atheist, but the way a lot of Reddit treats anybody the moment they find out they are religious is inexcusable. Yes, different faiths have beliefs and customs that we find bizarre, but the vast majority of those are doing the rest of us no harm at all, so let it go please! Obviously, the misguided beliefs that end in violence and terrorism are a different story, but otherwise can't we live and let live?
Bacon: I know this is heresy, but I don't like it. It's too salty, just tastes lke a cheap version of gammon, and I'd rather have sausages thanks.
Police: I agree with the OP on this one. Give them a break, life would be a lot tougher without any police around.
Trolls: Now, while there are a lot of genuine trolls out there, who should be got rid of, it has become increasingly common to call someone a troll just because they were rude/insensitive or disagreed with popular opinion, even if their past record shows no evidence of trollish behaviour. Plenty people are rude, without being trolls (not that this makes rudeness okay), and since when has holding a different opinion to the hivemind been a trolling offence?

johnleemk · 1 year

I don't think the world is going to hell in a handbasket.

Yes, governments are repressing their people and rich people suck. (I avoid blaming corporations; nothing innate about a business makes it evil, and there are millions of registered corporations worldwide which do good things for their communities everyday.)

But who seriously believes we were freer a century or two ago? Were we richer? Redditors act as if the world is going to end, but a hundred years ago, it sucked to be anything other than a rich white male. Only rich white males were really free in the meaningful sense Reddit seems to think of. It's a lot easier to get by these days even if you not rich, white or male.

Yeah, things aren't perfect. But I have a hard time getting worked up about purported outrages when 150 years ago an American president could take away habeas corpus with the stroke of a pen, 100 years ago rich white people could start wars at will (see: Spanish-American War), and 50 years ago much of the world knew nothing about what existed beyond an individual country, other than what their governments told them.

As much as things seem to suck, there's never been a better time to be alive. On the aggregate, humankind has never had more freedom of speech and more opportunity to make the most of ourselves.

epicviking · 1 year

1) the whole friend zone thing. 99% of the time it comes up, its pretty obviously a case of either stubborn men not being able to understand rejection, or desperate men misinterpreting signals women give.

2) On that subject, "Nerdy girls". I'm not talking about smart, openminded girls, I'm talking "nerdy" as the in science fact spouting, video game nostalgia love proclaiming, quirky dressing dream girl that tons of guys seem to have in mind. I've met a few, and they are for the most part a) Completely crazy or b) Pretending to like all that stuff for the attention. Sure there might be a few exceptions, but to brush all females aside in pursuit of a girl like this will only end in tragedy. see number 1.

3) Dressing nicely seems to be a sin around here. I've read posts from redditors who have turned down jobs because they were required to wear a tie. really guys? Its a piece of cloth, nothing more, nothing less.

4) finally, cats. Dogs do everything they do (be lazy, rip apart small animals) and they do it better and with more love.

swollencornholio · 1 year

I'm mostly liberal on social issues and conservative on economic issues. I'd rather take things issue by issue than siding with a general idea.

jellystones · 1 year

I hate how most redditors believes it is their right to download anything they please for free. Their attitudes to the creators of any content is "fuck you, if you go bankrupt Ill just watch something else".

MrCda · 1 year

Generally, it's an intolerance of any view that the majority don't share. For myself, I'm OK with:

reading left-of-centre or right-of-centre views
reading views of atheists or believers
reading views of those who support the Palestinians or the Israelis
reading views of those who believe the government has no business controlling things (e.g. guns, drugs) or those who believe they warrant regulation

But on reddit, it's only acceptable to hold the first side of each bullet point above. There is no tolerance for dissent.

Lately, the most tiresome thing for me has been that about 2/3 of all new submissions that hit the top 10-20 in the Canada subreddit have been about the G20, protesters and arrests (yes, the summit ended more than 1 week ago but the flow of submissions continues).

cronin1024 · 1 year

I don't care about Zach Anner. All the 'pushes' to put him in the top spot that kept popping up caused me to vote for his opponent out of spite.

Pufflekun · 1 year

I loathe how the vast majority in /r/relationship_advice refuse to acknowledge that lifestyles which they personally find unappealing can work for other people.

I asked for help on how to find friends to cuddle and make out with, and everyone's response was that there was something wrong with me because I didn't want a serious/sexual relationship, and that I should figure out why I was "afraid" of relationships, or "afraid" of sex, or why I was looking for something that no female on the entire planet would be interested in. Not one person ever attempted to answer my question. It makes me sick to just think about it; I had already figured out what would make me happy, and all I needed was advice on how to find it, and instead I was told that the very thing I knew would make me happy was both objectively wrong and impossible to obtain. I've since made lots of cuddle buddies by searching on OkCupid - an endeavor which I almost gave up on after everyone in that thread told me to get mental help.

Then there was the time when someone posted that he really loved his current partner, and she seemed to feel the same way about him, but they both felt like they wanted to see other people. Everyone posted "advice" that basically said "you should both work on suppressing your feelings for other people." When I posted that perhaps they might be most comfortable if they made their relationship an open one, because then they would be able to see other people and continue to love each other, I was downvoted into oblivion and received countless replies of "open relationships never work in the real world." Never mind the fact that there's huge communities for polyamorous people and swinger couples, or the fact that open relationships have become so common that Facebook lets your specify that you're "In an Open Relationship" on your profile. In the real world, a couple who obviously wants an open relationship should work towards not wanting an open relationship.

Great fucking advice, guys.

Mighty-Tsu · 1 year

That idea that PC Gamers are demi-gods and that Valve/Steam is the best thing to happen to humanity...

Mile_Marker · 1 year

-not all fat people are lazy.

-girls who are uncomfortable with their significant others watching porn are not crazy control freaks.

-some feminists are heterosexual, shave their legs, and simply believe that men and women should be treated equally. not all feminists think men are evil and women should rule the world.

fraubot · 1 year

I like bacon and narwhal just fine but now it's irritating how everyone is posting pics of some card their partner made with a bacon strip scribbled on it. And then it ends up on the first page. If there was a picture of narwhal steak wrapped in bacon--THEN I would be impressed. Otherwise, it's just sycophancy.

Oh and why does everyone think I'm a dude? Hello~"Frau" bot? And Asian women do not look "instantly old" when they turn 40. It's just that some of them get a stupid haircut that makes them unattractive.

squidfartz · 1 year

Being mean to people anonymously.

awesomedeluxe · 1 year

Israel: not 100% wrong. Whole situation not black and white.

[deleted] · 1 year

Oh fun:

I don't disagree with everything Republican-related, even though I lean left, if anything.
I don't like that images are upvoted because we're too lazy to read
I'm Christian. But, while redditors often distastefully attack religion, I myself have not been attacked for my beliefs.
I believe the Earth was created 20,000 years ago. ... just kidding.
I hate clicking on the comments to see what people think, then having to scroll down halfway down the page because of some semi-humorous comment that leads to an unrelated discussion.
Are there really that many people interested in programming? Or do programmers just upvote things more?
I own a MacBook Pro. And an iPad. And an iPod. I work on my computer 70 hours a week, and working on a Mac has been much more pleasurable.
I think "why are we at war" posts are outdated. We're there; we're not going to suddenly decide to leave. Now we need solutions, and we need to be forward thinking.
Memes aren't funny just because they're memes.
Christina Hendricks? I didn't know who she was ... until now.
Pot legalization, I think, is a lot harder than just simply passing a law saying it's no longer illegal. Societal norms haven't been established for the drug. For example, it's bad to walk into work drunk. But will it ever be OK to walk into work high? And will employers still fire employees for using, not on the job?

... on another note, I like that reddit occasionally produces original content. I'd like to see a place where the best of it is compiled.

magicfrog9 · 1 year

Contrary to popular belief, your pets are not interesting

Filmore · 1 year

I don't agree with the idea of reddiquette, and never have. I never agreed to it, and don't see why some people should be allowed to impose their ideas on what reddit is on everyone else when the site ran fine long before it existed.

I always get downvoted for saying this whenever it comes up. The really ironic thing is that downvoting me because you disagree is itself a violation of reddiquette, thus making all those who will vote me down a total hypocrite!

DIGGYRULES · 1 year

I think the Twilight books and movies are entertaining. I also like the Harry Potter series.
I believe in God. I also believe in people's right to NOT believe in God, without belittling their intelligence.
I think reposts are okay if they are worth looking at. Sometimes I miss something and get to see it another time.

Gramaryan · 1 year

I don't like the deification of 4chan on Reddit. That place is a spam-clogged husk of a community populated exclusively by angry 14 year olds. No, they're not awesome. There was once a time where it was magical and special, but it's been entirely co-opted by the greater internet. 2 years ago, when I was in high school my aged 40 Spanish teacher said "that's a pretty win sentence right there".

Actually, I think I just hate internet culture in general.

ImSean · 1 year

Karma pandering. Two things come to mind, the first is the "This might be downvoted," its ljust a pathetic way to get pity votes. The other is using "Reddit" in the title as some sort of grounding commonality here, ie "Hey Reddit! Check out this thing my girlfriend made," or "What does Reddit think about.."

fangisland · 1 year

-Anti-'hipsterism.' More importantly how the term is used to stereotype and label people that we know nothing about. Some kid that listens to Animal Collective and rides a bike isn't automatically a hipster, he just likes the music and gets exercise. I wouldn't take issue if the term wasn't used here in such a derogatory sense, like just because you meet the outward criteria of what someone considers a hipster, suddenly you're automatically an elitist pretentious douchebag. And people here constantly mislabel what a hipster 'is' - i.e. some kid wearing makeup and black clothes listening to Devil Wears Prada is a hipster? What?

-Beginning a post with the word 'seriously' and ending it with 'seriously?'

sonicon · 1 year

Making fun of Asian pronunciation of the letter L . Yes, we know some Asians have trouble with it.

Almost every time Reddit has a submission about Asians, one of the top comments makes fun of the L/R thing.

Is it that funny?

root66 · 1 year

Fervent anti-religiosity. I am not a religious man. I don't go to church. I believe in evolution, although I am skeptical about evolution alone fully explaining human existence. I can understand laughing at people who take the Bible literally or hating those who wage war in the name of religion, but the attitude I see in a lot of posts is way beyond the point of ignorance and intolerance. It is just hateful.

PurpleSfinx · 1 year

That people who buy Apple products are complete morons, and not just people who made a choice about which computer was right for them which happened to be different to someone else's choice of which computer is right for them.

PurpleSfinx · 1 year

That we are forced to watch Twilight and Justin Beiber, everyone who likes them is a moron, none of us passed through teenagerhood to get to adulthood, and we can only avoid the horrible pain and suffering someone else liking a vampire book causes us by making more posts about it than any other damn website.

EGAgraphics · 1 year

Pedobear. I've considered walking away from Reddit more than once because of it. My beef isn't necessarily with the guy who has Pedobear on his debit card -- it's the people who defend it as a higher form of humor.

It's not. And I don't have a problem if I take issue with it. I'm not one of the "bad" people who propagates lies that make harmless interaction with children a cause for alarm.

Ugh, reminds me how much I hate these people for me turning my dislike of Pedobear into some kind of reverse-terrorism.

That's about it. Pretty much everything else here is cool.

jk1150 · 1 year

Blind faith in politicians, from Ron Paul to Obama. The idea that if a politician you generally like has a flaw, you must bury any discussion of that flaw so it does not hurt your candidate's overall chances. This happened with Biden, many on reddit whisked away talk of his anti-file sharing stances. Now Biden, who was really never pressured about file sharing, is leading an effort to seize internet domains of file sharing sites. This is setting quite a precedent for what the government can do, but even still he is facing little opposition about it because god forbid there is anything negative about Obama.

spfan79 · 1 year

It's not that I disagree with quoting TV and Movie lines all over the comments, but I don't understand why some of them get 100 up votes while others get a bunch of down votes. I'll scroll down and see "all glory to the hypnotoad" in some random thread and notice it's been up voted hundreds of times but a few weeks back I quoted Jurassic Park in some dinosaur thread and I ended up just removing the comment because I got a bunch of down votes. Are there some movies it's just not OK to quote amongst reddit users, or is it just a matter of knowing your audience?

beatsforthemind · 1 year

Ron Paul.

Aridane · 1 year

The only peeve that comes to mind is the complete disregard for "fat chicks." Any time a larger woman is discussed the topic immediately dissolves into "lol downboat becuz she's fat." Or -and this gets me steamed- anytime someone posts a comment that is even remotely pro-acceptance, it's downvoted to oblivion with comments like, "you sound fat."

Take a good hard look in the mirror, guys. I am sure that some of you with your link karma in the hundreds are the pinnacle of fatassery. You'd have to be with the amount of time you spend in front of a computer.

I'll never understand why it is a double standard - men get a free pass when it comes to their weight but women are tormented.

eandi · 1 year

Hating BP completely. If you care, stop driving.

jackwork · 1 year

Keanu Reeves. I don't give a fuck about him.

logantauranga · 1 year

I'm against Reddit's tendency to remind people posting common questions that their questions have been posted many, many times before.

That's right, I'm a self-loathing Redditor.

jdkoeck · 1 year

Guns! American redditors love them, I'm French and I hate this. In my country, no high school security doors. But to each his own, I guess.

BroccoliFarts · 1 year

Making fun of fat people. But that seems to be society wide, not unique to Reddit.

vbl · 1 year

Righteous indignation at everything, including other redditors. See: this entire thread.

Stoodius · 1 year

The mentality that we need a special thread which allows us to disagree. You can disagree whenever the fuck you want. "Here's your chance", as if you are enabling us to say what we want, haha. Go fuck yourself buddy.

babbitt86 · 1 year

WE ARE NOT ALL PROGRAMMERS!!

farktronix · 1 year

fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu's are never funny.

GarMc · 1 year

Zoey Deschanel is a talentless hack and I have no attraction to her at all.

Narwhals aren't cool.

and reddit does NOT take itself very seriously, it's nothing but HURR DURR shit like every other website.

nunobo · 1 year

I disagree that pot is completely harmless, you are, after all, inhaling smoke which damages your lungs. I do think it should be legalized though, so that we do not use as much money and resources locking up pot users.
I also don't think cops are all douchebags. I have only had pleasant experiences with them, even when in situations where I have broken the law.
Using the term "frat boy" to describe someone you find douchey is just perpetuating stereotypes, and it shows what a bunch of butthurt nerds post on reddit.
There are positive aspects to religion and religious people, especially their roles in their community. The aggressive atheist religion bashing that occurs makes atheists look very childish and petty.
I like pop and rap music and stupid action/horror blockbusters.

Branflakes1117 · 1 year

Carl Sagan really doesn't phase me that much.
You smoke pot? Cool, so do alot of other people, I don't care.
Keanu is a crappy actor, cool guy maybe, crappy actor.
We are the United States of Corporations, in BP an Money we trust.

One that really gets me is how vicious the atheists are. I'm an atheist, if someone doesn't like that who cares? By acting like pompous assholes are you doing anything besides getting on par with the Christians?

Not everyone thinks Deus Ex is the best game ever, nor do we all like Civ IV.

We are nothing more than a civilized /b/, there really is no denying that. One moment we're helping a fallen comrade out, the next we're hate spamming some girl into leaving. Try as we may I don't think we will ever really get out of that rut.

potatofingers · 1 year

I fucking hate cats

[deleted] · 1 year

I disagree with the idea that conservatives are not just wrong, but evil.

tracism · 1 year

The worst thing about Reddit isn't the dogma itself, it's the flaming and downvoting into oblivion of anyone who doesn't agree or presents a dissenting argument.

erekose · 1 year

copypasta from 4chan

STOP REPOSTING FROM 4CHAN - IF WE WANT 4CHAN, WE GO TO 4CHAN

caseyo · 1 year

Certain people seem to really hate 'hipsters.' On Reddit, a hipster seems to be anyone who goes to see bands or wears mildly fashionable clothes. I question how many PBR drinkers and fixie-riders all these angry people have actually met and had conversations with.

mccannjp · 1 year

I think Keanu Reeves is happy.

es92 · 1 year

I think Israel is not a black and white situation

pythiowp · 1 year

The idea that false rape accusations are widespread, in comparison to actual rape; The notion that women will cry rape blithely when they simply regret consensual sex. Do you know anyone who has been raped? Do you know what a stigma they carry with them? The vast, vast majority of women would much rather have it be known they slept with someone in poor judgment than be perceived as a rape victim. False accusations are a problem, yes, but that problem is completely dwarfed by the number of rapes that go unreported or un-prosecuted. To suggest otherwise is ignorance or misogyny.
Guns, but not for the reason you're thinking. I don't share the reddit mentality on guns because I volunteer at a crisis hotline, and it is SO MUCH WORSE if a suicidal person has access to a gun. The means available to someone contemplating suicide can often make the difference between life and death-- pills, jumping from a bridge, suffocation, etc all take planning and effort; a gun is just point and click. Guns are the #1 method of suicide in the US. If you choose to own a gun, you are putting yourself and everyone around you at risk.

ekki · 1 year

3D is just another stupid gimmick and should be gotten rid of. (edit) I 100% disagree with this. I remember people saying this about wireless peripherals. It will get better, there is a lot of scope for 3D.

Also, I downvote any comment that goes BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, and any comment that says "Fucking X, how do they work?"

Magma42 · 1 year

Fat people are terrible human beings. I mean don't you all understand how you're all of you the causes for everything thats wrong in this country, like health care premiums being absurdly high (because those fair and reasonable insurance companies hate overcharging people) and why airplane seating is so crowded (which has nothing to do with the seats being small or the airliners being dicks, goodness no) which are all caused by fat people merely existing?

I mean seriously, you all have to be absurdly lazy not to realize that all you need to do to match my personal worldview of what a human being should look like is to completely change your lifestyle, eating habits, exercise schedule, and not least of all mindframe so that you can cope with these changes I'm forcing upon you, and within just a few years (years in which I still reserve the right to call you lazy, of course) you'll eventually be tolerable to look at. What the hell is wrong with you that you won't fundamentally change who you are so that I'll stop insulting you?

fr4vr · 1 year

That stereotypes are okay if/since a comedian bagged them out. Not just Reddit, but everywhere. I'm an asian, and I want to punch anyone in the face who makes "shitty warr" or "fucka you dorphin" jokes, then those who defend them with a "Whooosh" or "It's a South Park joke".

Asians don't mix letters like that, why do you think there are chinese names like Lee and Ling? The only country that does anything near that is Japan, but that's because they don't have an 'l' sound, they use a rolled 'r' (or a normal 'r' to them) instead. And the general "asian accent"/inability to talk English - ALL migrants have wierd accents/troubles speaking English when they first arrive, why does it have to be Asians that get all the shit?

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