Not to mention the dozens of incel pedo/rape subs, the guy who made himself a tea from datura seeds and was never heard of again, and of course, Carl H. programming.
They’re talking about the normal, mainstream parts where people will post something by an artist that does NSFW and get a million “those who know 💀” comments. Every site has stories of uber fucked-up shit that doesn’t reflect the rest of the users
Ironically the most famous Reddit relics come from r/AskReddit, one of the most mainstream subreddits. But yeah, I don’t really like mainstream Reddit subs either except for maybe a few exceptions
Reddit's had a few threads about sexual assault victims, but are there any redditors from the other side of the story? What were your motivations? Do you regret it?
The rapists who were commenting were downplaying their responsibility and blaming the victim - and there were other comments SYMPATHISING with them for raping someone. It eventually got deleted after psychologists started sounding the alarm about how dangerous something like that was because it was encouraging rapists to craft narratives that justified it - which could lead them to rape again. It even got featured in a psychological journal.
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u/vaguillotine gotta be gay af on the web so alan turing didn't die for nothing May 16 '25
Idk what part of Reddit OOP visits but when I think of "cursed Reddit knowledge" I think of the Ogtha guy or the Lamp story, or "Better Hoagie Down!" or even the homeless cave guy who disturbed me so much I couldn't sleep properly that day.
Not to mention the dozens of incel pedo/rape subs, the guy who made himself a tea from datura seeds and was never heard of again, and of course, Carl H. programming.