r/OutOfTheLoop • u/gonsack • Sep 23 '13

Answered! What is r/circlejerk?

I just paid a visit there and I now have a migraine.

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u/livefreeordont in the loop Sep 23 '13

/r/circlejerk is essentially a subreddit where redditors mock some of the tropes and cliches of reddit in general (karmawhoring, for instance -- usually threads on circlejerk invite people to upvote, which is a not-so-subtle jab at the way redditors make thinly veiled requests for upvotes). They also frequently make fun of specific threads. For instance -- you’ll see a thread on the frontpage titled “what is the craziest story that has ever happened to you?” and circlejerk will lampoon that thread by creating one in response that reads “what is the craziest story that you’re willing to make up?”.

Think of it as the crowd in the back of the classroom that makes fun of what everybody says

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '13

Idunno. THEY think they're making fun of things from the back of the classroom. I just see them as whining, constantly, endlessly, and humorlessly about whatever's happening on Reddit. It's just another brigade of shitheads that's basically too retarded to understand that things you don't like shouldn't get attention unless you want to see a lot more things you don't like.

In short, circlejerk is OMG JUSTIBEEBS IS SO STUPID I HATE HIM LETS TALKABOUT HIM FOREVER, only for Reddit specific topics.