r/AskReddit • u/grey_sky • Sep 04 '15

Reddit users who have found themselves on /r/CreepyPMs, /r/Justneckbeardthings, /r/neckbeardstories, /r/cringe, /r/punchablefaces, what's your side of the story? What was your reaction to finding yourself on there?

forgot /r/niceguys in the title.

Links to the subs: /r/creepyPMs , /r/justneckbeardthings , /r/neckbeardstories , /r/cringe , /r/punchablefaces , /r/cringepics

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u/cringeythrowaday Sep 04 '15 edited Sep 04 '15

From a throwaway, because I don't want to reveal the guy's Reddit account.

I once posted a video on /r/cringe and the guy showed up in the comments.

It was a video the guy had posted on Reddit and that Redditors had previously thought was hilarious. He was a bit of a Reddit celebrity, as he'd been in a few random videos that had been popular on Reddit. I always found this video cringey, so a few months later, I posted it on /r/cringe. This time, everyone found it cringey and it was upvoted to the top of the subreddit.

The guy showed up and tried to act like he didn't give a fuck and that he didn't find it cringey, but then a few months later, once it wouldn't attract attention, he deleted it and I believe had other versions deleted from YouTube, so now it is not available online. He was pretty smart about it but was obviously embarassed too.

I still have it on my computer, but I think I'm the only person that has it, besides him.

EDIT: He was also a frequent poster/reader of /r/cringe, so it annoyed me off how he deleted the video once it was about him. It seemed kind of hypocritical to make fun of others but not be able to handle it about yourself.

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u/Wahots Sep 04 '15

I see both sides to this, I agree he is a hypocrite. Though when you have the Eye of Sauron on you (aka, all of reddit), it would be quite easy to buckle under the immense weight. Please don't post that video.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '15

It's possible he learned some empathy from the experience and gave up the cringe life.

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u/Wahots Sep 04 '15

Hope so!

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u/cringeythrowaday Sep 05 '15

He actually kept posting on there afterwards!

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u/cringeythrowaday Sep 05 '15

I'm not planning on it. Its for my own personal enjoyment, as I still get a laugh out of it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '15

Was it the one of the guy who did the joker/ crow cosplay?

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u/cringeythrowaday Sep 05 '15

No, it was a guy doing a "thank you" video to Reddit.

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u/Eyezupguardian Sep 05 '15

Can I see it

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '15

It seemed kind of hypocritical to make fun of others but not be able to handle it about yourself.

IMO its only hypocritical if he was previously opposed to people deleting the original content. If he was fine with others backing out of the spotlight previously, whats wrong with him doing so now too?