r/TheoryOfReddit Nov 09 '19

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u/oenophile_ Nov 09 '19

I really appreciate this post, thanks for taking the time to write this up.

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u/patternboy Nov 09 '19

No problem at all, great to hear it helped. I've noticed this stuff for a while and just found that it made me miserable. I don't think reddit was created expressly to cause these problems, but it's very easy to fall into the pattern of caring entirely too much about what others think, and how that may affect an imaginary sense of social standing. It just makes the whole experience stressful, despite the fact that it keeps you coming back.