I often hope to find community on here, but it is a mix of people with extreme opinions, lack of self-awareness, lack of empathy, story writting, catfishes etc. (This does not mean everyone is like that on here!!) I just feel like a big part of people I get in contact with or people who actually comment on my posts are like this. That makes me depressed that it is like this.
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amoral people will flock to places without rules
most ppl just fish for upvotes
I’ve noticed a lot of people use Reddit as their only social outlet, which probably explains the weird interactions. I’m a therapist and some of my clients admit they struggle with real-world conversations, so they come here where they can be anonymous and say whatever’s on their mind without consequences.
I think the anonymity is a big boost for weirdness and the fact that when communications are only carried through text you don’t get the full human communication experience
It is because reddit- actually the internet as a whole is a safe haven for weirdos