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should we be discussing reddit less?
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Relaxed section for discussion and debate that doesn't fit anywhere else. Whether it's advice, how your week is going, a link that's at the back of your mind, or something like that, it can likely go here.
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Talking about Reddit is like thinking about your ex right after the break up. It sucks and oddly satisfying at the same time, and it will pass ๐
Similarly, I almost liken it to getting out of an abusive relationship. Not exactly of course because it's just a website, but similar.
I joined Reddit in the middle of an abusive relationship. I don't even need "almost" as a qualifier.
"Look at all these nice things I'll give you for the low, low price of making you feel like you can't function without me through a series of increasingly hostile and degrading actions while making you believe that this is the best you'll ever find."
A domineering ex who kept moving the goalposts while gaslighting you.
But the sex was usually fantastic, and it kept you hooked.
Honestly, I can't relate and don't understand what is ofdly satisfying about that.