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Yup. Banned from my home countries sub because I dared posting to another sub. Literally bot based autobans by monitoring user for ANY participation in subs the mods don’t approve of.

That’s what counts as moderation these days on Reddit. Parts of Reddit are still ok but others are utter trashfires presided over by power tripping lunatics that have taken over the asylum




Throwaway accounts are the greatest

I have an account all about some particular vice and honestly its been well received

There are VERY FEW ad hominem attacks. Its like people treat you better when they know they cant hurt you in comparison to people that try to have a post history tip toeing around topics and subs.

I think it’s symptomatic of what you see with other extreme personalities, they wind up getting so many followers that either agree with them or amplify them that they keep up that character. But this reddit version actually lets me navigate mainstream subs easier too, and ppl that try to suggest I cant have an intelligent opinion because of my post history get jumped on for being unprogressive or something. It’s amusing, and freeing.


That makes sense. Though at that stage - needing throw always to participate - I do wonder whether it’s worth interacting at all.


Its definitely worth interacting, the throwaway is more authentic and I do post in local subreddits, I’ve garnered sycophants and unsolicited interest from attractive women that are in to “bad boys” whom I’ve subsequently met in person

Its been far better than whatever else I was doing, I kind of feel bad for everyone else


I wanted to post in a particular parenting sub, having difficulties with being a dad, and wanting to chat about it to others. I didn't want to use my main reddit account, but new accounts are banned from posting to that sub.

So throwaways don't really work for all purposes.




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