r/AskReddit • u/AuthorConfident9386 • 13h ago

Men, what’s one small, seemingly insignificant thing you’ve noticed that can be a telltale sign of the difference between a genuinely good man and a bad one?

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u/LanguageNo495 12h ago

Why do so many questions basically ask the same thing: “what is something small that has a non-proportional effect?”

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u/lollmao2000 12h ago

It’s bots farming for AI. Reddit and the internet are dead.

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u/bbusiello 5h ago

I try asking genuine questions and they disappear into oblivion.

I'm sure I'm shadow banned here and on the news subreddit.

Most everywhere else I've posted does proportionally well given the traffic.

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u/Michael_Goodwin 3h ago

We're actually all bots, beep boop

Sidenote I feel like a fucking mong when I find out I've been replying to a bot

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u/DukeRedWulf 12h ago

Probably AI generated..

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u/redsquirrel0249 12h ago

People are lazy

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u/saxaneer 11h ago

Because humans are obsessed with threading the needle. They want all the cheat codes, they want all the simple answers and shortcuts and insight. Sometimes it can be a trauma response, having so much anxiety so you just HAVE to read about it one more time or study one more time or practice one more time or find that one epiphany or insight that makes it a sure thing. This webs out into a million different manifestations. Questions like these and the reason they're so upvoted are one of them.

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u/Glad-Rent-1591 9h ago

hmmm thats so true, i am glad you put into words cause thats what ive been feeling like lately  ,

 'threading the needle' such a well put phrase  it feels like i am overthinking lately  do you have any more info or sources on how to overcome this I would really appreciate it 

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u/SauronSauroff 12h ago

Ages ago someone asked an interesting question, then someone came and flipped it a bit. Maybe as a joke, or seeing potential in unrealised karma gains. Now you'll see many permutations of the same question changing one word. Likely bots seeing the pattern.

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u/Fauropitotto 10h ago

Thank you for giving me the push I need to unfollow the sub, and purge any "Askreddit" subs from the roster.

This whole thing is trash, and there is no value to the "questions" or the engagement.

Enjoy folks!

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u/NorCalFrances 11h ago

Because people tend to write them off or ignore them despite acting as good indicators. Because of this, bad people tend to not hide them.

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u/-Shoebill- 7h ago

You might be one of like 5 humans left on reddit.

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u/SuperFLEB 6h ago

People want to be in on hidden knowledge. Hidden knowledge is intriguing to find and makes you feel superior to other people when you have it.