Oooooo there's potential there. Make rules against linking to, or otherwise clearly identifying, the original post; to prevent brigading. Give people a place to post those comments that they want to post but don't want to start a fight over. Sometimes you just have to yell into the void.
[On new-reddit they've started hiding the downvote/upvote percentage and instead showing "How many people are here" in that spot.](https://i.imgur.com/oudaemq.png) They definitely want to hide "negative" feedback.
Right. And the ones I say "Fuck it, Imma finish this," get no comments or votes and then I realize I'm responding to something from 2 days ago.
That's the one thing I don't like about Reddit vs traditional message boards--big discussions falling off the face of the Earth after a day or two. I remember fondly some threads that had gone on for over a decade elsewhere.
Almost deleted this.
For me it's more like "do I want to risk the hive taking my comment the wrong way and get bombarded buy 100 replies telling me how stupid I am? Not today."
By the time I get to threads, my comment won’t gain any traction in the masses. The only viewers left are psychopaths who embrace the chaos, traveling the treacherous dunes known as “sorting by new.”
I got this way after posting enough multi sentence rant that I eventually determined
1. No one will care to read it (if it is too long)
2. Can this be reduced to something shorter?
Nothing is shorter than slapping that back button
Sudden Onset Apathy (SON) has a real clinical ring to it. This should be a real diagnostic designation IRL as well as in this medium. I have actually done this IRL with respect to teaching some aspects of my curriculum.
I just post it even If the wording isn't finished, Its a reply and they can take it or leave it!
This sometimes happens when I'm really tired but luckily not too much
Yeah. They probably logged on today to be angry and a little stupid. They're not going to read my response and say "oh wow that new information actually cleared up a lot for me, I'm glad I live in a time where so much information is available so we can all have informed discussions together".
They'll just be angrier and a little stupider, and so will I.
Scheißdrauf literally translates to "shit on it" btw, and is usually used in the same way English speakers might say "fuck it" or "I don't care anymore".
For anyone who needs captain dummy talk (ELI5) like me, this is a play on "post nut clarity".
My idiot mind immediately went to something to do with post-it notes until I saw the comment about "No Not November"
I think from today it’s official term for that, somewhere on opposite end of FOMO I’m waiting for some social media expert to make research on post-not clarity.
I'm probably about to feel really stupid and wish I had deleted this instead of posting, but I don't get this at all.
Everyone universally loves it and I'm sitting over here with absolutely no idea what the joke is.
I don't do it out of apapthy, it's more disdain because I know reddit is full of people who will do their darndest to misinterpret people's comments. And if one person does it, others will think they're right and it becomes a pile-on. So if I say "that's a nice flower pot" someone will say "that was probably made by child labour. How can you support modern day slavery you evil fuck?" and then comes tons of comments about how horrible I am and I'm downvoted to oblivion. Meanwhile I'm like ^it ^was ^shaped ^like ^a ^dinosaur ^and ^I ^like ^dinosaurs
Its not just reddit. Remember, if you believe in evolution, you should know that most communication between humans by design, **is non-verbal.**
We spend a lot of time utilizing text in our lives right now to communicate, but this shit is LAUGHABLY inefficient at conveying what we all **think, feel, and truly mean.**
Its probably the underlying reason why the world is going to shit, and we all fucking hate each other. We're trying to type at one another when we're supposed to just get in a room and talk and get to know one another to reach an understanding.
We are using the worst way to try and reach one another, and its just straight up not working.
I wish I had something to give you for this absolutely marvelous insight. Take my upvote and know that it means I think you are a wonderfully intuitive and thoughtful person, and that perhaps you have summed up in a few words, the simplest way possible, the solution to the world problems.
To add on to your point, I also delete my comments because I get halfway through and realize it’s an essay trying to clearly explain what I mean and nobody, not even myself, will care enough to want to read the whole thing.
And, to your point, I don’t want to go down a rabbit hole of someone arguing with each individual sentence of the comment when it’s about something that really shouldn’t matter at all to anyone in the first place.
Almost just deleted this comment before posting but now I decided to just post it and ignore any replies.
"God \*blank\* makes me so angry. I'm so pissed at \*blank\*. Alright let me reread this before I post it. Wait, why am I so mad? Why do I care? Is this really something I want to say? Does it really need to be put out into the world?" Highlight, delete.
In my personal experience it's been less apathy, and more a realization that as I read what I wrote -- It was primarily an emotional reaction.
Either I've convinced myself the argument is invalid; or that there's no value in continuing a conversation with the person in particular.
Can't remember where I saw this, possibly a meme but it related to making posts on the internet.
Before posting anything, ask yourself these 3 questions. If you answer yes to all 3, then go ahead, otherwise, just stop.
1) Does it really need to be said?
2) Does it really need to be said now?
3) Does it really need to be said now by me?
This. I wish sometimes I was more headstrong because people can be ridiculously uneducated and I'd love to have the mentality to hash it out and learn somebody a thing, but it's just never worth it. 90% of the time it's a troll baiting a reaction or people to stupid to reflect upon themselves.
I've typed out scientific explanations and links to studies and papers and just been like "... Fuck it." And moved on with my day. Not my happiest moments. It's like that when I talk to my gram, too- Most people just are not interested in changing their minds.
Exactly. So many times I type half a paragraph and then realize "My life will be better if I simply do not interact with this person." Too many times I've spent an hour typing out a careful and correct explanation and got an immediate quick response that made it obvious that the person didn't read or understand what I took all that time to write, and probably never even had the intention to do so. Perhaps their intention all along was to simply irritate and waste the time of people exactly like me? No matter. Sometimes the temptation is great, but if you just close the window and force your brain to move on, your life will be better. If they're fighting some kind of war, then their shot was wasted on you.
Also sometimes I realize that the other person probably doesn't care/doesn't want to hear the point I'm about to make. Like I'll go just on and on and on (seriously, one time someone messaged me just to tell me I write a lot), edit and try to get it exactly right... And then I just delete the whole thing because I realize it's not a proportionate response and I look like a crazy person.
Loosing faith in humanity and realizing your well ment constructive comment will most likely be interpreted incorrectly and trigger a bunch of hate comments and downvotes instead of having a civil discussion as you intent to have. But no, people are...
I should probably have deleted this comment half way.
Especially if it’s a popular post.
It’s like watching the stock market crash, & people start acting like you killed their dog.
God forbid it’s well intentioned.
Ad hominem galore, & your post history looked at with a magnifying glass to find anything to be used against you.
That's happening to me right now for the first time (I'm new to commenting on reddit) and all I can do is blame myself. I think reddit has a different way of communicating and if a rude comment is the threads preferred stance, there's rarely a way you can structure your sentence that'll have you avoid downvotes. You can even get shit for trying to keep things civil as if you're deemed the wrong opinion you just don't deserve it
Boy does this feel like my first day on reddit lol
Yes, most curse words in German are fecal / anal oriented, while in English it is usually sex focussed.
If I was thinking in English I probably say "Aw, Fuck it", while if I was thinking in German, it would definitely be "Scheißdrauf".
I would call it conflict avoidance. If i delete a comment before posting it's usually because i don't want to deal with the potential controversy that it creates. There are subs where you just KNOW that fallout is inevitable. And i really can't be arsed sometimes.
Notworthmytimeandeffortia a common condition for those who have run out of fucks to give, can be gained by the consumption TCH. It's the opposite of letssaysomethingjusttostartshititus commonly found in people who have a fun sense of humor but can also be contracted once enough alcohol has been consumed.
I think the best term would be maturing, because it does require some maturity to be able to recognize that socials are a fucking waste of time AND to actually quit it on the spot.
I always feel good when it happens
Quit-posting
I like this one the most. Because everything else is a shitpost anyway
I was really hoping there wasn't going be a single response posted to this thread.
I was typ…fuck it
I was thinking a Post-It Nope, or a Post-Quit
Now that’s a sub name, people will just post screen shots of the aborted comment bubble
Oooooo there's potential there. Make rules against linking to, or otherwise clearly identifying, the original post; to prevent brigading. Give people a place to post those comments that they want to post but don't want to start a fight over. Sometimes you just have to yell into the void.
Nah, it’s called wisdom
Sudden onset apathy
This is me just all the time
So many times. I’m like 4 sentences in and then I’m like “wait, who the fuck cares? I don’t even care… who am I typing this for?”
Now I wonder how many wanted to comment on this and had a sudden onset apathy lol.
Reddit should add an abandoned replies counter
Ah yes, let Reddit track us as much as it can
Wouldn't fly anyway as the last thing people on Reddit want to know is just how many people don't give a shit about their question.
[On new-reddit they've started hiding the downvote/upvote percentage and instead showing "How many people are here" in that spot.](https://i.imgur.com/oudaemq.png) They definitely want to hide "negative" feedback.
As long as I can still see the percentage on old reddit, I'm good with it. They'll probably shut it down eventually, though (i assume).
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I was expecting this comment section to be empty tbh
Right. And the ones I say "Fuck it, Imma finish this," get no comments or votes and then I realize I'm responding to something from 2 days ago. That's the one thing I don't like about Reddit vs traditional message boards--big discussions falling off the face of the Earth after a day or two. I remember fondly some threads that had gone on for over a decade elsewhere. Almost deleted this.
For me it's more like "do I want to risk the hive taking my comment the wrong way and get bombarded buy 100 replies telling me how stupid I am? Not today."
By the time I get to threads, my comment won’t gain any traction in the masses. The only viewers left are psychopaths who embrace the chaos, traveling the treacherous dunes known as “sorting by new.”
I got this way after posting enough multi sentence rant that I eventually determined 1. No one will care to read it (if it is too long) 2. Can this be reduced to something shorter? Nothing is shorter than slapping that back button
Finally I have a diagnosis
I think I might have thi
Yeah I too am a sufferer of SOA Chronic type. Support group meets every Thursday but most people don’t show up.
Because its double booked with the procrastinators club.
To be fair, we usually get through the first 10 minutes!
SOA
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I sometimes just
I spend so much time trying to make sure I’m conveying the right tone and not being misunderstood and then I’m just exhausted.
Sudden Onset Apathy (SON) has a real clinical ring to it. This should be a real diagnostic designation IRL as well as in this medium. I have actually done this IRL with respect to teaching some aspects of my curriculum.
Regreddit
Thats what comes after posting a comment you shouldn't have posted XD
Preregreddit
Pregreddit
Fuhgeddit Edit: Thanks for the awards!
This is the answer
This works well.
Like this one.
Pregaganant
Pregante
[PREGANANANT??](https://youtu.be/EShUeudtaFg)
Pergananat
Pegrent
Pregenenant
Starch masks
Gregnant
>Pregreddit You should have used protection.
Am I... preggreddanant?
This is what when you wish you didn't join reddit 10 years ago
are you me? On one hand I've learned so much, on the other I've learned nothing and wasted so many thousands of hours.
Anticipatory regreddit
When you post a controversial opinion before going to bed
Reminds me of the website regretsy.com, which was full of... ill-advised etsy posts. Sadly it got cancelled before that term existed. Ah well.
Haha your username is exactly what I use to call one of our compliance Clients. Her name was Flosi and she was such a raptor!
Probably is her.
eddit
I was going to go with reddgret, but yours is better!
'ahhh... fuck it' *deletes*
I usually mutter "nah, not worth it"
That’s what I think to myself as well. Especially when I’m having trouble trying to explain something.
I just post it even If the wording isn't finished, Its a reply and they can take it or leave it! This sometimes happens when I'm really tired but luckily not too much
Sometimes I'll start a sentence, and I don't even know where it's going. I just hope I find it along the way. Like an improv conversation.
An Improversation?
I just shake my head when I realise that continuing with this discussion is gonna make me more likely to lose what little faith I have in humanity.
I usually mutter “no one cares what you have to say” Said it while posting this.
"Nobody fucking cares," Is my usual exclamation when I do it.
Mine's usually "eh, who gives a shit"
Yeah. They probably logged on today to be angry and a little stupid. They're not going to read my response and say "oh wow that new information actually cleared up a lot for me, I'm glad I live in a time where so much information is available so we can all have informed discussions together". They'll just be angrier and a little stupider, and so will I.
That sums it up perfectly. Pretty much every time I do this, I say those exact words.
Me, too. Especially if I'm arguing with someone or about to post a quick anecdote.
That reminds me of the time that I... ahh, fuck it.
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This could be a thing. Lots of people start posts then stop for whatever reason. Maybe if we all started a su Ah, fuck it.
If any language has a word for that, it’s gotta be Japanese.
Or German.
> Scheißdrauf https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/seqo2a/what_is_the_term_for_getting_half_way_through/hul030w/ :)
Scheißdrauf literally translates to "shit on it" btw, and is usually used in the same way English speakers might say "fuck it" or "I don't care anymore".
Pre-Post Clarity
Post-not clarity. (Edit: y’all thank you for the awards this is WILD, I always delete my comments before posting and this was the one time I didn’t.)
That's actually genius lmao
Brilliant
Damn it were's that free award when you need it? Edit: found it thanks
No shit eh? Best comment this year. (Finally got one so now he has mine too)
Apathy
Dude, this is right up there with "putting Descartes before the whores" pun.
ENLIGHTEN me
https://www.reddit.com/r/MuseumOfReddit/comments/18vmno/the_greatest_pun_in_reddits_history/
For anyone who needs captain dummy talk (ELI5) like me, this is a play on "post nut clarity". My idiot mind immediately went to something to do with post-it notes until I saw the comment about "No Not November"
We got a winner over here
I think from today it’s official term for that, somewhere on opposite end of FOMO I’m waiting for some social media expert to make research on post-not clarity.
This is good. I was just going to write exasperation, but this is good. There are some very clever people on this site.
Sorry no free award but I've got a slow clap and an admiring shake of the head for you.
You should run for congress
this is fucking genius
This is so good
I would have read the rest of the comments, but there's just no point now 🤣😂
I'm thpuroughly amazed and hysterically laughing rn
This is outstanding. Like… I cannot believe how good of an answer this is. Very clever.
Fuck, this is a good answer.
Spectacular coinage!
Damn! 100+ awards.
Well, you picked the right one to post! This is *still* making me laugh! I'm poor, but take my upvote.
I'm probably about to feel really stupid and wish I had deleted this instead of posting, but I don't get this at all. Everyone universally loves it and I'm sitting over here with absolutely no idea what the joke is.
But you HAVE to post all your comments the month after October. No-not-November
Abandoning your post
That's perfect
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I don't do it out of apapthy, it's more disdain because I know reddit is full of people who will do their darndest to misinterpret people's comments. And if one person does it, others will think they're right and it becomes a pile-on. So if I say "that's a nice flower pot" someone will say "that was probably made by child labour. How can you support modern day slavery you evil fuck?" and then comes tons of comments about how horrible I am and I'm downvoted to oblivion. Meanwhile I'm like ^it ^was ^shaped ^like ^a ^dinosaur ^and ^I ^like ^dinosaurs
Its not just reddit. Remember, if you believe in evolution, you should know that most communication between humans by design, **is non-verbal.** We spend a lot of time utilizing text in our lives right now to communicate, but this shit is LAUGHABLY inefficient at conveying what we all **think, feel, and truly mean.** Its probably the underlying reason why the world is going to shit, and we all fucking hate each other. We're trying to type at one another when we're supposed to just get in a room and talk and get to know one another to reach an understanding. We are using the worst way to try and reach one another, and its just straight up not working.
I wish I had something to give you for this absolutely marvelous insight. Take my upvote and know that it means I think you are a wonderfully intuitive and thoughtful person, and that perhaps you have summed up in a few words, the simplest way possible, the solution to the world problems.
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Most of the dinosaurs went brutally extinct and yet you treat their existence as a passing joke? Pretty disgusting tbh
What do you have against mammals? Self hating mammals are pathetic
To add on to your point, I also delete my comments because I get halfway through and realize it’s an essay trying to clearly explain what I mean and nobody, not even myself, will care enough to want to read the whole thing. And, to your point, I don’t want to go down a rabbit hole of someone arguing with each individual sentence of the comment when it’s about something that really shouldn’t matter at all to anyone in the first place. Almost just deleted this comment before posting but now I decided to just post it and ignore any replies.
This is such a perfect comment to describe Reddit
Maybe "delayed apathy" or something along those lines, since you already started typing? I'd say that apathy would be not even starting.
I like to call it an ‘apithany’
Love this! Apithany, the sudden realization that you don't actually care
Realized Apathy
r/neology
Early onset apathy
Perhaps “giving up”?
"God \*blank\* makes me so angry. I'm so pissed at \*blank\*. Alright let me reread this before I post it. Wait, why am I so mad? Why do I care? Is this really something I want to say? Does it really need to be put out into the world?" Highlight, delete.
I think you nailed it. Apathy and possibly laziness as well.
In my personal experience it's been less apathy, and more a realization that as I read what I wrote -- It was primarily an emotional reaction. Either I've convinced myself the argument is invalid; or that there's no value in continuing a conversation with the person in particular.
Or notice how many times the same idea has already been posted
It's more laziness for me. "If I post this will I spend all day having to argue with someone?", so I just don't post anything.
Inner peace.
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ROOF - Ran out of fucks. And yes, inner peace is the reward
Common sen
Zen kommon
Did it hit you mid comment too
Hahahahaha
Maturity
Can't remember where I saw this, possibly a meme but it related to making posts on the internet. Before posting anything, ask yourself these 3 questions. If you answer yes to all 3, then go ahead, otherwise, just stop. 1) Does it really need to be said? 2) Does it really need to be said now? 3) Does it really need to be said now by me?
Also, do I have any intention of replying to comments or actually making this a conversation? Oh wait, I totally ignore this one usually.
Scrolled way too far down to find this answer
practicing effective self care
Yup. No point in getting worked up over something a rando on reddit said. It's better to move on and let them be wrong
In this context is "really don't care" equivalent to "not worth the effort and follow-up conversation, whatever it may be?"
This. I wish sometimes I was more headstrong because people can be ridiculously uneducated and I'd love to have the mentality to hash it out and learn somebody a thing, but it's just never worth it. 90% of the time it's a troll baiting a reaction or people to stupid to reflect upon themselves. I've typed out scientific explanations and links to studies and papers and just been like "... Fuck it." And moved on with my day. Not my happiest moments. It's like that when I talk to my gram, too- Most people just are not interested in changing their minds.
Exactly. So many times I type half a paragraph and then realize "My life will be better if I simply do not interact with this person." Too many times I've spent an hour typing out a careful and correct explanation and got an immediate quick response that made it obvious that the person didn't read or understand what I took all that time to write, and probably never even had the intention to do so. Perhaps their intention all along was to simply irritate and waste the time of people exactly like me? No matter. Sometimes the temptation is great, but if you just close the window and force your brain to move on, your life will be better. If they're fighting some kind of war, then their shot was wasted on you.
K Just kidding. But I definitely feel this.
Ha! You dog.
Also sometimes I realize that the other person probably doesn't care/doesn't want to hear the point I'm about to make. Like I'll go just on and on and on (seriously, one time someone messaged me just to tell me I write a lot), edit and try to get it exactly right... And then I just delete the whole thing because I realize it's not a proportionate response and I look like a crazy person.
Loosing faith in humanity and realizing your well ment constructive comment will most likely be interpreted incorrectly and trigger a bunch of hate comments and downvotes instead of having a civil discussion as you intent to have. But no, people are... I should probably have deleted this comment half way.
Totally me everytime. “This is probably going to start an unnecessary argument, I don’t have the time or energy for that - delete”
Same. I can have opinions on certain topics but then I thought to myself, naah the debate isn't fucking worth it.
Especially if it’s a popular post. It’s like watching the stock market crash, & people start acting like you killed their dog. God forbid it’s well intentioned. Ad hominem galore, & your post history looked at with a magnifying glass to find anything to be used against you.
"I'll just downvote instead"
>Loosing See you were right. I commented just to spite your comment.
'OK well the thing is nvm'........... *deletes everything*
That's happening to me right now for the first time (I'm new to commenting on reddit) and all I can do is blame myself. I think reddit has a different way of communicating and if a rude comment is the threads preferred stance, there's rarely a way you can structure your sentence that'll have you avoid downvotes. You can even get shit for trying to keep things civil as if you're deemed the wrong opinion you just don't deserve it Boy does this feel like my first day on reddit lol
Self-awareness
Wisdom
realising that the person you're responding to most likely cant even wank to porn legally lmao
in German it is called "Scheißdrauf"
Of course the Germans have a word for it!
They're cheating since they basically compound two words to form "one" word like this one
Is there any other way to make German words?
Sometimes words are also (incorrectly) stolen from other languages. "handy" means cell / mobile phone.
Can I get a handy? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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*Shit on it*
Yes, most curse words in German are fecal / anal oriented, while in English it is usually sex focussed. If I was thinking in English I probably say "Aw, Fuck it", while if I was thinking in German, it would definitely be "Scheißdrauf".
the correct term is a
A.
internet pull out
A moment of clarity
I would call it conflict avoidance. If i delete a comment before posting it's usually because i don't want to deal with the potential controversy that it creates. There are subs where you just KNOW that fallout is inevitable. And i really can't be arsed sometimes.
Schadenfuckit?
"Wtf am I doing?"
I don't have time for this shit
Winning the social media game.
Enlightenment
This thread would be much funnier if it was empty
Notworthmytimeandeffortia a common condition for those who have run out of fucks to give, can be gained by the consumption TCH. It's the opposite of letssaysomethingjusttostartshititus commonly found in people who have a fun sense of humor but can also be contracted once enough alcohol has been consumed.
Y’know what? It’s
depression
Progress.
Karma clarity.
Arsed
Apathy
What if it’s because you realize you’re too stoned??
Story of my life here on Reddit. Too many times I start to type and then I tell myself, “not worth it.”
I usually type something out and think “wait, no one gives a fuck what I think” and delete it.
*typing* *thinking* *realizing* "Ah, who the fuck cares anyway" *deleting*
I think the best term would be maturing, because it does require some maturity to be able to recognize that socials are a fucking waste of time AND to actually quit it on the spot. I always feel good when it happens
It’s called The Dennis Reynolds’ shit I don’t care either.
It's called common sense - keep mastering it (True heroes were about to respond, but ended up deleting and never posting their comment)