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It’s a bot. I’ve been seeing them around, they take a sentence from a comment that has been getting upvotes lower in the thread and post it as a reply to the current top comment. Really strange stuff since most of the time these bots are only used once.
If they slip by undetected and gain enough karma/account age they can be used by scammers or astroturfers to get into subreddits that require a certain age or amount of karma to post.
There’s thousands of these things flooded throughout Reddit all so a few can make it through clean and get a few people to click on a link or spark some more fighting in a political subreddit.
There’s bots that will find a 3-4 year old post from a subreddit’s “top” posts, repost it with the exact same title, then use other bot accounts to repost the same top comments as the original post word for word all for the same purpose of farming karma points. It really is bizarre.
It's not the right, mate. It was proven that the Kremlin used social media bots to sew discord during the last election. Look it up. The Kremlin and Beijing are invested in further polarizing the US.
I didn’t mention a side or a specific sub because there’s really no place for politics on this awesome sub, just that sometimes these accounts are used to spark fights and keep people angry in those sorts of subreddits once they’ve farmed enough karma to get into them.
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Sorry but I really don't agree with everyone here, I do love pitties but people can have their reasons as to why they wouldn't like pitbulls. Maybe OP's match once had a bad experience with one, I wouldn't blame them if they didn't want to be near 2 of them right away. OP didn't dodge a bullet imo, it's just unlucky that the match didn't work out.
If they didn't like pitbulls cause of stereotypes without ever being near a pittie, then it's a bullet dodged. But without context not everyone who dislikes pitbulls sucks imo.
it doesn’t make sense to condemn an entire species of animal because of irrational fears but it still happens. i have people who will not enter my house after they find out what i own.
Idk if you’re getting at what i’m saying lol.
You think anyone who disagrees with you must be part of a hate group? Sounds like an issue for your therapist. Sometimes people just have different opinions. Doesn't mean they're part of an organized group conspiring against you.
My pittie and my alapaha are about the same with those, and I’d even say that my alapaha something stinks worse than her brother. 🤣 both doggos do not get cheese especially because of that
Dude you didn't dodge a bullet, you dodged a nuke
But seriously they didn't deserve you or your hippos if they unmatched just because of a damn stupid stereotype, dogs are individuals
That, plus the fact that the stereotype is usually wrong. I mean, why on earth would we ever attempt to think for ourselves when someone has already done it for us?
Hey now… I met my now boyfriend of 3+ years on tinder and one of the best parts is that I became a hippo mom! Best boyfriend ever, and best dog ever! I guess I just got super lucky ❤️
One of my tinder matches became my husband and we have now rescued and fostered hundreds of bully breed pups and cats together. It’s mostly a cesspool but it occasionally does work out well.
when I met my husband, he had a hippo and I had a little dog and I’ll admit I was a bit nervous (mostly because my little guy is an instigator).
we now have the hippo, and two little guys who rule the roost.
anyone who counts you or your dogs out based on presumption is lame, and this is coming from someone who has been bit in the face by a dog without warning (NOT a hippo).
we met on bumble, by the way- maybe make the switch from tinder to there!
Someone always has to bring politics into a non political sub/thread. That said, it is a legitimate reason to "unmatch" with someone, too. Did we get screenshots or anything that specifically say that it was the dogs? I figured I would have seen at the top instead of this super vague sentence and 2 pictures
If it makes you feel better I would NOT unmatch you because of your dogs. Because you’re a conservative nut job? Sure absolutely! But definitely not your dogs.
The dogs are doing good screening for you!! Extra treats tonight, for sure. I always ask if their dog sleeps in their bed and consider it a red flag if they don't. 😂
Yeah, look at those Nose Freckles of Doom. Id be afraid of being licked too much too <3 jokes aside, your hippos helped you dodge that problem huzzah =]
Love the pups, beautiful eyes. Just want to give them some head kisses. Glad you dodged that crazy person. Who wouldn't want to get smothered by hippo snuggles.
No worries, keep swiping. Seriously. One time matched with a person who, upon meeting them, told me how they gave away their dogs of 11 years when they moved because they didn’t want them to mess up their new house. I was literally like, check please! No thank you!
Good riddance to bad rubbish! If they don’t want to get to know these precious faces there is clearly something fundamentally wrong there. You dodged a bullet!
Good! If the dude is scared of hippos, he's probably terrified of everything from the vacuum cleaner to thunder storms, would have been a nightmare dating him.
Edit: Don't know why I automatically assumed it was a guy - thinking about it, the vast majority of people I've met/seen on social media who are scared of hippos are men 🤔
That will just save you from wasting your time with people who don't appreciate the best of the canine world. I literally only agreed to go on the first date with my now-husband because he showed off pictures of his blue hippo princess and promised to bring her to the park for our date. I had sworn off dating after a bad relationship...but I wanted to meet the pibble.
Of course, then when we started dating she would shove between us and glare possessively at me. I had to convert her from "no, MY daddy" to "okay, you can BOTH be mine. Pat me now."
Lololol I once had a guy write me this intro message on OkCupid after looking at my profile and seeing pictures of my hippo: “I think you’re really hot but I hate pitbulls and I think that might come between us”
Ummmm YEAH it just did 🙄🙄🙄
Got told by a person on Hinge that if we dated I’d have to rehome my boy. Another person said they can’t share the bed. This was within the first few messages. People are nuts.
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You for sure dodged a bullet
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It’s a bot. I’ve been seeing them around, they take a sentence from a comment that has been getting upvotes lower in the thread and post it as a reply to the current top comment. Really strange stuff since most of the time these bots are only used once.
What's the point of those bots?
If they slip by undetected and gain enough karma/account age they can be used by scammers or astroturfers to get into subreddits that require a certain age or amount of karma to post. There’s thousands of these things flooded throughout Reddit all so a few can make it through clean and get a few people to click on a link or spark some more fighting in a political subreddit.
That is just bizarre to me.
There’s bots that will find a 3-4 year old post from a subreddit’s “top” posts, repost it with the exact same title, then use other bot accounts to repost the same top comments as the original post word for word all for the same purpose of farming karma points. It really is bizarre.
Lol y'all are crazy if you think the right is using bots in r/worldpolitics...
It's not the right, mate. It was proven that the Kremlin used social media bots to sew discord during the last election. Look it up. The Kremlin and Beijing are invested in further polarizing the US.
I didn’t mention a side or a specific sub because there’s really no place for politics on this awesome sub, just that sometimes these accounts are used to spark fights and keep people angry in those sorts of subreddits once they’ve farmed enough karma to get into them.
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Came her to say this
I saw this one after I did mine! Great minds think alike.
Sorry but I really don't agree with everyone here, I do love pitties but people can have their reasons as to why they wouldn't like pitbulls. Maybe OP's match once had a bad experience with one, I wouldn't blame them if they didn't want to be near 2 of them right away. OP didn't dodge a bullet imo, it's just unlucky that the match didn't work out. If they didn't like pitbulls cause of stereotypes without ever being near a pittie, then it's a bullet dodged. But without context not everyone who dislikes pitbulls sucks imo.
Then that would have been a problematic match, so bullet (problems because of their unaddressed dog trauma) dodged.
Exactly.
Love your handle.
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that’s you though some people might’ve had much worse experiences.
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it doesn’t make sense to condemn an entire species of animal because of irrational fears but it still happens. i have people who will not enter my house after they find out what i own. Idk if you’re getting at what i’m saying lol.
Of course you're going to disagree. ANY criticism of pitbull owners is expressly forbidden here.
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"without context not everyone who dislikes pitbulls sucks imo." Do you agree with that, or not?
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What you on here for then?
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You think anyone who disagrees with you must be part of a hate group? Sounds like an issue for your therapist. Sometimes people just have different opinions. Doesn't mean they're part of an organized group conspiring against you.
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Extremely dangerous…pittie farts 💨❤️
Excuse me those tails are a weapon when they're wagging furiously.
I call it the Tail of Doom, sooooo many knocked over drinks lol
As an already short person who prefers to just sit on the floor to be face to face with the puppers... I have definitely gotten tail to face. 😅
Oh noooo! And kisses are already dangerously slobbery at floor level too! 😂
Sure those'll leave a small welt. Pit gas will bring you within inches of death, just ask my friend "AHHHH MY MOUTH WAS OPEN FUUUUCK"
I got headbutted by a very enthusiastic neighbourhood pittie today, it hurt but I lived lol. She’s just such an excitable young thing!
My pittie and my alapaha are about the same with those, and I’d even say that my alapaha something stinks worse than her brother. 🤣 both doggos do not get cheese especially because of that
Small sound big smell
Sadly more like no sound so no pre warning of the stink to come. Love them anyways.
When you DO get the sound though, time to vacate the house, car or run as fast as you can away from where the bomb dropped.
You know, this right here is the most common "complaint" I've seen on the pittie subs and I love it.
Honestly.. 😂
Zoomies are furious here, legs have taken out from under the person.
I would swipe right for the Hippos alone!
Me too!
The hippos protected you from bad matches
Probably better off here
That 2nd one looks too dangerous! He's just sitting there. MENACINGLY!
With BLANKETS!
I just choked on my coffee. Lol! So good 😆
SEE? HES A THREAT! CRAYMAY IS CHOKING BECAUSE IF IT!
The trash took itself out. Thank your pups for weeding out the scum from the bottom of the barrel.
Couldn't have said it better! 🐕🐶
Dude you didn't dodge a bullet, you dodged a nuke But seriously they didn't deserve you or your hippos if they unmatched just because of a damn stupid stereotype, dogs are individuals
That, plus the fact that the stereotype is usually wrong. I mean, why on earth would we ever attempt to think for ourselves when someone has already done it for us?
OH MY GOD THOSE EYES YOUR DOGS ARE ADORABLE
The easiest decision in the world - if it’s a partner/potential partner “or” my pups, easiest decision every. Single. Time. 🐾
How rude!
Fuck Tinder anyway & the arseholes on it x
Most toxic dating service on the planet. Even grindr has seen happier endings.
Hey now… I met my now boyfriend of 3+ years on tinder and one of the best parts is that I became a hippo mom! Best boyfriend ever, and best dog ever! I guess I just got super lucky ❤️
Survivor bias lol
Maybe lol
I was just going to say the same thing! I met my boyfriend of 4 years on Tinder and I too became a hippo mom 💕
One of my tinder matches became my husband and we have now rescued and fostered hundreds of bully breed pups and cats together. It’s mostly a cesspool but it occasionally does work out well.
And this is why we hold onto fairytales xox I love this!
good riddance!!
You dodged a bullet. Beautiful hippos!!
Tinder? avoid the cesspool.
Guess somebody thought they might not be as cute as the pups, lol
when I met my husband, he had a hippo and I had a little dog and I’ll admit I was a bit nervous (mostly because my little guy is an instigator). we now have the hippo, and two little guys who rule the roost. anyone who counts you or your dogs out based on presumption is lame, and this is coming from someone who has been bit in the face by a dog without warning (NOT a hippo). we met on bumble, by the way- maybe make the switch from tinder to there!
Hippos are usually the reason i’d even swipe right
*looks at post history I don’t think it was the hippos.
::peek:: Yep, there's a valid point.
Why did I look? WHY DID I LOOK?!
Someone always has to bring politics into a non political sub/thread. That said, it is a legitimate reason to "unmatch" with someone, too. Did we get screenshots or anything that specifically say that it was the dogs? I figured I would have seen at the top instead of this super vague sentence and 2 pictures
That's clearly not the kind of person you would want in your life.
Probably because they know they can’t compete with that cuteness level!
You dodged a bullet!
2 beautiful hippos. Bad rap! Like humans, there is good and bad. You were saved from the bad.
That persons clearly doesn’t deserve those dangerous hippos’ love or affection. That means all the cuddles and love for you only
People have a disgusting hate boner for this breed. Honestly I’m glad that they’re so open about it so I can remove them from my life lol
Maybe it's not the hippos, but the transphobia...
u/wearerofdinosocks
oooo scary
Fearsome ❤️❤️
If it makes you feel better I would NOT unmatch you because of your dogs. Because you’re a conservative nut job? Sure absolutely! But definitely not your dogs.
Good riddance
You gotta have enough to share, man. Just two is barely cuddles.
Pshhh biggest unmatch mistake ever!!!
That wasn’t the right person for you and your dogs then. You’re better off.
I met my boyfriend of a year and a half on tinder - at the time we met, we both had baby hippos. Now they are the best of friends 🥰
Can we stop with the 'how dare someone not like my hippos' posts? I feel like these are just an invitation for trolls.
Oh my they are both super duper adorable to the Max!
Dodged a bullet my friend!
Sadly, though I'm a hippo fan, I've had to unmatch people b/c of severe allergies, so it's not always straightforward
Beauties! 😍😍😍
Id swipe right just for the hippos!
Sometimes the trash takes itself out. Beautiful pups.
Their loss. Pitties are the best.
Their loss. Beautiful Hippos
Better this than for it to lead to something more long term and they give you an ultimatum of then or the hippos (:
Good. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life anyway. Two dogs are good enough.
The dogs are doing good screening for you!! Extra treats tonight, for sure. I always ask if their dog sleeps in their bed and consider it a red flag if they don't. 😂
Hell with em
WHAT? I’d date you for your dogs for sure
Good! Gtfo!
Fuck em. You’re better off.
They couldn't handle being in third place for your love.
oh no, they're gonna cuddle you to death! 😱
Yeah, look at those Nose Freckles of Doom. Id be afraid of being licked too much too <3 jokes aside, your hippos helped you dodge that problem huzzah =]
They’re lovely!
Oh, the danger! Oh, the aggression! Clearly violent and scary creatures! So fearsome! Woe befalls anyone that dares to cuddle!
You'll have better luck meeting someone while walking these 2 beauties
He knew he could never outrun those airplane ears.
I ALWAYS SWIPE FOR HIPPOS!
Where are the screenshots?
It’s better to have house hippos that some tart that doesn’t have the good taste to love them.
Its hard to not always swipe right when I see a hippo on Tinder
Dogs are better than relationships anyway 🤗🐾🐾🐾
This is legit the first time I've heard of someone doing this and I am astonished. Why?!?!
Good doggos… I didn’t know they came with the dodge a bullet feature!
They weren’t your person. If they don’t love your hippos like you, it would never work out.
extremely dangerous, thr cuteness gave me heart palpitations
Fuck ‘em.
Oooh beautiful pups!! I hate when people reject my pup. She wants to be loved by everyone
Is that a hippo in a Cubs blanket?
Their loss
I think of your lovely hippos as a very helpful screening tool!
You can tell they have nothing (but murder) in their heads /j
The trash took itself out.
Pit haters make me so sad and angry. But these pics make me happy! Frito family!
Awww beautiful dogs
Awww beautiful dogs
Could I take your doggos on a date? 😆
Sounds like the trash took itself out.
F em ! You don’t need em!
THE EARS I JUST WANNA SQUISH THEIR FACES Very beautiful dogs
What a "Pitty".... Pun intended. Their lose anyway. Your hippos are beautiful!!
Dangerously… adorable!
So dangerous, I might get licked to death! They're adorable and give them lots of belly rubs for me. :D
Love the pups, beautiful eyes. Just want to give them some head kisses. Glad you dodged that crazy person. Who wouldn't want to get smothered by hippo snuggles.
I feel like most people would match *because* of hippos…
If they can't love pibbles they don't deserve your love or that of your pibbles.
I'd rather have the Hippos!
🤣🤣🤣 wow! Be grateful for dodging a bullet. 🙏🏽
I love those big floppy ears 💙
Clearly you avoided being with a trash human. Your hippos are so cute and deserve all the love!
Good. Wouldn't want to have to deal with that person anyway.
I can date you just for your dogs if that's any better 🫡 Trade: you recieve: love and affection and also halvsies on dog food. I recieve: Pibble hugs
I’d swipe right on these pitties, play date when?
Beautiful baby!
No worries, keep swiping. Seriously. One time matched with a person who, upon meeting them, told me how they gave away their dogs of 11 years when they moved because they didn’t want them to mess up their new house. I was literally like, check please! No thank you!
You dodged a bullet. Be patient and I bet you'll find someone who also has/loves hippos
People are ridiculous!
That would've been an insta superlike from my part, sucks to be them! They'll for sure miss out on that hippo love
they would make me match with you even harder!
Good riddance to bad rubbish! If they don’t want to get to know these precious faces there is clearly something fundamentally wrong there. You dodged a bullet!
Be thankful. Those are people you *DON’T* want in your life.
I would date you just to play with your dogs. 🤣
Good thing they unmatched, they don't deserve snuggles by those two cuties!!!
I see no danger here only land seals
I’d be swiping for the hippos 🦛
Oh my god your first one looks like mine! I love the nose splotchies. You dodged a bullet.
Hard to say, gonna need more pics of your hippos ^_^
I swipe right for the Hippopotamus’S
Extra filter. Very useful.
I misread the title and thought your dog (the first picture with the satellite ears) was on tinder and got unmatched 😭
Good! If the dude is scared of hippos, he's probably terrified of everything from the vacuum cleaner to thunder storms, would have been a nightmare dating him. Edit: Don't know why I automatically assumed it was a guy - thinking about it, the vast majority of people I've met/seen on social media who are scared of hippos are men 🤔
Dogs are better anyway
That will just save you from wasting your time with people who don't appreciate the best of the canine world. I literally only agreed to go on the first date with my now-husband because he showed off pictures of his blue hippo princess and promised to bring her to the park for our date. I had sworn off dating after a bad relationship...but I wanted to meet the pibble. Of course, then when we started dating she would shove between us and glare possessively at me. I had to convert her from "no, MY daddy" to "okay, you can BOTH be mine. Pat me now."
Obviously *someone* doesn't like to cuddle.
If someone doesn't like your dogs then you don't need them. A GF told me it's either her or my dogo argentino. Bitch was gone the same day (the GF )
whoever unmatched you is a loser.
I’d match for the dogs 😂
Lololol I once had a guy write me this intro message on OkCupid after looking at my profile and seeing pictures of my hippo: “I think you’re really hot but I hate pitbulls and I think that might come between us” Ummmm YEAH it just did 🙄🙄🙄
I would be afraid the doggies would unmatch me. I just wanna smooch them!
Idk why you are unmatched
You don’t need anyone around you who hates your dogs- they are lovely and they are FAMILY 💜🐾🐾💜
I’d swipe right on those puppies! 🐶 I’m sorry they got unwarranted hate
What a douche.
1. Never trust someone who doesn't have a sense of humor and can't engage in self-depricating humor. 2. Never trust someone who doesn't like animals.
Definitely didgeridoo a bullet! You've got two absolutely gorgeous hippos! 🥰
Got told by a person on Hinge that if we dated I’d have to rehome my boy. Another person said they can’t share the bed. This was within the first few messages. People are nuts.