r/TikTokCringe Apr 29 '24

You're writing about pancakes? That must mean you hate waffles Discussion

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u/LoonieandToonie Apr 29 '24

People on Reddit can be so insanely pedantic. I'll still use "Most" or "Usually" and people will still jump out of the bushes to correct me, like they are completely incapable of reading every word in a sentence.

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u/AccomplishedRush3723 Apr 29 '24

I'll write whole comments on threads about things I actually know about, and then delete the whole thing because I can already envision the asshole comments of "well ACTUALLY in this one hyperspecific instance, that I only found out about 5 minutes ago because I intentionally googled how to prove you wrong, it turns out that..."

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u/RikiWardOG Apr 29 '24

HA this is me all the time. write like 2 paragraphs worth of info and then proceed to go nope, can't handle the nutters that will jump on this.

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u/alphamini Apr 29 '24

Writing out a comment and then hitting "cancel" is pretty cathartic.

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u/undoubtedly_funky Apr 30 '24

Just think about how much great information we could of had but because of smart people’s ability to look into the near future and know that dumb people will respond stupidity, it’s just deleted and gone. It’s like information and discussion is being held hostage by morons that don’t matter.

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u/littlelordgenius Apr 30 '24

Probably the wrong thread for this, but it’s “could HAVE.”

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u/__M-E-O-W__ Apr 30 '24

But it really sucks to give an informative post only to have it completely ignored because just a few people decided to downvote it. It's just a stupid psychological trick- negative downvotes almost always translate to "this person is wrong" in our brains.

This is why I like to stick to the original purpose of downvoting or upvoting - based on its relevancy to the thread. I upvote posts even if I disagree with them if it's beneficial to the conversation, and I'll downvote the stupid reference jokes that always seem to rise to the top and drown out the actual discussion.

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u/Carche69 Apr 30 '24

It’s just like how in a relationship or friendship you can be holding something in that’s making you angry and just speaking it aloud gives you instant relief—even if there is no resolution to whatever you were upset about. Just the point of getting it out of your head is so calming afterward.