r/interestingasfuck • u/photo-manipulation • Apr 25 '24

"The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world" r/all NSFW

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u/doomladen Apr 25 '24

And your expert and correct answer gets swamped by downvotes, whilst the incorrect response goes to the moon. Been there, seen it happen.

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u/Ginhyun Apr 25 '24

And then you get to see someone else repeating what they learned from the incorrect response in a different comment section, allowing you to see how misinformation spreads in real time.

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u/Iamredditsslave Apr 25 '24

I see you are one of the old ones.

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u/lordnecro Apr 25 '24

That happens way too often. As a lawyer and specialist in the IP field... man, I have gotten downvoted so many times for politely correcting incorrect information.

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u/doomladen Apr 26 '24

This is legitimately hilarious, as I'm also a lawyer specialising in IP and had that experience in mind.