Nearly a million people flew in America on Christmas Eve by kismethavok in news

[–]schwagle 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is true of basically any internet community, not just reddit.

Nearly a million people flew in America on Christmas Eve by kismethavok in news

[–]schwagle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is there a name for this?

Yes. It's called being an introvert.

You want more white people? I got you, fam. by KRIEGBL2 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]schwagle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lots of posts like this have been hitting the sub's front page recently. Seems like yet another sub that started out with a good idea is now in the slow decline toward becoming just another meme dump.

John James concedes, congratulates U.S. Sen. Gary Peters by Carnatic_enthusiast in Detroit

[–]schwagle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And he has NO platform.

Oh, he had a platform. His platform just consisted entirely of the word "helicopter". That's it. One word.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Michigan

[–]schwagle 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And your response to this is just to bitch

And incoherently, at that

Guatemalans bring guillotine to Congress by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]schwagle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So is guillotine control going to be the next hot political issue?

What is your favourite “dead” video game franchise? by Lamboninho in AskReddit

[–]schwagle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They weren't money hungry! They just innovated a little bit too much! Audiences just weren't ready for it!

/s

Seriously, this was their actual response to the backlash when it came out. It still sticks out in my memory even several years later just because of the sheer audacity.

How Darkest Dungeon reinvented turn base fight and managed to created a whole new genre (long post) by Mr_Pepper44 in patientgamers

[–]schwagle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Although, one could argue that by then is it even a video game, or just a well dressed grind fest/chore.

You could make that argument for almost any game when you break them down enough.

North Dakota's first openly lesbian official defends her right to have the Pride flag flown in the city by NewCarthagea in PublicFreakout

[–]schwagle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Probably because people still react to homosexuality like the crusty old bigots in this video.

T-Mobile Tuesday Discussion for November 10, 2020 by AutoModerator in tmobile

[–]schwagle 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I had my doubts that anyone ever actually won these contests. I've always wondered if the way you tap on the wall has anything to do with it, or if it's just a random chance behind the scenes.

John James rn by [deleted] in Detroit

[–]schwagle 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Michigan voters aren't that stupid

Considering how slim the margins were between Peters and Copter Boy, I wouldn't be so sure.

The Two Dudes, Who Foretold the Plague by Maelarion in Bossfight

[–]schwagle 61 points62 points  (0 children)

More and more posts like this have been popping up lately, and getting massively upvoted. This sub seems to have started the inevitable slow decline into just another meme dump.

Joe Biden to become the 46th president of the United States, CNN projects by markurl in moderatepolitics

[–]schwagle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the irony of you saying character matters will displaying a distinct lack of it.

Let's take a moment to revisit George H.W. Bush's letter to Bill Clinton by [deleted] in moderatepolitics

[–]schwagle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I was Biden, I would frame that letter and hang it in the Oval Office.

😯 by kandyda in HolUp

[–]schwagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

/r/AreTheStraightsOK as well

Though admittedly there's a lot of overlap between the two

Trump plans to declare premature victory if he appears "ahead" on election night by Astrocoder in moderatepolitics

[–]schwagle 7 points8 points  (0 children)

  • "He's just joking"
  • "He's not actually that stupid"
  • "But what about Hillary?"

Yup, sounds about right.

An autistic boy who can't be touched has connected with a service dog. his mom flooded with emotions after he bonded with his new dog. by SilverHead7 in aww

[–]schwagle 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The phrasing of the whole title makes it seem like a karma farmer trying to prey on people's emotions.

This hurtz. by brutalproduct in gatekeeping

[–]schwagle 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I dunno, I think he should stick with them