What from reddit do you hope to never see on lemmy?
i can't stand megathreads -- no one reads these! no one wants their posts banished there!
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i can't stand megathreads -- no one reads these! no one wants their posts banished there!
/r/MadeMeSmile portrayed toxic positivity which felt out of touch with reality.
"I made my bed today. First time in 14 years 🙂"
Yes I absolutely hated that sub, either like your example or some awful news with a very slightly hopeful element.
"puppy whose legs were destroyed by a landmine learns to love again"
/r/upliftingnews was even worse at this.
Everything could just be reposted to r/ABoringDistopia or r/OrphanCrushingMachine
100% agree...."students buy 85 yr old janitor a scooter so he doesn't have to walk 6 miles to and from work everyday" is not a wholesome flex
Honestly, with ADHD, that can be pretty normal. One day you forget to make your bed and suddenly boom, it's been 14 years since the last time you did it. Good habits die so easily because they give no pleasant hormones and bad habits come so easily because they give you reward hormones.
I honestly make my bed a couple of times a year. Also there's a theory that not making your bed is actually healthier because it doesn't create a warm, moist environment under the blanket for shit to grow in, so I use that as an excuse. But really, I just forget it all the time and don't care too much.
Yeah, the pint of the sub is you saw something that made you smile. Instead people were making themselves smile and posting about. Really they just wanted a pat on the back.
"This 8-yr-old sold his Pokemon cards to buy his mom a prosthetic leg after she lost hers to cancer. What an angel!"
(Eight year old provides free healthcare in a first world nation that doesn't have universal healthcare for some reason.)