Well this is the self proclaimed most negative sub on the platform.
Excuse me while i moan about moaning
There’s too many moany posts about the moany posts too.
This is like the 500th one moaning about moaning.
It’s a free world. If you don’t like the content then downvote.
Does anyone know why those sorts of posts are so popular here? Other country subreddits with a comparable population size will often have a complaint or two, but not threads about being bullied in the workplace, hating your brother, talking about how hard you find it to make friends, etc.
What accounts for this? It’s not one or two people, it’s a significant chunk of the subreddit’s culture and posts like that always get loads of upvotes and comments
Dear Aunt u/Elbon,
I have recently noticed in my life everything is about people moaning about other people moaning about other people moaning, it seems it is a never ending spiralling cycle of depression and whinging. My friends keep telling me I should just make a Reddit post to try get over it but I think I will just be adding to the cycle. I feel I am at my wits end, how do we end this cycle without joining all the other moany whingebags?
There should just be a weekly moaning megathread imo.
It’s almost like life is hard for a vast majority of people, what with inflation, rising costs of fuel and stagnant wages, possible recession on the horizon and a whole generation unable to buy their own homes…I’m with you though….I’ve no idea why there aren’t more posts about sunshine and rainbows.
In all seriousness though, people are struggling. When you struggle, you want support from people in a similar situation, when life is rosy, you are more open to hearing how other peoples life’s are rosy, just how it is.
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Well this is the self proclaimed most negative sub on the platform.
Excuse me while i moan about moaning
There’s too many moany posts about the moany posts too.
This is like the 500th one moaning about moaning.
It’s a free world. If you don’t like the content then downvote.
Does anyone know why those sorts of posts are so popular here? Other country subreddits with a comparable population size will often have a complaint or two, but not threads about being bullied in the workplace, hating your brother, talking about how hard you find it to make friends, etc.
What accounts for this? It’s not one or two people, it’s a significant chunk of the subreddit’s culture and posts like that always get loads of upvotes and comments
Dear Aunt u/Elbon,
I have recently noticed in my life everything is about people moaning about other people moaning about other people moaning, it seems it is a never ending spiralling cycle of depression and whinging. My friends keep telling me I should just make a Reddit post to try get over it but I think I will just be adding to the cycle. I feel I am at my wits end, how do we end this cycle without joining all the other moany whingebags?
There should just be a weekly moaning megathread imo.
It’s almost like life is hard for a vast majority of people, what with inflation, rising costs of fuel and stagnant wages, possible recession on the horizon and a whole generation unable to buy their own homes…I’m with you though….I’ve no idea why there aren’t more posts about sunshine and rainbows.
In all seriousness though, people are struggling. When you struggle, you want support from people in a similar situation, when life is rosy, you are more open to hearing how other peoples life’s are rosy, just how it is.