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		lolsal on March 24, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reddit’s most popular subreddits go private in pro... The point is not the joke, the point is the betrayal. It eroded confidence that any post or comment on reddit is real or authentic.

irrational on March 24, 2021 [–]

Is this a joke? Why would anyone think that any post or comment on a place like Reddit is real or authentic? The entire thing is an anonymous black hole. It is as far from real and authentic as I can imagine anything being.

lolsal on March 25, 2021 | [–]

Things can be both real and anonymous. Things can be both authentic and anonymous.

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