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Screenshot included so you do not have to browse to it. Literally. I'm not even joking. The entire subreddit is 2 days old (founded immediately after the AMA) and populated+moderated exclusively by accounts less than 6 months old following standard generic name schemes and posting comments that reek of chatGPT generated responses.

This is the most hilarious, saddest, most obviously transparent attempt at propaganda astroturfing I have ever seen.

Spez. Get a bloody life, my dude.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I just looked at their pinned post and it's 100% satire and I'd you think otherwise you've never been on satire sub before

What's Not True

  1. Mr. Huffman has never lied or been dishonest. He has been 100% forward throughout this whole process.

  2. That apps "can't afford" to pay the reasonable fees Mr. Huffman is requesting. Many of them are embroiled in inefficiency, and even the highest cited api costs on their part have still been well within reason.

  3. Mr. Huffman's actions won't "kill" reddit. In fact, the changes he id making are necessary to ensure that reddit continues to thrive.

For all these reasons and many more, we at /r/FriendsofSpez #standwithhuffman, and you should too!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Illustrates well problem with satire and how subs like pcm become what they are. Some people don't get satire.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I mean this guy almost got me too.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

To be honest, in this day and age it’s hard to tell. Whatever happens, there are always enlighted contrarians willing to stand with a stupid opinion

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

OP is just a victim of Poe's Law. :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Sub looks like a satire. I refuse to believe this people are legit

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Obvious satire, and pretty funny as well

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I see that torrent site 😜

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

RIP to RARBG. OP might as well delete that bookmark.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

No, damnit! I can't let go...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not sure if you’re unaware it is obvious parody or if you’re being “meta” or whatever

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ah, no. Read some of the comments in the sub, I tried talking to a few, they are very much not parody.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

What a way to discover you don't get satire - but that might be more common than we think.