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It's one of those reddit stories that i just refuse to believe. No way a human being can be petty to this level

willsmith72 3y ago
It's unbelievable, but unbelievable things happen all the time. This would be far from the craziest thing I'd ever heard as a news story.
kcplate 3y ago
It’s probably fake, but it’s not unbelievable to me that a spurned tech savvy incel type could be this petty. I have seen rejection hate flow for years.
shusaku 3y ago
I don’t understand how there would be sufficient evidence of this.
sonicanatidae 3y ago
Trust me. This is amateur hour when it comes to how petty humans can be.
drewcoo 3y ago
Not just petty. It sounds like an awful lot of work for very little result. An actual vengeful person with that level of access could certainly do better.
stuff4ben 3y ago
Yeah, I've gotten sucked into those stories before too and some are just too fanciful to believe. The AI being trained on Reddit data is going to do more than hallucinate...
- SketchySeaBeast 3y ago
  I'm wondering if we'll be able to figure out which LLMs are Reddit-trained by asking them for advice around specific memes.
  - chedabob 3y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36242914 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36242914 The counting subreddit has already had a bit of influence on the tokens.
toxik 3y ago
And the victim just silently accepts their ditziness is local to only the office? Sorry but this is almost surely a creative writing exercise. I normally don't comment on these things but they also normally don't show up on HN.
Handprint4469 3y ago
Of course it's a fake story. It's a tried and true method of farming karma: write the most rage-inducing (read: engaging) story you can possible come up with, post it on r/AMITheAsshole (or similar ragebait subreddit), and just watch the upvotes come. It's called bait for a reason, and it's why most popular subreddits are not good places to hang out anymore.
- evandena 3y ago
  To what end? Fake internet points just for the high score? Or are these future scammer accounts building credibility? I just don't understand ragebait, seems like a waste of everyone (including OPs) time, with no tangible reward.
  - freitzkriesler2 3y ago
    Same reason you post feel good group think here: the sweet sweet internet points. You can sell your reddit account too for good money.
    - evandena 3y ago
      It's nice to have my opinion, suggestions, thoughts, etc validated with upvotes. I'm not sure I'd get the same effect from a totally fabricated story. But that's just me...
      - freitzkriesler2 3y ago
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  - Unfrozen0688 3y ago
    You can sell Reddit accounts. Also points go up feels good.
    - Handprint4469 3y ago
      > You can sell Reddit accounts. This. There's a whole market for high-karma old Reddit accounts. If it has a comment history that makes it look like a real person is behind it, even better. Buyers are usually companies looking to astroturf their product/service, or scammers. Google "buy reddit account" and see how many results there are.

It's unbelievable, but unbelievable things happen all the time. This would be far from the craziest thing I'd ever heard as a news story.

kcplate 3y ago

It’s probably fake, but it’s not unbelievable to me that a spurned tech savvy incel type could be this petty. I have seen rejection hate flow for years.

shusaku 3y ago

I don’t understand how there would be sufficient evidence of this.

sonicanatidae 3y ago

Trust me. This is amateur hour when it comes to how petty humans can be.

drewcoo 3y ago

Not just petty. It sounds like an awful lot of work for very little result. An actual vengeful person with that level of access could certainly do better.

stuff4ben 3y ago

Yeah, I've gotten sucked into those stories before too and some are just too fanciful to believe. The AI being trained on Reddit data is going to do more than hallucinate...

SketchySeaBeast 3y ago
I'm wondering if we'll be able to figure out which LLMs are Reddit-trained by asking them for advice around specific memes.
- chedabob 3y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36242914 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36242914 The counting subreddit has already had a bit of influence on the tokens.

toxik 3y ago

And the victim just silently accepts their ditziness is local to only the office? Sorry but this is almost surely a creative writing exercise. I normally don't comment on these things but they also normally don't show up on HN.

Handprint4469 3y ago

Of course it's a fake story. It's a tried and true method of farming karma: write the most rage-inducing (read: engaging) story you can possible come up with, post it on r/AMITheAsshole (or similar ragebait subreddit), and just watch the upvotes come. It's called bait for a reason, and it's why most popular subreddits are not good places to hang out anymore.

evandena 3y ago
To what end? Fake internet points just for the high score? Or are these future scammer accounts building credibility? I just don't understand ragebait, seems like a waste of everyone (including OPs) time, with no tangible reward.
- freitzkriesler2 3y ago
  Same reason you post feel good group think here: the sweet sweet internet points. You can sell your reddit account too for good money.
  - evandena 3y ago
    It's nice to have my opinion, suggestions, thoughts, etc validated with upvotes. I'm not sure I'd get the same effect from a totally fabricated story. But that's just me...
    - freitzkriesler2 3y ago
      [dead]
- Unfrozen0688 3y ago
  You can sell Reddit accounts. Also points go up feels good.
  - Handprint4469 3y ago
    > You can sell Reddit accounts. This. There's a whole market for high-karma old Reddit accounts. If it has a comment history that makes it look like a real person is behind it, even better. Buyers are usually companies looking to astroturf their product/service, or scammers. Google "buy reddit account" and see how many results there are.