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A subreddit to help you keep up to date with what's going on with reddit and other stuff.

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/r/OutOfTheLoop — Have you ever seen a whole bunch of news stories/reddit posts/videos or anything else about some topic and you had no idea what everyone was going on about? Did you feel out of the loop? This subreddit is dedicated to helping you get up to speed with the recent trends and news.


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Rules

1. Post title must be a current, unbiased, and coherent question

  • The title is the most important aspect of creating a post. If it's hard for other users to understand what you are asking then it will be hard to get an answer.
  • Current - The topic of the post you are creating must be a trending event that has happened recently.
  • Unbiased - Don't put your own twist on it to make it come off negative or positive. Try to be as neutral as possible.
  • Coherent - Write a complete question that is clear about what you are trying to ask. Don't simply put one word and a question mark.
  • Format - Include the format listed here.

2. Post must include context and resources in the body of the text

  • Context is key when trying to find a proper answer. The more we know about what you are asking, the better we can answer with more information.
  • Context - Add some words to your post so there is more to work with than a title. Words such as; what you saw, where you saw it, how often you saw it.
  • Resources - You obviously saw it somewhere; link to the thing that made you ask. Or include a screenshot.

3. No ad nauseam, recently reposted, or retired questions

  • Often times what you are asking has already been answered. Be sure to search the subreddit, Google, and KnowYourMeme before creating a new post.
  • Ad nauseam - The topic in question has been discussed extensively, and that those involved in the discussion have grown tired of it.
  • Recently reposted - A topic is popular and is posted multiple times within a short period of time.
  • Retired - The 'Big List of Retired Questions' is a wiki page created by the mods that lists overly asked questions that have been thoroughly answered. Duplicates of retired questions may be removed.

4. Top-level comments must begin with "Answer:", and be a genuine, unbiased, and coherent answer

  • People are here to find answers to their questions. If top-level comments are riddled with memes or non-answers then no one wins.
  • Begin with "Answer:" - This helps weed out low-effort, rule-breaking comments, as well as allows the comments to be more organized.
  • Genuine - Attempt to answer with words; don't pop in to tell users to search or drop a link without explanation.
  • Unbiased - Answer without putting your own twist of bias towards the answer. However, after you leave an unbiased response, you can add your own opinion as long as it's clearly marked, starting with "Biased:".
  • Coherent - Write in complete sentences that are clear about what you are trying to say.

5. Be nice, follow etiquette

  • This subreddit is supposed to be a helpful place for confused redditors.
  • Be nice - Be polite in your exchanges, vote based on whether a comment contributes to the discussion and not on whether you agree with the opinion, etc.
  • Follow etiquette - When in doubt, refer to reddiquette.

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What's going on with Nicholas J Fluentes ?

https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/s/NKrzm1k1dz I saw that he was getting unbanned of X/Twitter but I don't know why he was banned and why everyone hate him.

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12:23 UTC

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What’s going on with Boeing?

What are they blowing the whistle on? Why’s Boeing killing them?? 💀 https://nypost.com/2024/05/04/us-news/boeing-faces-10-more-whistleblowers-after-two-die/amp/

5 Comments
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11:19 UTC

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Whats going on with Drake and Kendrick?

9 Comments
2024/05/06
10:56 UTC

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What's up with CringetopiaRM going private?

Title says most of it. Used to visit the sub every once in a while after the original sub was shut down, but now the new one is private too. (link to sub)

1 Comment
2024/05/06
01:58 UTC

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What's going on with this Boeing whistleblower thing I've been hearing about?

13 Comments
2024/05/06
00:52 UTC

367

What’s the deal with Canadians being so pissed at Loblaws specifically?

I am originally from Canada and live in the US currently. Have been seeing lots of stories about Loblaws in Canada, with even a boycott going on, people seem super pissed at them in particular.

I’m just confused - because it seems like things are getting more expensive everywhere. I agree the cause is mostly corporate greed. And it’s clear that corporate greed is at play at Loblaws too. But, are they doing something especially bad that other grocery stores aren’t doing?

Reference here: https://globalnews.ca/news/10459526/loblaw-boycott-brands-subsidiaries/

The article just mentions Canadians are protesting “high food prices”, so that doesn’t really narrow it down. Food prices have been going up everywhere. Why protest Loblaws specifically?

79 Comments
2024/05/06
00:08 UTC

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What is going on with people on Twitter saying white people can't talk about the Kendrick X Drake diss tracks?

https://twitter.com/vincestaples/status/1786941421775413653

Why are people on Twitter saying that white people are "culture vultures" for talking about the Kendrick x Drake situation?

On twitter I'm seeing a lot of black people saying that white people's opinion doesn't matter about hip hop and you're a "culture vulture" for trying to talk about it. Why is this a sentiment now that white people can't discuss hip hop?

112 Comments
2024/05/06
00:03 UTC

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What’s up with people posting 48 on their Snapchat stories?

I asked a friend and she said “you’ll never know”

Link

17 Comments
2024/05/05
22:45 UTC

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What’s going on with the Helldivers 2 hate?

15 Comments
2024/05/05
18:52 UTC

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What's up with Drake's black face?

What is the context of Drake's black face photos? I am not OOTL for the Kendrick/Drake beef but I just would like to know the context of Drake's black face photo that I see everywhere

https://twitter.com/MetroBoomin/status/1787029027477176745?t=t9VqnmkPZ0vkXZFkCLOHRQ&s=19

4 Comments
2024/05/05
15:51 UTC

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What's going on with UK plug sockets?

A few years ago I remember UK plug sockets being regarded as the best on this planet, but recently it seems people no longer feel that way.

What has happened these last few years? Has a new standard made the UK ones outdated?

https://imgur.com/a/ublSknG

16 Comments
2024/05/05
15:16 UTC

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What’s up with all the “work in a coal mine in Australia” content on Social Media lately?

https://imgur.com/a/FmxPRTu

I constantly get these posts about how coal miners in Australia make shit loads of cash

Now I know that there must be a con regarding mining coal in the middle of nowhere but where exactly is the scam here? Bad contracts? Enslavement? Enlighten me please

29 Comments
2024/05/05
14:34 UTC

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What's going on with this buzzfeed clip?

I just saw a clip posted 2 weeks ago making a joke about the buzzfeed unsolved team but can't figure out what it's talking about. I see a lot of people in the comments talking about it but no one seerms to offer an explanation.

11 Comments
2024/05/05
13:55 UTC

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What is going on with Helldivers 2 getting taken down from Steam and people asking for refunds?

Could someone walk me through this whole saga? There seems to be a lot going on and it’s hard to see the whole story.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/s/0udbxKJbMF

As a link to a thread about it

374 Comments
2024/05/05
13:18 UTC

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What’s going on with the two deaths of school kids in London lately?

I saw that in the arsenal game they paid tribute to a kid, Daniel Anjorin, who was stabbed by a sword. And subsequently I noticed that another victim was stabbed and is from the same school. I tried to see for articles that explained what actually happened, like what was going on, why this happened. I couldn’t find any proper explanation. I have my younger brother living in the same area in with my parents and in a relative’s house right now for a few days, and as a result I am a little extra worried. Can someone please explain what happened and why? Is it some specific issue I need to know about?

63 Comments
2024/05/05
06:58 UTC

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What's up with all the Drake and Kendrick Lamar memes on Twitter?

I'm seeing tons of memes about Kendrick Lamar, but mostly it seems to be corelated to Drake. I'm not too versed into the music industry so I'm unfamiliar with the either one's history, but there seems to be something about Drake having illegitimate children (there was one tweet about it that I don't have the link to rn)? I'm not sure how Kendrick fits into this these memes but they give the impression that he roasted him in some big manner.

Example: https://twitter.com/NorthernIion_LP/status/1786924703984308258

6 Comments
2024/05/05
02:22 UTC

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What's going on with the "bear debate" and how does it relate to autism?

I keep seeing people mention something to do with a "bear debate" with no further context beyond some controversy. I've also seen people bring up something to do with autistic men in relation to the debate? What is going on? Wtf is a "bear debate"? Why is autism involved in anyway.

Example post of someone bringing it up; https://np.reddit.com/r/AutismInWomen/s/fB0VO2myE1

141 Comments
2024/05/04
22:22 UTC

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What’s up with The Amazing Digital Circus?

I remember when it first came out last year and people went nuts about it. I never watched it because it didn’t look up my alley, but it garnered a huge fanbase and the original video has over 300M views, wow. How are there so many fans of this thing that only just had its second episode released too? Is it really that good? I’m not hating, just very out of the loop

Link

16 Comments
2024/05/04
20:36 UTC

0

Whats Going On With Taylor Swift and Flights?

I keep seeing the same jokes over and over about Taylor Swift taking a plane to get a sandwich etc and then comments about "paper straws". I get it's poking fun at the excess of billionairs, but why Taylor Swift specifically? Haven't all the ultra wealthy been doing this?

Example: https://youtube.com/shorts/AT5LzBMkICc?si=mI5aQVobBP_TxRmA

63 Comments
2024/05/04
11:39 UTC

0

What's the deal with right wing young adults wearing shorts and black crew socks?

I work for a company and a bunch of the guys who are flat earthers/trumpers all where khaki shorts with black socks and keep to themselves with hushed conversations. Is there some kinda movement thing I'm missing here?

https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/s/b5eiEqZJ2H like the guy in the center

19 Comments
2024/05/04
09:58 UTC

2,448

What is going on with Hope Hicks and Donald Trump and why is she crying while testifying in court?

People are saying this woman Hope Hicks spilled some info in court that might get Trump in trouble and cried about it on the stand. What's the situation here?

Link

258 Comments
2024/05/04
01:57 UTC

443

What's up with the 4 Non Blondes' Youtube channel?

The 4 Non Blondes Youtube channel has re-uploaded "What's Up" twice in the past two weeks with the latest upload featuring 30 seconds of Indian music with an AI-generated cover art saying "ENGLILISSH AI." at the very end of the video. Does anyone know what's going on?

88 Comments
2024/05/04
01:05 UTC

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What is up with these King Baldwin references?

Was scrolling through comments for “if we being real” and they’re all like King Baldwin vibes ✋😞??? And there’s all these crossovers with this song and the king baldwin movie?? And there’s a dark synth spotify playlistnamed after him??? Was he just a cool guy or something?

5 Comments
2024/05/03
22:33 UTC

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Spoiler for The Traitors*** I feel like O am late to the game but what is up with the 3x3 grids with Lawful, Neutral, Good, and Evil labels?

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheTraitors/s/soJp5kassy

I know these have been around forever but I’m finally curious and bored enough to ask!

11 Comments
2024/05/03
17:29 UTC

191

What is up with Search Engine Optimization, aka SEO, and why has it made it harder to actually use search engines?

I've heard search engine optimization mentioned with things like how it's very frustrating to search for things online, and have experienced frustration myself.

Whenever I try to search up SEO, it's all stuff about "how to make money using SEO" but nothing explains what exactly it is and why/how it makes it more frustrating as a user to actually search for things.

I know that generative AI also has had a hand in making searching for anything much more frustrating these days, so I know those two issues are linked somehow. Thank you in advance!

Here's some context but I feel like I'm not smart enough to understand the details: https://www.theverge.com/features/23931789/seo-search-engine-optimization-experts-google-results

57 Comments
2024/05/03
15:44 UTC

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What is up with r/Helldivers dominating the popular/all reddit feed?

It seems like this came out of nowhere, and it strikes me as odd because I've never seen a videogame show up so much on the popular reddit page. Why is this game so suddenly popular? Worth noting is that I haven't heard it come up in IRL conversations, only on reddit. Idk if that has to do with my personal circle of friends or if it is being pushed and promoted on reddit.

URL: r/all (reddit.com)

154 Comments
2024/05/03
13:48 UTC

0

What is going on with throat tattoos being a thing?

I've been seeing so many and they're always accompanied by sucking jokes.

https://twitter.com/TheNBACentel/status/1785695130801869215?t=aKn13BsI8BY1LpmdxgjJ7Q&s=19

Why do people keep getting neck tattoos?

75 Comments
2024/05/03
03:16 UTC

0

What's up with Niru and Maple Story?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPjMTiNTia4

Someone was about to be the first to Level 300 but decided instead of protest something in the game? Why are they sticking it to the devs? What's going on with Maple Story?

3 Comments
2024/05/02
22:46 UTC

0

What's Going on With Scott Cawthorn?

I saw he was trending on on Twitter and something about Talbert Files getting leaked and Cawthorn doesn't know anything about them. What's going on?

https://twitter.com/search?q=%22Scott%20Cawthon%22&src=trend_click&vertical=trends

2 Comments
2024/05/02
20:02 UTC

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What is going on with a former minister of Kazakhstan being on trial for killing his wife?

2 Comments
2024/05/02
19:58 UTC

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