/r/circlebroken
A subreddit in which we highlight instances of broken circlejerks.
A subreddit in which we highlight instances of broken circlejerks. A circlejerk is broken when users highly upvote comments or submissions critical of the reddit hivemind.
You may post:
- Links to popular submissions in large subreddits (15,000+ users) which run counter to the generally-accepted 'reddit hivemind', or the 'hivemind' considered distinct to that particular subreddit
- Links to individual comments that are highly upvoted, which buck the stance of a submission intended to pander to the reddit hivemind
- Other instances of redditors overwhelmingly rejecting pandering content (as determined suitable by the moderators)
/r/circlebroken
622 Subscribers
Large woman posts pic of pies she made. Top comments are about the pies and not her size.
01:56 UTC
[in response to Islamophobic misinfo about a recent public stabbing] "doesn't matter. The muslim-hatetrain is already at full speed."
09:07 UTC
"What does Reddit do that makes you irrationally angry?" Where AskReddit calls out close-mindedness, sexism, the anti-Tumblr jerk, pedophilia apologists and more!
08:03 UTC
Redditors get behind Hillary Clinton's response to fracking in .../r/SandersForPresident??
10:11 UTC
/r/music defends Kanye West's plans to make a Bowie tribute.
11:58 UTC
Vegan post in r/Fitness, lots of supportive and interested comments, meat trolls downvoted
14:35 UTC
Of all the unlikely subreddits, /r/AdviceAnimals stands up for feminists when OP posts a meme insulting one for having privilege and criticizing it at the same time
19:49 UTC
Even /r/rickandmorty can get enough of the quote pandering when OP makes a far-fetched reference on Tinder, gets a confused response, and posts the conversation. Still 1800+, but with an overwhelming comment consensus of "why did you think that was a good idea?".
10:10 UTC
"Seems like decent advice, and the idea of shapes over symbols was fairly useful, I just wish people would stop with the pseudo 'edgy' commentary already. I don't need you to pepper in 45 'fucks' for me to take you seriously or get your point. You sound like an idiot"
09:37 UTC
Should STEM rule the world? Redditors disagree
15:01 UTC
"This "for science" garbage is one of the most tired jokes on this website."
18:31 UTC
Ultra violent game removed from Steam, "censorship" jerk doesn't get off the ground
08:11 UTC
/r/nba poster creates a strawman to explain why a little casual racism is a-ok. Top comments provide him with a lesson on why you can't just ignore social context.
11:18 UTC
"Why does my country punish those who seek higher education?" Amazingly NOT a post about student loans in the US
21:12 UTC
SpaceX gets tax breaks: "ITT: I love SpaceX, they deserve all the tax breaks! Oil companies I hate, so they don't deserve any!"
17:42 UTC
Askreddit thread about jobs that used to be respected but are now a joke breaks the STEM jerk
21:43 UTC
[On a post about Sweden celebrating 200 years of peace] "Sweden also manufactures more weapons per capita than the US and has a thing for sending military equipment to regimes accused of human rights abuses."
11:23 UTC
TRP of all places calls out OP for implying a male victim of domestic abuse is less of a man
12:44 UTC
Pandering Advice Animal gets called out in comments
03:09 UTC
/r/funny's top comment defends vegans
03:53 UTC
TumblrInAction users defend gender dysphoria and gender identity
04:16 UTC
Woman post pictures of herself breastfeeding. All creepy sexualizing comments are downvoted. Top comments are all supportive.
07:27 UTC
Redditor explains his old job where he busted Child Porn sites. Redditors praise him.
11:05 UTC
"I think it's more or less our ancestors fault, because when you literally enslave a group of people, treat them like shit, beat them, and don't educate them, they won't be able to raise their kids right, and the cycle goes on and on."
05:57 UTC
Post complaining about how hard it is to be a fat man gets bestof'd, most comments are calling the guy out saying people don't like him because he's a jerk, not because he's fat.
14:52 UTC
"You're racist if you believe all black people are like the second picture."
00:30 UTC
Upvoted /r/mildlyinfuriating post calls out reddits attitude towards women
00:37 UTC
Reddit respectfully appreciates a Black woman's beauty. /u/Downvotedaemon says "As a black person I feel like reddit is in the twilight zone today."
21:29 UTC
/r/Games treats Christian game developers with respect (x-post from /r/Circlebroke)
Apparently posted this in the wrong place the first time - didn't know of this sub. I don't quite feel like rewriting it, so just excuse the tongue-in-cheekness of it all.
Here we have a post titled "Bible game developer claims Satan is responsible for their failures". I was feeling a little masochistic, and I jumped right on in...
Christian media has a big problem, and it's been talked about plenty of times.... It basically always comes back to lazy story writing 956/178
Wait, what?
Amazingly, reddit doesn't take this opportunity to bash relentlessly on fundies. What follows from here is a surprisingly non-judgmental discussion on why Christian games/movies/mostly games have failed, without outright insulting Christians/fundies/etc as a whole.
Of course, when we scroll down a bit, we'll find ourselves some good old fashioned hate:
Fundamentalist aren't generally very creative or imaginative people - no way! I am shocked, absolutely shocked.14/9
But wait, someone actually steps up to call him on his bullshit, and, get this, gets upvoted more than the hate.
It's not really that. It's that they tend (read 99.9% of the time) to start from a point of evangelism and ministry. The point is to share the bible as it is. Which when you don't allow a unique perspective produces poor stories. I know plenty of creative religious, even fundamentalist, people. It's just that when it comes to the bible and religion they feel the need to keep it 100% intact. 18/0
Look at that 18/0. That wonderful, beautiful zero. Maybe there's hope yet.
16:38 UTC
/r/askreddit thread about the stupidest rule they've had to follow - Replies are legitimately stupid rules
22:16 UTC