>open thread about a problem I’m having
>first reply is by some obviously “respected” guy
>avatar is some incredibly choppy anime gif
>all caps red name, underlined
>VIP member - top contributor
>some other custom subtitle about the sites culture or some shit
>40k posts
>[SITENAME] clan
>Recent achievements: 1000 hours online, 10k posts, achieved years ago
>joined Dec 2005
>10000 Karma
>like 20 fucking red stars under his name
>From: the Underworld or some edgy shit
>MSN, Facebook, E-mail, Skype, AIM, literally everything
>personal website that has the same name as his nick, just a bunch of gifs
>signature is like 4 paragraphs, 2 quotes, like 20 fucking toolbars or irrelevant shit like nvidia user, coca cola drinker, air breather, cock sucker etc
>some edited anime image at the end of his signature with his nick stylized on it
>read his post
>“i dont know lol”
No joke, that shit is why reddit caught on. 2000s flat-forum culture was a complete joke. Having replies show up beneath the relevant comment, in a nice collapsible tree, was a godsend. Having pointless bullshit sorted below interesting bullshit meant you didn’t need to scroll through a thousand posts just to be disappointed.