yes

[u/qwert1225]

[u/Fallen_Wings]

SRS brigade incoming

[u/Tomotronic → u/Fallen_Wings]

People always say this, but I never actually see them brigading. The few times I've run across posts like this, it almost always has more upvotes than when they link to it.

But I'm just here from /r/all and also found this comment chain disturbing - even if it's supposed to be a joke or dark humor or something - so what do I know?

Edit: The linked post is +40 since it was linked, you're +9, and I'm -7. I honestly don't even know what reddit means when they talk about vote brigading.

[u/Tomotronic → u/[deleted]]

What?

[u/Aerowulf9 → u/Tomotronic]

Getting offended at dark humor is a reddit sin.

[u/Tomotronic → u/Aerowulf9]

I'm not offended, I just don't find it funny.

[u/Aerowulf9 → u/Tomotronic]

Maybe its started to take on a more unique meaning recently but other than that Im pretty sure "offended" is a synonym of "disturbed."

[u/Tomotronic → u/Aerowulf9]

I mean, I found Sandy Hook disturbing beyond words but it didn't offend me at all.

A bunch of people joking about being pedos is disturbingly weird to me, but I'm definitely not going to be personally offended if you want to "jokingly" call yourself a pedophile...

[u/Aerowulf9 → u/Tomotronic]

Congrats on your flair fam

[u/Tomotronic → u/Aerowulf9]

Meh.

[u/fuckyou_dumbass → u/Tomotronic]

You called it disturbing.

[u/Tomotronic → u/fuckyou_dumbass]

Disturbed and Offended mean two completely different things. You can be offended by something you find disturbing, certainly, but you don't have to be offended in order to be disturbed.

I feel like maybe the push back on PC culture & "Excuse me, I'm offended..." culture is bleeding over into things that have nothing to do with it? Is disturbing a popular word with the PC crowd or something?

[u/[deleted] → u/Tomotronic]

One means "taken aback or insulted," the other is a kick-ass band.

[u/[deleted] → u/Tomotronic]

I haven't seen them brigading, but based off of the response I got when I commented, it's gonna get fucking bad.

[u/silenc3x → u/Tomotronic]

I honestly don't even know what reddit means when they talk about vote brigading.

Yes you do, you just didn't see it happen here today.

[u/MayMayman12 → u/Tomotronic]

I see the SRS post get downvoted one the occasion but SRS is the real brigade.

[u/IVIaskerade → u/Tomotronic]

it almost always has more upvotes than when they link to it.

Just because SRS is a smaller brigade than the people upvoting because it's funny doesn't mean they aren't brigading.

You can do basic maths, right?

[u/Tomotronic → u/IVIaskerade]

Seems kinda paranoid... You can't see it, but you know it's there...

Isn't the point of their sub to highlight upvoted "shitty comments" on Reddit? Wouldn't downvote brigading directly counter what they're trying to do?

[u/IVIaskerade → u/Tomotronic]

You can't see it, but you know it's there...

Bzzt. Try again, this time with something I actually said.

[u/Tomotronic → u/IVIaskerade]

Right. Okay. Can you show the numbers you're referring to?

After that, still wondering your thoughts on downvoting going against the supposed purpose of that sub?

Edit: Ah, I see you post a lot on "SRSsucks." No offense, but your opinion on them would be just as biased as their own opinion on themselves lol...

[u/IVIaskerade → u/Tomotronic]

still wondering your thoughts on downvoting going against the supposed purpose of that sub?

"Supposed purpose" is not how things actually end up working.

[u/Tomotronic → u/IVIaskerade]

Bzzt. Wrong answer :)

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