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    7 days ago

    The situation worsened when Reddit Answers started awarding special “Actually Clicked the Study” badges to users who read linked scientific papers. Only six badges have been awarded platform-wide

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        And it’s satire gold. It was also immediately apparent that it was satire.

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        7 days ago

        Now, did you work that out by reading the article? Or by jumping to the first conclusion that can’t go mind when you read half a sentence?

        /s

        (There should be a ‘/m’ for meta humour that’s not strictly sarcastic but shouldn’t be interpreted at face value)

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        I don’t know what you’re cheering me for, but thank you.

        Also your vertical text still renders horizontal for me, because it’s interpreted as markdown. I guess when I reply it shows the raw text because now I see it vertical.

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      Platform traffic immediately plunged 99%. Major advertisers pulled campaigns within hours. “Our entire strategy relies on reaching users who react without thinking,” said Bradley Morris, head of digital at QuickThoughts Media. “This demographic represents 90% of our conversion rate. Who’s going to impulse-buy our clients’ products if people start thinking things through?”

      Sounds about right to me.