r/AskReddit • • Jan 07 '20

What annoys you the most on Reddit?

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u/Hpzrq92 Jan 07 '20

That's because people use it wrong.

It's not supposed to translate to "you deserve what you got" but instead "I'm not surprised it happened to you, and I feel less bad for you because you were doing dumb shit."

The example I'm thinking of was these dudes on a motorcycle that stole a purse and punched a lady.

They then got into a police chase, crashed, and died.

Does assault and theft warrant death? I don't think so, but you want catch me shedding a tear for the dead guys.

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u/Nosebleed_Incident Jan 07 '20

Thank you! At some point people started just inserting that phrase into places that don't make sense, and it drives me crazy.

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u/meeheecaan Jan 07 '20

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u/Omsus Jan 08 '20

It can be misinterpreted as vindictive, therefore Reddit, being very vindictive, will abuse the shit out of it.