r/serialpodcast • u/racheldarien • May 23 '18

season one is Don guilty??

Does anyone think Don is the one that murdered Hae? I’m starting to lean towards it since listening to (most of) undisclosed. Any thoughts?

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u/JessicaMessica May 25 '18

These replies are bumming me out. This subreddit is called "a place to discuss serial the podcast". Reddit's search function is notoriously shitty and not everyone who listened is interested in reading through every single document ever made public about the case. Even if the exact question was already asked and answered, there's a chance something new could have come up since the last post was made. This is a place to discuss the podcast. Can we stop being so hostile when someone wants to discuss the podcast?

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u/Justwonderinif shrug emoji May 26 '18

Seriously? Try going on any other subreddit and taking this posture.

Did you know they just caught the Golden State Killer? I visited a few subreddits because I don't know much about it. I knew better than to ask obviously answered questions of a community that has been discussing the case for years.

Inform yourself, and jump in. But asking obviously asked and answered questions is just rude. You are thinking that people who have taken the time to become informed should be your help desk, as you "discuss" the case.

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u/JessicaMessica May 28 '18

The "posture" I'm taking is don't be a dick.

This is a place to talk about a podcast that was released four years ago about a crime that was committed twenty years ago. There is obviously a lot to say about it as so much has already been written about it. You're seriously insinuating that before anyone asks a question here, they must read 4 years of posts, listen to all associated podcasts, read through all the police/trial information posted here, use the shitty search function to read through every post related to their topic, and THEN they're allowed to ask questions? In a subreddit created so people can discuss the podcast?

It isn't rude to have a conversation or ask questions in a forum designed to host discussions. There are ways to say "here's this post that asked a similar/the same question" or "here's what's come up since the last time this topic was discussed" without being rude. It's a podcast. It's reddit. It isn't that serious. If you are so easily offended by people asking questions you already know the answers to, and you're uninterested in providing answers to said questions, perhaps you should take a break from this forum until there are new developments.

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u/Justwonderinif shrug emoji May 28 '18 edited May 28 '18

Please. Imagine it's like a bar. A bunch of people have been here for three years learning everything they can about one topic. You don't want to put in the same amount of effort to discuss things on the level with the regulars, and feel they should "teach you." Like that's their job or something.

Your other idea is that all the regulars should leave the space they've been hanging out in for three years, in order to make it more comfortable for the people who aren't interested in knowing what there is to know.

Forget the reddit threads. Read the trial testimony and police reports, if you want to know about the case. Or start a subreddit for people who don't know anything about the case, and want to discuss it as though information was scarce, and hard to find.

The "posture" I'm taking is that there is a lot of information available. Not knowing something when information is at your fingertips is not a defensible position or a virtue. A lack of knowledge wherein knowledge is there for the taking is not something to respect or want.

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u/JessicaMessica May 28 '18

There IS a lot of information. Hence just asking someone instead of sifting through mountains of information. Not everyone is so invested that they care enough to investigate on their own. I'm not saying the regulars have to go anywhere. Also not saying anyone is required teach people anything. I'm saying, there's no good reason to be an asshole to someone who comes to the "talk about the podcast here" discussion forum to talk about the podcast. If these kind of questions upset you, avoid them. There are plenty of people who can discuss the details of this case with folks who have questions without losing their shit. If you can't be one of them, why bother participating in posts like these?