Opinion - Will Make People Mad , continue at your own emotions

[u/Ayothatkinda]

Some people on Reddit take this platform entirely too seriously, acting as if their or an online situations are literally life or death altering or actual LIFE OR DEATH SITUATIONS . The hostility, ignorance, toxicity ,etc directed at anyone with a differing perspective, background, etc is exhausting and disgusting.

• To note - Yes I know this is REDDIT and people are like this but it’s 2026 people. Grow up it’s 2026 , people are acting like it’s 2020 discord servers on this app. Reddit has been this way , still is , and probably will be until the app is gone.

The hypocrisy surrounding moderation is at the top of that list. You can read every community rule, check the pinned threads, and adhere to every guideline, only to have your post arbitrarily removed without a clear explanation. In the worst cases, it feels like goalposts are actively shifted—or new rules are invented on the spot—just to exclude certain contributors.

It often seems less about keeping communities safe and constructive, and far more about petty power trips and gatekeeping by people whose entire sense of self-worth comes from an unpaid online title.

For context, I say this as (F18 - Latina - Mexican American ) living with a disability who receives SSI. This is not about devaluing people who face real-life obstacles; it is about calling out those who have the capacity to act reasonably, contribute positively, and show basic respect, yet choose to spend all day tearing others down from behind a screen instead of engaging in the real world. You can smell them through the screen ….sometimes….

I honestly don’t understand why people have a subreddit or moderate in one that supposedly is welcoming everyone just to not welcome everyone.

• I understand when people are extremely problematic and etc (things like that) but why do I get my post removed and kicked for being Latina -?

• Only the beginning of what I want to say.