Screenshot included so you do not have to browse to it. Literally. I’m not even joking. The entire subreddit is 2 days old (founded immediately after the AMA) and populated+moderated exclusively by accounts less than 6 months old following standard generic name schemes and posting comments that reek of chatGPT generated responses.

This is the most hilarious, saddest, most obviously transparent attempt at propaganda astroturfing I have ever seen.

Spez. Get a bloody life, my dude.

  • @[email protected]
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    I just looked at their pinned post and it’s 100% satire and if you think otherwise you’ve never been on satire sub before

    What’s Not True

    1. Mr. Huffman has never lied or been dishonest. He has been 100% forward throughout this whole process.

    2. That apps “can’t afford” to pay the reasonable fees Mr. Huffman is requesting. Many of them are embroiled in inefficiency, and even the highest cited api costs on their part have still been well within reason.

    3. Mr. Huffman’s actions won’t “kill” reddit. In fact, the changes he id making are necessary to ensure that reddit continues to thrive.

    For all these reasons and many more, we at /r/FriendsofSpez #standwithhuffman, and you should too!

    • @[email protected]
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      201 year ago

      Illustrates well problem with satire and how subs like pcm become what they are. Some people don’t get satire.

      • croobat
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        81 year ago

        I mean this guy almost got me too.

    • @slaacaa
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      71 year ago

      To be honest, in this day and age it’s hard to tell. Whatever happens, there are always enlighted contrarians willing to stand with a stupid opinion

    • @[email protected]OP
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      ah, no. Read some of the comments in the sub, I tried talking to a few, they are very much not parody.

      • @[email protected]
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        Look at numbers 4., 9. and 11. in your screenshot. Those are obvious jokes.

        Keep in mind that some people are really dedicated to their parodies, just look at the circlejerk subs.

        • @linearchaos
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          11 year ago

          music simpin for spez in alllll the wrong plaaaacesssssss /music

  • @hydra
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    41 year ago

    deleted by creator

  • @[email protected]
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    If that’s true, it’s one of the saddest most pathetic display of narcissistic behavior I’ve ever seen.

  • Joe B
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    31 year ago

    I see that torrent site 😜

        • @[email protected]
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          I still have mine saved too just incase someone with a time machine goes back and corrects the timeline. /r/OpenSignups was good if you want to get into private trackers but with the whole reddit thing going on that might not be a viable option…

  • Sousa
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    21 year ago

    It wouldn’t surprise me, I hope he enjoys Reddit by himself with all his other 105 friends of spez.