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[–] SinningStromgald 97 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Correct me if I am wrong but most of those "personal stories" are pure fiction right?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

On Reddit I haven’t read a true story since the 💩🔪 story.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago

I suspect some are AI and others may be creative writing exercises. Some portion are probably real.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Many of the exaggerated stories are fiction. But there are plenty of Redditors posting pictures of things they saw locally and other information which some could consider sensitive.

[–] SinningStromgald 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Based on your question I thought you were referencing subs like confessions, AITAH etc. Not pics of dumb animals or kids.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Don't get me wrong, I was referencing those too. In general, when I visited Reddit there were a lot of personal stories and pictures. These can often provide a unique pov which is not found in the news.

Lemmy is more a forum where people discuss the news. The comments are far more advanced and interesting than Reddit. But because people (including me) are far more privacy minded, I feel like they rarely post personal experiences. This might be an unfixable dillemma.

[–] cmbabul 4 points 1 week ago

I just assume they meant the cum box

[–] njm1314 10 points 1 week ago