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points by socalgal2 1 day ago | 0 comments

To me your description is mythical reddit. Actual Reddit is every bit as hostile as stack overflow and unlike stack overflow, old questions can not be updated with new answers when existing answers get out of date.

[–] cwnyth 1 day ago

I think Reddit is even worse. You could get banned from SO for using pretty foul insults, but in some places of Reddit, it's business as usual.

[–] mahboi 1 day ago

Reddit is full of rage and also people getting banned for no reason. But crashing out on StackOverflow, now that's when someone needs help.

[–] cwnyth 1 day ago

I'm a mod on two SE sites. It definitely happens. And yes, (imo) they typically need help.

[–] 8n4vidtmkvmk 1 day ago

What kind of help? Mental help, or getting their server back online?

[–] mahboi 23 hours ago

I meant mental, but now that you mention it, probably both