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Hello, Circlebroke. I'm 28DansLater. AMA (self.circlebroke)

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  • I mod 169 subs (private + public), the majority of which are shitty and offensive.

  • I've been on Reddit for over three years under various accounts (too numerous to count or name).

I'll answer as many questions as I can, but for the sake of time and consideration, I'm not here for a debate. I want to interact with as many people as possible.

Ask away, Brokers.

edit: Hey, guys. I'm stepping out for an hour or so. I'll answer more of your question when I return. In the meantime, watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMcXknXwDhI

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[–]flappy_brds 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

You've mentioned that your friends and coworkers are unaware of your Reddit activity, but is there anyone you are really close to like a significant other or a parent who knows about your online persona? If there is, what are their opinions?

Do you have kids? If you do or are planning to, is this something you would be proud of showing your child?

[–]28DansLater[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

You've mentioned that your friends and coworkers are unaware of your Reddit activity, but is there anyone you are really close to like a significant other or a parent who knows about your online persona? If there is, what are their opinions?

They know I frequent Reddit, but that's the extent of it.

Do you have kids? If you do or are planning to, is this something you would be proud of showing your child?

I do have a kid. And who can honestly say they wouldn't be embarrassed by their internet activities?

[–]salierniwasokay 29ポイント30ポイント  (91子コメント)

Would you be embarrassed to tell people (in the real world) that you are the moderator of all of the subs that you mod? In other words, would you be happy to attach your face to your account and the subs you mod?

Also, what do you like best about this site?

[–]28DansLater[S] 4ポイント5ポイント  (89子コメント)

Would you be embarrassed to tell people (in the real world) that you are the moderator of all of the subs that you mod? In other words, would you be happy to attach your face to your account and the subs you mod?

I take measures to prevent that from happening. Most of my friends would get it, though. I've worked in kitchens for years, where casually using the slurs often used to describe homosexuals, African Americans, and transgendered people is the norm.

Also, what do you like best about this site?

The few real people I've come to know outside Reddit through texts, Twitter and chats.

[–]wordgood 35ポイント36ポイント  (58子コメント)

I take measures to prevent that from happening.

And for good reason.

No wonder you keep your true self such a secret.

There's not a mental health professional on the planet that would look at what you do and conclude that you're in good shape.

You know, you don't HAVE to be a stereotype. You can fix yourself. Turn it around.

[–]28DansLater[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (57子コメント)

You know, you don't HAVE to be a stereotype.

What is my stereotype?

[–]wordgood 43ポイント44ポイント  (56子コメント)

A person who needs to punch down because shit isn't right with them.

And you know this, because you take steps to hide what you do from the world.

Don't take my word for it: Go to a shrink and show them what you do. Explain to them why it's not a big deal, why it's not a sign of a problem. Explain that if you didn't do it someone else would, so it's fine. Show them /r/beatingautists.

The stereotype of the young guy working in a low-end job, getting shit on, and needing to pass it on to someone else. You're punching down. You're helping all that shit that landed on your head flow down hill.

You're not original. You're a textbook entry. You're a question on a quiz.

But you don't HAVE to be that way. You don't have to be part of a statistic. You don't have to.

[–]28DansLater[S] -3ポイント-2ポイント  (53子コメント)

A person who needs to punch down because shit isn't right with them.

Getting a little heavy there. This is just Reddit.

[–]wordgood 33ポイント34ポイント  (46子コメント)

No, this is a social interaction where you act out.

Like I said, you're not unique, you're a textbook entry.

Do you think letters don't count? Phone calls? Leaflets? Flyers? That somehow Reddit is different from 15 years of the Internet as a whole, or e-mail and usenet and message boards and social media?

Reddit, and the Internet as a whole, is just a new chapter in how human beings communicate with each other.

I'm sorry it's heavy, but it's true.

And like I said don't take my word for it: go to another professional. Go see what they think.

I'm sorry, I really am, that you're where you are. I truly believe that you can turn it around, because I've never met a human being who couldn't when given access to the proper tools and the proper care. But what you're doing isn't healthy, it's textbook acting out, and it's a sign of bigger things. And no one does this in a vacuum, especially to the degree you have.

It's what I say to everyone in your position that I've met: You don't have to be a stereotype. You don't have to be a statistic, you don't have to be just another example. You can be your own man, your own human being. You can be better.

[–]28DansLater[S] -7ポイント-6ポイント  (45子コメント)

Reddit, and the Internet as a whole, is just a new chapter in how human beings communicate with each other.

The chapter on Reddit is supposed to be read in private with the lights dimmed to protect your identity.

[–]GayFesh 19ポイント20ポイント  (29子コメント)

You're not in private. You're talking with human beings.

[–]28DansLater[S] -6ポイント-5ポイント  (28子コメント)

You're not in private. You're talking with human beings.

With very few exceptions, I don't know who those people are. That's how Reddit was designed.

[–]wordgood 6ポイント7ポイント  (2子コメント)

I honestly don't know that is supposed to even mean, and, more importantly, what possible bearing it could have.

[–]28DansLater[S] -4ポイント-3ポイント  (1子コメント)

It means don't bring your personal life to Reddit.

[–]UnconfirmedCat 11ポイント12ポイント  (11子コメント)

Oh my, are you for real right now? Don't tell me this is how you perceive interaction here. You do realize there is so much more out there to experience that just being "edgy" and promoting the same old stupid ironic cloaked bigotry, right? Like, you may actually be able to drop your sad soap boxing to connect with those you may have much more in common than you realize.

But who am I to stand in the way of being an outraged edgelord.

[–]GayFesh 20ポイント21ポイント  (1子コメント)

The internet is part of real life as all its users are real human beings.

[–]28DansLater[S] -3ポイント-2ポイント  (0子コメント)

The internet is part of real life as all its users are real human beings.

On Reddit, you're encouraged to hide your true identity to prevent doxxing. It's not like Facebook where you're required to use your real name. I simply take it to a different level of protection.

If I was ever doxxed by having my Facebook linked to Reddit, no one would believe the dox to be true.

[–]TunicSongForKaren 7ポイント8ポイント  (1子コメント)

He is getting a "little heavy there" because this is not really all a joke - just because it's Reddit doesn't mean it isn't real.

[–]28DansLater[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

It's only as real as you make it.

[–]treebog 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

Really? Coming from you? Do you read the shit you write?

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    [–]TunicSongForKaren 17ポイント18ポイント  (27子コメント)

    I've worked in kitchens for years, where casually using the slurs often used to describe homosexuals, African Americans, and transgendered people is the norm.

    Just because you work(ed) in a toxic work environment doesn't mean it is suddenly okay or anything.

    God, your life sounds miserable if this is the way you get your entertainment, and if this is the standard of discourse in your social circle.

    [–]28DansLater[S] -3ポイント-2ポイント  (1子コメント)

    God, your life sounds miserable if this is the way you get your entertainment, and if this is the standard of discourse in your social circle.

    You should read this book. It explains the environment better than I can.

    http://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Confidential-Updated-Adventures-Underbelly/dp/0060899220/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436728398&sr=8-1&keywords=kitchen+confidential

    [–]TunicSongForKaren 14ポイント15ポイント  (0子コメント)

    That is such a copout. You dont have to remain part of the problem. You can at least try to be a somewhat better human being.

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        [–]TunicSongForKaren 18ポイント19ポイント  (11子コメント)

        Can you explain to me, in-depth, why SRS, well... ...sucks?

        [–]28DansLater[S] 2ポイント3ポイント  (10子コメント)

        Back in 2012, early 2013, SRS was entertaining. You had Laurelai, RobotAnna, kbrooks, Ides, etc, creating shitstorms left and right. It was funny to poke them. Nowadays, /u/dworkinator is seemingly the only one who cares about fucking shit up and getting rowdy. Queituus and Strudelle are still around, but they've lacked any semblance of charisma or humor.

        [–]TunicSongForKaren 20ポイント21ポイント  (5子コメント)

        That doesn't really answer my question.

        [–]28DansLater[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (4子コメント)

        It sucks because it's no longer entertaining. It used to be full of feminists frantically hating cismales. Now it's a bunch of nobodies jerking over the same offensive stuff without any entertainment value attached to what they say or do.

        [–]salty-sardines 14ポイント15ポイント  (2子コメント)

        Now it's a bunch of nobodies jerking over the same offensive stuff without any entertainment value attached to what they say or do.

        The same could be said about plenty of the subreddits you mod, honestly. Do they "suck" as well?

        [–]28DansLater[S] -3ポイント-2ポイント  (1子コメント)

        The same could be said about plenty of the subreddits you mod, honestly. Do they "suck" as well?

        Keep in mind that only a handful of my subs are active.

        SRSsucks can be repetitive. Without the perfect foil (SRS circa 2012), it's hard to be entertaining, though. If and when SRS gets their shit together, SRSsucks will return to its former glory.

        In SubredditCancer, we're taking steps to remove the low-effort people who seek out bans so they can cry "cancer". SRC is most entertaining when it's creating awareness of cancer; getting leaks from ModTalk/DefaultMods/Europe; we were on the anti-Pao train months before it went mainstream. We were linked to SRD every day for two weeks straight. I would say the sub is entertaining.

        [–]rainbowjarhead 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

        I am interested in propaganda, and I've long wondered if any people in the 'subreddit cancer' group know of the historical uses of dehumanization as a core propaganda technique, and it's close relationship with censorship?

        Dehumanization can occur discursively (e.g., idiomatic language that likens certain human beings to non-human animals, verbal abuse, erasing one's voice from discourse) 1

        Actually, the specific term, cancer, has been used with this technique by several groups.

        The primary goal is generally the same, to mobilize support for a cause by identifying an enemy, and by labelling them as subhuman it provides moral cover to hate the group, but an important secondary goal is censorship. The aim is to incite so much anger towards the subhuman group that all their words are drowned out or ignored, and to cause them to fear speaking, writing, or otherwise expressing their views, which forces them to begin self-censoring.

        It's somewhat ironic to me that you claim to be against censorship, yet you are using a technique which is historically used to censor people.

        [–]TunicSongForKaren 9ポイント10ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Now it's a bunch of nobodies jerking over the same offensive stuff without any entertainment value attached to what they say or do.

        Literally a description of you though.

        [–]Outlulz 3ポイント4ポイント  (3子コメント)

        The SRS/SRSSucks wars have definitely cooled. SRD used to be a fierce battleground then.

        [–]28DansLater[S] -1ポイント0ポイント  (2子コメント)

        The SRS/SRSSucks wars have definitely cooled. SRD used to be a fierce battleground then.

        And it was fun. It was a more even battleground. There was no ideological litmus test that determined the votes you received.

        [–]Outlulz 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

        I think it weighed a little more heavily towards SRSucks IMO but it was much, much, much more balanced in user base than SRD now.

        [–]28DansLater[S] -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Circlebroke pretty much took over SRD userbase after the SRDBroke crew took over the modteam.

        [–]Ragnar_OK 22ポイント23ポイント  (22子コメント)

        Hey, Dan, what do you have to say to all the people that claim that your modding said subs means you're a shitty person in real life and it's safe to discard your opinion out of hand?

        [–]28DansLater[S] -2ポイント-1ポイント  (21子コメント)

        If they want to be close-minded, so be it. I believe everyone should have a voice, and that hiding ugly opinions under a rug only creates problems and breeds even more hate.

        [–]Ragnar_OK 22ポイント23ポイント  (13子コメント)

        Interesting. I agree with you that hiding ugly opinions is wrong, but you didn't exactly answer my question. Do you have anything say directly to make you seem like less of a jerk to the people who think that way (that you're a shitty person and the subs you mod are enough to judge your character) in the first place?

        [–]28DansLater[S] -4ポイント-3ポイント  (11子コメント)

        Do you have anything say directly to make you seem like less of a jerk to the people who think that way (that you're a shitty person and the subs you mod are enough to judge your character) in the first place?

        Not really.

        Well, maybe this: I'm Kenny Powers if Kenny Powers knew how to Reddit.

        [–]Ragnar_OK 11ポイント12ポイント  (8子コメント)

        As opposed to your first answer, which was interesting, this one was just "interesting".

        I would think, from the outside, that the fact that so many people get offended at that would have made all those subs successful in their primary reason for existing. Then again, I'm not you, I can't divine your reasons. I would have thought that you'd have tried to make that more apparent.

        Do you think that your lack of clear reasoning, and your failure to deliver it and "clear your name" so to speak, helped cause the current reddit atmosphere in any way?

        I mean, this "I have nothing to say to them because they don't get it in the first place" line of thought, do you think it helped this view that "what you mod == who you are"?

        I thought I understood it, but your answers here are giving me doubt. Can you shed a bit more light on why you do it, please?

        [–]28DansLater[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (7子コメント)

        I mean, this "I have nothing to say to them because they don't get it in the first place" line of thought, do you think it helped this view that "what you mod == who you are"?

        I'm aware enough to realize it's nearly impossible to sway the true believers. The ones who've taken the chance to share a modmail with me, know there's more to me than what I showcase in the open.

        [–]Ragnar_OK 7ポイント8ポイント  (6子コメント)

        I understand. As a follow-up question, do you blame those people who blame you for what subs you mod for not doing more to get in touch with you and seeing who you actually are? Further, do you think that your general reticence to explain yourself could cause people to misunderstand you and what you're doing?

        [–]28DansLater[S] 2ポイント3ポイント  (5子コメント)

        do you blame those people who blame you for what subs you mod for not doing more to get in touch with you and seeing who you actually are?

        Not really. I know I put on a shitty face.

        Further, do you think that your general reticence to explain yourself could cause people to misunderstand you and what you're doing?

        Yes. They way I act has also helped me connect with some truly awesome people, though.

        I talk to /u/Goatsac and /u/T_Dumbsford outside of Reddit. Both are cool. I consider them friends.

        /u/KrustyKoonKrackers offered to send me flowers when I was in the hospital a few months ago. I consider him a friend.

        [–]Ragnar_OK 12ポイント13ポイント  (4子コメント)

        Thank you for the honest answer. No insult meant, but the fact that I had to ask the same question 3 times in order to get an answer related to my question might be edificatory to why people hate those sort of subs (and their mods) so much.

        Don't mean this as a slight against yourself necessary, but I've noticed that the more you treat people like actual human beings, the more you're likely to get a human response. Sure, some people will always be shitty, but imo that shouldn't change who you are as a person.

        My main problem with all this is - why be a jerk and intentionally make everybody's day worse when it literally takes less effort to be less-of-a-jerk and try to make people's day's better. But that's just personal opinion, has nothing to do with the topic.

        [–]wordgood 7ポイント8ポイント  (1子コメント)

        Kenny Powers? What, did you run out of Chuck Norris jokes?

        [–]28DansLater[S] -2ポイント-1ポイント  (0子コメント)

        True story. Never a fan of Chuck Norris. In terms of manly heroes, I've always preferred John Wayne. That fucker always got shit done.

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          [–]Outlulz 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

          Poking deeper into that, does that mean you mod the subs you do just to mod them without any particular attachment to the subject matter or do you mod them because you are interested in the topics?

          [–]28DansLater[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

          Poking deeper into that, does that mean you mod the subs you do just to mod them without any particular attachment to the subject matter or do you mod them because you are interested in the topics?

          Not really. SRC being the exception.

          [–]GayFesh 10ポイント11ポイント  (4子コメント)

          breeds even more hate.

          What would you say to those who think that having an open and unhindered display of hateful discussion might sway those on the fence toward more hate? Wouldn't you agree that allowing unfettered hate speech allows more people to be exposed to it and thus more opportunities to breed said hate?

          [–]28DansLater[S] -8ポイント-7ポイント  (2子コメント)

          What would you say to those who think that having an open and unhindered display of hateful discussion might sway those on the fence toward more hate?

          You can't change what was always going to happen.

          [–]GayFesh 9ポイント10ポイント  (1子コメント)

          Only if you assume that people are impervious to outside influence and incapable of having their minds change.

          "If we ban hate speech, we might cause more hate!" "If allowing hate speech causes more hate, well, there's nothing we can do about that!"

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            [–]GodOfAtheism 15ポイント16ポイント  (43子コメント)

            1. Are you paranoid that the admins are going to drop the hammer on any of the subs you mod? If so, have you taken any mitigation steps?

            2. Voat: Terrible or just mediocre? Also, as someone who mods a grip of subs, your thoughts on their modded sub limits, if any?

            3. Boxers, briefs, manties, freeballing, or other?

            4. In your mod teams, what would you say the gender mix is like, at least insofar as you know genders of folks?

            [–]28DansLater[S] 2ポイント3ポイント  (42子コメント)

            1. /r/AngryBlackladies survived, so I say no. I don't condone harassment or doxxing.

            2. I've been to voat once, maybe twice. I prefer Reddit.

            3. Boxer briefs

            4. I don't know. I know I mod with a few females (/u/HarrietPotter, /u/Meowing_Cows). I don't ask their gender before modding.

            [–]Meowing_Cows 9ポイント10ポイント  (7子コメント)

            I am in fact not a girl. I appreciate the kind thoughts, though <3

            [–]HarrietPotter 5ポイント6ポイント  (17子コメント)

            Is Meowing Cows a girl?

            [–]28DansLater[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (10子コメント)

            I think so.

            [–]HarrietPotter 5ポイント6ポイント  (8子コメント)

            I just assumed all that squabbling with Drape and LH was an unspoken dick-measuring contest.

            [–]28DansLater[S] 5ポイント6ポイント  (7子コメント)

            She can be a woman and still have a dick, Harriet.

            [–]GodOfAtheism 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

            And people say you aren't progressive.

            [–]28DansLater[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

            It's the /r/dickgirls influence coming through.

            [–]HarrietPotter 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

            Well that put me in my place.

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                  [–]LowSociety 1ポイント2ポイント  (14子コメント)

                  I'm guessing this is an impersonator? https://voat.co/user/Dawn-0f-The-Dan

                  [–]28DansLater[S] 2ポイント3ポイント  (13子コメント)

                  Yes. This is me:

                  https://voat.co/user/28DansLater

                  [–]LowSociety 0ポイント1ポイント  (12子コメント)

                  I figured. There are a lot of rumors about your child pornography past though. Care to comment?

                  [–]28DansLater[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (11子コメント)

                  How can there be lots of rumors about me that I haven't heard?

                  I've been called a Nazi, a bigot, a racist, a transphobe, a homophobe, a sexist, a troll, a shitty person, a doxxer, a harasser, a brigader, etc, but I don't recall ever having been called a pedo.

                  [–]LowSociety 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

                  Well half of those are true when looking at your comments ;)

                  I'll ship you some rumor screens when I'm not on my phone tomorrow.

                  [–]28DansLater[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                  I'll ship you some rumor screens when I'm not on my phone tomorrow.

                  Please do. I like laughing.

                  [–]LowSociety 3ポイント4ポイント  (8子コメント)

                  Also! If the purpose of your internet being is making people angry, you surely have an SRS alt account making fun of white men right?

                  [–]28DansLater[S] -2ポイント-1ポイント  (5子コメント)

                  Also! If the purpose of your internet being is making people angry, you surely have an SRS alt account making fun of white men right?

                  How else would I have gained entrance into SRSHome a few years ago?

                  [–]LowSociety 2ポイント3ポイント  (4子コメント)

                  Because LH is better than you at social manipulation! Btw, SHP was seethrough from the beginning.

                  But seriously, if you honestly mean to offend, why not do it from the side that offends redditors the most - SRS?

                  [–]28DansLater[S] -1ポイント0ポイント  (3子コメント)

                  I'm the one who got that account into SRSHome, not LH.

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                    [–]shakypears 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    Dude, what's wrong with you? You don't want the smooth caress of silk and fun flouncy ruffles caressing your nethers? For shame.

                    [–]Tumblr9gagredditor 5ポイント6ポイント  (4子コメント)

                    Do you mod all those fucked up subs because of an "if I have the opportunity to become a mod of a sub, I should go for it no matter what sub it is" mentality?

                    [–]28DansLater[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (3子コメント)

                    Honestly, I do it because it causes shock when people call me out for the subs I mod.

                    I get called a Nazi regularly just because I pushed a button.

                    [–]GodOfAtheism 9ポイント10ポイント  (1子コメント)

                    Well modding /r/NatSoc probably doesn't help, even if it is dead.

                    [–]28DansLater[S] -2ポイント-1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    I accepted that mod spot just yesterday. Never been to the sub.

                    [–]treebog 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    So you just mod those subs to evoke a reaction? What's the point? You can make an anti-pc statement without trying to be an edgelord. Imo it just discredits any argument you are trying to make.

                    [–]Ervin_Pepper 6ポイント7ポイント  (2子コメント)

                    Are there any forums or discussion websites that you use besides Reddit? I'm wondering because, in my limited experience, Reddit seems to be the most lenient and censorship-free of all online forums. I was just wondering if you avoid other forums on principle because they engage in blocking/deleting more regularly than Reddit, or is it only the free speech rules on Reddit in particular that bother you?

                    [–]28DansLater[S] -1ポイント0ポイント  (1子コメント)

                    Are there any forums or discussion websites that you use besides Reddit?

                    Reddit is it. I prefer seeing a wide range of opinions, regardless of how much I agree or disagree with them.

                    In the 90s, I was active on usenet, mostly rec.sport.pro-wrestling.

                    [–]Ervin_Pepper 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    OK, cool. You might have realised I was ready to jump in there and shout "hypocrite!" if you used other forums with tighter regulation of commenting. I get that you view reddit as unique amongst the internet communities, and that you'll defend its uniqueness against attempts to homogenise it. Our difference of opinion only comes in whether or not we perceive Reddit's uniqueness as a positive or negative thing

                    [–]unrelevant_user_name 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

                    What do you think of this sub?

                    [–]28DansLater[S] 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    It's eerily reminiscent of SubredditDrama, with the exception being that I'm not banned here for being a terrible person. Point goes to Circlebroke.

                    [–]Dewey_Darl 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

                    What got you interested in reddit in the first place?

                    [–]28DansLater[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    I read something about /r/popping a few years ago on some clickbait site. I thought Reddit seemed like a cool place.

                    [–]madi_lana 7ポイント8ポイント  (18子コメント)

                    I didn't think I would have a question for you, but after thinking about it for a little bit, I did have a couple, and I really hope you answer them.

                    1. How old are you?

                    2. What was your upbringing like? (This is kind of personal, so I understand if you don't want to answer it, and I promise I'm not looking to infer anything about your motives for modding the subs you do based on this - just genuinely curious.)

                    3. How did you get into modding? Did you ever make a conscious choice to mod the subs you do and sort of "go down that path," for lack of a better phrase, or did it just happen naturally?

                    4. Is there anything anybody could do or say to make you reconsider modding/participating in these subreddits?

                    [–]28DansLater[S] -1ポイント0ポイント  (17子コメント)

                    1. 37

                    2. Typical southern upbringing. Lower middle-class.

                    3. I was invited to mod /r/BotanyOnMars and accepted.

                    4. Not really. My actions have a filtering effect. Because of this, I know the Redditors I interact with outside of Reddit aren't fake. Once you get past my bullshit, I'm actually pretty normal.

                    [–]TunicSongForKaren 12ポイント13ポイント  (3子コメント)

                    37

                    How embarassing.

                    [–]28DansLater[S] -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    INB4 he's not a millennial!

                    My age is comparable to those I associate with on Reddit, and I think you're being ageist by suggesting by suggest that me being 37 is embarrassing.

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                      [–]madi_lana 5ポイント6ポイント  (12子コメント)

                      I wish you would go a little bit more in-depth, especially on that last one. Is there really nothing anybody could say or do? Would you ever go to a therapist? I think you know most wouldn't agree with your actions, so do you think therapy is a racket of a profession?

                      [–]28DansLater[S] -4ポイント-3ポイント  (11子コメント)

                      Is there really nothing anybody could say or do? Would you ever go to a therapist? I think you know most wouldn't agree with your actions, so do you think therapy is a racket of a profession?

                      No, because who I am in real life isn't who I am on Reddit. I know and observe social boundaries in my personal life. Anything goes on Reddit.

                      [–]madi_lana 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

                      So there's nothing's anyone could say to convince you you can't segregate actions like that, and obviously how you act in one aspect of life affects your identity as a whole?

                      [–]28DansLater[S] -3ポイント-2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      So there's nothing's anyone could say to convince you you can't segregate actions like that, and obviously how you act in one aspect of life affects your identity as a whole?

                      No. Not at all. I'm living my life. I know I've done a good job separating Reddit from my life.

                      [–]wordgood 7ポイント8ポイント  (8子コメント)

                      You know the shrink would disagree, right?

                      Shit, I'm 50/50 that this is an elaborate troll, that's how much of a line-for-line rip-off from Psych 101 you are.

                      [–]28DansLater[S] -4ポイント-3ポイント  (7子コメント)

                      You know the shrink would disagree, right?

                      Okay... Does that make them right?

                      [–]wordgood 6ポイント7ポイント  (6子コメント)

                      Go to 10 shrinks. Go to 100. Go to as many as you want and 99.99999% will agree.

                      Does that make all shrinks wrong and just you right?

                      [–]28DansLater[S] -3ポイント-2ポイント  (5子コメント)

                      Don't gaslight me.

                      I know me better than anyone else.

                      [–]TunicSongForKaren 4ポイント5ポイント  (3子コメント)

                      One is one's own worst enemy, because it is so hard to be self aware about every aspect of one's existence. You can't separate two identities from each other.

                      [–]28DansLater[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

                      You can't separate two identities from each other.

                      Speak for yourself.

                      Is Johnny Depp literally a pirate?

                      [–]wordgood 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      You need help, and the first step is always helping yourself. you won't see a professional, you won't listen to others, the only person you'll listen to is yourself, and that self isn't right.

                      If you really will only listen to yourself...

                      "Honestly, I do it because it causes shock"

                      That, right there, is acting out. You're drawing attention to yourself because you're damaged. I don't mean that in any perjorative way, I mean in that you're injured or cracked or stressed or in some way damaged to a point where you need to call out socially.

                      Good luck and god speed in your journeys.

                      [–]exvampireweekend 11ポイント12ポイント  (5子コメント)

                      Whenever you remove a comment or submission do you ever take a minute to think "man I'm a peice of shit"

                      [–]28DansLater[S] -2ポイント-1ポイント  (4子コメント)

                      Whenever you remove a comment or submission do you ever take a minute to think "man I'm a peice of shit"

                      I remove stuff to enforce a theme. I never do it ideologically or with malice. Removing a really great drawing from /r/DrawPeople doesn't cause me to lose sleep.

                      [–]diehtc0ke 13ポイント14ポイント  (1子コメント)

                      How are you not the definition of subreddit cancer?

                      [–]28DansLater[S] -3ポイント-2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      I never mod globally. I don't mod ideologically.

                      [–]Celestina_ 13ポイント14ポイント  (4子コメント)

                      What kind of person do you imagine browses your subs?

                      [–]28DansLater[S] -3ポイント-2ポイント  (3子コメント)

                      People who aren't easily offended. Ideologically, it's a wide spectrum of people.

                      [–]unrelevant_user_name 21ポイント22ポイント  (1子コメント)

                      I think someone can hold a controversial opinion and still be easily offended.

                      [–]28DansLater[S] 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      I think someone can hold a controversial opinion and still be easily offended.

                      They get what they give then.

                      [–]shhhhquiet 10ポイント11ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      So you believe that the sort of person who loves racist slurs and jokes about rape and shit like that but gets a bug up their ass about anything they perceive as anti-man or anti-white doesn't browse your subs? Or are you just using "not easily offended" as code for "enjoys humor that punches down?"

                      [–]unrelevant_user_name 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

                      Are the subs you mod in any way representative of your opinions?

                      [–]28DansLater[S] -3ポイント-2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      A few.

                      In /r/AngryBlackladies, we're supporting a future presidential campaign for Herman Cain.

                      I like drawing, hence /r/DrawPeople.

                      I'm from the south, so I'm trying to get /r/DixiePride going.

                      [–]Ropeguy 1ポイント2ポイント  (3子コメント)

                      28DansLater you said you know yourself better than anyone else, if so than what makes you want to take such a responsibility to mod all these subs that you admit are "shitty and offensive"?

                      [–]28DansLater[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (2子コメント)

                      It's just fun. It runs counter to Reddit's overwhelmingly liberal culture.

                      [–]Ropeguy 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

                      I should reword my question probably, I mean what makes you want to mod these subs so much? This is not something you do accidentally, you mod over 100 subs with many of them not even trying to hide their racist tone. If you wanted to make fun of liberals you could go to /r/republican or something similar without such a hateful streak across it.

                      What makes you want to mod subreddits that specifically hate fat people, trans people, and black people?

                      [–]28DansLater[S] -2ポイント-1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      If you wanted to make fun of liberals you could go to /r/republican or something similar without such a hateful streak across it.

                      It's not about making fun of liberals. I do it for the reactions from the offended, and the interaction between friends.

                      If I had to guess, at least 90% of the subs I mod came about because of drunken/high conversations in /r/dickgirls and PMs. Someone shares a shitty idea for a sub, it gets a few laughs, next thing I know I'm modding a new sub.

                      [–]cluelessperson 6ポイント7ポイント  (6子コメント)

                      Do you feign all the ranting about "censorship" to stir up shitstorms? Or do you actually care? If so, why?

                      [–]28DansLater[S] -3ポイント-2ポイント  (5子コメント)

                      I do care about censorship.

                      Enforce your sub's theme and rules, but do so transparently.

                      [–]cluelessperson 3ポイント4ポイント  (4子コメント)

                      So, sitewide changes don't bother you much? Banning r/fph was okay with you? The state of reddit is generally fine, the real problem is the mods and their intransparency and sloppiness doing unpaid, voluntary labor?

                      [–]28DansLater[S] -2ポイント-1ポイント  (3子コメント)

                      So, sitewide changes don't bother you much?

                      As long as the changes are in keeping with the spirit of Reddit, I'm fine with them.

                      The state of reddit is generally fine, the mods are the problem?

                      I do think we need better mod tools. I also think a lot of default mods are whiny and have a huge sense of entitlement.

                      [–]cluelessperson 5ポイント6ポイント  (2子コメント)

                      As long as the changes are in keeping with the spirit of Reddit, I'm fine with them.

                      Does that apply to banning fph for harassment? Do you feel Ellen Pao undermined the spirit of Reddit? If so, how?

                      [–]28DansLater[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

                      If FPH was harassing people, yes, it should've been banned. If it was banned simply to sweep away the ugly, no.

                      [–]Raido_ 8ポイント9ポイント  (3子コメント)

                      Why did you let ThePhilosophyofRape /r/StruggleFucking?

                      [–]28DansLater[S] -7ポイント-6ポイント  (2子コメント)

                      It was an opportunity to have some fun. For the record, though, I didn't mod him to StruggleFucking. That was one of the other mods.

                      [–]Raido_ 14ポイント15ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      It was an opportunity to have some fun.

                      Could you elaborate on this please?

                      [–]bulkkorcutt 12ポイント13ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      ahh yeah i have fun like that too! and sometimes, when i really wanna turn up, i kidnap and forcefully gangbang a defenceless young woman with my mates! haha

                      [–]Kesha_Paul[M] 6ポイント7ポイント  (9子コメント)

                      How much did you pay the mods to the this AMA?

                      Edit: oops forgot to switch accounts

                      [–]28DansLater[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (7子コメント)

                      /u/T_Dumbsford facilitated this AMA. He's one of the coolest people I've met on Reddit.

                      Thank you to the rest of the modteam for allowing this to happen.

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                        [–]IBYMBYBMYL 5ポイント6ポイント  (2子コメント)

                        If you were to go to a therapist, how long do you think it would take said therapist to find that you're completely fucked in the head?

                        [–]T_Dumbsford[M] 8ポイント9ポイント  (12子コメント)

                        Just a reminder, Dan is here in good faith, and we expect everyone to remain civil. No slurs, no personal attacks or insults, no doxx etc. The civility rule is in full effect and we will not hesitate to put people in time out if they can't act like reasonable adults.

                        Ok, have fun, everybody!

                        [–]28DansLater[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

                        Can we have a rule that the first person who uses the phrase "I can't even" owes the rest of us a beer?

                        [–]bulkkorcutt 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        good one dan. keep the good banter coming

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                          [–]GayFesh 7ポイント8ポイント  (5子コメント)

                          How do you sleep at night?

                          [–]28DansLater[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (4子コメント)

                          On my side, with a fan on. I like the room to be cold.

                          I don't let Reddit affect me personally.

                          [–]GayFesh 14ポイント15ポイント  (1子コメント)

                          Have you ever considered that some people can't just choose to let something not affect them? Surely you're aware that PTSD is a thing.

                          [–]28DansLater[S] -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          Have you ever considered that some people can't just choose to let something not affect them? Surely you're aware that PTSD is a thing.

                          To those people, I would say avoid offensive subs. Block offensive users. Take some measure of personal responsibility to protect your own mental well-being.

                          [–]bulkkorcutt 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          another funny joke dan. nice one :)

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                            [–]CollumMcJingleballs 2ポイント3ポイント  (5子コメント)

                            We ask that you embrace Reddit's diverse culture rather than cleansing it. We get our touchy-feelies on Facebook. We come to Reddit to be reminded that life can be harsh. We come to Reddit to see hot girls taking off their clothes for nothing more than karma. We come to Reddit to learn, even if what we learn is offensive and ugly.

                            Would you like to flesh out what this quote actually means? This seems like an awfully myopic view of the function of Reddit.

                            [–]28DansLater[S] -1ポイント0ポイント  (3子コメント)

                            I like /r/gore and /r/panties.

                            [–]CollumMcJingleballs 1ポイント2ポイント  (2子コメント)

                            Okay, fine, if you won't answer that question then I won't get into a prolonged battle.

                            Do you have hobbies?

                            What are your top 10 favorite books?

                            Do you at least recognize that some of the stuff you say is problematic?

                            [–]28DansLater[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

                            Do you have hobbies?

                            I love fishing. I'm a good cook. I watch Lucha Underground.

                            What are your top 10 favorite books?

                            10's too many to answer. I linked it elsewhere, but I love Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain.

                            Do you at least recognize that some of the stuff you say is problematic?

                            Look at my OP. I'm very self-aware.

                            [–]CollumMcJingleballs [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                            Do you have any stories to share about cooking? Favorite thing to cook? Worst dish prepared? Worst customer served? You worked in the cooking industry presumably so what's life like on the other side from your perspective?

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                              [–]pyrowolf8 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

                              you mod a plethora of subreddits that make jesus cry himself to sleep, so what's your favorite foreign cuisine?

                              [–]28DansLater[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                              Probably Italian. I'm eating pizza as we speak.

                              [–]LuisLN 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

                              It's cool to see someone who belongs to a bunch of reactionary, hateful subs be a generally OK person. I hope the subscribers to those subreddits don't take their hate and edginess as seriously as they seem to.

                              [–]28DansLater[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                              I hope the subscribers to those subreddits don't take their hate and edginess as seriously as they seem to.

                              There are some who do. I know a lot who don't.

                              [–]Goatsac 3ポイント4ポイント  (7子コメント)

                              In regard to First World/Third Wave Feminism, which part about it do you like best?

                              [–]28DansLater[S] -1ポイント0ポイント  (6子コメント)

                              I don't do the ideology thing on Reddit. I've never let my personal ideology influence what I do.

                              [–]Celestina_ 14ポイント15ポイント  (5子コメント)

                              I would say that's 100% impossible, but whatever makes you feel better

                              [–]28DansLater[S] -1ポイント0ポイント  (4子コメント)

                              I would say that's 100% impossible, but whatever makes you feel better

                              It's extremely easy for me.

                              [–]Celestina_ 6ポイント7ポイント  (3子コメント)

                              Then you don't understand what ideology is

                              [–]28DansLater[S] -2ポイント-1ポイント  (2子コメント)

                              Then you don't understand what ideology is

                              Enlighten me then.

                              [–]Celestina_ 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

                              Well in this case we're talking about your political beliefs, which is essentially the framework for how you come to understand the world and your own behaviour in it. When we talk about ideology its something like your 'unspoken assumptions' about how the world works

                              Your political beliefs (or political ideology) aren't something you dip into when you feel like it, they shape how you understand the world on a day to day basis. Your actions are always influenced by your personal ideology.

                              Some people are more honest about this than others

                              [–]28DansLater[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                              I love guns. I think everyone but criminals should own one.

                              Shouldn't I be raging at /r/GunsAreCool because of my ideology?

                              Some people have excellent self-control. Others, not so much.

                              [–]treebog 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                              Good evening, 28danslater. Welcome to circlebroke. Its been quite a busy day hadn't it?

                              Let's cut right to the chase, shall we? Your honeymoon phase will last the length of this post, so enjoy. More importantly, pay attention.

                              Do you agree with the bans on FPH, transfags or other subs that went out of their way to harass people on reddit? Do you think it is OK for people to pull photos from subreddits or other social media to publicly make fun of them? If not, what should we do to stop this behavior?

                              [–]jumtrum 5ポイント6ポイント  (2子コメント)

                              A very simple question: why was I labeled 'cancer' on your list because I said that your speech was similar to your /r/subredditcancer posts? It wasn't an attack or insult, and yet I'm 'cancer' in your eyes.

                              Care to explain why?

                              [–]redditaccount01423 20ポイント21ポイント  (0子コメント)

                              Would you rather be censored by one Ellen Pao-sized duck or 100 duck-sized Ellen Paos?

                              [–]AllKnowingFez 0ポイント1ポイント  (12子コメント)

                              Who would win in a fight Superman or Goku?

                              But in all seriousness, you might mod some shitty subreddit, but hey at least you don't mod spacedicks.

                              [–]28DansLater[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (11子コメント)

                              I don't care for Superman and I never got into Dragonball Z. I prefer Batman.

                              Ben Affleck will be a great Batman, by the way.

                              [–]AllKnowingFez 1ポイント2ポイント  (2子コメント)

                              I agree, but I think Edward Norton would make a better Batman.

                              [–]28DansLater[S] 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

                              but I think Edward Norton would make a better Batman.

                              He probably would. We don't know. What we do know is that Affleck is Batman for the foreseeable future, not counting the TV show Gotham. I think he'll exceed everyone's expectations and prove his naysayers wrong.

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                                [–]InsanelyIncredibly 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                Do you expect an admin crackdown on /r/90sNostalgia any time soon?

                                [–]Meowing_Cows -1ポイント0ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                How do you feel about /u/spez as the new CEO?

                                To continue on that, what all do you think [if anything] will change on reddit during his tenure?

                                [–]28DansLater[S] -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                How do you feel about /u/spez as the new CEO?

                                So far, he seems good. No shadowbans, more transparency.

                                what all do you think [if anything] will change on reddit during his tenure?

                                Hopefully his promises will be kept.

                                [–]Wathashappenedtoem 15ポイント16ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                Why?

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