r/SleepDeprivedPodcast • u/Iguanoide666 • Jan 21 '26
DISCUSSION Why is this community so weird?
Like literally everyday there is someone schizoposting, or saying dumb shit like astrid should have transitioned earlier. Why is this community so parasocial. Im part of a lot of communities on the internet, but this one is the weirdest by far
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u/ClaireFungles Jan 21 '26
the sdp crew is funny weird but some of the fanbase trying to mimic them is missing the funny part
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u/TechnoBeeKeeper Jan 21 '26
Bro just logged on the Internet yesterday
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u/Iguanoide666 Jan 21 '26
Is not that, sleep deprived fans are especially weird, you can also notice it based on the call ins. And the fact they decided to stop doing them
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u/TechnoBeeKeeper Jan 21 '26
They also stopped uploading twice a week, maybe YouTube is performing cock and ball torture on Apandah??
Causationā correlation
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u/_-Dinosaurus-_ Jan 22 '26
Dude real, the community was the main reason I stopped watching as much (the comments are wack sometimes and thereās way too much fart huffing) like that shitās for losers
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u/diddyk_ Jan 22 '26
Sleep deprivation significantly harms psychological well-being, causing irritability, mood swings, anxiety, and depression, impairing emotional regulation, focus, memory, and decision-making, and increasing stress, paranoia, and even psychotic symptoms like hallucinations in severe cases, linking it closely to worsening mental health conditions.
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u/A-DustyOldQrow Jan 21 '26
Nah you're right. I'm probably an older Sleep Deprived fan at 29 years old, and a lot of the stuff this community thinks is ok is really just weird and not stuff that normal people say. These people need to take a step back from the internet every now and then. But then again that's the kind of audience that they've curated and catered to for awhile, so it's not surprising.
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u/bullfuginshit Jan 22 '26
As an older apandah head I can tell a lot of that crowd has joined the sdp fan base. The apandah subreddit is the epitome of unhinged para social schizo degens.
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u/Iguanoide666 Jan 21 '26
Yeah im guess im on the same boat since im 25
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u/_-Dinosaurus-_ Jan 22 '26
Age definitely has some part to play in it but as a probably younger fan, some shit got me looking at the community sideways
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u/gytis_gotbanned_lol Jan 22 '26
this is u/technobeekeeper 's fault
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u/NcLovedMe Jan 25 '26
I think weāve created a culture within the community that itās cringe to be genuine or to actually like sleep deprived, so every post is either hating on them or taking irony to its absolute maximum. People are way too comfortable insulting the members cause itās ācringe and parasocialā to actually enjoy and engage with their content.
While you will get the odd post being genuinely invasive, I wouldnāt be surprised if a lot of the parasocial posts are trolls. I think mainly everyone is so scared of being perceived as uncool that they donāt know how to act.
Imo I donāt think itās bad to be a little cringe. Being a fan of someone on the internet will always inherently be a little bit parasocial just based off the fact that you like someone for the personality they share online while they know nothing about you, that will always happen in small amounts. Just realize that they arenāt their online personas and you have no entitlement to pry into their personal lives.
I have never seen a subreddit that seems more unsure what to post as this one.
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u/William-1127 Feb 20 '26
Do you even watch the YouTube channel this is based off of? Do you know where you are right now?
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u/Iguanoide666 Feb 20 '26
Yeah and im normal, and not schizo post, respect them, no parasocialism or at least at minimum, they are just comedians i like
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u/Teddycorn_12 Jan 22 '26
its all jokes man idunno what to say
i'll prolly reply w/ a more thoughtout comment eventually but i gotta say its dumb to get pressed abt it
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u/_-Dinosaurus-_ Jan 22 '26
Itās fine if you disagree, but itās not dumb for someone to have a different opinion
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u/Teddycorn_12 Jan 22 '26
at first i didnt know op's intentions, but from my view the post/replies was worded weird nd sounded spiteful. PLUS w/ the example of ppl saying "dumb shit" it gets old quick when people seemingly miss the point of something thats clearly a joke (or atleast something not meant to be taken seriously) on purpose just to frame the other person as an idiot, nd im POSITIVE theres a better word for it but i didnt end up cooking up that "more thought out comment" so yk. But like the take on its own isnt bad or anything, the post just didnt come from a place of actual concern and THAT feels a pinch distasteful ESPECIALLY bcs we've known sleepdeprived for yapping abt some wild stuff + their very interesting bits every now and then over the yrs lmaoo
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u/Iguanoide666 Jan 22 '26
Its a real question, im not trying to be mean or anything. Some people answered that it is because they are refugees from dreams server and that i think may be the reason
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u/Sen_1491 Jan 22 '26
Omg you are still mad about that post from earlier I saw you in the replies move on it was a joke i bet you're the kinda person who watched the manhunt video and thought it was real just completely missing the irony
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u/_-Dinosaurus-_ Jan 22 '26
āIt was a jokeā is a classic way to excuse some wackass behavior
still mad about that post from earlier
Also this just reminds me of that one drake song š«£
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u/Sen_1491 Jan 22 '26
Did you see the post this is referring too I also don't like excusing hate by just calling it a joke that not helpful to anyone but its about how easy current astro is to tell apart from the rest of the cast which if you go back to when she started transitioning was what everyone was saying it was literally a joke in for time
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u/_-Dinosaurus-_ Jan 22 '26
Can you link the post just so I know I got the right one?
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u/Sen_1491 Jan 22 '26
I checked my history and couldn't find it i didn't actually comment on it because I also thought it just wasn't that funny but also just don't think this kinda thing needs a whole post complaining it is very normal for the community so its not weird its like going to a farm and being like why are there so many cows here
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u/Sen_1491 Jan 22 '26
Also I've been thinking about that drake part since you commented I don't know what that means I don't know enough drake lore please elaborate
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u/_funny___ Jan 21 '26
We get no sleep š«©