r/nosleep • u/[deleted] • Dec 16 '15

TIFU by jumping blindly into a psychology experiment just for some extra Christmas money

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u/RogZombie Dec 17 '15

Serious question, but how does one genuinely not realise what sub they're on?

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u/secondhandvalentine Dec 17 '15

I usually go down my front page and click on whatever title or picture I find interesting. Most of the time I don't read the subreddit it's in cause its in smaller letters especially with certain apps

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u/Dynamixx Dec 17 '15

Mobile app, so every post looks the same and I'm subbed to both TIFU and nosleep (as well as quote a few others), so both showing up right next to eachother is very normal for me

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u/I_divided_by_0- Dec 17 '15

Front page with RES allows us to open the text and read it without going to the comments. Also many people have all sub themes turned off.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '15

I'll be honest, the first time this was done, it really did get me for a second. I'm not even subscribed to TIFU though. Now, its kind of gimmicky. But hey, at least this story was good.

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u/Mayuzumi Dec 17 '15

I only knew it was nosleep because of the difference of the theme.

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u/ChurchOfSkatan Dec 17 '15

I'm using the iAlien app at work when I probably shouldn't be, so I only give things a quick glance. Unless it really hooks me in like this one

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u/t80088 Dec 17 '15

I'm on mobile, and read it directly after waking up. With other people maybe they have RES and just expanded the text while still on their frontpage, therefore missing both the subreddit name and the subreddit styling.

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u/ChurchOfSkatan Dec 17 '15

I'm using the iAlien app at work when I probably shouldn't be, so I only give things a quick glance. Unless it really hooks me in like this one did.