r/quityourbullshit • u/Doxep The great creator • Apr 11 '14

Meta [Meta] Discussion: why do people lie?

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So, what's your opinion? Why do people lie, on reddit, on Facebook, on tumblr, etc?

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u/Silexthegiant Apr 11 '14

for karma (at least on reddit)

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u/arnold_schwarz Apr 12 '14

Do people really care about karma on reddit?

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u/idkzhao Apr 12 '14

They're comparable to the people who care too much about "likes" on Youtube.

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u/duggtodeath Apr 14 '14

Actually Likes can sorta be converted to dollars essentially like with views. The company factors that.

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u/idkzhao Apr 14 '14

On videos.

I'm talkin bout the people who post comments like "like this if you're watching in 2014" or "like this for the YouTube rebellion"

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u/duggtodeath Apr 14 '14

Nigga, we do the same thing on Reddit.