_number8_What from reddit do you hope to never see on lemmy?
/r/MadeMeSmile portrayed toxic positivity which felt out of touch with reality.
"I made my bed today. First time in 14 years 🙂"
- 45 thousand likes and 2 thousand comments.
Yes I absolutely hated that sub, either like your example or some awful news with a very slightly hopeful element.
“puppy whose legs were destroyed by a landmine learns to love again”
/r/upliftingnews was even worse at this.
Everything could just be reposted to r/ABoringDistopia or r/OrphanCrushingMachine
100% agree…“students buy 85 yr old janitor a scooter so he doesn’t have to walk 6 miles to and from work everyday” is not a wholesome flex
Yeah, the pint of the sub is you saw something that made you smile. Instead people were making themselves smile and posting about. Really they just wanted a pat on the back.
CeruleanRuin“This 8-yr-old sold his Pokemon cards to buy his mom a prosthetic leg after she lost hers to cancer. What an angel!”
(Eight year old provides free healthcare in a first world nation that doesn’t have universal healthcare for some reason.)
I haven’t made my bed since I left the army in 2006. Because I have yeat to hear a good arguemwnt as to why I should. Where’s my upvote? Thank you.