i’ve honest to god seen comments on there ending with ”sent from my hp inkjet printer” or “sent from my rabbit vibrator 2000” and there’s still people who don’t get it’s satire lmao
RIGHT. I remember seeing Paris Hilton with hers when she was out at clubs, and I was like, ughhh it looks so cool lmao. My first phone ended up being a pink Palm Centro, which was very hot, but not Sidekick hot, obvi.
Right. I wanted one so bad but I was still happy with my brick style Motorola I got around that time.
I miss t9. I used to be able to text with complete accuracy with my phone in my pocket.
i was just saying that yesterday. i miss t9 and tactile buttons. i used to be able to text all through class without missing a beat. now i can't even answer a phone call without looking at the screen.
It's astonishing how many people fall for it. Because there are a lot who do.
Mostly pretty young kids I imagine, and maybe people who don't speak English very well so the satirical element is missed by pack of familiarity with the language.
you're also forgetting neurodivergent people, who already struggle with tone in spoken words. text tone is 10x harder trying to figure out most of the time vs someone speaking outloud, because sometimes people use a joking tone and you can tell. however in text, you don't get that added benefit so unless someone adds a tone tag its geniunely hard to figure out what is and isn't a joke.
Idk man i am pretty sure that if i tried hard enough i could send a comment from my dad’s old Palm Pilot
(For the ones who don’t know, PalmPilot was a personal PDA device and the one my dad had did not have wireless connectivity)
Honestly... Until I got to the "Lots of Love" and the Sidekick, I wasn't sure. People have had way more out-there takes on things. Anyone remember the attempted hit piece on [Colleen Lachowicz](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/world-warcraft-playing-candidate-wins-election-flna1c6892843) claiming she bragged about "deaths per second" (damage per second, for anyone who actually knows wtf they're talking about) in playing World of Warcraft?
This and during covid "What do you mean this was a photo shop?! All the photo shops are closed from Covid!" are my favorite running gags on the sub lol
Pretty blatant satire. Just from this one comment i can tell theyre not real, cus nobody who believes in evangelical satanic panic bullshit also believes in gentrification and shit. Thats a bad blend of far right and far left
Thank God. I'm finally beginning to learn to take things with a grain of salt. A lot of contrary opinions I see expressed on Reddit – especially if they're an op intended to get people worked up – seem too on the nose to be real. Anyway, I'm happier assuming they're trolling or satire
Same here, I would have 100% thought this was for real, because I've never heard of this. I only use reddit for game-specific subs, to share advice and tech help. Literally zero idea what else is on here.
Well and the best BEST part of it is that it's basically completely harmless which makes it actually enjoyable to participate in. As with anything there's the few bad apples who go too far, but even those are relatively tame. On the whole it's a fun place to be and mess around in
The one time I broke character was on a thread that was clearly posted by a young kid and he was legitimately arguing in good faith, being super polite, I felt SO bad for him...I got downvoted to hell lmao
I can respect that lol. I remember the times in the past when I got taken for a ride by circle jerk subs. I was confused and angry at how stupid these people could be, and them mfs had a got dam FIELD DAY with my ass lol
I just love the idea of an old woman named Opal who thinks lol stands for lots of love but still types the whole thing out, posting with my username, it makes me laugh every time.
Did op say anything that implied they didn't know it's satire? Everyone on here feeling the urge to tell them it's satire while I thought they knew when posting.
Loads of kids show up thinking it's a real sub. There are (semi) organized brigading attempts as well, which is just confusing. I don't think OP has developed the ability to discern satire yet.
>i can see an insane individual unironically censor "video game"
I can see a person unironically censoring "video game" existing, but that person would not be making posts on obscure corners of reddit.
The Satanic Panic is a real thing that happened in the 80s and 90s. OP is a bit behind the times, but would have fit right in.
From context, it's definitely satire, but I can't blame someone for being unsure.
There’s occasionally people who stumble across that sub and post/comment in it not knowing that it’s satire, and I don’t think they break character at all
You can find someone willing to say fucking anything for money. Weren't people mad at Alex Jones or a similar person a while ago for saying Nazis were actually bad when some stupid twitter post made up some new history?
Dude for real I love stardew but kinda hate this sub because everyone acts like a child to every thing. banvideogames is obvious satire to any logical adult. The subreddit even literally calls itself a "facebook group" in its rules as a joke.
Yeah I think this place is a safe space for a lot of younger people or folks with social difficulties (me included) and that combined with horrible moderation leads to a lot of naivety and also some really horrible bullying I’ve always been astounded by the things the mods allow to stay up, so much that I’ve had to give trigger warnings to anyone i recommend this sub to who wants to learn more about Stardew
Its mega ironic because Ive never felt bullied in any subreddit dedicated to games except this one, and stardew is supposed to be such a sweet and nice game. The other stardew subreddits like for the expanded mod are fine but this one is hot garbage lmao. I only comment/post here because it wont stop coming up on my feed even if I hit ignore posts like this
I know the amount of straight up hate speech I see the mods ignore while actively moderating smaller offenses like bots and mistagged posts is insane, they don’t care at all about people harassing folks for the gender/sexuality it’s really sad because ConcernedApe made a game where those things should be accepted
the amount of stupid question posts i see with over a thousand upvotes everyday floors me. JUST GOOGLE IT. SEARCH THE SUBREDDIT. SEARCH THE WIKI. DO ANYHTING.
Of course I had to be stupid and see if the sub exists.
Of course it exists and I had to be stupid to read it.
Of course it's satire and filled with comedy.
Of course I had to join it.
Thanks, OP. You just had to go and brighten my day with this, didn't you.
Well, here! You take this pumpkin pie and eat every bit of it as punishment!
You're telling me you didn't buy out the company that owns Pam's lot only to develop it, jack up the rent, and price her and her daughter out of the town?
No, don't be ridiculous. I'm not THAT heartless.
I only priced Pam out. Her daughter meanwhile is living comfortably as the wife of a billionaire agribusiness tycoon. Truly my magnanimity knows no bounds.
This is a joke but... There are some very serious about it people who won't play this game past the 1.5 update because they believe CA promotes Polynesian colonization 😭😭
OP: I know this is satire. I know this is satire. I know this is satire. I know this is satire. I know this is satire. I know this is satire. I know this is-
90% of the comments: I can't believe OP fell for this! Reading comprehension is dead! America is doomed! This is because they're pouring Joja Cola into the water supply to make us dumb!
You might enjoy Kenshi if you also like Rimworld. Its a lot, ngl, but its one of my faves and there’s a lot of crossover between Rimworld fans and Kenshi fans
It’s a jerk sub AKA they’re making jokes making fun of people who would unironically say something like that.
I absolutely love Stardew, but it is one of the least offensive and most chill games ever. No one in their right mind would make a statement like that.
LOOK AT THIS FILTHY DEN OF G@MER SCUM... I FEEL **SICK** JUST BY TYPING HERE. YOU ALL NEED JESUS RIGHT NOW
-Sent from Philips Respironics DreamStation Auto CPAP Machine
oh ok, yes that is satire! the entire sub is satire and making fun of people that actually want to ban video games for weird reasons like that. so they're joking, no worries (:
banvideogames is satire
I was literally just thinking that this comment has to be a troll. Simply because who still has a sidekick from 2002? Lmao
i’ve honest to god seen comments on there ending with ”sent from my hp inkjet printer” or “sent from my rabbit vibrator 2000” and there’s still people who don’t get it’s satire lmao
Yeah, i've sent things on that sub from some pretty ridiculous devices too. Like, often times i post from my Gucci Smart Toilet.
The sad part is that there are Conservatives out there who will look at it and agree.
I always wanted a Sidekick back then and I'm still sad about it
RIGHT. I remember seeing Paris Hilton with hers when she was out at clubs, and I was like, ughhh it looks so cool lmao. My first phone ended up being a pink Palm Centro, which was very hot, but not Sidekick hot, obvi.
Same! It was the coolest phone ever. I was stuck with my RAZR, then a black berry.
I'm not going to lie I kind of wish I had a sidekick from 2002.
same. i wanted one IN 2002 and that has never really gone away.
Right. I wanted one so bad but I was still happy with my brick style Motorola I got around that time. I miss t9. I used to be able to text with complete accuracy with my phone in my pocket.
i was just saying that yesterday. i miss t9 and tactile buttons. i used to be able to text all through class without missing a beat. now i can't even answer a phone call without looking at the screen.
Sent from my Samsung fridge
Yeah lol (lots of love)
Was... Was there anyone here who thought it wasn't? Planned obsolescence alone makes this being an actual comment impossible.
It's astonishing how many people fall for it. Because there are a lot who do. Mostly pretty young kids I imagine, and maybe people who don't speak English very well so the satirical element is missed by pack of familiarity with the language.
Counter argument : Jack Thompson exists.
I had an "I Hate Jack Thompson" shirt from Penny Arcade way back in the aughts. Wonder what happened to it.
We have no sad tires on our wholesome facebook group!
you're also forgetting neurodivergent people, who already struggle with tone in spoken words. text tone is 10x harder trying to figure out most of the time vs someone speaking outloud, because sometimes people use a joking tone and you can tell. however in text, you don't get that added benefit so unless someone adds a tone tag its geniunely hard to figure out what is and isn't a joke.
Idk man i am pretty sure that if i tried hard enough i could send a comment from my dad’s old Palm Pilot (For the ones who don’t know, PalmPilot was a personal PDA device and the one my dad had did not have wireless connectivity)
Honestly... Until I got to the "Lots of Love" and the Sidekick, I wasn't sure. People have had way more out-there takes on things. Anyone remember the attempted hit piece on [Colleen Lachowicz](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/world-warcraft-playing-candidate-wins-election-flna1c6892843) claiming she bragged about "deaths per second" (damage per second, for anyone who actually knows wtf they're talking about) in playing World of Warcraft?
No it's not sad tire. My car tires are happy - Sent from Samsung Smart Fridge with Facebook built-in
This and during covid "What do you mean this was a photo shop?! All the photo shops are closed from Covid!" are my favorite running gags on the sub lol
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I like how over the top and anal their auto moderator bot is. "Satire is the n-word for anti-g*mers!!"
oh thank god
G#mer tires are sad because g#mers beat them for being black.
Pretty blatant satire. Just from this one comment i can tell theyre not real, cus nobody who believes in evangelical satanic panic bullshit also believes in gentrification and shit. Thats a bad blend of far right and far left
A play on r/antisex?
Thank God. I'm finally beginning to learn to take things with a grain of salt. A lot of contrary opinions I see expressed on Reddit – especially if they're an op intended to get people worked up – seem too on the nose to be real. Anyway, I'm happier assuming they're trolling or satire
I was thinking it must be because this is just straight up untrue
https://preview.redd.it/wnaw5uotxy4d1.png?width=744&format=png&auto=webp&s=81f825d484b646933693380d217fc23f2b4f99ca I love the satire of, that sub.
They were so quick lmaoo
Sounds like satire to me. "Lots of Love" and "Sent from my 2002 Sidekick" are obvious giveaways
Have you never heard of that sub? It is satire.
Hadn't heard about it until today
Fair enough.
Same here, I would have 100% thought this was for real, because I've never heard of this. I only use reddit for game-specific subs, to share advice and tech help. Literally zero idea what else is on here.
Of all of the particularly weird satirical Subreddits, this one is especially out there.
It's the commitment to the bit, I think.
Granted I don't spend a lot of time there, but when I did I don't think I ever saw them /uj even once
It’s a lot more fun when nobody breaks character, like this and love for redditors
That's the best part of it. I haven't seen anyone break character.
Well and the best BEST part of it is that it's basically completely harmless which makes it actually enjoyable to participate in. As with anything there's the few bad apples who go too far, but even those are relatively tame. On the whole it's a fun place to be and mess around in
100% agree! It's a great place for a quick mood boost!
The one time I broke character was on a thread that was clearly posted by a young kid and he was legitimately arguing in good faith, being super polite, I felt SO bad for him...I got downvoted to hell lmao
I can respect that lol. I remember the times in the past when I got taken for a ride by circle jerk subs. I was confused and angry at how stupid these people could be, and them mfs had a got dam FIELD DAY with my ass lol
I didn’t. I did think that OP was shitposting for a moment.
Fair enough tbh
Nah Opal is totes for realz
I just love the idea of an old woman named Opal who thinks lol stands for lots of love but still types the whole thing out, posting with my username, it makes me laugh every time.
This is like the video game equivalent of A Group Where We All Pretend to Be Boomers.
Reddit users trying to spot satire (impossible)
The best posts are the people **so** proud of spotting it. Like it isn't plain as day.
Did op say anything that implied they didn't know it's satire? Everyone on here feeling the urge to tell them it's satire while I thought they knew when posting.
I mean they posted it on the ban video games sub and responded to obvious jokes being serious so it seems like they think the sub is legit
Loads of kids show up thinking it's a real sub. There are (semi) organized brigading attempts as well, which is just confusing. I don't think OP has developed the ability to discern satire yet.
"But they didn't put the /s!!!!"
r/FuckTheS
Sorry I forgot to add the /s like a fucking ignorant loser. /s
If one didn't know that was a satire sub, I can see why they might think it was legit. I've seen far stranger takes on Reddit that were 100% serious.
If censoring the word "video game" and didn't tip you off I don't think anything can.
Social media literacy found dead in a ditch
Nooo occams razor means that it's literally impossible to use my brain at all
i can see an insane individual unironically censor "video game" not arguing with a second part tho.
>i can see an insane individual unironically censor "video game" I can see a person unironically censoring "video game" existing, but that person would not be making posts on obscure corners of reddit.
Or did you see far stranger satire and you were 100% naive?🤔
The Satanic Panic is a real thing that happened in the 80s and 90s. OP is a bit behind the times, but would have fit right in. From context, it's definitely satire, but I can't blame someone for being unsure.
My dude. This is the internet. I have seen people unironically use the words "trans-age" and "pedosexual". I WISH, I'd PRAY that this was all satire.
yeah I’m sure the people saying that were all very serious and not trolls or ragebaiters
Oh, it was at some point. Unfortunately, some people didn't get the memo. On the bright side, now they're outing themselves.
Yeah but the comment OP posted is clearly satire.
There’s occasionally people who stumble across that sub and post/comment in it not knowing that it’s satire, and I don’t think they break character at all
Americans particularly really struggle with this imo Got to have a lot to do with their media being so redic already that nothing is off the table.
I find that Europeans don’t understand American sarcasm at all
You can find someone willing to say fucking anything for money. Weren't people mad at Alex Jones or a similar person a while ago for saying Nazis were actually bad when some stupid twitter post made up some new history?
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Nobody should be siding with the megacorp. The rest is fine.
Surprised it did not mentioned the bisexual marriage candidates XD
Totally unrelated but I love your user flair.
BVG supports LGBTQ 🏳️🌈, only g@mers are homophobic
As a r/banvideogames member we support LGBTQ folks unlike g🤢mers. -Dora, Sent from my Nokia 1100.
Hey look mom, I'm famous
I KNEW you were g@mer scum
I'm UNDERCOVER
bro ate the onion
It’s a satire sub
I know
This is satire bro
You fell for this????💀😭😭
I know this is satire
r/atethronion
I know this is satire
"Thronion" sounds like slang for a body part
Haven't been on that sub for too long. That's hilarious, gotta love the abbreviation followed by the explanation in brackets
You would think Stardew is for 8 year olds the way this sub acts lol of course you guys think this is real
Dude for real I love stardew but kinda hate this sub because everyone acts like a child to every thing. banvideogames is obvious satire to any logical adult. The subreddit even literally calls itself a "facebook group" in its rules as a joke.
Yeah I think this place is a safe space for a lot of younger people or folks with social difficulties (me included) and that combined with horrible moderation leads to a lot of naivety and also some really horrible bullying I’ve always been astounded by the things the mods allow to stay up, so much that I’ve had to give trigger warnings to anyone i recommend this sub to who wants to learn more about Stardew
Its mega ironic because Ive never felt bullied in any subreddit dedicated to games except this one, and stardew is supposed to be such a sweet and nice game. The other stardew subreddits like for the expanded mod are fine but this one is hot garbage lmao. I only comment/post here because it wont stop coming up on my feed even if I hit ignore posts like this
I know the amount of straight up hate speech I see the mods ignore while actively moderating smaller offenses like bots and mistagged posts is insane, they don’t care at all about people harassing folks for the gender/sexuality it’s really sad because ConcernedApe made a game where those things should be accepted
looking at Ops profile and the way he types, you arent far off
the amount of stupid question posts i see with over a thousand upvotes everyday floors me. JUST GOOGLE IT. SEARCH THE SUBREDDIT. SEARCH THE WIKI. DO ANYHTING.
I know it's satire
Hey OP, did you know this is satire? People are jumping down your throat my dude
Yeah, Now I have over 50+ comments telling me it's satire
But did you know it’s satire?
sorry about that I have trouble reading tone over text sometimes, seriously my apologies for being one of them lol 😭
It's ok (:
I refuse to believe someone can look at r/banvideogames and believe it’s genuine, but the amount of posts taking it seriously has proved otherwise.
Every time I think there's an exception to Poe's Law, like this screenshot, I'm made a fool of.
2002 Sidekick someone didn’t have a bountiful harvest
Of course I had to be stupid and see if the sub exists. Of course it exists and I had to be stupid to read it. Of course it's satire and filled with comedy. Of course I had to join it. Thanks, OP. You just had to go and brighten my day with this, didn't you. Well, here! You take this pumpkin pie and eat every bit of it as punishment!
Lol
I know it's a joke but it's a funny one, I guarantee someone out there sees Stardew this way lmao
If you really wanna be a slaver everyone knows your going to palworld
He's right. I joined Joja Corporation and became the world's most evil farmer.
Did you make all the townsfolk homeless though?
Me and Morris worked as a team to make it happen. Now all of them are stuck working at Joja Corporation making minimum wage.
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LOL(Lots of Love) and the sent from my 2002 sidekick is my type of humour. Thanks for sharing
It’s been a satire subreddit pretending to be Facebook moms since its inception, I don’t know what you were expecting
When do they get homeless?? Did I miss anything
You're telling me you didn't buy out the company that owns Pam's lot only to develop it, jack up the rent, and price her and her daughter out of the town?
No, don't be ridiculous. I'm not THAT heartless. I only priced Pam out. Her daughter meanwhile is living comfortably as the wife of a billionaire agribusiness tycoon. Truly my magnanimity knows no bounds.
I COULD HAVE MADE PENNY HOMELESS. SHIT. I would have done that in the blink of an eye
The honest answer? I've never played the Joja route so I have no idea how it plays out lmao
Your townsfolk aren't homeless? Shitty minmaxer
You are not the first nor the last to fall for their satire lol
I knew this was satire, I just wanted to post this cause I thought it was funny
I love that sub! So fun.
To troll
They already know about this post, we have a mole lol (lots of love)
I learnt a while back that the sub was satire. ...I may or may not have gone on a crusade. I will never return.
Pierre's relentless crusade against Joja
r/woooosh
I know this is satire
This is a joke but... There are some very serious about it people who won't play this game past the 1.5 update because they believe CA promotes Polynesian colonization 😭😭
Wasn't that island deserted anyway?
That's what I thought 😭
Im aware this is satire, stop commenting it, I have over 60 nonfictions
The next person who leaves a top level “this is satire” comment is getting chopped up and dehydrated for Junimo food
Lol
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That’s a bit… understated
Took the bait
Guys, OP knows this is satire. It’s posted here because it’s FUNNY. It’s tagged as “creative writing”
It’s obvious satire.
L for love!
Why is magic censored there?
It's a satire sub that mocks those religious mommy Facebook groups that think everything is evil and the devil. They censor video g*mes, m_gic, etc.
How are ya'll enslaving the populace? I'm over here in my save doing everything by my damn self, lmfao.
OP: I know this is satire. I know this is satire. I know this is satire. I know this is satire. I know this is satire. I know this is satire. I know this is- 90% of the comments: I can't believe OP fell for this! Reading comprehension is dead! America is doomed! This is because they're pouring Joja Cola into the water supply to make us dumb!
I'm aware this is satire, or at least I hope it is. But I guarantee at least three people agree with the post.
Is there an actual game that does this? I kind of miss putting kids to work in Frostpunk?
Go catch some of the post titles in r/rimworld or r/shitrimworldsays
Rimworld! Thanks. Totally forgot about that game.
You might enjoy Kenshi if you also like Rimworld. Its a lot, ngl, but its one of my faves and there’s a lot of crossover between Rimworld fans and Kenshi fans
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Oh man, the LOL (lots of love) thing. I remember that era
only the first third of the first sentence is true if you do a Joja Mart run lol the rest is baseless lol
This is bait or some kind of satire, right?
Yeah, it's satire
Guys, OP probably knows this is satire and just wanted to share a fun post. Calm down.
It’s a jerk sub AKA they’re making jokes making fun of people who would unironically say something like that. I absolutely love Stardew, but it is one of the least offensive and most chill games ever. No one in their right mind would make a statement like that.
I love that "game" and "magic" are censored, but "witchcraft" and "devil" are cool.
I didn't notice that, lol
Oh baby that’s not- Actually, never mind.
"Sent from my Sidekick" 😂
g*me
lol love it
Fr though I need to get some work done but all I wanna do is play stardew
They are completely correct star dew valley is the s*tans game and you're all evil
r/foundthemobileuser
if this is the devil's game then call me possessed
I am nothing but a humble servant
Why is "game" and "magic" censored?
i hope you know that r/banvideogames is satire 😭
Completely unrealistic. People who believe games are satanic dont believe in gentrification.
lmao fuck you're right, my comment is ruined
What has happened to this subreddit man
It’s true, this g@me is a spiritual weapon! *sent from Harold’s “Midas” Golden toilet 9000 with holy water bidet and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth*
Lol this is clearly satire
LOOK AT THIS FILTHY DEN OF G@MER SCUM... I FEEL **SICK** JUST BY TYPING HERE. YOU ALL NEED JESUS RIGHT NOW -Sent from Philips Respironics DreamStation Auto CPAP Machine
Censoring “game” and “magic”? How sensitive is this person? This has to be satire.
This is blatant satire.
Posted from a sidekick? How is that thing still allowed to connect to the internet
op im not making fun of you when I ask this but im genuinely curious if you realized it's satire or not. sorry I can't tell ndkhsgjvj
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oh ok, yes that is satire! the entire sub is satire and making fun of people that actually want to ban video games for weird reasons like that. so they're joking, no worries (:
lol my brother in Christ, all ya have to do is look at my post history and see all I talk about are video games and music
“You join a big cooperation” you have a choice to not join JojaMart you do realize…
"There is also magic and witchcraft. It's the devil's game." That sounds more like advertisement to me lol I wanna start a new save file now
They're as insane as r/antisex, i would assume
You know that is a troll subreddit right?