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[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I don't understand how that's supposed to work, you'd have to have posted some bad takes, and even if you did, "hey I made the wrong call based off what I believed at the time, I now understand where I was misled" isn't going to turn anyone against you.

It really only affects people who don't stand behind their words.

[–] Taokan@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Some of it too is differing audiences/communities. You might tell a joke in front of your poker bros that you wouldn't tell in front of your kids ... and there's nothing wrong with that.

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

and for some folks the fact you pay poker or have kids make you irredeemably horrible person.

[–] BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

"hey I made the wrong call based off what I believed at the time, I now understand where I was misled"

This would never work. It actually would 100% lead to being mass downvoted. Not just reddit, but here too.

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

exactly. I wonder sometimes at comments. People seem to have limited experience with other people here, and are overly optimistic about how reasonable and kind people are.... they are not. especially not in a social media setting.

[–] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

You overestimate the average persons ability to read what you've written and interpret the meaning behind it. I have no doubt that plenty of people will read your comments from years ago and nail you to the wall over some gross misinterpretation of something that's not even remotely related to the topic at hand.