The Reddit Mod Gets Even Smellier...

[@SomeOrdinaryGamers]

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[@Meowystery]

a

[@AGuywhohasGoodTaste]

Sure, why not.

[@kazi1]

Nice

[@Awkbak]

whack

[@Luan-RT]

@instagramuser.. No.

[@CeoOfOwn]

Finding a Reddit mod who is an upstanding member of society will be the day cows fly

[@genesisplus4325]

Rocks.

[@Noobliss]

Wise words from the chad

[@alecholland]

The Reddit mods in Ohio are pretty upstanding

[@shatterscape]

Finding ANY redditor who is an upstanding member of society will be the day dolphins fly

[@cthulhus]

bro how many times u gonna comment on this video

[@Seoul_Soldier]

"Those who seek power are not worthy of that power." -Plato, about Reddit mods specifically

[@tomato9349]

Wow such a wise man

[@chosenone6158]

@@tomato9349 last words on his gravestone believe it or not

[@gamin546]

politicians would suit that better tbh

[@nope7716]

@@gamin546 yea but plato didnt give a fuck about them. he hated reddit mods with a passion

[@casedistorted]

Yeah I always remember that quote when I think of moderators online.

[@hydiyn9553]

Imagine a Reddit mod accusing others of having Main Character Syndrome 🤣

[@EnaTenkiyoGamer]

@YeaMan Nope

[@kaminsod4077]

Not too surprising, a complete lack of selfl awareness is a requirement to be a reddit mod.

[@Grimpatra]

@@kaminsod4077 self awareness too 😂

[@rxpapi]

who the fuck says main character syndrome

[@Shatterstar]

Especially since said Mod is a moderator of over 750 subreddits....Yes, I am dead serious.

[@rgbok5453]

I was banned, muted and reported to reddit for harassment for just asking a question wondering about what methods they use to determine a work is AI

[@IsomerSoma]

This is such a mod-classic.

[@ZackarySchejbalCODBO2RGM2]

As a Discord mod, we are not this bad. And we are just as bad as Reddit

[@BiBiren]

What sad is that the artist has proof that they made it themselves, yet they got banned, rejected their appeal when the mods themselves never had a legitimate proof that it was made by an AI. How broken the system of Reddit truly is.

[@ZackarySchejbalCODBO2RGM2]

@@BiBiren least us Discord mods will look at the events and evidence to prove innocence or guilt

[@Letsgettouchy]

@@ZackarySchejbalCODBO2RGM2Forgot to mention this excellent mod work in done in between sexually harassing minors in your chats

[@tippyc2]

The whole "what is art" question always makes me think of the time someone forgot their reading glasses in an art museum, and for days afterward people thought it was the most profound exhibition in the museum.

[@PlayerZeroStart]

Honestly. There's a lot to say about the current state of modern art.

[@ricardomiles2957]

if you really want to boil down art to a single atom it's basically Something You Do That Makes you feel something. And The concept is so vague that make out pattern seeking brain implode

[@tippyc2]

@dogecoininvestor8812 >shitpost modernist very apt description for some of the junk people call art these days

[@LichtdesMorgens]

"Everything is art" Joseph Beuys

[@ekki1993]

Most of the anti-modern art crowd will gush at paintings/pictures of landscapes not knowing it's the same as the glasses in the floor. Nobody put the landscape there trying to make art. Somebody saw it and decided it's art. Same as the glasses. Nothing wrong with it. Now, the money laundering that inflates prices is a different problem altogether.

[@SkyTied]

If there was a drinking game for the amount of bad Reddit mods… rest in peace.

[@xgallium2625]

oh god 🗿 but drink from where 💀 the nuts?

[@real_Clone_Gordon_Freeman]

If there was a drinking game for this they'd find my body in someone else's car with someone else's beaten wife and my skin would be a brighter shade of yellow than a Sharpie™ Highlighter

[@epo3081]

liver cirrhosis sim

[@daeryk6424]

Multiple times over.

[@matguimond92]

sweaty troglodytes on a power trip when everybody is just arguing over art and bots or some other bullsh t this is _why_ I don't have a reddit account lol.

[@TwitchyTopHat1]

A group of reddit mods is called an "odor"

[@MsJosh917]

A stink

[@Folfah]

Nah its called a dump

[@mrvespuccia.k.ameganite1747]

I was gonna say that it should be called a pod but I realized that at least whales take a bath in the ocean and are very intelligent creatures

[@BrainSupper]

A landfill, more like

[@buddimalliyanapathirana1767]

let that Stink in

[@watsonwrote]

I've been a digital painter for a decade and it's pretty common in both traditional and digital art to mess around with photos or other artworks during sketching and compositing phases. Obviously it's unethical to keep any of that content in the final work, but physical or digital collage is great for quickly playing with ideas -- something that AI will/is very helpful with. Personally, I prefer to look at references in a "mood board" and make quick sketches of references while forming ideas, but there have been times where I've thrown something on to the canvas for a bit to test a big change or see if a new direction shows promise. For the most part, I think the consensus is that it doesn't really matter how someone gets to a finished painting as long as they've created something original by the end. All art is a synthesis of previous artwork and observations, and borrowing art from each other is something that artists have practiced for thousands of years. The most important thing is to be ethical about artistic creations and use other's work as a jumping off point instead of a replacement for our own efforts

[@crowdemon_archives]

Well yea, what you described is literally part of the pipeline for arting in general lol. Which apparently some people just discovered like they blew the lid off some crazy hidden truths or something.

[@ghostplasma5590]

I'm not an artist (can't draw anything better than a stickman) and even I get it. "Ok I want some knights over there. Let me put some sort of knights there to see if it looks cool before I actually draw it"

[@BiBiren]

@@crowdemon_archives which makes you think that the conspiracy theorist never had an experience of making art.

[@naistals]

The whole thing was a commission, wasn't it? They probably slapped the knights in there real quick to give the client a visual of 'there be knights'. Not peak ethics imo, but at least you know the client is seeing what you're seeing.

[@bluetiger2468]

8:48 "All the mod had to say is 'My bad, I made a mistake, you're reinstated, I'm sorry'." You don't understand, when they are told "You are wrong", they become way more defensive over their decision and try to silence anyone that don't agree with them.

[@highwayhorses]

So wild how people are protecting the mod saying "Criticism is normal he did nothing wrong". Yes because being a dick is normal

[@JaKingScomez]

It is normal

[@kamo7293]

they need to pick up a dictionary and study the word criticism cause that wasn't it. dear lord

[@InCompet4nt]

@@JaKingScomez doesn't make it good, his criticism was disprovable

[@commiehunter733]

Awesome

[@JaKingScomez]

@@InCompet4nt what are you talking about

[@marioandluigi143]

This feels like when you have a manager at a Wendy's who holds their 30 year tenure above everyone's heads.

[@pegcity4eva]

Lol

[@kazumablackwing4270]

The big difference is that, while an insufferable cunt, at least the 30yr Wendy's manager has a job and contributes to society. Reddit mods are pretty much required to be NEETs

[@WittyOriginalUsername]

When I worked at 7/11, there was this older woman who had been there for 30 something years, and she still was only a cashier. She did SOME VERY VERY VERY MINOR paperwork and shit, but she was basically at the same level a new hire is at. I didn’t understand why she was still there if she wasn’t being promoted. Her and the other managers also didn’t train me, and then would like sigh and roll their eyes when I told them “I wasn’t shown that” when asked to do a task

[@trollerpilotxiv3079]

When the Karen IS the manager

[@nymphmythic454]

Oddly specific

[@amberhernandez]

Between Minecraft and Art mods getting exposed for a severe lack of professionalism, this feels like it could be an event of its own. I'd love to see some good come out of this, since it's gotten so big!

[@kamo7293]

oh yeah the Minecraft one. "you can stop karma farming the death of your girlfriend"

[@Exc4Iibur]

@@kamo7293 THEY SAID WHAT?!

[@beefstroganoff22]

@@Exc4Iibur Phoenix SC made some videos about

[@nyancatpoptart5441]

I once got banned from a Minecraft server. The ban reason was "Too moronic for this server" lmao

[@JuanAntonioGarciaHeredia]

Its been going on for years. All the big subreddits are moderated by the same 3 or 4 moderators

[@sticklabs8540]

Reddit Mods try to be an normal functional sympathetic human challenge (impossible) (will make you shit bricks)

[@justacomment97]

They are stricter than Nazis

[@sashathedonut]

@@justacomment97 nah bro the stricter then ingsoc edit: ingsoc is great, ingsoc is the better party, i formally apoligize for my former comment

[@fingmoron]

​@@sashathedonut we will be seeing you

[@wafiqnasna4638]

@@fingmoron not any more

[@kuroenekodemon]

I don’t understand why some companies like Nijisanji use that shit stain of a platform it’s so fucking bad. My local subreddit is a fucking dumpster fire as well I would get better luck talking to people on Facebook from my city

[@ThatArgonaut]

In case anyone was wondering, the piece here that was mentioned made by Ghostblade, is actually made by WLOP. They are a part of PulsArt Studio where I believe two main artists sell their work, WLOP and Kawacy. This is an original piece by WLOP according to their website, and they have a lot of similar pieces there as well. The name Ghostblade is mentioned on the website but I couldn't find the connection to this piece so if I missed something feel free to correct me, but I figured with how much discourse is surrounding this stuff I would try to set the record straight on at least one thing.

[@ZackarySchejbalCODBO2RGM2]

Honestly, I thought it was a spin on that famous manifest destiny painting

[@sorappoli5137]

r/art is going to be heavily trolled from now on because of the garbage moderators and I'm all for it lmao

[@youcansave15ormoreoncarins75]

@whfbf nah reddit users are normal, redditors and mods are the same

[@user-BadUsername]

@@youcansave15ormoreoncarins75well the the redditors can be pretty bad

[@onelooongboi5838]

@whfbfwell it ain’t all bad. The only times I’ve been on Reddit is bc when I had a problem. Somehow someone already had the problem and found a solution lol. Although I wouldn’t recommend using Reddit as a main use of info.

[@Fanrose2475]

@@youcansave15ormoreoncarins75 cope

[@BubbyBold]

@@youcansave15ormoreoncarins75 herion users are normal, herion addicts and herion dealers are the same.

[@LewdestLiz]

You can litterally see the lack of self worth in the mods. Lashing out at litterally anyone at this point because they dare question their, "Perfect opinion!" Then acting all smug like they actually done something after falsely reporting and banning people.

[@jeeves_uk]

There was some smelliness also going on on r/Minecraft a while ago where a guy who made a memorial to their dead girlfriend was accused of "milking her death for enough karma at this point"

[@GrandEWN]

Yeah I feel like Reddit really thrives on small subs and not big ones

[@josk8936]

Or that guy who made 3D Minecraft INSIDE Minecraft only with redstone that was removed because he said you can join a server if you like that kind of stuff

[@ferretyluv]

I mean, to be fair, that really does sound like what he’s doing.

[@cogcog5264]

ask for human compassion irl, instead of the bots online

[@valerieee1469]

@@cogcog5264 some people's irl friends are assholes, or even just don't have alot of irl friends. also posting online is alot easier than reaching out to a real individual

[@man-bq8rh]

Reading out the "Orwellian" part is probably Muta's most theatrical performance to date

[@EnaTenkiyoGamer]

@Logan Roof nah

[@TheCarpenterUnion]

The second hand drama of the monolog he was reading was his most theatrical performace to date

[@herpderp4078]

bro literally gave a "we live in a society" type speech

[@potatortheomnipotentspud]

OP's not wrong though

[@theloreverse]

Orwellian that's pretty fancy, but Muta's just trying too hard. Have you seen my videos? Now THAT'S how you do commentary. Muta's just a washed-up, has-been compared to my content. I'm the real deal, baby.

[@AlexBigShid]

1:12 Its hilarious how all reddit mods all use the term "Brigading" as opposed to being called out lmao

[@A-TALKING-TOASTER]

Of all the people they gaslight they gaslight themselves the hardest

[@Flo_Motion]

Reddit has turned into such a cesspool it's almost like twitter but in forum version

[@Inspirator_AG112]

It is definitely not like Twitter because sub-Reddits allow one to curate it to their interests (like r/math for mathematicians or r/chemistry for chemists).

[@Flo_Motion]

@@Inspirator_AG112 That's why I mentioned the word forum, not sure if you missed that part.

[@Inspirator_AG112]

@@Flo_Motion : Though, both are easily made civil by sticking to hobbyist/interest-focused sections. Reddit is better because sub-Reddits act as filters for hobbies/interests.

[@DJRainbowToxic]

@@Inspirator_AG112 i see no difference on both platforms,they're both garbage

[@Inspirator_AG112]

@DJRainbowToxic : Except that you are overlooking sub-Reddits, which organize users by interests. Any particular hobby, academic discipline, software, video game, TV show, or interest has multiple corresponding sub-Reddits, including one directly named after it. Interest sub-Reddits act like independent niche platforms. Twitter doesn't have an interest organization system. Twitter is a single board. A Twitter post about one interest is always exposed to a potential audience with many interests. Even then, social media is usually very civil when blended with hobbies, interests, and niches.

[@Galacticguts]

The taking help as harassment really did it for me 😭

[@TheTGOAC]

It is funny the meme about people using the self harm helpline reporting button as harassment really is true though. Lord knows I've gotten a few "If you're considering sewer slide, please call the helpline" automated messages just because people were butthurt about being corrected over the dumbest shit. People really are pathetic on the internet sometimes.

[@Jenna_Talia]

@@TheTGOAC Why the fuck does that button even exist? I swear reddit adds the most menial, useless shit. Like those ugly fucking avatars that for some reason almost everybody uses, or the special NFT avatars that just get given out for free.

[@thegodofsoapkekcario1970]

I want to reach into the screen and choke these bruhggas myself.

[@RusticRonnie]

@@TheTGOACmy you should stop self harming

[@corrupt7703]

the fact that they BEGGED for help then banned the only person willing to take the challenge 💀 the moderators are unintentionally hilarious and its funny to watch the downfall, hopefully everyone from r/art moves to the other subreddit so they dont get this type of harassment from the mods again.

[@sourceeee]

There needs to be some huge top down changes to the rule enforcement structure at Reddit. The mods have far too much power. There’s so many systems they have that the average user doesn’t even know about.

[@sourceeee]

@@ThePencilNerd tell me about it, I made a post one time on the violin subreddit and some guy said he downvoted me because of some unnecessarily specific rule about title formatting he thought I broke (I didn’t break any rule of the sort), so I call the guy a mean word and the mods perma banned me from the sub, even though the other guy literally started it. One of the many reasons I avoid going on Reddit to ask for help

[@bellzhellz5922]

problem is people are people.. you can have systems and rules in place, but all it takes is one bad egg to get in a position of power

[@shmillbe3390]

Some people should have been beat as kids

[@TheTGOAC]

It's mostly the mods who are in the admin's favor. The mods of subreddits the admins don't like are constantly on their toes and in danger of being permad for things mods they do like constantly do. Fuck reddit

[@sourceeee]

@@ThePencilNerd 100%. I would literally do the same thing on the subs I post in, it’s always vague rules, and post being removed with 0 explanation, then when I air my grievance, it’s either silence or rudeness. The guitar subreddit is a perfect example of this. In The guitar circlejerk subbreddit, the common meme floating around is how strict the moderators are in the r/guitar subreddit because they remove any post with a hair trigger. You cannot even complain about it within Reddit because most subs have the rule that you “cannot vent or talk about Reddit itself or moderation” which literally makes it a site-wide echo chamber. Mind you there are some genuinely chill subs with lax moderation, but it’s few and far between nowadays

[@SkellingtonWheel]

13:00 No matter how hard the users of r/Art are revolting, they will never be as revolting as an internet moderator

[@booleah6357]

There is no greater give of scum and villainy

[@TheCarpenterUnion]

Like the one that audited your comment before clearing it for public and is now the physical 😢 emoji

[@Romanticoutlaw]

they're revolting! also, they're rebelling!

[@snakewithacomputer849]

@@weirdyoutubechannels But he does?

[@GatorMilk]

We call them "Jannies"

[@Goggles1975]

Reddit mods tryna battle the internet is one of the most beautiful things to see

[@eatrawskin]

People who know how to use AI to their advantage are sitting back pretty right now. I've banged out so much more art with the help of AI. I get my underpainting done a lot quicker, but most importantly, when I'm struggling to harness my ideas into one artwork, prompting an AI with my ideas helps visualising EXACTLY how I want my artwork to be. We naturally take inspiration from other art, you have to be a special breed to lock yourself away from all other art if you participate in the craft. Using AI can genuinely make you more productive, as it literally shows you what you COULD be doing when you're struggling. What's the difference between scrolling through Pinterest for ideas vs. generating your own ideas based on the very same images?

[@mycelia_ow]

Interesting, that's pretty cool. I do the same thing but instead using GPT4 and with fiction writing 👍

[@morningstar8187]

It’s insane how far some people will go to save face instead of just apologizing for their mistake and moving on.

[@bottomlefto]

the prospect of getting this one w is the only thing standing between these mods and the rope.

[@midnari]

The best part of all of this is that the original artist has gotten SO much traffic on dA that they're definitely reaping rewards. The dude will be getting a number of commissions in the future.

[@navybIue]

@Logan Roof can you try doing the "jump off cliff with no protection" challenge next? love your content 😆

[@crazycsiw6404]

@@navybIue *Achievement Unlocked* Successful Ratio

[@aravindkm2012]

The sad thing is that this piece of art was made for a good webnovel series called the dragon eye moon on royal road. People talk about the art but not what it was made for.

[@SirSpence99]

@@aravindkm2012 Avoid royal road like the plague, you will literally get banned for giving reviews lower than 3 stars if the author is friends with the staff.

[@aravindkm2012]

@@SirSpence99 I don't review anything lol

[@MoonMinHo]

I’m hoping to see “The Reddit Mod has never been this smelliest…” so that we’ll see the smelly completion of Reddit Mod Trilogy by Muta.

[@Ninjereto]

​@YeaMan didn't recall asking

[@AppleJackss.]

“The smelliest reddit mod continues”

[@funnyman10912]

@@AppleJackss. "The Smelliest Reddit Mod Strikes Back"

[@grandmasteryoda8919]

@@funnyman10912 "Revenge of the Smelliest Mods" Coming to you at 12/20/27

[@AppleJackss.]

@@prettypants4824 “The return or the odor”

[@Tamajyn69]

Nice to see Amy from Amy's Baking Company has found a new life as a reddit mod

[@RagerQueen]

I've been in mod teams and I can confirm that 9 out of 10 of them with would rather jump in front of a train than admit that they've been wrong in any way ever.

[@mikifauns]

3:27 I was only listening to the audio, and I thought Muta added the "You've been banned and reported for harassment," part, then I double checked and found out the mod actually unironically said that. Holy shit.

[@timothydoyle9635]

The sad part is, the mod in question most likely thinks it is. Some people are so far up their own backside they go around for another pass that saying anything but validation and approval is "toxic", and is reason enough to silence anyone. People like this force everyone to walk on eggshells around them and just give in as the inevitable tantrum and scummy retaliation make turning down these people costly. Is it worth the trip to HR to tell this person to stop talking about their stupid dog every day, all day? Most people say no. Causing these adult babies to never grow past the stage of crying to get what ever they want at the drop of a pin.

[@LoveHandle4890]

Sometimes you can even smell them through the screen.

[@TheTGOAC]

Imagine. The. Smell.

[@TwitchyTopHat1]

Fun fact, a group of reddit mods is called an "odor"

[@CocoKoi321]

@@TwitchyTopHat1 Ha ! Best comment

[@matguimond92]

@@TheTGOAC dumpster juice mixed in with burnt hair

[@MassFaintings]

@@matguimond92 my guy literally artificially generated the scent in my mind😭

[@xgallium2625]

imagine a Reddit and Discord moderator having a kid 🗿

[@evanblake5252]

I think you're just describing the Anti-Christ.

[@EnaTenkiyoGamer]

Same thought

[@asapling]

Roblox moderator

[@SMEARGLEX75]

An Affront to all of Humanity.

[@ProxiProtogen]

Why would we reddit mod want to date a pedo?

[@voidbg7017]

I have to thank the reddit mods Every time I feel bad about myself reddit mods remind me that I often take showers

[@DJRainbowToxic]

you roasted them indirectly,nice

[@anscart2969]

Adding pieces from another artist into your sketch is actually really common. I believe in that case it was to find out what background motive to use. Artist knew they were doing something war-related and added some knights to the background, just to see how well it fits their general idea

[@Jake-bt3fc]

I’m pretty sure there is a subreddit specifically for modifying and adding to existing paintings.

[@vanillam1tch312]

"You can't win with unloved people on the internet who have been given little glimmers of internet power" Couldn't have said it any better lol

[@werecrocodile]

That part came on just as I slowly scrolled by your comment

[@JackedThor-so]

2:58 I have never seen such a benign offering of aid be responded to with such a phlegm ball to the face. Like, that right there severs any pity I may have had for these people. If you're not willing to mop up the ball sweat, hike up your big boy pants, and handle this situation like actual adults, then you actively deserve every ounce of shit flung at you.

[@crowdemon_archives]

You had pity for them to begin with? 😅

[@SemiDoge]

It sounds unhinged, however (I've heard) apparently that message was actually more akin to a sending a politely worded letter to a CEO informing them that your company is about to engage in a hostile takeover of their company. That's what the reference to r/redditrequest was about. With that in mind the reaction sounds a lot more understandable.

[@JackedThor-so]

@@SemiDoge If that's true, I can see where the anger comes from. That said, diplomacy is still important. Even if it was justified, what incentive would any other group have in having any relationship whatsoever with this subreddit if *this* is the way they treat those who interact with them? It circles back around to the incident that kicked it off. Unchecked ego gets in the way of your organization running smoothly.

[@cavemanpretzel9520]

@SemiDoge you are correct in that yeah that is how the message is written. Redditrequest allows people to take moderation of unmoderated subreddits via admin action. You're metaphor war pretty apt. The message starts put as seemingly offering help but also has the subtext of if you can't moderate it we will

[@cavemanpretzel9520]

@@SemiDoge @ bbroke as acting again

[@exudeku]

When Mutahar said "kittens" I felt a fight or flight response

[@ConsarnitTokkori]

make yourself present on insert social media platform here's private discussion feature, infant feline

[@upscale9109]

​@@ConsarnitTokkori *Black and White low HP theme intensifies*

[@GeometricPidgeon]

@@weirdyoutubechannels youre mentally ill.

[@weirdyoutubechannels]

@@GeometricPidgeon Noe also was called nuts. You are in the sinking ship. Not me. Keep kneeling before celebrities that do not care about you in the slightest. There are millions of people on this platform. And i will make the change. Meanwhile you can go ahead and throw some of your hard earned bucks to people that will use it in bathroom.

[@DJRainbowToxic]

@@weirdyoutubechannels your content is cringe,i expose scammers and cheaters like a real man,get a grip kid.

[@josephstromboli9365]

03:15 Muta and his energy right here had me cackling like an idiot at work

[@SomeOrdinaryJanitor]

i was banned from an airplane subreddit for posting an image of an airplane, the reason? "keeping communities safe, civil, and true to their purpose"... WHAT?

[@jamescollins6085]

I wonder how it feels to be a moderator knowing nobody appreciates your presence? Genuinely some of the saddest people alive.

[@Ollybollyk]

They probably think they’re above the “common people”. Some reddit mods are absolutely delirious.

[@theloreverse]

Orwellian that's pretty fancy, but Muta's just trying too hard. Have you seen my videos? Now THAT'S how you do commentary. Muta's just a washed-up, has-been compared to my content. I'm the real deal, baby.

[@vickibart3491]

I'm a mod of a small subreddit and get messages from the community that they like what I'm doing. I've even onboarded a few other community members. It's not hard to be a normal person and want to engage online with people who have similar interests. I ban people all the time as well, but I have the sub set up pretty well so there's a lot less porn and OF spam. Nothing ever happens on the sub like in this video, people take this far too serious 😂

[@jamescollins6085]

@@vickibart3491 Yeah, I’m probably being too harsh. It just annoys me to no end when I’m in the middle of reading a thread and a moderator has removed a bunch of messages.

[@casedistorted]

I bet it’s kind of like being a meter maid

[@ashtonvalentine7496]

Imagine one admin killing an entire community I couldn’t have even done that when I was a 12 year old rp admin 💀

[@bladedninja8853]

Doreen the dog walker killed a 1 mil sub in under a minute

[@bobgoo1441]

They're aren't the first and I doubt they'll be the last

[@upscale9109]

​@@bladedninja8853godDAMN THATS QUICK

[@ahumanistpotato]

Reminds me of Cringetopia, though it's undoing was more of a collab project

[@JasmineTea127]

I'm impressed seeing that level of professionalism from the r/drawing moderator

[@Inspirator_AG112]

That would not surprise me, considering that niche subs often have good-faith mods.

[@drmaulana2600]

smaller sub are way to go in reddit lmao, also the funny thing is, some small subreddits i've subbed in are not happy when their subreddit reach r/all for some reason lmao.

[@Inspirator_AG112]

@@drmaulana2600: Even large subs are good if interest-focused, like r/math, r/chemistry, or r/woodworking. The reason they do not like hitting r/all is that it can result in an influx of users who ignore the purpose of the sub.

[@camera2178]

@@Inspirator_AG112ok what about r/art

[@Inspirator_AG112]

@@camera2178 : I am suspecting it might be one of those few power-mods.

[@digitalboy80]

I won't lie, I didn't expect the answer to "How thin-skinned can you get?" be a resounding "Yes!"

[@commandconquer5338]

most artists use references. This was very entertaining, please more reports of the shenanigans happening on the internet

[@Salmon612]

i never thought reddit mods could get stinkier..

[@TwitchyTopHat1]

Fun fact, a group of reddit mods is called an "odor"

[@gamersunite7968]

@loganroof829What content are you talking about?

[@EnaTenkiyoGamer]

@Logan Roof cope harder

[@mroversteer3739]

Well it is Reddit. It’s arguably even worse than twitter.

[@beeg_carl]

@@EnaTenkiyoGamer reddit moderator detected. (Referring to guy's deleted mystery comment)

[@TheAreo4444]

I think the most disappointing aspect about this situation is that these reddit mods aren’t isolated to Reddit. Somewhere out there they have real lives with real jobs and it just makes me wonder what petty things they do in places that have real consequences

[@lajohnson8588]

bold of you to assume they have an actual job that not involve moderating reddit 24/7

[@shosc16]

I feel like Reddit mods, if they do work at all, have horrible jobs where they’re not respected - so they want their power trips on the internet

[@guythat779]

Jobs?

[@SmackFreak09]

Hard to get a job when they're not allowed near schools.

[@frostreaper1607]

Eh, walking dogs is pretty chill.

[@RenegadeAcre]

I'm a farmer nowadays. I don't even play video games. yet Muta is still one of my go-to resources for internet happenings at large. 🤘

[@mfaizsyahmi]

Keep touching grass, my friend :)

[@broadkiwi6882]

Respect for being the backbone of everyone, but probably best that you only hear the internet through Muta, considering it's a radioactive cesspool atm.

[@tomato9349]

Thanks for being the reason that I can buy food from the store farmer 🔥💪

[@shd0_]

Literally more based than 50% of the human population which are severly addicted online

[@ArtoriasNX]

@Logan Roof No. You don't.

[@avananana]

Muta really read the "Your request is meaningless" message in the exact tone that the person probably wrote it with.

[@thenormalformalandhormonal8531]

The mod's probably mad because they drew outside the lines of their coloring book, then broke their last crayon in a fit of rage. I'm guessing that their mommy was at work, so instead of begging for more crayons, they went on a power trip on reddit

[@jacobbunea3131]

The day Reddit, Tiktok and Twitter close as the Bermuda Triangle of happiness the world will be a lot better off

[@IronicHavoc]

New similar sites would just take their place

[@Inspirator_AG112]

I actually like Reddit for niche subs (like r/AskAcademia, r/chemistry, r/learnmath, and r/woodworking). Not defaults though.

[@G0rdonFr33man]

don't forget the zuckerkunt's facetrash

[@mroversteer3739]

Add 4chan in there and you get the 4 horsemen of social media sites that are breeding grounds for degeneracy

[@pokemonster6122]

@@Inspirator_AG112people like to shit on Reddit but I’ve found some great guides and advice for when I’m lost in a game and other niche stuff

[@john_toss]

Reddit mods are getting smellier than 4chan jannies

[@user-rd3ou5ev6o]

4chan has no jannies that's why its fun

[@shmillbe3390]

@louis06lmao no

[@john_john_john]

@@kaytee7607 it does but they range from "not doing much" to "not doing anything". Which is the point anyway.

[@spit782]

@@kaytee7607 they dont,jannies just delete/move threads if they arent in the right board or if they arent allowed in said board

[@TheTGOAC]

@@kaytee7607 They need some sort of moderation or else all types of illegal shit would be on there even more than it is now. They'd get removed from the internet without some sort of moderation.

[@toshineon]

Imitation, at least in the initial stages of production, is common in most art forms honestly. Back in 2010 I played in an, admittedly awful, deathcore band, and we'd do this too when writing songs. Listen to different artists for ideas on what to do. Maybe we'd hear a cool rhythm or chord progression that we could incorporate into our own music in some way. This isn't uncommon at all.

[@tomato9349]

And to be fair the posted and finished artwork didn't even include any of the pieces they "stole" It's legit some Reddit people thinking they can pull off this cool detective work that some Reddit users have done in the last. Like when I heard about the possibility of the art being stolen I thought they traced it or literally just stolen the art and claimed it as their own. Nope, when Muta showed the art with the girl holding a flower to a knight I lost it because of how stupid this all was

[@vedantbhard]

that's right. art is iterative.

[@chosenone6158]

So you're saying most beginner artists look at other artists works and copy elements from them to create their final output... just like an AI ?

[@GeometricPidgeon]

@@chosenone6158 as if AI and humans process information the same way. What a fucking joke. They don't.

[@crowdemon_archives]

@@chosenone6158 better than an AI, I'd argue. Because there's a human element there, unlike AI (at least, not there yet lol)

[@Patterrz]

Never take reddit this seriously folks

[@UmiZoomR]

The thing is that people do and will because they found one place where they can release their sociopathic urges onto others.

[@S_yIvie]

6:00 sad part is that I completely agree with the first part of what they said. That butthurt tangent at the end was so painfull tho

[@legoshi6531]

Reddit is kinda crazy because for the most part most of it's users are the stereotype of a reddit user. It's like they constantly strive to be the stereotype the internet labeled them as.

[@EnaTenkiyoGamer]

More like gamefaqs.

[@Nichtzukennen]

Stereotypes exist for a reason

[@slimebuck]

think is, they actually think they are in the right and have no understanding that they are not

[@brunogamesbr1]

eh it's kind of weird, on smaller communities its pretty chill, but as soon as the subreddit starts to gain some traction you can bet the cancer will start growing, and it will over time evolve into circlejerks, a toxic community, power hungry mods, or all of the above and more, there are exceptions like the PCMasterRace subreddit

[@_wayward_494]

@@brunogamesbr1 as soon as a subreddit gets somewhat popular it becomes cancer. Community becomes cringe, the mods that control half of the other subreddit start modding thet subreddit. It's a cycle

[@sandakureva]

I really wonder if reddit mods know how much the entire internet hates them.

[@Aleuse]

They probably don't, because their behaviors of silencing any opposition will always lead them to echo chambers. They just think we are a bunch of trolls, kinda sad and pathetic really. Mostly pathetic.

[@siliconhawk]

literally every redditor also hates these mods, everyone has had some bad experience at some point

[@ISIIN15]

They probably don't care. Like most narcissists, they'll chalk it up to haters, toxic internet users, trolls etc

[@Macachee]

@Logan Roof You make poo!

[@RAAM855]

They get off on it

[@mirroredchaos]

the reddit mod should apply to be the first person on uranus since he's already accustomed to surviving off of toxic gases.

[@umbriel706]

You should host a barbecue with that fire

[@Maddin1313]

"Hello, I'd like to help." "STOP HARASSING ME!"

[@Willowposting]

I got posts removed from the gamestop subreddit for complaining about my job just because it wasn't on the dedicated day for complaining about said job. I just kinda stay away from Reddit after that

[@SilentEdits]

Reddit and Twitter are in a tight competition to see which can be the worst platform

[@samankucher5117]

believe me Reddit wins that one I've been on both Reddit is basically a echo chamber that has smaller echo chambers in it including echo chambers made entirely from Twitter users.

[@mroversteer3739]

I’ve been on Reddit for like 7 years and tbh, nothing will ever top the amount of retardedness Reddit will have to offer. Not even Twitter or 4chan.

[@samankucher5117]

@@mroversteer3739 ngl that's how i feel about Twitter a Reddit. idk about 4chan but to me Reddit is way worse than Twitter.

[@Smileythesilent]

And they're both winning!

[@mint437]

Twitter and its not even close. There isnt a single other platform out there where you can say or do good things and have others just interpret it or spin it in the other direction to make you look bad. The entire site is an echo chamber of people posturing, god awful takes, and only people giving a shit about words that were said 10+ years ago rather than recent actions

[@Petrico94]

Reddit is only functional in smaller communities, there's a sweet spot where there is some engagement on any social media and just under where you need to submit to the smelly mods who run the entire site and hate memes.

[@Inspirator_AG112]

Actually, if they are interest-focused, they also retain most of their quality. Examples: r/AskAcademia r/chemistry r/math r/Physics r/woodworking

[@a_lost_one]

In my head, I see that mod, after typing 'you've been banned and reported for harassment. Cheers' tipping his fedora irl.

[@SargeanTravis]

Subreddit: _implodes from poor moderation_ SOG: *wheeze*

[@radtap]

Reddit needs to start showing the moderator's names, they wouldn't act that way if they couldn't hide behind the subreddit.

[@idkman6496]

Oh man this is great lmao, I had been on Reddit solely to advertise my art commissions. Got banned from the art sub for booing a mod jokingly 😂 Then they didn’t even have the balls to admit they were salty so they blamed it on a cum joke I made a year before that comment.

[@Jenna_Talia]

Only time I've been fairly dealt with by a mod is on r/furry where I didn't realize joke hornyposting wasn't allowed and got like a 24hr suspension that was over by the time I got the notification. Even still, you see so much hornyposting on there that it makes you wonder what the fuck the mods are doing.

[@MinatheRaichu]

@@Jenna_Talia You were suspended for joking. they want authentic yiffs

[@neevko267]

@@Jenna_Talia r/furry and by extension r/furry_irl are literally just a compilation of reasons why the internet hates us (completely justified) so I am not surprised

[@Jenna_Talia]

@@neevko267 yeah. r/furry is comparably better but r/furry_irl has a rule specifically detailing that low effort posts reacting to 621, 69, 420, 1337 or any other funny number will be deleted, alongside lipstick, red rocket and knot posts. Yet I went on there (regrettably) and saw nothing but r/memes circlejerks and dog dick jokes. r/furry_irl is honestly kind of a complete joke in comparison to other furry subreddits.

[@Chloroxite]

@Logan Roof S̶͍̦̀I̵͈̔̒L̶̡̠͗̏Ḙ̴̈́ͅN̴̜͒͝C̷̤̀͘ͅḜ̶̚,̸̻̠̑ ̵̦̕F̵̫̒E̸̼̓T̶͓̝̋Ű̶͔͇͘S̴̲̙̿͛.̸͓̬̈́

[@TheAppleFreak]

8:08 The Reddit admins aren't gonna do shit regarding user complaints, unless the community begins doing illegal stuff that the mods don't take action against (doxxing and the like) or the community becomes so toxic that action can't not be taken.

[@TrappedInFloor]

They also engaged in politically biased enforcement whenever controversy happens.

[@drunkenhobo5039]

@@TrappedInFloor Ah, remember that time Reddit hired an actual P. Doe and hid the hiring from everyone, then banned anyone who mentioned his name leading to half the site shutting down in protest? Fun times!

[@TrappedInFloor]

@@drunkenhobo5039 They protect a bunch of their employees with shady shit attached to them. One of their executives overseeing content moderation has a shady past working for an elite US government funded think tank and anytime you attempt to share an article detailing this background and the conflicts of interest it represents on the political and news subs, with implications for how the mods of those subs actively work to make them massive propaganda circlejerks, your post and account will be shadow banned from those front page political and news subs.

[@drunkenhobo5039]

@@TrappedInFloor Heh, your comment there got shadowbanned by KZbin - I can only see it through notifications. How fitting. I had to re-write mine about 4 times to pass the filters.

[@Lymborium]

LMAO that comment at 7:30 You'd think the fucking world was ending

[@unitedfederationofidiots1985]

3:19 I love how sweet and genuine his laugh sounds. It made me laugh.

[@elhazthorn918]

I'm not against AI art, I'm just against taking others' artwork without licensing, consent or credit, and still somehow monetizing it. The AI art would have been good as a reference or inspiration tool. Also, on the note of the credit-taking thing, the person using prompts to generate the AI art isn't the artist. It's like sitting down on a musical keyboard, pushing a button to play a pre-recorded song that's used to teach and learn, and saying you're a pianist. It boggles the mind how these people unironically try to take credit for something the machine did.

[@AliceInStays]

r/art wielding censorship like an iron-fist makes me want to crawl back into 2022

[@КГБКолДжорджКостанца]

....I got banned for saying Slava Rossia is a thread about Zelensky, I got banned and the mod sent me a death threat....ooo I'm scared

[@mischievousfish]

@@КГБКолДжорджКостанца he will reach you eventually on his mobility scooter, you gotta start walking and get away while you have a chance(no need to run)

[@КГБКолДжорджКостанца]

@@mischievousfish ehh I can drink my daily dose of svedka and I'll still be far away from the mod even in his scooter, and I'd walk so drunk

[@upscale9109]

​@@КГБКолДжорджКостанца Fry the scooter as you're at it so when the mod's kneecaps actually find action for the first time in 20 years they have a heart attack

[@Hectoreo]

you know it's good when muta breaks down into wheeze laughter

[@Golden_Hydra]

I'm hoping for a part 3 where we find out someone tracks these mods down to forcefully give them a bath

[@NeroCat9999vr]

I just had this whole-add dispute with a Reddit mod. Long story short, I requested sub access because I was previously able to post and be active but it denied me. He proceeded to give me an attitude over everything and I had to explain to them why laws surpass rules and how I was legally allowed to be there given the fact no one could point out what rule I broke. Threat after threat, I reminded them of what laws are and what they’re legally allowed to do and what they’re not allowed to do. “You can’t rejoin under a new account that’s against the rules!” Yeah and you weren’t allowed to ban me and that’s a rule, not a law. Make new accounts, they’re not allowed to be this way

[@TheOriginalJAX]

Shame about what Reddit has become since Aron the founder is gone as this was never what he wanted. At least we can laugh at the chaos as this was inevitable.

[@snickle1980]

These issues of power and control are the natural outcome when you replace an endless supply of private forums with centrally governed platform. This consolidation happened all across the internet. We can't go back...But _we can remember the freedom of an earlier internet age_ and be thankful we were around to experience it.

[@TheOriginalJAX]

@@snickle1980 Never say never But I get what you mean, It's not looking likely in the present.

[@worldmonstrosity502]

The scent in the strongest Reddit thread was so intense that it's turning yellow.

[@upscale9109]

And now it's turning a bit green

[@PhallicPhantom]

I'm literally banned from the r/Apexlegends subreddit for standing up for people and calling out toxic mods who have God complex syndromes, further proving they have to be holier than thou. If anybody ever needed to touch grass.

[@SerunaXI]

The subreddit is probably struggling cause maxwell doesn't have an internet hookup in her cell.

[@freetousebyjtc]

my friend works at the studio of that artist, and thanks to this drama they've been overloaded with so many commissions. I'd say that's a win for the artist lol

[@TheAndroidNextDoor]

Always remember that these r/art reddit mods are the rule and not the exception. Reddit mods are proof that even control over a light switch is too much power for some people.

[@bndblazrtv]

"Reddit Navy Seals" 😭😭😭

[@SmittenKitten.]

Mutahar laughing is like an elixir of joy.

[@sillybeanthing]

The fact that none of the references used for the final image really shows how LITTLE the people yelling about it are actually knowledgeable about art and how it works.

[@-yeme-]

>he's a janitor >on the internet >on an anime imageboard >he does it for free

[@puneetmaheshwari]

3:10 tf is that reply lmaoo

[@chieeftain]

The first prerequisite for being a reddit mod is being abstinent from showers.

[@blackidna]

Moderating has always been an "off the cuff" deal all over the internet, regulated by feelings more than true and well planned rules. I've been both tormentor and tormented myself. A few examples: -In a Sonic community (not the one you're thinking about. No, not even that one.) I managed to "earn" my mod position by knowing the admins in the flesh in a reunion of the users. It was also the time when Sonic Heroes came out (and we all hated it, because it was a far cry from Sonic Adventure 2, which was our gold standard at the time (not counting the 2D games). We couldn't accept the fact that Sonic was a game for kids, no matter how 'adult' the plot was in some games, so we couldn't accept the onslaught of little kids registering to our community and we made the rule "No Sonic Heroes", giving no chance to new blood to revive a community that was basically dying. But hey, it was the best fun, to crush the little noobs and feel that rush! Fuck the community, I'm a power junkie! Of course, the community doesn't exist anymore and we can't blame this on the noobs. -On the other hand of the spectrum, I once had an argue with some idiot who was saying that Sonic Unleashed is the best Sonic game ever. I was still a hardcore fan of the old guard at the time and told him it was a piece of shit, so the dumbass stops replying, calls me a philistine and so on. Some time later, I find a new community (not based on Sonic) and register to find new friends. And guess what? The Werehog groomer was a mod in that place! After a debate that lasted about 3 hours, the admin decides to ban me on the grounds that "it's better to lose new users than old ones". I got my ass served with my own seasoning. I can't say I was being nice to this guy, I went pretty heavy and in a way I think I deserved it. My lesson is: -Karma exists and it's a real bitch. -Gatekeeping is for losers. -If you have issues with empathy, DO NOT ACCEPT A ROLE AS A COMMUNITY MODERATOR.

[@hedgeearthridge6807]

The way Reddit won't help reminds me of the Battle of Athens County Tennessee, when the people had a rebellion against the tyrannical sheriff that was abusing the people and powertripping. The Sheriff went to the state Governor and asked that the National Guard be brought in to stop the rebellion, and the governor basically told him "You caused this dumpster fire and now you gotta deal with the consequences. Good job, we're not helping you".

[@farexponent9173]

Did they kill the sheriff?

[@chebron4984]

It's crazy what a crumb of internet authority can do to a person.

[@TheTGOAC]

I think it would be cool if Muta auditioned for a film. Idk just seems like an interesting thing he could put on his list of accomplishments. Maybe Joel Haver will make a movie with youtubers in it that's not suicide fuel like other youtuber movies.

[@brandonjones8059]

Just imagine the smell coming from their parent’s basement

[@КГБКолДжорджКостанца]

what a waste of a great basement, it can be useful for Nuclear War

[@MrcreeperDXD777]

Bro smelled so bad its radiactive

[@paulsaulpaul]

Haha! This is insane. I keep to myself and never leave my apartment, so I don't go to reddit or talk to people that do or get notified of responses to these comments. This is good stuff. Thank you for this.

[@paulsaulpaul]

Like there is something seriously wrong with this world, and I don't go into it anymore. It is the will of God that society calls me schitzo and leaves me alone! I let them think what they want. These people are crazy. I am here to show you that Truth is when you see soon NYC covered in glass, those that read this comment will know it was Babylon in Revelation. And these words serve as affirmation of Jesus Christ as King of this Earth.

[@Bronze_Age_Sea_Person]

I imagine this smelly mod must be throwing tamper tantrums like a toddler whenever someone questions them. The only ones profiting from this debacle are the Prozac factory owners.

[@AGuywhohasGoodTaste]

Mods getting smellier? How is this possible?

[@afeathereddinosaur]

The game of comparing reddit moderation etc to real life authority almost got me purple from laughing so much

[@helpPSYCHO]

“Sit down kittens..” That one 23 year old dude with cat ears, a maid outfit, mortgage due and his mother still waiting for him to take out the trash for the 73rd time: “yes mwaster- >~

[@alchemistnezumi9780]

...only 23?

[@FreeAimDog]

the best part about reddit con is each year someone ends up getting mad and just starts shooting everyone in the crowd, every year!

[@alucardavathorn8930]

I remember when i tried to reach into an art community via amino and youtube BIG MISTAKE people in mod were actually legit banning people for "using reference images AS That is BASICALLY PLAGIRISING AND TRACING WORKS!" while also spreading the advice of "hey if there is a piece you like try to figure out how the OG artist did it" aka - a way to tell people to trace without using the word trace the whole reason that started in the first place was because digital artists were seen to have the unfair advantage of being able to take any image and put it directly onto their software, and traditional non digital art users got super tilted about this despite that they literally can also access google and look at an image with their eyes and draw from it. BIG OOF

[@knection1986]

My cousin who is a professional artist will use AI in the draft stages to quickly drum up concepts. I'm assuming that is what this artist did in the early stages just to see early poses before coming up with their own thing.

[@syd.a.m]

Then you assume wrong. The artist has a portfolio of similarly styled art from long before AI art was even a thing.

[@medaizeh2401]

you are part of the problem

[@knection1986]

@@syd.a.m my cousin has been drawing for 20 years. He too was drawing b4 AI was prevelant and just recently started doing what I previously mentioned. Just because the artist has been drawing a long time doesn't discredit my theory.

[@crowdemon_archives]

Well, that's usually how actual artists worth their salt would do, yes?