this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2025
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Bye Reddit

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There’s also a blog documenting the rise and fall of reddit as well as news and thoughts on the whole issue.

It serves as an archive for posts and topics in case reddit decides to delete anti-reddit posts within its platform.

https://byereddit.com/ <—- here it is in case you’re interested

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[–] socsa@piefed.social 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There's a very simple way to tell if this was a simple error.

Normal person/simple error: "holy shit I had no idea what that meant, wow this is embarrassing I am so sorry."

Neonazi/dog whistle: literally any other response.

[–] cmeu@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What's the thing I'm supposed to notice..?

[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/88_%28number%29

88 is a Nazi thing. There's a lot of 8s on that page, the sale seems very weirdly focused around 8. And not just one 8, multiple "crazy 8s".

Could be a coincidence, but that's the thing about dogwhistles. They're ambiguous by nature. The fact that he was at the riots on January 6th makes it even more suspicious.

edit: and "14", too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteen_Words

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The 14 words is a thing to. 14 and 88 together are common nazi prison tattoos.

[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Good shout, edited with that info. Cheers!

[–] cmeu@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I had never heard of that before, but I've seen several crazy 8 style things over the years - I did know that 8 was a lucky number in Chinese numerology.

So the idea here is that people think some Trumper is subtly telling everyone he likes Nazis, and chose to do that by discounting the stuff he sells in his store? That seems weird, but at least I understand. Thanks

Honestly I feel like food prices kind of are a hate crime anymore. Cost me 45 dollars yesterday to get a 12" pizza, 6" sub, and 3 drinks yesterday!

Are we great enough yet? I don't think I can afford to make America any greater . . .

[–] Jhuskindle@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

88 is also a Chinese good luck thing. It's the 1488 that makes this suspicious. 8 is a lucky number in many cultures

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

5 years ago the nola sub was one of my favorite online communities. It looks like much has changed

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately it really has, along with all of Reddit.

It's still one of the only places to communicate locally. I wear my downvotes like a badge of honor.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

what in the hell is a bone in tenderloin of they are advertising boneless tenderloin...I have never once seen tenderloin with a bone...

[–] brainemulator@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not justifying the ad I've way out another, but you've never seen a porter house steak before?

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

sure have, but that's a totally 'different cut'. it's not considered tenderloin. I've never once seen a bone in tenderloin. tbone or porterhouse, yes. obviously has the bone but that's not what's being sold.

[–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Similar to advertising gluten-free rice. It conveys information they believe to be appealing to the person they want buying the product.