Where on the internet have you had the worst social media experience?

Master Age: 42

Is gag the only place you go to? what about reddit? facebook? instagram? were any of these places bad to you? which one was the worst if so?

Where on the internet have you had the worst social media experience?

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CrazyGirl2 Follow
Guru Age: 23 , mho 63%

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Right here on GAG! Back when I first started using it when I was like 14 early 15 I got a stalker who literally showed up at my house! That's pretty much the worst social media experience you can ever have! (and still remain alive). I just thank God my dad was home at the time!

Laura 🥰 🤗

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- elaphe
  
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  How did he get your address?
  
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- CrazyGirl2
  
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  @elaphe I gave out too much infoabout what my dad did, and he was able to figure out what company my dad works for. He went through the online corporate directory and got my dad's name! From there, he went to the online property appraisers office for the county where I said, I lived, and for every county that surrounds the area where I said I lived. That's how we got our address! I was actually shocked to discover how easy it was to get somebody's address!
  
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- elaphe
  
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  Wow, I'm glad you were safe.
  
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- CrazyGirl2
  
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  @elaphe Thank you. Believe me, it's a miracle I was OK. For some completely random reason, my dad just happened to be home about 3 o'clock in the afternoon showed up with a dozen roses, a box of chocolates, and a Victoria's Secret bag filled with new panties and lingerie. When my dad answered the door, he actually asked if I was home, and my dad said WTF do you want my year-old daughter roses and a bag of Victoria's Secret lingerie! I literally ran his car off, but my dad got his license plate and called the police. FHP fountain stopped him on his way back to Georgia! No idea what happened to him after that because I already been through a very traumatic incident that involved just over a year earlier. But we didn't get a restraining order against him. I was also forbidden from using social media like GAG, I got to keep my Instagram account, but I had to make it private so only my friends from school and family access it! I left for college when I was 16 and I think it was about a year later when I was 17 that I started this account.
  
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- CrazyGirl2
  
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  typo correction
  ***HE showed up with a dozen roses, a box of chocolates…***
  
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- CrazyGirl2
  
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  2nd correction
  *** my dad said WTF do you want my 15 year-old daughter, carrying roses and a bag of…***
  
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- elaphe
  
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  And you had an incident a year before that?
  
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- CrazyGirl2
  
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  Sorry I tried using voice to text, ant the whole thin is screwed up! I’m gonna fix the errors and repost it!
  
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- CrazyGirl2
  
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  @elaphe Thank you. Believe me, it's a miracle I was OK. For some completely random reason, my dad just happened to be home at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon that day! The guy showed up with a dozen roses, a box of chocolates, and a Victoria's Secret bag filled with new panties and lingerie. When my dad answered the door, the guy actually asked if I was home, and my dad said WTF do you want my 15 year-old daughter, carrying roses and a bag of Victoria's Secret lingerie! He literally ran his car off, and dropped the VS bag, which is how we know what was in it! My dad got his license plate and called the police. FHP, who found and stopped him on the FL Turnpike, on his way back to Georgia! No idea what happened to him after that because I'd already been through a very traumatic incident that involved a trial just over a year earlier. So my parents thought it better to protect me, than make sure he was prosecuted! But we did get a restraining order against him. I was also forbidden from using social media like GAG, they said until I was 18. I got to keep my Instagram account, but I had to make it private so only my friends from school and family access it! I left for college when I was 16 and I think it was about a year later when I was about 17 that I started this account.
  
  (sorry for all the mistakes in the original post!)
  Laura.
  
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- CrazyGirl2
  
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  @elaphe it was actually a little over a year. But my uncle raped me just three days after my 13th birthday! He continued raping me multiple times almost every weekday afternoon for 3 ½ months! After I missed my second (or maybe third) period, I knew that I was pregnant! Finally he gave me something to fear more than him… being pregnant at 13! I told my mom what he was doing to me! I was in the hospital within ½ hour of making the call to my mom. Given the evidence still inside me,, he was arrested the following day. The fetal DNA, only served to add an aggravating factor to each of the charges against him! My having to go through his trial was very traumatic, and I guess my parents wanted to spare me from having to go to court to testify against someone else, so soon after that! Not because of him, but because it would re-open old wounds from my uncles trial! My parents beefed up the security at the house after that, but I’m really glad I didn't have to testify again in court again so soon after what I went through with my uncles trial!
  
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- elaphe
  
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  Wow, I'm so sorry that happened to you. Feel free to message me if you ever need to talk.
  
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- Still-alive
  
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  ❤️❤️❤️
  
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- CrazyGirl2
  
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  @elaphe Thank you so much. I appreciate the offer, but I’m now in the final stages of getting my masters degree and I’m actually treating adolescent rape and sexual abuse survivors. I believe my own years of sexual abuse, followed by 3 ½ months of near daily rape, actually prepared me to help these girls! But I appreciate your offer. I would say this, if you ever want to chat, feel free to DM me. (I’ve privated my DM’s due to the sheer amount of sexual DM’s I received! So I’ll try to drop you a DM so that you can reply if you want.)
  
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- CrazyGirl2
  
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  Thank you sweetie 🥰 🤗
  
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mandyfire98 Follow
Master Age: 27 , mho 42%

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The worst as far as stalkers and harassers is probably this site honestly. In fact a well known stalker and harasser that I blocked is back at it again.

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- Still-alive
  
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  great. feel free to dm me so i can help report him if you like.
  
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- mandyfire98
  
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  Thank you.
  
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Lynx122 Follow
Master Age: 36 , mho 32%

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Reddit is the worst and twitter. I just don't like places where what you're allowed to think and say has already been determined for you by other people. And these two places seem to be exactly that. I don't even use twitter though so I can't say what it's like anymore but twitter is where cancelling and all these things started. And reddit is also like that. It can vary from subreddit to subreddit but the way the website is set up it basically encourages people to group up and downvote some people and then reward other people. I don't know it's not my thing. Like on youtube there's always 90 + percent likes it's very rare for videos to have more dislikes than likes the person who made the video had to do something to really piss people off. People don't go looking for reasons to downvote something or make it a hobby to dislike videos on youtube but on reddit there's people who get joy out of downvoting others and not allowing them to have a voice. There are legitimate reasons to downvote someone but there's also a lot of bullshit reasons.
Youtube insta and facebook are totally fine for me I don't have any of the problems that people say social media causes like feeling inferior or depressed. I rarely use facebook but it allows me to connect to a lot of people I otherwise couldn't. And insta I like it, I don't wanna use it too much but in small doses it's totally fine. And I love youtube even with it's problems it's just amazing to see content from some really talented and amazing people for free like that and see all kinds of interesting esports stuff and there's a lot I'm interested in.

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  Maybe_Maybe_not
  
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  Since my experience of reddit is only a couple of technical questions in music and video games, I'm not familiar. What were your circles on reddit?
  
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- DrPepper12
  
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  The moderators on Reddit SUCK ASS!
  
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Maybe_Maybe_not Follow
Guru Age: 45 , mho 47%

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In my user experience of social media, it's really a matter of algorithm, and focus on clear topics of interest.
I actually thank the YT algorithm on this one, it presents me music only, as my interest is narrowed to music, it shields me from the rest of the content, fine. Same for IG, I had a great experience on this platform, since my interest was also very focused, the algorithm dragged me in friendly circles, very enjoyable. TW's short content policy is the antithesis of what I expect from communication, so, easy to ditch and forget. I don't visit reddit really, except for very specific questions quickly answered.
Now I like GaG but there is a price to pay and I already feel it... If GaG ever starts to show me too many sociopathic speeches, I'll take a plane and... It would be logical that I invest Quora instead, given the similarities, and the broader userbase, of concept with GaG, yep.

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MisterWack Follow
Guru Age: 24 , mho 50%

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I hate the sex bots on YouTube, the awful Hitler sympathizers on Facebook, the gender wars of GAG, the scammers on Instagram, and weirdos of Reddit….
X is so bad that after 14 votes no one mentioned it, which is probably because the question is about “where you had the worst internet experience”, people just don’t use it. Elon’s Musk makes it stink worse than sweaty gym socks dipped in skunk & piss.

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- CuriousHubby
  
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  Yeah YouTube if your male over the kids age just shows sex ads and deodorant.
  
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- MisterWack
  
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  @CuriousHubby Sex ads and deodorant…. I haven’t had that strangely enough. I get sent bra/panties ads, “your data was leaked somewhere” BS, tech ads, and fake charity scams also Gambling I think….
  
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- CuriousHubby
  
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  Get the ai girl friend ones and dating apps.
  The more you report an ad the more they show it to you!
  
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- MisterWack
  
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  @CuriousHubby AI GF…. Haven’t gotten that one, dating apps definitely once or twice a year lol.
  Reporting an ad only sends more, that I think is sadly true
  
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- m
  
  Maybe_Maybe_not
  
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  Ahem, why even allowing ads on YT anyway? 😅
  
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- MisterWack
  
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  @Maybe_Maybe_not
  Ads pay for YouTubers, I want them to remain getting their money. It is my logic, you don’t have to agree the ads on YT suck and are everywhere so I understand.
  
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- m
  
  Maybe_Maybe_not
  
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  Granted, my bravery doesn't go this far lol
  
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- MisterWack
  
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  @Maybe_Maybe_not its okay lol
  
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- DrPepper12
  
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  I HATE not Twitter now!! Elon musk is a global danger and his new toy a cesspool since he took over. So glad Brazil told him to GFY!!
  
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- MisterWack
  
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  @DrPepper12 YEAH!
  
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electromagnetic Follow
Master Age: 34 , mho 36%

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I cannot say I’ve had a bad experience but prolonged exposure to Instagram stressed me out a lot.
I was following a lot of travel bloggers and they always raved about these places and some were just too good to be true. I learned that the hard way on multiple occasions.
there was a lot of pointless materials, people doing dumb shit for 15 minutes of fame, conspiracy theories about Amanda Bynes. 😆

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  Maybe_Maybe_not
  
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  there are numerous reports for this on IG yes, when you start to actually believe the fiction, it will go wrong lol
  
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menina Follow
Master Age: 33 , mho 49%

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So far my worst experience was on Quora. Sure there are good and bad people on every social media but that was horrible! I was "attacked" countless times just for saying the truth. Then I saw a photo didn't let me sleep for like a week, that's when I knew that I had to leave. 😬

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RebelinSteel Follow
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I guess GaG as it’s the only social media I use in a social way. It really puts you off doing social media, not a day goes past where I don’t think why not just delete it. Earlier this week I was going to just delete and walk away, it’s incredibly toxic and just full of hate. I do give myself September to see if I can be arsed.

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BetaBucks Follow
Yoda Age: 42 , mho 44%

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Reddit is the most ban happy and has the most sensitive mods possible. Plus the user base is pretty much the weirdest group of people in the world. They make GAGers look normal.

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- DrPepper12
  
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  Every word here ☝🏻 is a FACT!! 💯
  
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goaded Follow
Master Age: 61

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Here, but it's my only social media presence.

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- m
  
  Maybe_Maybe_not
  
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  Really only one, that's odd?
  
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- goaded
  
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  @Maybe_Maybe_not I'm on a few forums, but for specific subjects.
  
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- goaded
  
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  Oh, and Mastodon, but I mostly lurk on there.
  
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- m
  
  Maybe_Maybe_not
  
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  I wondered about Mastodon without touching it, what do you see there?
  
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- goaded
  
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  @Maybe_Maybe_not Whoever you follow, basically, and not much more. I don't know yet how to use it and follow lots of people without getting swamped, but I'm sure there's a way.
  
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- DrPepper12
  
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  I found threads better than mastodon and substack better than both.
  
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- goaded
  
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  @DrPepper12 I like Mastodon's culture and freedom. I don't trust Meta (they could be bought out by an asshole like Musk as well), and substack's about making money.
  
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- m
  
  Maybe_Maybe_not
  
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  Substack, never head of it, thanks !
  
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- goaded
  
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  @Maybe_Maybe_not Start here: https://robertreich.substack.com/?no_cover=true :)
  
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- m
  
  Maybe_Maybe_not
  
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  hahah well, preaching to the converted
  
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LaurenM1997 Follow
Yoda Age: 29

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434 opinions shared on Other topic.

YouTube the adds are the worst I try to block them all but they keep going with them and to go add free is a lot of money that I don’t have it’s dispicable 🤦‍♀️

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  Maybe_Maybe_not
  
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  There are ways, and they are easy to install. VERY.
  
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beefcakebradybatson Follow
Guru Age: 72

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I've had LOTS of racist experiences at lots of social media sites., including the rightist-heavy G@G. I just chalk it up to dull-normal (if that) fugly white folk acting their mental rather chronological age.

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GOLDFISH_smile Follow
Explorer Age: 26 , mho 60%

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Facebook because it is so fucking hard to navigate and edit your profile.

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- GOLDFISH_smile
  
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  (I only use fb and gag as social media)
  
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lexie_xo Follow
Xper 1 Age: 17

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all of them are eqaully as bad but Instagram was the worst

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DrPepper12 Follow
Master Age: 53

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Not Twitter is now a cesspool instead of immediate news and great articles & debates. The Space Nazi needs to be reigned in yesterday!!

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GoodGuyBreakingBad Follow
Master Age: 58

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Blubet/Blurtit/Answerbag/Livewire

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Tashaaaaa Follow
Xper 1 Age: 19

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That site that randomly connects you too video chats

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  Maybe_Maybe_not
  
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  haha well, ofc you had to try the most obnoxious concept
  
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- jjj101010
  
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  @tashaaaaa did u mean Chatroulette?
  
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  Maybe_Maybe_not
  
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  @jjj101010 obviously, this one or any other clone
  
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paledreams Follow
Yoda Age: 32

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Reddit - they make membership or posts seem cruel to my experience lol "oh sorry you can't post to this thread* and I'm like 😭😆😭😭

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llorando Follow
Master Age: 37

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X, has been taken over by political idiots.

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TurboAnon Follow
Xper 2 Age: 25

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Reddit! It's horrendous.

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douride2 Follow
Master Age: 48

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GAG is about the only place I frequent.

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ICanSmellTheCosmos Follow
Xper 5 Age: 34

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Reddit. Holy dumpster fire, Batman!

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Pete671 Follow
Guru Age: 58

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Any dating site!!!

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thegreenyogi Follow
Guru Age: 35

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385 opinions shared on Other topic.

Instagram.

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- jjj101010
  
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  What went wrong on IG?
  
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- thegreenyogi
  
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  I got bored and I just didn't like it anymore.
  
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- jjj101010
  
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  Ah so no disasters then. Just boredom
  
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PatKirby Follow
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Lamebook

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