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Why Reddit blocked my daily visit to its mobile website
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this post was submitted on 05 May 2026
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Uh, hello, that was rhetorical and you read it literally. It’s really obvious that the writer is building an argument against reddit in this phrasing.
RTFA
A majority of US Americans have a reading level where understanding this sort of rhetorical structure is difficult for them. This is the result of an underfunded and emotionally abusive educational system and deliberate social engineering outside that.
teft made a mistake, yes, but they have probably had enough disgust and apathy about their intellectual development to last a lifetime. Thank you for taking the time to explain it, but I don't think you're helping anyone by "talking to them like they're an idiot" (which is a horrible phrase, come to think of it).
You wouldn't blame someone for being unable to walk up three flights of stairs (I hope), so why blame someone for misreading a rhetorical device?