- “I’m 22, working in tech making £250k just building HTML pages. I’m in an online relationship with a girl who asked me for £79k to buy her kid shoes. I sent it, but now she says she didn’t get it. Should I send her £100k so she can treat herself too?”
- “I’m 32 and want to buy a bike. Do I just walk into the shop and show them my bank account so they know I’m serious and not wasting their time?”
Is this just people being ridiculous, or could it be something more deliberate, like trolling campaigns? What’s your take?
Sometimes, on occasion, it then becomes a popular account with followers that can be monetised too. But this is rare. Really only the largest accounts on Reddit then find themselves able to become 'influencers' with corporate ad campaign sponsorship by recommending products and services sneakily in their posts.
Subreddits differ because of varieties in national posting styles a little, but I wouldn't say this was a UK thing. It's more likely a trend that's taken off, or a lax moderation style on that subreddit that allows for offtopic posts (your examples sounds offtopic for tech subs).