Circlejerk
https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110mmcg/circlejerk/
created by EncyclopaediaBot on 12/02/2023 at 18:30 UTC*
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Circlejerk subreddits exist in a strange world of mock self-hatred where fans of a particular thing also like to ridicule said thing. Despite the name these subs are non-sexual in nature (unless they’re mocking NSFW content, of course).
Wiktionary[1] defines circlejerking in this context as a situation in which a group of people engage in self-indulgent or self-gratifying behaviour, especially by reinforcing each other's views or attitudes. They’ll have similar beliefs that self-validate each other, suppress opposing opinions, do not consider that alternate opinions exist, or consider themselves, their opinion, or their group exclusive/superior.
1: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/circle_jerk
ELI5 also tried to define it[2] some time ago, and in another post[3] some users talked about the origins of the phrase.
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/n4nni/eli5_the_meaning_of_circlejerk_as_in_rcirclejerk/
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1huv6n/eli5what_or_who_is_a_circlejerk/
Circlejerk subreddits will have a variety of prefixes and suffixes including:
- r/RunningCirclejerk - Jerkers of all things running.
- r/AnarchyChess -Chess shitposting at its finest.
- r/ShittyTodayILearned - Where all the shitty facts converge. Sponsored By Yahoo Answers!!
- r/minimalism_jerk - Because possessions are for item-hoarding environment-killing corporate lemmings.
- r/okbuddyretard - OkBR is a satirical meme subreddit where we pretend to be 8 year olds who JUST gained internet access and made clueless memes in the early 2010s.
- r/OkBuddyFresca - Your post must be related to The Boys and be in the style of r/okbuddyretard.
- r/CricketShitpost - Best memes and exclusive shitposts related to cricket.
- r/homedecoratingCJ - A circlejerk community to make fun of all the ridiculous home decorating, DIY, and interior design trends that we all enjoy so much.
- r/WritingPromptsCircleJ - Where you can submit serious, clever, humorous, and deep writing ideas to all our Internet buddies. Needs moar Posts.
Other notable examples include:
- r/bookscirclejerk - makes fun of stupid posts in other subs about books
- r/writingcirclejerk - parodies writing communities
- r/fitnesscirclejerk - “if you've got the time to jerk, you've got the time to twerk”
- r/vegancirclejerk - strictly for The Morally Superior Vegan.
Revel in r/moviescirclejerk reinventing art-house classic Japanese movies as Marvel blockbusters[4] and if that isn’t enough for you, this list surely will be[5].
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/moviescirclejerk/comments/qtc7i9/criterion_presents_phase_two_of_the_kcu_kurosawa/
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/ofcoursethatsathing/comments/51ubpx/sobravenet_a_master_list_of_all_circlejerk/
Circlejerking can happen anywhere on Reddit, so here’s a simple recipe for a classic circlejerk:
- Someone posts an ill-informed, pseudo-intellectual but popular opinion about any academic subject: quantum mechanics, literary history, etc. Upvotes begin.
- Someone else with expertise in the subject area replies in a calm, measured way, without pulling the r/iamverysmart card (however well-warranted it may be) correcting the misunderstanding, usually with multiple citations.
- Massive downvotes and copypasta against the reply - 'OMFG don't be a gatekeeper', 'iamverysmart', 'check your privilege', etc. - and more upvotes for the poor maligned OP.
There are shitpost, circlejerk or meme subs for almost every topic on Reddit. Just don’t take them too seriously.
- *Because there is a Subreddit for everything:**
r/circlejerk is a subreddit that considers the majority of Reddit to be a circlejerk because Reddit loves being meta. r/circlejerkcirclejerk is a subreddit that considers everything to be a circlejerk and r/CJCJCJ is only named that because of the limitations of r/21CharactersAndNoMore.
- Copypasta[6]
- ELI5[7]
- Hivemind[8]
- r/iamverysmart (subreddit)
- Memes[9]
- Shitpost[10]
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