News outlets turn to Reddit as Musk’s X descends into chaos
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But where to post on Reddit, with its thousands of subreddits, can present an ethical dilemma.
  • Rivalarrival
    8·
    1 year ago

    I mean, we aren’t using it in the literal sense here. Literally, a trifecta is when you correctly guess the first three finishers in a race, in the correct order.

    Now, if you had a propensity for blocking people who spoke about Elon, and you had a propensity for blocking people who spoke about reddit, and you had a propensity for blocking people who linked to paywalled articles, then you could colloquially say that OP “hit the trifecta”, and “won” a ban.

    Offhand, I can’t think of a specific word where two instigating factors invite a specific response. I’m sure there is one, but I am equally sure that word is not “trifecta”.

      • Rivalarrival
        5·
        1 year ago

        The best colloquial term for that rant is probably “doubling down”.

        You are correct on one thing: I have not heard that phrase used in the manner in which you describe.

          • Rivalarrival
            41·
            1 year ago

            so I suppose you could say i’m trifecting down.

            I suppose you could say that, but no, I could not.

            • Meho_Nohome@sh.itjust.works
              1·
              1 year ago

              You could if you had faith in yourself. My momma always said “Jeff, you could do anything you want if you weren’t so damned stupid”. That’s why I never had faith in myself.