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Why I’m Obsessed With the ‘Am I the Asshole?’ Subreddit

It’s about so much more than advice-seeking and finger-pointing

Carly J Hallman
Human Parts
Published in
8 min readFeb 12, 2021

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Like thousands upon thousands of other people, I love reading “Am I the Asshole?” on Reddit. I first encountered AITA through Twitter when an account that reposts particularly juicy threads kept popping up in my timeline…

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Carly J Hallman
Human Parts

Just another 30-something writing about the internet, nostalgia, culture, entertainment, and life. Author, screenwriter, copywriter. www.carlyjhallman.com