I am genuinely on the fence about this one. On one hand, the reporter has a point; on the other hand, it invites discussion about third-places, the fact that driving itself can cause stress, etc.
What do y'all think? Remove it, or no?
this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2026
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I think it invites enough discussion to be left up, but it's definitely skirting the line.
Remove all low effort posts.
Remove all posts that are just screenshots of text without alt text
This kind of stuff used to happen on reddit all the time. A post is funny, gets a bunch of upvotes but really shouldn't be posted to that community. If you allow it, you will get more and more of these until your community is garbage .
Is it a funny post? To me it is. Should all the posts on fuckcars be ragebait and whining? Probably not good in the long term.
Should you have zero tolerance like suggested? I'd say no.
Is moderating a thankless job? Yes. So do what you want...
ok but please don't go to the few existing third places we do have just to scream
Screaming? Nah I just bottle it up
The bottle always pops eventually
In public, in the most visible place imaginable. Sometimes in the Frontier Dungeon found in most airports.
i thought you were going to say on the train
Cry in the shower like a grownup.
On my bicycle on the stroad, of course.
Every-fucking-where.
Grocery store
Somewhere where someone might hear it, but probably not. Fuck 'em anyway.
In the bathroom at restaurants.
the walk-in freezer with the door closed
That's for if you're an employee. Lol
Home office.
Inside.
This is honestly one of the few things I miss about driving, having a semi-private place to sing or scream or whatever. Although as a cyclist I now realize your car isn't your living room, drivers are still in public, I can see you pick your nose at the traffic light.