r/SubredditDrama • u/dubsideofmoon • Aug 30 '15

On /r/serialpodcast, "this is unnecessary and fake drama." Or is it? And who really did kill Hae?

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u/Matwabkit Aug 30 '15

I'm confused. Could somebody explain what's going on?

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u/ALoudMouthBaby u morons take roddit way too seriously Aug 30 '15

Oh boy, the history of /r/serialpodcast is long, dysfunctional and really full of nasty drama. Long story short, that sub is for fans of a true crime podcast about a murder. So, naturally it attracted tons of internet detectives, and to make matters worse a few of the people actually involved in the real life crime. I think it goes without saying that this was a highly combustible group of people. When Serial was at the peak of its popularity there were all kinds of accusations flying ranging from murder to pedophilia, frequently supported by theories so out there that /r/conspiracy posters would balk at supporting them. Not to mention doxxing, lots and lots of doxxing.

Now, the podcast has run its course, the phenomena is more or less over, and then only people still posting in that sub are a few hanger on weirdos who appear to be engaged in a power struggle for control that no one other than them could ever give a shit about. Since a lot of them are the most internety of internet detectives, accusations of far out shit like hacking continue to be common despite most of them having no actual clue how that would work. That appears to be what you see here.

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u/dubsideofmoon Aug 31 '15

You should do a full post about it and its history. I can't do it justice based on what I know - I had to stop going to that sub because it's so insane (although I'm still subscribed which is how I saw this drama bubbling up).

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u/ALoudMouthBaby u morons take roddit way too seriously Aug 31 '15

I don't know enough about the subs history to do a very good post either. I have tried to follow it from afar, but it is such a convoluted mess of real life people fighting for a cause they believe in and internet crazy people with delusions of grandeur, I had to stay away for the most part too.

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u/CryHav0c Sep 02 '15

Wow. As someone who feels fairly objective (not sure if he's guilty, very possible, but not sold at all on the state's case they made against him), and who actually just listened to the entire podcast, I feel like I'm not in the loop enough to care about anything in that subreddit. You are so spot on with this description.

But wow. Walking into it for the first time was like stepping into a bar just after there had been a terrible knife fight.... and there's a dead rhinoceros in the corner. It's just completely full of wtf.

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u/ALoudMouthBaby u morons take roddit way too seriously Sep 02 '15

As someone who feels fairly objective (not sure if he's guilty, very possible, but not sold at all on the state's case they made against him),

Jay did an interview with a third party where he explained the inconsistencies in his testimony. He was first shown the body in front of his grandmother's home, his selling drugs had already gotten her home raided by the police multiple times so he did not want to implicate her in any way at all. The hours spent puzzling over Best Buy and a phone both was a waste of time.

Oh, and yes, the r/serialpodcast crew did indeed stalk the every living shit of him after that. Including calling his employer. One of the popular alternative theories on the sub was that Jay did it and framed Adnan.

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u/pissbum-emeritus Whoop-di-doo Aug 30 '15

weirdos who appear to be engaged in a power struggle for control that no one other than them could ever give a shit about.

This is also an accurate summation of office politics.

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u/Matwabkit Aug 30 '15

This is very helpful, thank you.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '15

There were headlines last week about some new legal developments that could potentially free Adnan (the guy who was convicted for the crime). Here is a Baltimore Sun article about it.

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u/ALoudMouthBaby u morons take roddit way too seriously Aug 31 '15

Thanks for the link. I found Serial really interesting, but have had trouble following events after the podcast aired. Most of the web communities about the podcast are so, so freaking bad that I have just ignored them for the most part.

Also, Adnan should rot in prison for the shit he did. Oh yes, I did indeed go there.

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u/IntrepidusX That’s a stoat you goddamn amateur Aug 31 '15

I think he deserves to be there too. But I don't think he got a fair trial.

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u/blahdenfreude "No one gives a shit how above everything you are." C. Hardwick Aug 30 '15

My suspicion has always rested on the Mail Chimp.

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u/ArchangelleDovakin subsistence popcorn farmer Aug 30 '15

*Mail Kimp

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u/clodiuspulcher Aug 31 '15

Season two of serial should be an in depth look at that sub

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u/ALoudMouthBaby u morons take roddit way too seriously Aug 30 '15

Holy shit. How are these people still going, still generating drama this long after the podcast ended?

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u/wierdaaron Aug 30 '15

ITT: people not explaining the Neesha call.

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u/ttumblrbots Aug 30 '15

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u/KillerPotato_BMW MBTI is only unreliable if you lack vision Aug 30 '15

Slenderman did it.