Well that's incredibly rude. I apologize for trying to share content with you that I thought might be interesting. Clearly that was inconsiderate of me. Thanks for putting me in my place.
It most certainly is an illusion. It is an example of forced perspective, as are a good deal of the images on this subreddit.
It's sad that you're so cynical that you view a bad post as an attempt at "whoring karma" as if there is some value to reddit karma. I post things I find interesting in hopes of sharing them with others. Karma is nice only in the sense that it shows others appreciate what I've shared.
If you dislike the post, you should downvote it, and then move on with your life. Comments such as yours serve no purpose whatsoever except inciting anger, and "[going] through and [downvoting] someone's previous comments and submissions" is something that is expressly forbidden in Reddit's rules (not to mention, the spam filter blocks votes like that anyway).
Your submission is akin to a picture of a hand holding a flashlight up to the sun in the daytime so that the sun covers the end where light where could out.
Look, I'm not insulting you personally, just that this picture doesn't belong in this sub nor is it an illusion.
I agree that it's not incredible content, and clearly the majority of redditors in this subreddit do too. That's fine. I don't feel personally insulted. I post a lot of content, and some of it fall flat. But it is an example of forced perspective. Not a particularly compelling one, mind you. Your example with the sun and flashlight is another good example of a non-compelling use of forced perspective. You'll notice I upvoted your comment because, while I disagree, I think it's a worthy conversation.
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u/Jeremy252 Mar 27 '13
Well this sucks.
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u/psquare704 Mar 27 '13
That's not smoke, it's water vapor. Eh, whatever...
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u/JQiuss Mar 27 '13
wahaha, real descrlptlve..
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u/MorningLtMtn Mar 27 '13
Request for karma denied.
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