On: Reddit App – Suspicious high number of recent 5 st...

[chollida1]

> This is a boring legacy tech company who’s best selling point is being a discussion forum for the chronically mid.

I've been a redditor since day one and I can't figure out what this sentence is supposed to mean. Can you flesh this out some more?

What is chronically mid?

Is this a new feature i'm unaware of?

[ribosometronome → chollida1]

He means mid as in mid-tier people. Average folk. Salt of the earth. You know, morons.

I think his attitude biases his thinking, though. But I guess I can't truly understand how an alpha like him thinks :)

[cactusplant7374 → ribosometronome]

Most reddit comments would be deleted if they appeared here.

[rootusrootus → ribosometronome]

Ha! The common clay of the new West.

That was such a hilarious, irreverent movie. Can anyone even get away with making movies like that these days?

[tsunamifury → chollida1]

He is calling you a plebe.

[millzlane → chollida1]

I think it means mid grade.4, 5, 6, or 7 on a scale of 1-10. Basically saying it's poor quality. OP please correct me if I'm wrong.

[lcrz → chollida1]

It’s just OPs superiority complex for being on hacker news instead of “low-grade” Reddit.

[superfrank → chollida1]

Mid is slang for average. Same connotation as calling someone basic