this post was submitted on 06 Apr 2025
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You Don't Matter, Give Up.

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Welcome to "You Don't Matter, Give Up."

This community is inspired by the concept of text that conveys opposite messages when read in a different manner. While it shares similarities with [email protected] and [email protected] in that all of these play with the idea of misreading text, YDMGU specifically focuses on phrases that can be read in both directions, with each interpretation being valid and opposites of each other.

Important Note: This subreddit is not a place for discussions about suicide or self-harm. If you or someone you know is struggling with these feelings, we urge you to seek help. Please visit [email protected] or reach out to appropriate resources for support. Because you matter, don't give up.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

this opens the door to interpretation

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago

Or closes it. We're not sure...

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago

I wonder how many people actually tried to enter through this door because of the sign.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

Livin it up at the Hotel California

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If it was saying that it's not an exit, the sign would be facing the other direction.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Don't you go bringing logic and context into this

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Sartre approves.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Cool, I’m exiting the outside.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Looks like a "don't dead open inside" situation.

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 3 days ago

It's specifically a "you don't matter give up" situation, where the two ways of reading it have opposite meanings. See community sidebar for more details.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

The future is what you make it

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

...i worked there there is no snark or mistake in the sign...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Is this the entry or exit? I’m still not sure.