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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Pietzki on 2025-05-28 15:45:59+00:00.

I read my first TIFU story today. I guess the algorithm just randomly decided to serve one, despite the fact I don’t even follow the sub. I was mildly interested at first, and quickly became engrossed.

Then I read another one. My interest was truly piqued.

And then one more.

I soon realised, they almost exclusively followed the EXACT same pattern. The length, the buildup, the tone, the voice. The grammar and punctuation are almost identical. They even all capitalise one or two words in the third or fourth paragraph… To top it all off, even the variation in sentence length shares a recognisable pattern. I was shocked!

Now here comes the telling part: once you check OP’s account, their profile is usually less than 30 days old and there are no other posts — at least nothing significant (or it has all been deleted).

And now, I can’t read any more TIFU stories, because they all seem generic, and I can’t trust that they’re real. For illustration purposes, this post is an attempt to write in the same style.

TL;DR: TIFU by realising most stories on this sub are generic AI slop, and now I have completely lost interest in this sub and can’t stop questioning all content on Reddit.