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On Reddit’s “Am I the Asshole?” subreddit, users with questions about the ethics and/or morality of their actions lay it out before the merciless hoard of Reddit’s rabble, asking that age-old question: “Am I the asshole here?”
Often the result of Reddit’s judgment that said questioner is indeed the asshole (as they so often are) is nothing but salty feelings, but sometimes people take the scorn of internet strangers to heart and choose to do and be better. Here are 10 examples of folks who accepted Reddit’s “asshole” designation, listened to the tough-love advice from their fellow commenters, and turned things around.