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Welcome to the rabbit hole of agony aunt-killer subreddits, where users discuss money, love, and villainy

In this photo illustration, the Reddit logo is displayed on a smartphone screen.Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Dear Abby and Dan Savage were yesterday's advice gurus. Today, Reddit's subreddits take center stage. Millennials and Gen Z are turning to Reddit for highly-specific life advice, fueling viral stories. But these advice subreddits might not be so different from the agony aunt advice columns of yesteryear. Scrolling through social media during your morning commute, you've likely stumbled upon viral Reddit posts like those on the immensely popular forum r/AmItheAsshole, where users ponder questions like AITA "for telling my fiancé that if he expects me to contribute 50/50, we have to make some serious lifestyle changes?"In that now-viral post published on Monday, the Redditor explained that though they made much less than their partner, said partner now wants to split expenses equally.

 

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