As teens, whenever something went wrong, most folks would go running to their friends to ask for advice. Whether mom and dad were arguing about the housing crisis or texts with your crush needed a flirtier angle, our teenaged selves sought feedback from the one person we knew would be there for us: Our best friend. 

It didn’t matter that our buddy was as inexperienced as we were, what mattered was the conversation, stilling the needle of our moral compass and helping guide our next steps. Through gossip sessions, our problems would seemingly sort themselves out.

Nevertheless, as we grew older, we came to realize that our closest confidante was also the most biased voice in our ear. Our homies knew a little too much about our situation, nuancing their opinions with their preconceived notions about our exes, our insufferable stepmother, or even a rival friend. Not only that, but sometimes the problems became too taboo or embarrassing to even postulate. So whom do we seek out when life throws us an ethical curve ball? The heavily skewed bestie with our best interest in mind? Not exactly. When we want a truly unskewed take on our personal entanglements, the only way to clear things up is through the eyes of strangers who have nothing to gain, no skin in the game, no reason to sidestep our feelings.

Albeit the most biased unbiased social media site, Reddit has officially entered the chat. 

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