A Reddit user writes a friendly hello on an artillery shell that has probably already landed on a house in Donetsk

If we were compelled to write all the reasons why the Internet is terrible and should be abolished, the hivemind circlejerk known as "Reddit" would definitely be somewhere at the top of our list. Once a refreshing alternative to Digg and other corporate hellholes, Reddit is now a carefully controlled smorgasbord of funny cat pix, advertisements dressed up as "memes", and transparent pro-government claptrap. With regards to all things Russia-related, it is perhaps one of the most appalling examples of digital, lockstep groupthink that you can find — which is quite an accomplishment.

Reddit's latest brilliant idea was in introduce an impressively vague "anti-harassment" policy, which means that it's now against the rules to make fun of fat people on Reddit, but posting something like this is apparently A-Okay:

/r/ukraina is a "subreddit" dedicated to confirming all the various stereotypes used to describe Ukrainian nationalists.

The friendly message reads: "Hi separatists! from Reddit r/ukraina".

It takes all kinds to make a world — including psychopaths with Reddit accounts. Anyway, enjoy your Monday...