Speak-no-evil Monkey on Reddit

What it signals here

upvote context

Placed in comments that are self-aware about saying something potentially controversial but doing it anyway.

community use

Common in confessional subreddits like r/confessions or r/tifu where the OP acknowledges they probably shouldn't be sharing this.

subreddit meaning

In meme subreddits, used in the three wise monkeys format to represent the 'say nothing' stance in political or drama threads.

karma context

Sometimes used ironically in karma-farming posts where the user pretends to hold back a hot take to generate replies.

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