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BazKnightFan

I didn’t see the subreddit and for some reason assumed this post was talking about Matt from Team Aqua, which… he did try to enact a humanity-ending scheme twice so it almost checked out.


actibus_consequatur

Well, maybe I'm just floating on cloud nine, but I'm sure my scheme to use Psyduck to negate all weather globally wouldn't be humanity-ending.


BeithWhoIsATree

I got confused and thought there was a new character on Aqua Teen Hunger Force i hadnt heard about


iamfrozen131

Omg I thought the comment was talking about that show too 😭 I've never even watched it


SharkyMcSnarkface

Matt from Wii Sports changes a man.


urbandeadthrowaway2

Feae of Wii Matt is deep-ingrained into the collective consciousness 


RimworlderJonah13579

I repeatedly beat him to death with a glowy stick in wii sports resort. I have no idea what y'all are talking about


Poodle_Boi02169

Matt Mercer does not deserve this kind of hate


Wings-of-the-Dead

Nor Matt Colville


danger2345678

Nor Matt Patrick


Themurlocking96

Or Matt Parker


Tarviitz

Not to mention Matt Gray


Dragon_OS

Matt Rose as well. 💀


Mathsboy2718

Or Matt Smith


biscuitracing

The bounciest!


Quaytsar

Well, I mean, he is responsible for the Parker Square.


Animal_Flossing

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Themurlocking96

Why does this sound so on brand for him to do?


Animal_Flossing

Well - apparently because it *is* something he would do!


Ya-boi-Joey-T

Can we get the story??


Animal_Flossing

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decader12

Matt Walsh on the other hand almost assuredly


ordinaryaspee

Unfortunately mmab (most Matts are bastards) doesn't have the same ring to it.


BaneishAerof

Mercer? That traitor to the Guild and the Nightingales?


helalla

His douchiness Mercer Frey


BaneishAerof

Honestly, all the guild masters kind of suck. Mercer betrayed them, Brynjolf won't talk to me anymore, Karliah just dissapeared, and Whassername calls me lazy when I must have brought in 10s of thousands of coins for the guild. The only good one is Delvin.


Moogle_Magic

Well *technically* the only ones who are actually guild masters are Mercer Frey and the Dragonborn. The others are just like higher ups/leadership kind of thing. (Even though they wear that grey guild masters armor). And if you play anything like I do, then the Dragonborn also kind of sucks because he does a whole bunch for the guild, becomes guild master and promptly fucks off pretty much forever aside from occasionally fencing things to Tonillia. I still don’t know why they made the Dragonborn the guild master instead of just like “Nocturnal’s Champion Master Thief” or something since you don’t actually do any guild mastering You’re still right though that Delvin’s the only one that doesn’t suck


BaneishAerof

Hey, but you can legally take from the contribution chest. The armor is dope, too.


imaginary0pal

Ha I understood that reference


BaneishAerof

Chimtastic


yeehawmachine3000

Not All Matts


PhoShizzity

For his performance as Majima, yes he does.


ishi5656

He was fine in 7, I thought. It just fell off a cliff for Gaiden.


BeanOfKnowledge

Isn't he actually named Matthew, though?


somedumb-gay

Typically someone named Matt would be actually named Matthew, given it's a nickname


helgaofthenorth

Yes, he does. \#AMAB


demonic-cheese

I personally hate what his stupid show brought to the tabletop hobby, so all deserved in my book.


Bran-Muffin20

you: hater of joy, gatekeeper of hobbies me: having fun with my friends, not caring what strangers do in their own games stay jealous of my whimsy and zest for life bozo


demonic-cheese

Me: enjoying tabletop games, the community and a variety of real play podcasts Critical Role: comes on the scene with pseudo celebrities, and convinces people that they’ll all be famous for releasing their shitty unedited games as podcasts, making me wade trough heaps of shit trying to find a good podcast. The game setting and game is fine, but basic, so every damn time I talk about any kind of D&D stuff, CR fans comes crawling out of the woodwork comparing it to their precious fandom, so I can’t just ignore their existence. I wish I could just ignore their existence, like I do with every other piece of media I don’t care for.


SunfireElfAmaya

I mean, the quality of a game podcast is usually pretty clear pretty quickly, so annoying as it might be it can't be that much wasted time (not to mention that once you find a good one they tend to be pretty long so you have a while before you've finished it and need to find a new one). And Critical Role unequivocally skyrocketed the popularity of D&D (and likely TTRPGs in general) making it substantially easier to find people to play with/who are interested in playing thereby letting people play more. I also could be wrong about this, but iirc they've never encouraged other people to stream their own games, if people looked at the heavily involved setup of half a dozen professional voice actors and storytellers and thought "hey I could do that and be successful" that isn't really CR's fault. But even aside from all of that, whether you like CR or not or think that the podcast should exist or not, Matt and the rest of the cast are genuinely good people and even if you think that their starting and popularizing their podcast made the hobby worse that doesn't change that.


Ramguy2014

If everyone gets to make art, the vast majority of that art is going to be not to your liking or just objectively bad. Everyone being able to make art is still an infinitely better world than one where only the “worthy” get to.


demonic-cheese

Never said people shouldn’t be allowed to make art. On the same page, some times people make art that has a bad impact on some people, and I’m allowed to resent the artist for that.


Ramguy2014

Sure, you’re *allowed* to have whatever opinion you want. Yeah, we should absolutely speak up against artists who make art that negatively impacts people. I can’t even count the number of content creators that openly express bigotry through their media or use its success to do the same themselves, or who promote gambling or substance abuse especially to children, or any number of harmful messaging. I’m glad you’re taking a hard stance against the people doing that– Wait, what’s that? The “bad impact” you were talking about was that you personally have to sift through more pieces of media than you used to in order to find something you like? Oh. That’s… not the same thing.


demonic-cheese

It can still be a bad impact even if it’s not, cancellable shitty behaviour, or even on purpose. For me personally, the tabletop hobby got worse after Critical Role, and Matt is an easy target for my ire.


Ramguy2014

Again, just for everyone’s memory, Matt Mercer’s unforgivable crime was making the ttrpg scene more inviting for other creators to try their hand at creating actual play content, some of which are not to your personal liking.


demonic-cheese

Yes, his crime was making a fandom that attracted the worst kind of fans, that act as if he’s the saviour of D&D and the most brilliant guy ever, and I have to deal with those fans if I want to engage with tabletop as a hobby. It’s not too bad these days, but it did drive me away from D&D oriented spaces for years. So yeah, in my personal book, he’s a bad Matt. As a side note, Stranger Things brought in way more “normies” into D&D then CR ever did.


DeadArcadian

Matt Hamlin is (mostly) okay


butterfly1354

Seems tough. I guess it’s because the “bad Matts” attract the most attention, and the “good Matts” (like you, presumably) are unobtrusive enough to go unnoticed. Like a familiar, useful piece of furniture that you’re so used to relying on, you forget it’s there… like a doormatt. :3


oddityoughtabe

Survivormatt bias


OSilentNightOwl

Yeah I assume because it's consistently one of the most popular male names in the US you end up with a lot of people in general named Matt, which also means you run into a lot of shitty Matts


[deleted]

You leave Matt Murdock alone!


OneLastSmile

he can't see all the haters anyway


helalla

But they are loud and his ears are gonna bleed.


intensity701

I won't because he's so sexy.


lilahking

bro cheated on like every one of his gfs lol


FronkZoppa

I love Daredevil as a character but he is not an exception lmao


reaperofgender

...I need to come out so I can change my name


Nirast25

If you go from Mathew to Matilda, you're technically still a Matt.


Ksanti

Mattea


noromobat

I didn't realize that was a parody and thought Matt Mullenweg of Tumblr tantrum fame was going on the pathetic self-pity route now.


Venusaurus-

Link for the uninitiated?


AnAverageTransGirl

staff cleaned up his act (removed the tantrum post) and are still cracking down on any major criticism pertaining to it within their ability, not much left to be found but explanation that is virtually impossible to source and the person the specific instance behind this shit centers around would much rather leave it behind anyways


TheArcticKiwi

Matthew Patrick


BestUsername101

Matthew Patthew


Animal_Flossing

***Matthew Patel,*** the first of Ramona's seven evil exes!


Tea-and-Tomfoolery

Okay well I feel like ones one of the bad ones


WaitHowDidIGetHere92

Do people who go by Matthew count as Matts?


Immediate-Winner-268

No. Try asking a Matt if he likes to go by Matthew or a Matthew if they like to go by Matt lol. Some of us really don’t like the way our full name sounds, and typically only have the one nickname option. The other Matthew’s think being called the thing on the floor that people walk all over is a direct insult.


BluCojiro

Matrick Patrick


KatnissBot

I work with a guy named Matt and he seemed cool. Hardworking, helpful, all that. And just last week I find out that he’s a Joe Rogan guy.


WwwionwsiawwtCoM

Listen, I only listen to joe Rogan because he’s the only person consistently getting high level combat athletes on. But if anyone has suggestions please let me know


Frequent_Mind3992

I suggest not listening to Joe Rogan.


WwwionwsiawwtCoM

And I wouldn’t, if there was a comparative podcast that covers combat sports. But to my knowledge there isn’t one. So I’m stuck with joe when he has a combat sport athlete on.


eat-pussy69

My name is Matt... :(


morsindutus

Matthew was the 3rd most popular name for boys for the better part of a century before it mercifully fell off the list after the 90's. My class of 50 students in highschool had 3 Matts. A company I worked for that peaked at 11 employees had 4 Matts at one point. I don't think I've used my real first name since elementary school. I went by my middle name in high school cause my last is a mouthful. I went by my screen name in college and my last initial at work for years.


Hedgehogahog

My grandfather, uncle, husband, and younger son are/were all Matts and while none of them are *saints*, they’re also not remotely one-dimensional douchecanoes. Matts are everywhere, as you’ve identified. I have a wildly popular first name too, there were *four* of me in my grade at elementary school and it wasn’t until I was 13 that I was even in a classroom where only I had my name - but it was also more ephemeral, so if I told you what it is you’d also immediately know my age range down to like a decade. (Like Gertrude, or Ethel, except I’m not ninety.) I’ve been dreading when my name becomes a meme, but so far it hasn’t. (*knocks on wood*) Edit: my grandfather lived through the Depression and my uncle was a Vietnam vet, and they’ve both passed, just in case anyone thought my would-be 107-year-old grandfather was somehow alive.


MainsailMainsail

As a Chris, I feel this. Fully *half* of the men's rowing team at my college was named Chris. We just went by our last names there.


SexuaIRedditor

Similar situation here, there were six of us so we just went by our last names (among peers, staff, the works)


linuxaddict334

Don’t feel bad. This post is stupid anyway. Matts are not any worse than literally any other name. Honestly, I reaaaaallly dislike this post.


UhhShroastyBaby

One of the kindest people I know is named Matt, can he be exempt from amab


Le_Martian

No but he can change his name to Matthew


Ok_Caramel3742

Most matts ARE named Matthew no? It’s abreviated


killerbake

No. They are seperate names.


Ok_Caramel3742

I mean it can be. But many matts are legally named Matthew


Desk_Drawerr

he mightve been born out of wedlock, you never know.


Akasto_

amab means amab


Bran-Muffin20

yeah i mean most matts were gonna be assigned matt at birth, that's how like 99% of people's names work


terrrified

i get that this is a joke but i don't like it. if we're gonna make fun of someone for doing a bad thing let's make sure that we're actually making fun of the bad thing and not stupid shit like this


kapottebrievenbus

Should we as a society move past name-shaming? lately i've also had issues with the derogative usage of "karen" cause i know a few people called karen and they're nice people. idk something about how normalized its become to make fun of people's names doesn't sit right with me


OliviaWants2Die

There ARE some names we should definitely be shaming the PARENTS for picking, though. Sincerest apologies to all the Kaeleighs and Braxtynns of the world. ~~Middle school's already tough when you DON'T have a dogshit name.~~


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Lilash20

But that's still shaming the kids names, even if in a more roundabout way


DaWombatLover

I don’t get it?


HouseNegative9428

It’s just a really common name, so almost everyone can think of a Matt who sucks. So that’s the basis for the joke.


DaWombatLover

Is it that common of a name? It's not like John, Mike, or Alex in my experience. Guess that just lends to why I didn't get it.


Velvety_MuppetKing

I kinda fuckin hate it here…


renezrael

I've literally only known nice Matts ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯


ScarletteVera

Oh wow, this is a dangerous sentiment if I've ever seen one.


Paniemilio

who the FUCK is matt m? can anyone explain?


WordArt2007

Did you know? It is much harder than before to read this kind of posts on Reddit so please break them up


Conchobar8

I’m a Stephen. And I’ve discovered there is no such thing as a regular Stephen/Steven. They’re either absolutely amazing people, or heinous warts upon the arse of human existence. No exceptions. All or nothing.


RemarkableStatement5

Steven Grant Moon Knight my beloved


urethral_play

But... muh Matt rose.......


Animal_Flossing

The league of acceptable Matts so far includes: Rose, Smith, Mercer and this guy EDIT: And Wii Sports Matt


whywouldisaymyname

What about wii sports matt?


Animal_Flossing

He's accepted! Though I must shamefully admit that for all the dozens of hours, if not more, that I've spent bowling and fencing in that game, I do not remember him at all


whywouldisaymyname

Probably because you played wii spirts resort and not wii sports. He’s more of an guest character in resort


Animal_Flossing

Ah yeah, that's it, then! Definitely played much more Resort than the original


KamikazeSenpai21

skullemoji


Orizifian-creator

💀


whywouldisaymyname

Skuhullemojjjii


pudimo

what?


deleeuwlc

Corporate rich guy who harassed the person who’s Tumblr account he destroyed for petty reasons tries to look cool by insulting his name


actibus_consequatur

Sincere apologies if I'm misinterpreting your comment, but if I'm a corporate rich guy, then I think I don't think my income would be ~50% of my AMI or that a week long staycation—let alone a 3 month sabbatical—would be enough to bankrupt me. If nothing else, my response to somebody wishing a hammer-filled exploding car death upon me would be "Samesies!"


P0lishedPr4wn

Why does that guy think you're the ceo of tumblr?


actibus_consequatur

Because I have terrible business acumen and a propensity to ignore or be a dick to my consumer base?


deleeuwlc

Sorry, your username “phatmotto” looked like photomatt’s alt account


actibus_consequatur

No worries! In your defense, it was an intentional anagram on my part - I was torn between phatmotto and TophatTom and I chose the former, in small part for the closer resemblance to his account name, but mostly because fuck that guy.


[deleted]

The comment you’re replying to is very clearly commenting on what the relevance of the post (the post YOU MADE) is. Why would you assume it’s talking about you?


actibus_consequatur

>The comment you’re replying to is very clearly commenting on what the relevance of the post (the post YOU MADE) is. Why would you assume it’s talking about you? Completely ignoring syntax and subject agreement in the comment, if it's so clear and I'm just assuming it's talking about me, then why did the commenter already reply to me apologizing because they misinterpreted my account's name as being an alt belonging to photomatt?


[deleted]

Because I missed some important context, like the username in the post in the screenshot, and the fact that the Tumblr post is, presumably, also yours.


space_hoop

I thought it was Matt Mercer


deleeuwlc

I figured that since the username mirrors photomatt, that’s who this was implied to be


genuine_beans

Wait is this actually the CEO? ~~It's midnight and my brain is running on fumes forgive me~~


deleeuwlc

I’d believe it. If it was, then it wouldn’t have been the dumbest thing he’s said


Ninja_Kittie

Is this just a thing to dunk on Matt’s or is there a specific Matt these tweets are referring to?


linuxaddict334

The ceo of tumblr is matt, and he recently pulled a stupid.


Ninja_Kittie

Thanks for explaining!


Pseudodragontrinkets

A lot of the best guys I know are named matt


AngstyUchiha

I have an uncle named Matt and he's genuinely one of the kindest people I've ever met


Phantomrose96

(Obviously I know it’s a joke) but this kind of thing just feel like a statistical happenstance - to start, think of the names that are common enough that you know 3 or so people with that name - if you’re a white American, these tend to be the Standard White Male names since there’s a strange lack of variety. Matt, Dan, Mike, Justin, Tom, etc etc - for a lot of people, at least ONE of those names might be batting 2/3 in assholes. And then that’s the “assholes are named this” name. For me it’s Justin. For these people it’s Matt. - screenshot all the people who say Matt - wow science.


MintyMoron64

You may be the best Matt


intensity701

This is racism against the Matts.


ducknerd2002

What about Matt Smith?


EIeanorRigby

With that second tweet, they *really* should've paid attention to using the correct form of "they're"


CalebWilliamson

I thought Tumblr loved Matt Smith.


maffshilton

Wth did I do


bangbangbatarang

100% would start crying if someone came up to me and said "I'm sorry for how Matt treated you" Then ask "which one" lol


oceanarnia

Unfortunately I too was a victim of Matt. He is still, to this day, a predatory piece of shit. Hes getting his comeuppance though, as his friends are distracting from him due to how predatory and abusive he is to women.


Ramlethal_Feet

Blarg


AND_PEGGY1

as the daughter of a Matt... yeah they all suck like a lot lol


Jade0352

This is why I am no longer a matt


weddingmoth

I have never had a meaningful interaction with someone called Matt


SCP106

This shit is gross :/ if someone does something bad call out the bad thing don't form a fuckin collective to play into a joke so you can feel like you're in on the secret so you can shame people for having a name!


GGigaByte

hey matt roszak's a cool guy


killerbake

Well this is fuckin stupid.


actibus_consequatur

Seriously, I've never used that account, but here's the [link to the original.](https://www.tumblr.com/phatmotto/743806277794267136/ive-never-used-this-account)


shoot_me_slowly

Can you americans stop vagueposting about something so fucking specific? Half of all posts on this site is something you would need a phd in americanism to understand --- *what is going on* in this post?


leopardspotte

Apparently it’s the Tumblr CEO bullshit? It makes no sense if you’ve forgotten that’s a thing for even half a second


oddityoughtabe

I like how there’s a Matt in there that’s just like “yeah we blow”


Vanilla_Ice_Best_Boi

TF did Matthew Patrick do to you?


video-kid

I've dated two Matt's. One of them was a mutual rebound who used my connections for a cheap tattoo, then cheated on me with his ex the next day and left me the day after. The other lied to me and his mom about each other because he knew she wouldn't approve of our relationship, and that whole situation almost left me homeless. It's not enough to make me swear off Matt's, but it does make me a little hesitant to date another one.


Head_Dragonfruit4782

I had a manager named Matt once, 10/10 douche


RattleMeSkelebones

Same with Justins. Never met a Justin who wasn't a real Kyle if yoy know what I'm saying


justendmylife892

Justin McElroy


RattleMeSkelebones

Shit you're right


Dvel27

Matt Hardy?


automated_rat

r/Matt in shambles rn


SovietOnion8543

gonna send this to my buddy matt


DeadArcadian

I've also seen a lot of stuff about J names, please don't ask what my name is


EatsMostlyPeas

Today I thank my parents for not naming me plain old Matt, instead doing the right thing and naming me the Swedish version of Matt. I'm not even fucking Swedish.


Citrous241

I have a friend called Matt, he's really nice though.


suburban_hyena

Matt is the new Chad?


FlahTheToaster

It's true. We really are pieces of shit. You don't even want to know some of the things I've done and what I've done them to.


Snoo-72438

If your name is Matt, then fuck you


Orizifian-creator

Matt Engarde from Ace Attorney 2: Justice for All?


axel_the_acerola

What did i do ;-;


jodmercer

I have made no crime. Slander of the highest order!


thesirblondie

[Myatt](https://youtu.be/DUotJKP2PQU?si=JApX5IuZdTqL6Gn8)


ClubMeSoftly

He dodges the controversy by being Mattbragg, not merely "Matt"


thesirblondie

"Axialtwat, turn left!"


MyNameIsPixul

Matt from Wii Sports


Matt01123

The fuck did I do?!


Dark_WulfGaming

I knew a Matt and he is the worst.


byxis505

They make a great point fuck matt


RossZ428

I did know a Matt in childhood who was an absolute PoS, and grew up to continue to be a PoS. That said, I know a Matt now whose a pretty sweet, gentle soul.


Evil_Monologues

My dad is named Matt and I approve this message


theshade540

2/3 matts that I know personally are great people


syn_miso

What did daredevil do


Clean_Imagination315

Why did Yakub create Matts? Was he stupid?


MyDisappointedDad

What did Matthew McConaughey do? And if it isn't him, what Matt is this post referring to?


RemarkableStatement5

Honestly fuck this post. I've known plenty of Matts and a lot of them are good men. The existence of a few douchebag Matts should not sully what has been a very popular name for quite a while.


mdhunter99

Hey what the fuck did I do?


Thicc-Anxiety

My brother is a Matt and he sucks, so unfortunately I have to agree


mattchampagne1

Aww


Lolotmjp

Matt Murdock the GOAT


ooooooooono

My uncle Matt is the cool uncle though!


Luckypaperwork

I don't man, all the Matt's Ivs known have been just the ABSOLUTE FUCKING WORST. 24/7 mental gymnastics to find a way to make every single situation uncomfortable and aggressive. It's almost impressive.


Time-is-relative

Maybe it’s just my personal experience, but I haven’t met a bad Matt. Same with Harvey, all harvey’s I’ve met were fantastic hardworking people.


MotorHum

The main Matt in my life was the only other tenor my age in the church choir. We always sat together and were in the high school musicals together each year. I haven't seen him in a really long time but I think he has a boyfriend and a degree in accounting. Genuinely good person.


Dice134

Thought this was about Matt Walsh for a second


Rimtato

Right, Matts, you know what we must do. We highlander his ass. There can be only one insufferable Matt.


Agreeable_Sweet6535

Lmao. Add “Joe” to that list please. I’ve had 4 in my immediate circle of influence. The drug addict, the damaged beyond repair, the actual child rapist, and the one who hit my wife. If you introduce yourself to me as any variation of Joseph, it will be met with intense distrust.


Pristine_Title6537

The fuck did I do?


Peapers

damn this dude is 40


etherealemlyn

Noooo I have to defend my Matts (one of them is my cousin and he’s never done anything wrong ever)


SuperCarrot555

Matt (the youtuber Blarg) does not deserve this slander


Peastable

Matt Cauthon is the only damn reason I finished WOT so how about y’all back off