Reddit's r/TVTooHigh is focused on criticizing people who mount their televisions too high.
The ideal place to mount a television, according to most experts, is so it's at eye level while you're sitting on the couch.
There are some places on the internet we know are dens of trolling and cruelty: 4chan. Certain Discords. Snark subreddits. Nextdoor comments. The replies on X to anything Elon Musk posts.
The subreddit has more than 250,000 members and a mix of posts from people seeking real advice about whether their TV placement is right or posting photos of laughably high TVs they found either in real life or online.
There is something that absolutely delights me about seeing this kind of roasting. Absolutely savage, vicious insults being hurled at people but about something totally meaningless.
In many newer-built American homes, fireplaces are placed at the focal point of a living room and can be an obvious place for a TV.
When someone posted a photo of their TV mounted with the Mantel Mount, the comments went wild.
There are some positive things that come out of r/TVTooHigh. Some people genuinely find it helpful.
Joe Wall changed it up: He removed the TV from the mount and placed the set on a new media stand.
Wall changed it up: He removed the TV from the mount and placed the set on a new media stand. When he posted the before-and-after pictures to r/TVTooHigh, the comments were overwhelmingly positive.