Ask HN: Is the UK facing a serious mental health decline?

Has anyone else noticed how bizarre Reddit has become? I follow a lot of tech subs, but the UK-based ones are on another level of strange. It’s always the same kind of wild stories:

- “I’m 22, working in tech making £250k just building HTML pages. I’m in an online relationship with a girl who asked me for £79k to buy her kid shoes. I sent it, but now she says she didn’t get it. Should I send her £100k so she can treat herself too?”

- “I’m 32 and want to buy a bike. Do I just walk into the shop and show them my bank account so they know I’m serious and not wasting their time?”

Is this just people being ridiculous, or could it be something more deliberate, like trolling campaigns? What’s your take?