I have been on reddit for just about 12 years now. Something I’ve noticed over time is just how hateful the place has become. A complete outrage machine. Every single sub became filled with it. I’ve filtered so many subreddits over the last few years, it’s insane. I don’t know enough about this place to be sure, but I do hope it doesn’t become the same type of echo chamber of anger.

  • flashmedallion@lemmy.nzEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Only if you used it in a very mainstream, surface level way

    Sure, but it’s still remarkable and it does change the tenor of the overall site.

    At one point a couple of years ago I peeked at /all and I’m gonna say 85% of the top posts were from subreddits that were basically themed variations of “hey look at this asshole”

    That shit definitely filters into the culture, and you see it in comment threads all the time where sometimes idea of a worthwhile contribution is just tagging iamverysmart or whatever

    The whole site just primed itself into getting annoyed, pissed off, or outraged about anything at the drop of a hat