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then unsubscribe from /r/videos and /r/worldnews. problem solved and done so in a way that you have complete control over and doesn't impose yourself on others

then unsubscribe from /r/videos and /r/worldnews. problem solved and done so in a way that you have complete control over and doesn't impose yourself on others.

anu_gupta 11y ago
Or, better still, don't unsubscribe, and instead challenge the intolerance and prejudice. If you don't like that, then perhaps you can unsubscribe from places where people don't want to put up with this kind of behaviour.
- stinkytaco 11y ago
  Hey! Someone is wrong on the Internet! Seriously, though, I find this is rarely a debate worth having, and certainly not in the quip-centric, 3 sentences or less culture that makes up Internet discussion boards. I would much rather pursue systemic solutions to problems like this than embark on trying to convert anonymous strangers.
- mreiland 11y ago
  If reddit means so much to you that you're willing to spend the time brigading against it, be my guest. Just don't be surprised with many people (most?) don't want to put that sort of emotional investment into a news aggregation site.
- tsotha 11y ago
  >Or, better still, don't unsubscribe, and instead challenge the intolerance and prejudice. Good lord, no. 99% of the "intolerance and prejudice" is from out-and-out trolls. They're posting because they want to see a bunch of angry denunciations. Don't give them what they want.
wetmore 11y ago
But these are subreddits whose original purpose is to provide content I want to see, so the problem isn't solved.
- chiph 11y ago
  Start your own subreddit for sharing content that you like.
- Karunamon 11y ago
  Put bluntly, the problem (as much as opinions can be a problem) is of your own creation - you want to impose your standards of behavior and decorum on strangers on the internet. And that's fine, there's a widely-accepted and successful mechanism for doing that: creation of your own community which you can gatekeep as you see fit. If enough people agree with you, perhaps it'll even eclipse the original!
  - brazzledazzle 11y ago
    The "default" subreddit issue needs to be resolved first. You shouldn't automatically be enrolled in any subreddit.
    - Karunamon 11y ago
      I'm not sure that's possible. The only other option that comes to mind is asking people what their interests are and subscribing them to those rather than the same set for everyone, but then all you've done is create de-facto, topic-based defaults. You could show people random content, but that's both not PC from a business standpoint and would lead to the outright destruction of smaller communities.
  - kaitai 11y ago
    This can just as easily be turned around. Why do people who spout racism get to impose that standard of behavior and decorum on those who want to discuss video? Why does racist or sexist discussion trump relevant content in a content-specific forum? You're right about the problem -- the problem at its root is that some people feel that having no standards that deprecate these off-topic discussions is equivalent to free speech which is equivalent to freedom, while others feel that some standards that keep people "polite" (for lack of a better word) and on-topic are useful to the discussion. You are not necessarily right about who created the problem. Why not say it's the people who want to be racist in the video forum who created the problem? Why don't they create their own community as you suggest? Because part of their desire is to spread their ideas -- they don't actually want to stay on-topic or primarily discuss video, they want to get a rise out of other people. It's engagement in bad faith, really.
s73v3r 11y ago
No, I don't believe that is an acceptable solution to the problem. Especially from Reddit's point of view, where they want users to stay and therefore generate revenue.

then unsubscribe from /r/videos and /r/worldnews. problem solved and done so in a way that you have complete control over and doesn't impose yourself on others.

anu_gupta 11y ago

Or, better still, don't unsubscribe, and instead challenge the intolerance and prejudice. If you don't like that, then perhaps you can unsubscribe from places where people don't want to put up with this kind of behaviour.

stinkytaco 11y ago
Hey! Someone is wrong on the Internet! Seriously, though, I find this is rarely a debate worth having, and certainly not in the quip-centric, 3 sentences or less culture that makes up Internet discussion boards. I would much rather pursue systemic solutions to problems like this than embark on trying to convert anonymous strangers.
mreiland 11y ago
If reddit means so much to you that you're willing to spend the time brigading against it, be my guest. Just don't be surprised with many people (most?) don't want to put that sort of emotional investment into a news aggregation site.
tsotha 11y ago
>Or, better still, don't unsubscribe, and instead challenge the intolerance and prejudice. Good lord, no. 99% of the "intolerance and prejudice" is from out-and-out trolls. They're posting because they want to see a bunch of angry denunciations. Don't give them what they want.

wetmore 11y ago

But these are subreddits whose original purpose is to provide content I want to see, so the problem isn't solved.

chiph 11y ago
Start your own subreddit for sharing content that you like.
Karunamon 11y ago
Put bluntly, the problem (as much as opinions can be a problem) is of your own creation - you want to impose your standards of behavior and decorum on strangers on the internet. And that's fine, there's a widely-accepted and successful mechanism for doing that: creation of your own community which you can gatekeep as you see fit. If enough people agree with you, perhaps it'll even eclipse the original!
- brazzledazzle 11y ago
  The "default" subreddit issue needs to be resolved first. You shouldn't automatically be enrolled in any subreddit.
  - Karunamon 11y ago
    I'm not sure that's possible. The only other option that comes to mind is asking people what their interests are and subscribing them to those rather than the same set for everyone, but then all you've done is create de-facto, topic-based defaults. You could show people random content, but that's both not PC from a business standpoint and would lead to the outright destruction of smaller communities.
- kaitai 11y ago
  This can just as easily be turned around. Why do people who spout racism get to impose that standard of behavior and decorum on those who want to discuss video? Why does racist or sexist discussion trump relevant content in a content-specific forum? You're right about the problem -- the problem at its root is that some people feel that having no standards that deprecate these off-topic discussions is equivalent to free speech which is equivalent to freedom, while others feel that some standards that keep people "polite" (for lack of a better word) and on-topic are useful to the discussion. You are not necessarily right about who created the problem. Why not say it's the people who want to be racist in the video forum who created the problem? Why don't they create their own community as you suggest? Because part of their desire is to spread their ideas -- they don't actually want to stay on-topic or primarily discuss video, they want to get a rise out of other people. It's engagement in bad faith, really.

s73v3r 11y ago

No, I don't believe that is an acceptable solution to the problem. Especially from Reddit's point of view, where they want users to stay and therefore generate revenue.