It's not, but it's a comparison that helps clarify. I've been participating in online communities since 1994, I've seen the full range. I've watched, and partic

It's not, but it's a comparison that helps clarify. I've been participating in online communities since 1994, I've seen the full range. I've watched, and participated in, epic flame wars on Usenet that went on for weeks. I've had people make death threats against me. I've seen legitimately mentally ill people spew all kinds of nonsense. And in comparison to all of that I'd say reddit is worse. I like many things about reddit, it's got plenty of good parts. But there are fundamental weaknesses in the design and administration of the site which mean that it's difficult to avoid incredibly terrible interactions with assholes on a regular basis.