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So what they really mean is "Reddit without anyone who will disagree with your sophomoric views on politics" it seems. It's people's choice if they want to dig

So what they really mean is "Reddit without anyone who will disagree with your sophomoric views on politics" it seems. It's people's choice if they want to dig into a non-threatening bubble, but it's fairly sad. You don't grow by surrounding yourself with people just like you.

sanswork 10y ago
I've used reddit for around 10 years now and the past 3 or so it has become a seriously hate filled place full of awful people. It makes me a worse person when I interact regularly there these days so I rarely do. If people on the other side of the political spectrum to me can't express their views without being rude or mean than honestly I don't care about their opinions. Is that living in a bubble? No it is choosing not to interact with people that I consider to be jerks. It's only living in a bubble if you let some social network define your life. What I find sad is how upset people are getting here at the idea that not everyone wants to deal with them. It's like there is a surprise that there has been a backlash against jerks and all the jerks are sitting around complaining about no one wanting to be friends with them anymore and how the other people are jerks for that.
Trill-I-Am 10y ago
A lot of people on the internet have constructed identities and ideologies around temperaments and modes of interactions. Maliciousness and meanness and tolerance for it is virtuous to many 4chan types because it demonstrates strength and resilience, traits they value highly. I heard an interview with a /r/The_Donald moderator who said that the specific idea that words matter less than actions was a key attraction of Trump's message and an unifying idea for his movement. The moderator also said there was no need to or value in attempting to unify the country after the election and that it didn't matter.

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So what they really mean is "Reddit without anyone who will disagree with your sophomoric views on politics" it seems. It's people's choice if they want to dig

by AlexB138 10y ago

sanswork 10y ago
I've used reddit for around 10 years now and the past 3 or so it has become a seriously hate filled place full of awful people. It makes me a worse person when I interact regularly there these days so I rarely do. If people on the other side of the political spectrum to me can't express their views without being rude or mean than honestly I don't care about their opinions. Is that living in a bubble? No it is choosing not to interact with people that I consider to be jerks. It's only living in a bubble if you let some social network define your life. What I find sad is how upset people are getting here at the idea that not everyone wants to deal with them. It's like there is a surprise that there has been a backlash against jerks and all the jerks are sitting around complaining about no one wanting to be friends with them anymore and how the other people are jerks for that.
Trill-I-Am 10y ago
A lot of people on the internet have constructed identities and ideologies around temperaments and modes of interactions. Maliciousness and meanness and tolerance for it is virtuous to many 4chan types because it demonstrates strength and resilience, traits they value highly. I heard an interview with a /r/The_Donald moderator who said that the specific idea that words matter less than actions was a key attraction of Trump's message and an unifying idea for his movement. The moderator also said there was no need to or value in attempting to unify the country after the election and that it didn't matter.