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I'm sure that's what most people could say about their time at, or on, Reddit.
by megaman22 9y ago
I'm sure that's what most people could say about their time at, or on, Reddit.
- tudelo 9y agoI can't say that I agree with that. There are plenty of subreddits that are not the official ones that have great communities and do great things for its members... (/r/learnprogramming or /r/askamechanic and such)
- antoineMoPa 9y agoThere are marginal nice subreddits, but the platform as a whole has a problem.
- irrational 9y agoReddit is just a reflection of the world. There is both good and bad there. It is very easy to avoid the bad. Only visit the subreddits that you know are good. For instance, I'm a boardgamer and r/boardgames is a very friendly place. Other subreddits I frequent like r/woodworking, r/bodyweightfitness, r/campingandhiking are likewise places that positively contribute to the world.
- ben_jones 9y agoReddit is a reflection of the internet world. Don't forget how many people don't use the internet at all, or people who interact with the internet in only a minor way during their day to day (a debit card transaction, a text message, a social media notification...)
- wanderr 9y agoReddit is a skewed reflection of the internet world. It does not appeal to all groups equally.
- jrochkind1 9y agouh... how many?
- borkt 9y agoYeah I read a number of hobby subs including r/woodworking and it is pretty amazing how helpful and positive these subs can be. I do not ever go except for specific subs. r/vacuumcleaners helped me find a vacuum etc. Without reddit I would find a lot of bad info on google thats often just paid advertising.
- adamsea 9y agoThe medium is the message.
- fancyfacebook 9y agoNo, it's a reflection of a white male internet world.
- watwut 9y agoAre there data on this or you just made that up?
- acdha 9y agoThe problem is that the site leaks in a way which doesn’t have a real world analog. Your favorite coffee shop doesn’t have random skinheads show up as soon as someone starts talking about e.g. sexism or racism. If it did they’d be limited to who lives nearby and the manager could kick them out when they started bothering people. None of that happens on reddit and while intense moderation works (I love /r/AskHistorians for example) it’s expensive.
- irrational 9y agoExcept, in the subreddits I frequent nobody brings up sexism, racism, politics, etc. so the skinheads (or whoever) don't have a toehold to start bothering people.
- acdha 9y agoLucky for you but that doesn’t help anyone who is targeted for some reason – remember all of the city subreddits getting “helpful” contributions from racists highlighting crimes committed by black people? The Internet shouldn’t just be for white guys even if we’ve gotten used to thinking of ourselves as the default.
- ryanmerket 9y agoReddit user for 10 years. I have never seen a random skinhead pop into the comments. And if they were to do so, they would get downvoted to oblivion...
- acdha 9y agoAnecdotally, I’ve also been there for 10 years and have seen that. Beyond e.g. GamerGate one really annoying group used to spam city subreddits with stories about black people committing crimes (not even in that city) and the usual “some people are just more criminal” racism talk. They’d get a few downvotes but also had their buddies upvote them enough to show why that’s not an effective solution.
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- unethical_ban 9y agoI have been on reddit for years, and I am noticing far more karma 'gatherers' and seeming bot accounts than I used to. Political shills, karma farms, spam... you name it. A lot of it is on the front page. And reddit admins must know about it.