This does happen, but it makes things extremely confusing for new users who weren't privy to the drama that led to the fracture. Consider these: r/news r/worl

This does happen, but it makes things extremely confusing for new users who weren't privy to the drama that led to the fracture. Consider these: r/news r/worldnews r/neutralnews r/fullnews r/qualitynews r/worldevents r/inthenews r/anythingoesnews Eventually the subs become more and more specific and devolve into echo chambers. For whatever reasons, this seems common among philosophy/opinion subs and doesn't seem nearly as prevalent among topical subs.