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There are still some good ones, but they tend to be smaller and rarely political. For instance, r/homelab is still pleasant. (Though it might inspire negative e

There are still some good ones, but they tend to be smaller and rarely political. For instance, r/homelab is still pleasant. (Though it might inspire negative effects on your credit cards)

JustSomeNobody 8y ago
r/selfhosted is pretty good also.
- penagwin 8y ago
  And r/datahoarder . I mean they're cool subreddits if you remove the addiction therapy, loss of relationships, and eventual crippling depression. Totally worth it though! :D
  - ozzyman700 8y ago
    /r/sysadmin might be the most depressing job related sub besides maybe /r/consulting
    - bloopernova 8y ago
      There's a lot of burn out and bitterness that goes along with being a Sysadmin. The stereotypical "shouted at that you are incompetent when things go wrong, shouted at that you are lazy when nothing goes wrong" comic is very true. /r/sysadmin reflects that thankless nature of the job. I'm lucky to have gotten through my ~20 years of being one without any major health issues from stress.
- 52-6F-62 8y ago
  Oh thanks for this. It's like a treasure trove!
stcredzero 8y ago
Conservative readers might be surprised at this, but I find /r/stevenuniverse to be quite tolerant and accepting. I've even called out sexual-orientation based identity politics there and had some substantive discussions. Other times, I've been downvoted to oblivion, though. There is some activist brigading there, but the general culture of the place seems to reflect the culture of the show. (Politically left, but if you are a good person who accepts others, we will accept you. You won't be judged by how you were made, rather by the quality of your relationships.)
- yyyymmddhhmmss 8y ago
  For those interested in discussing how to make the rest of the world a toletant place, join us at /r/stupidpol
- Pharmakon 8y ago
  Isn’t Steven Universe some American cartoon? Why would the sub for it be relevant to discussions of any kind of politics? What am I missing? Note that I haven’t seen the cartoon, but from adverts it seemed pretty banal rather than political.
  - stcredzero 8y ago
    Why would the sub for it be relevant to discussions of any kind of politics? What am I missing? The show has been pointed at by conservatives as an example of gender/identity politics. However, the ethos of the show is that we really should accept people no matter how they were born, and judge them on the quality of their relationships. What's more, this isn't transmitted by saying it, rather by showing it. IMO, more careful observation shows that it's actually the opposite of identitarian media, despite surface appearances. Occasionally, some identitarian rah-rah comes up there, and I feel the need to point out that we're all in this together, and isn't that what the characters show us? from adverts it seemed pretty banal rather than political. It transcends the political, like all good, honest art should.
    - Pharmakon 8y ago
      Huh... well I live and learn, thanks for the detailed answer.
      - stcredzero 8y ago
        There's one episode that on the surface, or to a child, would be a completely banal story of a kid helping his dad clean out the garage. There's of course, an emotional subtext of people thinking about the past, and past relationships, and people they've lost. Then, there's another subtext, invisible to a child, where there's the story of a widower who has an affair with the friend of his dead wife. It's one of those cartoons that's one thing on the surface, but has other things for the adults.
chapium 8y ago
Smaller subs are still awesome. I avoid large subs like the plague because they start to enforce group conformity through either downvotes or over moderation as the sub grows. I think this begins at around 2000 users, but thats a subjective figure.
superfrank 8y ago
In my years on Reddit, I've found the magic number to be 10k. At around 10k subscribers the community is big enough to be found by people who actually care about the subject matter, but small enough that it's not worth it for people who are just looking for karma. Obviously this is just a guideline and not a rule.

There are still some good ones, but they tend to be smaller and rarely political. For instance, r/homelab is still pleasant. (Though it might inspire negative effects on your credit cards)

JustSomeNobody 8y ago

r/selfhosted is pretty good also.

penagwin 8y ago
And r/datahoarder . I mean they're cool subreddits if you remove the addiction therapy, loss of relationships, and eventual crippling depression. Totally worth it though! :D
- ozzyman700 8y ago
  /r/sysadmin might be the most depressing job related sub besides maybe /r/consulting
  - bloopernova 8y ago
    There's a lot of burn out and bitterness that goes along with being a Sysadmin. The stereotypical "shouted at that you are incompetent when things go wrong, shouted at that you are lazy when nothing goes wrong" comic is very true. /r/sysadmin reflects that thankless nature of the job. I'm lucky to have gotten through my ~20 years of being one without any major health issues from stress.
52-6F-62 8y ago
Oh thanks for this. It's like a treasure trove!

stcredzero 8y ago

Conservative readers might be surprised at this, but I find /r/stevenuniverse to be quite tolerant and accepting. I've even called out sexual-orientation based identity politics there and had some substantive discussions. Other times, I've been downvoted to oblivion, though. There is some activist brigading there, but the general culture of the place seems to reflect the culture of the show. (Politically left, but if you are a good person who accepts others, we will accept you. You won't be judged by how you were made, rather by the quality of your relationships.)

yyyymmddhhmmss 8y ago
For those interested in discussing how to make the rest of the world a toletant place, join us at /r/stupidpol
Pharmakon 8y ago
Isn’t Steven Universe some American cartoon? Why would the sub for it be relevant to discussions of any kind of politics? What am I missing? Note that I haven’t seen the cartoon, but from adverts it seemed pretty banal rather than political.
- stcredzero 8y ago
  Why would the sub for it be relevant to discussions of any kind of politics? What am I missing? The show has been pointed at by conservatives as an example of gender/identity politics. However, the ethos of the show is that we really should accept people no matter how they were born, and judge them on the quality of their relationships. What's more, this isn't transmitted by saying it, rather by showing it. IMO, more careful observation shows that it's actually the opposite of identitarian media, despite surface appearances. Occasionally, some identitarian rah-rah comes up there, and I feel the need to point out that we're all in this together, and isn't that what the characters show us? from adverts it seemed pretty banal rather than political. It transcends the political, like all good, honest art should.
  - Pharmakon 8y ago
    Huh... well I live and learn, thanks for the detailed answer.
    - stcredzero 8y ago
      There's one episode that on the surface, or to a child, would be a completely banal story of a kid helping his dad clean out the garage. There's of course, an emotional subtext of people thinking about the past, and past relationships, and people they've lost. Then, there's another subtext, invisible to a child, where there's the story of a widower who has an affair with the friend of his dead wife. It's one of those cartoons that's one thing on the surface, but has other things for the adults.

chapium 8y ago

Smaller subs are still awesome. I avoid large subs like the plague because they start to enforce group conformity through either downvotes or over moderation as the sub grows. I think this begins at around 2000 users, but thats a subjective figure.

superfrank 8y ago

In my years on Reddit, I've found the magic number to be 10k. At around 10k subscribers the community is big enough to be found by people who actually care about the subject matter, but small enough that it's not worth it for people who are just looking for karma. Obviously this is just a guideline and not a rule.