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It's not just the constant "anyone have good ____ recommendations?" posts. For whatever reason, there is a tendency for local subreddits seem to be much more vi
by tidepod12 7y ago
It's not just the constant "anyone have good ____ recommendations?" posts. For whatever reason, there is a tendency for local subreddits seem to be much more vitriolic than most places on reddit (and that's saying something). Threads about local happenings or even something as simple as posting a picture of the skyline seems to bring immediate, intense ire from some always-lurking posters. And God help you if you post an article about local politics.
r/Austin is particularly bad about this, but I've frequented several other city subreddits and noticed the same.
- hnick 7y agoThat's probably because most people don't care one way or the other and skip the whole thing. Anyone who cares enough to frequent a sub about their home town probably has fairly intense feelings for better or worse. That will naturally lead to strong emotions and clashes. Pretty much Web 2.0 in a nutshell.
- viraptor 7y agor/Melbourne sounds relatively nice in that case. It has some terrible people of course, but it's largely: old photos of the city, road accidents, "what did just fly over Xyz", sky/weather photos, train fault info, funny stuff.
- joenot443 7y ago/r/toronto is awful for this. For a city of generally polite, kind people, the denizens of its most popular forum come off as downright miserable.