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Honestly I’d say it’s closer to 2013 or so. The rise of rage comics/f7u12, /r/DAE, etc. was a major red flag. Subs that basically demanded “this sounds like nic
by BolexNOLA 6y ago
Honestly I’d say it’s closer to 2013 or so. The rise of rage comics/f7u12, /r/DAE, etc. was a major red flag. Subs that basically demanded “this sounds like niche but literally everyone thinks it” posts that often meandered into bigotry overnight. Plus the handful of users that moderated every major sub.
- pbhjpbhj 6y agoI loved f7u12, I don't think content that you can simply avoid is a red flag that shows any particular degeneracy? HN has 3? moderators. Number of moderators isn't the issue it's whether they're operating with ulterior motives, particularly hidden motives. Here, I think you can assume promoting Ycombinator and other pg associations are a motive that's not explicit.
- BolexNOLA 6y agoI guess it’s more that low effort content became popular. I say this as someone who loved f7u12. But I realized over time that it became a game of “how do I make enough references for the front page?” and then, as always, dog whistles. DAE and advice animals were notorious for the latter.