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The problem is that the medium is the message, and while you might be using old.reddit.com, most of the other people posting are using the new site. That has lo
by Mediterraneo10 6y ago
The problem is that the medium is the message, and while you might be using old.reddit.com, most of the other people posting are using the new site. That has lowered the quality of discourse.
I first noticed this when people on hobby reddits started asking FAQs that had already been answered in the sidebar – the new design now hid the sidebar from users. So, subreddits where newbies typically got answers before they had to post basic questions, have devolved into people asking the same basic questions over and over again.
- benhurmarcel 6y agoThe admins can put messages and links in the new sidebar though.
- Mediterraneo10 6y agoThere is no visible sidebar on the modern mobile interface, though.
- benhurmarcel 6y agoAh yes, not on mobile. Reddit on mobile is only bearable using a third-party app.
- slfnflctd 6y agoI've also noticed more threads with a bunch of top level comments saying exactly the same thing-- eventually, it occurred to me that it's because users in the new interface can't easily see all the existing comments or search them to see if what they're about to post is already there. It was a jarring realization.