> because the companies that manipulate Reddit buy awards for their posts and what not. that was a real stroke of brilliance but also of pure evil. When combin

> because the companies that manipulate Reddit buy awards for their posts and what not. that was a real stroke of brilliance but also of pure evil. When combined with the downvote button and aggressive moderation against 'undesired content' and 'misinformation', they've ensured themselves to be quite a powerful totalitarian bubble with a large army and outsized influence on internet culture.