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I don't think it's sensible to characterize the entire site that way when there are many subreddits that have very different communities within them. While I d

I don't think it's sensible to characterize the entire site that way when there are many subreddits that have very different communities within them. While I do agree many, particularly the more popular ones, aren't for me (where it seems very little actual discussion happens), there are some small subreddits I enjoy such as r/selfhosted and r/linux.

fastball 6y ago
Subreddits are definitely how it manifests, but the problem is with the design itself. Upvotes and downvotes with effectively no restrictions (unlike, for example, HN, which has a variety of restrictions in place) plus the fact that every subreddit is a weird little dictatorship/oligarchy where moderators are given the tools to unilaterally direct conversation / silence dissidents / etc was always gonna be a recipe for disaster (in retrospect). Certain subreddits being small and focused enough to avoid this (for now) doesn't make Reddit not a cesspool.