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Reddit is a good example of "tyranny by majority" in my opinion. You can see it in action with downvoting opinions people simply don't agree with. It doesn't ma
by ApolloFortyNine 6y ago
Reddit is a good example of "tyranny by majority" in my opinion. You can see it in action with downvoting opinions people simply don't agree with. It doesn't matter if you have a dozen sources if the 51% simply downvote it for disagreeing.
And Reddit's UI design is truly terrible. I know it's for fitting in more ads, but going from seeing 20 posts per page, and an ad mixed in, to see 2 (sometimes even 1) post that may be an ad is insane.
- P_I_Staker 6y agoIME reddit isn't that bad, but it is bad. I can get a good comment upvoted, but not 100% of the time. It's like 50-75% of my comments depending on the tone or disagreement. Some really batty and bigoted stuff gets upvoted all the time, but IMO the platform is overall very left leaning. It can be pretty inconsistent. Communities like HN are better, but elsewhere on social media it can get really bad. Digg was horrendous. I don't think I saw a single unpopular opinion not get buried into oblivion. Then I switched to reddit and it's that solid 50-75% I mentioned. You might have to pander or sugar coat it, but you can get the idea out there. It was a big improvement. I think reddit is a cesspool for other reasons.