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Reddit is an absolutely grotesque website, both for these UI issues and the toxic hate it engenders on all the subreddits. It’s magnitudes worse than any other

Reddit is an absolutely grotesque website, both for these UI issues and the toxic hate it engenders on all the subreddits. It’s magnitudes worse than any other social network. I have a genuine question: do people openly say they work for this company or is it workplace where people have to hide that they are part of it?

TulliusCicero 5y ago
> the toxic hate it engenders on all the subreddits. I always see people saying this and I have to wonder what subreddits they're subscribed to. My experience is basically fine, sure there's some shitty discussions or a few hostile idiots lurking about, but it's no worse than message boards generally, and most conversations seem rather good. Part of me wonders whether some posters are just extraordinarily sensitive, and intentionally dive into the most downvoted top level comments so they can get their daily dose of outrage at the things trollS say.
- meowster 5y ago
  > I have to wonder what subreddits they're subscribed to. Just look at r/all
- iratewizard 5y ago
  I sometimes wonder if reddit was designed to spread groupthink, or if it was just a happy accident.
- tralarpa 5y ago
  I guess the specialized subreddits are okayish, but I am always shocked when looking at the frontpage. The amount of hate and misery that appears in the most liked posts (posts and comments) is disconcerting. Just checked: Cringetopia, IdiotsInCars, MurderedByWords, JusticeServed, facepalm, PublicFreakout, iamverysmart, ChoosingBeggars... I know that most reddit visitors are teenagers or young adults and that controversal topics get more clicks etc. etc. That's what people want to see? It's so...how should I say it?...sad.
  - PhillyG 5y ago
    Specialised subs with good moderation, dedicated to topics that are positive things, are pretty much always fun experiences. Those subreddits you mention though - I think I've filtered every single one of them from my feed because they are just inherently negative
    - denimnerd42 5y ago
      I filtered every one of those subs and even darker ones appear behind it. It's like a never ending mole hunt.
- makotech222 5y ago
  Check any main mildly political post on a main subreddit and find the top comments to be in support of genocide of chinese people for the crime of challenging us supremacy.
- jasonladuke0311 5y ago
  Every local subreddit I have ever visited is a radioactive dumpster fire. I would like to single out r/Denver in particular, because I live there. I genuinely cannot believe the comments people post there sometimes. It's like some sort of misanthropic, one-upmanship circle-jerk.
eaceaser 5y ago
I openly say I work for Reddit. I even actively try to convince people to work here as well!
isugimpy 5y ago
I openly admit to working at Reddit. In fact, I got hired after reading a post in the monthly hiring thread here on HN.

TulliusCicero 5y ago

> the toxic hate it engenders on all the subreddits. I always see people saying this and I have to wonder what subreddits they're subscribed to. My experience is basically fine, sure there's some shitty discussions or a few hostile idiots lurking about, but it's no worse than message boards generally, and most conversations seem rather good. Part of me wonders whether some posters are just extraordinarily sensitive, and intentionally dive into the most downvoted top level comments so they can get their daily dose of outrage at the things trollS say.

meowster 5y ago
> I have to wonder what subreddits they're subscribed to. Just look at r/all
iratewizard 5y ago
I sometimes wonder if reddit was designed to spread groupthink, or if it was just a happy accident.
tralarpa 5y ago
I guess the specialized subreddits are okayish, but I am always shocked when looking at the frontpage. The amount of hate and misery that appears in the most liked posts (posts and comments) is disconcerting. Just checked: Cringetopia, IdiotsInCars, MurderedByWords, JusticeServed, facepalm, PublicFreakout, iamverysmart, ChoosingBeggars... I know that most reddit visitors are teenagers or young adults and that controversal topics get more clicks etc. etc. That's what people want to see? It's so...how should I say it?...sad.
- PhillyG 5y ago
  Specialised subs with good moderation, dedicated to topics that are positive things, are pretty much always fun experiences. Those subreddits you mention though - I think I've filtered every single one of them from my feed because they are just inherently negative
  - denimnerd42 5y ago
    I filtered every one of those subs and even darker ones appear behind it. It's like a never ending mole hunt.
makotech222 5y ago
Check any main mildly political post on a main subreddit and find the top comments to be in support of genocide of chinese people for the crime of challenging us supremacy.
jasonladuke0311 5y ago
Every local subreddit I have ever visited is a radioactive dumpster fire. I would like to single out r/Denver in particular, because I live there. I genuinely cannot believe the comments people post there sometimes. It's like some sort of misanthropic, one-upmanship circle-jerk.

eaceaser 5y ago

I openly say I work for Reddit. I even actively try to convince people to work here as well!

isugimpy 5y ago

I openly admit to working at Reddit. In fact, I got hired after reading a post in the monthly hiring thread here on HN.