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I'm curious what reddit even aspires to be at its greatest. Most of the popular subreddit's comment sections have top rated comments being something totally pr

by czhu12 4y ago

I'm curious what reddit even aspires to be at its greatest. Most of the popular subreddit's comment sections have top rated comments being something totally predictable and sarcastic. Right now the top post on r/news is [1] Contrasted to the equivalent story on hackernews: [2] There isn't anything remotely thought provoking in the top rated comments on reddit as there is on hackernews. It seems to me this isn't due to censorship or corporate influence, but purely due to the fact that the reddit post has 100x more upvotes (and therefore more viewership) than the hackernews equivalent. In the pockets of reddit that have a small but active community, I think it's easier to argue that the original essence and charm of reddit is still very much alive. I'm skeptical that even without all the corrupting factors mentioned in this article, that reddit would ever be a place for the masses to engage healthy discourse and speech [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/vjpfbh/supreme_court_overturns_roe_v_wade_states_can_ban/ https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/vjpfbh/supreme_court_... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31862258 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31862258

Zeratoss 4y ago
Funny that you say that. I found the comments on that hacker news thread predictably awful, like all even slightly political discussion on hnews. People trying to one up each other with edgy comments on why the ruling is actually a good thing and how smart they are. A display of privilege and of a real lack of empathy
- MrMan 4y ago
  Hacker news is one of the worst communities on the internet but the headlines are better than most aggregating sites. Though I see more and more postings that also came across my Google news feed so HN is losing a lot of its utility for me. But it's a good place to see where the wind is blowing in terms of the ongoing radicalization of white men.
  - effingwewt 4y ago
    You are all over this thread being racist and sexist. Not everyone here is white, or men, nor are all the people in the US. You keep crying about white men and fascists while being a complete dick. You even called someone with a good point an FSB employee. Half your comments are flamebait. If you hate it so very much why are you here, much less participating?
    - kentrado 4y ago
      Your comment is made almost entirely of personal attacks. Please refrain from making such comments.
Beltalowda 4y ago
HN is a debate club, Reddit is a bar. Neither is "better"; it's just a different type of socializing/communicating. And there are also subs which disallow snarky "fuck this country"-kind of takes.

by czhu12 4y ago

Zeratoss 4y ago

Funny that you say that. I found the comments on that hacker news thread predictably awful, like all even slightly political discussion on hnews. People trying to one up each other with edgy comments on why the ruling is actually a good thing and how smart they are. A display of privilege and of a real lack of empathy

MrMan 4y ago
Hacker news is one of the worst communities on the internet but the headlines are better than most aggregating sites. Though I see more and more postings that also came across my Google news feed so HN is losing a lot of its utility for me. But it's a good place to see where the wind is blowing in terms of the ongoing radicalization of white men.
- effingwewt 4y ago
  You are all over this thread being racist and sexist. Not everyone here is white, or men, nor are all the people in the US. You keep crying about white men and fascists while being a complete dick. You even called someone with a good point an FSB employee. Half your comments are flamebait. If you hate it so very much why are you here, much less participating?
  - kentrado 4y ago
    Your comment is made almost entirely of personal attacks. Please refrain from making such comments.

Beltalowda 4y ago

HN is a debate club, Reddit is a bar. Neither is "better"; it's just a different type of socializing/communicating. And there are also subs which disallow snarky "fuck this country"-kind of takes.