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Agreed. r/Dallas, r/Vegas, r/Austin, all absolutely terrible engagement and the "power local" types who have to make themselves known in every single thread are

by vogt 3y ago

Agreed. r/Dallas, r/Vegas, r/Austin, all absolutely terrible engagement and the "power local" types who have to make themselves known in every single thread are insufferable. I've stopped engaging with city-local subreddits and subscribing to new ones anytime I move, they are just hubs of toxicity even by Reddit standards.

indeedmug 3y ago
Nextdoor has a similar problem but even worse when it comes to the toxicity.
- jeffbee 3y ago
  Nextdoor is much worse because instead of emergent community standards there is always some neighborhood admin who is the nosiest busybody you've ever heard of, because that's exactly the type of person who would be a Nextdoor early adopter. And the Nextdoor platform compounds the toxic nature of the product by giving crime posts wider distribution than all other kinds of posts.
- astura 3y ago
  https://twitter.com/punished_cait/status/1628002713937092610?cxt=HHwWhIC9mfj16ZctAAAA https://twitter.com/punished_cait/status/1628002713937092610...
- wlonkly 3y ago
  Nextdoor is where people go when they've been kicked out of the neighbourhood Facebook groups (or entirely out of Facebook).
stusmall 3y ago
/r/boulder is the same. If you only read that sub you'd think it was a Mad Max wasteland where the sidewalks are paved with used needles. It has a homelessness problem and its been getting worse since COVID, but it's still the safest place I've lived by a long shot.
- SauciestGNU 3y ago
  Honestly I don't think I've felt safer in a city in the US than I did in Boulder. Haven't visited in 5 years, that's plenty of time for things to change, but it's unbelievable that it could be some crime-ridden hellscape.
- vogt 3y ago
  That’s fascinating to me - all I’ve ever heard is that Boulder is a clean, safe, beautiful place to live (albeit expensive!). If I could handle snow, I would love to live in Colorado.
SOLAR_FIELDS 3y ago
I frequent /r/Austin and I have to respectfully disagree. …kidding, that place is a cesspool that is basically exactly how you describe it. Overt cynicism and ranting about things every town has (traffic, off leash dogs) combined with power user trying to control the narrative constantly and gain some sort of quasi-celebrity status. Occasionally you get some good content, but it’s pretty rare. FWIW, I don’t think it’s gotten measurably worse since I started going there periodically circa 2016. I think it’s simply the nature of Reddit and its inner workings producing this dynamic when it comes to local subs. Some are worse than others (likely having to do with the proportion of disenfranchised white dudes in the city), but otherwise it’s mostly going to be the story with almost any local sub.
hackernewds 3y ago
Sounds like all of Nextdoor basically

by vogt 3y ago

indeedmug 3y ago

Nextdoor has a similar problem but even worse when it comes to the toxicity.

jeffbee 3y ago
Nextdoor is much worse because instead of emergent community standards there is always some neighborhood admin who is the nosiest busybody you've ever heard of, because that's exactly the type of person who would be a Nextdoor early adopter. And the Nextdoor platform compounds the toxic nature of the product by giving crime posts wider distribution than all other kinds of posts.
astura 3y ago
https://twitter.com/punished_cait/status/1628002713937092610?cxt=HHwWhIC9mfj16ZctAAAA https://twitter.com/punished_cait/status/1628002713937092610...
wlonkly 3y ago
Nextdoor is where people go when they've been kicked out of the neighbourhood Facebook groups (or entirely out of Facebook).

stusmall 3y ago

/r/boulder is the same. If you only read that sub you'd think it was a Mad Max wasteland where the sidewalks are paved with used needles. It has a homelessness problem and its been getting worse since COVID, but it's still the safest place I've lived by a long shot.

SauciestGNU 3y ago
Honestly I don't think I've felt safer in a city in the US than I did in Boulder. Haven't visited in 5 years, that's plenty of time for things to change, but it's unbelievable that it could be some crime-ridden hellscape.
vogt 3y ago
That’s fascinating to me - all I’ve ever heard is that Boulder is a clean, safe, beautiful place to live (albeit expensive!). If I could handle snow, I would love to live in Colorado.

SOLAR_FIELDS 3y ago

I frequent /r/Austin and I have to respectfully disagree. …kidding, that place is a cesspool that is basically exactly how you describe it. Overt cynicism and ranting about things every town has (traffic, off leash dogs) combined with power user trying to control the narrative constantly and gain some sort of quasi-celebrity status. Occasionally you get some good content, but it’s pretty rare. FWIW, I don’t think it’s gotten measurably worse since I started going there periodically circa 2016. I think it’s simply the nature of Reddit and its inner workings producing this dynamic when it comes to local subs. Some are worse than others (likely having to do with the proportion of disenfranchised white dudes in the city), but otherwise it’s mostly going to be the story with almost any local sub.

hackernewds 3y ago

Sounds like all of Nextdoor basically