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

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.