Correction: The evolution of Reddit communities A lot of this does not apply to non-reddit - e.g. IRC or even here on HN or he'll the internet in general. It

Correction: The evolution of Reddit communities A lot of this does not apply to non-reddit - e.g. IRC or even here on HN or he'll the internet in general. It is a shame Reddit became the cesspit of the internet - it was great before subreddits were a thing. As soon as you give random people power in the form of moderation/admin rights (e.g. subreddits, or Wikipedia), 95% of the time they go on a power trip, the drama/politics start, and things start to go to shit. Ultimately the communities die when the community wants to talk about X but the vitriolic power-crazed moderators are screaming at their computer screen about how their community is only for Y and are banning people here and deleting posts there. Turns out if you shutdown conversation, there is no more conversation. Who knew!?