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This is a bittersweet period for me. I'm a long time redditor, large subreddit creator, and even very large subreddit former mod. I've even met both Alexis and
by scoofy 3y ago
This is a bittersweet period for me. I'm a long time redditor, large subreddit creator, and even very large subreddit former mod. I've even met both Alexis and Steve because of reddit.
At the same time, it's glaringly obvious that while the site was build for analytical, idealist, content contributor folks like me (i.e., the type of people who have contributed to wikipedia at least a few times), the site is being converted to focus on content consumption in order to reach a broader audience.
I don't want to be mad. I still use old.reddit and tend to stick to the smaller subs I know and love (e.g. /r/RainbowEverything, /r/flashlight, /r/knolling, /r/ShittyDaystrom), but whenever I click on /r/all, I die a little bit inside, because it feels like I'm staring a reflection of the worst instincts of humanity (both the awful and the cliché), rather than the best of humanity I saw on the first days of /r/all when it was a way to add more blogs to my google reader feed.
We all built a cool website together, and it was fun. I'll keep using it, but I probably wont ever actively moderate again, simply because it's obvious that they have a different vision. I've always found reddit to be the best of all the social media networks, simply because it actually requires people to engage instead of using it as a megaphone. I may even invest in it somewhere down the road if the financials make more sense.
- ametrau 3y agoThe best take here. It pays to scroll on HN. > whenever I click on /r/all, I die a little bit inside, because it feels like I'm staring a reflection of the worst instincts of humanity (both the awful and the cliché), It really is awful. Maybe worst of all are the “snark” subreddits for celebrity gossip and catty bullying. But as you also point out, that is, like it or not, broad, and broad is where the money is.
- scoofy 3y agoFor some reason I am as bothered by the "feel good" posts as the nasty ones. I really can't put my finger on why, but that type of content really just rubs me the wrong way too. For example, the top post on /r/all right now is: >TIL that singer Dionne Warwick, upset with misogyny in rap lyrics, once set up a meeting with Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight at her home, where she demanded that they call her a “bitch” to her face. Snoop Dogg later said “I believe we got out-gangstered that day.” https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bk944c/til_that_singer_dionne_warwick_upset_with/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bk944c/til_... I mean... what? It obviously didn't influence him substantially, as he still used "bitch" in his songs. I just don't get the point of something like this. It doesn't make me feel good, it just makes me confused at why this is a popular post.
- _pi 3y agoTIL is an engagement farming subreddit. It's a popular post because it's engagement farming. It's a form of infotainment for consumers.
- _pi 3y ago> Maybe worst of all are the “snark” subreddits for celebrity gossip and catty bullying. My hobby is better than your hobby.