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Same. And for about 12 to 24 hours after the election loss it was... quiet. A few people coming to terms that the illusion had disappeared, but not in any way c
by selfmodruntime 1y ago
Same. And for about 12 to 24 hours after the election loss it was... quiet. A few people coming to terms that the illusion had disappeared, but not in any way comparable to the interactions beforehand.
Then it returned with a vengeance.
- scarab92 1y agoThe default subs are filled with left-wing conspiracy theories these days. A consequence of years of reddit allowing its mods to shadow ban centrist voices. It’s hard to see how reddit escapes this mess. They need more normal people and less political zealots, but the site is already so far down the echo chamber path that its overt political partisanship scares off potential new normal users from participating.
- selfmodruntime 1y ago> It’s hard to see how reddit escapes this mess I don't see why they would. Rage drives engagement, and they just got the number one rage inducing factor back into public office for the next 4 years. This form of engagement also works better on progressives I think.
- firesteelrain 1y agoHonestly, the internet is killing us all slowly. It was better not to argue with our neighbors on the Internet or even social media. Or fellow citizens or even foreign ones CONSTANTLY