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- chris_wot 11y agoSo what exactly is this?
- meesterdude 11y agoWhat a circle jerk. I have definitely felt a shift in the culture and appeal of reddit audience over the years; the maturity level has noticeably dropped. That this was a thing only clarifies that nature further for me. Interesting and meaningful discourse is replaced by empty discussion or pointless references. So this was an experiment, eh? what did it test? what did it do? people pressed a button, and got a color badge depending on how close to 0 they got it. What does that establish or prove? It's just a shiny distraction with no real value. It gave people something trivial to talk about; it's like the weather, but on a website. On HN we talk about income equality, digital rights, ethical business practices; and on reddit they talk about the button and what color they got. I enjoy experiments, and trying new things, things that lead to some improvement or better understanding. This was none of that. I still get value from reddit, and obviously more niche subs are more reasonable places; but there's definitely a layer of 14 year old in there somewhere.