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Reddit slowly became filled with hate (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/reddit@lemmy.world
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I have been on reddit for just about 12 years now. Something I've noticed over time is just how hateful the place has become. A complete outrage machine. Every single sub became filled with it. I've filtered so many subreddits over the last few years, it's insane. I don't know enough about this place to be sure, but I do hope it doesn't become the same type of echo chamber of anger.

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[–] 52 points 3 years ago (2 children)

This is the way. Though despite all that I started to keep my Reddit browsing a secret as the average person considers a “redditor” a pretty negative thing to be.

Tbh kinda glad in that sense that the API fiasco revealed the true colors of the company and gave me a very clear reason to leave. It hadn’t felt “good” in a long time and now I know why.

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  • [–] 35 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    the average person considers a “redditor” a pretty negative thing to be.

    Redditors consider a redditor a negative thing to be. It works because no redditor believes they are one. It's everyone else who's a part of the gross hivemind, not me. Reddit thinks this and reddit does that, but not me. I'm different and special. Not one of them.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    I read the post the same way. In the few times Reddit has come up IRL I just ask, "Have you heard of Reddit?" Then it's either yes or no then we move on.

    No one in the real world gives a shit about being a "redditor." Which to your point, means nothing.

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  • [–] 22 points 3 years ago

    Though despite all that I started to keep my Reddit browsing a secret as the average person considers a “redditor” a pretty negative thing to be.

    Damn, it didn't always used to be like this. In the early 2010s, Reddit used to be a great conversation starter.

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