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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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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (4 children)

I'm not sure that's true. You have to remember that when the fairness doctrine was still in force everyone got all of their information from broadcast. Even when cable first came on scene and got popular in the late '70s and early '80s, it was simply to improve how well you got your broadcast stations, and maybe give you a chance to have a few additional channels. The idea of basic cable took years before it took off.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    It's very true. Cable networks are private property whereas broadcast bandwidth is public property. That's the difference. It creates two very disparate regulatory environments.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    Indeed, but during the time of the fairness doctrine cable was primarily used to watch broadcast networks, but without signal degradation. In other words, most of what people consumed on cable for the first 10-15 years of cable's existence were broadcast network content. The doctrine could've been expanded to cover basic cable networks and 24/7 news instead of scrapped.

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