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I joined reddit less than 4 years ago in October 2016. In this period I have seen such a downgrade in content quality, freedom of speech etc. I wonder what colossal shit show OG redditors saw.
Comment by PrestigiousRespond8 at 29/06/2020 at 19:20 UTC
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I started lurking around 2010-ish and have been here on multiple accounts since then it's *completely* gone to hell. At this point there's no reason to have any investment in the site and, outside of niche subs, just kind of post whatever without caring about bans - accounts are transient and bans are trivial to evade.
Comment by [deleted] at 29/06/2020 at 21:15 UTC
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I've been around since 11' it used to be alright. It used to not be a degrading pile of shit. I think 2014-15 was when things started shifting majorly, and now it's no longer accepted to have almost any right leaning opinions on this "platform™".
I watched subs got taken over one after another by questionable mod teams, astroturfed, and basically turned into more left wing thinly veiled politicalhumor. It's been happening for years, but was cranked to 11 in 2016-2020. Im glad we've chosen "tolerance" over freedom, ignorance is bliss I suppose.
I'll be leaving this shit hole of a site soon, just gotta say my goodbyes and pack my shit. Fuck reddit. Fuck u/spez. The spineless little fucker. And fuck the rest of this site. Have fun with the world's narrowest echo chamber, you deserve it.
Comment by [deleted] at 29/06/2020 at 20:26 UTC
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I think my other reddit account was like 12 years old before I deleted it. It hasn't been a linear progression. It gets worse at a faster rate as time goes on. You joined during a point where it was already going to shit and has gotten remarkably worse.