Controversial opinion Reddit is toxic and hostile.
Anyone else seen this become more proment lately?
6 months ago · 👍 jaxx, mediocregopher, cobradile94
@softwarepagan I’m in plenty of forums that aren’t toxic at all. I don’t know what you’re talking about… · 6 months ago
Are there any new alternatives that folks like? · 6 months ago
Not controversial. I'm pretty radicalized against Reddit. I found it toxic and biased and stopped using years ago, the Google search tampering thing is probably related to some people getting money in the recent IPO or something, the continue intrusion of Reddit content on X and the AI-generated bs quality of clickbait posts are signs that some sort of automated promotional campaign is in place. Here's a controversial take. (: · 6 months ago
That's a controversial opinion? xD · 6 months ago
When the entire clearweb turns every forum into a completely ideologically homogenous circlejerk, yes, it gets very toxic. · 6 months ago
I think this is true of most platforms these days, and is a sign of a wider social disease. People are more reactive, volatile and intolerant. Sure, there was always toxicity on the Web, but it's become more mainstream than just a subculture of trolls.
I really hope the trend reverses; the world needs more sanity. · 6 months ago
not controversial, imo. I'm curious why such things happen... it can't simply be a function of the quantity of web bloat on the site. Maybe the architecture of the medium can throw a lot of accellerant on the fires of controversy. But ultimately it takes people to start/maintain that kind of hostile culture. · 6 months ago
I'm not sure that's all that controversial an opinion. It's more the trend anymore. So, tale from the way back. In the 90's when I was getting my ham radio license there was more of an unspoken etiquette in place that kept the medium civil. We used to say it was what seperated us from CB operators. Then it crept into the ham bands, mostly in voice so morse code (CW) was a better place. Infact most women hams operated CW to not be harassed. What I've observed is that some barrior to entry that requires skill, not just purchasing power, means you're more likely to value your accomplishment and uphold that sense of community standard. · 6 months ago