reddit is transforming itself from a social media platform into a history lesson at this point. I’d say don’t feel guilty if you still browse reddit at all, but don’t be shocked when it’s gone either.

the attitude and behavior of the company towards the community is what’s going to finish it off more than anything.

there’s so other ways they could’ve monetized reddit without causing all this, but they seem hell bent on being obtuse. to that, i shrug and move on.

Honestly I’ve been addicted to reddit for several years, and it even had negative consequences for my life. When I was depressed I just used reddit all day and became obsessed with the subreddit moderated. I deleted that account and now I’m in a much better place but that constant urge to open reddit is still there.

Before July 1 my reddit usage was around 2 hours every day, now it’s been 0 for 5 days.

So I’d like to Thank Reddit admins for this.

I got banned for wrong-think (essentially talking back to a sub mod) and it greatly improved my mental health not being able to call out the absolutely driveling imbeciles that populate reddit. It just made me not care anymore.

And yes reddit admins will ban you if you respond to sub mods to complain

They ban permanently for all kinds of bs. Felt like walking on eggshells at that place.

Didn’t help that I wasn’t 100% “left” - ironically I did lean left but if you’re not 100% emphatically regurgitating all of the talking points they’re currently recycling they gang up on you, mass report, call for mods, twist words etc.

Last month a mod flipped out and called me a Nazi bc I commented that it’s bogus that mods blanket ban everyone that stumbles on and comments any sub that they dissaprove of.

Their logic was that if I comment on a conservative sub (Nazi?) Then that absolutely makes me a Nazi and there’s absolutely no grey area or context.

That seems to be what most of the communities in some subs is like as well. If you’re not high fiving them, you’re shooting at them.

I don’t like it… I miss the old days of the internet, sure we all argued and shit but everyone at least had their little factions. Now it feels like the left runs the entire internet because most sites don’t want Republicans there.

I get why but it sucks feeling like I don’t belong on either side. I’m apolitical, which in itself has sparked a dozen redshit arguments and accusations. Can’t say “apolitical” you’re just secretly a centrist if you do. Can’t disagree with BOTH sides because neither can fathom that. Can’t sympathize with a single “red” point of view bc you’re a Nazi.

Ugh.

Cringetopia (the sub) branched off and made a website. Loved that place. Unfortunately the subs own userbase hates the chAnge and boycotted the site, also running smear campaigns and bs saying the site was only in it for the money via ad revenue even though the site owners had paid out of their own pockets for the servers and there wasn’t a single ad…

Loved that site :(

Not left? Banned. Not far left? Banned. Not authleft? Banned.

I was banned from subreddits more often for opposing the open advocation of totalitarianism than anything else.

I guess some of that has come over here based on your comment scores, but at least your comments aren’t being removed 🤷‍♀️ I haven’t been downvoting anything here based on disagreement cause a) I think discouraging people from sharing their opinions here will kill the site, even if you don’t like their opinions and b) I think it’s wrong anyway.