[domevent]

I stopped using Reddit a while ago when it became clear that they had a pretty adversarial relationship with their users. Their moderation is terrible, the community ranges from unpleasant and repetitive to downright toxic, the content is better found elsewhere, and the administration is incompetent and amoral at best.

I’ve never once felt like I missed out on something by eschewing Reddit, and every time I check to see if it’s changed for the better it is markedly worse. Reddit, Imgur, Instagram, Facebook, are just bad places to be. There are a couple of good subreddits to read occasionally, like askhistorians, but you don’t need an account to read it. Actually participating gets old, fast.

[andybak]

I have a feeling there's a story here. Was there something specific that tipped you over the edge. Reddit itself hasn't changed very much. It's always been a strange mixture of toxic sludge and strangely amazing communities.

> the content is better found elsewhere

I really haven't found this. Every other website is either bloated, editorialized, dumbed down or some mixture of all three. Reddit (and HN) seems to walk a tightrope that reminds me of the best parts of the old days of the internet.

[prolikewhoa]

I'm trying to get off of it right now. It's my last online "addiction". I've been there since 2009 and watched most things change for the worst. The community got more toxic and it's clear there is corporate control over some subreddits.