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by tralarpa 1815 days ago
I guess the specialized subreddits are okayish, but I am always shocked when looking at the frontpage. The amount of hate and misery that appears in the most liked posts (posts and comments) is disconcerting. Just checked: Cringetopia, IdiotsInCars, MurderedByWords, JusticeServed, facepalm, PublicFreakout, iamverysmart, ChoosingBeggars...

I know that most reddit visitors are teenagers or young adults and that controversal topics get more clicks etc. etc. That's what people want to see? It's so...how should I say it?...sad.

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Specialised subs with good moderation, dedicated to topics that are positive things, are pretty much always fun experiences. Those subreddits you mention though - I think I've filtered every single one of them from my feed because they are just inherently negative
I filtered every one of those subs and even darker ones appear behind it. It's like a never ending mole hunt.