[999900000999]

I'm in the same boat.

I found Reddit to be one of the most hateful communities online. Checkout the Herman Cain award sub if you want proof.

In my 20s I wasted a ton of time arguing about politics and even my own life on that site. While 9/10 times I'd find someone fun, the 1/10 was spent absorbing pure vitriol.

Ultimately no one cares about what I think or how I choose to live my life. No normal person will spend all day trying to degrade others or celebrating another's death. But that's like half of Reddit.

Occasionally I'll still find something useful, usually related to programming. But I simply don't venture into anything else.

[jimbob45]

Mainstream Reddit, sure. However, the more esoteric your topic, the better Reddit gets.

For example, most of the specific game subs are hyper-focused on their topic with paper who genuinely want to know and talk about the scene.

[Jaxtek]

Yes. It all depends which subs we join. My reddit feed is full of useful information and helpful people ('s posts). Though r/popular is garbage, if we join certain niche communities, it is fun and useful.

[seabrookmx]

I'd agree with the general statement but some game subs are the _most_ toxic (I'm looking at you, /r/TheLastOfUs2).

[8eye]

def have to agree on this one, reddit is selective about what toxicity they allow and which ones they do not. it’s become the platform of hypocrisy. way too toxic than what it use to be, aaron swartz (co-founder of reddit who died in a us federal prison) would be crying in his grave

[nusaru]

Aaron Swartz did not die in prison. He committed suicide. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz

[jessehorne]

Thank you for clarifying this. I remember it like it was yesterday. Big tragedy. People forget and move on, sadly. A lot of people were upset though and still are. This has to be something to "never forget". It has to.

[jimmaswell]

If he didn't die, are you saying he's still alive?

[nusaru]

He died in his apartment.

[gremloni]

A sub that makes fun of people for vehemently denying a disease exists and then die from it? I can’t think of something as well deserved.

Now real examples would be subs like the old thedonald, and the myriad of extremely racist subreddits that are allowed to exist unchecked.