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by TameAntelope 1523 days ago
I wonder if your comment is an instance of the Eternal September effect [0]. The "quality" of a website is such an intangible and immeasurable thing, it's more or less impossible to say, in aggregate, if something has objectively gotten worse, especially considering the fact that Reddit has grown exponentially more popular.

At the very least, there's a distinct lack of self awareness of how small your one opinion is, to the sea of overall opinions. "Has gotten worse" vs "I've grown to like it less" are very different statements; one externalizes the decline, eschews your role and responsibility for your own opinion, and the other owns up to the reality that something my be worse "for you" while getting better for many, many others.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September