Reddit slowly became filled with hate
Reddit slowly became filled with hate
I have been on reddit for just about 12 years now. Something I've noticed over time is just how hateful the place has become. A complete outrage machine. Every single sub became filled with it. I've filtered so many subreddits over the last few years, it's insane. I don't know enough about this place to be sure, but I do hope it doesn't become the same type of echo chamber of anger.
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Seriously, thank you for this thread. I'm glad to hear it's not just me wondering this.
It's the day after the 4th of July in Seattle, so I thought see how many of my neighbors burned shit down by accident.
Instead I saw:
- A car driving around shooting fireworks at people.
- A young man getting stomp-mugged.
- A child in a spiderman costume getting absolutely humiliated and assaulted by his peers.
Realized I wasn't logged in and this was just first-page BS. FFS it's a total depression, rage, hate-machine.
The most "engaging" content rises to the top...which is generally the most outrage-provoking. Not to excuse or dismiss the people who were doing terrible things, or those who experienced pain or hardship; but those were the MOST PROVOCATIVE things anyone could find. MILLIONS of other people nearby experienced calmness, joy, etc. but that is just left out of consciousness.