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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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[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wrote this a couple of days ago here on my own feelings that reddit just turned all of us into such awful people and how much I hated everything about it but still can't stay away from being a redditor.

It's really long, I think it's one of the best and worst things I've ever written. Give it a read if you'd like, I would really appreciate it.

https://lemmy.world/post/858027

I think my point is that we are not redditors anymore, we don't belong there, and there is no place for hate or self-hate here.

And after being here, I'm honestly pretty indifferent towards reddit now.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

we are not redditors anymore, we don’t belong there

This is something that became very clear to me when I made the mistake of going back for a visit yesterday and found a lot of that "fear, derision, doubt, apathy" in one of the last places I expected to find it. It was heartbreaking but did make it clear that we (or, at least, I) really do not belong there anymore.

It is time to help build something new.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The sense of despair over at reddit is something that once you see it, you can never unsee it. And it just permeates everything there.

In this crappy hyperconsumerist materialistic world where everything could be fake, we should understand that there are just somethings that's beyond all help, but we should all still try our best to help and save what we can.

Or put it more succulently:

"Life is plastic, it's fantastic."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You could brush your hair

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really enjoyed your post, it really encapsulated my feelings toward the site and then ultimately, how I locked myself into it.

One question though, are you really on the take from Big Barbie?

All jokes aside, thanks for your post.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Well, most jokes aren't as funny if you explain them, right?

"Barbie", only in theaters July 21st.