I believe reddit was simply filled with all kinds of people. There is an array of subs to choose from with different interests and activity levels. I find it silly that people on reddit consider themselves "non-normal" and "geeky". I don't think you're that special.

[–] SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

This is true with all forms of social media. I remember when Twitter was starting out, and one of the main complaints was "Everyone was sharing pictures of what they ate for lunch", and my thought was "Don't follow those people". Reddit has a lot of crappy areas that won't be missed. There are a lot of dumb admins that only use the site to have a power trip. But beyond that, there was a lot of GOOD admins, and GOOD subreddits that were filled with interesting discussions and nice cultures.

This is why I am excited about the Fediverse. There will be servers run by meglomaniacs and trolls. There will be servers and communities filled with racist, misogynistic assholes. But you don't have to go to those. They can be blocked at the community and server levels.

I don't think it will be a problem as we get more and more people here. Having a bigger user base will allow for a better experience for everyone in that more exposure will make it easier for more tools to be developed. More people means more communities, and finding ones that cover more niche topics, which will make the platform more useful.

[–] CorruptBuddha@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's your point of reference? If you're talking about how Reddit was 2 years ago, sure, but if you're talking like pre-2016 I don't agree.

Reddit is less pedantic, less skeptical, and more conformist then it use to be.

I find it silly that people on reddit consider themselves "non-normal" and "geeky". I don't think you're that special.

I completely disagree 🤣 I absolutely am that special 🥰

[–] snek@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been on Reddit for the past 6 years, to answer the question about the point of reference.

In my opinion, Reddit is suffering from the same problem as the internet in general: the more quantity you have, the less quality overall. The internet kept getting larger and we couldn't index every website anymore so only an ever-diminishing portion that makes it to the surface; in Reddit, this is equivalent to how the sorting algorithms work (best, rising, etc). More people means more fun, but inevitably it means the general subreddits will slowly decay into normalcy. Whatever human biases and behavioural patterns we have will eventually decide what makes it to the top and how much each new opinion or idea is consumed. We're over-populated, and somehow I feel like a federated alternative to Reddit may solve that idea to some extent. At the same time, I'm curious about the new problems that will arise from with system. There are so many available services to choose from, will this lead to a healthier internet or will we get stuck in bubbles of our own creation? At this rate, we'll find out soon enough.

[–] CorruptBuddha@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

I've been on Reddit for the past 6 years, to answer the question about the point of reference.

(2023 - 6) > 2016

When you and I talk about Reddit we're talking about different things.