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comment by Buttermorebutter
Buttermorebutter  ·  3212 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why I left Reddit

The really sad part for me is that it used to not be utterly vitriolic, childish, and obnoxious as it is now. I remember joining the site around 08-09 and being pleasantly surprised about the depth and breadth of conversation about a variety of topics. I'm reminded of the scene from The Newsroom where the anchor unabashedly says "America isn't the greatest country in the world." The cultural hegemony of Reddit, in a 20-something internet sense, feels the same to me.