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Super_Cyan · 3466 days ago · link · · parent · post: Do you feel that Reddit culture has had a negative influence on your ability to hold reasoned discussion?
Yeah, Reddit got to be really polarized . What makes this place great is that nothing can get downvoted below a threshold that will hide their comments. I think that, combined with the lack of a negative number next to a post, is really what makes people more willing to actually discuss things on here. On Reddit, the people with the "wrong" opinion were afraid of the back lash. The brave that opened their mouths were downvoted and hidden, essentially muting them. The only thing that gets left in a system like that is a single stance and a bunch of people essentially saying "I agree".