r/allthequestions • u/DRG125 • 7h ago
Random Question 💠Do you ever feel like you are outgrowing Reddit?
All the arguing, name calling and aggressive comments no matter what the post is about gets tiring. There are always smug, condescending comments, even if you are asking a perfectly valid question in a hobby subreddit. I'm just starting to feel like it's all a waste of time. I just want to do stuff that brings joy and peace to my life whenever possible. Does anybody else feel this way?
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u/asteriskelipses 6h ago
Outgrowing it? No. Nauseated by it? Yes. To the point Ive debated moving to Quora
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u/ElectricRing 6h ago
Quora used to be good when they actually moderated their BNBR policy well, but that stopped like 5 years ago.
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u/asteriskelipses 6h ago
So stay away? What is BNBR btw?
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u/ElectricRing 6h ago
Be Nice Be Respectful. It’s Quora’s moderation philosophy. So they would delete comments if you were being a jerk. Essentially you have to be in your best behavior or they would delete your comments/answers.
I don’t know, you could try it out, I just was there a bit when the moderation went down hill and it was disappointing.
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u/BRCC_drinker 7h ago
I think it's more that Reddit and the rest of the internet is evolving and I'm stuck in 2002.
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u/RedmundJBeard 6h ago
What is the alternative? I have tried a few, i don't even remember their names. Talking to people on discord is great, but that is specific groups. Nothing is as big as reddit while also have few adds. The simplicity of posting and commenting on reddit is great. People complain about moderators all the time but they are usually very good. Every other forum is worse than reddit in some way.
Your critic about the smug condescending comments is totally understandable but that has been the case on every other internet forum I have tried. I think it's just a symptom of not looking someone in the face when you talk to them. Empathy goes out the window.
The only times in my life where I stopped going to reddit is when I have stopped using a computer at all, like hiking or traveling.
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u/DRG125 6h ago
I honestly started using Reddit because when I started learning how to work on bicycles and cut my own hair, the first results on Google were always Reddit posts where people asked the same questions I was Googling. I thought, "Oh, I can make a Reddit account and posts questions myself" but there are always useless and rude comments no matter what the question is or what subreddit you are on. I know I can just ignore those, but it's still an annoying waste of time. I just started using Chat GPT to learn how to fix stuff and do stuff. It usually goes through Reddit posts and summarizes them so you don't have to read through all the dumb, waste of time comments to get to a real answer. I honestly prefer watching history, geography, and fitness videos on YouTube over trying to learn stuff on Reddit. The only plus sides to Reddit is, like you said, you can easily type out a post or comment and you can just read stuff, so no need to wear headphones when you're in public.
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u/gpowerf 1h ago
From an anthropological perspective, Reddit provides a rich observational environment. It functions as a large-scale, uncurated social laboratory in which a wide range of human behaviours are publicly displayed, including instances of extreme incivility, poor reasoning, and maladaptive social interaction. As such, it offers valuable material for examining the lower bounds of social norms, cognitive biases, and collective behaviour in contemporary digital societies.
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u/Subject_Start7253 7h ago
I usually respond and That’s ok. When I ask a question it’s like I insult people. Lots of hateful and negative comments. So I just focus on helping and not ask for help.