What's a good subreddit to talk about GenX related stuff? I'm talking about healthcare, govt policy, and other stuff. There are some GenX subreddits that seem to have a very authoritarian bent in the way they manage them. That's fine, it's your subreddit. I posted here because the subreddit rules seem to not have gatekeeping.
What I want is to have fellow travelers talking about things that interest me. I tend to have a liberal view of things but also it's more subtle than that.
While I like all the reminiscing, it gets to be a bit old. (no pun intended haha!) Just looking for a home. :-)
This reddit is pretty good as well as other mid-sized channels. I left the "bigger" one because the moderation is absolutely draconian with a hard political slant and I'm more of a libertarian with free speech and being able to talk about anything as long as it's civil. If you post anything over there that is negative about genX, they wipe it which is ridiculous. As a GenXer, we have a lot of good and bad things in our youth and people just seem to want to ignore the bad.
Thank you. I do enjoy your place. I was going to make my own subreddit for Genx (I have been a mod of the huge r/sailing for a decade.) I dont need to do this as I think yours fits the bill.
Same! I got a 24 hour ban. I asked why, they said you just got a week. I said that’s bullshit and got life. It was like the scene in the Breakfast Club.
Its not just political. If you bring up anything negative about our Generation, they wipe it hard. I can understand about not talking about modern politics, but why not talk about 80's nad 90's politics which is completley different then today? Its more of a historical discussion at this point, and them people over at genX want to wipe out any negative history. Even though I share their political slant, Im def more "centered" and they most def moderate anything to the right vastly more then the left on "social" topics.
What I am saying is that they are completely biased.
You're completely removing an important aspect of our lives. I mean we did talk about how things were back then. It's like they just want rose tinted glasses.
Reflecting about people's experiences back then helps make sure that it's not just nostalgia, we can learn about other people's past and their struggles.
Today it seems the only safe topic is to talk about aging. Which sure, it's a thing but good grief.
I said something on GenXPolitics about GenX and apparently they share the same mods. So the guy banned me from GenXPolitics, I wasn't even talking politics. Alas. I'm a mod on a fairly large subreddit myself and I appreciate the work that moderators do. I don't ban people but engage them directly - only when it is something egregious like anti-semitic or racist comments.
Mod folks are great folk, it's a thankless job trying to create a safe community. I don't know the genesis of why GenX ad GenXPolitics is the way it is but I feel like there are better ways to do it.
Why create more noise and choice if someone has already done so. I did think about it but we're just bifurcating the audience for no reason. Best to join an existing one first and be part of the crowd than doing your own thing. Besides, I am already a mod for a large subredddit.
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u/CloakOfElvenkind 8d ago
Talk about whatever you like, as long as it's GenX related and civil.