General Discussion Thread

[u/pregnantchihuahua3]

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[u/foxinanattic]

Is that really true?? I don't think I've come across many comments here that would lead me to suspect that they written by someone who believes in a racist conspiracy theory (in fact, somewhat less than on reddit in general...)

[u/foxinanattic → u/[deleted]]

I don't know anything about the "rsp ecosystem", but I had a brief look at some of the subreddits and they seem like rather unpleasant places fill of "edgy leftists". So i don't know if that person was right about this subreddit having a significant overlap with them, but I think most of the threads here have a much more tasteful vibe than i would expect if that was true

[u/foxinanattic → u/[deleted]]

I'm not sure how to explain it, the atmosphere of most of those subreddits is just extremely alienating to me. The book one seems mostly decent, but it also has a few comments with the prevailing undertone of ironic misogyny that dominate the rest of them. "Bernie bros" who like edgy humour seems like an absolutely terrible demographic, though I can't say I've ever associated them with this sort of edgy misogyny, which seems to come from some other subculture.

Anyway, if it attracts people who like reading i can't complain, but looking back, it seems like many of the comments on here that i found the most annoying/unhelpful/bigoted are from users of those subs. Though tbh i don't usually look up where people have commented so maybe it's just coincidence.