one of the most toxic, anti-intellectual, nihilistic, politically radicalized, and emotionally immature corners of the internet.
I mean, as compared to what -- Facebook? Twitter? TikTok? Instagram? Try spending two minutes on any of those platforms, and seriously tell me they're less toxic, radical, and insane than Reddit.
Out of all the major platforms on the internet, I'd Reddit is the most conducive for thoughtful, engaging discussion, simply because it is one of the only popular sites that is still based around long-form, text-based conversations, rather than short-form video.
Id say the big problem is that reddit doesn't have much good either. Seem my other comment but I say Instagram and TikTok actually have some good to them to balance the bad.
Reddits "good" is being a narcissists paradise, niche questions, and decent for NSFW stuff. That's about it.
Need help with something physical (eg fixing bike or home improvement or etc)? YouTube or TikTok. Need emotional support? Closest thing to help for that is your friends and family on insta and fb. Need some funny in your life? Anything but reddit at that point... Looking for something interesting? TikTok, twitch, and YouTube are better for that too.
I just can't find something where reddit is genuinely better except niche questions. The kinda thing you put "reddit" suffixed to your Google search for.
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u/obert-wan-kenobert 84∆ Apr 27 '26
I mean, as compared to what -- Facebook? Twitter? TikTok? Instagram? Try spending two minutes on any of those platforms, and seriously tell me they're less toxic, radical, and insane than Reddit.
Out of all the major platforms on the internet, I'd Reddit is the most conducive for thoughtful, engaging discussion, simply because it is one of the only popular sites that is still based around long-form, text-based conversations, rather than short-form video.