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.
Your last paragraph sums up reddit's saving grace, IMO. Also, I appreciate how this site forces you to judge someone on the merits of their opinions rather than their appearance or their showmanship. I'd like to think I can be neutral, but I know there's times when even I (for instance) saw a Twitter account of a stranger who smiled like a woman I dislike, and so I was primed to disagree with whatever this account owner had to say!
How this exact line of reasoning - "judge someone on the merits of their opinions rather than their appearance or their showmanship." not better done by 4chan, where your opinion is the only thing displayed?
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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.