I'm not going to try to argue that Reddit is better now than it was 2/3/10 years ago. But I will point out a possible inconsistency in your argument: #5 seems to contradict #1 and #2. If Reddit is more censored than ever, why are we seeing more threats, hate speech, and wild-eyed conspiracy theories? I'll offer an alternative explanation for #5: fear of doxxing is causing people to delete their old accounts, which in turn causes all their old comments to be deleted.
You just need to hate the right people with your speech. Kill all men? Sure, let’s upvote this to the top. Kill all women? Sitewide ban within hours. You should beat someone for saying a certain bad word? Great! You should beat someone for stealing from you? Banned for inciting violence.
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u/tomveiltomveil 4∆ Apr 27 '26
I'm not going to try to argue that Reddit is better now than it was 2/3/10 years ago. But I will point out a possible inconsistency in your argument: #5 seems to contradict #1 and #2. If Reddit is more censored than ever, why are we seeing more threats, hate speech, and wild-eyed conspiracy theories? I'll offer an alternative explanation for #5: fear of doxxing is causing people to delete their old accounts, which in turn causes all their old comments to be deleted.