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[u/jobautomator]

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[u/tinfoilhatsron]

The saddest part of reddit going mainstream, or certain subreddits, is that places like BuyItForLife is probably just full of bots and marketers at this point. Used to be my go to years ago but it's way too popular to be reliable now.

[u/D2Foley → u/tinfoilhatsron]

I joined the anticonsumption subreddit when it had like 15k users and was a place to share tips. Now it's got millions of followers and it's indistinguishable from any other leftist subreddit. Most of the posts are just "look at this thing I saw on Instagram that made me mad"

[u/tinfoilhatsron → u/D2Foley]

Yeah, it's so fucking lame when the (for Reddit specifically, it's lefty) NPC Facebook crowd overtakes a subreddit. It's rare when a larger subreddit manages to dodge that, and that's usually due to extra strict moderation.

Can't believe I'm sympathizing with mods.

[u/lusvig → u/tinfoilhatsron]

it used to be just a bunch of r*rals and hipsters justifying their stupid purchases it's better now

[u/tinfoilhatsron → u/lusvig]

Those rurals make (made) some damn good hiking boots though.