I posted a few weeks ago about how I didn’t feel like quitting reddit just yet. and, honestly, I still have a hard time not opening my phone every five minutes to check it.
but I decided to quit because I realized how much of a negative echo chamber it was. I couldn’t even mute certain words on the reddit app so I had to keep seeing the same shit over and over again in the popular feed.
it’ll be a long road moving from one platform to another, but I’m pretty satisfied not being strangled by reddit’s overwhelming snark and negativity.
dunno if anyone here feels a similar way, but felt like sharing my thoughts.
Isn’t this part a bit ironic? “I realized how much of a negative echo chamber it was. I couldn’t even mute certain words”
I would guess that being able to mute entire thesis would lead to more echo chambering. Maybe I’m wrong. I also don’t know Reddit very well
What you say is right if you care about discussing political opinions online. If you only care about memes and general discussions, you don’t create echo chambers
Wanting to not see people debating if minorities should or shouldn’t be killed isn’t creating a echo chamber
Well of course, you’re right on this point. It it was your entire use case then no echo chamber issue, just muting fasc speech