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I'm actually happy with reddit imploding. It changed a lot. I don't know how to put it, other than reddit became quite antagonized. It seemed like any thread could turn into people fighting or defending themselves. Say someone makes a helpful comment explaining a complex topic in layperson terms and another user adds to it, the initial commenter will then explain why they didn't explain that additional material as a defense. Reddit didn't used to be like that. It was understood that the comment was an addition, not a correction or attack. Other areas that started getting crappy was if someone shared something they did and there was any possible way to point out how it was not the perfect response to a situation, people would point it out and criticize OP instead of understanding that we are all doing our best and sometimes aren't perfect. It got oddly toxic...now that I write it out, it felt like people became righteous and would argue over anything like they do in political FB posts, except the argument could be about the most mundane insignificant matter.
This is so true. Commenters have become so aggressive on reddit and I can only assume it's a result of reddit's growing popularity over the last couple years. Users are treating it like Facebook or YouTube where antagonism is not only accepted but often times rewarded.