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re: Reddit

A lot of the main subs you see on the homepage are not explicitly political subs, but they end up having almost nothing but political content (/r/whitepeopletwitter, /r/facepalm, /r/therewasanattempt) and Reddit seems to ignore me when I block subreddits. So, even though I WAS a reddit addict for 10 years, they changed the formula and now I'm just not hooked anymore. Thanks Reddit!

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The one I got recommended once (despite not being subscribed) was AITA. Which is cheap (and I'm certain 99% fake) reality tv content. I clicked it once and now that's it, that's all I get.

Yeah, it is really terrible. Any sub with user submitted drama stories were terrible. Many are fake or ragebait, or at the least extremely one sided accounts meant to garner sympathy. You click on one and it starts feeding you more. The comment sections are really terrible in those subs as well, there is no reasoned discussion going on.

So much of reddit is such obvious ragebait that I'm surprised so many people fall for it

Half of the posts are "My friend said I should murder this guy but I said no, AITA?"

Reddit and the subs themselves may not be explicitly political, but the site leans incredibly heavily to one side and seemingly can not shut up about politics for even a moment. I honestly think it might be one of the most toxic, worst for your mental health social media sites that exists.

use reddit enhancement suite in conjunction with old reddit, and 'filter' subs you don't wish to see from r/all.

Reddit is so much nicer with all of the toxic crap filtered out.

As someone who did this for years, it’s like methadone or a nicotine patch. Harm reduction, but you really are better off quitting. There really is nothing of value left on r/all, and outside of some small niche or highly moderated exceptions, almost nothing of value left on the site.

I'm happier not using it at all

Not just politics, exclusively american politics.

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