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I joined reddit on the tailwind, so it was all echo chamber, we hate newcomers, gatekeeping, automod frenzy, too many rulebreakers, too many rules, etc I could be wrong, but thats what I imagine it used to be like.

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[–] NegentropicBoy@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I also remember constant reminders to vote on the quality of the post, not if you agree or not.

[–] Steeve@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Haha yeah, I don't know if that disclaimer is still there, but that totally went out the window in the mid 2010s

[–] Sarcastik@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

It's not and that's because it's bad for Reddit's business model in the short term. If you zoom out this is exactly why reddit is on a nose dive over the last 3 years. More. Shit. Content.