Comments on: I’m done with reddit.

By: westaff

westaff — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:18:54 +0000

I’m done with reddit, too. a bunch of idiots if you ask me.

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Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:31:47 +0000

[...] my skepticism of social media took root, and it was deepened considerably when I read Adam College’s post about why he’s done with reddit. Last time I was pulled over by a cop, he told me that my license plate lights were out and one of [...]

By: Morgan

Morgan — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:11:27 +0000

That is way more of a convincing argument then the ones the intellectual elitists put forward. I do not have a problem with vacuousness, it is a fact of life, I often chuckle at lolcats as a guilty pleasure, sadly…one just has to navigate through it. I think however you are making a mistake, you admit that just because the injustices aren’t happening to you doesn’t mean they aren’t happening, but you would rather just forget about them for the sake of not feeling depressed? That is the problem with westerners. They never allow themselves to get passionate enough to interfere with their comfortable lives. If it makes you sad, angsty, or angry, get out and do something about it!

By: Mike T

Mike T — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:52:15 +0000

If I ever get the courage to go cold turkey off reddit, can I ask you to be my sponsor?

It’s been clear that the number of dissatisfied users has been steadily increasing, and I think reactions like this are becoming commonplace. I’m not surprised that they’re starting to allow “private” subreddits. I’ve been thinking for some time that this would be the way to go. It’s horribly elitist but, frankly, it’s the only way to prevent being inundated with the type of submissions and comments that ruin the experience.

I really don’t have the energy to cultivate my own private subreddits, so for now I’m hoping I’ll eventually get invited to ones that are more representative of my tastes.

Take heart, there’s many of us in the same boat!

By: Jimmy G

Jimmy G — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:22:12 +0000

There’s no doubting reddit would be a much better site without the echo from empty vessels. Well written and well said.

By: David

David — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:50:13 +0000

Hi there. I agree with you somewhat. Reddit has become the sort of source where it only takes 10-15 seconds to skim the articles a day and find maybe one or two amusing images or couple of 2 paragraph articles.

Like you said, it’s good for getting rid of a couple minutes. Digg seems to leech more of my time but half of it I feel is spent on articles I’m not interested due to US politics. I like keeping up to date to some extent about it but being from the UK, there’s only so much I can take!

I hope someone who genuinely found this article informative submitted it to reddit and not you or some associate

By: Simmons

Simmons — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:41:19 +0000

I’m a moderate liberal. I have watched with pain the way Reddit has been hijacked by the extremes of political spectrum. I have also watched Ron Paul rise and fall. And anytime I see any articles that have to with these topics (Ron Paul, police ‘brutality’, government ‘corruption’), I vote it down. Hopefully, I’m making a difference.

By: Bruce McCarthy

Bruce McCarthy — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:30:11 +0000

Nice little storm you’ve generated here.

By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:26:16 +0000

Well said. I think you made excellent observations about your behavior and reddit. I can relate to much of it.

By: Ubu Walker

Ubu Walker — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:13:20 +0000

Reddit does have a problem with its political content – it tends to be extremely left of center (pro-Palestinian, anti-Bush, and at times antisemitic) and divorced from reality (there are nice cops out there). Reddit is NOT a democracy, it is a small, self-selected community that acts like a mob and votes and comments.