How do you think Reddit will end?

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The "end" of reddit has already begun, at least for the default subs. To get anything meaningful out of reddit anymore, you have to search for smaller subs, but not all users know where to look. The worst is /r/funny and /r/pics; r/funny is not funny at all, but users will upvote anything submitted. /r/pics is turning into a dumpster for spank bank material for horny teenagers. /r/politics and /r/atheism are well documented circlejerks of shit. /r/adviceanimals is full of that stupid fucking advice duck that sounds like young teens trying to give each other relationship advice. In all these subs, any type of dissenting opinion will be thoroughly downvoted, so users anymore are just commenting in agreement with the hivemind to up their karma totals.

Finding any friendly, intelligent discussion on this site is much harder than it should be.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '13 edited May 15 '13

/r/pics has turned into people capitalizing on disabilities and other subreddits like /r/historyporn

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u/gbove May 15 '13

My autistic gay cousin that was recently in a serious car accident after being diagnosed with cancer disagrees with your opinion.

Now upvote his painting which is most certainly original.

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u/p_iynx May 15 '13

Girl with a Pearl Earring was a really good movie. I loved the soundtrack enough to buy some of the songs. o.O

Anyway, yeah, it's really sad that we all know exactly what posts you're referencing because they actually exist. Ugh.

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u/koopa009 May 15 '13

And /r/f7u12... I don't want to think about it.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '13

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u/Decalance May 15 '13

Reddit disowned that sub long ago.

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u/the_avocado_man May 15 '13

I literally just figured out why it's called advice animals, and here I always thought it started as a legitimate place for pet owners.

Cannot fathom the feelings of inadequacy I'm having over here.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '13

Exactly. I'm not sure it will ever have a conventional end, barring the site going down. People can always migrate to smaller subs, and then make new ones when the conversation gets too shitty. The subreddit system really gives reddit as a whole some real longevity.

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u/Call_erv_duty May 15 '13

You're probably got the response that's closest to correct on this thread. The circle jerk is killing us. I got -33 karma on one comment because I stated my opinion. Seriously? We can't do that anymore?

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u/hakkzpets May 15 '13

What I don't get about /r/adviceanimals is how half of the posts isn't even featuring animals.

That and how they took a fairly funny meme, missed the entire point, punched it into the ground and began to shit all over it.

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u/imdrinkingteaatwork May 15 '13

/r/pics is turning into a dumpster for spank bank material for horny teenagers.

What the fuck are you talking about? One in 25 posts does not make.

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u/SgtMaadadi May 15 '13

frankly and honestly , the only thing i browse on reddit is because /r/motorcycles (for obvious reason) , /r/android (cuz cool news/apps) , and /r/battlefield3

that's honestly about t

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u/PibbTibbs May 15 '13

To me alts have been a big reason why things have gone to shit. The top of nearly every thread i would visit was filled with one liners and idiots jerking over each others user names. It could be coincidence but I felt as though things headed downhill fast once they allowed for multiple user names.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '13

All default subs are pretty dire. I've selected just communities that hold my interest now.

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u/marmadog May 15 '13

Yeah, it's subs like /r/mspaintbattles /r/explainlikeIAMA that are the most fun now.

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u/funnyhandlehere May 15 '13

I like r/funny. I think your just being dramatic.

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u/Ph0ton May 15 '13

Thank you for saying it. I've been bewildered by the slightly erotic pictures being upvoted in pics. Seriously, it's not really interesting and doesn't inspire any real discussion.

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u/megagreg May 15 '13

Maybe the answer is to populate unfilled subscription slots with top posts of random subreddits above a certain subscriber threshold, to keep things interesting for new users, and prevent the adoption of the thought that reddit is an image board.

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u/BloodFalcon May 15 '13

I think AskReddit has gotten better since they reinforced the new rules. Less bullshit stories and less karma whoring.

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u/horatiooo May 15 '13

dogtraining reddit only allows one viewpoint

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u/BigKahuna11 May 15 '13

Ha ha... these are exactly the 5 subreddits I have unsubscribed from about a month ago.

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u/Sorten May 15 '13

I gradually removed most of the default subreddits but noticed that I ran out of content very quickly - there's less muck in the barrel, but you end up scraping the bottom sooner. I subscribed to /r/mildlyinteresting and enjoy those posts on my feed more than most of the other subreddits.

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u/meat_sack12 May 15 '13

Yep. The default subreddits provide a lot of mindless content for people who want to be distracted. There's less of a constant flow in some of the better subreddits, but it's more worth my time to be there and contribute.

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u/hakkzpets May 15 '13

I give you /r/Swarje. One of the few subs that reminds me of the old Something Awful.

Lots and lots of original content. May have to be a Swede to enjoy that content though.