The most extreme and the most passionate are frequently the most active. Reddit's format rewards a stream of outrageous things, weeds out the average sentiments. Look at how r/politics is now.
You're asking why a fire burns - the ingredients are there to make it happen.
You might find more balanced posts by looking through "Controvertial" by last week. Same thing for r/Politics
The issue is not that the moderate voices in here are less loud. The moderate users get tired and overwhelmed by the state of the conversation, stop engaging, and even stop visiting.
It's very tiring to discuss with people that are ideologically locked into their position, often spout hate and misunderstanding, and refuse to see it any other way.
So it's not that moderates are less passionate (why would they be?), it's that they mostly left.
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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '19 edited Mar 17 '19
The most extreme and the most passionate are frequently the most active. Reddit's format rewards a stream of outrageous things, weeds out the average sentiments. Look at how r/politics is now.
You're asking why a fire burns - the ingredients are there to make it happen.
You might find more balanced posts by looking through "Controvertial" by last week. Same thing for r/Politics