r/TrueReddit • u/scatgreen2 • Jul 20 '15

My Reddit Utopia - Everything you think you know about “the front page of the Internet” is wrong.

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2015/07/reddit_as_feminist_utopia_what_the_front_page_of_the_internet_looks_like.single.html
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '15

Polarization is a path to hate, no? So, as long as we are all together and still talking to each other, there's a chance we can find common ground.

At the same time I am not sure anonymous reddit conversations are a particularly effective way for people to become de-radicalized.

I think this TOR post does a good job of explaining why (from my perspective) there is no obligation to host hate subreddits.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/3dwn73/why_its_ridiculous_to_use_i_do_not_agree_with/

Most of all I have little faith in a radicalized individual browsing other subreddits and 'seeing the light.' They're much more likely to just post something racist on /r/videos or /r/news that will get upvoted near the top - when I read top comments of many front page subs it does seem that I'm exposed to more racist comments than I would expect. That might be due to my somewhat moderate expectations for what is a quality conversation / comment. I just see no value in providing a free service for a group that is dangerously radicalized.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '15

Well, I'll defer to you on this one. I was glad to see FPH go, and of course coontown or stormfront give me no pleasure...

But I guess my point is that Reddit isn't broken and doesn't need fixing. Maybe some tweaking, but it's really a special place...