So I have deleted my account on Reddit
I was under a wrong assumption as to what it is
I was operating under the qssumption that it was similar to a BBS or Forae site
Since I have a magpie mind, I visited far and wide, asking questions, exploring and such
I found oot that Reddit is really a collection of mostly autonomous subcultures each with their own social norms and rules...
Reddit provides the uber rules and culture, these things you HAVE to follow and all subreddits do as well
But each subreddit can pretty much make its own rules...
The upvoting and downvoting I find is basically cultural popularity or how one fits in to that culture
I left because I ran into far too much of the polarized politics I don't like, too much USA anxiety politics and too many people who assume right off the bat or don't read well
Too many hot takes and tldr taken as a social norm
So for sanity's sake, I have left
It is an amazing experiment. There seems to be a subculture for anything
Just be sure to read the rules of reddit and the rules for each subreddit
And realize that the Mods are the Deities there :3
I have had some amazing conversations there
Some beautiful people indeed