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0 pointsabcdjdjd5y ago0 comments

Curious, what alternatives have you found that are similar to what reddit used to be (besides this site)? Also, what alternative sites have you found replaced Reddit for you, even if they are not similar to what Reddit once was?

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fjabre5y ago· 2 in thread

Ruqqus.com but unfortunately still small. And also infected. I've been on Shroomery lately and I really like that forum.

I think the concept of Karma points is bullshit and punitive. It makes people negative. PG should know that by now and so should Reddit. Karma is inherently toxic.

Anything that encourages vanity is. And karma encourages it more than anything. As do likes / dislikes. Numbers of votes. Numbers of likes. It's all the same. People competing for attention.

And justified by an angry mob because Karma.

wott5y ago

> Ruqqus.com but unfortunately still small. And also infected.

I just went to see what it was. I selected the category 'Hobby' and here's the list of themes of the posts which came up top:

GunsNAmmoDeals, GunsNAmmoDeals, Cannabis, Guns, ProGuns, LASER, TheFirearmBlog, TheFirearmBlog, Plinkn, TheFirearmBlog, bobross, Physical_Removal

I mean, that's some hobby I guess, but a bit monomaniacal :-/

fjabre5y ago

This is what happens when we divide people. People congregate form tribes and fight each other.

We keep calling each other Nazi's and Socialists - every social network online today.

optimalsolver5y ago

What's your opinion on the moderation here on HN?

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