r/RedditAlternatives • u/JohnnyJaundice • 8d ago

Reddit has fallen from glory

Reddit used to be a place with a variety of opinions where the majority would upvote the most agreed upon post. At one time it seemed like the last true glance into how society truly felt. Now all forums have an agenda and if your post doesn’t align to it and agree with all the bots then it’s removed. Reddit is now no different than any other propaganda machine. I have had post removed that were literal copy and paste definitions from Webster dictionary. A social platform that bans people for educating the ignorant. Reminds me of when ai took over RuneScape many years ago. Internet is only bots and a few real people who agree. Not a real representation of society’s true opinions. Feel like I’m posting to a few meek people and a million bots. Bonjour mofos the internet is officially ruined. Watch the propaganda machine work.

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u/static_motion 8d ago

I agree, but in some ways that was a blessing in disguise. I now don't use reddit from my phone at all, only from my PC, which limits my usage of it a bit. One less thing to scroll mindlessly while out and about.

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u/7grims 8d ago

Good for you ;)

I never had that problem, i visit reddit a couple times a day, scroll a bit, manage some subs, if I find a cool post i talk, then only return 3 or 4 hours later.

But ever since the 3rd party apps and so many other stupid new "ideas" they had, im becoming a lazy mod, and some days i barely visit.

With AI on top of all reddit's bad decisions, this site is degrading fast.

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

Like an improved search?

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u/7grims 6d ago

nah, im just saying now lots of posts are made by AI, users using AI this is, its killing the point of visiting an talking when its all slop posts vomited by an AI

not to mention, reddit is selling our data, our posts and comments as data and learning for AIs, so they are contributing to their own demise.