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		tempsy on March 21, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Reddits I think what happens with Reddit is that it's basically a collection of niche message boards for very niche interests, and over time the people who stay active in a given subreddit are people who take some topic extremely seriously and it essentially devolves into extremism/cult-like vibes with the mods at the helm.

theragra on March 21, 2024 [–]

I don't see all this. Take tea, cycling subs. I don't see any cultism there. Sub where I am mod, eupersonalfinance seems to be very polite and useful.

tempsy on March 21, 2024 | [–]

Well you're a mod so already you are biased here.

It's not every sub, but any diet related subs are a good example...keto/vegan/carnivore/the one for bryan johnson

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