I've dropped reddit and started moving towards small communities that also do in-person events. I can't engage with anonymous communities anymore. Everyone is potentially a bot. The irony being that I still use hackernews.

You can tell I'm human because I only post in the middle of the night to antagonize people

Frankly it's depressing how many people there are who value money over integrity. I'm sure they've always existed, but the Internet certainly has amplified their existence.

I think the internet provides a tantalizing way for them to make money, but I think it's changes in the legal, economic, and social environment that has really amplified them.