This was my novelty politics account for about five years up to the 2016 DNC convention. The sub changed hands that night.
My pet theory is reddit set up VIP access relationships during Ellen Pao's time to monetize the platform. Politics purchased outright.
The sub was always a toxic mess. I could argue points I disagree with or field test nonsense ideas to shake out what assumptions held up and which fell apart, learning. After the handover that sort of conversation was met only with name calling. No more useful conversation or argument. Learning came to an end. All the accounts I'd tagged over the years migrated to new subs, T_D among others.
This was my novelty politics account for about five years up to the 2016 DNC convention. The sub changed hands that night.
My pet theory is reddit set up VIP access relationships during Ellen Pao's time to monetize the platform. Politics purchased outright.
The sub was always a toxic mess. I could argue points I disagree with or field test nonsense ideas to shake out what assumptions held up and which fell apart, learning. After the handover that sort of conversation was met only with name calling. No more useful conversation or argument. Learning came to an end. All the accounts I'd tagged over the years migrated to new subs, T_D among others.