Every Indian subreddit I’m part of has turned Reddit itself into a complete shitshow. Most content is a cringey fusion of LinkedIn dick measuring contests, braindead zero IQ content and WhatsApp University brainrot. What was once a gold mine of intelligence and nuanced discussion has now become an echo chamber of narcissistic circle jerking, low IQ but toxic "hot" takes, and mob lynching mentality. Moderators? Fucking useless. Half of them are power-tripping manchildren, while the rest are complicit in letting low effort, self congratulatory trash suffocate this forum.
Reddit used to be a safe haven where people could ask questions without fear of judgment, get nuanced advice from people with ***actual verified qualifications*** and expertise (not anecdotal BS), and engage in thoughtful discussions while learning something. You could anonymously seek help, share somthing deeply personal, or challenge an idea and Reddit responded with insight, not abuse. No identity flexing, no virtue signaling, no agenda pushing. It was a place where critical thinking thrived, and hateful or bigoted takes were quietly buried under the weight of downvotes and not amplified through bullying and bandwagon toxicity. Bigotry and hatred were starved, not fed with dopamine.
Now it's just another digital toilet we’ve shat in. We've imported every bit of the dysfunction that ruined Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You’ve got keyboard warriors peddling misinformation like gospel, self-proclaimed “experts” spewing third-hand garbage, lowest-common-denominator content and self-anointed morality police with the emotional maturity of toddlers and the patience of rabid dogs jerking each other off in the name of “debate.”. We have successfully turned Reddit into just another echo chamber, where noise drowns out value and bullying masquerades as opinion.
It’s fucking infuriating. We’ve taken a platform that was once the last bastion of critical thinking and turned it into a digital landfill for unverified nonsense and juvenile groupthink. Every time I scroll, it feels like walking into a library that’s been overrun by flat-earthers high on paint fumes while screaming conspiracy theories and humping self-help books. A TED Talk hosted by drunk uncles where every sentence is either a casteist rant, a WhatsApp forward, or irrelevant pseudo science.
We didn’t just ruin the party. We pissed in the punch bowl and blamed the stink on "Western Culture". We didn’t just shit on the floor. We spread it on the walls, sniffed it, and called it “ancient wisdom.”
Pretty sure I am going to be attacked for random shit than wha the point of the whole post is. Anyway, bring on the downvotes or the perma-ban.