Whenever I see that I've received a reply here I get a little dopamine hit and I think "oh man, time to see what my fellow chapos think of what I've said!". This is even true when I've been arguing for veganism. Sure, there may be some disagreement, but it probably won't be super, dishearteningly nasty.

By contrast, every single time I see that orange envelope on reddit I tend to feel a little pang of anxiety and my first thought is always "oh fuck, what did I comment on again? Am I about to get some literal hate speech thrown my way?"

So yeah, thanks friends! Someday I may even ditch reddit for good because of you, and my life would be better for it.

  • lizbo [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    Couldn't agree more, especially with the point on vegan discussion. Can't wait for /c/vegan to be created. Also can't wait for this place to generate enough content to completely pull me away from reddit. I'm already finding myself on there less and less everyday.

      • lizbo [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        I know right! It amazes me how even casually mentioning veganism practically anywhere on reddit gets you downvoted and flamed while I can have quality discussion about veganism even with non-vegans on here. The difference in attitude is staggering.