Missing those days of the old subreddit when I was just getting engaged in lefty politics. That sub was so uplifting. So many detailed analyses that I wish I saved. So many hilarious posts that always filled me with joy. Before I found the old sub I thought leftists were humorless assholes but r/cth really brought me along and cemented myself as a leftist.

I can’t exactly pin what’s different here but the whole vibe is off. I really wish it could capture the spirit of the old place but I’m not so sure. I know I’m not the most prolific poster but I’ve given this place 6-7 months and I’m not certain whether I want to continue or not. I’ll admit, I got caught up in the GME hype. Maybe because I seriously thought my life would materially improve at least slightly. I’m done with that stocks shit for right now. The split that happened on the site as a result of it was pretty bad. I really hope we can all do better, especially at lashing out at each other.

If you’re from the old sub who’s been along for the ride I thank you from the bottom of my heart. My life is much richer thanks to you all of you.

  • cumwaffle [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    It's because half the site is scold posts and the other half is the same few jokes repeated over and over again

    Shit sucks

    • Electrickoolaide32 [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      The scold posting here is fucking out of control. That’s the main difference between this place and the main sub. We didn’t have 40 threads every day mocking people for eating things differently.

    • ElonMarx [comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      It's because this site has the most on-edge admins possible for a board with like 300 posters.

      Any infringement gets a ban here, when the users just used to bully the shitty people off the sub on cth.

      The scoldposts are all you get left when they foster a culture like that.

        • ElonMarx [comrade/them]
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          4 years ago

          You see the bias in being self-selected as one of the few remaining users here, then saying you love the moderation style?

          Tell me I'm wrong that the administration here kicks off a lot of active users over petty grievances.

      • glimmer_twin [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        If you wanna hang out on reddit, hang out on reddit. This isn’t reddit. It’s something different. It’s trying to be a welcoming place on the internet. That means banning a LOT of assholes.

        • ElonMarx [comrade/them]
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          4 years ago

          I'm not sure about what you've been seeing, but I've seen a LOT of comrades getting banned in threads for nothing. I'll stumble across multiple banned flaired accounts every day and read through what they post, not understanding why they've been kicked off the site.

          You're literally a moderator here, which would make sense as to why you 're caping for the moderators, but to call this site welcoming is a bit misleading considering the militant style of 'welcoming' to a very select few within the left we do.

          • glimmer_twin [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            I mean welcoming to victimised people like trans, neurodiverse, etc.

            Who cares about being welcoming to assholes and reactionaries.

            If people think this site is too stringent with bans, try joining your local communist party while espousing the views that get you banned from this site. The lines of demarcation between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour are pretty similar. Why should our online gathering places be held to a lesser standard than the ones we use irl?

            (Also fwiw I mod very quiet comms and have never banned anyone from the site, I don’t even have sitemod powers)

            • ElonMarx [comrade/them]
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              4 years ago

              Why should our online gathering places be held to a lesser standard than the ones we use irl?

              Because we're trying to grow the community, not prune it down to the most terminally online users who post multiple struggle sessions a day over the most infantile shit that doesn't matter.

    • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I like it, it's small. I know everyone. I can share things I like and get into good discussions about them without being called a dirty commie or harassed. I can't even go on Reddit anymore, just makes me to upset. Here is perfect.

      • ElGosso [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I literally never look at usernames unless I see a big shiny icon next to them