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.

  • pepe_silvia96 [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I'm here mostly because I cant use reddit anymore. cant tell if it's because Ive gone further left or if the platforms gotten worse.

    • mittens [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Someone I think on bunkerchan rightfully pointed out that the r/cth ban had more to do with advertisers finding our shit raunchy and distasteful than our political position, and that the kind of stuff advertisers want to see on the frontpage is the blandest, most uncontroversial shit imaginable. It's not just you, reddit has gotten deliberately worse post-ban in order to capture the most advertising revenue possible. The whole internet has.

    • disco [any]
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      3 years ago

      That fucking redesign doesn’t help, that’s for sure.

      • pepe_silvia96 [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        you could undo the redesign by selecting an option in settings or using the old subdomain(old.reddit.com).

        the userbase has gotten worse imo...the redesign has nothing to do with