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.

  • mittens [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I think it managed to retain the megathread essence (specifically the last megathreads) but yeah like to get the kind of feel the board used to have where you could sort by new and get like 2 or 3 posts that were genuinely funny and/or posts that were extremely riffable you need lots of people that are posting stuff all the time, like that's pretty much it. We just don't have enough very online people. Having few regulars makes things personal and that sometimes can get a bit too intense.

    I dunno, chapo.chat is good for what it is, but I had already long made peace with the fact that nobody will be able to recreate the old sub feel again.

    • disco [any]
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      4 years ago

      I recognized this problem, myself. I have been posting furiously in an effort to mitigate it. I call upon all of you to do the same.

      :chavez-salute:

      • mittens [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Thanks for your service o7

        I'll probably start browsing by new again too

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Internet communities have a pretty short lifecycle. They seem to grow and fall apart in pretty consistent ways, too. Someone could probably write a paper about it.

      • mittens [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        r/cth is different though, that board got prematurely killed off, forever immortalizing it in our minds and living as an unattainable ideal that's probably more rose-tinted than we care to admit.

        Under different circumstances, yeah it would have died off. People were already getting tired of it and reminiscing about the good old days.