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.

  • garbology [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I think a lot of the culture shift has been because you can very safely assume everyone here is far-left, while on reddit we had a large frequent influx of curious/angry/lost non-leftists. We're no longer a lib-to-left pipeline, we're just leftists.

    So instead of feeling a desire to explain misconceptions in order to radicalize any given post, the assumption is that the other person is "as radicalized as they'll get" and treat bad takes and/or disagreements as irreconcilable sectarian lines and obviously proof that their faction is bad. It's no longer radicalizing, just policing.

    • garbology [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Oh, a second thing is that /r/CTH being banned was a very inorganic artificial change to the community, so everyone intuitively knows that there was a sharp sudden change in the community and changes in the feel or vibe can therefore be perceived as caused by that artificial change and resented instead of chalked up to the way communities always change over time.