> whenever I click on /r/all, I die a little bit inside, because it feels like I'm staring a reflection of the worst instincts of humanity (both the awful and the cliché),
It really is awful. Maybe worst of all are the “snark” subreddits for celebrity gossip and catty bullying.
But as you also point out, that is, like it or not, broad, and broad is where the money is.
For some reason I am as bothered by the "feel good" posts as the nasty ones. I really can't put my finger on why, but that type of content really just rubs me the wrong way too.
For example, the top post on /r/all right now is:
>TIL that singer Dionne Warwick, upset with misogyny in rap lyrics, once set up a meeting with Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight at her home, where she demanded that they call her a “bitch” to her face. Snoop Dogg later said “I believe we got out-gangstered that day.”
I mean... what? It obviously didn't influence him substantially, as he still used "bitch" in his songs. I just don't get the point of something like this. It doesn't make me feel good, it just makes me confused at why this is a popular post.
> whenever I click on /r/all, I die a little bit inside, because it feels like I'm staring a reflection of the worst instincts of humanity (both the awful and the cliché),
It really is awful. Maybe worst of all are the “snark” subreddits for celebrity gossip and catty bullying.
But as you also point out, that is, like it or not, broad, and broad is where the money is.