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What was the subreddit that represented to you the best example of downspiral of quality? To me it was /r/dataisbeautiful (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by PabloDiscobar@kbin.social to c/RedditMigration@kbin.social

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At first it was all about presenting data in an original looking way. In the end it was about pushing political ideas in your throat using a plain bar graph. It was not about sharing something interesting you found but about taking advantage of a captive audience.

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[–] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

That was an interesting downfall to witness that taught me a lot about how Reddit really operates. I'm the beginning, it was actually a quality alternative to the generic front page repost subs like /damnthatsinteresting.

Then the instant it hit 1 million subscribers, the whole mod team changed, people like Turtle suddenly appeared in the name of "helping out with a sub that grew too fast for existing mods," and within a few days it was just another trash repost sun.