Like any social media it really depends where you go.

There are tons of smaller ones that offer good value for your time, my personal favourites are r/ragdolls and r/raspberrypi

You saying that in HN? HN can be as toxic just like any other communities.

Monitor my comment go grey in few minutes.

I'd be more concerned by people comfortable on Reddit.

I think it's largely become focused on generating AI training drivvel for current TV shows.

I am comfortable on Reddit because I understand that it's made up of thousands of sub-communities that vary wildly in how interesting/friendly they are.

I don't understand the desire to ignore that aspect and pompously dismiss Reddit as a whole. It's like dismissing an entire country as worthless because you didn't like the vibe in a couple of the big cities.

Yeah, news aggregators, amirite?

> Such a weird place.

It's an aristocracy with the progenitors being chosen on a first come first rule base. One could say: "So what? It's a private website with its own rules, make your own!", but then again for most topics and most groups the relevant subreddits are THE biggest forums: Country, province, city specific subreddits, politics, etc. And that makes it extremely problematic.

Reddit might be a private company but the reach of their subreddits makes them a significant player in world wide public opinion forming and opinion sharing -and they largely leave it in the hands of powertripping, chronically online weirdos.