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.

  • ElonMarx [comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Yes, how is a site with at most 1000 users online at a time justified in splitting into 50 different communities and then expecting that to function like the entirety of Reddit.

    From the beginning I advised against that, all the way back on the initial Discord.

    All it does is factionalize even further and promote tribalism on a site that would not even be considered a small subreddit.

    The way to fix it now would to return to one board with a lot of posts, just one main site with no smaller communities because that achieves nothing right now besides emphasizing how empty this place is.

    • Ithorian [comrade/them, null/void]
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      4 years ago

      I like the coms having c/fitness or c/food let's us discuss shit that has little to nothing to do leftisum while still not having to deal with all the bullshit that comes with reddit.

      • ElonMarx [comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        We could just use the main page as we did the subreddit for those things. A flairing system would go a long way towards the function you're talking about, not a split community system on a subscription basis.