Or the fediverse in general.

I wanted to ask everyone their personal least favorite communities on reddit.

Whic subreddits do you absolutely not (personally of course) want to see recreated as magazines here on kbin, or as fediverse communities in general?

My pet peeve is CMV. I always felt while the idea seemed doable on the surface, the implementation within that particular subreddit with the delta system, the requirement for the top level comments to oppose the OP even if the “view” is an established expert consensus on something like climate change made it impossible to have meaningful conversations.

I haven’t checked if we have a CMV magazine here, but as soon as I see one, I know I’m blocking it.

What is your “instant block” community?

    • CynAq ( CynAq@kbin.social ) OP
      21·
      3 years ago

      Agreed.

      It’s kinda similar to what I dislike about CMV but blatant. I think CMV created this whitewashing effect on horrible opinions by presenting them as a discussion against them, while giving them a megaphone into the mainstream.

      UnpopularOpinions is similar but a bit more honest, I guess, lol!

      • Bluskale ( Bluskale@kbin.social ) 
        8·
        3 years ago

        I don’t think it was all that bad… actually there were some pretty good discussions in there. That said I don’t think everyone engaged in good faith, and sometimes you’d get things like “CMV: women should have basic human rights (Delta(s) from OP)”.

        • Alto ( Alto@kbin.social ) 
          2·
          3 years ago

          It was one of those that started out as legitimately pretty good but was ruined when it got big. Almost as if there’s a pattern here…

  • soratoyuki ( soratoyuki@kbin.social ) 
    77·
    3 years ago

    Pretty much all of the ironic “oh we’re just pretending to be bad people lololol” ironic circlejerk subreddits. Best case scenario, they eventually attract people that don’t recognize it’s ironic, worst case the mask just falls off. PCM is probably the worst of the bunch. Writing fake tweets to mischaracterize political opinions you don’t like is just such a bizarre hobby.

  • Polarsailor ( Polarsailor@kbin.social ) 
    41·
    3 years ago

    American politics seeping into every damn thing. And to top it off, with a clear bias in one direction. I resent having the feeling like there’s an astro-turfing effort going on, even when I agree with whatever stance is being pushed. Reddit is really tainted with that sort of thing.

    Hopefully it doesn’t take hold here, or at least stays contained so I can decline subbing to magazines that would pertain. I’d rather not have to swim in the “political party A is evil and political party B is angelic” muck in unrelated magazines.

  • AlteredStateBlob ( AlteredStateBlob@kbin.social ) 
    14·
    3 years ago

    In addition to what others have said: The endless, constant, relentless OnlyFans self promotion. I don’t mind NSFW, I don’t mind porn. But by god I lost brain cells each time I read

    “I AM SUCH A YOUNG SLUT, OH WOE IS ME, WHERE ARE ALL THE OLDER MEN WHO WOULD WANT ME!?!?!?!?!?”
    “COMMENT YOUR AGE IF YOU’D HAVE ME <3”

    fixing exclusively to find people with money to reel in. Good lord… I get it, we all have to earn a living and darn if I were a pretty woman in this day and age, I might go down that same route. Yet… Can’t stand it anymore. Same goes for the people engaging with such posts.

    • ShadowRunner ( ShadowRunner@kbin.social ) 
      7·
      3 years ago

      It’d be awesome to be a classier/more serious version of Reddit.

      Those things are not mutually exclusive. You can have higher standards for the serious subs we host as well as having porn related subs as well.

      Just subscribe to the ones you want and ignore the others.

    • IncognitoErgoSum ( IncognitoErgoSum@kbin.social ) 
      5·
      3 years ago

      This sounds like something the fediverse should be able to solve easily. For people who don’t want to be anywhere near porn, you can start a fediverse site and just not aggregate porn, and then like-minded people can go there, and nobody has to be cut off from everybody else just because of differences of opinion about porn.

          • CynAq ( CynAq@kbin.social ) OP
            5·
            3 years ago

            kbin by default pulls data from any instance kbin users subscribe to. It’s called “federation”. Unless he manually blocks an instance completely, which is called “defederating”, the communities will show up here on kbin. When a community on an instance outside of kbin gets pulled here, a copy of it is created which syncs with the original on the instance hosting it, and those copies show as created by the site admin, who’s @ernest.

            So, he didn’t enable them manually, nor did he create them. His site kbin, pulls data and creates copies of federated communities automatically, and due to the quirks of how federation works, they appear under his name.

              • CynAq ( CynAq@kbin.social ) OP
                4·
                3 years ago

                No problem, happy to help!

                Also, it’s not as difficult to get used to as it looks at first. There’s quite a bit of concepts to learn, but it’s definitely not endless. In a week or so, especially if you keep engaging and asking questions, you’ll run out of things to learn about the mechanics of the “fediverse”.

  • QuestioningEspecialy ( QuestioningEspecialy@kbin.social ) 
    12·
    3 years ago

    r/PublicFreakout’s constant unrestrained 'isms, especially towards trans, women, and African descended. I only was subbed for the occassional interesting post and to call out the bs for those who couldn’t see it.

    r/JustUnsubbed’s (iirc) noticeable political shift towards (i’mma say it; cover your eyes, children!) the Right after the recent situation with the game that shall not be named and she who shall not be named. Also, see above.

    People shitting on and lying about subs specifically made for marginalized groups. e.g.: When r/BlackPeopleTwitter was blessed by Black Jesus with his “Country Club Thread” flair, people elsewhere started calling them racist and supported their claims by over exaggerating the filtration system as “only Blacks allowed” when there was a whole-ass stickied post explaining that people just needed to claim to be Black, BIPOC, or an Ally and prove it by whatever means the mods dictated. My Afro-ass asked if I could just get the Ally userflair and was told (privately and kindly) that, and I’m going off memory here, “Just like we don’t allow Blackface we don’t allow Whiteface.” 🤷🏿‍♂️

    Could probably go on, but I’m busy. ✌🏿

  • polaroid ( polaroid@kbin.social ) 
    12·
    3 years ago

    Chuds. I know they’re inevitable on any platform but my goodness we could do without their vile hatred. Any of the incel subs must stay gone. Also, cryptocurrency.

  • llama ( llama@midwest.social ) 
    11·
    3 years ago

    The idea of a network of related subreddits like EarthPorn,CityPorn,etc. If you want to control a bunch of communities on an instance then you might as well just start your own instance.

  • Ni ( Ni@kbin.social ) 
    11·
    3 years ago

    I think in many ways the repetition of posts and worse replies. I know there was a bit of a hive mind going on, and in some ways it could be funny and a force for good, but I’m enjoying not reading the same set top comments to things!

    • ShadowRunner ( ShadowRunner@kbin.social ) 
      7·
      3 years ago

      I understand what you’re saying. However, echo chambers aside, I found reddit very useful for political discourse. Even for subjects that had a hive mind response, there were often a few comments that presented the other side in a very well thought out way, with details and citations which would give some folks a reason to rethink their knee-jerk response.

      In addition, one of the biggest problems in the US is that lack of political engagement by younger folks. So having those news articles and discussions on a popular forum gives them that visibility into the world of governance and allows them to both develop a desire to vote for change as well as having better knowledge of the issues and how different political figures have acted and what they really stand for.

      So I welcome that discourse and having political subs.

      • HighJudge ( HighJudge@kbin.social ) 
        2·
        3 years ago

        This is a great point and a great thought. Having political discourses is important and accepting opinions from all angles without getting agitated.

        What I saw in the all of the political subreddits were largely conformation to one side of an argument or another without real exchange, and if there ever was a contrary opinion, most of which were hateful themselves, and if they weren’t, they were downvoted or banned.

        Tin foil hat on for a second, I think this is due to how society is, as was mentioned above, and I think it’s also somewhat led by various political groups to get to a hateful conclusion to galvanize supporters on such a big platform.

        Politics in general has devolved into one-dimensional hate-slinging and I guess, I miss when Reddit was first starting out and there were more of those conversations, without the anger behind them. If we can’t have civil discourse in our communities, and opinions are only presented as wholly-good or wholly evil, is there benefit to having those conversations?

        These are tough questions. Like I said, you make excellent points, and maybe the answer isn’t cut it all off. But I can’t think of a way to foster the type of community you describe in our society without heavy moderation against anger and hate.

        • ShadowRunner ( ShadowRunner@kbin.social ) 
          2·
          3 years ago

          You’re absolutely right that a good politics sub (I don’t think I’ll ever get used to the term “magazine”, but “sub” is nicely generic) requires good moderation.

          But if kbin largely consists of reddit’s most active users and moderators - the ones who care about the community as well as principles and values, then I think we have an excellent start.

    • MeowKittyWow ( MeowKittyWow@kbin.social ) 
      5·
      3 years ago

      I hear you, but politics are literally unavoidable. Also, for some of us, especially members of minority groups conservatives have it out for right now, literally just existing openly in a space will sometimes have folks crying politics.

      • HighJudge ( HighJudge@kbin.social ) 
        1·
        3 years ago

        I understand the freedom and acceptance that you’re wanting. And I think having those communities to help causes are important. So like was mentioned above, maybe the answer is not cutting it off, but fostering civil discourse to keep the hatred out for one side or another?

        I guess the root of the problem is demonizing. For instance, I would caution against what you consider “conservative” and who is really coming after your rights. That mentality again, is supporting the belief that each side is morally monochromatic. If you want to substitute that with the Republican Party, I dont think that’s inaccurate. But there are many who hold “conservative” views fiscally or in other areas that have no issue with supporting minority rights and actively champion those causes.

        In my opinion, the greatest lie that the powers-that-be have performed this century, is that one side has all the right answers and you have to be on one side of the fence or the other. I dont think either political party are working for the benefit of their constituents and I think we as a people need to come together to find real solutions, instead of being fed our opinions by those political machines and blindly joining their ranks. There aren’t 2 sides to any issue, nor are there only 2 options for solutions. There are always more to be considered.

        • MeowKittyWow ( MeowKittyWow@kbin.social ) 
          2·
          3 years ago

          I think replying to every single point you made would be way off topic, so I’m not going to.

          What I will respond to is your very first comment. The far right, worldwide (not just republicans) is practically frothing at the mouth about trans people lately. Their rhetoric is borderline genocidal, with open calls to “exterminate transgenderism”. No civil discussion can be had when one of the sides is literally out for blood.

          There are many issues that you can take many perfectly reasonable differing opinions on, and have a civil discussion over, but this isn’t one of them.

    • holo_nexus ( holo_nexus@kbin.social ) 
      4·
      3 years ago

      There was a definite change in the way discourse was had in r/politics, r/news, among others over the years. But I would say that’s just a societal thing as of late.

      Unfortunately, I do believe it’ll happen here eventually.