> I'm always shocked by just how vicious the Reddit community is
Eventually you won't be shocked.
It's anonymous and you can say (almost) anything you like. Moderation of large subs is a joke, even before the strike. Just like the reddit "Trust and Safety" team, the mods of this particular subreddit, even though the post violated a sub rule along with the site rule, stayed up, unlocked.
> but not anymore if it becomes viral enough.
Not everyone wants to be a celebrity. But just read _this_ thread. You have at least one individual justifying this behavior.
Absolutely not, in the beginning it was a super welcoming community, that openly accepted all types of people with open arms, where you could have friendly debates with people you'd probably punch in the face in real life.
But it quickly changed as reddit became a more mainstream 4chan alternative rather than the welcoming community it was in beginning.
Eventually you won't be shocked.
It's anonymous and you can say (almost) anything you like. Moderation of large subs is a joke, even before the strike. Just like the reddit "Trust and Safety" team, the mods of this particular subreddit, even though the post violated a sub rule along with the site rule, stayed up, unlocked.
> but not anymore if it becomes viral enough.
Not everyone wants to be a celebrity. But just read _this_ thread. You have at least one individual justifying this behavior.