Like with a lot about Reddit, things have been implemented that sounds good on paper but little thought has been given to the consequences.

As for the electing mods/vox populi…[barf]

Musk: People who WFH are lazy and should come back to the office

Musk: …but I aint paying the rent on that office!

but it’s become an unhealthy addiction. Playing on my serotonin and dopamine

The same with all those major sites: it stopped being about community at some point and became about engagement, because that drives data points which makes them money.

Reddit has been an unhealthy place for a long time with numerous incidents where the admins haven’t acted out of moral choices but in the a way that is least damaging to engagement and the brand