It's amazing to watch happen - Reddit attracted such a wide variety of people, interests and opinion. I loved reading the news there, visiting different communities.
Over time, what I found interesting was how much I had come to depend on Reddit for news and current event discussion. So when something happened that closely affected Reddit - when r/jailbait was shut down for example and most subs wouldn't allow discussion of Gawker's article on violentacrez, or when something like BlackOut is happening now - I didn't really know where to go for the insight and discussion. It's interesting to watch what used to be your own sidelines burn from the sidelines.
It's amazing to watch happen - Reddit attracted such a wide variety of people, interests and opinion. I loved reading the news there, visiting different communities.
Over time, what I found interesting was how much I had come to depend on Reddit for news and current event discussion. So when something happened that closely affected Reddit - when r/jailbait was shut down for example and most subs wouldn't allow discussion of Gawker's article on violentacrez, or when something like BlackOut is happening now - I didn't really know where to go for the insight and discussion. It's interesting to watch what used to be your own sidelines burn from the sidelines.