I agree. In depth discussion is rare. It's always someone trying to be a know-it-all or having to prove some point with a heated debate that spirals into flaming ; that or some pointless meme, pun thread, jokes, ect. Not that the latter are bad; an occasional joke or humorous comment is nice sometimes. But it seemed that on Reddit it was too much.
I actually saw on Reddit someone post a list of alternatives and when they mentioned Snapzu they said that the discussion here is dull because we're "less opinionated." I don't believe we're less opinionated, I just think they're not used to discussion where things aren't heated and one side getting downvoted. If that's the kind of drama they want in a community, they can stay there on Reddit as far as I'm concerned.
Good! Commenting on reddit became so exhausting. You have to be so precise with how you word your comments to avoid being attacked. You can't use terms like "a lot of people" because you'll be accused of generalising. And you have to be careful not to use wording that could be seen as, or turned into, a pun because people will jump all over it and you'll never get the conversation back on track.
You have to be so precise with how you word your comments
This forced me to become a better and more articulate writer...constantly looking for how my words could be twisted (or simply misinterpreted). But, yes, I know what you mean. It also prevented me from making many spontaneous comments when I lacked the time to make the comment bullet-proof. There seemed to be little room for interactive communication.
I agree. In depth discussion is rare. It's always someone trying to be a know-it-all or having to prove some point with a heated debate that spirals into flaming ; that or some pointless meme, pun thread, jokes, ect. Not that the latter are bad; an occasional joke or humorous comment is nice sometimes. But it seemed that on Reddit it was too much.
I actually saw on Reddit someone post a list of alternatives and when they mentioned Snapzu they said that the discussion here is dull because we're "less opinionated." I don't believe we're less opinionated, I just think they're not used to discussion where things aren't heated and one side getting downvoted. If that's the kind of drama they want in a community, they can stay there on Reddit as far as I'm concerned.
Good! Commenting on reddit became so exhausting. You have to be so precise with how you word your comments to avoid being attacked. You can't use terms like "a lot of people" because you'll be accused of generalising. And you have to be careful not to use wording that could be seen as, or turned into, a pun because people will jump all over it and you'll never get the conversation back on track.
This forced me to become a better and more articulate writer...constantly looking for how my words could be twisted (or simply misinterpreted). But, yes, I know what you mean. It also prevented me from making many spontaneous comments when I lacked the time to make the comment bullet-proof. There seemed to be little room for interactive communication.