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  I feel like this is it for most social media sites.
  I'm on twitter. I follow almost primarily artists, and a few people I know personally.
  And if anyone starts spewing hot takes, I unfollow and/or block them because I don't use twitter to have discussions or talk about theories - I use it to look at pictures, and occasionally comment on my day/my friend's tweets.
  Just curate your own experience. If they do not spark joy, just fucking block them or something. Life's too short.
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  Who says that Reddit is less toxic than other social media? If you're hearing that from Redditors, it sounds like a biased source. >
  
  People do, typically appealing to the more niche subs that can indeed have nice communities. But every default sub is still a vat of toxic brainlet sludge. >
  
  
  But every default sub is still a vat of toxic brainlet sludge.
  
  And the inverse: other platforms have niche groups with less toxicity too. >
  
  Reddit you have to actively sub to a group, on other social media platforms they push "shorts" video and spam with lots of ads and "you might know" people. The ads on Reddit blend in which makes it nicer when scrolling through everything. >
  
  I feel like that's been changing though. Recently I've got a lot of "subs you might be interested in" appearing in my feed. >
  
  Occasionally that happens and I have been randomly selected to be added to some shitty sub with 27 people. But not to the extent that other platforms do it. Also I enjoy the anonymously. >
  
  I get sucked in pretty easily no matter which social media I’m on. What I like about Reddit is I feel like I have a bit more control over where I go and what I look at. There’s pretty much a subreddit for any interest or mood. ….. Not that it matters when you get stuck following links all night instead. 😅
  Jokes aside, yeah, there’s toxicity, but I’ve also run into so many truly nice people. >
  
  The ability to highly tailor the content you experience on Reddit is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing for the obvious reason, more stuff you like funneled your way with less bullshit. But that leads to a positive feedback loop, or "echo chamber". You are being fed what you want to hear and already believe. That's not conducive to healthy growth. Opinions or perspectives that challenge yours aren't inherently negative, and can often help change or refine your original view. >
  
  True. I actively seek multiple points of view, so this was certainly a negative I wasn’t thinking about in the moment I posted. I was mostly thinking generals. You can find drama if you want, or if you aimlessly wander, but you can stick to hobbies or heartwarming, or whatever itch the scary subs scratch. I mostly avoid politics online because it’s hard to get more than a snapshot of what people really believe, (at least, I’m not good at accurately and concisely expressing myself) but I’ve found several political discussions where everyone involved is actively trying to have constructive conversation. It mostly depends on where you go. >
  
  It depends on what groups you choose to view. I don’t see toxicity in made me smile, animals being derps, humans being bros, nba, I took a picture of, vagabond, what is this thing, camping, food porn, dad jokes etc..
  You can make your own bed with what you choose to view. If you think what you’re seeing is toxic and continue to follow that group and complain, that’s not Reddit, fault. Topics can be entertaining, informative, engaging, funny….I don’t agree with your premise at all.