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should we be discussing reddit less? (beehaw.org)
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Seems like a good portion of the activity in the communities is reddit oriented. If the goal is leaving/hurting reddit, it seems we should be continuing on like it doesn't exist, instead of continuing to drive interest to the site. Thoughts?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Similarly, I almost liken it to getting out of an abusive relationship. Not exactly of course because it's just a website, but similar.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

I joined Reddit in the middle of an abusive relationship. I don't even need "almost" as a qualifier.

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