"Can't we just agree reddit is a failed site and move on?" Is it failed, or just assimilated by one of the special interest groups that rule our society (hiveminding basement-dwelling neckbeards)?
Reddit no longer is "hiveminding basement-dwelling neckbeards" it has stepped up in culture to mainstream "hiveminding". Yesterday my boss asked me if I had seen the Nate Silver interview on "reddit?". Then again, a lot of the world seems to be co-opting what was the "culture" of basement-dwellers, which is so strange by itself. Nerds/geeks have ascended.
Luckily I work in an office where I have a strong job security and it is driven by getting stuff done not by being there for 8 hours, so the boss man doesn't care if I spend time on reddit as long as things get done. Also, hubski uses vertical bars for quotes so surround it in |