You guys are just crazy if you're surfing on any subreddit that shows up in the Popular tab. It's almost all bot/AI posting, the comments as well. I dare to say even the mods, Reddit is half dead, especially mainstream communities.
this post was submitted on 24 May 2026
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I browse r/popular but I've muted many subs (pics, funny, worldnews, askreddit, politics and plenty others) so it is a bit bearable.
Fair point.
I had a new account for a couple months that just got banned looked through my posts and comments, not missing it at all this time, I replaced the comic book subreddit with the comic geeks app, works better for me honestly and it's more positive. I just wish blender had a community here, on the open source reddit clone.
Said "covid shoulda got them" on a post about all the governor candidates being 68+, and that was enough for a permanent ban lol. Threatening violence is a real stretch there.
Reddit is absolutely fucked with the admins/mods now!
I posted a picture making a joke about all the rules I need to follow to post there and they deleted my post for mentioning the overbearing rules!
I made another one saying I need to be careful what I say because my last post was deleted so they deleted that too!
It's mad over there now! OnlyFans girls are allowed to repost and spam and self promote but no one else?
r/funny was my very first Reddit Ban, years and years ago, for the genius crime of browsing as "new" and making a quick comment on a post the mods didn't like, and I got accused of being a sockpuppet for a scammer or something
It’s unbelievable that there’s such a trope about Reddit mods. It’s like there all the same smooth-brained, nuance-less man-child looking for reasons to flex.
but arent all the mods not basically 3 people?
There’s an adage about wrestling with pigs
Too true! But still, it’s fun to go slumming occasionally.
Reddit's the best marketing for Lemmy.
Grow up
Found a mod!
OPs response: "LMAO"
Probably.