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Originally Posted by MarchHare
He made a strong case that certain unmoderated subreddits are gross, a point to which nobody in this thread has disagreed. He then used that as a blanket condemnation of the entire site. People are disagreeing with him because it's trivially easy to avoid the scummy parts and only read areas that are informative/funny/pleasant/etc.
One can take his criticism of reddit and apply it to the entire Internet. It's an incredible source of information and entertainment, but it's not without a seedy underbelly. Thankfully, you don't need to experience the worst of it to enjoy the best.
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People on this forum seem to apply the blanket condemnation all the time until it applies to one of their little pet loves. As a private enterprise, Reddit is actually gross.
The Internet is just the free market. Reddit is one of the firms that utilize the market to allow some pretty gross stuff. Anyone who disagrees with me on Flanagan's right to say what he wants in an academic setting, and uses Reddit is a disgusting hypocrite.