To put it bluntly, Reddit is not a great place. Terrible for newcomers, it is a community that thinks it is larger and more influential than it truly is. Discussion is largely dead. People will largely make some sort of hateful comment toward a person/place/thing, some sort of joke comment, a movie/game/show quote, or parrot some sort of unfounded Reddit talking point. In 'discussions', people with downvote (dislike) your comment if it doesn't align with their worldview, regardless of the citation of facts and figures to back up your statement, and most often providing no citations to back up their own statements. Redditors will often call you a shill/bot/troll/tankie for having an opinion or presenting information that differs from their own.Misinformation and outright lies are parroted throughout Reddit, largely due to the way particular topics have their own separate communities (subreddits). This results in an echochamber of sorts.The best thing you can do if you choose to use this platform is stick to the smaller communities. It's probably best not to comment on or engage in conversations/discussions with others. I say this as Reddit is one of the worst platforms for newcomers - people are largely hostile, or simply repeat some movie/game/show quote, or provide some sort of joke as an answer for most things. Perhaps what Reddit does best is demonstrate the need for greater investment in education and mental health supports.
