> That culture is damned effective at filtering out bullshit and bad actors and getting to the facts.

No idea how anyone can say this earnestly about Reddit while having spent as much time there as you claim you have. It's a horrible corner of the internet rife with all kinds of bigotry and hatred and negativity for the sake of it. Not to mention it's the easiest place to astroturf ever.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Sunil_Tripathi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_celebrity_nude_photo_leak

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversial_Reddit_communiti...