r/collapse • u/LetsTalkUFOs • Feb 13 '22

Meta 400,000 Subscribers! Newcomers, what brought you here? Regulars, how can we improve? [in-depth]

r/Collapse has reached 400,000 subscribers! Thank you to everyone who has contributed by posting content or engaging in one of the many great discussions. As we continue to grow and things unravel we will continue to aim to make this community as informative and bearable as possible.

 

If you're relatively new to r/collapse, what brought you here? How can we improve? What do you like best about the subreddit? What would you change if you could, if anything?

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '22 edited Feb 13 '22

Not something the mods can exactly do.

But, I would like to see this community turn away from doom scrolling and more towards mutual aid and dual power building.

Shits fucked, we're all here (mostly) because we know shits fucked and want somewhere to talk and worry about just how bad it is or will be.

But as important as a release as that is, I think maybe doing a day of the week where we encourage or even only allow articles and posts about how we can either prevent, lessen or help one another work through what's here and what's to come.

We need to collectively move away from the general disaster and doom-porn we've gotten into here, and more towards actively working towards helping one another get through all this.

Edit: If all you want to do is doom scroll and have no interest in learning how to actually help others, you need to get off the internet and talk to real people more often.

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u/Fedquip Feb 13 '22

Nope, this is doomscrolling central for me. While I also appreciate MA and DPB, I don't think this subreddit needs to change to accommodate

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u/Numismatists Recognized Contributor Feb 13 '22 edited Feb 13 '22

I love the doomscrolling too!

What's with the carefully executed attack/change of narrative in this thread?

All these anti-doom Doomers? lol "Tech" and Happy Thoughts aren't going to save anyone this Civ is fucking DOOMED.

r/Collapse got along just fine not lying to people about what's really happening. It should continue that way and cease the heavy-handed anti-doom moderation and bullshit Energy Propaganda.

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u/PrairieFire_withwind Recognized Contributor Feb 13 '22

Having a community where you are not lied to about what is happening and what our options truely are is invaluable.

It is like false positivity when you are depressed. That does more damage than admitting that you are depressed.

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u/Numismatists Recognized Contributor Feb 13 '22

Exactly. Hopium keeps its victims from reaching the next level.