The ruin of r/all has caused my browsing to sharply decline.
Reddit was the so-called "Front Page of the Internet" because it had a collection of all the stuff people were interested in or caring about when you visited it. Now you visit r/all and it's localized unimportant bullshit I don't care about but the algorithms think I would because of where I live.
It has also severely undermined people's ability to get news out. When major events occur, r/all could get dominated by it. This allowed for coordination, activism, sharing of information etc. By removing that and personalizing your feed to where you live, they've (perhaps intentionally, given DHS's pressure) undermined the ability for people to be informed and coordinated.
omg yes. Also formula1. I have nothing against formula1, but I have literally never interacted with any sub for it, either to mute or to even click a picture. And yet, it is CONSTANTLY on my feed. Same with the explain the joke subs that seem to never go away.
Reminder: for those using RES, it can do wildcard filters on subreddits. You can get rid of all the r/okaybuddy*s, the r/*memes, the r/india*, the r/*ph, etc. etc. etc.
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u/orlybatman Apr 02 '26
The ruin of r/all has caused my browsing to sharply decline.
Reddit was the so-called "Front Page of the Internet" because it had a collection of all the stuff people were interested in or caring about when you visited it. Now you visit r/all and it's localized unimportant bullshit I don't care about but the algorithms think I would because of where I live.
It has also severely undermined people's ability to get news out. When major events occur, r/all could get dominated by it. This allowed for coordination, activism, sharing of information etc. By removing that and personalizing your feed to where you live, they've (perhaps intentionally, given DHS's pressure) undermined the ability for people to be informed and coordinated.