I've been noticing that the quality of discussions in my usual forums (Reddit, HN, FB groups) has been decreasing lately. The number of jokes and meme replies have been increasing relative to serious discussion. For example: If you ask a serious question in a (seemingly) serious subreddit, at least 1 in 4 of the responses will be some pop culture reference with some incredibly tangential connection to your query.
So I'm thinking, if this is bothering me, it must be bothering enough other people that maybe people have created communities where these kinds of low-effort posts are against the rules. Does anyone know of any place like that?
> If you ask a serious question in a (seemingly) serious subreddit, at least 1 in 4
Isn't that how Reddit has always been? I'm seriously asking. I gave up on Reddit years ago, so honestly don't know how things have changed between then and now. Maybe there was a "it's better" stretch in there somewhere.