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Re:Google Search Is Dying by D13Fd on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @11:48AM (#30348986)
I find the idea that banning Trump supporters killed reddit to be pretty far-fetched.

To the extent there is a change in quality, it probably comes from other factors, including having a bigger, broader, and different user base now than in the past (and only a small portion of that change likely came from Trump-related bans).

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Re:Google Search Is Dying by jasonladuke0311 on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @12:05PM (#30349223)
Parent didn't say Trump supporters. And I completely agree with their observation. Quality went completely off a cliff around that time. I think it just officially entrenched the Reddit orthodoxy and that there is a "right way" to think, and that infected even non-political subreddits. Not all though, I know some subs are much better and open to discussion than in the past.
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Re:Google Search Is Dying by legalcorrection on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @12:50PM (#30350009)
Yep. These days you’ll even get banned from fandom subreddits if you criticize the tv show/movie/book too heavily.
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