gunterd

Same, I use old.reddit.com, with an adblocker enabled, and create a new account whenever I want to comment on something or argue with someone (which is relatively rare these days), thus only interacting with subreddits that don't require accounts above a certain age or karma level.

This limitation keeps me from getting too addicted to the site while still enjoying it. I used to have a several-years-old account that I'd spend hours arguing politics with. Complete waste of time. Deleted it.

Which person, or people, is responsible for the direction Reddit has taken in terms of increasing user hostility to drive growth metrics? I am wondering if they have a track record for this sort of crap, in previous companies.