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1. nxpnsv+(OP)[view] [source] 2020-06-21 04:39:54
I’ve found the r/city subs i’ve been in has been great. Perhaps depends where you live...
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2. CoolGu+P5[view] [source] 2020-06-21 05:53:03
>>nxpnsv+(OP)
It seems like since the last presidential election, /r/nyc has been getting brigaded by conservatives who don't live in the area.

Lately some these guys have a post history in /r/Seattle too, talking about CHAZ or whatever.

It's obnoxious, there's enough going on locally in NYC without a bunch of racists jumping in to defend stop and frisk or whatever.

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3. nxpnsv+16[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-21 05:56:36
>>CoolGu+P5
Yeah well I’m only on European subs...
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4. m741+el[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-21 10:17:01
>>CoolGu+P5
I subscribe to both those subs, and the signal:noise ratio is very bad. It's pretty obvious that there's a substantial amount of posts from people who have neither lived in nor traveled to these cities. I was visiting both subs regularly until I realized that they just made me anxious and depressed. Posts are frequently just signal boosts of lurid local news about rape/arson/homelessness/etc.

It's not something you see in subreddits for smaller or less popular cities with similar demographics. Subreddits for these tend to be actually useful.

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