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The main problem with Reddit is the moderation. It all hit the wall when Trump was elected and the Reddit directors decided to run around like chickens and clamp down on half the community. The website has become a far-left US-centric mass market echochamber.

>>witche+(OP)
For political subreddits, sure. But I'd argue there aren't really any great places on the internet to actually have nuanced political discussion anyways. It's dominated by folks with too much time on their hands... either radically far left or radically far right. And each group ostracizes members that don't subscribe to their brand or level of extremism.

Bottom line is it depends what kind of content you're looking for. For niche interests/hobbies, Reddit is very hard to beat.

>>alfalf+L1
I think you are looking for the old forum culture that used to exist before Reddit came along. Reddit is weak because it is either segregating people into subreddits and echo-chambers (making it just an over-moderated monopolistic forum killer), or it is a tool to force you to read political stuff that you don't want to get into, or it is an over-moderated amphitheater for far-left chauvinism. What exactly is the point of the "Reddit system" if you're basically trying to mimic what used to exist in the forum culture pre-reddit?

>>witche+(OP)
there are plenty of political groups on there, just don't expect to not get downvoted to oblivion in popular groups like r/politics if you are a conservative. That's just the way democracy works and I would guess 75-85% of reddit is far to moderate left on the political spectrum. I also think that like 60% of the users are from the US and Canada so it's definitely going to be US centric. Again there are groups for specific countries and topics there, just don't expect them to make it to the front page.