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To add to your list:

* using engagement as a ranking metric. This ensures the content is addictive, even if it's low quality

* the reactionary fabricated content they keep because it went viral

* important news won't surface until hours after an even happens unless an admin stickies it because they removed their traditional ranking algorithm

* the shift away from subreddits being communities and towards social media style entities

I wish reddit's alternatives gained some traction. Voat had some promise but got taken over by racist bots. saidit might have some potential.



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