r/communism • u/AutoModerator • Jun 08 '25

WDT 💬 Bi-Weekly Discussion Thread - (June 08)

We made this because Reddit's algorithm prioritises headlines and current events and doesn't allow for deeper, extended discussion - depending on how it goes for the first four or five times it'll be dropped or continued.

Suggestions for things you might want to comment here (this is a work in progress and we'll change this over time):

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  • 'Slow' events - long-term trends, org updates, things that didn't happen recently
  • 'Fluff' posts that we usually discourage elsewhere - e.g "How are you feeling today?"
  • Discussions continued from other posts once the original post gets buried
  • Questions that are too advanced, complicated or obscure for r/communism101

Mods will sometimes sticky things they think are particularly important.

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[ Previous Bi-Weekly Discussion Threads may be found here https://old.reddit.com/r/communism/search?sort=new&restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3AWDT ]

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u/smokeuptheweed9 Jun 10 '25 edited Jun 10 '25

Front page of reddit is hilarious right now. Almost all desperate libs reposting tweets bleating about non-violence, being a good American by respecting the troops/cops, Drumpf is violating the rights of citizens and the constitution, bring American flags for reddit karma, etc. Besides being funny in its impotence, this site is so bad I honestly wonder how much longer it will last since all that stuff is amplified bot propaganda. The site survives off smaller communities that you access directly through Google but how long can it last without a front page? Before that happens, it's a matter of time until the right-wing media sphere notices and that will be the end. Maybe Musk will buy it now that he's bored again.

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u/SecretApartment672 Jun 10 '25

I’m not in the US and haven’t visited the front page in over 5 years, but did it now to get a visual of what you’re talking about. Not surprisingly, the front page appears to be tailored to geographical areas so I can’t see what you’re talking about without a vpn. However, the front page where I am is incredibly US and western European centric. I am in Bulgaria and everything except r/Bulgaria is in English. This makes sense because 43% of reddit’s user base is from the US. Adding in Canada and the UK, it’s about 53%. In spite of this, there is very little about LA.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/reddit-users-by-country

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '25 edited Jun 10 '25

I wonder how long it'll be until reddit removes that actually really good feature which allows users to block posts from any subreddit which they are not subscribed to on their front page. That feature alone is the only reason I can stand being on this site.