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		spaceman_2020 on Nov 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Have you stopped reading most news? Yes. Also stopped using social media almost completely. Don't have Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat. Have a Twitter but use it rarely. Stick to Whatsapp - that at least has people I want to stay in touch with. I also don't go on Reddit much anymore. Besides a waste of time, I always found that site to have a deeply corrosive community. I'm active here because the quality of discussion at HN has stayed rock solid. I always figure that if something is important enough, I'll hear about it organically.

magic_hamster on Nov 1, 2022 [–]

Reddit is still pretty good for very niche topics, some are surprisingly technical.

spaceman_2020 on Nov 1, 2022 | [–]

Small niche communities are great. But the big, popular ones are downright toxic.

magic_hamster on Nov 2, 2022 | | [–]

I find that's true in a broader sense. Smaller communities are almost always better. Huge communities are just loud at best.

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