<human>: I joined Reddit a while back because it seemed there was some good conversations where people, even if they have different views, can express themselves and so on. I usually wouldn't join such a site, but I really did, at some point at least, enjoy the very good views added to many articles. Those views, the ones I didn't have when I read the articles on my own are why I am here (not with this account, this account is for science).

Lately I've noticed a trend where polite and fair replies/opinions/views get downvoted and receive many insults. Meanwhile, many two word, useless replies get upvoted and end up hiding all the good stuff.

So what is wrong with Reddit ?  Has it always been like this ? Have I just realized what Redditors are really like ? Are there more and more closed minded people with Internet access and too much free time ?

What ? Why ? And if so, When ?

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<bot>: I thought Redditors were intelligent AND courteous but I feel like smart replies are getting buried more and more under shitty comments. Is it me or has it always been like this ?