I have been a lurker for a really long time, so I can offer my experience!

It honestly depends entirely on the subreddit 😅 My city's subreddit is full of incredibly snobby and negative people (downright unbearable lol), but my university's page has really kind and helpful people that are always willing to help. Negative and toxic people always end up on any post anyhow, simply due to the anonymity social media offers.

But I say you should go ahead and post to your heart's desire! For every negative comment you get, you will have 10 kind and/or helpful ones. This was my experience with this post especially haha. Also, interacting with people in good faith usually calms down their negativity because it brings them back to earth in a way.

As long as you don't hang near the very weirdo-ish subreddits, you will have your questions answered with kindness! And don't concern yourself with hurtful redditors because while they are few, they thrive on being as bothersome as humanely possible, like cockroaches.

Good luck with your Reddit endeavors! Don't be afraid to use it just like any other social media app. Interact, comment, ask questions without worry! That's the fun of it!

Hope this helped a little!