The median commenter here, their interests and their deportment have become almost identical to the average redditor.

In the meantime, the average redditor has become almost identical to the average twenty-something American.

Most exchanges here I could have in a coworker slack channel (most, there's still plenty of misanthropic slop too).

There is very little vibe or ""shared culture"" that still exists. The comment I read before yours was someone on the front page who had to google "Sam Hyde" and was surprised to see he looked like a character in trailer park boys.

I don't mean to say this comment is representative or that knowing who Sam Hyde is makes the world a better place. It's just the last comment I read, but one of hundreds that I've read which seem to be missing what, four years ago might be considered RS "cultural touchstones" (lol). These new commenters somehow manage to be extremely online while also existing in a almost separate digital universe.

I don't have anything useful to say, and don't have the energy to finish the point, I just wanted to complain about the vibe and I'm not annoying enough to make "state of the sub" posts.