Do you find Reddit toxic?

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I've never found reddit any more or less toxic than the rest of the internet. Which is to say, it's fairly toxic.

r/looneytunes is

I have never tried Reddit, I used to do Yahoo answers but that turned into a cess pool of stupidity and weirdness.

I've posted on Reddit a few times. I find some areas to be toxic and other areas not to be toxic.

Never tried it. Sounds like maybe I should continue to...not try it. Lol!

It can be a good source of ideas, but signing up and posting there might not end well, unless it's about technical matters in a technical thread.

It really depends on the subreddit. Reddit itself is just a platform and each subreddit has its own rules. Most have rules to prevent toxicity but there are some subreddits that are more controversial, like the ones that bring together and are created by unsavoury people such as MRA's, incels, TERFS and racists. Those are more toxic and they tend to have more misogynistic, anti-trans or racist content.

I found the neurodiversity and ASD community subreddits to be quite good though.

There is also the femcels of Reddit. You missed those out.

Yeah, I really think it depends on the specific subreddit. One of the subreddits has helped me a great deal - the exJW one. It’s the biggest exJW community out there, and it’s been extremely helpful to a lot of people. It’s a bit freaky how much we have in common. I suppose that’s just the nature of being raised in a high control group. That’s not to say that there’s not drama there like anywhere else, but it’s been a valuable resource for many, especially those who’ve experienced abuse or are being shunned by friends and family.

There’s not much drama on the other subreddits I’m a part of, but they are focused on specific interests - language learning and classical music, not religion or politics.

I don’t use Reddit much when I’m using WP. I prefer posting on one platform at a time. It seems to be harder to get to know people on Reddit, but I’m sure it varies depending on the specific subreddit.

I've had a similar experience on the cognitive testing subreddit.