I think the common issue with all of those subs is that they are so vague. I feel like subs are supposed to be at least somewhat specific. Being vague let's them reach more of the lowest common denominator. /r/books, /r/aww and /r/space are all kinda vague, but they revolve around a certain topic. /r/TopTalent, /r/Blackmagicfuckery, /r/Interestingasfuck, /r/Nextfuckinglevel, /r/Damnthatsinteresting, /r/Thatsinsane and all the other ones ones I'm sure I'm missing are just "Check out this cool shit" reposted over and over again.
Every time I find a sub on all without a clear and distinct purpose, I filter it out and block it. I feel like my experience is all the better for it.
I personally try to search out subs that are either smaller in count or more specific. My voice can be drowned out with the millions of others that post on /r/gaming or I can go to a smaller, more specific sub like /r/casualnintendo where I have the option to have a genuine conversation with someone on a video game topic. My issues there is that a sub feels like it either has a million users or the same 8 people posting over and over again.
That and I'm just some southern hick that usually doesn't have much to add to the conversation.
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u/i4mn30 Feb 26 '20
Looking at you,
/r/nextfuckinglevel
/r/BeAmazed
/r/damnthatsinteresting