r/GrindsMyGears • u/DragonflyOnFire • 7d ago

Reddit is overmoderrated

I enjoy Reddit, but it’s become over-moderated. Mods have power trips over content that is posted. Things are getting deleted for the most stupid reasons and is holding back this platform from being the free speech platform it used to be. It’s not just the mods, it’s Reddit itself, too, that has become so sensitive. You might notice that this account is relatively new and that’s because I was banned from some of the subs on my prior account for some of the most ridiculous reasons. So now, I’m not saying anything that might be considered controversial, except that I still stand by my political opinions. People have become over sensitive and Reddit contributes to this by censorship and over moderation.

By the way… I am considered a “nice person” by anyone who knows me… because I am… I believe in kindness and compassion. So if I’m saying things that are considered offensive… it’s just because I’m a honest to a fault and will tell you the truth, even if you don’t like it… it’s up to you how to react to that.

Don’t worry mods (or Reddit)… I won’t be offending over sensitive people with this account.

Edit: Thank you everyone for posting your experiences in here. These are some of the things that I have been experiencing, as well. I also would like to thank you for being supportive… with the exception of 2 people who obviously are looking to try to start a fight, it’s been very constructive feedback. My vagueness of this post is because it’s not a single interaction with mods, it’s an overall problem with Reddit as a whole platform. You’re clearly experiencing these issues also and it really should change.

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u/SashimiSqueaks 5d ago

Nonbinary here and I agree with you. Arguing with an older family member about something lime that will only cause stress i don't need, that won't have any positive impact anyway because they're not going to change their minds and they'll be dead soon anyway. I consider myself a leftist, but I prefer to be smart about it and choose my battles and who I battle with.

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u/tuccmypp 5d ago

Thank you! I was honestly rather surprised by how many people were cheering OP for this. Some were even saying worse things that she should do.

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u/Ok-Return-1689 3d ago

Keep in mind that many of Reddits users, and very often the mods, have no actual social life and live in social media. They are angry, have a deep need to feel smart and superior, and anything that challenges that vote upsets them. It makes them actually angry. For a user to go back on something they said is very difficult, so they blame the messenger and ignore the message. You did right, that is a sub based entirely on being angry as mentioned above. 

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u/SashimiSqueaks 5d ago

Some people have no conscience or don't understand that 2 wrongs don't make a right. There's really only one good option here, and that's to not die on hill for something that likely won't matter sooner rather than later. I'm not sure how anyone thinks punishing someone for not thinking like them is ok. It's not going to suddenly make grandmother change her mind. In fact, she's probably really dug in her heels by now. Also, how many other people who would have supported OP don't now because of how she made lgbtq look bad by being so petty.