The problem with these rage inducing subreddits is that they seldom seem to propose or encourage any solution or alternative. So it ends up becoming a kind of circle jerk of learned helplessness.

It seems like a common internet thing. Rage bait and learned helplessness. We learn to accept that there's nothing to do because people and politicians are idiots because "look at all this stuff".

And often this aligns with advertising tech because it makes us engaged and seeking comfort of continued scrolling when we get a steady stream of anxiety injections. It's low key like an abusive relationship.

[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

God forbid a community focused on showcasing a certain trope actually focus on showcasing that trope...

The old subreddit was associated with leftist political subreddits anyway, so the connection to actual discourse is there regardess

Furthermore, the comments sections always abound with discussions of potential solutions

[–] ocassionallyaduck@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Respectfully, I don't think one can just suggest a solution to what is fundamentally problem of decades of economic propaganda and miseducation. The number of morons that believe in Adam Smith and market self-corrections like they are forces as natural as the tide is truly staggering insane, ansld is a direct result of generations of neoliberalism seeping into education.

There's no easy solution. There's hardly a hard solution at this point. The solution is to make memes, and to yell, and to make the issue so readily apparent it can be unavoidable and understood by these very same people let down by their education. So subreddits memeing is good, overall.