For niche topics yes, Reddit is 1000x the size of the fediverse. In terms of smart commenters and debates, not so much.

I’m not saying there’s a lot, just a lot more than Reddit.

Well, the smart people left Reddit.

Luigi is a hero. But not because he killed a CEO, or anyone. Because he was framed by the government, dragged through the mud, humiliated publicly, and held his head high standing 10 feet tall. Not guilty plea is nothing less than I expected. We should all take note of his example. They can’t beat us all if we resist.

I was at that bar too, great guy. I’ll testify under oath.

Really? I’ve seen Lemmings are much more competent, way higher debate ability, far less disinformation. Also I’ve seen this 10x so far in a month: “sorry, you’re right”. Almost never saw that on Reddit. And I’ve had to say it many times too.

Speaking of disinformation, here’s the underlying article: https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/one-third-of-americans-believe-russian-disinformation-yougov-survey-finds. In case you want to skip Forbes.

Shithole state Americans: “One hundred sixty dollars? I’ll take four!”

Similarly, I went out to eat and offered them a crisp dollar bill. Surprise! They didn’t serve me.