I started out on this sub as being an open-minded person seeking good-faith conversation. Now, I’ve turned into a mean person in my responses.

I can’t help but think that the same is happening to a large number of people on this sub as well. My personal experiences here have led me to believe the following:
1. The users here vary when it comes to foundational beliefs, values, vocabularies, and perspectives, which few if any actually make explicit.
2. The lack of such explication inspires incorrect interpretations of posts and comments and leads to fruitless discussion since people don’t even have the same definitions for the words we’re using.
3. Anonymity removes inhibitions on anti-social behavior, leading to lack of charity, meanness, etc.
4. Interacting with faceless users on a screen further prevents the generation and exercise of empathy and charity for other users.
5. Because the users here have vastly different worldviews and life experiences, the quality of advice and perspectives varies widely in which most are not applicable or very useful at all to any particular user.
6. Psychological traits and dispositions, along with the structure of the app itself, is leading to further entrenchment of beliefs, preventing learning and growth.

So, I ask all of you: is your life actually becoming better by interacting with others on this sub? If not, why then are you here? Is your engagement serving anyone else?

Before I take a long break from this sub and Reddit in general, I’d like to read your responses.