Been on Reddit for 15 years. Can confirm it’s pretty much a bot hellscape now.

Years ago I noticed the quality of front page posts drop in terms of their basic spelling and grammar. You never used to see typos in what hit the front page because mods actually cared about the quality of what was being posted to their subreddits.

That’s far past gone now in all the top subs. Mostly because the mods there have all been compromised as shills that get paid to gatekeep selected content from bot controlled posters. Now all they care about is volume rather than quality.

That’s why most of the default subreddits and most of what hits the front page is the same regurgitated content with dick-riding commentary that doesn’t discuss much aside from just agreeing with the upvoted group-think of the post itself.

Overall quality in all the top 100 subreddits has declined exponentially in just 5 years, as the mods now heavily favor bot accounts posting more, rather than community members posting gold less often. So the best members of most communities just left, as there was no reason to contribute content that wasn’t going to be seen against a flood of mod approved click bait.

Reddit is now a soulless faceless husk shambling around as if it’s content is from a real community of people, and not a corpo filtered humonculous.

Engagement there, the good kind. Is now rare at best, if at all. And even worse - I’ve found dozens of sites that will just let you buy upvotes and accounts, so making it to the front page just takes some clever marketing spend.

It’s sad to see such a colorful community of people from around the world get invaded and slowly taken over by a body-snatcher like corporate mimic - but that’s the best compliment I can give to what’s left of Reddit.

Covid is not gone in the US. Here’s the CDC data:

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home

Thousands are still dying from it every day in March of 2025. Largly due to the poor adoption rate of the vaccine due to propaganda.

Good job admitting you’ve turned a blind eye to thousands dying every day. The loss of life only counts when it isn’t American lives right?

You’re a really great example of the effects of propaganda making anyone intolerant.

But do go on about the spending. Maybe you can figure out how much each American death costs Russia per capita, and compare it to how much they spent to make you apathetic about it.

We are no longer in the nuclear age.

We are in the information age, post social media.

The reasons we don’t nuke each other into oblivion are no longer memories people hold. Most of them are now gone, and their memories with them.

Peace and how it’s maintained are just words on paper now. And these words now compete against billions of others on social media.

China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, etc all have entire buildings full of bad actors firehosing disinformation into every space built by a democratic nation to keep peace.

This disinformation has already, in less than 10 years, unquestionably destabilized the US. Who have not stopped embarrassing themselves on the world stage since. Trumps Covid policies killed millions of Americans, and disinformation got him reelected.

The massive loss of American life didn’t stop disinformation from convincing Americans that Trump wasn’t responsible for his own Covid response. Instead, they voted for him again, and now he’s placed a TV personality in charge of our military who is actively talking about leaving NATO and invading Greenland and Canada because he’s an idiot. But he’s in charge of our military, so that idiot is going to get whatever he wants.

And the people that voted for Trump honestly believe this is a good idea because of disinformation.

It’s just a matter of time before nukes are likewise a good idea because of disinformation.

Death and suffering no longer matter in the face of this level of disinformation. Just like it didn’t matter to Americans that millions of them died because they elected a reality TV personality into office. Despite this being an obvious fact, the majority of the US will now literally fight you for thinking it.

The security you think you have is an illusion from an age we no longer live in.

Russia and friends are spending billions of resources into firing the disinformation hose at everything democratic.

What do you think they’re hoping to gain from it?

The US has already fallen victim to it. Their military, which used to be the backbone of the UN and NATO can no longer be depended on. Europe’s military defenses will be crippled by nearly 70% if the US leaves NATO.

And thats what the US is actively talking about, encouraged by Russia. With the EU responding as if it’s a real threat by discussing a new government body that replaces NATO without the US.

The EU is acting like this is already the case.

You are being naive if you think all this disinformation is just for fun. It’s targeted. It’s in EVERY democratic election from the US to Canada, to France, to Germany, and it’s gaining traction.

The peace you described as normal has been decreasing exponentially across the world for the past decade for this VERY reason, and you want to think these countries are just doing it for fun?

No shit.

Is it only the biggest spender of propaganda that makes them bad? Or is all propaganda bad? Maybe it’s what propaganda does to a country that’s the problem.

You know - just like how the propaganda Trump used for his US Covid response killed more Americans than anywhere else in the world. Actually, it’s now killed more Americans than all the wars they’ve ever faught in combined.

That’s the propaganda I’m fighting. Mostly because it killed friends and family.

My country is now radicalized not just into voting away their own rights, but their own lives. The dead and suffering are now ignored by the corporate controlled media, to the point where Trump was elected again despite fucking up everything he ever touched and killing over a million citizens.

Russia is now targeting Canada and Europe using these same tactics, and if those citizens are too resilient, well thankfully he’s about to step over Ukraine to get there too.

But sure, let’s talk about who’s spending money on propaganda instead of what each kind of propaganda is doing to the world. Definitley makes for a good strawman.

I’m talking about them like the heroes holding back WW3 that they are. What’s your excuse?

I’m already doing my part to try and unfuck the US from aligning with Putin to pick the corpse of Europe clean when they’re done with it.

If I fight in this war, it will be to take my country back from the Russian bullshit that’s taken it over.

Russia is doing the same across all western countries and elections. They are in an active war with Ukraine at Europe’s footsteps, and NATO is on the verge of collapse because of the US’s withdrawal after aligning with Putin.

You are naive to believe Russia will stop there after weakening everything protecting Europe.

You are no different than everyone who thought Hitler would just magically stop after Poland

The US has the biggest military in the world followed by China. None of those are Europe.

Remember how WW2 wasn’t just Germany? How they got the help from Japan of all places because of their mutual hatred for China?

The US now hates NATO as much as Russia and is looking to leave / destroy it from within.

It doesn’t really matter if Russia is running out of troops and /equipment if their allies have more than the rest of the world combined several times over.

Russia just has to make it through Ukraine, and the rest of the bad guys in the world will unite to take Europe apart for their own gain.

It’s what happened in WW2 to keep Germany going, and it will absolutely happen again.

You’re basically acting like France in WW2. And they laughably got bulldozed simply because like you, they weren’t convinced there was a greater threat despite Poland already getting attacked. Now Ukraine is getting attacked, and you don’t seem to care why or what it motivating their assault. There is a much bigger game being played than you are refusing to understand, and your attitude of running from the bigger obvious threat to talk about trivial smaller ones that have literally no possible positive outcome is naive at best.

History repeats itself, and so do the idiots who think peace is the norm like you.

Answering your question is meaningless because you are taking sides over a drop of blood that’s holding back an ocean of it.

But to answer it regardless:

No, forcing people back into a war zone is a bad thing.

No shit.

They left Ukraine in the first place because they were either unwilling or unable to fight that war, and moving them back into a war zone they escaped is beyond cruel. To that point - they are NOT being forced to return by Ukraine or Zelensky. Rather by Russia’s ally, the US.

They left because they wouldn’t or couldn’t help the war, so their forced participation in it by the US likely won’t help much.

It would be nice if you cared more about the obvious growing threat to the world, rather than how the only people fighting it are somehow not doing it to your taste.

Unless you like the taste of blood, you better hope they fucking win.

Let me explain this simply so you understand the point I am making:

What would you have Ukraine do? Slow down their conscription? Stop it entirely?

Alright, heres the game theory results on how changing their conscription rates will effect this war and it’s consequences:

Outcome 1: No changes to conscription, Ukraine wins the war. Russia leaves their territory.

Result: hundreds of thousands of dead, you get to complain about how many died from conscription. Most importantly, this war doesn’t reach Europe.

Because once it does, all those images of war you’ve seen will get much much worse, and the body count much much higher.

This is the likely outcome of all our other options.

Outcome 2: Ukraine changes their conscription laws. Less are forced to enroll to defend their country. Their population is MAGNITUDES smaller than Russias, so without the broader conscription laws, they no longer have a fighting force large enough to withstand the endless wall of North Korean and Russian meat being thrown at them.

Result 2: Russia steam rolls Ukraine. Gets a foot hold on Europe. Declares war on NATO. Starts WW3 and likely the end of peace and modern civilization as we know it. Death toll in the millions, and lots of worse war pictures for you to clutch your pearls about.

But hey, Ukraine no longer exists, so you don’t have to be critical of their rough conscription laws anymore!

Outcome 3: Ukraine loses the war anyway. The above happens anyway.

Result 3: Again. No reason to be critical of their conscription laws, because they don’t exist as a country now.

Sure, it would have been nice if they had a fighting force large enough to stop Russia’s push into NATO and Europe. Especially considering the force that has historically stood up to this bullshit on the world stage, the US, has now broke bad and aligns with Russia.

Ukraine is not just defending themselves. They are defending the entirety of Europe and NATO, which is why there’s so many emergency meetings being held by both to help them.

Point being. Ukraine conscription is a necessary evil to prevent the worst outcome of Russias actions. If you want to be critical about death and war, then maybe understand how worse WW3 would make all of this, and how Ukrainian conscription is literally the biggest thing holding it back.

Because that’s how NATO and the Ukraine see it. And that’s how you should see it too. Thinking otherwise, that this isn’t a very likely threat, is to ignore the death toll that’s been rising for years.

Ukraine conscription is to prevent that death toll from being all across Europe.

Let me explain this simply so you understand the point I am making:

What would you have Ukraine do? Slow down their conscription? Stop it entirely?

Alright, heres the game theory results on how changing their conscription rates will effect this war and it’s consequences:

Outcome 1: No changes to conscription, Ukraine wins the war. Russia leaves their territory.

Result: hundreds of thousands of dead, you get to complain about how many died from conscription. Most importantly, this war doesn’t reach Europe.

Because once it does, all those images of war you’ve seen will get much much worse, and the body count much much higher.

This is the likely outcome of all our other options.

Outcome 2: Ukraine changes their conscription laws. Less are forced to enroll to defend their country. Their population is MAGNITUDES smaller than Russias, so without the broader conscription laws, they no longer have a fighting force large enough to withstand the endless wall of North Korean and Russian meat being thrown at them.

Result 2: Russia steam rolls Ukraine. Gets a foot hold on Europe. Declares war on NATO. Starts WW3 and likely the end of peace and modern civilization as we know it. Death toll in the millions, and lots of worse war pictures for you to clutch your pearls about.

But hey, Ukraine no longer exists, so you don’t have to be critical of their rough conscription laws anymore!

Outcome 3: Ukraine loses the war anyway. The above happens anyway.

Result 3: Again. No reason to be critical of their conscription laws, because they don’t exist as a country now.

Sure, it would have been nice if they had a fighting force large enough to stop Russia’s push into NATO and Europe. Especially considering the force that has historically stood up to this bullshit on the world stage, the US, has now broke bad and aligns with Russia.

Ukraine is not just defending themselves. They are defending the entirety of Europe and NATO, which is why there’s so many emergency meetings being held to by both to help them.

Point being. Ukraine conscription is a necessary evil to prevent the worst outcome of Russias actions. If you want to be critical about death and war, then maybe understand how worse WW3 would make all of this, and how Ukrainian conscription is literally the biggest thing holding it back.

Because that’s how NATO and the Ukraine see it. And that’s how you should see it too. Thinking otherwise, that this isn’t a very likely threat, is to ignore all the images of war you want me to look at.

Ukraine conscription is to prevent those images from being all across Europe.

From Arizona / Mexico:

Birria, especially Birria Ramen. It’s slow cooked meat in a broth of spices and a bit of onion and Chiles. It’s fall apart tender, and usually served with melted cheese (Queso Birria). But my favorite version is served on top of Tapatio Ramen. So it’s fork tender beef with spicy noodles.

Really great on a cold day.

Funny thing is, I’m from the East Coast of the US, so actually have a bunch of favorites from there that are really worth giving a try too.

Especially a REAL Cheesesteak.

Shaved Ribeye cut thin and grilled on a hot surface for a char. Grilled and charred onions and green peppers. Add it to an Italian soft roll that’s warmed, NOT toasted. Melt on top of it either Cheez Wiz (an Aerosolized Cheese snack that’s awful by itself) or American cheese. Mix it all together on the bun along with a few slices of Italian peperonchinis and a couple dashes of celery salt.

Incredibly unhealthy, but quite an experience if you ever get to try one (or make one yourself! I’m literally eating one I made for dinner right now haha 😂)

Why do Ukranian people want to leave their country?

That’s unquestionably what’s causing every problem you take issue with, so why aren’t you also taking issue with that cause?

Ukrainian conscription exists because Russia invaded them.

You blame Ukraine.

The US is sending refugees they previously welcomed back into a war zone because our government is now aligned with Russias.

You blame Ukraine.

Without Russia, none of your problems with Ukraine would exist. And more importantly, all the problems you have with Ukraine are already far far worse in Russia.

It’s pretty clear you’re either arguing in bad faith because you drank too much propaganda, or you’re working for the FSB.

Eitherway, your arguments are making Russia happy. Which means history is going to make you look like the idiot you’re acting like in supporting them.

Fair enough. And thanks for the clarification.

My dude. So you understand what a war is and how it works?

Do you understand how Russia has done the same?

Do you understand how 500,000 Russians are now dead because of that?

Do you understand that those 500,000 dead Russians are invading a country they promised peace with in 1995?

Do you ultimately understand the point you are making is about how the citizens of the Ukraine are being forced by Russia to either fight for their country or die?

Because that is the policy you are defending despite it clearly being the reason there’s 500,000 dead Russians and not the other way around.

If you want to decry military enlistment as “evil” then you are by far picking the worst example. Russia is far worse in their policies, with a far higher body count, and they are the reason anyone is dying at all.

Which means you are either making your arguments out of bad faith or pure stupidity.

If your argument was made in WW2 it would be about how evil the US is for defending Pearl Harbor.

You’re arguing for the pros of living in Germany post WW2. Because if WW3 happens, the US will not be on the side of the good guys.

Im sorry you lived in a 3rd world dictatorship. I imagine you moved to the US to escape that. I would very much like to preserve the freedom that attracted you to this country in the first place, rather than be complacent as we break bad due to social medias firehose of propaganda.

I wonder what the Ukrainian people want.

Especially the ones misplaced to the US by a war Russia started, and now have to return to a war zone because the USA is now politically aligned with Russia, and willing to break international treaties, law, and ethics if it gets them Putins favor.

You’re an absolute idiot it you can’t comprehend the international seppuku the USA has just committed by failing to help displaced war refugees, and instead now helps their aggressors.

Anyone with a shred of humanity would see this as the evil bullshit it is.

Instead, you’re pointing out that a country at war needs to conscript troops. No shit. Check out how Russia is doing it, if you want a real comparison to call inhumane.

Neo-fascist USA has literally threatened war with Canada and other neighboring countries, so if you think you won’t be on the front lines in a nonsense war started by fascists, then history has a very important lesson to teach you.

Chances are you and other Americans will be fighting in Ukraine alongside Russia by next year at the rate this clown show is excellerating.

There’s no American freedom in Neo-fascist USA, just whatever the broligarchy wants. The rights and freedom you, and every previous generation of Americans fought for are pretty much all gone now, so you are sorely mistaken if you assume you now have any.