Reddit always had a problem with far right/anti science dogwhistlers, but it also seems like it's gotten much worse. Maybe I was just desensitized and I'm noticing it more because I don't go there much, or maybe it is actually worse because it's an election year, but it also wouldn't surprise me if the .01% of frequent commentors who left full-time for Lemmy represent a significant brain drain.

not to mention the continued guarantee of enshittification. We've only just seen the beginning of their pursuit of short term profits at the expense of their core value: the userbase.

Wasn't there like a bot defense team that published a ban list or something but they just gave up during the exodus?

Ah, I hadn't noticed this level of worsening. I suppose because when I visit I still go to niche subreddits and there the impact is less noticeable (but you do notice it).

I suppose great moderators have left the platform and they've been replaced by others who would like to be as good (but are crippled by new Reddit rules allowing many more trolls) or those that just don't care or are straight crazy!