For me, it’s a few things.
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A way to burn time that doesn’t feel like a digital sugar rush.
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Support, camaraderie, and kindness, primarily from /r/stopdrinking.
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Niche stuff, like ideas for local hiking and backpacking trips, propaganda posters, and kayaking info.
Creative posts and some “historical” lessons, like how being a hivemind isn’t exactly too good of an idea for communities in Reddit…
I think unfortunately the hivemind happens no matter what. Put enough like minded people together on the internet and they’ll make an echo chamber