I have been on reddit for just about 12 years now. Something I’ve noticed over time is just how hateful the place has become. A complete outrage machine. Every single sub became filled with it. I’ve filtered so many subreddits over the last few years, it’s insane. I don’t know enough about this place to be sure, but I do hope it doesn’t become the same type of echo chamber of anger.
The point is that not every sub/community is the right place to discuss these kind of things. There will always be something major going on, should every sub/community be constantly discussing these things?
For example, there’s a lot going on in US politics right now the the SCOTUS decisions. It’s definitely worth discussing these major things, but in the right place. A niche gaming sub would not be the appropriate place for that.
The reddit API changes were different since this would likely affect every subreddit.