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PolyMatter

Why YouTube Comments Suck (and Reddit comments don't)

PolyMatter · Nov 12, 2026 · 9:23

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Trolls aren't only to blame for the YouTube Comment section, there are deeper reasons which can explain everything.### Credit ###Music:"Thief in the Night" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Other sound effects used under Creative Commons 0 from FreeSound### Further Reading/Sources ###http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-09/why-were-shutting-our-commentshttps://www.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/4ucrgh/is_anyone_else_noticing_this_incorrect_and_poor/?https://www.quora.com/Why-are-YouTube-comments-so-badhttp://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-psychology-of-online-commentshttps://books.google.com/books?id=W1c0CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA91&lpg=PA91&dq=anonymity+of+reddit+vs+youtube&source=bl&ots=9J6O2F4oSR&sig=hcm6idWrpoVsYjIbvugNBCaW72c&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj7qN79jKfQAhXCgVQKHRcBCn8Q6AEIRzAM#v=onepage&q=anonymity%20of%20reddit%20vs%20youtube&f=false
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