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a forum with its own laws, gods, and mortal enemies, all sharing one login.
means a themed community within reddit, self-governed by volunteer moderators and shaped by upvotes instead of editors.
from reddit launched in 2005 as one shared feed; by 2008 it split into user-created sub-forums called subreddits, letting any niche obsession spin off its own kingdom, from r/funny to r/needleworkorknotwork.
total countover 3 million subreddits exist, most abandoned or dead
moderator powerunpaid mods can ban, ban, and rewrite rules unilaterally
protest weaponthousands went private in 2023 over api pricing
karma economyupvotes function as fake currency people take very seriously