I was frequenting the r/programming and r/javascript subreddits, which are both huge in terms of population. I remember the JavaScript subreddit bring much less of an echo chamber but it also rarely had interesting submissions comparative.
Yes, the echo chamber problem could have been addressed by an army of aggressive moderators, but that was absent. The stupidity on the site was present because the conventions of the site encouraged it. Sometimes the moderators are actively working to grow the echo chamber, such as r/thedonald.
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