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Everything you described in the second paragraph is exactly why appending site:reddit.com is a thing, it’s a source of genuine discussion of products and expertise. That is what gives Reddit its SEO power in search engines and if those communities go, Reddit doesn’t have much to fall back on. Meme level fluff can be replicated anywhere.

Easily Rocket League. It’s always been toxic but it’s been much worse since becoming free to play.

• Rage quitting
• Malicious compliance (AFK, accidental own-goals)
• Team mates playing for the opposing team entire games
• Passive aggressive quick chats
• Overtly aggressive free-form chats (being chastised over every tiny mistake)

The game’s competitive ranking systems makes it so each win and loss matters, and people often take their vitriol out on their own team before looking inwards.