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I blame all the shills, influencers, bots and other morons with agenda, swarming and hijacking the place 24/7
You're right. I don't miss that shit hole. Everybody has to be right or they have to one up every comment. People make mistakes, no need to be a dick about it.
Legitimately curious how we prevent that from happening here.
You steadfastly refuse to upvote low-effort crap, and instead upvote comments and content that are either well-informed, detailed, full of effort, or insightful. (Insightful doesn't require length or effort - a short, punchy comment that cuts to the heart of the issue can be very insightful.) You do that even when you disagree; or at least withhold the downvote for things that are well thought out but that you personally disagree with.
Liberally downvote the "LOLmemeROFL" stuff. Except in subs where that's the point.
Enough people do that, and quality will rise to the top.
Google "The Cargo Cult of the Ennui Engine" for further reading.