I don't find SN toxic, but the low effort link-only posts diminish the experience for me.

I like to browse the "new" tab to find quality content and help bring it to the surface, but often the entire page there is just links with no comment at all.

I really wish we could filter those out. There is a filter for link vs discussion, but I don't want to hide all link posts, just ones with zero commentary.

I suppose territory mods could steer things in a more positive direction by setting rules that if you're posting a link, at least write a sentence or two about why it's worthy of attention.