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> I expect Reddit to be able to deliver... That was sarcasm, right?

TeMPOraL 11y ago
No, that is honest to God truth. Reddit is known for doing orders of magnitude better coverage of pretty much everything than mainstream media in the same way Hacker News is orders of magnitude better than any tech-related media source. I always thought it was an obvious observation, but it seems not, so let me list some reasons for why this is so: - (an important point to start, because it's what many people are missing) ignore the frontpage, head for topical subreddits; pretty much any topic you could imagine has a moderated, HN-quality-like subreddit for it - you can't really spin an agenda on Reddit; too many people from all sides participating -> bullshit is eventually identified as such - like here, content on Reddit is created by people who care about the issue at hand, unlike media outlets which usually care about influence and advertising money - unlike mainstream media outlets, Reddit users aren't under direct or indirect pressure from governments and corporations to spin the story in a particular way - there are lots of actual experts on Reddit, from every occupation imaginable; so for instance on /r/spacex you'll find actual aerospace industry professionals, actual historians on /r/History, etc; they all participate in their free time and have no incentive, monetary or otherwise, to bullshit, nor their contributions are twisted by editorial staff to say whatever the outlet wants them to say like mainstream media does all the time - whatever bullshit the mainstream media publishes, Reddit users will find and debunk (again, just like we do here on HN with tech/hard-science-related news) - Reddit does even care about the form more; the main post on the TPP will likely have less typos than the main article in NYT Anyway, what I expect to happen is that the discussions on TPP will quickly turn into a group organizing around a subreddit that will collect and summarize analyses of experts both from mainstream media and Reddit natives. Like usual, there will likely be a sticker post with a huge FAQ directing to detailed answers to all the questions you could possibly ask. All information in one place, throughly verified and free from bullshit. TL;DR: people accusing me of being sarcastic are probably missing out on one of the few bullshit-free sources of information on the Internet.
- recursive 11y ago
  Reddit is too into hysterical drama-chasing for me to take it seriously.
- walterbell 11y ago
  An example of such a sticky post, on any topic, would be enlightening. It sounds too good to be true, but would be delightful to see.
  - eosrei 11y ago
    TeMPOraL updated his original post with a link to exactly what he was describing: A thorough understandable explanation of the TPP https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nl4sz/eli5_the_transpacific_partnership_deal/ https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nl4sz/e...
    - TeMPOraL 11y ago
      ELI5 is golden. Not all posts are that good, but you can always quickly get a decent overview of difficult topics.
  - TeMPOraL 11y ago
    Off the top of my head, for an example of a sticky post, check out this[0] entry point to Ukrainian Conflict on /r/worldnews, which also links to this[1] sticky post on /r/ukraine. Also be sure to see the live thread[2], which has been going for something like two years now. EDIT or check out [3] on NSA leaks. Less discussions there, but find me a better place to find all the information about pretty much every single leak and surveillance-related story recently. Be sure to check out the sidebar - the list of posts is sortable by topics and there's also a Wiki. [0] - https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1w4090/ukraine_revolt_open_discussion_thread_2_sticky/ https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1w4090/ukraine_r... [1] - https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1vuj6v/ukrainian_protests_news_as_its_being_released/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1vuj6v/ukrainian_p... [2] - https://www.reddit.com/live/3rgnbke2rai6hen7ciytwcxadi https://www.reddit.com/live/3rgnbke2rai6hen7ciytwcxadi [3] - https://www.reddit.com/r/NSALeaks/ https://www.reddit.com/r/NSALeaks/

No, that is honest to God truth. Reddit is known for doing orders of magnitude better coverage of pretty much everything than mainstream media in the same way Hacker News is orders of magnitude better than any tech-related media source. I always thought it was an obvious observation, but it seems not, so let me list some reasons for why this is so: - (an important point to start, because it's what many people are missing) ignore the frontpage, head for topical subreddits; pretty much any topic you could imagine has a moderated, HN-quality-like subreddit for it - you can't really spin an agenda on Reddit; too many people from all sides participating -> bullshit is eventually identified as such - like here, content on Reddit is created by people who care about the issue at hand, unlike media outlets which usually care about influence and advertising money - unlike mainstream media outlets, Reddit users aren't under direct or indirect pressure from governments and corporations to spin the story in a particular way - there are lots of actual experts on Reddit, from every occupation imaginable; so for instance on /r/spacex you'll find actual aerospace industry professionals, actual historians on /r/History, etc; they all participate in their free time and have no incentive, monetary or otherwise, to bullshit, nor their contributions are twisted by editorial staff to say whatever the outlet wants them to say like mainstream media does all the time - whatever bullshit the mainstream media publishes, Reddit users will find and debunk (again, just like we do here on HN with tech/hard-science-related news) - Reddit does even care about the form more; the main post on the TPP will likely have less typos than the main article in NYT Anyway, what I expect to happen is that the discussions on TPP will quickly turn into a group organizing around a subreddit that will collect and summarize analyses of experts both from mainstream media and Reddit natives. Like usual, there will likely be a sticker post with a huge FAQ directing to detailed answers to all the questions you could possibly ask. All information in one place, throughly verified and free from bullshit. TL;DR: people accusing me of being sarcastic are probably missing out on one of the few bullshit-free sources of information on the Internet.

recursive 11y ago
Reddit is too into hysterical drama-chasing for me to take it seriously.
walterbell 11y ago
An example of such a sticky post, on any topic, would be enlightening. It sounds too good to be true, but would be delightful to see.
- eosrei 11y ago
  TeMPOraL updated his original post with a link to exactly what he was describing: A thorough understandable explanation of the TPP https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nl4sz/eli5_the_transpacific_partnership_deal/ https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nl4sz/e...
  - TeMPOraL 11y ago
    ELI5 is golden. Not all posts are that good, but you can always quickly get a decent overview of difficult topics.
- TeMPOraL 11y ago
  Off the top of my head, for an example of a sticky post, check out this[0] entry point to Ukrainian Conflict on /r/worldnews, which also links to this[1] sticky post on /r/ukraine. Also be sure to see the live thread[2], which has been going for something like two years now. EDIT or check out [3] on NSA leaks. Less discussions there, but find me a better place to find all the information about pretty much every single leak and surveillance-related story recently. Be sure to check out the sidebar - the list of posts is sortable by topics and there's also a Wiki. [0] - https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1w4090/ukraine_revolt_open_discussion_thread_2_sticky/ https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1w4090/ukraine_r... [1] - https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1vuj6v/ukrainian_protests_news_as_its_being_released/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1vuj6v/ukrainian_p... [2] - https://www.reddit.com/live/3rgnbke2rai6hen7ciytwcxadi https://www.reddit.com/live/3rgnbke2rai6hen7ciytwcxadi [3] - https://www.reddit.com/r/NSALeaks/ https://www.reddit.com/r/NSALeaks/