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If I have ten minutes in an Uber or something to waste time, I almost always default to Reddit. I can give quick skims to an article and save it if it is someth
by laocoon 10y ago
If I have ten minutes in an Uber or something to waste time, I almost always default to Reddit. I can give quick skims to an article and save it if it is something I would like to come back to later. But it's generally a low-attention, something-to-do-to-pass-the-time community for me.
I hardly ever come to HN unless I know I am willing to work my mind a little bit. I have faith the posts and comments that I see will be generally well written, but I also acknowledge that if I want to get anything out of it, I can't breeze through it as easily as I can Reddit.
Note: I am not an active contributor to either community - just someone who reads the articles and comments and votes up the things I like.
- cardiffspaceman 10y agoCounterpoint: I visit HN while waiting at Starbucks. I usually only manage to pick one article or read one comment on a thread. My personal anticipation is that visiting Reddit under the same circumstances would be a waste of precious battery chemistry. I do visit Reddit from home using non-stored electricity, and I enjoy "yo mama joke" threads a great deal.