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Well in GP you asked if there was any difference than clicking links on Reddit. I think you've found one: outside of /new (and even then rarely), posts on Reddi
by johnfn 10y ago
Well in GP you asked if there was any difference than clicking links on Reddit. I think you've found one: outside of /new (and even then rarely), posts on Reddit will not throw you to the wolves.
- tyingq 10y agoGeneralizing about Reddit is hard. There are plenty of subreddits where outbound links are dangerous or offensive. Even one where they are almost guaranteed to have a 50/50 chance of being so. https://www.reddit.com/r/FiftyFifty/ https://www.reddit.com/r/FiftyFifty/
- johnfn 10y agoI feel like every time I leave a comment on HN that is 98% true, someone comes a long to helpfully inform me of the remaining 2%. Sorry man, but that sort of thing just drives me nuts! Maybe I should paste a signature onto my posts. Something like "I estimate this comment to be 93 +/- 5% accurate. Please inform me of inaccuracies only if they fall out of those bounds." :)
- tyingq 10y agoHeh. I see what you mean, but that wasn't the intention. I'm not a reddit regular, but I know it's got plenty of dark places. I just don't get the uproar of OMG, something called "xyzroulette" that says it will send me to random places is dangerous. It doesn't seem deceptive or unexpected, that's the comparison I was trying to make. Maybe I should have compared to outbound links on 4chan.