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Help me ObiWan Kenonbi, you’re my only hope. What’s a good list of serious subreddits? I’ve found a small handful, but there are surprisingly few I could find

Help me ObiWan Kenonbi, you’re my only hope. What’s a good list of serious subreddits? I’ve found a small handful, but there are surprisingly few I could find that had genuinely compelling content or commentary.

Balero 9y ago
It depends what you're interested in. If you go for some pretty narrowly focused ones, they tend to stick to the topic.
throwawaylolx 9y ago
/r/DrugNerds, /r/TrueFilm, /r/MachineLearning, /r/SecurityAnalysis, /r/options, /r/CryptoTechnology As you can see, they're all very targeted to specific interests. However, I'd also be interested in learning about other good subreddits regardless of their focus. Which ones did you or anyone else find?
- mattbuilds 9y ago
  I believe that is the real key to enjoying Reddit. Communities that are laser focused. Basically doing just one thing well. When a community is too big and too general I think the quality suffers.
  - FridgeSeal 9y ago
    That's the general consensus on Reddit. Becoming a default sub is widely regarded as a death knell for a subreddit. The best one are well focused, well moderated, large enough to not stagnate but without tipping over into 'lowest-common-denominator' mode.
  - sunstone 9y ago
    I was using Reddit before there were subreddits and the quality was excellent with a wide variety of topics. So rather than focus, the main problem is size. With size comes all the trolls, self-promoters and nation states all with motives other than good, honest content and discussion.
FranzFerdiNaN 9y ago
The best one is /r/askhistorians. They delete like 95% of all comments made for being low quality or useless, but the upside is that any comment remaining is worth reading. Some people find that subreddit draconian in how it is modded, but it works in keeping the quality of the subreddit up.
Brendinooo 9y ago
If you're looking to buy things or exploring new interests in general, there are great niche subreddits. For example, when I was interested in a vacuum cleaner, /r/VacuumCleaners/ was really helpful. /r/goodyearwelt/ was a really nice niche when I was exploring high-end footwear. When I was looking for a new fitness routine, /r/bodyweightfitness/ was useful. It's not perfect, but /r/NeutralPolitics/ is worth keeping an eye on. It's an attempt to provide a platform to share facts and debate civilly.

Balero 9y ago

It depends what you're interested in. If you go for some pretty narrowly focused ones, they tend to stick to the topic.

throwawaylolx 9y ago

/r/DrugNerds, /r/TrueFilm, /r/MachineLearning, /r/SecurityAnalysis, /r/options, /r/CryptoTechnology As you can see, they're all very targeted to specific interests. However, I'd also be interested in learning about other good subreddits regardless of their focus. Which ones did you or anyone else find?

mattbuilds 9y ago
I believe that is the real key to enjoying Reddit. Communities that are laser focused. Basically doing just one thing well. When a community is too big and too general I think the quality suffers.
- FridgeSeal 9y ago
  That's the general consensus on Reddit. Becoming a default sub is widely regarded as a death knell for a subreddit. The best one are well focused, well moderated, large enough to not stagnate but without tipping over into 'lowest-common-denominator' mode.
- sunstone 9y ago
  I was using Reddit before there were subreddits and the quality was excellent with a wide variety of topics. So rather than focus, the main problem is size. With size comes all the trolls, self-promoters and nation states all with motives other than good, honest content and discussion.

FranzFerdiNaN 9y ago

The best one is /r/askhistorians. They delete like 95% of all comments made for being low quality or useless, but the upside is that any comment remaining is worth reading. Some people find that subreddit draconian in how it is modded, but it works in keeping the quality of the subreddit up.

Brendinooo 9y ago

If you're looking to buy things or exploring new interests in general, there are great niche subreddits. For example, when I was interested in a vacuum cleaner, /r/VacuumCleaners/ was really helpful. /r/goodyearwelt/ was a really nice niche when I was exploring high-end footwear. When I was looking for a new fitness routine, /r/bodyweightfitness/ was useful. It's not perfect, but /r/NeutralPolitics/ is worth keeping an eye on. It's an attempt to provide a platform to share facts and debate civilly.