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Taken in aggregate, I agree. But take a look at this reddit, for instance: http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/ http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/ There are d

Taken in aggregate, I agree. But take a look at this reddit, for instance: http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/ http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/ There are deep ends to this very big pool that is reddit. Plenty of kiddy-sections, too, where the water is warm and attention spans are short. e.g., Free endorphins! http://aww.reddit.com http://aww.reddit.com

blhack 16y ago
Don't forget about: http://www.reddit.com/r/truereddit/ http://www.reddit.com/r/truereddit/
- steveklabnik 16y ago
  http://www.reddit.com/r/depthhub http://www.reddit.com/r/depthhub too
- alexophile 16y ago
  /r/ is, I think, the defining quality of reddit - it's a very elegant solution to the (x) is turning into (y) problem. /r/truereddit is already a pretty strong contingent of people pining for 06 reddit. But when all the cool redditors start hanging out on /r/truereddit, it will be choked with complaints that it's becoming like vanilla reddit. And thus, http://www.reddit.com/r/truetruereddit http://www.reddit.com/r/truetruereddit
  - blhack 16y ago
    No, then they'll all just move to http://newslily.com http://newslily.com ;-)
    - blhack 16y ago
      Really, guys? -4 for mentioning one of my projects in a joke?
      - elliottkember 16y ago
        And -4 more for complaining. What do you think this is, Reddit?
        blhack 16y ago
        No, I don't think this is reddit, which I why I asked the question.
- narrator 16y ago
  I think my favorite reddit is http://www.reddit.com/r/iama http://www.reddit.com/r/iama Lots of tabloidy Jerry Springer show sex stuff but also lots of fascinating people too. I think http://www.reddit.com/r/circlejerk http://www.reddit.com/r/circlejerk is also great. It's a reddit dedicated to making fun of the rest of reddit. What other site has a section devoted to making fun of itself?
  - yuhong 16y ago
    For me, the issue of anonymous vs non-anonymous IAmAs is interesting because it shows some of the flaws of "legacy" PR based on controlling the message. Ideally every organization should move to PR 2.0 and away from controlling the message which would resolves many of the issues, but of course that will take a long time.
  - knowledgesale 16y ago
    A reddit relevant to the issue of procrastination http://www.reddit.com/r/GetMotivated/ http://www.reddit.com/r/GetMotivated/ may be of interest to some people here. It is a little garish in the reddit sense but, just like with pornography, aesthetic qualities aren't that relevant as long as it serves its purpose.
jokermatt999 16y ago
The trouble is that it feels like the shallow parts are growing much, much faster than the deep ends. There's pockets of good stuff, but you have to look harder for it. If you like the shallow sections too, then it's a great pool to play in. But if you came for the deep ends, it's kind of a pain to swim with all kids in the shallow end splashing everywhere. Maybe I'm just bitter.
- jey 16y ago
  You can unsubscribe from the subreddits you dislike.
  - SkyMarshal 16y ago
    And main frontpage reddit.
  - jokermatt999 16y ago
    Yes, I realize that. I've even started a few (report the spammers and postrock). You can't unsubscribe from the culture. If programming or minecraft end up filled with memes and crap, you're out of luck unless you can get enough momentum for a similar new subreddit.
    - patio11 16y ago
      You can't unsubscribe from the culture. This is one of the most profound things I've ever heard, and it has applications well outside of Reddit.
    - TillE 16y ago
      I've found /r/soccer is pretty low on the "internet culture" stuff. And /r/gamedev, while too small to sustain much interesting discussion, does provide good links. But yes, any large subreddit on any topic is infected with all the rage comic and meme garbage that Reddit inexplicably loves. You have to figure that the average age must be around 18-20, which becomes very tiresome if you're more than a few years older than that.
- 16y ago
ohashi 16y ago
I think that's one of the greatest things. There is something for everyone, from almost everywhere. The bigger stuff gets noisy and you see forks into smaller things where people create a different atmosphere, often about similar topics/niched more. Sometimes I just want to go /r/aww other times, I'd like to checkout info about /r/<country> or /r/<city>. Not to mention sports like /r/hockey that has a subreddit for every team plus the overall. So I can talk about the stuff only caps fans care about and go to the main one to talk about hockey in general.

blhack 16y ago

Don't forget about: http://www.reddit.com/r/truereddit/ http://www.reddit.com/r/truereddit/

steveklabnik 16y ago
http://www.reddit.com/r/depthhub http://www.reddit.com/r/depthhub too
alexophile 16y ago
/r/ is, I think, the defining quality of reddit - it's a very elegant solution to the (x) is turning into (y) problem. /r/truereddit is already a pretty strong contingent of people pining for 06 reddit. But when all the cool redditors start hanging out on /r/truereddit, it will be choked with complaints that it's becoming like vanilla reddit. And thus, http://www.reddit.com/r/truetruereddit http://www.reddit.com/r/truetruereddit
- blhack 16y ago
  No, then they'll all just move to http://newslily.com http://newslily.com ;-)
  - blhack 16y ago
    Really, guys? -4 for mentioning one of my projects in a joke?
    - elliottkember 16y ago
      And -4 more for complaining. What do you think this is, Reddit?
      - blhack 16y ago
        No, I don't think this is reddit, which I why I asked the question.
narrator 16y ago
I think my favorite reddit is http://www.reddit.com/r/iama http://www.reddit.com/r/iama Lots of tabloidy Jerry Springer show sex stuff but also lots of fascinating people too. I think http://www.reddit.com/r/circlejerk http://www.reddit.com/r/circlejerk is also great. It's a reddit dedicated to making fun of the rest of reddit. What other site has a section devoted to making fun of itself?
- yuhong 16y ago
  For me, the issue of anonymous vs non-anonymous IAmAs is interesting because it shows some of the flaws of "legacy" PR based on controlling the message. Ideally every organization should move to PR 2.0 and away from controlling the message which would resolves many of the issues, but of course that will take a long time.
- knowledgesale 16y ago
  A reddit relevant to the issue of procrastination http://www.reddit.com/r/GetMotivated/ http://www.reddit.com/r/GetMotivated/ may be of interest to some people here. It is a little garish in the reddit sense but, just like with pornography, aesthetic qualities aren't that relevant as long as it serves its purpose.

jokermatt999 16y ago

The trouble is that it feels like the shallow parts are growing much, much faster than the deep ends. There's pockets of good stuff, but you have to look harder for it. If you like the shallow sections too, then it's a great pool to play in. But if you came for the deep ends, it's kind of a pain to swim with all kids in the shallow end splashing everywhere. Maybe I'm just bitter.

jey 16y ago
You can unsubscribe from the subreddits you dislike.
- SkyMarshal 16y ago
  And main frontpage reddit.
- jokermatt999 16y ago
  Yes, I realize that. I've even started a few (report the spammers and postrock). You can't unsubscribe from the culture. If programming or minecraft end up filled with memes and crap, you're out of luck unless you can get enough momentum for a similar new subreddit.
  - patio11 16y ago
    You can't unsubscribe from the culture. This is one of the most profound things I've ever heard, and it has applications well outside of Reddit.
  - TillE 16y ago
    I've found /r/soccer is pretty low on the "internet culture" stuff. And /r/gamedev, while too small to sustain much interesting discussion, does provide good links. But yes, any large subreddit on any topic is infected with all the rage comic and meme garbage that Reddit inexplicably loves. You have to figure that the average age must be around 18-20, which becomes very tiresome if you're more than a few years older than that.
16y ago

ohashi 16y ago

I think that's one of the greatest things. There is something for everyone, from almost everywhere. The bigger stuff gets noisy and you see forks into smaller things where people create a different atmosphere, often about similar topics/niched more. Sometimes I just want to go /r/aww other times, I'd like to checkout info about /r/<country> or /r/<city>. Not to mention sports like /r/hockey that has a subreddit for every team plus the overall. So I can talk about the stuff only caps fans care about and go to the main one to talk about hockey in general.