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There's much of reddit that is still interesting and useful, and there's plenty of good discussion to be had - it just has a much worse signal to noise ratio si

There's much of reddit that is still interesting and useful, and there's plenty of good discussion to be had - it just has a much worse signal to noise ratio since its exploded in popularity. If you're willing to unsubscribe from some of the bigger subreddits and take the time to "roll-your-own" so to speak, there is a lot of value to be had.

javanix 16y ago
Right, there's really nothing fundamentally different about HN and reddit other than the audience. At their core they are both vote-based commenting communities - and the generally high quality of comments makes me wish more sites (like Gawker, Engadget, etc) would use the same mechanism. Yes there is a lot of herd behavior but it's leagues better than the "First post!" cruft you see everywhere else.
- phillmv 16y ago
  >Right, there's really nothing fundamentally different about HN and reddit other than the audience. Yeah. It just has an incredibly more functional UI and working RSS feeds.
  - javanix 16y ago
    Not sure what you mean by this, but in my opinion differing UI and RSS feeds are pretty much the opposite of "fundamental differences".
monochromatic 16y ago
Got some suggestions for good subreddits?
- simonsarris 16y ago
  I'd strongly suggest joining your state's subreddit.
- thecoffman 16y ago
  Well, there are subreddits for any particular political persuasion you may have - most of them have better discussion than the general /r/politics. There's /r/programming, but its a little light on content sometimes so I prefer: /r/systems /r/machinelearning /r/netsec /r/compscipapers /r/coding /r/compsci /r/linux /r/opensource /r/csbooks for the hacker part of me. There are also all sorts of other ones for any interests you might have - hard sciences, soft sciences, food, photography, sports, fantasy sports anything you'd like. Heres a spreadsheet with some other subreddits - its not nearly comprehensive, but it gives you an idea of what's out there. https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?hl=en&key=ttpCnxB3rDcEbGTxSi9CBFw&hl=en#gid=0 https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?hl=en&key=ttpCnxB3rD...
- zck 16y ago
  TrueReddit is pretty awesome: http://www.reddit.com/r/TrueReddit/ http://www.reddit.com/r/TrueReddit/ . It's explicitly for "...thought-provoking articles, reddiquette, reading before voting and the hope to generate intelligent discussion on the topics."
- redthrowaway 16y ago
  In addition to what others have said, I'll add r/depthhub. It's similar to r/bestof, but it serves to collect all of the interesting and deep discussions that happen on Reddit. r/theagora is also great if you have a philosophical bent. It's an attempt to recreate the dialectic of the Socratics. Emphasis is placed on focussed rhetoric and honest argument, and to avoid logical fallacies.
- motdiem 16y ago
  /r/tldr is a nice digest, and a good way (for me) to find interesting stuff on reddit

javanix 16y ago

Right, there's really nothing fundamentally different about HN and reddit other than the audience. At their core they are both vote-based commenting communities - and the generally high quality of comments makes me wish more sites (like Gawker, Engadget, etc) would use the same mechanism. Yes there is a lot of herd behavior but it's leagues better than the "First post!" cruft you see everywhere else.

phillmv 16y ago
>Right, there's really nothing fundamentally different about HN and reddit other than the audience. Yeah. It just has an incredibly more functional UI and working RSS feeds.
- javanix 16y ago
  Not sure what you mean by this, but in my opinion differing UI and RSS feeds are pretty much the opposite of "fundamental differences".

monochromatic 16y ago

Got some suggestions for good subreddits?

simonsarris 16y ago
I'd strongly suggest joining your state's subreddit.
thecoffman 16y ago
Well, there are subreddits for any particular political persuasion you may have - most of them have better discussion than the general /r/politics. There's /r/programming, but its a little light on content sometimes so I prefer: /r/systems /r/machinelearning /r/netsec /r/compscipapers /r/coding /r/compsci /r/linux /r/opensource /r/csbooks for the hacker part of me. There are also all sorts of other ones for any interests you might have - hard sciences, soft sciences, food, photography, sports, fantasy sports anything you'd like. Heres a spreadsheet with some other subreddits - its not nearly comprehensive, but it gives you an idea of what's out there. https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?hl=en&key=ttpCnxB3rDcEbGTxSi9CBFw&hl=en#gid=0 https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?hl=en&key=ttpCnxB3rD...
zck 16y ago
TrueReddit is pretty awesome: http://www.reddit.com/r/TrueReddit/ http://www.reddit.com/r/TrueReddit/ . It's explicitly for "...thought-provoking articles, reddiquette, reading before voting and the hope to generate intelligent discussion on the topics."
redthrowaway 16y ago
In addition to what others have said, I'll add r/depthhub. It's similar to r/bestof, but it serves to collect all of the interesting and deep discussions that happen on Reddit. r/theagora is also great if you have a philosophical bent. It's an attempt to recreate the dialectic of the Socratics. Emphasis is placed on focussed rhetoric and honest argument, and to avoid logical fallacies.
motdiem 16y ago
/r/tldr is a nice digest, and a good way (for me) to find interesting stuff on reddit