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As a recent newcomer into reddit, I feel the same way. The only thing I do differently is that I only subscribe to subs I like and live happily inside my filter

As a recent newcomer into reddit, I feel the same way. The only thing I do differently is that I only subscribe to subs I like and live happily inside my filter bubble. I only browse through my own feed.

TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
This confuses me. People keep saying Reddit is blah blah. I usually only go to Reddit to find an answer / solution / review / commentary on something specific, and via internet search always land in some subreddit or another which seems like a fairly reasonable community.
- prox 6y ago
  This, and if you keep the auto joined subs if you make a new account, you’re gonna have a bad time. Subreddits are very useful, I like r/opensource , r/datahoarders etc.
  - blaser-waffle 6y ago
    Gonna second this for emphasis. You gotta ditch the default subs. If you want to see whats percolating in the high-traffic subreddits, use r/all. I find it's worthwhile to check it no more than once a week, but it's useful for checking the pulse.
- mitchdoogle 6y ago
  I've been using Reddit for 8 years and it seems mostly the same. Mind you, I have kept the old design in place this whole time and I have subreddit CSS turned off. I think people are committing the age old error of romanticizing the past
  - takeda 6y ago
    It changed a lot if you use the new design and create a new account (where they add you to the most popular subreddits)
  - olyjohn 6y ago
    I definitely romanticize the time when I didn't have annoying pop ups telling me to "Use The Reddit App!" on every single page load.
- throwaway0a5e 6y ago
  >I usually only go to Reddit to find an answer / solution / review / commentary on something specific, How do you feel about the quality of advice Reddit gives on subjects that you are an expert in? Because I know how I feel and that makes Reddit the absolute last place I would go for advice on something I'm unfamiliar in. I can google something and skim the top results myself.
  - audiometry 6y ago
    Yeah. It’s among the worst in getting correct, canonical answers on the myriad of topics I’ve asked about. People shit on Stackoverflow here, but it’s a billion times better generally.
  - TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
    My most recent use was to get a feel for whether the Windows 10 Pro license Kinguin.com are selling (actual vendor is NextKeys.io). Reddit gave me the impression they are surplus genuine OEM keys. I paid AU$45 rather than AU$339. Mind you, if I change harddrive or motherboard I have to get another license, but I'd have to do that 7.5 times before I've spent $339. Went ahead with the purchase, activated by phone no problems. All good. Thanks Reddit. My other recent use was to get a feel for whether the diesel heaters for motorhomes being sold on eBay for ~AU$300 are any good, versus the name brand units at ~$AU2000. Yep, all good, went ahead with the purchase, no problems, all spare parts available. Thanks Reddit. Seems to work as intended, for my use case anyway :D To answer your question though, I actually don't know! I'm an expert in about four fields-- anatomy & pathophysiology, nutrition, metal fabrication and laser cutting / CAM of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, 2D CAD, but haven't really thought about looking at Reddit on those topics. Maybe I should, I might have something to contribute.
lopis 6y ago
Most of my subs are now constantly full of American politics, even the ones that are not about politics. As a non American that get really boring fast. As someone who avoids mainstream news like as much as possible, reddit became just another news outlet to avoid.
- deleted 6y ago
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- secondcoming 6y ago
  Indeed. There's no escape from any of it. Even The Register is starting to do it.
reedwolf 6y ago
>The only thing I do differently is that I only subscribe to subs I like and live happily inside my filter bubble I'm pretty sure that's how Reddit is supposed to work.

TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago

This confuses me. People keep saying Reddit is blah blah. I usually only go to Reddit to find an answer / solution / review / commentary on something specific, and via internet search always land in some subreddit or another which seems like a fairly reasonable community.

prox 6y ago
This, and if you keep the auto joined subs if you make a new account, you’re gonna have a bad time. Subreddits are very useful, I like r/opensource , r/datahoarders etc.
- blaser-waffle 6y ago
  Gonna second this for emphasis. You gotta ditch the default subs. If you want to see whats percolating in the high-traffic subreddits, use r/all. I find it's worthwhile to check it no more than once a week, but it's useful for checking the pulse.
mitchdoogle 6y ago
I've been using Reddit for 8 years and it seems mostly the same. Mind you, I have kept the old design in place this whole time and I have subreddit CSS turned off. I think people are committing the age old error of romanticizing the past
- takeda 6y ago
  It changed a lot if you use the new design and create a new account (where they add you to the most popular subreddits)
- olyjohn 6y ago
  I definitely romanticize the time when I didn't have annoying pop ups telling me to "Use The Reddit App!" on every single page load.
throwaway0a5e 6y ago
>I usually only go to Reddit to find an answer / solution / review / commentary on something specific, How do you feel about the quality of advice Reddit gives on subjects that you are an expert in? Because I know how I feel and that makes Reddit the absolute last place I would go for advice on something I'm unfamiliar in. I can google something and skim the top results myself.
- audiometry 6y ago
  Yeah. It’s among the worst in getting correct, canonical answers on the myriad of topics I’ve asked about. People shit on Stackoverflow here, but it’s a billion times better generally.
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
  My most recent use was to get a feel for whether the Windows 10 Pro license Kinguin.com are selling (actual vendor is NextKeys.io). Reddit gave me the impression they are surplus genuine OEM keys. I paid AU$45 rather than AU$339. Mind you, if I change harddrive or motherboard I have to get another license, but I'd have to do that 7.5 times before I've spent $339. Went ahead with the purchase, activated by phone no problems. All good. Thanks Reddit. My other recent use was to get a feel for whether the diesel heaters for motorhomes being sold on eBay for ~AU$300 are any good, versus the name brand units at ~$AU2000. Yep, all good, went ahead with the purchase, no problems, all spare parts available. Thanks Reddit. Seems to work as intended, for my use case anyway :D To answer your question though, I actually don't know! I'm an expert in about four fields-- anatomy & pathophysiology, nutrition, metal fabrication and laser cutting / CAM of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, 2D CAD, but haven't really thought about looking at Reddit on those topics. Maybe I should, I might have something to contribute.

lopis 6y ago

Most of my subs are now constantly full of American politics, even the ones that are not about politics. As a non American that get really boring fast. As someone who avoids mainstream news like as much as possible, reddit became just another news outlet to avoid.

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secondcoming 6y ago
Indeed. There's no escape from any of it. Even The Register is starting to do it.

reedwolf 6y ago

>The only thing I do differently is that I only subscribe to subs I like and live happily inside my filter bubble I'm pretty sure that's how Reddit is supposed to work.