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>I think most people that use reddit are using it for specific sub-reddits, not for memes or 'shitposting'. Reddit is #17 on Alexa topsites, surrounding by sea

• cptskippy 6y ago
  > I can't imagine reddit being the bastion for intellectual discussions on specific topic as much as any of those other sites are. Reddit doesn't claim to be the bastion of civil discourse and that's ok. HN is where pretentious pedantics go for intellectual masturbation, Reddit is more for casual engagement. Popular subreddits are like school, all discussion is dominated by the class clowns but there are plenty of subreddits where people ask questions about random hobbies and get help from random strangers. There's no strict rules for posting and people can offer as much or as little as they like.
• rdtwo 6y ago
  I use reddit as a google fix. Essentially I search for what I want + reddit then click the links in the posts. This has become harder due to the pile of shit that is google Amp but if it still works
  • boogies 6y ago
    Have you tried any other search engines?
    • heavyset_go 6y ago
      In particular Searx[1], which is a search engine aggregator with dozens of backends, including one for Reddit. You can self-host it or use one of the public instances[2]. [1] https://github.com/searx/searx https://github.com/searx/searx [2] https://searx.space/ https://searx.space/
      • stjohnswarts 6y ago
        If you self host your searches likely won't be as anonymous as going through somethinglike duckduckgo or startpage unless you have a dedicated VPN 24/7