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reddit may have been a good site a decade or so ago, but in its current state it's mostly a propaganda machine to manipulate clueless rubes. One look at the fro
by doc_gunthrop 6y ago
reddit may have been a good site a decade or so ago, but in its current state it's mostly a propaganda machine to manipulate clueless rubes. One look at the front page makes this glaringly obvious.
The only remotely productive way to use reddit is by being selective with what subs you check out. Avoid the larger subreddits at all cost.
- Raidion 6y agoYea, I'm a decade+ Reddit user, and it's honestly wild hitting the site in an incongito window because the default subs are so different than the smaller subreddits.
- tenpies 6y agoThe only useful thing to me is to append "Reddit" to some Google searches for certain niches. occasionally it brings up a post describing exactly what I'm looking for. It's always an old post though unless I'm searching for the latest in the US Democratic party's talking points, then I can just go to Reddit.
- forgotmypw17 6y agoI used to do that, but lately it seems to ignore my "don,t use new layout" setting, which makes the pages largely useless to me...
- O_H_E 6y agoWelp, this extention is a must have for me. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25307961 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25307961 And Relay on Android.
- notyourwork 6y ago> One look at the front page makes this glaringly obvious. What does this mean?
- seventytwo 6y agoIt likely means he’s upset Reddit isn’t a clone of OANN.
- byecomputer 6y agoI think it's perfectly justified to call out manipulative content, especially if the manipulator is batting for your team. Either way, implying someone's a heretic because they reject the trough you eat from only makes it clear why the trough should be avoided.
- badconvincer 6y agoThis is a political post.