I used to think this was true. 'Specialty subreddits' are seemingly fantastic for starting into new hobbies or trying to learn basic information on a topic. B

I used to think this was true. 'Specialty subreddits' are seemingly fantastic for starting into new hobbies or trying to learn basic information on a topic. But as I've become more and more involved in a number of my hobbies, I've realized much of the info in these subreddits is only accurate at the surface-level, arises repeatedly over time, and has no real legitimacy. Even in specialty subreddits, folks take upvotes for legitimacy. When questions are repeated over time, answers are regurgitated paraphrasing of what has upvoted in the past. You end up with this vicious cycle of hivemind thinking that is difficult to introduce new or alternative viewpoints to - because people don't upvote what they don't already believe to be true.