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I wouldn't go that far. There are tons of real people on it. A big problem problem though is the user base is so large and concentrated that it disguises the ma
by AngryData 5y ago
I wouldn't go that far. There are tons of real people on it. A big problem problem though is the user base is so large and concentrated that it disguises the massive amounts of bots and "hidden" advertisement posts that get mixed in. And that low quality content drags the entire community down as "legitimate" posts are forced to compete for views/karma which was not their end-goal in the first place.
Reddit works when it isn't a competition, but advertising has made it a competition with a profit motive.
- extraAccount 5y agoWhen using reddit, you need to stay away from the default subs. They are a timesink and repetitive, and because of the volume of users, the comments all start looking the same. People who were introduced through the mobile app usually make a lot of use of them. You need to stick to the topic oriented subreddits. r/homelab for example.
- Breza 5y agoI totally agree that the niche subreddits often have the best discourse.