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I don't have a Reddit account, and every time I use it I am reminded why. Their patterns have taken me from "I should create an account one of these days" to "t
by mikestew 5y ago
I don't have a Reddit account, and every time I use it I am reminded why. Their patterns have taken me from "I should create an account one of these days" to "there is nothing on the Internet that I need to see so badly that I would let Reddit see anymore about me than my IP address." It's almost as if they are taunting users: "give up and create an account, or go home. Oh, and use the fucking mobile app while you're at it, or the suffering will continue."
OTOH, once I get there, a lot of Reddit content makes me wonder why I bothered. :-)
- bserge 5y agoSadly, it's a humongous amalgamation of forums that has taken all the users from niche forums I used to frequent.
- visarga 5y agoReddit is diverse, there still are some good corners here and there. You need to know where to look.
- teawrecks 5y agoAppending "reddit" to google searches still produce better results than the alternative of 100% autogenerated listicles. For now, at least.
- def_true_false 5y agoFor what it's worth, google search understands the /r/ part of the URL as well, e.g. site:reddit.com/r/linux . It still gets the time of posting completely wrong, though... To make this more ergonomic, you can add the URL as a search engine with a keyword, e.g. URL: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site:reddit.com+%s https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site:reddit.com+%s Keyword: red In Firefox you most likely want to use a bookmark with a keyword instead of their new search engine crap.
- jalgos_eminator 5y agoUse the old interface available at old.reddit.com. Its mostly fine. There are some really good corners of reddit, though the popular subs have been infected with the well washed masses.