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I find the opposite: 1. The HN frontpage updates more slowly than Reddit I don't live on the reddit frontpage, I hangout out at /r/learnpython/new and a few s

I find the opposite: 1. The HN frontpage updates more slowly than Reddit I don't live on the reddit frontpage, I hangout out at /r/learnpython/new and a few similar subreddits. There's much less chance there of disappearing into a twisty maze of little passages, all alike. That's what youtube is for. I only scan the 30 entries on the HN "new" page a few times a day. 2. I don't feel compelled to engage in the Reddit karma game. Never understood the karma points thing. Anyway, on /r/learnpython (and similar) it's all about helping others. A single karma upvote is nice but relatively rare. It's better to get a simple "thanks" comment. If anything drives me away from reddit it'll be the constant effort by reddit management to "appize" the platform, making it more annoying for people to actually use.

DrBoring 5y ago
I suppose my original sentiment was that HN gives me the I'm-bored-and-need-a-distraction-fix better than reddit. It's like reddit and HN are medicines that treat the same ailment, and HN is cherry flavoured while reddit tastes of old-cheese. I wonder if this reddit usage strategy would work: 1. unsubscribe from everything 2. create an html file with links to just the subs that interest me 3. either 3.a. Browse using old.reddit.com (while it still lasts) 3.b. Write a userscript that removes all the annoying UI elements like the upvote bar, and suggestions. I don't completely hate reddit. It can't be beat for breadth of topics and user population. It's the unhealthy parts of reddit that I don't like. The "appizeness" as you put it, where RedditCorp is prioritizing engagement at the cost of utility and community. I'm also turned off by the the anti-social behavior of the users, which is typical of today's social platforms. I'm too young to have taken part in newsgroups, I wonder if they suffered from the same behavior problem.
- rzzzwilson 5y ago
  Sorry for the late reply. > unsubscribe from everything I've never subscribed to any thing in reddit, so I don't know what effect it would have. > create an html file with links to just the subs that interest me I just create bookmarks to the subs I read. No need to create a file. > Browse using old.reddit.com (while it still lasts) That's what I do. As far as I'm concerned, if old.reddit.com goes away so does reddit. Or maybe I'll write code to get just the data I want displayed the way I want. Depends on how severe my withdrawal symptoms get!

DrBoring 5y ago

I suppose my original sentiment was that HN gives me the I'm-bored-and-need-a-distraction-fix better than reddit. It's like reddit and HN are medicines that treat the same ailment, and HN is cherry flavoured while reddit tastes of old-cheese. I wonder if this reddit usage strategy would work: 1. unsubscribe from everything 2. create an html file with links to just the subs that interest me 3. either 3.a. Browse using old.reddit.com (while it still lasts) 3.b. Write a userscript that removes all the annoying UI elements like the upvote bar, and suggestions. I don't completely hate reddit. It can't be beat for breadth of topics and user population. It's the unhealthy parts of reddit that I don't like. The "appizeness" as you put it, where RedditCorp is prioritizing engagement at the cost of utility and community. I'm also turned off by the the anti-social behavior of the users, which is typical of today's social platforms. I'm too young to have taken part in newsgroups, I wonder if they suffered from the same behavior problem.

rzzzwilson 5y ago
Sorry for the late reply. > unsubscribe from everything I've never subscribed to any thing in reddit, so I don't know what effect it would have. > create an html file with links to just the subs that interest me I just create bookmarks to the subs I read. No need to create a file. > Browse using old.reddit.com (while it still lasts) That's what I do. As far as I'm concerned, if old.reddit.com goes away so does reddit. Or maybe I'll write code to get just the data I want displayed the way I want. Depends on how severe my withdrawal symptoms get!