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What is reddit and why would anyone go there?

by assimpleaspossi 4y ago

TheMaskedCoder 4y ago
I think it's like teddit, but worse
nothrowaways 4y ago
It has a rich niche community for everything, you will find brutally honest experts in everything.
whatshisface 4y ago
Reddit is a website where anyone can make their own hackernews.
- randomdata 4y ago
  With the added bonus of a CEO who will helpfully edit your comments if your attempt wasn’t funny enough.
  - filoleg 4y ago
    Let me be clear, I think it was an absolutely moronic move by the reddit CEO. However, you make it sound like it happens all the time. In reality, it happened literally just once (multiple comments, but all within one hour), the edit itself was made obvious on purpose, and it has never happened again (it's been almost 7 years since then). For additional context to what happened: the CEO replaced his own username (u/spez) in a few comments on r/the_donald (that were just variations of "fuck u/spez") with usernames of r/the_donald mods. Again, I have a very low opinion of Reddit leadership team and their direction in general, but "CEO editing user comments" is not a concern I have about the website at all. Mostly because it was an isolated incident that happened over half a decade ago.
    - blibble 4y ago
      > and it has never happened again how do you know exactly?
    - randomdata 4y ago
      > but "CEO editing user comments" is not a concern I have about the website at all. What concern would there be anyway? Like, who cares if someone edits your comment? It is not like you are storing your important life's work there – or at least I can't see it being a good idea to store your important life work there, even without tampering. Providing long-term durable storage is not the business they are in.
irrational 4y ago
It has forums for niche hobbies like tabletop board gaming, wood working, baking, etc. where people can get together and discuss why Patchwork is the greatest game ever, why that piece of wood is oak, showcase the very first cake they have every tried to bake and why it looks good enough to be in a glass case in the Louvre, etc.
navigate8310 4y ago
It's the hive mind.
yamtaddle 4y ago
It's the thing you put in your Duck Duck Go search (but do not do "!reddit" or it won't work) to find content from the closest thing the Internet still has to a reliable and genuine collection of opinions and reviews by actual disinterested humans.

What is reddit and why would anyone go there?

TheMaskedCoder 4y ago

I think it's like teddit, but worse

nothrowaways 4y ago

It has a rich niche community for everything, you will find brutally honest experts in everything.

whatshisface 4y ago

Reddit is a website where anyone can make their own hackernews.

randomdata 4y ago
With the added bonus of a CEO who will helpfully edit your comments if your attempt wasn’t funny enough.
- filoleg 4y ago
  Let me be clear, I think it was an absolutely moronic move by the reddit CEO. However, you make it sound like it happens all the time. In reality, it happened literally just once (multiple comments, but all within one hour), the edit itself was made obvious on purpose, and it has never happened again (it's been almost 7 years since then). For additional context to what happened: the CEO replaced his own username (u/spez) in a few comments on r/the_donald (that were just variations of "fuck u/spez") with usernames of r/the_donald mods. Again, I have a very low opinion of Reddit leadership team and their direction in general, but "CEO editing user comments" is not a concern I have about the website at all. Mostly because it was an isolated incident that happened over half a decade ago.
  - blibble 4y ago
    > and it has never happened again how do you know exactly?
  - randomdata 4y ago
    > but "CEO editing user comments" is not a concern I have about the website at all. What concern would there be anyway? Like, who cares if someone edits your comment? It is not like you are storing your important life's work there – or at least I can't see it being a good idea to store your important life work there, even without tampering. Providing long-term durable storage is not the business they are in.

irrational 4y ago

It has forums for niche hobbies like tabletop board gaming, wood working, baking, etc. where people can get together and discuss why Patchwork is the greatest game ever, why that piece of wood is oak, showcase the very first cake they have every tried to bake and why it looks good enough to be in a glass case in the Louvre, etc.

navigate8310 4y ago

It's the hive mind.

yamtaddle 4y ago

It's the thing you put in your Duck Duck Go search (but do not do "!reddit" or it won't work) to find content from the closest thing the Internet still has to a reliable and genuine collection of opinions and reviews by actual disinterested humans.