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This is so cool. I already do this in a very ad-hoc way. Will definitely try it! My only concern is that once Reddit reviews get used at scale for product disc
by huevosabio 3y ago
This is so cool. I already do this in a very ad-hoc way. Will definitely try it!
My only concern is that once Reddit reviews get used at scale for product discovery, we will see an inflow of fake and paid reviews in the comments. This will further pollute Reddit and probably drive discussions to forums closed from the public eye, e.g. Discord.
Obviously, this is not your fault at all, it's just the market dynamics at hand.
Anyway, let me try it!
- dawalker 3y agoThanks, we really appreciate it! This is something we've been thinking about too. One of the things that we've noticed is that video reviews have a lot more effect on us than almost all text reviews, which are harder to fake (for now). We're thinking that letting people upload their own video reviews will help solve this problem as long as we can detect video deepfakes, but that's definitely not a complete solution (like you said though, not sure anything is).
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 3y agotbf it's common for YouTube uploaders to be paid to advertise products that barely work
- dawalker 3y agolol true, the state of youtube ads is pretty bad nowadays (although the raid shadow legends spam is gone from my feed now). Just places more emphasis on how much people trust the individual channel.
- A_D_E_P_T 3y ago> My only concern is that once Reddit reviews get used at scale for product discovery, we will see an inflow of fake and paid reviews in the comments This is already happening. A lot of product-related posts on Reddit are made by marketing agencies, PR firms, SEO consultants, etc. There's also a thriving secondary market for "high karma" Reddit accounts, which are bought and sold with ease. Unlike old-fashioned forums, which were difficult for outsiders to crack, Reddit is easy to game and basically it's already the most astroturfed place on the internet. Making it the basis of a product search system can only make it worse.
- dawalker 3y agoVery true. It's interesting how Reddit has maintained a relatively high trust within most people though. It's also worth noting that while this is happening, there aren't many other places that most people go to where the site is mainly text-based and there is a higher level of trust that I know of. Personally, I'd trust Reddit over a random blog from a Google search, but that isn't a high bar. All of that being said, I think this will be a much bigger problem with misinformation generally on all of the internet as AI gets better, especially considering the election later this year.
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 3y ago> It's interesting how Reddit has maintained a relatively high trust within most people though Maybe the PR companies moved up a level in the meta-game - Don't talk up your product, talk up Reddit itself, _then_ go on Reddit to talk up your product.
- addandsubtract 3y agoAs with anything on reddit, "the real ______ is always in the comments." You get the best advice in place you expect it the least.
- dawalker 3y agoGreat point. While reddit may be astroturfed, all it takes is one good comment.
- edmundsauto 3y agoA centralized curator could actually help by drawing a "schill" graph and excluding those signals.