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Reddit is awesome. Just. Don't ask for general life advice, don't go to "popular", don't talk politics( one of my biggest regrets is how political I was in my

Reddit is awesome. Just. Don't ask for general life advice, don't go to "popular", don't talk politics( one of my biggest regrets is how political I was in my youth). But theirs no better source of technical information from people who tend to be willing to help. Go to stack overflow, say you've never programmed and want to know what tools to use. You'll be banned. Go to Reddit, you'll get tons of helpful information. Rarely a subject matter expert jumps in. AI is probably what I'd ask my stupid programming questions now though. Stupid as in how do I download a file in C++...

nineplay 3y ago
When used right, reddit is full of the most helpful people on the internet. The beauty of the internet is that real people love to give advice in a subject that they care about? Are you trying to become a better cook? Do you want the best chocolate chip cookie recopies? Go to the cooking subreddits and start searching or asking. It's often the best place for product reviews if there's a hobbyist group
wizzwizz4 3y ago
> don't talk politics( one of my biggest regrets is how political I was in my youth). Opinion: talking politics isn't politics: it's mostly just group signalling. If you're genuinely learning things, that's alright; if you're organising something real, likewise. But if you're just trying to win the "information war" (i.e., the current internet argument), that's almost never meaningful political engagement. Example: this comment isn't politics. I'm just advertising that I'm a contrarian. (And this paragraph advertises that I'm a meta-contrarian, also known as a hypocrite.)
pteraspidomorph 3y ago
> Go to Reddit, you'll get tons of helpful information. Depends on the subreddit. The subreddits for certain hobbies are even worse than stack overflow. But yes, I agree with you that there are still helpful communities.

nineplay 3y ago

When used right, reddit is full of the most helpful people on the internet. The beauty of the internet is that real people love to give advice in a subject that they care about? Are you trying to become a better cook? Do you want the best chocolate chip cookie recopies? Go to the cooking subreddits and start searching or asking. It's often the best place for product reviews if there's a hobbyist group

wizzwizz4 3y ago

> don't talk politics( one of my biggest regrets is how political I was in my youth). Opinion: talking politics isn't politics: it's mostly just group signalling. If you're genuinely learning things, that's alright; if you're organising something real, likewise. But if you're just trying to win the "information war" (i.e., the current internet argument), that's almost never meaningful political engagement. Example: this comment isn't politics. I'm just advertising that I'm a contrarian. (And this paragraph advertises that I'm a meta-contrarian, also known as a hypocrite.)

pteraspidomorph 3y ago

> Go to Reddit, you'll get tons of helpful information. Depends on the subreddit. The subreddits for certain hobbies are even worse than stack overflow. But yes, I agree with you that there are still helpful communities.