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I'm sorry but the content on Reddit is very shallow compared to popular fitness and nutrition forums that have been existing and going strong for many years. Th

by zone411 14y ago

I'm sorry but the content on Reddit is very shallow compared to popular fitness and nutrition forums that have been existing and going strong for many years. There is nothing in this poor article that shows Reddit to be superior in any way. It is very questionable that Reddit's weak voting system improves the quality in any way (and reputation and other voting systems are available on many forums anyway).

kyro 14y ago
The average person and the population in general doesn't need advice any deeper than the "shallow" content found on Reddit in order to live a healthy lifestyle, and because the information is often so easy to swallow, it makes new members feel infinitely more comfortable. Sally next door doesn't need to know about carb-loading and iso-whey protein shakes. Forums all about that stuff are incredibly intimidating and geared towards individuals who typically want to go above and beyond what is considered a normal healthy state. Reddit offers easily digestible information with support from a huge community. I'd argue that's all you really need to fight obesity.
manaskarekar 14y ago
It's not just the content alone that makes the difference. A few things: - It's the community that makes you feel like a part of something. Compared to popular fitness boards, you don't go to reddit only when you're in the 'trying to lose weight actively' mode. You just go to reddit and then these posts show up in your stream keeping you actively engaged. YMMV of course. - It serves as a gentle break-in to more detailed/technical information. Most of the advice there is usually watered down from some technical sources, which people/FAQs eventually link to in case someone needs more information. The third and perhaps the most important point would be, - people see 'regular joes' like you and me losing xxx pounds and know by their posting history that they're not a made up figment of the advertisers imagination. This works on two levels, not only does it give confidence to the average guy, it also ensures that he's not being fed some bullshit theory in lieu of money. The major fact that people get amazing results without throwing money at the techniques seems to lower the barrier to 'hmm maybe I should try this.' I'm a big time fan of keto and have had great results and I have but r/keto to thank for this.

by zone411 14y ago

kyro 14y ago

The average person and the population in general doesn't need advice any deeper than the "shallow" content found on Reddit in order to live a healthy lifestyle, and because the information is often so easy to swallow, it makes new members feel infinitely more comfortable. Sally next door doesn't need to know about carb-loading and iso-whey protein shakes. Forums all about that stuff are incredibly intimidating and geared towards individuals who typically want to go above and beyond what is considered a normal healthy state. Reddit offers easily digestible information with support from a huge community. I'd argue that's all you really need to fight obesity.

manaskarekar 14y ago

It's not just the content alone that makes the difference. A few things: - It's the community that makes you feel like a part of something. Compared to popular fitness boards, you don't go to reddit only when you're in the 'trying to lose weight actively' mode. You just go to reddit and then these posts show up in your stream keeping you actively engaged. YMMV of course. - It serves as a gentle break-in to more detailed/technical information. Most of the advice there is usually watered down from some technical sources, which people/FAQs eventually link to in case someone needs more information. The third and perhaps the most important point would be, - people see 'regular joes' like you and me losing xxx pounds and know by their posting history that they're not a made up figment of the advertisers imagination. This works on two levels, not only does it give confidence to the average guy, it also ensures that he's not being fed some bullshit theory in lieu of money. The major fact that people get amazing results without throwing money at the techniques seems to lower the barrier to 'hmm maybe I should try this.' I'm a big time fan of keto and have had great results and I have but r/keto to thank for this.