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I've found that oddly enough, reddit has a kind of honesty that facebook doesn't, which you wouldn't think, since the former is full of people you don't know, a
by iamwil 13y ago
I've found that oddly enough, reddit has a kind of honesty that facebook doesn't, which you wouldn't think, since the former is full of people you don't know, and the latter full of people you do.
- paranoiacblack 13y agoWhy would you think people you know would be brutally honest with you about how bad your posts are? That's exactly what internet anonymity allows. Since I don't have to see you face-to-face, I feel extremely comfortable with making fun of your irrelevant HN post.
- floydenstein 13y agoThe people you know have something to prove
- iamwil 13y agoIt comes from the failed assumption that those you know are those you can be more honest with, since they want to see you succeed. Otherwise, why are you friends? That ends up not being the case, since most people aren't very discerning with whom they accept friend requests from, and facebook encourages making as many connections as possible as well. As a result, the only current way to be honest online is through anonymity. I'm not sure if Path App has made any headway in this regard.