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Reddit has a default frontpage for people who don't have accounts. I lurked for years and was just fine without actually creating an account. :)
by lbotos 12y ago
Reddit has a default frontpage for people who don't have accounts. I lurked for years and was just fine without actually creating an account. :)
- mrfusion 12y agoIsn't the default page mostly cat pictures and jokes? I tried viewing it logged out one time and I couldn't figure out who would like that?
- Guvante 12y agoThat is what the OP is about, they have since altered their algorithms to avoid pure cat pictures and jokes by inflating the value of certain sub reddits.
- oftenwrong 12y agoFor many people, reddit is merely a source of internet junk food. They go there for cheap, quick hits of mindless amusement. See also: buzzfeed, 9gag, imgur, funnyjunk, etc.
- visarga 12y agoI wish so hard I could filter out the junk posts. Just give me something to read, a good article, a debate.
- egypturnash 12y agoLog in, unsubscribe from all the default front-page subreddits, and put together your own mix based on stuff you're interested in. The Reddit I read by doing this is a pretty genteel and sensible place.
- Ollinson 12y agor/all right now has 4/25 threads from the funny subreddit no cat pictures, 2 gifs of dogs being cute I check r/all because it's the breadth focused zeitgeist of the internet. Whether the comments are right or wrong doesn't matter. Once you can fix a point on popular sentiment you can interpret how it will ripple through more "prestigious" forums.
- keypusher 12y agoThey changed the default subreddits a while back, and also have done work to make sure no particular theme (such as funny pictures) outweighs the others.
- orbitur 12y agoreddit has been around since at least '07. I remember visiting the default front page back then and it was mostly developer-specific stuff. A lot has changed.