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1. tpmx+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-05-31 21:28:57
truth

Hah. Reddit "truth" is sold and bought at every level for anything popular enough. It's just the illusion of truth. Your site:reddit.com strategy stopped making sense 2-3 years ago.

I will not be sad when reddit essentially dies in a few years from now. Good riddance.

replies(3): >>rjh29+b3 >>Lapsan+L3 >>tomvin+6e
2. rjh29+b3[view] [source] 2023-05-31 21:46:00
>>tpmx+(OP)
It's hilariously easy to spot astroturfing comments and posts on reddit vs. actual opinions. Real posters don't spend years frequenting the same niche subs writing multiple paragraph comments about the same topic. Sure those opinions may be influenced and biased in their own way, but if you read enough of them you can form a pretty good summary.
3. Lapsan+L3[view] [source] 2023-05-31 21:48:42
>>tpmx+(OP)
> for anything popular enough

There is still a ton of value in the more niche Reddit communities. I don’t spend much time in the default subs, but the smaller interest-based subs are great and most of them are too small for the karma farmers to really care about.

Might as well get off the entire internet because all of the popular sites are sold and bought at every level.

replies(2): >>tpmx+94 >>witche+Sf
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4. tpmx+94[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-05-31 21:50:50
>>Lapsan+L3
Yeah, your subreddit is safe as long as

a) there is no political aspect to it

and

b) there is no commercial aspect to it

5. tomvin+6e[view] [source] 2023-05-31 22:47:27
>>tpmx+(OP)
What's your alternative?
replies(2): >>tpmx+if >>witche+vf
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6. tpmx+if[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-05-31 22:54:09
>>tomvin+6e
Honestly: HN - until it also jumps the shark, at least in this regard.

I've seen an influx of political redditors making their way here to fight e.g. nuclear power (because why not) over the past few years. I can't imagine the professionals working on protecting/pushing brands are very far behind.

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7. witche+vf[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-05-31 22:55:18
>>tomvin+6e
Reddit has never been good for "truth". It was good for discussions for the period between the end of forum culture and the 2016 presidential election, but since 2016 the website has been increasingly moderated to the point that right-wingers, moderates and most non-US users aren't represented more than a tiny percentage, and it is a mass market appeal website.

Quora was good for more centrist and international comments, but it too has been destroyed by poor development combined with politically motivated moderation.

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8. witche+Sf[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-05-31 22:57:10
>>Lapsan+L3
If all you are into is niche reddit communities, then why not have a forum for each community instead?
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