Reddit, sub-reddits and your opinions on it.

Wolfrahm · Oct 5, 2014

We've already had threads centred on 4chan and Tumblr and the like. Nothing much about reddit so far. So I'm wondering what your (the INTP subforum, though, all types are welcome to pitch in) opinions on reddit are. Post whatever subreddits you're subscribed to/ lurk/ are your favourites while you're at it.

Here's mine (For the uninitiated: I'll link the first subreddit. just add the "/r/SubredditsNameHere" in the url for the rest. Or complain then I'll cave-in and do the rest to save you a few seconds of your precious time):

/r/InternetIsBeautiful
/r/Berserk
/r/AskHistorians
/r/DataIsBeautiful
/r/Neography
/r/SouthAfrica
/r/Showerthoughts
/r/Space
/r/Science
/r/Stormlight_Archive
/r/Tech
/r/SpaceDandy
/r/WhoWouldWin
/r/WorldNews
/r/SpaceDandy
/r/WorldBuilding
/r/Anime
/r/Socialism
/r/SoSE
/r/ShittyAskHistory
/r/Conlangs
/r/MassEffect
/r/Skyrim
/r/TheLastAirbender

anarchitektur · Oct 5, 2014

I tend to avoid reddit because of the general hive-mind mentality.

Wolfrahm · Oct 6, 2014

I agree, it's a problem among most of the larger subreddits. The smaller subs (between 1000 and 15000 subscribers) are usually better in that regard.
Seriously, check out your state/city/community subreddit. (by the way, your state's subreddit has more subscribers than my country's subreddit. Not that I was expecting it to be more.) My country's and my city's subreddit are of my favourite subreddits. It's a very friendly and helpful community.

Peripheral · Oct 6, 2014

It's a generally cancerous place, although I surf it often.

therainandthunder · Oct 6, 2014

I go there for the articles, more than other peoples' posts and comments.

DemonD · Oct 6, 2014

I tried Reddit. Didn't see the point.

Just like Tumblr, junk that gets tossed around.

Dommm · Oct 6, 2014

Don't really care much for the defaults these days unless I'm on the train or something. I'm currently subscribed to:

/r/Dota2
/r/Smashbros
/r/ECE
/r/MachineLearning
/r/Statistics
/r/PolandBall
/r/Brisbane
/r/INTP
/r/Games

Certain subreddits like /r/dota2 and /r/polandball are the de facto community hubs for their respective subject matter. These days though I'm on Quora as much as Reddit.

Alfador · Oct 6, 2014

Just like 4chan, it's a good content source, and you can discuss with different people about similar tastes and different ones too, but just like 4chan, the userbase can be corrupted too. It all depends were you search into, but they seem to come from every corner.

Himistu · Oct 7, 2014

After reading about SRS, amongst other things, I think the management of Reddit as a whole is weird, and I doubt I'll ever use their services. It's not just about free speech, but also about the interaction between groups. They seem to feed off of irritating each other.

selavi · Oct 7, 2014

I mostly peruse on work breaks for news, tech support stories, and some other interests. It can be a very circle-jerk place, but I skip right over that stuff. No need to let bad apples spoil the bunch.

News:
Android
cogsci
law
netsec
privacy
science
space
technology
worldnews

Others:
budgetfood
crochet
financialindependence
Firearms
glitch
Glocks
iiiiiiitttttttttttt
Jokes
motorcycles
PDXrideit
photoshopbattles
pnwriders
Psybient
snakes
SnakesWithHats
starcat
sysadmin
talesfromtechsupport

Thay · Oct 8, 2014

Like 99.9+ % of human activity, crapalot.

Reddit, sub-reddits and your opinions on it.

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