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I avoid reddit because it’s slop but fascinating to look at occasionally. The top two items right now…

at this point reddit is most useful to me as a counter-signal when researching products, services, or nearly anything else

inverse jim cramer vibes

building /juicebox | product marketing & growth | prev. NounsDAO, RAW DAO | learning to code

wait, this is narrative violation isn't it? genuine question: it's been the case that people add "reddit" to their Google searches when researching things especially products and services? had you ever done this?

when did reddit become a countersignal and why precisely? v curious

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ignoring politics btw.. I know it's trash for that

reddit

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yeah my thinking is.. if not reddit (for products, services, and for every niche/interest in general except social/political) then what? there's no other forum at scale for that purpose

and yeah you def have to find the right subreddits but they're there

full disclosure: i started /reddit on here 😆 🤣

for social issues reddit is often a counter signal for me. for products etc it’s still decent.

depends tho, there’s a lottt of subreddits.

here's why I believe that reddit has become a counter-signal for product reccos, with the caveat that I am not the average consumer and I am often looking for a "buy it once" type purchase.

* reddit and hall monitors
subreddits can be good places to find niche info. I sometimes use reddit as a jumping off point to explore a particular vertical or sub-category of product. the issue is that reddit communities attract a certain type of person and this has led to the overbearing "hall monitor" mod culture over there.

most of these users—though not all—are borderline obsessed with what they would call "value." if [product A] is $57 and [product B] is $62, that is an important factor for them. for some this comes down to budget which is totally legitimate, but I would argue that it's more philosophical.

six-part thread here: https://warpcast.com/matthewb/0x8435c49a

really good question, lemme write a longer post

imho the thing with Reddit is that specialized subreddits are the best source of information you can get for the respective topic, while the more generic ones like /r/pics and of course /r/all are just pure brainwashing trash