Why do people still use Reddit?

[Minnie]

Originally Posted by peter12

Peasant.

Did you masturbate furiously to overpriced pornography? That's probably the only good thing about a Holiday Inn Express. Rules-free zone.

[GP_Matt]

Originally Posted by peter12

Peasant.

Did you masturbate furiously to overpriced pornography? That's probably the only good thing about a Holiday Inn Express. Rules-free zone.

This thread took a very unexpected turn while I was typing my last post. I should probably learn to type faster on a tablet.

[peter12]

I thought psychnet made a pretty strong case as to why reddit is gross. Why are people arguing with him? He's right.

[gottabekd]

So, without reading the whole thread, I'm sure someone would have covered my viewpoint on the subject.

On a related note, I used to browse reddit with most of the default subreddits. Complete waste of time. As sort of a new years resolution, I threw out all the stupid subreddits (like funny, pics, atheism), and added some useful ones like science, askscience, lifehacks, youshouldknow, loseit).

I now find that I waste a lot less time looking at memes, and more time learning new things and improving myself. So, if you browse without an account, or haven't really customized the default subreddits, just a suggestion to give it shot.

[Trolleydodger]

You left out r/vinyl and r/audiophile.

[To Be Quite Honest]

Originally Posted by peter12

I thought psychnet made a pretty strong case as to why reddit is gross. Why are people arguing with him? He's right.

Welcome to the internets baby! You're gonna diiiiiiiiiie!

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by peter12

I thought psychnet made a pretty strong case as to why reddit is gross. Why are people arguing with him? He's right.

He made a strong case that certain unmoderated subreddits are gross, a point to which nobody in this thread has disagreed. He then used that as a blanket condemnation of the entire site. People are disagreeing with him because it's trivially easy to avoid the scummy parts and only read areas that are informative/funny/pleasant/etc.

One can take his criticism of reddit and apply it to the entire Internet. It's an incredible source of information and entertainment, but it's not without a seedy underbelly. Thankfully, you don't need to experience the worst of it to enjoy the best.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

He made a strong case that certain unmoderated subreddits are gross, a point to which nobody in this thread has disagreed. He then used that as a blanket condemnation of the entire site. People are disagreeing with him because it's trivially easy to avoid the scummy parts and only read areas that are informative/funny/pleasant/etc.

One can take his criticism of reddit and apply it to the entire Internet. It's an incredible source of information and entertainment, but it's not without a seedy underbelly. Thankfully, you don't need to experience the worst of it to enjoy the best.

People on this forum seem to apply the blanket condemnation all the time until it applies to one of their little pet loves. As a private enterprise, Reddit is actually gross.

The Internet is just the free market. Reddit is one of the firms that utilize the market to allow some pretty gross stuff. Anyone who disagrees with me on Flanagan's right to say what he wants in an academic setting, and uses Reddit is a disgusting hypocrite.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by peter12

People on this forum seem to apply the blanket condemnation all the time until it applies to one of their little pet loves. As a private enterprise, Reddit is actually gross.

The Internet is just the free market. Reddit is one of the firms that utilize the market to allow some pretty gross stuff. Anyone who disagrees with me on Flanagan's right to say what he wants in an academic setting, and uses Reddit is a disgusting hypocrite.

haha dude, tone it down. You're being too obvious this time.

[Senator Clay Davis]

At times this thread makes Reddit look pretty tolerable.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Misterpants

What's a goon?

Originally Posted by ResAlien

So what's a goon then?

Do you have stairs in your house?

[TorqueDog]

I am protected.

[Acey]

It's like Twitter, Facebook, or anything else online. You get plenty out of it as long as you're willing to filter what you see.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Acey

It's like Twitter, Facebook, or anything else online. You get plenty out of it as long as you're willing to filter what you see.

There is child porn on Twitter and Facebook?



I honestly didn't know it was that screwed up. I check the fitness section a few times a week, but will probably not visit again after reading the first post.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

I don't understand why everyone is piling on Psycnet? I thought it was an interesting OP and a good take. It's not like he's accusing anyone of being a perp, although some of the reactions of some posters could be interpreted as quite telling in a way.

Maybe he's a pedo who is actually posting an advertisement for the subreddits he's "criticizing".

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Azure

There is child porn on Twitter and Facebook?

Yup. Facebook has been used to lure victims as well.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-11403984

[Weiser Wonder]

The Reddit admins gave violentacrez an award and were basically besties with him before he was exposed and they had to cut ties. It's all pretty gross.

The misogyny is really bad too, but it's bad at Calpuck too, as well as almost every message board ever. So that's not really a reddit thing. It's more of what happens when there's light moderation.

[Flash Walken]

I was utterly fascinated with the violentacres cult of personality.

[Tinordi]

I don't use Reddit because I find it difficult to navigate, clunky, and not useful.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by calumniate

It's a very broad and massive site. Just as people have gotten into trouble on there, a lot of people gotten help be it tobacco addiction, depression etc.

Canuck rioters posted pictures on their FB too does that make FB bad? In all honesty, it just got them caught.

Facebook is the spawn of beelzebub