Love for Reddit

I'm dedicating this next entry on a community site called Reddit. It's a bit hard to describe, but essentially it is a social news website where the registered users submit content, in the form of either a link or a text "self" post. Other users then vote the submission "up" or "down," which is used to rank the post and determine its position on the site's pages and front page. Just browse the site it's very simple.

In this day and age, where time is limited, people have far shorter attention spans. We want that instant gratification of entertainment. This sites allows you to keep up to date with current internet trends, such as memes, news, and generally funny or interesting content. Knowing that all the decent content is already being voted high for everyone to see, whereas all the boring bad content would be voted down. It's a fantastic system, and due to the size of the site there are many subreddits for specific themes, topics, genres.

The most popular sub reddits are Pics, Funny, Politics, Gaming, World News & Ask Reddit. I like them all but I especially like AskReddit. For me Ask Reddit provides soo many interesting personal stories, and can provide many interesting facts I never knew. For instance one particular thread was most interesting, yet quite depressing. Someone asked the community 'what is your secret that would ruin your life if it came out?' It made me realise how much pain some people are going through, withholding certain information. For your perusal: Askreddit thread

What's great is that in one comment you'll read the most depressing, sad story, and then in next minute you'll read a comment and laugh about it. The community is great in that regard.

Sometimes obscure questions asks can lead into great comments, providing great stories. Like this one: Today you...Tomorrow me

And times when some answers provide some truly sad moments I geta bit teary eyed:
Moving comment (In fact, just read the whole thread there are still many moving/tear jerk comments!)

I mentioned in my previous entries about a subreddit called Seddit, which the community is based upon helping each other seduce one another. I find that this is also a very interesting read now and again too. Reading other people's experience in failed/successful attempts at wooing the other sex is quite compelling. The community behind it and the slang that is used, provides insight of a culture that can has developed on just getting with someone.

/Athiesm/ is an interesting forum for those curious enough to question their faith. I shamefully laugh on some of the content there, as there seems to be an elitist, superiority circle jerking there, that can be down right rude to fundamentalists/theists etc. However there can be some thought provoking quotes, content that is interesting to learn from. I mean I learned a lot from this one page than I ever did from Religious studies class back in school.

There are many sub reddits, in all shapes and sizes. There's a /Nosleep/ reddit page for horror, scary stories. There are other subreddits I won't link that are adult related content, for those who are abit horny, to down right weird ones in which I would never go on. I mean the WTF subreddit can be crazy enough with some Not Safe For Life content, but /Spacedicks/ and /Gore/ and probably other specialised niche groups that exist, I would avoid.

I should mention other sites that are similar to Reddit. Well known internet communities sites such as 4Chan and to a lesser extent 9Gag, which is a more child friendly version. Regarding 4Chan, even though I like how anyone can post on there without the requirement of registering, providing anonymity & they have created a lot of the internet culture you see and here about now, and provides dark, edgy humour you wouldn't see anywhere else. I can't seem to be able to navigate on 4Chan very well as it's not that user friendly, and the content on there is pretty much anything goes. So I stick to reddit.

So go on Reddit, if you're not on already. Great addictive site, when you are procastinating, and want some instant gratification.