When people look up things on google, they specifically look for a solution posted on reddit, I know I do. Lemmy needs to be used as a way for people to solve problems, before it can take over what reddit is used for now. I’m staying on Lemmy because I like the idea of a functioning reddit alternative.
I used to be the same but I’m going to be pretty devoted to looking for alternative sources of information. They’re definitely out there, just not as reliable/easy to find 👀
IMO that’s why we should all edit over and burn our data on our way out
That’s not effective at all, and not cool because:
Most of that data is in web archive anyway.
When you want to find a solution to some gaming or linux bug, or help with some project, it’s frustrating to see the user who posted the solution has deleted the comment.
I have seen a lot of comments about looking up solution on reddit. I have never done that. Most problems has solutions on blogs, stackoverflow, YouTube, Wikipedia, other forums about the specific product, the brands own dokumentation and so on. I don’t know what I should use reddit for. Maybe reviews? But I use YouTube for that. What do you search for on reddit? Reddit has only been for entertainment or news (but newspapers and blogs can give me that too) for me.
Youtube “solutions” are useless. I’m not going to watch a friggen video, normally 10+ minutes, to hopefully maybe see if it answers my question.
Same with reviews. youtube reviews look all official because they’re a video, who knows. With reddit you get comments (that aren’t useless like youtube’s), and votes (with downvotes).
It depends ofc, I guess my problems/questios aren’t the same as yours.
For example I wouldn’t look up about powershell modules on youtube, I would go to Microsofts docs. Same with windows error codes. And Linux problems would be the arch Wikipedia. And game wikis are great source for games. But this is all factual info. Maybe you are thinking of something else.
For reviews: I look through multiple articles both comparisons and about that product alone, multiple YouTube videos (mostly to get a feel for it and more info to search for), I always look at the specs and compare it with similar products. I also look up the brand if I haven’t heard of them. But it depends on the product, games are mostly only YouTube, a few gameplay videos is enough if it isn’t a game like cyberpunk that was broken at launch.
My experience with reddit users are often that they are just saying the same thing as everyone else because they believe that is correct not because they know. That isn’t helpful to me. Especially not if they are just saying what is the best in the world not best for the person asking. I was on some niched subs and that happened all the time. So I rather find info from someone who cares about their reputation and tries to give accurate info or a friend/coworker I trust. But again I never used reddit in that way so I could have missed a lot of great guides and useful info.
I think reddit was great for subjective matters to gain different perspectives. So subjects that is not factual do I think reddit can be a great at. That is why I was confused why so many seems to use reddit for finding answers.
It sounds like it is for very specific problems and feelings and experience for a company/product. Did I get that right?
Reddit has been a kind of unofficial support channel for a lot of companies since it doubles as good pr to be visibly helping their community. For smaller companies it’s also a lot easier to spin up a subreddit and try to attract people there for a free marketing and support platform. I see quite a few tech companies operate in that way, but Ubiquiti is one of the bigger ones that first comes to mind.
With the rise of Discord, I think Reddit is losing some ground in that space much like individual forums before it, but Reddit still has a lot of historical data in it for troubleshooting things that aren’t as common.
Ah like twitter. I can see why that would be a good way to look up solutions then. I like individual forums more tho they are usually better integrated and has articals (depends on the company ofc). Thanks for the insight!
This whole protest has really opened my eyes. So many companies and users use reddit as a knowledge base. I actually tried to use it as one because of that the other day. I think i picked the wrong subject tho (shoes). A lot of ppl liked a shoe model and said it was the best in the world but about the same amount of other users said they hated it with passion. It just made it harder for me 😂
Sounds like the Redwing Iron Rangers haha. People either love that shoe or say it’s a trash waste of money and should get X brand instead. Then it’s just back and forth anecdotes and people accusing improper care etc
styleforum is usually pretty good about shoes, but they lean pretty hard into dress shoes and I don’t know the name of the style, but ivy league sneakers is what I’ll call them.
It was a fight between one Adidas model and two others and some ppl randomly dropped other brands like nike hahah
Nice, thanks! I will save their webpage for when I need dress shoes. I have always gone for flat shoes. Vans are what I have been using the most because they work great for my foot shape and look nice. But my heels started to hurt recently (even tho i use heel cushion) so i looked up sporty shoes that can be used in casual settings so my feet will be happier and that was a completely new world for me haha
I like to use it for general help or knowledge regarding some hobbies. I keep Betta fish so I tend to search reddit for already answered questions regarding the care of Betta fish from people experienced with taking care of them. Granted I also look up similar information on niche forums but sometimes I try to get as much information as possible.
Wouldn’t articals/wikis or animal books be better for that? Or even asking the pet store? But I can see what you mean, I also subed to a lot of niche subs, but it was more for entertainment, inspiration and to be in the loop of the new stuff that is coming or had come already. I added their RSS feed so I am still in the loop now when I am here :D
When people look up things on google, they specifically look for a solution posted on reddit, I know I do. Lemmy needs to be used as a way for people to solve problems, before it can take over what reddit is used for now. I’m staying on Lemmy because I like the idea of a functioning reddit alternative.
For me, Reddit is now only a place to look up solutions, and not a group of communities to participate in.
The kind of solutions I would formerly post on Reddit, I will post on Lemmy instead. And I will participate in Lemmy communities as they pop up.
With time, as niche communities set up shop elsewhere, I expect I will have to search Reddit less and less.
Exactly. I spent years answering all sorts of questions. those comments are gone now and I will use lemmy from now on
And this is how we’ll grow the community; stop posting shit on Reddit. It’ll reduce visibility, sure…but that’s just how it’s gotta be.
Totally agree with this, Reddit still has a lot of “collective knowledge” stored there.
I wonder, is there an instance here that has tried porting over subrredits?
There’s a .zip of all of reddit that gets passed around for training LLMs. it’s around 90gb.
Not sure how to do the rest though as far as making a fork
I used to be the same but I’m going to be pretty devoted to looking for alternative sources of information. They’re definitely out there, just not as reliable/easy to find 👀
I’ve been wondering if there are good underground communities on the deepweb
IMO that’s why we should all edit over and burn our data on our way out
That’s not effective at all, and not cool because:
Most people coming from search engine traffic don’t know how to view archives, and will just see deleted and leave.
I don’t know if I want this to become reddit 2.0. Maybe there’s another way. I’ll hang around and see what happens.
I have seen a lot of comments about looking up solution on reddit. I have never done that. Most problems has solutions on blogs, stackoverflow, YouTube, Wikipedia, other forums about the specific product, the brands own dokumentation and so on. I don’t know what I should use reddit for. Maybe reviews? But I use YouTube for that. What do you search for on reddit? Reddit has only been for entertainment or news (but newspapers and blogs can give me that too) for me.
Youtube “solutions” are useless. I’m not going to watch a friggen video, normally 10+ minutes, to hopefully maybe see if it answers my question.
Same with reviews. youtube reviews look all official because they’re a video, who knows. With reddit you get comments (that aren’t useless like youtube’s), and votes (with downvotes).
It depends ofc, I guess my problems/questios aren’t the same as yours. For example I wouldn’t look up about powershell modules on youtube, I would go to Microsofts docs. Same with windows error codes. And Linux problems would be the arch Wikipedia. And game wikis are great source for games. But this is all factual info. Maybe you are thinking of something else.
For reviews: I look through multiple articles both comparisons and about that product alone, multiple YouTube videos (mostly to get a feel for it and more info to search for), I always look at the specs and compare it with similar products. I also look up the brand if I haven’t heard of them. But it depends on the product, games are mostly only YouTube, a few gameplay videos is enough if it isn’t a game like cyberpunk that was broken at launch.
My experience with reddit users are often that they are just saying the same thing as everyone else because they believe that is correct not because they know. That isn’t helpful to me. Especially not if they are just saying what is the best in the world not best for the person asking. I was on some niched subs and that happened all the time. So I rather find info from someone who cares about their reputation and tries to give accurate info or a friend/coworker I trust. But again I never used reddit in that way so I could have missed a lot of great guides and useful info.
I think reddit was great for subjective matters to gain different perspectives. So subjects that is not factual do I think reddit can be a great at. That is why I was confused why so many seems to use reddit for finding answers.
It sounds like it is for very specific problems and feelings and experience for a company/product. Did I get that right?
Reddit has been a kind of unofficial support channel for a lot of companies since it doubles as good pr to be visibly helping their community. For smaller companies it’s also a lot easier to spin up a subreddit and try to attract people there for a free marketing and support platform. I see quite a few tech companies operate in that way, but Ubiquiti is one of the bigger ones that first comes to mind.
With the rise of Discord, I think Reddit is losing some ground in that space much like individual forums before it, but Reddit still has a lot of historical data in it for troubleshooting things that aren’t as common.
Ah like twitter. I can see why that would be a good way to look up solutions then. I like individual forums more tho they are usually better integrated and has articals (depends on the company ofc). Thanks for the insight!
Just saw this in the news and thought of this conversation: https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/reddit
This whole protest has really opened my eyes. So many companies and users use reddit as a knowledge base. I actually tried to use it as one because of that the other day. I think i picked the wrong subject tho (shoes). A lot of ppl liked a shoe model and said it was the best in the world but about the same amount of other users said they hated it with passion. It just made it harder for me 😂
Sounds like the Redwing Iron Rangers haha. People either love that shoe or say it’s a trash waste of money and should get X brand instead. Then it’s just back and forth anecdotes and people accusing improper care etc
styleforum is usually pretty good about shoes, but they lean pretty hard into dress shoes and I don’t know the name of the style, but ivy league sneakers is what I’ll call them.
It was a fight between one Adidas model and two others and some ppl randomly dropped other brands like nike hahah
Nice, thanks! I will save their webpage for when I need dress shoes. I have always gone for flat shoes. Vans are what I have been using the most because they work great for my foot shape and look nice. But my heels started to hurt recently (even tho i use heel cushion) so i looked up sporty shoes that can be used in casual settings so my feet will be happier and that was a completely new world for me haha
I like to use it for general help or knowledge regarding some hobbies. I keep Betta fish so I tend to search reddit for already answered questions regarding the care of Betta fish from people experienced with taking care of them. Granted I also look up similar information on niche forums but sometimes I try to get as much information as possible.
Wouldn’t articals/wikis or animal books be better for that? Or even asking the pet store? But I can see what you mean, I also subed to a lot of niche subs, but it was more for entertainment, inspiration and to be in the loop of the new stuff that is coming or had come already. I added their RSS feed so I am still in the loop now when I am here :D