I Miss the Old Internet

Re:I Miss the Old Internet by dharma1 on Thursday October 31, 2019 @06:15AM (#21407182)

I only user Reddit a few times a month, specific focused subreddits, but find it invaluable for hive mind opinion/debate without product shilling (which is all you get on Google or Youtube). Reddit is great. It reminds me of Usenet back in the day

I suppose it can get addictive too, but I haven't found that to be the case for me, not yet anyway. HN on the other hand... :)

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Re:I Miss the Old Internet by wait-a-minute on Thursday October 31, 2019 @04:23PM (#21413310)

The problem with reddit is that you get downvoted simply for going against the hivemind, even if you supply evidence that you are right. It's impossible to have a meaningful conversation on the more popular subreddits, especially on politics.

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Re:I Miss the Old Internet by Breza on Friday November 01, 2019 @11:29AM (#21419828)

That totally depends on the subreddit. r/politics? You're absolutely right. But the more focused subs offer a wealth of information about obscure topics. For example, check out this recent thread on r/machinelearning where people have an in-depth discussion about hype versus reality: https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/donbz7/d_i...

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Re:I Miss the Old Internet by dharma1 on Saturday November 02, 2019 @11:31AM (#21428219)

Politics, internet, meaningful conversation - choose two

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Re:I Miss the Old Internet by KnMn on Saturday November 02, 2019 @08:32PM (#21431158)

Can I just have internet?

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