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Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by RspecMAuthortah on Thursday July 30, 2020 @09:44PM (#24004832)
Not sure why you are downvoted. But some subs like politics and worldnews are just pure propaganda and bots driven at this point.
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by gruez on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:12PM (#24005004)
>are just pure propaganda and bots driven at this point

I'm curious, what's your criteria for propaganda? Is it just content/viewpoints that you don't like? Likewise, for bots. Can link to some examples of bot-like behavior that's happening on reddit? Preferably provide hard evidence of some kind, like the ones done for this story: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/27/technology/so...

Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by chadcmulligan on Friday July 31, 2020 @02:04AM (#24006128)
Any suggestions on feeds for politics and worldnews?
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by iliekcomputers on Friday July 31, 2020 @07:20AM (#24007587)
In my experience, no subreddit on reddit is (or can remain) an unbiased neutral source of information about politics.

Either subscribe to a bunch of them, one for each world view, or just classify reddit as a flawed news source and move on to something better.

Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by CathedralBorrow on Friday July 31, 2020 @08:16AM (#24007911)
Out of curiousity, where on Earth can you find "an unbiased neutral source of information about politics"?
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by iliekcomputers on Friday July 31, 2020 @10:00AM (#24008646)
It's definitely not news media. I don't think it exists. :)
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by natchy on Thursday July 30, 2020 @09:45PM (#24004841)
I hadn't been on reddit in years, but just went on from this post. I'd say it feels like "Youtube Comments, the app".
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by paulcole on Thursday July 30, 2020 @09:57PM (#24004915)
To be fair the level of discourse here is quite low as well. Just look at my comment history!
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by laylomo2 on Thursday July 30, 2020 @09:53PM (#24004889)
Nobody, literally nobody:

natchy: "Youtube Comments, the app"

Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by na85 on Thursday July 30, 2020 @09:56PM (#24004909)
... "literally nobody says nothing"?

I don't understand.

Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by Icyphox on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:01PM (#24004940)
It's a terribly overused YouTube/Twitter meme.
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by gkoberger on Thursday July 30, 2020 @09:45PM (#24004840)
I don't think this is true.

Reddit worked hard to keep alt-right viewpoints on the site, but subs like r/the_donald were so nasty that they had no choice. They also banned liberal subs at the same time.

Let's not act like Reddit is banning subs that discuss trickle down economics or debate the merits of a smaller government.

Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by bishalb on Friday July 31, 2020 @09:24AM (#24008311)
They never ban all sorts of nastiest porn subreddits. I am not sure how r/the_donald could be nastier.
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by bra-ket on Thursday July 30, 2020 @09:58PM (#24004921)
it's full of radical left propaganda even on non-political subs like /r/pics and whatnot
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by reflectiv on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:01PM (#24004938)
"radical left propaganda"

what like wanting health care and a clean environment for everyone?

Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by aleister_777 on Thursday July 30, 2020 @11:04PM (#24005240)
No, like the violent suppression of any thought that doesn't fit the narrative. Mutually exclusive ideologies never end well.
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by bra-ket on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:04PM (#24004953)
no, like anti-police, pro-riots bullshit
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by gruez on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:05PM (#24004960)
Funny how not wanting people to get summarily executed by the police is considered "radical left".
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by bra-ket on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:11PM (#24005002)
Encouraging violence on a forum intended for cat pictures seems pretty radical to me

i'm all for revolution, my best friend is actually a bolshevik, just don't use non-political medium to push some agenda

Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by gruez on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:16PM (#24005027)
>the encouragement of violence

Can you link to some examples? If anything my experience is opposite. I saw a highly upvoted post on /r/all denouncing someone who was pro "white genocide".

> on a forum intended for cat pictures seems pretty radical to me

Is reddit "intended" for cat pictures? It might be the reason that you joined, or the content that you liked, but the default subs[1] cover a wide range of topics, not just cat pictures and memes.

[1] https://old.reddit.com/r/ListOfSubreddits/wiki/defaults

Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by pjc50 on Friday July 31, 2020 @06:14AM (#24007245)
> i'm all for revolution, my best friend is actually a bolshevik, just don't use non-political medium to push some agenda

eyeroll.gif

Not only do I not believe that, I'm sure the Bolsheviks had some words about attempting to separate the world into separate "political" and "apolitical" arenas.

Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by reflectiv on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:18PM (#24005040)
I don't see anti police...I see police critique when it is lacking.

I also don't see pro-riot anywhere...have any references for any of this? I am on reddit all the time...

Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by gruez on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:04PM (#24004955)
Link to some examples of "radical left propaganda"?
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by bra-ket on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:53PM (#24005196)
Just subscribe to /r/news and read top comments
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by gruez on Thursday July 30, 2020 @11:03PM (#24005233)
subreddit rules for /r/news:

>Your post will be removed if it:

>[...]

>is an opinion/analysis or advocacy piece.

>The title must be the actual title or the lead.

Can you explain how links to articles from major news outlets, with titles unchanged can be "radical left propaganda"? Just for posterity I took a picture of the current submissions on /r/news: https://i.imgur.com/rsTm7Rj.png. Can you point out where the "radical left propaganda" are?

Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by encom on Friday July 31, 2020 @10:19AM (#24008793)
That's easy. Many major news outlets are filled with radical left propaganda. Like the guardian, CNN, BBC and loads more.
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Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by midasz on Friday July 31, 2020 @10:34AM (#24008924)
gab and voat lmao
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by jjcon on Thursday July 30, 2020 @09:49PM (#24004860)
The last few times I’ve been to reddit /r/all was just full of news about Donald Trump. As someone that doesn’t really get current American politics I’m just so confused at how people don’t get tired of it. Like I get it, fill the front page for a few days in 2016... but its like every day... all the time... I just want cute pictures of cats... can’t we just have 1 happy place.
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by c9fc42ad on Thursday July 30, 2020 @09:52PM (#24004880)
Why not make an account and subscribe to whatever you find interesting? Then just avoid /r/all
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by jjcon on Friday July 31, 2020 @01:33AM (#24005995)
I suppose I could, seeing the community via /r/all doesn’t really make me want to get invested though. Maybe I’m missing out on some gems but I’ve got plenty of things to keep my attention as it is.
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by EasyTiger_ on Friday July 31, 2020 @10:08AM (#24008706)
> Maybe I’m missing out on some gems

Trust me, you're not

Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by egypturnash on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:32PM (#24005117)
I live in America and trust me we are pretty fucking tired of it too.
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Friday July 31, 2020 @08:36AM (#24008020)
The thing is, politics in the US is basically just another reality TV show. This has never been more evident than when we elected a reality tv "star" to the highest office in the land.
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by EasyTiger_ on Friday July 31, 2020 @10:07AM (#24008697)
It's been like that since 2016. People are thoroughly sick of it but those people are downvoted into the hundreds and don't get a voice.
Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by gkoberger on Thursday July 30, 2020 @09:53PM (#24004888)
[Edited to clarify]

You can subscribe/unsubscribe from subs on the main page when logged in. If you want to block subs from appearing on r/all, you can with Reddit Gold or an extension.

Re:Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for ... by gruez on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:07PM (#24004967)
>You can subscribe/unsubscribe from subs, as you know! You need Reddit Gold for it, but it's possible.

What? In this a recent thing or something for new accounts? I can subscribe/unsubscribe just fine.