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Re:Ask HN: What was the outcome of Reddit blackout? by pipes on Sunday November 26, 2023 @05:21PM (#38425628)
Reddit opened up a world of computer programming to me back in 2007. I read blogs and books I'd never of heard of otherwise. It expanded my world view. I wish I'd been reading it when I was 14 instead of 25 after I finished university (I scrapped by in a shitty IT degree). I would have focused on maths and programming. It expanded my world view and opened me up to a lot of good influences.

Yeah it has an addictive dark side. Also most of the user comments went to shit years ago. But overall a net win for me.

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Re:Ask HN: What was the outcome of Reddit blackout? by sciencesama on Sunday November 26, 2023 @06:54PM (#38426466)
Mind sharing your books and path you would take that improved your programming skills ?
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Re:Ask HN: What was the outcome of Reddit blackout? by CPAhem on Monday November 27, 2023 @01:54AM (#38429053)
Many of the technical and science stuff is still pretty good. Not like it used to be, but it's a recurring theme, when the Internet expanded, UseNet also became rubbish, "infested by AOL'ers and spam" was the complaint in 1996.
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