Damaso87 t1_j1mir1j wrote
Reply to comment by Ajreil in Cloudhiker: Randomly discover the most interesting, weird or funny websites of the internet like in the old StumbleUpon days by theKovah
It's a shame, since forums are far superior to this format we have now, which seems to be designed to push ads
ZellZoy t1_j1nxkel wrote
I don't mind Reddit replacing forums. What I hate is discord replacing forums. Discord is well and good as an AIM replacement but using it for forums, like games used to have, sucks.
dgtlfnk t1_j1mk1go wrote
Use the Apollo app. Zero ads.
Damaso87 t1_j1mkoma wrote
Ads are far more insidiously injected than you suspect. Probably half the content on reddit is paid for and run by bots.
dgtlfnk t1_j1mkzn1 wrote
Oh, well yeah. I just meant actual ads. But you’re right. Gotta just read shit on Reddit and move on. No purchases should be influenced by something you saw on Reddit. Unless you’re in a conversation with someone extensively and specifically about something, by which you might expect it’s a legit human. Lol.
Ajreil t1_j1mizmi wrote
Reddit's upvote system is much better than forums. They essentially had /new and top/all-time as sorting options.
Algorithmic feeds are a war crime.
Damaso87 t1_j1mjejf wrote
Does an upvote system need to exist though? There wasnt* need for that in a discussion based forum with actual moderators. It wasn't a slam dunking karma game.
Ajreil t1_j1mjmx7 wrote
Upvotes are good. Karma was a mistake.
ThroawayPartyer t1_j1nxi2i wrote
Aren't you contradicting yourself? Reddit karma is what drives its algorithmic feed.
Ajreil t1_j1o0hic wrote
Using upvotes to sort the /hot feed is a helpful. The most popular posts rise to the top.
Having those upvotes reflected on your profile encourages the more obnoxious posts. That part is what I mean by karma.
Reddit's feed is handled by a simple algorithm. It doesn't use machine learning to guess what you personally would like.
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