Scrolling subreddits are just part of this decision making process, I am not stupid. Other than actually spending time in a city, or having family/friends that live/lived there, it's difficult to get a local's take on what is good/bad, fun/boring, safe/dangerous in a city. Although reddit isn't best place for getting a feel on something, it provides easy access to hundreds of thousands of opinions, which I think can be useful, even if not the most representative.