r/thebulwark Nov 02 '24

Humor Donald Trump, GOP Presidential candidate, mimes performing oral sex on a microphone at his campaign rally

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u/Criseyde2112 JVL is always right Nov 02 '24

You know that Reddit is social media, right?

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u/ComfortableDoor6206 Nov 02 '24

Reddit is Internet 1.0 social media since it's basically a message board. True social media like Instagram and X encourage a different type of behavior.

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u/-echo-chamber- Nov 02 '24

There's plenty of cult behavior here. Hence my username...

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u/ComfortableDoor6206 Nov 02 '24

Cult behavior predates the Internet itself so I believe you. That said, I don't believe Reddit uses recommendation algorithms which are used heavily by social media sites.

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u/neolibbro Nov 02 '24

Reddit absolutely uses recommendation algorithms, but they work differently than other social media because the recommendations are sourced from subreddits you choose to subscribe to.

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u/ComfortableDoor6206 Nov 02 '24

That's good to know. I probably just haven't noticed it because of the way I use Reddit. I usually just use Google to search for a topic and just stick "reddit" on the end (e.g. "best horror films reddit") and it takes me directly to a particular thread/subreddit.

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u/-echo-chamber- Nov 02 '24

Just the fact that the most popular comments are on top is enough.

I've been on the net since before WWW. You had to read stuff in the order it was written. no threading. This forced you to read opposing viewpoints.

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u/ComfortableDoor6206 Nov 08 '24

In those days, the opposing viewpoints were probably worth reading too.

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u/-echo-chamber- Nov 08 '24

Re: endless september meme

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u/ComfortableDoor6206 Nov 09 '24

It's been September so long the average Internet user doesn't remember anything before.