You know when you needed an answer to something and wanted the opinion of the masses. You could search “[how to topic] reddit” or filter with “site:reddit.com”.
So what now? Could i still do “best table Lemmy” or “how to do this Lemmy”?
This was my favorite use of reddit where you could get a bunch of answers for different topics.
undefined> 16-years there, I’ve never considered reddit a good gauge on what the “masses” think. Usually its in its own crazy bubble, most social is but reddit, being an insular community to start with, never really lost that quality.
this is a bit circular…a lot of people on Reddit are young people; they typically do not see things as echo chambers
no, the echo chamber is what the elders (my contemporaries) running the site are doing. its only maintained through direct manipulation of the site and a bot army i suspect is at some level supported by reddit.