| I disagree wholeheartedly. > You may be "anonymous" to fellow users, but not anonymous to authorities.
True, but this only matters to a very small percentage of its user base. A vast majority of people who use Reddit don't know or don't care about data collection. They only care if their friend/coworker/family can ID them from what they post. >Reddit is 90% government, politics and new propaganda and 20% ads...
The front page/top posts, maybe. 90% of the content doesn't reach the top of /r/all though. And I don't know if I consider what is popular/part of the echo chamber as an 'ad'. >Do you really think reddit in unprofitable?
Profitable or not, what's the difference? They've maintained a relatively ad free experience and don't expect you to 'pay to play'. Content isn't pay-walled. Yes they've made cosmetic changes to shift towards a more 'social-media' style experience, but the changes are not that bad and haven't drastically changed the user experience. >Any garden variety forum is better than reddit.
This is personal and can't be claimed with any objectivity. You may find that certain nice forums offer you more value, personally, but that doesn't apply to everyone. In my experience, whatever shortcomings Reddit has are greatly outweighed by the information and entertainment I've received. |