[philwelch]

YMMV. Subreddits still need good moderators to succeed.

For me, the sweet spot is:

1. If I want to buy a $PRODUCT, I find the subreddit for enthusiasts of $PRODUCT and see if they have a wiki or a stickied post or a sidebar that has accumulated recommendations and/or advice.

2. Some subreddits are more about the stickied general discussion thread than the rest of the subreddit.

3. There are lots of subreddits, and many of them were started specifically out of some grievance with a different subreddit. Are you sure there isn’t a “EDC-but-no-guns” subreddit, if that’s what you really wanted?