Reddit just feels too easily gamed. Twitter at least feels a bit more authentic in terms of content and the actual niches, or subcultures or whatever you wanna call it. Reddit feels like a massive amount of people who all just try to say and do stuff that gets the approval of the masses. Like how many people just say the same comment that is popular at that particular time.
You could blame the karma system for people wanting to repost shit or get a highly updated comment so they do the usual meme comment. But it all gets so repetitive, its a bit sadder in a way cause of how faceless it all feels. it's a shitty way to do social media if your only desire is interactions. I like a few subs still, and I can talk a lot of shit about how Twitter is some of the same exact shit, they are both bad in their own and similar ways.
That's fair too, I feel it, that shit is whack. It took me awhile to find dope people to follow and just riff with, fuck all that clout shit. You can find subs doing similar too, its not a unique thing, but I just can't stand how many g*mers are constantly commenting on everything on reddit that I end up seeing, since it's less curated in a sense.
It took me awhile to find dope people to follow and just riff with, fuck all that clout shit
I guess I'm weak but I've always ended up engaging with the stupidest slap fight of the day when I was on twitter. The siren call of drama is way too powerful.
You can use twitter responsibly, but it's no secret that every element of the platform is tweaked to maximize engagement.
Absolutely, I use to do the same on reddit too, also fruitless and a waste of time and brain cells. One other really good thing about Twitter is the muted words option. Like if I see some discourse I don't give a fuck about i just mute the keywords and carry on. I try to not get sucked into the really bad shit, but I still drive by threads to drop a :PIGPOOPBALLS: if i think it warrants it but I also mute threads often if someone is chomping at the bit to rage online and it's not funny
Reddit just feels too easily gamed. Twitter at least feels a bit more authentic in terms of content and the actual niches, or subcultures or whatever you wanna call it. Reddit feels like a massive amount of people who all just try to say and do stuff that gets the approval of the masses. Like how many people just say the same comment that is popular at that particular time.
You could blame the karma system for people wanting to repost shit or get a highly updated comment so they do the usual meme comment. But it all gets so repetitive, its a bit sadder in a way cause of how faceless it all feels. it's a shitty way to do social media if your only desire is interactions. I like a few subs still, and I can talk a lot of shit about how Twitter is some of the same exact shit, they are both bad in their own and similar ways.
I dunno. I'd take that over people trying to one up each other over who's takes are the hottest and general clout chasing.
That's fair too, I feel it, that shit is whack. It took me awhile to find dope people to follow and just riff with, fuck all that clout shit. You can find subs doing similar too, its not a unique thing, but I just can't stand how many g*mers are constantly commenting on everything on reddit that I end up seeing, since it's less curated in a sense.
I guess I'm weak but I've always ended up engaging with the stupidest slap fight of the day when I was on twitter. The siren call of drama is way too powerful.
You can use twitter responsibly, but it's no secret that every element of the platform is tweaked to maximize engagement.
Absolutely, I use to do the same on reddit too, also fruitless and a waste of time and brain cells. One other really good thing about Twitter is the muted words option. Like if I see some discourse I don't give a fuck about i just mute the keywords and carry on. I try to not get sucked into the really bad shit, but I still drive by threads to drop a :PIGPOOPBALLS: if i think it warrants it but I also mute threads often if someone is chomping at the bit to rage online and it's not funny