Whilst Reddit can be a source of good information due to the sheer amount of users in each topic, be careful of what the general consensus of each sub is. Even in small subreddits.

submitted by Jesus-Christ from self.WatchRedditDie

There's a chance they'll just remove your post if it goes against whatever bullshit they're pushing, not even politically speaking. If you go to a subreddit about a type of substance/stimulant that can help you alleviate stress or some other form of bullshit, there's a probability your post will randomly disappear and without a reason or response from the mods if they feel you aren't praising or promoting it. I was pretty surprised to realize this, as I was lead to believe that Reddit was typically only censor-crazy on personal beliefs and not things related to your actual health and wellbeing.

I had a negative experience with a particular type of drug, I wrote a review stating what I had prior to consumption, how I felt, etc. All of which adhered to the "guide" they had pinned to the top of the sub, I figured I wouldn't have smart arses and retards patronizing me about how I did something wrong, how I didn't do this, etc. There was no way any of these guys could pull some dumb shit out of their ass about how I didn't do something correctly, which they would probably use as the reason why their shitty little drug didn't work for a person.

Turns out that despite my honest review about the product as well as the company, which in no way was I compensated or paid by in order to write this review, they straight up just deleted my post without any reason whatsoever. Having others best interests in mind isn't something these dickheads are concerned about, all they care about is promotion of whichever thing the subreddit is focused on. I see a lot of people speak about Reddit being a good source of information in relation to very niche and particular topics, since the userbase is so big. Though I suggest to still keep an eye-out when reading these things because even those subreddits will probably have a narrative and be controlled by a group of ass-hats who are incentivized to push the subreddit's topic that they're so obsessed over. Most of the people that create these subreddits do so out of infatuation and love for the topic, they most likely have great experiences with said thing. So when someone has a negative experience in relation to it, their tiny brains can't fathom that this was the case and thus will remove your post. It's a pretty important detail when it comes to shit that can mentally change the way you behave.

Reddit can be a good source of information but can also be dangerous. The mods of these subreddits censor much more than just politics. Everything is heavily one-sided on that site. Everything.

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[–]outra_pessoa 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

/r/dogtraining forbids any mention of dominance theory even though it is the most traditional dog training method adopted by many trainers worldwide. Any theory that is not positive training will be straight up banned.

[–]Jesus-Christ[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yea, most Redditors are suckers for letting their dogs walk all over them. You'll often see that in r/aww. People speaking in light of situations where their pets disobeyed and destroyed things, and they make it come across as something that's supposed to be "normal". Like no, mate. You just didn't bother to train your dog properly. It's not a "cute" thing when it misbehaves lol

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I tried positive reinforcement when I adopted my two previous cats but it did not work. They were problem animals, their owner had harassed them so much (not intentionally, but doing stupid shit) they decided to piss and shit over everything.

Breaking them of that habit was brutal. I don't mention it because people flip out. But it was either stop them from anger pooping or put them down.

But it worked, and they both lived long and happy lives as well trained cats.

My current cat I let get away with too much, but his major transressions, like the few times he thought swiping at my face or hissing at me was a good idea, just get him timeout in the cage. He's a needy fucker so he hates that, he likes to be able to get to me at all times.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

What drug was it?

[–]Tophat123 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This should be obvious since that place is prone to echo chambers and rampant censorship. This is especially the case with crypto subs and is pretty creepy that all of them say the exact same things about their investments with an assumption that theirs is entirely unique.

[–]rubberbiscuit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I agree with most of your post except "Reddit can be a good source of information".

[–]Jesus-Christ[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Nah it can. For example, since the userbase is so big there's many niche communities of hobbies/skills that most people aren't interested in but a small group of people. Because of that it becomes a general hub of information. When you ask a question about something in relation a particular topic on Google, there's usually a bunch of Reddit threads that pop up asking the exact same thing. There are many aspects of the site that make it total trash, but you can't assimilate political/social narratives in something like joinery.