MaximilianKohlerReddit is dangerous. The admins are out of control. Humanity needs a viable alternative. – Blog covering the Reddit admins retaliating against me
I think you probably need some professional help, and also I think the way you look at social media is very different from how others look at social media.
Reddit isn’t Wikipedia or any type of online encyclopedia. It’s social media. It’s Twitter, it’s Facebook, it’s TikTok, etc
Grammaton ClericThen why do search engines always point me to Reddit links for information? 😂
Because it’s a site that is very good indexed. Doesn’t mean it’s like Wikipedia but it’s also loads of good content there…
I thought the emoji clearly marked my comment as a joke, but now I can see a laughing emoji wasn’t clear enough 😐
Because their algorithm has deduced that reddit results will get clicks. That is always the reason for everything engines do.
The more clicks it gets, the higher a result rises. Year, after year, after year. Every click is tracked. Every last one.
I imagine it began with specific questions and answers. Since reddit is the largest internet forum, anyone who has a somewhat obscure question needs a place to ask it. When someone else then punches that question into google, it’ll go to the only place it’s been answered so far, that niche internet forum.
Consider a video game question. “What build in whatever game is best for X?” Someone who wonders will ask in a game forum for that game. Every person after that, who wants that same information, will then be directed to where it now exists online–that post.
Also common with tech questions. “What does this error window mean and how do I fix it? My hardware is such-and-such and I’m running whatever version of the software” type questions.
thedrivingcroonerReddit is also listed as a search engine on Firefox. It’s literally considered an equivalent search tool.