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[Brakum]

I hate ads as much as anyone but as someone who plays a lot of indie games, i find out about a lot of interesting games through reddit ads. Anyone else? Not sure why it only happens on reddit, sure they know i like roguelikes but youtube should know that too but all the ads on youtube are things that have nothing to do with me, i guess they show mobile games which i have never played, guess they just think you like gaming as a general thing and dont care about knowing more specifics. Maybr it's a lot cheaper to advertise on reddit, that's why you see a lot of indie ads. Probably also helps that i dont really notice that it's an ad at first glance so i see something about a new roguelike and just assume that it's a normal post from one of the subreddits or something.

Just curious if anyone else has had a sinilar experience.

 

[HRK69]

I think it's pretty brave when companies leave the comments open under their ads.

Some of the memes and reactions people come up with are absolutely priceless

 

[Georges Chiellins]

I wouldn't know, fuck reddit.

 

[Roman Empire]

Actually yes, I got 4 or 5 games that are genuinely cool from Reddit Ads.

 

[Rush2112]

Starting a thread admitting you browse reddit is a self own in my book.

 

[BossLackey]

Starting a thread admitting you browse reddit is a self own in my book.

Reddit as a whole, the business itself, and the "average user" all suck ass.

But tell me of a better alternative to active communities around the hyper niche shit I'm into and I'll call you a liar.

 

[HRK69]

Reddit as a whole, the business itself, and the "average user" all suck ass.

But tell me of a better alternative to active communities around the hyper niche shit I'm into and I'll call you a liar.

Yeah, that take just doesn't hold up.

I play DBZ Dokkan Battle, and there's barely any activity around it on GAF. In contrast, Reddit has a huge, active community for the game. So why wouldn't I use the platform where real discussion is actually happening?

Not every subreddit is the same. Some are a mess, sure, but others are well moderated and full of helpful players

Dismissing an entire platform just because it's Reddit is lazy

 

[Skyfox]

I also detest Reddit and simultaneously use some of the subreddits because so much of the rest of the internet has just been destroyed over the years.

On that note, Digg, which I always preferred to Reddit, is apparently returning soon.

Which is good because islands of internet communities are drying up big time.

Thank God for Gaf

 

[Soodanim]

Reddit as a whole, the business itself, and the "average user" all suck ass.

But tell me of a better alternative to active communities around the hyper niche shit I'm into and I'll call you a liar.

So true. The bigger subreddits were sacrificed in the move to profit making Reddit, but the niche ones are where Reddit still thrives and you can find a lot of useful stuff there if you try. It's just a shame that the site is so big now that you inevitably get more idiots wherever you look.

 

[Brakum]

Starting a thread admitting you browse reddit is a self own in my book.

I guarantee you most people on this website do. Sure reddit is trash but it's useful. There's a reason why the new search engine meta is to add reddit after whatever you searched, because it will yield the most useful results.