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comment by ProtrudedDemand
ProtrudedDemand  ·  4065 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What will eventually cause Reddit to lose its popularity?

I remember joining after that r/tor post. I really wished I had put the time into Hubski that I'm putting into it now. I'm really enjoying this place.





user-inactivated  ·  4065 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Glad to hear it! It's changed my internet-use patterns considerably.

ProtrudedDemand  ·  4065 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've already been reading more than I ever had without Hubski. I think with Reddit, other time wasting content was too readily available. I unsubbed from pretty much all of the defaults but I still wasn't getting all out of Reddit that I should. I think the main difference now is that Hubski gives me a reason to want to spend twenty minutes reading through an article.

_refugee_  ·  4065 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Think about following #goodlongread if you haven't found it yet! Sounds like it might be good for you.

veen  ·  4065 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    was too readily available

I think the stongest point of Hubski is that the content is quite limited. I can't spend hours scrolling headlines like I did at Reddit. Often enough, after a page or so I've seen most of the content of the day. That means that nearly every post gets my full attention: I want to participate in the discussions, so I want to read the articles. And when I'm out of content, conversation is always possible and encouraged.

Kafke  ·  4065 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Basically it's quality over quantity.

havires  ·  3719 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Which I'm finding is the best thing about this site. 80 days into my first year here!

veen  ·  4065 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No, not basically that. It is an aspect of the greater picture, but to reduce my post to that would lose the nuance. The difference is the value I give to a post, not just the value that the post already has. Reddit might have the exact same article, but I give it much more thought here than on there, because I know that it might spawn a good discussion.

Simplifying a statement always reduces some quality, but if you simplify too much you might lose it completely.