• otp@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    That also makes it worse for normal people who’d be looking for answers.

    While Reddit’s databases have access to the edit history of a comment and would be able to potentially filter out vandalism or late comments, human viewers don’t have that capability.

    Same situation with things like Stack Overflow

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      8 hours ago

      That also makes it worse for normal people who’d be looking for answers.

      Anyone looking for answers in Reddit is a fool.

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        8 hours ago

        Anyone looking for answers in Reddit is a fool.

        I understand that it’s cool to hate Reddit, especially on Lemmy, but that’s simply not true.

        It shouldn’t need to be said that it’s not an encyclopedia or a definitive source of truth. But it’s a great place to get casual opinions, general advice, or recommendations.

        Moreso before than now. But most of the “before” content hasn’t been removed.