Why do you use reddit?

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Why do you use reddit?

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  1. Gubble_Buppie Avatar

    AskReddit is like a Ziploc bag for my constant word salad.

  2. welding_guy_from_LI Avatar

    Kill time while I rehab my shoulder

  3. HeyyImMadilane Avatar

    to socialize online

  4. Pluviophilism Avatar

    Dopamine shortage.

  5. KTKannibal Avatar

    Kill time between customers at work.

  6. Psicoputo Avatar

    among the bad it’s the least worse

  7. Decent_Traffic2736 Avatar

    To witness humanity’s finest moments of profound wisdom, like “Why do cats hate cucumbers?” and “Is cereal a soup?”

  8. Dogmom2013 Avatar

    To kill time at work when I have a slow day or taking a mental break from my work load.

  9. random-scorpio Avatar

    To keep an ongoing streak

  10. TetsuoMachinma Avatar

    Ive got niche interests

  11. laclayton Avatar

    I purchased the stock. I may as well see what I’m paying for.

  12. nexo_inconstante Avatar

    Unsolved addiction

  13. MindlessResident821 Avatar

    Something different to Facebook!

  14. Private_1010 Avatar

    There are some really pretty women with great butts here.

  15. Kaleym11_ Avatar

    bc I have no social life

  16. Evil_Eukaryote Avatar

    I can have conversations here that I rarely ever have in the community I live in.

  17. DryHamster4570 Avatar

    I have no friends

  18. Salltee Avatar

    Mainly to be on r/thewalkingdead because it’s my main fandom and has some of the most lovely people I’ve ever met 🙂

    A secondary reason would be to keep up with tech and what people think of new electronic releases. I like tech.

  19. reduff Avatar

    Because I like giving people my opinion, whether they want it or not. LOL

  20. tacocollector2 Avatar

    I’m chronically ill and bed bound, with severe brain fog (diminished mental capacity). It’s one of the few activities i can tolerate.

  21. Recent_Tear6025 Avatar

    Cause it used to have less ads than the mainstream social media platforms.

  22. sirenadeweirdo Avatar

    I want to ask questions and socialize

  23. PresentationHot7059 Avatar

    To farm dat karma

  24. SinamonChallengerRT Avatar

    Because Facebook is a f’n cesspool and the people here are pretty cool.

  25. Ashamed-Quarter-180 Avatar

    Because I’m a lonely loser 🤪✌️

  26. Legion_of_mary Avatar

    boredom usually

  27. The_depressed26 Avatar

    More helpful than Google.

    Trying to share my affiliate links, maybe I can get a little bit of money

    Knowing that I am not alone in anything I am going through

  28. Ok_Throat6453 Avatar

    People watch the mouth on here to stay in connection with my best friend happy mother’s day to all moms out there on Sunday keep safe 🙏♥️

  29. Princesspartya Avatar

    I feel like we’re all one big happy family here. It’s not like the other apps. It’s better <3

  30. Nilesh3469 Avatar

    For mom jokes

  31. Different-Ad-956 Avatar

    Boredom. Better than social media.

  32. truck_norris Avatar

    All my hobbies all in one place. Plus, it’s the only thing I can get to load on my phone at work.

  33. severityonline Avatar
  34. bnhatodoroki Avatar

    Because it’s better than some other social media platform

  35. two_hats Avatar

    I honestly don’t know 

  36. ObiWanCumnobi Avatar

    Yahoo Answers is gone, so when I need information this is the easiest place.

  37. entity2 Avatar

    News, porn and game reviews.

  38. Apathetic_Bourbon Avatar

    I like talking to strangers

  39. Key-Interaction-6281 Avatar

    First day and Im not sure yet

  40. PUB_Genius Avatar

    Multiple perspectives, not just the ‘right one’.

  41. unbannable696 Avatar

    I don’t use other social media.

  42. CombinationLoose7787 Avatar

    Because if I inundated my friends and family with how much I want to blather about Final Fantasy 5, they’d leave me.

  43. Soy_Saucy84 Avatar

    This is the only social situation I want to have.

  44. MoanGravity Avatar

    For the chaos, the oddly helpful advice and those spicy comments that somehow know exactly what I’m into

  45. katzandwine629 Avatar

    Anonymity & brain stimulation.

  46. Ok_Tomorrow_5603 Avatar

    Purely shitpost

  47. gunswordfist Avatar

    Doomscrolling addiction. All other forums I used are dead or I lost interest in them

  48. darkestvice Avatar

    Because I’ve always enjoyed debating and bouncing around ideas on message boards for as long as i can remember … and Reddit is, by far, the king of all message boards.

  49. Existing_Pound8431 Avatar

    It’s the realest of the social medias

  50. SweetVicious59 Avatar

    It’s the best place on the net

  51. bDips412 Avatar

    Not sure yet..

  52. Different-Set4505 Avatar

    Other points of view

  53. DLCgamer427 Avatar

    I originally created an account because this is what answered most of my questions when I looked them up anyways

  54. 1bigcoffeebeen Avatar

    To hide from reality

  55. MrMilkyTip Avatar

    Because in terms of racist incels. They tend to gravitate more to 4chan.
    If I wanted see someone go on a rant about white supremacy and killing jews thats where id go. Or how many 2 liters of cum they’ve filled up over the last year.
    Theres significantly less here. That is why I choose reddit.

  56. LazyLion65 Avatar

    Because I enjoy being called a fascist for having moderate conservative opinions on some things.

  57. Starryelena Avatar

    It’s an app that takes away all my stress for real, r/funnymemes cracks me up always

  58. Patti2507 Avatar

    To have my posts banned for the most stupid reasons

  59. splattermonkeys Avatar

    Gaming info. Boobs.

  60. tehjoz Avatar

    Crippling depression where I can still vaguely interact with people without having to talk to any of my IRL friends about “why”.

  61. jfklingon Avatar

    Porn and shit talking

  62. wondered-bongo Avatar

    Originally to snark, now I’m working on my streaks lol

  63. LoraciousQ Avatar

    I actually learn things!

  64. Kosmic-04 Avatar

    Cause it’s better than Facebook

  65. Okpspades Avatar

    Entertainment.

  66. Nearby_Impact_8911 Avatar

    Honestly I’m obsessed. There’s so much useful information on here.

  67. renee4310 Avatar

    I don’t have any other social media.

    Some things are fun to look at and peruse….Other things I have learned I need to just mute the sub for.

    I haven’t been on Reddit terribly long.

    In my short time out here, however I personally feel 80% of the posts about relationship advice or AITAH are BS lol. Just my personal opinion.
    Example: “ my boyfriend is also dating my sister am I overreacting”. Seriously.

    Some days I think about deleting the app altogether because of how people are , how adversarial they become at a simple statement or a question.

  68. BecomingJudasnMyMind Avatar

    I’m off ig, fb, sc, x – this is really the only sm that feels… not gross to me, and I can get my doom scroll fix..

    I’d like to drop reddit too at some point, and honestly? Going back to a early 00s text and picture only flip phone would be awesome.

    At some point I’d love to completely disconnect from all of this.

  69. brokenmessiah Avatar

    I love it, reddit is essentially the face of the internet for me for better or worse.

  70. unknownfair Avatar

    It was a mistake!

  71. Ippus_21 Avatar

    Boredom. Curiosity.

    Also, I like to write, and I like to be helpful, so I answer a lot of questions.

  72. Aromatic-Plastic4625 Avatar

    I needed to replace Facebook.

  73. Burnster321 Avatar

    I need the social media and other platforms don’t harbour the kind of discussions i want to see.

  74. Tabby528 Avatar

    To help others, to research, and for fun.

  75. ReticentGuru Avatar

    It’s like an interactive, pick and choose “Dear Abby” for me!

  76. t_h_r_o_w_a_w_a_y_a Avatar

    Best Porn app ever created.

  77. Hindsight21 Avatar

    Because I crave constant validation

  78. Interesting_Ask4406 Avatar

    I look at a lot of trade work stuff. Then I fall down weird rabbit holes I wasn’t looking for.

  79. Gamerz-plays Avatar

    Gaming communities, btw mods on r/Seaofthieves are terrible

    Edit: it’s because they don’t exactly punish by their rules, they ban and remove posts whenever they feel like it while leaving posts that violate the rules up

  80. Original_Day6832 Avatar

    To advertise and to figure out solutions to some problem that someone also had years ago

  81. SmokedUp_Corgi Avatar

    Something to do

  82. the_morbid_angel Avatar

    Because all other social media sucks

  83. Ok-Win-91 Avatar

    Mostly to pass time. I like reading people’s stories in bed just before I fall asleep and occasionally I get answers to very random and yet specific questions. If I’m on my phone, 90% of the time I’m on Reddit. I actually prefer to be on here than to be on instagram or facebook

  84. anderoogigwhore Avatar

    I kept being drawn in by clickbait listicle articles and realised the sources were all just old Ask threads. Thought I might as well join and read the up to date ones, as well as share my own experiences. I personally think I’m hilarious and knowledgeable, turns out 70k+ people here have somewhat agreed with me so far.

  85. Varuka_Pepper343 Avatar

    To avoid family and meta products

  86. Dhestoe_Undead Avatar

    I ask myself everytime I read comments

  87. xcoalminerscanaryx Avatar

    Boredom. And it’s a one stop place for various types of things I’m interested in.

  88. reedshipper Avatar

    Its only for while I’m bored at work mostly

  89. AshMCM_Games Avatar

    Genuinely like seeing people’s ideas on things.

    Also porn.

  90. Zestyclose-Whole-396 Avatar

    I feel like I talk to people

  91. HeavyRightFoot89 Avatar

    Its still somewhat occupied by human

  92. MacaronSufficient184 Avatar

    I don’t have any other socials, so I be on here chilling. At least here along with the brain rot, I be learning shit sometimes

  93. 00death Avatar

    Mostly porn tbh.

  94. mhakina Avatar

    Same reason as you.

  95. jhauger Avatar

    Seeking validation of my consumer choices.

  96. MyDadBod_2021 Avatar
  97. KissMyAlien Avatar

    Cheaper than therapy.

  98. No_Sale_3609 Avatar
    1. Niche interests
    2. To get away from toxic trolls or ragebait on Facebook
    3. Anonymity allows for less judgment
    4. It’s a forum, so ideas can be better and more constructively discussed here rather than nothing but pure idiocy or rage or whatever other bull there is on FB and a few other social media sites.
  99. pillow-gongju Avatar

    To ask/answer questions.

  100. MarvTheBandit Avatar

    I’m in the office I might as well do something

  101. score60812 Avatar

    With my thumbs mostly…mostly

  102. andimacg Avatar

    Closest thing to social media I am willing to use.

  103. newnewtab Avatar

    …because Digg sold out, right?

  104. CitizenHuman Avatar

    I don’t want to do my work

  105. PiercedGeek Avatar

    I’m a lonely little blue pixel in the field of deep red that is Arkansas. On here I can be myself like I can’t on FB.

  106. bmwkid Avatar

    I like helping people and Reddit is a good place to answer questions that I might be knowledgeable about for others

  107. huaryazynk414 Avatar

    To be a troll!!! Someone’s gotta say it!

  108. CaptJ127 Avatar

    To distract myself from my problems

  109. Rollin_Soul_O Avatar

    Three reasons.

    1. For laughs.
    2. Trolling.
    3. Shitposting.
  110. Expensive_Ease_238 Avatar

    It’s the fastest way to get people to talk about basically any subject. Kinda the social media version of a news board or speakeasy. Kinda, a little

  111. Wright_Steven22 Avatar

    I talk about Jesus online to other people who talk about Jesus. Thats pretty much it

  112. Imabeliev3r Avatar

    In Reddit people ask questions. I anwer. In person nobody asks questions ever.

  113. nertynot Avatar

    I like learning and sharing fun facts. I also have an unhealthy enjoyment of arguing

  114. spotpea Avatar

    Because the commenters are snarky a$$holes like me. And cats.

  115. silentlove_316 Avatar

    I like reading peoples interesting stories like AITA

  116. pastelchannl Avatar

    hobby, better social media out of the rest, porn.

  117. iamdeathly Avatar

    Let’s be real, we all have a mental illness of some sort.

  118. rocketsneaker Avatar

    When i use other social media sites, I have to sift through a bunch of shit that I don’t care about before finding something I like.

    On reddit, I just click on the subject that I am interested in (the subreddit) and instantly see a bunch of stuff I am interested in.

  119. TangerineOutside8380 Avatar

    Because sometimes writing and getting replies makes you feel like you’re not alone.

  120. Sir_Maxwell_378 Avatar

    Allows for a more niche and curated doomscrolling experience.

  121. South_Honey2705 Avatar

    I can really relate to a lot of the topics I read about in my subs. And I’m addicted to the AITA sub even if half the time it’s fake ass shit lol.

  122. psycharious Avatar

    It’s like an adult fidget spinner that also happens to give you some news you may not may not read and some vague conversation.

  123. Serious_Okra5566 Avatar

    As a kid i thought it was for porn but later i realised it has a more to it and also porn

  124. IceCreamCraving Avatar

    because reddit is not like tiktok. there is everything you can think of on reddit.

  125. Dusty_Cat1 Avatar

    Cause I’m bored.

  126. badbarron Avatar

    poop scrolling mostly

  127. iwannagobackto505 Avatar

    Depends on what community. Sometimes for fun, but I mostly ask questions, sometimes share opinions, sometimes ask for help.

  128. Head_Razzmatazz7174 Avatar

    It’s amazing how much information there is on Reddit. And some of it is actually correct.

    I’ve actually turned to Reddit to fact check a news story, as there are people on here who do the deep dives that I don’t have the time (or patience) for. And some of the comment sections go off on tangents that are fascinating just by themselves.