Same here, r/mechanicalpencils is good. A lot of hobbyist subreddits are amazing, as is r/privatelife that I created, one of the only non grifty privacy related subreddits. Privacy subreddits in general are a mix of white anarchy and Western propaganda.
A lot of social media (Reddit included) is literally ran by the US security state now (or they are heavily involved anyways), no way they don’t spread misinformation on those privacy subs.
RE: hobbyist subs, I think they are so valuable on Reddit because capitalism has destroyed my trust in most reviews on websites. Many of them are fake and created by the sellers of the products! Amazon in particular feels overrun with fake reviews now. These subs are where you can see what people ACTUALLY recommend.
I created r/privatelife to help privacy community break free of the obvious state actor involvement. And I also know that those agencies know a bit about me, because Reddit admins really try to not be aggressive against me, even though they do end up like that sometimes. They gave me a final warning when I called out a Russophobe. Since then, I have minimal activity there, just my subreddit maintenance and guides.
Same here, r/mechanicalpencils is good. A lot of hobbyist subreddits are amazing, as is r/privatelife that I created, one of the only non grifty privacy related subreddits. Privacy subreddits in general are a mix of white anarchy and Western propaganda.
A lot of social media (Reddit included) is literally ran by the US security state now (or they are heavily involved anyways), no way they don’t spread misinformation on those privacy subs.
RE: hobbyist subs, I think they are so valuable on Reddit because capitalism has destroyed my trust in most reviews on websites. Many of them are fake and created by the sellers of the products! Amazon in particular feels overrun with fake reviews now. These subs are where you can see what people ACTUALLY recommend.
I created r/privatelife to help privacy community break free of the obvious state actor involvement. And I also know that those agencies know a bit about me, because Reddit admins really try to not be aggressive against me, even though they do end up like that sometimes. They gave me a final warning when I called out a Russophobe. Since then, I have minimal activity there, just my subreddit maintenance and guides.