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I miss Reddit 😭

, and it’s highlighted just how empty Google becomes without access to those subreddits.

However, now that so many of these subreddits have gone private it’s almost impossible to ignore the impact it’s made on the everyday Google experience. Yeah, Google can show me answers to most things and direct me to other websites, but it’s simply not the same. Why would I scroll through an article or long blog post when someone on Reddit has asked the same thing and gotten a quick answer?and I’ve been having trouble figuring out a lot of the shrines in the game.

Reddit has a conversational and deeply communal feel that makes it so useful. You never feel like you’re just throwing your comment or question into the void and hoping you find something useful. The comments and questions on Reddit let you see other recommendations, different points of views and links to resources. It’s a wealth of information, all in one place.

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