Depends on what you mean by "users".
Reddit is awash with an insane amount of bots and AI accounts all spouting crap random nonsense. the majority of the subreddits are all artificial & fake.
It is near impossible to have an intelligent debate on reddit without the comment section being swamped with bots all spouting incoherent nonsense.
A good example of this is r/unitedkingdom. Majority of the accounts and commentary are all from bots or people who dont even live there. Weird & sterile.
Also reddit uses bots to make the site appear like its being used heavily to attract ad revenue.
I see very little evidence that reddit actually has any real communities. All fake & sterile.
Don't forget the bot trained people, who are afraid to think for themselves!
About a decade ago one of my hobby groups was sad about a product that was taken off the market. I did some reading and realized that the product was essentially oxyclean without detergent. When I suggested we try the appropriate alternatives the thread went off on me. Downvoted to oblivion
Posted my findings on another forum, they considered the idea, tried it and now considers the substitute standard practice.
Eventually this inability to think and experiment will cap the progress of hobby sub's and send experts to other places.
The npc meme is real.
I can tell a redditor in the wild with ease. They all speak the same way. All think the same way. They all react the same way
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