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LABS_Games t1_j1y0zdw wrote

As of writing this comment, this post is only 40 minutes old, has no other comments, yet is halfway up the frontpage for me.

This is not a dog at OP, but I'm confused as to what's changed with Reddit over the past few weeks. Has there been an adjustment to the algorithm so that text posts are heavily favoured, despite the lack of engagement? Same thing is really visible in /r/movies.

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Tejon_Melero t1_j1y2sad wrote

So you're telling me the algorithm might reward my rants? Delightful.

OP, I doubt many would credibly argue with the concept that the guy can really put out quality content without it falling apart.

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jl_theprofessor t1_j1y4wif wrote

This discussion happened earlier in r/movies and yes it’s weird. Posts with zero upvotes or comments are going up the front page in multiple subs.

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maxpowerphd t1_j1yymao wrote

I’ve had to block the movies sub as my entire feed was just a bunch of random question posts with things like “Am I the only one that likes Chris Nolan movies?” Or “What’s a movie with a good actor in it?”

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ShadyBiz t1_j1ygooi wrote

Text posts like this are “good for engagement”. Reddit trying to maximise one of their KPIs.

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bisou13 t1_j1z1fzn wrote

SAME and it’s realllly annoying, especially because there’s no way to adjust the settings. I keep seeing multiple posts from the same sub with 0 upvotes or low amount, and it’s because they’re shitty posts. I hope they fix this soon

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successadult t1_j1zak8b wrote

Same, idk if it’s just the mobile app algorithm or across all of Reddit but half my feed is “what’s your least favorite show where…” or “who’s an actor everyone likes but you don’t like?” And all posted within the last hour.

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