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Reddit Newbie

 

I have finally created a Reddit account, and it's my first time truly exploring this tool and seeing how it all works. I have always been very skeptical of Reddit because the structure is not something that is appealing to me personally. I have also not known many people to have explored this tool and truly uses it for everyday life. Now, setting up the account was straightforward, and it was nice to select the type of content I am already interested in to customize my feed. 

I spent some time looking particularly at content related to fitness and the gym because I am still working on a workout plan for this week. Some of the information seemed like solid recommendations from some commenters, while others were not what I expected. However, I liked that at least there were people actually participating and sharing some of their favorite workout combinations. I did notice that there were some unexpected things on there that seemed on the unhinged side but I did not spend much time exploring them. 

If anyone has any tips for using Reddit to its maximum potential, please let me know. I am interested to see how it will help me and plan to start doing some more personal topic explorations. 



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  1. VanessaJune 4, 2024 at 9:15 PM

    We need to figure out who in this class is a Reddit expert. It's not me (I use it for info from time to time but have never really gotten into a community there).

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