Practicum Post #4- Reddit "Read it"

With the same fervor as the name reddit combines the exclamation "read it" into a single word, do the users consume reddit posts. When I told some of my friends about how I had to do a project on reddit, one of the immediately forbade it (I of course didn't listen), another cautioned against, and then a couple others had their eyes light up with a "OH REALLY, wellhaveyouseenthis?" My answer is no, as they seize my computer and immediately navigate to a subreddit of choice.

One of those subreddits was advice animals... which turned into a 2 hour adventure taking us all across the internet to read the hilarity inscribed to these advice animal meme pictures. Though I probably shouldn't admit, insanity wolf (link to the most PC one I could find) was my favorite, followed closely by business cat and socially awkward penguin.

Somehow 2 hours wasn't enough... just yesterday I wasted another hour on advice animals in between actual productive periods of the day. This is in stark contrast to my first expedition on reddit where I found myself jumping around worldpolitics and reading about and witnessing the horrors of humanity in quick succession for that 3 hour romp.

When all is said and done, I believe that these experiences really support my central thesis that the internet is an enabler of pre-existing tendencies. The powers of the internet will not revolutionize who we are, but just allow us to do more of what we wish to do. I unfortunately have to live with the stark contrast between my need for political content and senseless memes. Finding balance will just take practice I guess.

Andrew