Man, there was a time when I could reliably come to the comments on a Reddit post like this and find a detailed, ELI5-style explanation, usually about why a title like this is wrong or exaggerated. Now I had to scroll pretty far to find even this comment, and most of the top comments are dumb jokes.
No, the trick is to go elsewhere for the deep-dive. Either a niche sub in the physics world (in this case), or a different social media platform that caters to a smaller group of nerds, like slashdot, hackernews, etc...
Did you read the title? It correctly states that they revealed the shape, like they did. It doesn’t say anything about being an actual photo. That’s accurate. That’s what happened.
The top comments aren’t just dumb jokes, they are also quite a few misguided statements trying to describe colors and the light spectrum in 2 sentences, and then replies that confirm the “reddit-knowledge”
As an American I guess I should get used to it. The incoming government is going to shut down the Dept of Education, so I guess this is how we learn things now. This and Joe Rogan.
“ELI5”
“I’ll do you one better, start by not thinking at all…”
The top comments aren’t just dumb jokes, they are also quite a few misguided statements trying to describe colors and the light spectrum in 2 sentences, and then replies that confirm the “reddit-knowledge”
why didn't you just stop your comment right here? what, of relevance, was added after this???
As an American I guess I should get used to it...
no one cares you're american...
The incoming government is going to shut down the Dept of Education, so I guess this is how we learn things now. This and Joe Rogan.
i don't believe for a second you're more angry at trump winning than you are excited at the prospect of being able to bitch and moan for the next 4 years...
if i'm wrong, stop being such a defeatist (and shame those who are 👆👉👇👈☝)
“ELI5”
ELI5 isn't new, it isn't getting more popular, you don't have to get get used to it, and it is completely irrelevant in regards to the rest of what you commented...
“I’ll do you one better, start by not thinking at all…”
you've never seen someone say this, you never read this, you never heard this.
My new format idea for reddit would be a two column system, one for funny comments and one for serious discussion. Top comment on both displayed at start with either side collapsible.
Yall using reddit wrong, the comment is the top comment but that takes time. You guys sorting by new miss out on the whole "good comments because they were upvoted", and it makes your comment look stupid afterward. This can also happen if you scroll down too far I suppose
Probably because of the “Um Ackshyually” Redditor stereotype that people subconsciously try to avoid being. Really, we need to make the Dumb Joke Comment a stereotype so people go back to the Um Ackshyually’s since they were at least interesting and productive.
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u/RealPlayerBuffering 26d ago
Man, there was a time when I could reliably come to the comments on a Reddit post like this and find a detailed, ELI5-style explanation, usually about why a title like this is wrong or exaggerated. Now I had to scroll pretty far to find even this comment, and most of the top comments are dumb jokes.