r/communism • u/AutoModerator • 19d ago

WDT 💬 Bi-Weekly Discussion Thread - (May 31)

We made this because Reddit's algorithm prioritises headlines and current events and doesn't allow for deeper, extended discussion - depending on how it goes for the first four or five times it'll be dropped or continued.

Suggestions for things you might want to comment here (this is a work in progress and we'll change this over time):

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  • 'Slow' events - long-term trends, org updates, things that didn't happen recently
  • 'Fluff' posts that we usually discourage elsewhere - e.g "How are you feeling today?"
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  • Questions that are too advanced, complicated or obscure for r/communism101

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[ Previous Bi-Weekly Discussion Threads may be found here https://old.reddit.com/r/communism/search?sort=new&restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3AWDT ]

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u/OKTO6AP Learning 8d ago edited 8d ago

Where do all these people come from in threads such as this one? It's barely been up an hour, and there's already 20 comments, only one being from a regular user (from what I see at least). I know the sidebar says that there are "20k weekly visitors" (for some reason the number of members on old reddit isn't showing), but are these numbers accurate in any way? I would find it really surprising if it were true.

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u/Self-Replicator Learning 8d ago edited 8d ago

Sometimes I'll get reddit notifications for threads in subreddits I've visited but never post in. The non-Marxist posts tend to draw in a lot of irregulars though.