Well this was a MASSIVE failure. Due to my incompetence and procrastination habits, I hardly got anything finished. Or maybe even stared.
I made a fresh account called u/help_im_a_banana, in hopes I could make a joke out of that username. I also made this account quite late…
The original plan was to gain karma in reddit, only reddit because I ran out of time and because I’m most comfortable with it. It didn’t work out. Turns out I hate reddit a lot. Or maybe people online. I don’t even know anymore. I also thought I’d gain upvotes quite quickly, boy how wrong I was.
I was lost, I didn’t know what to do. I should’ve made a plan on how I would tackle this, and execute this experiment similar to scientific experiments with an actual hypothesis, discussion etc. This way I would’ve had more guidance and I wouldn’t be as lost as I was.
Don’t get me wrong, I did attempt to post and comment, but I felt so overwhelmed at the amount of content online on reddit. I was trying to find the ‘right’ post and comment to gain as much karma, but a lot seemed situational. They required personal answers, or answers based on past experience or pure knowledge. This is evident in r/AskReddit. People asking about movies, shows, past experience, opinions, you have to find the right post to answer to, and comment the right things to gain karma, or even post. Or maybe I was just self conscious online…
The comment I did make, I tried to make a joke based on my username u/help_im_a_banana. Nothing.
The post I did make, I made a joke, or a story on a subreddit called r/pitchforkemporiums. They roleplay and sell pitchforks there.
I felt like I learnt more about my self than reddit in this experiment. As I scoured reddit to find posts to comment on to gain karma, I found myself despising reddit and everyone online. I just simply did not enjoy it and want to go offline. It’s all drama, at least in the popular subreddits and groups. People would comment memes, make assumptions, be negative. I got tired of that shit quickly.
So in conclusion, stay off reddit. It’s annoying and addicting and annoying. If making an experiment, do it properly and don’t take shortcuts. I didn’t learn anything about getting popular online, just that I need to work on my self.
– Aidan