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They refer to this place as "the Boomer Boards!" 
They refer to this place as "the Boomer Boards!"
Probably why I am comfortable here!!
(And I don’t follow Reddit.)
I yam what I yam.
I am firmly Gen X but I never could get over the site design at Reddit. And then there's the user base.
Is it tallow ?
It's like tallow but more rancid.Is it tallow ?
#MeToo
Reddit's format makes it difficult to seek out the content you want to read about or discuss. The forums here on the other hand let me readily see the recent posts all about shaving soaps for example in one convenient view.
I value reddit for research from time to time, but for idle reading and community vibe I'm happier here.
Agree, easier to use Google to search there.
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It's not all bad - it can just get a little toxic and obnoxious at times.
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Haha! Exactly my thinking.
I follow several different platforms, forums, groups, social networks, including Reddit.
But here, the organization, the arrangement and the people themselves seem most pleasant to me.
But here, the organization, the arrangement and the people themselves seem most pleasant to me.
There are some real "WHACK JOBS" on Reddit. If you can wade through all the noise and craziness, there is some good content there but WOW are there some real crazies!
The Flashlight forum and the Hank and Firefly flashlight forums are solid. The Firefly forum is the best way to interact with that Chinese maker. Trolls tend to get ejected pretty fast so, not nearly as bad as the other Reddit forums I have visited.
The razor Reddit forums are really schewed to a different focus and audience. A lot of focus on razors available on the 'street' in India when I was there last. It's all good but, learning about a $2 DE razor sold only in local market stalls in India isn't of much interest to me today.
Thread there currently where there is general agreement that Saponificio Varesino is inferior to most "artisan" soaps... Fells like most of them have been shaving for 10 minutes and can't comprehend anything that is longer than a Tiktok video.
I think if I released an aritisinal soap with a smegma base and paid influencers to spruik it, I'd be overwhelmed by these people.
I think if I released an aritisinal soap with a smegma base and paid influencers to spruik it, I'd be overwhelmed by these people.
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Way to generalize an entire forum based on 4 comments.
Way to generalize an entire forum based on 4 comments.
After trying several of the larger US artisan companies I don't think those couple Redditor's takes are completely invalid. Performance is most definitely better on some artisan soaps, but I can understand why some folk stick to the tried and true triple milled European soaps. Everyone's got their thing, no reason to be yucking someone's yum
