So Lets Talk About Quora
Posted by UnflinchingSugartits@reddit | RedditAlternatives | View on Reddit | 31 comments
Quoras been around forever quite a while now, and im wondering why ppl never mention it here much, and what everyone's thoughts are about it.
Im not saying Quora is the 'answer' im just wondering why ppl don't like it and what their reasons are.
Loantovalue@reddit
It's been doing great for my small business.
Mysterious-Topic-628@reddit
Quoras BETTER, but its still got problems and shadowbans. Because of the base system I can't really even tell if anything I comment actually goes through (like youtube), and it's more of a content feed than a community.
Reddit's downright unusable these days though. It's now at the point I basically can't say anything they don't like or it's near instantly [removed by reddit]
Where else to go? I mean where is even worth it anymore even if I COULD talk? The draw of reddit (and what keeps me here) is that a long time ago, it used to be all sorts of people here, all sorts who were creative, high IQ, and not the typical normie typoing and emojing on their phone. That was the draw of the internet in general.
From all sorts of walks of life, we had different views and different info from the professions we had. It's definitely not that anymore. If I ask questions on reddit, it's gonna maybe be answered (badly and I'll have to wait awhile) by probably transcommies. If I go to any other sites whose mission is to not be reddit, it's probably gonna be a much smaller pool of actual nazis I don't wanna get caught up with.
If I just stop using the internet and only talk to people in real life, most of them are idiocracy come to life. And they're on the internet on their phones anyway.
DamnTheConstabulary@reddit
Most of the answers on Quora - not half, not a minority - are pure spam from SEOs. Very quickly after it's launch Quora has been spam. Utter enshitification. Reddit is shit, quora a million times so.
Mcrfanatic95@reddit
I’ve noticed that
UnflinchingSugartits@reddit (OP)
I have seen spam on there, yes
DamnTheConstabulary@reddit
With your empty history reminescent of an AI bot, why would you recommend Quora specifically? I also don't have history, however I'm not posting comments advocating for a shitposting platform. Why is Quora not shit?
UnflinchingSugartits@reddit (OP)
Im -not- recommending Quora... -_- im just asking why and am curious why people dont like it.
Actually READ the post instead of blinking your eyes at the title and making grand assumptions
Toothless_NEO@reddit
I agree, there's definitely merit and having discussions about other platforms. Even if they ultimately aren't viable as Reddit alternatives. It's good because a lot of the problems with these platforms are just accepted as the norm and not said out loud. So a person who's not in the know might be researching platforms and think that Quora is a good alternative even though it isn't, and it's pretty widely accepted that it isn't.
UnflinchingSugartits@reddit (OP)
Exactly, great point
Toothless_NEO@reddit
Hey, don't accuse people of being or using AI without proof. There are real and legitimate reasons to call out somebody as potentially an AI troll but doing so without merit does more harm than good, as it reduces it to just a useless insult and makes people less willing to take real claims of AI usage seriously.
ben2talk@reddit
To be fair, most AI bots can spell better ;) and most AI can actually read and make sense of the hundreds of posts in r/Quora already... so OP is more likely just a dumb f@#k who can't be bothered to read... the kind of person popping up and expecting folks to summarise it all for them every single day.
slendermanismydad@reddit
Because they wanted a copy of my ID to keep posting. No thank you.
Mcrfanatic95@reddit
Yeah, I backed out too
Groovyjoker@reddit
I have never been asked that. Weird.
UnflinchingSugartits@reddit (OP)
Uh yeah, hell no
Prior-Exchange-8922@reddit
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/semrush_if-your-content-strategy-ignores-quora-ai-activity-7417196747145281536-J3zA
BoredOfReposts@reddit
Quora is the epitome of overrated overfunded startup culture and directly accelerated the web’s enshittification. They produced literally nothing of value for society. If I could remove one website from the internet, it would probably be quora. I fucking hate quora.
busymom0@reddit
Honestly I am surprised they still have funding enough to be alive.
suspicious_hyperlink@reddit
Quora was amazing pre covid. Since then it’s been populated with ads, FB memes and bots writing every post, the latter sort of like Reddit. It’s a shame. It was such a great app when it was mostly intellectuals and professionals posting
Bright_Brief4975@reddit
I hate Quora, and when I get a search result that brings it up, I never use it. Reddit has the best structure and use of anything close to it. The problem with reddit is not reddit itself, it is the owners, and oversight of it. I suspect if someone could reproduce the reddit structure, but have better and more fair moderation, and the owners/owner of it were good, then they could take most of Reddits followers. The problem for me, is all of the platforms that I have tried that compete with reddit, just don't measure up. I still keep trying new ones, and rechecking older platforms to see if any improvements have been made. I guess only time will tell.
Toothless_NEO@reddit
The fact that either Quora themselves, or individuals on Quora are able to paywall their answers behind Plus, is really antithetical to the kind of platform that a Reddit alternative is.
A Reddit alternative should be as open and freely browsable as Reddit is, ideally more so.
Techgirl1232@reddit
quora is something i wouldn't use
HotTakes4HotCakes@reddit
Reddit is a forum and has the structure of one. Quora is just Q&A. What use would it be as a reddit alternative? It's not a social networking site, nor is the point of it to share content, which is the majority of what people want from reddit.
Also Quora was enshitified long ago, and they're pushing AI now, so it's a non-starter.
ben2talk@reddit
Not really, I think it's more of a 'social discussion space' and a rather over-extended use of the word 'forum'.
I use Discourse/Forums in a community knowledge base and support role, and it's nothing like reddit.
A discourse post sparks serious discussion - in a more formal manner. A reddit post reads more like an announcement meant to spark immediate and often intense (and innacurate) feedback.
ben2talk@reddit
Making sense would be a better plan... as would simply reading at length comments here explaining just that over and over again...
Toothless_NEO@reddit
Quora has a bot and troll problem way more severe than Reddit. Reddit has its problems but Quora is way worse and is not a viable alternative.
Chairboy@reddit
Quora? The right wing non-discussion Q&A website that’s gone all-in on AI? What?
Shigglyboo@reddit
Last time I went all the questions were “when will democrats admit how stupid they are and see that trump is super good and making everything awesome!”
A year or two ago it was old pictures of classic rock bands and discussion about guitars. Everywhere I go people want me to be mad and talk politics.
Good-Throwaway@reddit
You think reddit has bad ranking, upvote, downvote. Quora was the worst. Much much worse than reddit.
Regular_Damage_23@reddit
I never really use it because I prefer to have my name anonymous. Plus, you can't have question details which I am not a fan of.
UnflinchingSugartits@reddit (OP)
Valid points