3) Reddit
Reddit has an entirely different structure and set of features than Twitter, but at the same time, it can deliver a lot of what Twitter delivers: Running commentaries on breaking news, places to discuss popular culture, online distractions to pass the time of day, and space to meet like-minded people.
If you’ve never set a digital foot inside Reddit, it’s split up into subreddits that cover just about every topic imaginable, and your experience on the site and in the apps is going to be determined by which ones you sign up for. Think of the old school forums that the web used to be built on, but with plenty of modern flourishes—such as the ability to see what’s currently popular across the network. The site also got its start by focusing more on sharing links, but text posts are more common now.
You do get your own profile page on Reddit, but it isn’t a blogging platform in the same way that Twitter or Tumblr are. User “Follows” are a thing there, but the feature is recent and the site culture is less focused on it.
You can use Reddit completely free of charge, or pay $6 a month to get an ad-free experience plus some other bonuses (like exclusive extras for your Reddit avatar).
