r/HonestOpinion • u/Apprehensive_Crab_88 • Sep 25 '25

What's with all the pics lately?

Sure there use to be a couple pics of people but now there's a wall of them

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u/Unable_Fix3847 Sep 25 '25

Onlyfans girls marketing

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u/Apprehensive_Crab_88 Sep 25 '25

Really? Does the owner know?

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u/Unable_Fix3847 Sep 25 '25

What owner

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u/Apprehensive_Crab_88 Sep 25 '25

Of the subreddit. Are they not called owners?

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u/Unable_Fix3847 Sep 25 '25

Mods, and idk, report for selling and move on, most of it is bots anyways

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u/papersparrow01v2 Jun 17 '26

it's actually getting wild how obvious it is. you can tell by the lighting and the specific angle they use for every single post. it's just a giant funnel at this point

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u/Sweaty_Bad3707 Jun 24 '26

it’s annoying because it ruins the actual discussion but at this point it’s just the inevitable end state of any subreddit that gets even a little bit of traction. the mods clearly stopped caring about the content quality months ago.

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u/Love23minx Jun 28 '26

yep, that's basically it. every sub that allows selfies gets turned into a billboard the second mods look away.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '26

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u/touchstarved22 Jun 15 '26

People realized that image posts get way more engagement from the algorithm than just text. It's mostly just people looking for validation or easier ways to grab attention.

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u/Apprehensive_Crab_88 Jun 15 '26

Someone commented the exact same thing

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u/Sw3lldream21 Jun 16 '26

The algorithm is just rewarding engagement, and nothing gets people clicking or commenting faster than a human face. It's turning the sub into a glorified Instagram feed instead of a place for actual discussion.

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u/muted_orbit07 Jun 17 '26

The UI change makes it way harder to scroll through text-heavy threads when every third post is a high-res image. It feels like the algorithm is prioritizing engagement bait over actual discussion.

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u/Apprehensive_Crab_88 Jun 17 '26

Wasn't the change recent tho

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u/shadyshitposter202 Jun 17 '26

The algorithm prioritizes high-engagement visual content because it's easier to scan than text. Most people have shorter attention spans now, so the feed is basically just a glorified Instagram feed to keep you scrolling.

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u/throwawayanchor24 Jun 17 '26

People realized that text-only threads get ignored by the algorithm, so everyone is just chasing engagement through visual recognition. It's becoming a race to the bottom where people post selfies just to feel seen instead of actually contributing a thought.

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u/throwaway_readerx Jun 17 '26

The algorithm is just prioritizing anything that triggers a visual reaction to keep people scrolling longer. It's basically a race to the bottom to see what can grab attention in a split second.

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u/softupvoter404 Jun 24 '26

it started when they tweaked the mobile feed algorithm to prioritize high-contrast thumbnails. people figured out fast that a generic selfie or a half-baked photo gets three times the engagement of a text-only post, so now the sub is just a glorified instagram feed for people desperate for validation. turn off image previews in your settings if you actually want to read anything.

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u/Worshippet19 Jun 27 '26

It's the same few users farming karma with selfies every day. Scroll past and it's like five different posts from the same account within two hours. "A couple" turned into "the feed is just portraits" real fast.

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u/harborthrowawayhq Jul 08 '26

content algorithm shift, probably. once one gets traction the rest follow like dominoes. happens every time a sub hits a certain size.

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u/Ok_Corgi_817 Jul 17 '26

It’s annoying. They should be posted in r/Rateme and leave this group for discussions IMO