The Reddit Filter

A look into a problem of democracy through Reddit’s voting system where one idea inevitably rules and diversity is systematically challenged.To be clear, I love Reddit and use it daily. However, I also think it has some serious flaws and it’s healthy to know about them.### Notes ###This video is (so far) the most time-consuming video I’ve made on PolyMatter. Took ~12 hours to make but I’m pretty happy with it. Let me know what you think.### Credits ###-2 One-Liner Jokes Taken from http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/jk...-Thanks to /u/Hyperphrenic from Reddit for the “Reddit’s Political Leanings in 2015” image. You can see his raw data here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...-“The best item to protect you from sasquatch attacks is a camera.” from a popular ShowerThoughts post on Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthough...-First song: Retro Soul by BenSound https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/retro-soul-Second Song: Funky Element by BenSound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDWZUugBGQc-Short sound effects taken from the amazing FreeSound.org (all CC 0 licenses used. I highly recommend this site for free sounds. Many sounds are free to use without credit).### Assortment of different links used in the production of this video ###(Some worth reading if you’re curious)http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/...http://noahspringer.com/who-is-reddit/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/reddit-...http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/...http://www.popularmechanics.com/scien...http://science.sciencemag.org/content...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_...https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeauti...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informa... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices