Is Reddit an entertainment factory?

Want to read Reddit but don’t have the time? Our daily Reddit Digest highlights the most interesting or important discussions from around the social news site—every morning.

• How to get started as an amateur astronomer. (r/Astronomy)

• Redditors want to believe they come to the site to learn. But does the site’s structure prove them wrong? Does Reddit promote entertainment before all else? (r/TheoryOfReddit)

• The causes of ass soreness and how to prevent it. (r/explainlikeimfive)

• Can you determine someone’s location using a single photograph of the night sky? (r/askscience)

• “I take off my shoe, pull out my sweaty money and buy the few records I can afford.” Buying records in the slums of Dakar. (r/bestof)

• If popcorn is “popped” corn kernels, then what other kind seeds can you pop? (r/askscience)

• Three bests: The best-moderated subreddit, the best Reddit community, and the most interesting subreddit. (r/TheoryOfReddit)

• The Patriot Act, Guantánamo Bay, and Anders Breivik. (r/DepthHub)

• The biggest secrets in history. (r/AskHistorians)

Pic of the day: Sunrays behind Koltur, Faroe Islands. (r/EarthPorn)
Hottest subreddit: r/Borderlands2 (1 day)

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