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New Study Finds That Most Redditors Don't Actually Read the Articles They Vote On (vice.com)

Posted by msmash on from the reading-pattern dept.

Michael Byrne, writing for Motherboard: According to a paper published in IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems by researchers at Notre Dame University, some 73 percent of posts on Reddit are voted on by users that haven't actually clicked through to view the content being rated. This is according to a newly released dataset consisting of all Reddit activity of 309 site users for a one year period. In the process, the researchers identified signs of "cognitive fatigue" in Reddit users most likely to vote on content. Online aggregation is then somewhat a function of mental exhaustion.

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  1. Of course by Galaga88 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm going to fully support the results of this study, although I have yet to actually click on it.

  2. Write your Redditor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now is the time to write your Redditor and let them know exactly what you think. When your letter is received, you can rest assured that it will be voted upon, regardless of whether it was read.

  3. Re:Isn't that what mod points are for? by Guyle · · Score: 5, Funny

    If I had mod points I'd mod this up because it told me that's what my mod points are for. I didn't even have to read your comment! I just knew it was the right thing to do!

  4. Re:In similar news by datavirtue · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah...but we can pull it off. Your average Reddit scum is not qualified to comment without knowing the facts.

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