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joelg236 · 4164 days ago · link · · parent · post: 21 jokes only nerds will understand.

Reddit is pretty different though. People naturally (through voting) choose the best jokes. There's no value in just stealing content for page views.

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thenewgreen · 4164 days ago · link ·

Don't get me wrong, I think the whole "repackaging social media as journalism" thing is pretty weak. Are the jokes they chose the top ones from the post or did they do some digging? Either way wouldn't surprise me.

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