The Best Place For Product Reviews Is … Reddit?

Source: Vox, Adam Clark
Photo: Reddit is good for more than just memeing. (Tim Goode/PA Images via Getty Images)

The hive mind of the internet is good, for once.

Do you know how many different high-quality yet affordable 4K TVs there are out there? Do you know, based on thousands of reviews across dozens of websites, how unnervingly difficult it is to tell them apart and pick the right one to serve as the centerpiece of your shoebox-size New York City apartment?

I do. With Black Friday approaching, it’s finally time to upgrade my home entertainment situation, and although I was once a professional TV reviewer, I’m not up to date on the latest models and features. Unfortunately, the internet is mostly full of terrible advice.

Many of the reviews on shopping sites these days can be both convincing and, thanks to advances in AI composition, actually written by bots. Others seem too glowing to be real. Even professional review sites, like Consumer Reports or Wirecutter, don’t feel particularly authoritative anymore.

And these problems affect more than just TV shoppers.

https://www.vox.com/technology/23962999/best-product-reviews-shopping-reddit