What we do
What Reddit Thinks, founded in 2021, answers the questions people actually type into a search bar — "is X worth it?", "what's the best Y?", "is Z any good?" — by reading the discussion in the communities that argue about them, and synthesizing it into one clear consensus verdict. We cover tech and gadgets, software and apps, health and fitness, food and nutrition, personal finance, gaming, travel, home and living, and AI tools.
For every question we read the relevant threads in full, weigh upvoted consensus against vocal minorities, and write a verdict only when the discussion actually supports one. When a community is genuinely split, we say so rather than forcing a tidy answer. Our full approach is on the methodology page.
How we handle sources
We link back to the original threads so you can read the room yourself. We paraphrase the recurring sentiment in a thread faithfully, and where we quote, we quote a real comment and link it. We never invent usernames, fabricate quotes, or make up upvote counts. Where we're not certain of an exact wording, we paraphrase and label it as such.
We are an independent publication. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Reddit, Inc. "Reddit" and the subreddit names we reference are trademarks of their respective owners; we reference them descriptively to tell you where a discussion happened.
The team
Our masthead is small. Each writer has a defined beat and a disclosed background, public on every author page.
- Lena Marchetti — Managing Editor & Community-Research Lead, Consensus synthesis & sourcing standards
- Desmond Okafor — Senior Writer, Tech, gadgets, software & AI tools
- Priya Reyes — Staff Writer, Health, fitness, food, finance & lifestyle
Corrections
When we get something wrong — a misread consensus, a stale thread, a broken link — we correct it inline and add a dated note. Communities change their minds over time; when the prevailing view on a question shifts, we update the page and bump the "last updated" date rather than silently revising.
Contact
Editorial: editorial@whatredditthinks.com. See our contact page for more, including how to flag a misread thread.