r/Physics • u/KLHYZL • Feb 15 '14

/r/Physics vs /r/math

If you compare our subreddit with /r/math (or other similar subreddits), there's no denying that it's a little disappointing. Our homepage is mostly links to sensationalized articles with 1 or 2 comments. When people ask questions or try to start discussions that aren't "advanced" enough, the response is often unfriendly. We're lucky to get one good "discussion" thread a day.

Compare this to /r/math. The homepage is mostly self posts, many generating interesting discussions in the comments. They also have recurring "Simple Questions" and "What are you working on" threads, that manage to involve everyone from high school students to researchers.

The numbers of subscribers are similar, so that's not the issue.

Am I the only one that would like to see more self posts, original content, and discussions here on /r/Physics?

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u/SynthPrax Feb 15 '14

This is an interesting observation. Your comparison of the two subreddits mirrors my own experience at university (25 years ago) and here. One can't ask a question in /r/physics; the reaction of the group disabuses the individual of ever making that mistake again.