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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (6 children)

does anyone actually care about AMAs? I thought they were glorified advertising lol. Also that's a tough sell, what instance would you point them to, and how would you convince them they'd get good PR?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They used to be good but they're just PR now

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They used to be organised by a talented individual, employed by reddit, who was great at drawing in more well known people, while still preparing and liaising with them so the event went smoothly. Then reddit fired them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We should do an AmA with her!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That would actually be awesome!

[–] pancakes 2 points 1 year ago

In classic Reddit fashion

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The casual AMAs were a lot better. I'd rather hear from someone who does taxidermy than an actor who only wants to promote their next film

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

hey, let's just keep this about Rampart please

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Do an AMA then. I completely agree with you. I’m a firm believer in the idea that every person on this planet has at least one batshit crazy story they can share. There’s also so many jobs out there that I’ve never even heard of.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

They used to be good and really like a question and answer, only for past few years it turned to advertising

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It heavily varies by person. Some people give AMAs that make you question if the responses are even from the real person ("let's just talk about Rampart") but other people's AMAs are really fascinating and feel like you're getting a genuine answer to your question (pretty much any AMA that hit BestOf). Even if the AMA is only done for publicity purposes, it can still be interesting and that's what really matters.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

One of my favorite threads was an AMA from Nick Offerman in like 2012. Mostly I liked how if you looked at his comments in order, you could see him getting drunker as the thread went on, eventually posting answers to the wrong questions.

[–] jscummy 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Some are fascinating, some are shitty. Even the train wrecks can be entertaining, Lil Durk and Gunna's AMAs are personal favorites of mine

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

AMAs on Reddit used to be magical. No PR, no advertising, if you tried to "stay on message" you would become a laughingstock (see Woody Harrelson's infamous AMA).

Then they fired Victoria and celebrity AMAs rapidly became boring and obvious parts of the promo circuit for any new media.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ama's we're the content that got me hooked on Reddit. I think it was a lengthy Dan Harmon ama and I read it for hours. I think it's pretty telling that I haven't read through an ama in years.