Debate: is r/studytips really the most helpful sub?

I think we can all agree that r/studytips is genuinely helpful in the field of study tips. It has about 2 million subscribers and it's one of the only things you can find on the internet when looking for advice on studying. A lot of the posters are very nice and provide easy to understand information. After a while of lurking I started to notice a few things that make me question whether this is the best place to get advice on studying.<br><br>1. **Lack of academic distinction**<br><br>I genuinely believe that the way we study depends on what we study. As a result I always try to make it clear what I study and what level I am studying it at. This is because the posts are very generic and don't specify whether you are in highschool, college, university, or a masters programme. My experience of studying hasn't really shown that there is a "one size fits all" approach to studying. I began questioning whether the advice here is tailored to those in highschool or middle school. I genuinely don't think the studying process is the same for those who are still at school and those who are at university. I also believe that it depends on the exact subject your studying too. For example things like law require a lot of your time and attention. On the other hand subjects like languages require you to learn specific grammar rules and develop a strong understanding of the language. <br><br>2. **Little diversity**<br><br>One thing that I have noticed is that the majority of the posters here are American highschoolers. This is a problem because not everyone is in highschool and not everyone is in America. For example someone from the UK would not find it useful to learn about the application process for colleges or universities in the US. The UK and other countries have a very different system. This is why I am questioning whether this sub is genuinely as helpful as people think. The lack of diversity of posters is definitely a problem.<br><br>3. **Pseudoscience**<br><br>Recently I've been seeing more and more posts which are basically pseudoscience. A lot of these are based on thought experiments or things that don't really make sense. An example of this would be the person who made a very long post about how he stopped drinking water and it's improved his health. His reasoning for this is that he drinks a lot of tea which means he's basically drinking enough water throughout the day. I can't really tell you why but this just seems like nonsense to me. This is a perfect example of the pseudoscience you can see on this sub.<br><br>4. **Lack of feedback**<br><br>Most people who post on this sub ask for feedback so they can improve their study tips. However, a lot of people don't actually respond to their posts with feedback. We need more people who are willing to provide good concrete advice on how people can improve their study tips.<br><br>5. **Jokes and cringe humour**<br><br>As much as I like cringe humour, this sub is not the right place for it. I have genuinely seen posts such as "I am the study tip you're looking for" and others which are in the style of "I'm climaxing" and the format is just like this Chambers post and the comments are basically like this Chambers post too. I don't really see the point in these posts if I'm being completely honest here. If you want to post something like this, I would suggest posting it on a different sub.<br><br>In conclusion I believe that r/study_tips is not really the most helpful sub. Of course there is a lot of good to come out of it. But I think we genuinely need to start being more critical of the sub as a whole. I think we need to start pointing out the flaws in the sub. <br>How we will achieve this is up to you. Thank you for reading.<br><br>P.S: If you feel like giving advice like "go to your teacher, they are the best resource for studying" you can fuck off.