Reddit publishes one of the weirdest year-end recaps – shareable personalised cards

While we do appreciate the sentiment, there are some platforms whose annual recap should not include the amount of time you spent on them, because that may turn out to be, well… embarrassing. The same could be said about the content you’ve engaged with the most. Think about not all Karens wanting to know the exact amount of time they’ve spent researching all of the different things one could do with a mason jar. 

In a similar vein, people at Reddit should’ve been careful when creating their end of the year experience. Have they been successful? You be the judge of that.

As a part of their end-of-the-year recap, the Medford-based platform that joins countless different discussion communities, has launched personalised cards that reflect on the time they spent on the platform in 2022. The personalised cards show a variety of stats, including a summary of the time the user spent on Reddit, the content they most engaged with and the communities they viewed or joined. It’s a shareable card that displays the user’s experience on the platform.

The recap allows a degree of personalisation. It is possible to click on the Narwhal icon under their profile in the Reddit app or the navigation bar on desktop to see their personalised Recap. Once the Recap is launched, it will be possible to see a series of shareable cards that include fun stats, such as the most upvoted comment and if the user is a team cat or dog.

The recap also positions users within a wider Reddit community by ranking their engagement and ability to engage others during the year. It is done by rewarding a Superpower Reddit Ability. Based on Karma points, the card assigns Reddit users one of the categories: Rare, Epic, or Legendary.