r/Explainlikeimscared↗
Basic, detailed, step by step guides to daily tasks for people with anxiety disorders or social phobias, people on the autism spectrum, or regular folk doing something brand new.
61k subscribers68 posts / mo in Sep 202666 authors / mosince 2013
r/Explainlikeimscared has 61k members (+30% over the last 12 months). It gets about 68 posts a month from 66 people. Top topics: Buying Used Cars, Two Weeks Notice and Driving Anxiety & Learning.
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- Buying Used Cars0.5%
- Two Weeks Notice0.3%
- Driving Anxiety & Learning0.3%
- Job Interviews0.3%
- Starting Out in Fitness0.3%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- United States Postal Service
- Amazon
- Apartments
- Meetup
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