We're bringing the chaos (& deals) of Black Friday to you. You don't even have to leave the house.
reddit is livestreaming 8 hours of QVC-style mayhem from the bowels of midtown NYC. We'll be featuring some of the amazing vendors on the redditgifts marketplace, including lots of deals and giveaways. Our fabulous comedian hosts and special guests will help soothe away your hangovers and shopping/family related traumas. Here are just a few of things you can expect during the livestream today:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (/u/GovSchwarzenegger) doing a motivational segment with his tank
- Fundraising for classroom teachers through DonorsChoose with the Help of Stephen Colbert
- Improvisational pianist Bernie Katzman playing holiday requests
- Joel Hodgson (from MST3K) conducting a very special holiday song
- Mike Rowe reprising his role as QVC host
- In-studio musical performances by YC The Cynic, Kiah Victoria, CharlieRED, and more
- A special appearance by reddit co-founder /u/kn0thing
- Shout outs to all the brave souls working retail on Black Friday from /r/TalesFromRetail
- An apology to /r/DetroitLions
- A /r/trees inspired 4:20pm segment that may or may not include a Hoffman's Two-Toed Sloth
In the spirit of Thanksgiving,
we also each want to take time out to some of the parts of reddit we're thankful for.
/u/chooter
- What's the most uplifting, warm, beautiful thing you can say to someone?
- Oh Hai Mark! Greg Sestero (Mark) from "The Room" here. Ask Me Anything.
/u/5days
/r/AnimalsBeingDerps makes me happy every day. I'm thankful that people post pictures of their goofy-looking pets caught in awkward moments. They're the best./u/hellohobbit
- reddit allowed for this massive collective act of catharsis to happen.
- /r/IsolatedVocals
- /r/polandball
- /r/forhire, which helped me get an amazing job (this one) after graduating in "this economy" with a humanities degree. Thank you reddit!
/u/ekjp
I'm grateful for an /r/boardgames post about adult games that are playable with kids./u/kickme444
I'm grateful that the reddit community has come together to support teachers every year./u/chromakode
- Today you, tomorrow me
- Meetups
- /r/youtubehaiku
- /u/hueypriest's beard
/u/rram
The reddit admins' pets multi!/u/dehrmann
I'm thankful for the mods. They put an incredible amount of work into keeping reddit awesome. And the community team. They deal with more shit than I can imagine./u/youngluck
This small sub, and the actions witnessed thereof, quite literally changed my life: /r/favors./u/highshelfofsteam
/r/writingprompts. It keeps my creative juices and novel aspirations flowing — even though I don't spend nearly as much time there as I should./u/freedomthebucket
I'm thankful that reddit is used to expose everyday awesome situations that wouldn't otherwise be known about, except for a few people.I'm also thankful that reddit is used to shed light on really important situations that other forms of media simply wouldn't cover.
Some of the videos in /r/happycrowds make me extremely happy.
/u/kemitche
I'm thankful for "anti-hype" as information. redditors correcting misleading titles and articles gives me the context to enjoy and understand news, science and technology much better than just the source material./u/cupcake1713
I'm thankful for all of the educational subreddits like /r/askhistorians and /r/askscience. The moderators there are amazing, and the contributors always make it a worthwhile read whenever I find myself over there.Also also, I found my job via the blog!
/u/bitcrunch
I'm thankful for the /r/gaymer "mom" - /u/Diogenes71. She first posted last year, and has "adopted" gaymers who can't come out to their parents.I'm also thankful for the mods at all of the "random acts of ___" subreddits and the mods of /r/suicidewatch, who are some of the most kind, caring, and wise individuals I've ever seen.
- /r/RandomKindness
- /r/Random_Acts_Of_Pizza
- /r/randomactsofchristmas
- (and so on, they're listed on the sidebars of each)
