How to win friends and influence people: Reddit edition

Want to read Reddit but don’t have the time? Our daily Reddit Digest highlights the most interesting or important discussions from around the social news site—every morning.

• How to use Socratic reasoning to make friends, win arguments, and influence others. (r/lifeprotips)
   
• What’s a secret you’ve sworn never to tell (but will gladly share on Reddit, of course)? (r/askreddit)
   
• Ever used a Fleshlight? (r/askmen)
   
• Original poster’s boyfriend loses his cool when commenters ask for verification in a r/gonewild thread. (r/subredditdrama)
   
• How do women really feel about the way they’re portrayed in TV commercials? (r/bestof)
   
• English character actor Warwick Davis holds an AMA. (r/iama)
   
• What moment from your youth do you look back and cringe at? (r/askreddit)

Hottest subreddit: r/hiphop101

Pictures of the Day:

• Flew 9,000 miles from Australia to see the Northern Lights—from a hot tub. (r/pics)
   
• The Curiosity rover and its tracks, as seen from Mars Orbit. (r/spaceporn)