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As of February 8, 2024
r/LibraryofBabel
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of Library.
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Post random strings of letters, copypasta from around the internet, write as if it's your diary. However you choose to approach this experiment will be the correct way. For a greater understanding of the purpose of this subreddit you can read The library of babel by J. L. Borges. In essence, this is a futile attempt to recreate the Library in its infinity. A place where all text is possible. Spelling errors welcome. Crossposts encouraged.
ONGOING: LibraryofBabelCollaboration
This is an experiment with letters. A museum for the written word. ...
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January 14, 2011
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Total Submissions
17,577
Total Comments
32,286
Earliest Submission
January 14, 2011
Earliest Comment
January 20, 2011
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Most Distinctive Words
Rank↕ | Word↕ | Occurrences in Subreddit | Total Occurrences | Rate in Subreddit (per 1M words) | Rate in Reddit (per 1M words) | Ratio (Sub Rate / Reddit Rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 50 | 24,804 | 101.7 | 0.2 | 491.83 | |
| #2 | 60 | 61,885 | 122.1 | 0.5 | 236.55 | |
| #3 | 159 | 209,432 | 323.5 | 1.7 | 185.23 | |
| #4 | 57 | 86,870 | 116.0 | 0.7 | 160.09 | |
| #5 | 33 | 127,511 | 67.1 | 1.1 | 63.14 | |
| #6 | 34 | 208,708 | 69.2 | 1.7 | 39.75 | |
| #7 | 83 | 606,538 | 168.9 | 5.1 | 33.39 | |
| #8 | 56 | 562,570 | 113.9 | 4.7 | 24.29 | |
| #9 | 55 | 688,550 | 111.9 | 5.7 | 19.49 | |
| #10 | 32 | 415,105 | 65.1 | 3.5 | 18.81 | |
| #11 | 30 | 391,007 | 61.0 | 3.3 | 18.72 | |
| #12 | 50 | 651,896 | 101.7 | 5.4 | 18.71 | |
| #13 | 58 | 804,468 | 118.0 | 6.7 | 17.59 | |
| #14 | 108 | 1,659,992 | 219.7 | 13.8 | 15.87 | |
| #15 | 41 | 643,547 | 83.4 | 5.4 | 15.54 | |
| #16 | 31 | 500,584 | 63.1 | 4.2 | 15.11 | |
| #17 | 30 | 498,763 | 61.0 | 4.2 | 14.68 | |
| #18 | 32 | 536,035 | 65.1 | 4.5 | 14.57 | |
| #19 | 49 | 821,555 | 99.7 | 6.9 | 14.55 | |
| #20 | 44 | 771,803 | 89.5 | 6.4 | 13.91 | |
| #21 | 44 | 791,148 | 89.5 | 6.6 | 13.57 | |
| #22 | 66 | 1,199,461 | 134.3 | 10.0 | 13.43 | |
| #23 | 67 | 1,252,951 | 136.3 | 10.4 | 13.05 | |
| #24 | 46 | 865,495 | 93.6 | 7.2 | 12.97 | |
| #25 | 30 | 565,355 | 61.0 | 4.7 | 12.95 | |
| #26 | 52 | 989,037 | 105.8 | 8.2 | 12.83 | |
| #27 | 65 | 1,325,791 | 132.2 | 11.1 | 11.96 | |
| #28 | 32 | 668,467 | 65.1 | 5.6 | 11.68 | |
| #29 | 40 | 857,839 | 81.4 | 7.2 | 11.38 | |
| #30 | 64 | 1,423,910 | 130.2 | 11.9 | 10.97 | |
| #31 | 33 | 788,330 | 67.1 | 6.6 | 10.21 | |
| #32 | 33 | 788,720 | 67.1 | 6.6 | 10.21 | |
| #33 | 55 | 1,335,382 | 111.9 | 11.1 | 10.05 | |
| #34 | 613 | 15,103,018 | 1247.1 | 125.9 | 9.90 | |
| #35 | 38 | 982,685 | 77.3 | 8.2 | 9.43 | |
| #36 | 45 | 1,190,841 | 91.6 | 9.9 | 9.22 | |
| #37 | 57 | 1,518,015 | 116.0 | 12.7 | 9.16 | |
| #38 | 38 | 1,034,857 | 77.3 | 8.6 | 8.96 | |
| #39 | 39 | 1,085,393 | 79.3 | 9.1 | 8.77 | |
| #40 | 34 | 974,302 | 69.2 | 8.1 | 8.51 | |
| #41 | 45 | 1,290,848 | 91.6 | 10.8 | 8.51 | |
| #42 | 48 | 1,426,501 | 97.7 | 11.9 | 8.21 | |
| #43 | 67 | 2,013,194 | 136.3 | 16.8 | 8.12 | |
| #44 | 46 | 1,410,890 | 93.6 | 11.8 | 7.95 | |
| #45 | 71 | 2,184,337 | 144.4 | 18.2 | 7.93 | |
| #46 | 53 | 1,668,513 | 107.8 | 13.9 | 7.75 | |
| #47 | 98 | 3,131,224 | 199.4 | 26.1 | 7.64 | |
| #48 | 53 | 1,735,180 | 107.8 | 14.5 | 7.45 | |
| #49 | 96 | 3,184,595 | 195.3 | 26.6 | 7.35 | |
| #50 | 50 | 1,690,986 | 101.7 | 14.1 | 7.21 |