Topic · social
Appliance Repair Costs
4 posts
· 78 engagement
· first seen 20 May 2026
· last seen 4 Jun 2026
A user in Christchurch expresses frustration over the high cost of repairing a Dyson hair dryer, highlighting broader concerns about consumer product pricing and affordability.
Stance breakdown
How the per-edge framings classify across 4 classified edges. Each framing is labelled by a small AI stance classifier; see the methodology page for details.
Sentiment breakdown
Whole-post emotional valence across 4 classified posts that reference this topic. Distinct from stance: a post can be supportive of the topic and still negative in tone (an angry supporter) — the two together capture the texture short-form posts compress into very few words.
Platform mix
Where the conversation is happening. Engagement is volume-weighted (likes + 2×shares + 3×replies); a small number of high-impact posts can outrank a high-volume but low-engagement platform.
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reddit
4 posts
· 78 engagement
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Top posts by engagement
The most-engaged posts referencing this topic. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies; the order matches the digest ranking on /social.
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reddit
· u/Mean-Independence-74
· sentiment: neutral
· ♥ 2
· ↻ 0
· 💬 11
· 35 engagement
4 Jun
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reddit
· u/SupaDiogenes
· sentiment: neutral
· ♥ 2
· ↻ 0
· 💬 9
· 29 engagement
31 May
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reddit
· u/nztuna
· sentiment: neutral
· ♥ 1
· ↻ 0
· 💬 3
· 10 engagement
20 May
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reddit
· u/poisonouslobsterjism
· sentiment: negative
· ♥ 1
· ↻ 0
· 💬 1
· 4 engagement
27 May