AlexJun 12, 2023

One of the main tragedies of #Reddit decline is that it was one of the last big bulwarks against #SEO-driven enshittification of the web, which’ll only get worse now with LLMs.

I don’t want to know the 7 Best Soundbars for Gaming in 2023, I want to know if a Nintendo Switch can pass its 5.1 PCM signal through a TV and out via the HDMI eARC port fully intact.

Anyway, good article on what all this decline means: https://defector.com/the-last-page-of-the-internet

The Last Page Of The Internet | Defector

Gradually over the last decade, Reddit went from merely embarrassing but occasionally amusing, to actively harmful, to—mainly by accident—essential. As the platform that swallowed niche message boards, it became home to numerous small communities of surprisingly helpful enthusiasts, and grew into a repository of arcane knowledge about, and instantly available first-hand expertise on, a staggering […]

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We’re rapidly getting to the point where the only good stuff on the web—the Fediverse, Wikipedia, the Internet Archive—is volunteer-run.

#Reddit, #Bluesky and #ChatGPT aren’t going to save you.

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Show threadAlexJun 12, 2023
#Reddit is also a reminder of what the web used to be. Aside from its vast range of user generated topics, it’s also still a www domain and its main metaphor—“the front page of the internet”—still conceives of the internet as a discrete place/object, rather than a continuous medium.
Show threadZippy WonderdustJun 12, 2023
@eARCwelder The best of it has aways been volunteer-run for as long as I can remember — and I’ve had an email address since 1988.
Show threadChris AdamsonJun 12, 2023
@eARCwelder Good examples. I’ve been saying for a while now that the last good page on the Internet is going to be AO3.
Show threadandreasJun 12, 2023
@eARCwelder always been this way.