Dan GillmorJun 11, 2023

Reddit had become so valuable to me for several topic-specific subreddits that it's hard to leave.

But the Musk-like treatment of the people who helped make the site popular -- amplified by the CEO's deceit and arrogance -- is a reminder that highly centralized conversations are vulnerable.

So I'm disconnecting from Reddit and seeking alternatives, hoping that decentralization will win in the end.

https://reddark.untone.uk/

Reddark

An open source website to watch subreddits going dark

Show threadThomas BrandJun 11, 2023
@dangillmor how about subscribing to your favorite reddit channels in RSS?
Show threadAT-AT Assault 🏳️‍⚧️Jun 12, 2023

@Eggfreckles @dangillmor

How does that work? I've never heard of RSS being used with Reddit.

Show threadOhsin

@atatassault

RSS has been at the foundation of Reddit since very early on. Every subreddit can be accessed as RSS feed by adding .rss in the end of subreddit's name. Every user can also enable private RSS feeds and have private messages etc via RSS as well.

Jun 12, 2023 at 6:57amWeb
Show threadfallinghawksJul 6, 2023
@Ohsin @atatassault
Because of your post I started using the RSS feeds to ease out of Reddit and it's reduced my engagement significantly. It'll be much easier to transition to another platform when I finally get around to picking one. Thanks!