Eric A. MeyerTwitter learned, and Reddit is fast learning, that people are not addicted to the platform, they’re addicted to the community they found there. Ruin the community, and people will leave the platform. It really is that simple.
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@Meyerweb that’s exactly why I’m here. I think even if Reddit were to roll-back their changes, I still won’t go back to my decade-old account. They’ve eroded the last of the trust I had, and sadly brought low such an amazing platform. That being said, this is such a fantastic opportunity for platforms like Mastodon, and I’m very excited to be along for the ride!
Shaunkoh@forsamori @Meyerweb this is why mastodon still can’t replace Reddit for me: threads need to be publicly indexed to be helpful to people in the future.
For instance, I searched for “is mastodon indexed by the open web”. No mastodon toot threads were indexed, just these Reddit threads that I ought not click on anymore.
There’s value in threads being indexed. It will be a shame to see that go away.
@Shaunkoh @Meyerweb I feel like the other #fediverse Reddit-likes might be a better solution. #mastodon is for microblogging primarily - whereas something like #lemmy is more likely what you’re looking for. Personally I’m interested in using both.