JessicaJun 14, 2023

The blackout is starting to have a financial impact on Reddit, but we must stay dark!

https://lemmy.world/post/128502

The blackout is starting to have a financial impact on Reddit, but we must stay dark! - Lemmy.world

>If the performance weakness continues for a week or two, the agency would start recommending decreasing spend with Reddit or directing it to other platforms. >After the blackout, we will be closely monitoring user behavior on Reddit and guide clients when we can unpause,” said Freddy Dabaghi, managing director at Stagwell-backed Crispin Porter Bogusky, which has asked clients to stop campaigns, depending on their client goals.

Show threadsquid_mcnasty
Honestly, regardless of what happens, I have no plans to go back. Lemmy's been a refreshing breath of fresh air.
Jun 14, 2023 at 4:34pmWeb
Show threadTyweleJun 14, 2023
I also like it more and more, especially since more communities are popping up and they get more populated.
Show threadKroxxJun 14, 2023
It really is, there isn't as much content as reddit and that may or may not change but the lack of people acting like they are better than everyone makes it well worth it. I deleted the app and won't go back
Show threadoskiboiJun 14, 2023
Fully agree, let’s keep this attitude going here! :)
Show threadfocusedkiwibearJun 14, 2023
yup, let those folk stay on Reddit.
Show threadBelgdoreJun 14, 2023
I’m really hoping the federated nature will make advertising harder. That’s what really started making Reddit suck.
Show threadsquid010Jun 14, 2023

Same. It's really struck me both how little I miss it and how much I like the communities here. There's a much friendlier vibe.

And for the most part, aside from the bullshit threads where it's encouraged and expected, the comments are a lot more 'high-effort,' which is nice. That's something that I would expect to tend to naturally go down with the lowest common denominator as user count increases, but we'll see.

Show threadFubarberryJun 14, 2023

Yeah, I think the kind of people to drop reddit over this are going to be more my kind of people, if that makes sense.

Conversation seems deeper, less dominated by repeated jokes.

Show threadtotallynotsocsaJun 14, 2023
The forum wheel spins what the forum wheel wills.
Show threadddhJun 14, 2023
All praise the hamster
Show threadlouijaJun 14, 2023
Lemmy was not the beginning. There are neither beginnings nor endings to Reddit-esque forums. But it was a beginning.
Show threadhydraJun 14, 2023
also you don't have a karma system homogenizing behavior by making redditors constantly addicted to upcummies
Show threadSpaceNoodleJun 15, 2023
As much as I'll miss my karma crops, the higher bar here (at least, for now) is a welcome reprieve.
Show threadDulyNotedJun 15, 2023

This is a really good point, and one of the reasons I'm happy to make my new online home here.

The type of people who act like this is nothing, or worse, act like there's nothing that can be done and we should just roll over, won't have gone through the trouble to come here. And yeah, I'm with you, they can all hang out and circlejerk the same jokes over and over along with the bots.

Best of both worlds, and we're all happy. A bit of positive selection bias.

Show threadkratoz29Jun 14, 2023
Until all the communities I love move here I think I'd be hopping back and forth from Sync for Reddit and Lemmy for Reddit, until that happens or Sync breaks lol.
Show threadInnominateUserJun 14, 2023
What do you mean by Lemmy for Reddit?
Show threadkratoz29Jun 14, 2023
A typo lol, I edited my comment, I meant Jeroba for Lemmy.
Show threadInnominateUserJun 15, 2023
Ah ok, I thought I was about to learn something new again ^^
Show threadMindlightJun 15, 2023
I just hope Mr Dawson magically creates support for Lemmy in Sync for Reddit....
Show threadThomas DaghitaJun 15, 2023
I agree. I couldn't careless what happens over on Reddit. I've already started migrating over to the fediverse.