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I've seen a few discussions about the "failed" protests and wanted to talk about it

https://lemmy.world/post/315059

I've seen a few discussions about the "failed" protests and wanted to talk about it - Lemmy.world

So I’ve seen a few posts regarding news outlets calling the protests a failure, and I don’t really think that’s the case. The protests have clearly made an impact, especially if the Reddit CEO is willing to oust MODS to reopen subreddits. I truly believe that something has been jump started here on Lemmy, Kbin, and all of the fediverse. What happened on Reddit has simply pushed those already on the fence, or looking for other social media platforms to jump ship. I truly believe the impact is greater than what the media and Reddit in general want us to believe. Something has started here on the fediverse that simply cannot be stopped, all we can do is inform others and show why it’s the future of aggregated news boards and social media.

Jun 19, 2023 at 11:31pmWeb
Show threadinstamatJun 19, 2023
Not to overstate the obvious, but this isn’t over yet, the third party apps are still operating. If news outlets were doing their job they would stick to the facts instead of making a judgment on the situation by declaring it a failure. The story is still developing and it’s only just beginning.
Show threadtox_solidJun 19, 2023
Well said. The news outlets calling the protests a failure are making statements that they aren't qualified to make. Unless you have at least one foot in the fediverse, you really wouldn't have any way of knowing the extent of this paradigm shift.
Show threadMiddleWeighJun 19, 2023
Yea your very right. I wasn't really super aware of the situation, until I came here on the 11th, and that was on a whim tbh. I've since been educated on the implications of this from privacy to politics.
Show threadMiddleWeighJun 19, 2023
The obvious is the most glossed over ime. And it's usually super interesting, and hard to swallow. 👌 I'm following the story very closely, and I only used reddit for a year. Lol. I'm wondering what it'd take for them to back pedal, outside of some deep epiphany.
Show threadMiddleWeighJun 19, 2023

Idc what happens tbh. I mean I care, in that I want everyone to feel the joy I have felt here, but most people aren't like that. And tbh, I really like that this space is still community vibing. It's something that I have personally been looking for, without even knowing it.

I'm curious where this goes, and how reddit and it's users perform once the 30th comes and down the line.

I went over and dropped a couple comments about my feelings and left. Maybe someone will follow.

Show threadHarryJun 20, 2023
Same here. I effectively left reddit. I deleted the app, only checking their website once a day. Soon I will delete my account entirely. And that will be that.
Show threadrazorwiregoatlickJun 19, 2023

Whether or not it’s was a failure depends on what you expected from it. Reddit was not going to change its mind. The investors demand more money and will continue to squeeze Reddit for ever dime the can. It wasn’t going to die overnight either.

What did happen is a non-trivial amount of users left and found the Fediverse. Apps are currently being developed to make it more accessible to your average user. The Fediverse will no longer be some obscure thing for a niche group. I think it was a huge success and will have long term repercussions for Reddit.

Show threadspicy_biscuitsJun 20, 2023
Precisely how I feel on it. Would it have been magical if the protest resulted in every last user leaving reddit behind for better alternatives? Of course. But that was never something I thought was likely. However, it's caused a lot of us who were already unhappy to leave and come over to the Fediverse, and I do think that's a success.
Show threadCoderKatJun 20, 2023

It's not like Reddit was even likely to die. I think we all knew the best case outcome that was still grounded in reality was something like Reddit falling into a slow but certain nose dive.

I mean, even Twitter is still kicking despite all the horrible stuff that's gone on there. Reddit isn't Twitter levels of bad. A slow decline was the best we could have hoped for.

Honestly, we wouldn't have been able to scale to a massive migration, anyway. A slow migration is ideal for scaling and community building.

Show threadKichaeJun 20, 2023

Whether Reddit dies or not also depends on what you consider "Reddit" to be.

Will reddit.com go down? No. Likely not for a generation, at least. Will Reddit be totally unrecognizable in the future? Probably not.

Will it be a souless zombie, kept operational by nothing more than its brand name and advertising?

Yes. Yes it will.

Show threadMaxcoffeeJun 20, 2023

Personally, I'd never even heard of Lemmy, Kbin etc until recent events and thought it was limited to only Mastodon which never really interested me.

The amount of software development recent events have inspired around the Fediverse seems to be just the kick it needed to have a bright future too.

Show threadKichaeJun 20, 2023

I mean, kbin's been in development for a bit, but we only really started hearing about it generally in the Fediverse like a month ago? Maybe 6 weeks ago? Kbin.social is only a few weeks old.

The developer set up a testing environment, and then Reddit jumped aboard basically immediately.

Show threadMaxcoffeeJun 20, 2023
The timing must have sent ernest's head spinning I think.