Frost WolfJul 8, 2023

How reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history: Did it, though?

https://lemmy.world/post/1190567

How reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history: Did it, though? - Lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1190537 [https://lemmy.world/post/1190537] > How is reddit post protest, did it really win over protesters? Did the ones who left make a dent? Or like all things before, did it ultimately do nothing?

Show threadmaaj
Who actually gives a fuck? We came to lemmy for a reason, the old site being brought up once every 5 posts is getting boring. They have their NFTs over there, we got out decentralized link aggregator over here.
Jul 8, 2023 at 11:49amWeb
Show threadd00phyJul 8, 2023
Thank you! All the effort people are making to make Lemmy like Reddit. With the bots reposting content here to “seed communities.” FFS, why did these people leave, then!? Same with, “but I want to see all the content on Threads!” Then join Threads. Lemmy is Lemmy. Please let it stay that way. People lose sight of the main point of the protest: the community of users. Those folks moved here and elsewhere. It’s those people, not bots or astroturfing communities, who are going to make Lemmy/Squabbles/Spyke/etc. great places.
Show threadShadowRamJul 8, 2023
I can browse kbin, without it bitching at me to download its app constantly. Good enough for me.
Show threadlagomorphlectureJul 8, 2023
Oh wait wut they have NFTs?
Show threadGeekSquad1992Jul 8, 2023
They’ve been selling NFT avatars and avatar parts for a bit now. They’re not like, $1800 single unit ape pics, but they are a limited run set of digital items purchased for real money. They actually gave most people one for free like 2 years ago or something.
Show threadlagomorphlectureJul 8, 2023
Well gee whiz, I have this little doggy avatar picture thing that I got… somehow? I assume that’s what you mean. I had no idea those were NFTs or that they were actually selling them. I just thought it was some stupid achievement I accidentally got.
Show threadShadowRunnerJul 8, 2023

Who actually gives a fuck?

A lot of people do.

What Reddit has done and is doing is very big news due to their size and the role they play on the internet. Just because you have a teenager's snarky "who cares" attitude doesn't mean that this isn't important to a large portion of the online population, including many of the people who left reddit and came here.

Show threadFaceDeerJul 8, 2023
And also even though lots of people like to say there's no "competition" between Reddit and the Fediverse, that's not actually true. Social networks need a critical mass of people participating in order for them to be good. The two systems might not be in financial competition but they are in competition for users.
Show threadShadowRunnerJul 8, 2023
That's an excellent point and very true.
Show threadb3nsn0wJul 8, 2023
besides, talking about news, reddit or not, is one of the main things communities on aggregator sites like lemmy or reddit do
Show threadmaajJul 10, 2023

…Ok, Boomer.

Lol, you may not like how I express my frustration with the current meta, but I’ll have you know that my inner child is well enriched.

Show threadShadowRunnerJul 10, 2023
Not that enriched if you're trying to insult people with "OK, Boomer".