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Lvxferre Jul 14, 2023

[db0] Reddit is a dead site running

https://lemmy.ml/post/2040930

[db0] Reddit is a dead site running - Lemmy

The link contains @[email protected] 's views on the ongoing state of Reddit, and I think that it’s worth sharing here - both to document a piece of opinion, and as food for thought. The main points are: * a comparison between the current state of Reddit vs. Myspace near collapse; * the illusion that everything is fine based on “raw” numbers like engagement; * that Reddit was never a “good” site, but it had two positive points (open API and hands-off approach to communities), destroyed by the current events; * the ongoing progression of the Fediverse as alternative to Reddit; * the change in quality in both the content and the behaviour of the people still there.

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electronicoldman Jul 14, 2023

I agree and I really think Reddit’s enshittification has led to the fediverse reaching critical mass (via migration to Lemmy) for self sustainability. And because of how the fediverse/Lemmy works, I think Lemmy could end up being a sort of foundation that other fediverse apps (Mastodon, Pixelfed, Peertube, etc) can stand on to reach their own critical mass.

Reddit is just the first domino to fall.

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Celestial

I agree with the self sustainability.
I started browsing fediverse a bit back, but there wasn't enough content so I would go back to Reddit (mostly to catch up on news and discussions).
But I'm going to Reddit less and less now as there are more people engaging in fediverse content. I now mostly go back for specific subreddits, but not the general feeds anymore.