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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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Hikiru Jul 14, 2023

Lemmy works so well because Reddit was always about interacting with normal, average users. Mastodon and Peertube don’t work as well as Lemmy because many people go on Twitter and YouTube for well known people with big followings, and those people will stay on whatever platform is most popular. This is just my opinion, I hope it changes someday.

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ragnar_ok Jul 14, 2023

Is it just me or has interacting with humans on reddit become a frustrating experience? People are only trying to get one over on each other, all debates I see seem to be about who can just get the harshest insult in before blocking the other person… i guess reddit’s popularity works heavily against what made reddit good in the first place, i think the more popular something is, the lower the common denominator

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tasbir49

I’ve noticed it as well. My guess is that the average age of someone on reddit is decreasing, and combine that with the popularity of call-out culture you have what you have.