@patchymoose

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Reddit refugee
patchymooseJun 10, 2023
Show threadLudvig WadensteinJun 10, 2023
@patchymoose Lemmy (join-lemmy.org) looks promising, but I haven't found a good app yet. I'm hoping that will change now that Reddit has pissed off a lot of app developers though ;)
patchymooseJun 10, 2023
patchymooseJun 10, 2023

Ok, forget Reddit for a second. Did anyone post on SomethingAwful back in the day?

https://beehaw.org/post/494380

Ok, forget Reddit for a second. Did anyone post on SomethingAwful back in the day? - Beehaw

This place (Lemmy) reminds me a lot of when I used to post on SA back before Reddit was popular. I wouldn’t call it “small” per se, but you actually knew who the moderators were. And since there was no upvote/downvote system, it was a lot more casual and people didn’t feel the need to try to tailor their posts to get upvoted. Of course, it was also a dumpster fire sometimes too, and just like Reddit, the guy running it was a jerk. But I do miss it sometimes.

patchymooseJun 10, 2023
Missing The PointJun 10, 2023
The Great Reddit Migration to the Fediverse
#lemmy #kbin #reddit
patchymooseJun 10, 2023
Doug DimickJun 10, 2023
I’m completely flummoxed that #reddit is staying the course on their #api fees. It’s as if the Titanic saw the iceberg before they left port, and still steered the ship right into it. After more than a decade, I think I’m ready to call it quits on them, too. Thank you @christianselig for a great app. #apolloapp
patchymooseJun 10, 2023
NebyoolaeJun 10, 2023
With #Twitter not being a place I check anymore, and #Reddit starting to look iffy, I rediscovered an old friend on Mastodon: @slashdot
patchymooseJun 9, 2023
Bret CarmichaelJun 9, 2023
Say what you want about Facebook. It’s run by people who understand the intersection of brand safety and commercial interests as paid advertising. Facebook’s Twitter clone might eat Twitter’s lunch. Brands are running from Twitter, and they’re not exactly headed to Truth Social.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/09/facebook-owner-to-push-ahead-plans-launch-twitter-rival-meta-oprah-winfrey
Facebook owner to push ahead with plans to launch Twitter rival

Meta targeting Oprah Winfrey and Dalai Lama as potential users of ‘sanely run’ social networking platform

The Guardian
patchymooseJun 9, 2023
Show threadMatthew CassinelliJun 9, 2023

The main cause is apparently ChatGPT and everyone under the sun scraping all of Reddit’s data.

Why not make an API for true clients vs the firehose?

patchymooseJun 9, 2023
Matthew CassinelliJun 9, 2023

I have zero faith in Steve Huffman’s ability to lead Reddit.

What kind of chief executive officer posts this comment after a massive community backlash? https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/145bram/addressing_the_community_about_changes_to_our_api/jnk45rr/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1&context=3

Addressing the community about changes to our API

>How do you address the concerns of users who feel that Reddit has become increasingly profit-driven and less focused on community...

reddit
patchymooseJun 9, 2023
Ludvig WadensteinJun 9, 2023

#Reddit user for 15 years. Today I uninstalled all Reddit clients from my phone.

Now the question is just if Lemmy will take off or if I get my time back for good ;)

patchymooseJun 9, 2023
Bret CarmichaelJun 9, 2023
If I ever build an app with terrible UX and millions of users to kneecap and gaslight the third-party devs who made it usable, and to the detriment of all my users, remind me not to host an AMA. It turns out, you can take something that's already bad and make it much worse by thinking you're clever. #Reddit