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Wow. Front page of huffpost.com right now. Interesting...

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[โ€“] timception 96 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (29 children)

Oh well, here I am, glad to join this ship. I just want a reliable place I can further geek out on mechanical keyboards, memes and news. I hope we migrate somewhere cause reddit does not look like it has a bright future.

[โ€“] mcpheeandme 32 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Welcome! I'm super stoked to be here, too. And each day this community seems to grow stronger.

I agree that reddit's future looks weak. The API change was horrible. Spez's approach to the whole thing was even worse: condescending, disingenuous, and hostile.

And the more I think about it, the less I see any hope for reddit as a place I want to spend time. This isn't just one bad episode. Once the company goes public, there's going to be more shit like this. The site will slowly gut itself for perceived short-term gains, over and over again.

No thanks.

[โ€“] Nightingale 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Do you know if old.reddit is going to be vanquished as well?

When I talked to my Discord group, they asked for a source. Ironically, I can't access the threads with all the logistical explanations of why old.reddit would be eliminated (because... they've gone private), and while yes, an official source/confirmation would actually give them cause to be angry (I totally get it - no one wants to think they can't use old.reddit any longer), it's frustrating to see they're not accepting it.

[โ€“] mcpheeandme 1 points 2 years ago

I really don't know. I definitely recall Spez saying it's safe. But it seems like we'd be wise to not trust a word he says.

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