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Does anyone else hope the bulk of Reddit stays there? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by DolphLundgren to c/[email protected]

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I think my favorite thing about Lemmy is that it feels like Reddit used to. Less negativity, more engaged users (I think). I know it will be fun to watch Reddit die, but if I put spite aside what I’m really mad at Reddit about is more about what Reddit became and maybe part of that is when the general internet user started going to Reddit and it became less like the small community it was years ago. Feel free to disagree or share an argument 😉

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think Reddit will slowly bleed users as the experience gets worse but it won't collapse altogether. It's not likely that any one service will replace it but I could see a series of successors come about eventually.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I think Reddit will slowly bleed users as the experience gets worse but it won't collapse altogether.

I agree. It will be interesting to see if they can attract a larger number of casual users who don't care about their TOS and lack of API support for developers, or if the site dramatically loses its worth and ends up being sold for a much lower price (like what happened with MySpace).

I could see a series of successors come about eventually.

I hope you're right about this. Many of us who grew up with a much more fractured browsing experience miss it a lot. It would be good if there were hundreds - or even thousands - of reddit-alternatives, all with a few thousand regular posters each.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I agree. I see it as becoming like Slashdot. Making ad revenue but deserted by the core people who made the site what it was.