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I’ve seen many comments and posts regarding the API fiasco on Reddit, with the claim that there will be a huge influx of users when that happens. I’m all for it, but I find it hard to believe that the average or even above average user will make the effort to switch.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I would imagine that most of the influx already happened and most people who care should be here (in the threadiverse) already. That is unless:

  1. unpurged accounts becoming [deleted] makes it more apparent those who left, and the scale/news of it
  2. quality drops like a rock due to mods and users who have left (also because of those who stay behind)
  3. the admins keep digging further
  4. there is a sizable chunk of people who for whatever reason haven't paid attention to the situation for a month, or haven't decided on an instance

I would say something about continuing mod protests, but I think if they're not here already they are probably are just mad that it's happening and wouldn't switch.

In any case I cannot see any of these causing an influx on the 30th or even on any timescale shorter than a week.

[–] zipdog 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the influx of people self motivated to leave reddit happened, yes. But there's a huge chunk still on reddit using apps that will straight up stop working, what then? Your primary interface with the site being gone is an even stronger motivation than leaving in protest.

Anecdotally I'm still using reddit today (albiet less) but once rif dies... Goodbye reddit I guess

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just like you are here, I find it hard to believe that many app users were not already aware of the situation and made the jump.

I did it and I was using old website design with RES, and there wasn't as much outcry for/discussion about those like RiF or Apollo. The switch was obvious to me and I wasn't going to wait until it stopped working to find out.