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After 15 years of using Reddit, I was finally getting comfortable with Boost.
I knew this time would come, because corporations got to corporate... but it's still annoying.
I hope enough people come over to give Lemmy critical mass.
Been using Lemmy for a few hours and I'm already getting the hang of it. I don't know how big it'll get because general audiences don't understand how it all works, they don't understand FOSS in general, and it's new and unfamiliar and people always prefer familiarity. Also, I think users are going to want an app. I think you have to cater to the iOS crowd if you want serious growth.
I think if you're unfamiliar with something, the best way to learn is to dive right in. It's how I figured out how to use Reddit. It's how I learned Linux and Bash. It's how I got good in Excel. It's how I got good at most of the things I'm good at.
Reddit will act to protect itself. It can't force users to use it, but I get the feeling dissenting mods will be removed and the blackouts won't last. I hope they do, but I'm not holding my breath. And I'm not going back, even if the blackouts do end on user-favorable terms. Fuck Reddit. Fuck the IPO. Steve can get rekt.
Boost was a spectacular 3P Reddit app. But I'm already liking Lemmy. So I'm sticking around for the long term. And I'm pretty certain I'm deleting my Reddit account at the end of the month.
If we build it they will come...