If Reddit had a soul/conscience, I think it was us, and we're all on Lemmy now... : reddit

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If Reddit had a soul/conscience, I think it was us, and we're all on Lemmy now... (self.reddit)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Snapz to c/reddit

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As a little background, I didn't actively use Reddit for months following the blackout. I still barely stop in over there and if I do I'm never logged in our contributing to the communities there (where I was previously a daily poster/commenter).

Just bringing up a point that I'm not sure I'd seen anyone discussing directly over here; the general sentiment and quality of posted information on Reddit has become tangibly worse in multiple ways (I think coinciding with this group, us, leaving).

Now don't get me wrong, Reddit sucked in many ways and for long before the migrations to Lemmy, but there is a noticeable difference in a few key areas:

Less skepticism in replies
Less sourcing of information in posts and replies
Less counter positions expressed generally
If there is a decent reply, you have to scroll much further down to find it
Less plain labeling of obvious bullshit

Many of us used to introduce counter viewpoints or clarifying information into posts, with sources. That functionally worked as a roadblock to stall the quickly building momentum of disinformation/misinformation. Those roadblocks often feel absent over there now, IMO.

Not saying we hold a responsibility to go back there or that we were saving lives before, but the difference is very apparent to me - Have you seen it? Any examples?

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[–] Jilanico 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The subreddit I was active on is still going strong, albeit with less interested mods. I think the impact of us leaving depends on the types of subs most lemmies used to be on. I don't think anyone from the sub I was on left reddit.

[–] Snapz 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I could have clarified, impact would be less on our own niche subs, more about general contributions to stories that made the front page and saw contributors from all areas as a result.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

While I agree that seems the case, there likely has been a corresponding shift in niche communities, even if the effect is less measurable. I don't check in on my niche subreddits often anymore (I've fully moved over to here and Discord), but with some of them, their quality has dipped slightly. Possibly could be chalked up to continuing trends independent of the migration, though.

Smaller communities also require builders, so I'm sure the necessity alone has driven content quality on Lemmy.