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[–] AusatKeyboardPremi 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Reddit was an open source project from June 18, 2008, until 2017.

Around this time is when things started going downhill. The new UI got introduced. r/all got censored and cleaned up. Push towards official mobile apps. Third party experiences got limited. Aggressive focus towards monetisation.

Indeed, hindsight is 20/20.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

That's almost inconceivable that it was open source nowadays.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fuck those earlier years were so special, unlimited power and knowledge.

[–] AusatKeyboardPremi 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Indeed, Aaron Swartz’s philosophy was evident throughout old Reddit.