Reddit peaked like eight or ten years ago. I am so ready for this. I have been doing everything in my power (completely ineffectively) to get the people and communities I care about to bridge to a libre network.
this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2023
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The new girl is hot though
It feels weird. I'll still be using reddit because that is the link site i still enjoy the most. but i hope one day will be the day that something else takes over. (lets hope its not chinese like tiktok)
I actually feel more relieved. It has become toxic and dominated by bots. As soon as a real person posts anything, it's immediately down voted
I'm enjoying Lemmy much more. Reminds me of the internet of old.
Reddit was always at its best in the smaller communities that were focused on a more narrow interest. Eg. The ones dedicated to a particular TV show, a particular type of humour, a particular game, a particular fandom, etc.
I think it will take time for Lemmy to develop enough that those sorts of communities can succeed.
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I miss what I lack, but reddit was also going stagnant. Time to build something greater. Decentralized, but moderated, social media is an interesting idea.
Lemmys devs' political... "Leanings" sure concern me though
OOTL here. what political leanings?
Some of the devs describe themselves as "communists" and "anarchists"
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Sometimes it's time for a change.
A bit. Reddit has been a big part of my life for over a decade. If I lost access to all of those communities, it would be really unfortunate and hard to accept. I'll miss being able to get amazing advice or insightful comments just by adding "reddit" to my google search.
I think the spirit of Reddit will live on though, I doubt that everyone will just vanish and we'll all be stuck on subpar platforms like Twitter, Facebook, or Tiktok.
I'm really excited about the possibility of the new "Reddit" being a federated, self-hostable platform like Lemmy, and solving these periodic exodii issues once and for all! No more dictators deciding the direction the community should go. I'm really impressed with what Lemmy has accomplished so far with its code and its community.
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New place new rules new spirit. Iβm all in. Deleted Apollo, will overwrite my stuff on Reddit.
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Itβs definitely a strange feeling, Iβm not sure that heartbreak is the right term for me. Itβs more uncomfortable - I donβt mind the change but the ease of access to all the content I wanted in one place was just so fucking convenient! I know this community will grow with time, and I donβt hate that Iβm more comfortable interacting here, but I look forward to the day where I can go back to my room scrolling lurk like the good ole days lol.
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It's like the Ikea lamp commercial. A person has a well-used lamp they have had for a long time. They go to Ikea and find a new lamp that is better and nicer. In the next scene, the old lamp is left on the curb. In the rain. alone. abandoned. The Ikea person comes on and asks "Do you feel bad for the old lamp?"
I only hope we eventually have some of the local communities that were subreddits of yore - like SacramentoBuyNothing - a place to share your old lam so it does not have to sit out in the rain at the curb.
Great commercial, by the way (filmed by Spike Jonze). I think the actual words are βwhy do you feel bad for this lamp, it has no feelings, youβre crazy!β
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@Acetamide I don't understand why though. We live in a capitalist system, and therefore Reddit has to make money in order to survive. On the current path, Reddit won't exist AT ALL. So we either get a Reddit with some fees that devs don't like, or no Reddit at all.
I'm permanently suspended anyway, there's no way back. They somehow find me if I create a new account lol
I feel that. Reddit's bit of an addiction for me. I don't use other social media so it became my one stop shop for news, inspiration, and to connect with all the little niche intrest.
Oddly, I was frequently just doom scrolling r/all to see what was going on the the world. And when I ran out of revent stuff if just sort by new. Super unhealthy behavior.
Hopfully this transition will help me slow down a bit and get back to reality.
It's so stupid that people would react so emotionally as to relate their feelings to a breakup. This should be a concern to each and every one of you. It's a website. You can get your dopamine hit elsewhere, with TikTok and other sources being still available.
The rage from the Reddit community has been surprising but this broken form of emotional regulation is embarrassing.
It's so stupid that people would react so emotionally as to relate their feelings to a breakup. This should be a concern to each and every one of you. It's a website. Reacting this way is delusional. You can get your dopamine hit elsewhere, with TikTok and other sources being still available, so why the breakdown?
The rage from the Reddit community has been surprising but this broken form of emotional regulation is embarrassing.
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