Reddit Won’t Be the Same. Neither Will the Internet

Technology@kbin.social – 93 points – 1 years ago

Reddit Won’t Be the Same. Neither Will the Internet

Subreddits and third-party apps are going dark in response to Reddit’s proposed API changes. It’s the latest front in a labor battle between algorithms and the humans who feed them.

Reddit, for all of its flaws, is still one of the last true communities on the internet.

Reddit, for all of its flaws, ~~is still~~ was one of the last true communities on the internet.

Definitely.. but when doors close new ones open. Nothing wrong with having new communities to visit and engage with.

There will always be something. The question is exactly what and just how long it takes to get there.

Reddit, for all of its flaws, once hosted some communities on the Internet.

Of all the communities on the internet, Reddit was definitely one.

Communities' flaws once hosted Reddit

Of all the flaws Reddit hosted, Internet communities was definitely one.

People leaving the mother ship to colonize the fediverse to create a better future for all OG creators, shitpoasters and dead beat lurkers!

Disappointed that the article didn't mention the fediverse

I for one am okay they didn't mention Fediverse. Why advertise it; let the community grow without a lot of fanfare. The Verge is covering it already.

In all likelihood, the fediverse will not take off like people think it will. It's just slightly too complicated for the average person to instantly give a chance. I don't see any real reason to bring it up in an article like this.

I've said this before, but maybe pretending the entire Internet is equal to 5 apps from mega corps (largely fueled by pretend money) wasn't the best long term play?

Who would have thought?

Honestly, the internet needed to be shaken up. Both twitter and reddit blowing up at the same time has given me a perfect excuse to check out the fediverse and other services. It's the perfect storm.

I'm just glad to be here. it fills the void while I'm waiting for that habit to die. and maybe I'll make some friends or at least have civil conversations with people.

What we'll see is the continual gutting of Reddit as it marches ever closer to IPO.

I think the last straw for me was when I went to Reddit and noticed that all the awful news from the Supreme Court was given hearts and thumbs up and various other awards suggesting approval of the court's terrible, self-serving decisions. The site had been up to this point fairly progressive, but I feel like this is going to be the start of a new, more right-wing Reddit. (As if Twitter and the half dozen conservative microblogs trying to be Twitter weren't bad enough.)