The end result was a stalemate. Reddit did not change any of its policies. Enough of the people responsible for posting and managing content left the platform to cause a noticeable impact on it.
It wasn't a "stalemate," Reddit got its way
As a casual but persistent user, it pains me to say it - because ethically I support the grassroots side of the equation - but as a path of least resistance to casual, anonymous public engagement on a wide range of topics, there seems no viable alternative. [For a given subjective value of 'viable', naturally!]. So after a period of abstention, I gradually ended up back there, simply because I know of no other sizeable gatherings on certain topics that aren't either annoyingly gatekept (technically, and/or socially), and/or are far more toxic themselves.
All that to say you still browse reddit
There's a sea of lemmee and mastodon posters saying how they 2024 will be the year of their platform
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Eh, I don't post or view it nearly at all anymore and I used to post a lot.
I think it will continue to rot and once they ban NSFW content it'll be completely sanitized. It'll look like the front page of Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, etc. you'll just get to choose which is your favorite slop interface.
Of course I think real internet culture will continue in places like here or weird parts of Fedi - eventually it will have "A Moment" and be invaded by people who get tired of the same uncreative, sanitized goyslop all the platforms push.
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I don't think Fedi will take off while Twitter is relatively unmoderated. The only reason to go to Fedi right now is:
1. Reeeee Elon Musk, and heckin gosh darn RethugliKKKans shouldn't have a platform
2. You're into something illegal or borderline illegal
3. You're in some fragile online cult (
) that works better with insularity
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I recently uninstalled it and don't plan on ever coming back. Reddit is impossible to use due to the
janny menace, every big sub has some power tripping psycho neet who treats it as his own personal fief.
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I exclusively use Reddit to find material to post here at this point
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Trans lives matter
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I don't think that invasion will happen. I think the difference is that communities that exist outside of the mainstream and are not marketable (because they are too niche or controversial) will naturally resist that outside infuence.
Larger internet culture changes because young people seek out new platforms and communities. Older people lose interest in establishjed platforms because users leave, communities change (usually for the worse), and they lose interest. Reddit is in the "lose interest" stage and I hope the decline continues.
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We may also see the opposite as we get a
moment spreading throughout the net.
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