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I went to Reddit today... (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by Inspectigator@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org

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And saw a bunch of posts about the third party apps closing down, and lots of negativity about that whole fiasco.

... And I realized I hadn't been there for a week... And frankly didn't miss it. I am really loving the beehaw (and Lemmy as a whole) community. Thanks for being open, welcoming, responsive, engaging, and just generally nice people. I'm happy to be here. :)

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[–] SkyNTP@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You are not wrong, but Reddit will never be the same. This whole IPO business is effectively the death of Reddit as we know it, to be replaced with a mediocre TikTok clone. It takes strong leadership among execs and ownership for profit-driven corporation to stay the course and remain successful.

Reddit has neither. Just a legacy and incumbency.

[–] crisisingot@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

I think the key thing that will screw them is violating the trust of the volunteer moderator force that basically makes reddit what it is. I don't think reddit appreciates how much of their business relies on a completely volunteer, unpaid workforce.

If the mods decide to quit en masse and and either stop moderating or turn subreddits private on their way out then reddit is done for.