Earnest question, what did the $30/year get you? I never gave them a penny out of my own pocket, didn't know why I would.
Yeah, that sums me up, too. 😂
I don't see a battle here, personally. I think this is just a downhill slope to armagedon. We're watching Rome burn. We will likely see a continued increase of users flocking to Lemmy sites/nodes as more people become aware of what's going on and its impact. Reddit will get UGLY, possibly on an exponential slope,.
Pass the popcorn. This is going to be one hell of a show.
(don't get me wrong, it SUCKS. But we can't do anything about Reddit's foolish choices. We can only make the most of this opportunity for our new community here in the Fediverse. )
Same. RIF is / was my app. It's a shame in some ways, but this place is better in many other ways. I'm happy here and look forward to seeing the Fediverse grow!
Fuck reddit, VCs, and greedy assholes.
I'm excited too, but we should all be chipping in with a little donation to help keep the lights on.
Posting content and comments are good, but a bit of cash to help our new community succeed is critical.
I shall be donating regularly, myself.
Slashdot, one of the first predecessors to reddit, had ratings good comments like, "insightful", "informative", "funny", "redundant", "off topic", and more.
I always thought it was much better than just I'll or down vote.
This is the way it will go down.
It's a shame.
I think breaks down to:
Sadly, more success might start undermining what's making this a nice place. Hopefully it doesn't, but... ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Thank you for all the amazing things that you and the other founders have done!!
I only ever lurked on reddit, but here I feel welcome and relaxed enough to actually comment. Heck, I might actually post something somewhere! 😁
When the reddit bombshell dropped, I was sad and resigned to losing something. Beehaw has turned that completely around.
Now, I'm excited to be part of this blossoming community and eagerly look forward to something much better than reddit ever was. You and the others who at the groundwork are fantastic people!
Keep up the great work! I plan to be a part of this amazing thing, doing what I can from my little corner to help out.
I mostly live in the state of exhaustion, though sometimes I get to visit the land of dreams.
Eventually, I expect to move permanently into the undiscovered country...
...I'm just not sure when.
Good. Though I expect it won't change a dammed thing. The Amina know what they're doing, this is a purge of thoughtful culture do they can promulgate the drivel that facilitates ad revenue generating doom scrolling.
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