Is it me or Reddit is starting to malfunction and getting worse? More errors, bots, and the gradual decline of the platform itself. Parts of it don’t work on some days, and it’s starting to feel like it’s falling apart.

  • db0
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    92 months ago

    There was never a viable alternative before now.

    • @[email protected]
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      32 months ago

      I’m not convinced the fediverse is a practical alternative for the masses to move to, at all.

      I think Lemmy is better anyway with a smaller user base.

        • @[email protected]
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          2 months ago

          Yes I am aware of that. I was indeed talking about the fediverse as a whole and not just Lemmy. That’s why I said I’m not convinced the fediverse is a viable alternative.

          • originalucifer
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            12 months ago

            i feel the opposite. the point of the fediverse is mass expansion.

            youre right, the fediverse is not the solution for a small community. you want small, phpbb is ready for you.

            • @[email protected]
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              12 months ago

              The point is mass adoption. The reality is that it’s not ready or not current feasible for mass adoption.

              • originalucifer
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                12 months ago

                the reality is its brand freakin new. it took decades for email to become ubiquitous. it took decades for reddit to gather its user base.

                pointing out that the fediverse is still rough around the edges for newbs is like point out that infants cant eat steak.

                • @[email protected]
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                  2 months ago

                  I’m not sure why you are explaining to me what is already obvious. I merely stated that the fediverse isn’t currently a viable alternative for the masses. You seem to agree based on your comment above?

      • Sunshine (she/her)
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        02 months ago

        I don’t know about that when there is still many improvements to be made for each platform.

        Lemmy vs Reddit

        Monthly Users (0.004%) 44k / 1.2b

        Mastodon vs Twitter

        804k / 335m

        Mastodon vs Facebook

        800k / 3b

        Peertube vs Youtube

        21k / 2.7b