Reddit is paying the price for ignoring the users' protest against latest changes made by the company. On the one hand, many people have moved to platforms such as Lemmy,…
Honestly, I’m a very active redditor with over 1000h on reddit and I will leave. However, I don’t think it will make such a major impact on the overall reddit experience when 3% are leaving. Even if they belong to the most active members on reddit. Sure we’ll definitely see a drop in users on the 1.7, but I don’t think it will have such a huge impact on the revenue.
I’m really hoping it does, but even then the question remains on how platforms like Lemmy or Kbin make money. They don’t have any ads and Lemmy and Kbin currently have about as many members as a large subreddit.
I was here before Lemmy blew up and I can say it definitely improved and it improved fast but well have to see how many actually stay here and stay active
I think you are forgetting one thing: Reddit is the content, not the servers. If the most active members start to flee the rest will follow because Reddit won’t have content anymore. Or at least not the content that drags people and makes them stay.
It’s kind of foolish to expect the millions of people on the platform to leave overnight. Anyone who wants to “win” and see reddit maulling right away is going to be disappointed.
I just want to talk to people with my computer, without seeing ads, and without paying a subscription. I was even willing to make a one time purchase of a well designed mobile app to do it on the go. But reddit is trying to be no longer suitable for that, so here I am. I continue to get to participate in conversations, so it is a win for me in my book.
Honestly, I’m a very active redditor with over 1000h on reddit and I will leave. However, I don’t think it will make such a major impact on the overall reddit experience when 3% are leaving. Even if they belong to the most active members on reddit. Sure we’ll definitely see a drop in users on the 1.7, but I don’t think it will have such a huge impact on the revenue.
I’m really hoping it does, but even then the question remains on how platforms like Lemmy or Kbin make money. They don’t have any ads and Lemmy and Kbin currently have about as many members as a large subreddit.
I was here before Lemmy blew up and I can say it definitely improved and it improved fast but well have to see how many actually stay here and stay active
I think you are forgetting one thing: Reddit is the content, not the servers. If the most active members start to flee the rest will follow because Reddit won’t have content anymore. Or at least not the content that drags people and makes them stay.
That’s the theory, but I’ve never seen any trustworthy quantification apart of some very wild guesses.
It’s kind of foolish to expect the millions of people on the platform to leave overnight. Anyone who wants to “win” and see reddit maulling right away is going to be disappointed.
I just want to talk to people with my computer, without seeing ads, and without paying a subscription. I was even willing to make a one time purchase of a well designed mobile app to do it on the go. But reddit is trying to be no longer suitable for that, so here I am. I continue to get to participate in conversations, so it is a win for me in my book.