What exactly was digg and what happened to it anyway? I used phpBB forums and IRC as a teen, then didn’t interact with social media in general for some years, then eventually found my way to Reddit (with a low-key stint on Facebook to stay in contact with relatives across the globe in-between). The only interaction I had with digg was seeing Firefox extensions for it during what I assume was its hayday.
I used to call it a reddit aggregator because everything that was on reddit showed up on Digg the next day. That’s why I eventually made the switch to reddit at the time. May as well get the same content a day earlier.
How did they fuck it? I mean, I’m sure they employed some kind of enshittification, but what were the main things they did and what was it that made them breach the trust thermocline?
Digg came out with a redesign that was terrible, and missed the point for 80% of their users. Reddit already existed and was gaining traction, and was simple and direct, and had the features Digg removed and more… so overnight tons of people starting using reddit and stopped using Digg.
What exactly was digg and what happened to it anyway? I used phpBB forums and IRC as a teen, then didn’t interact with social media in general for some years, then eventually found my way to Reddit (with a low-key stint on Facebook to stay in contact with relatives across the globe in-between). The only interaction I had with digg was seeing Firefox extensions for it during what I assume was its hayday.
Digg was literally Reddit before Reddit. They redesigned the website to make more profits and people migrated to Reddit. Eventually Digg was sold.
History repeats itself
It was exactly like reddit. A link aggregator with comment threads. Then they fucked it.
I used to call it a reddit aggregator because everything that was on reddit showed up on Digg the next day. That’s why I eventually made the switch to reddit at the time. May as well get the same content a day earlier.
How did they fuck it? I mean, I’m sure they employed some kind of enshittification, but what were the main things they did and what was it that made them breach the trust thermocline?
But how they fucked it?
Digg came out with a redesign that was terrible, and missed the point for 80% of their users. Reddit already existed and was gaining traction, and was simple and direct, and had the features Digg removed and more… so overnight tons of people starting using reddit and stopped using Digg.