How social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit
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A mass user protest six months ago over technical tweaks had big downstream effects, and now the ‘front page of the internet’ is changed for ever

‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit::A mass user protest six months ago over technical tweaks had big downstream effects, and now the ‘front page of the internet’ is changed for ever

  • @hydrospannerEnglish
    10•1 year ago

    what was Lemmy before this?

    A microscopic collective few had ever heard of.

    And what is it now?

    That same thing, just slightly less microscopic.

    Honestly while I’m obviously still here, anyone pretending this is any sort of apples-to-apples replacement of the overall Reddit community is only engaging in so much wishful thinking.

    Not that it’s impossible for Lemmy to get there eventually, but it’s not even close to it, and honestly I really don’t see it happening.

    • @danc4498English
      2•1 year ago

      Maybe if you’re only referring to the relative popularity of Lemmy compared to Reddit you’re right. That’s not what I was referring to.

      Look at the quality of content showing up on Lemmy before compared to now and you will agree it is night and day different.

      It’s still a far cry from what Reddit is, but it’s at least a functional service.

      • @hydrospannerEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        Look at the quality of content showing up on Lemmy before compared to now and you will agree it is night and day different.

        I haven’t seen much of a content quality change at all since I’ve been here, so no, I wouldn’t agree.

        • @danc4498English
          0•1 year ago

          Well, when I joined the content was shit, so I’m not sure what you were looking at.

          • @hydrospannerEnglish
            1•1 year ago

            Shit then, shit now.

            Comments have gotten worse.