For me, the content created by communities that is exclusively available on that site is really helpful to me. If possible I would definitely try and archive a few subreddits and write something to search and access it offline (sorta like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwix but for reddit).

  • @aregularbeaneater
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    251 year ago

    I don’t browse anymore, but adding “reddit” to the end of search queries is still something I’ll do for a long time

  • @twistedtxb
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    181 year ago

    Even if the Fediverse catches on and that Reddit goes down the way of Digg, Reddit will still remain a goldmine of information for years.

    • Rexittor
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      21 year ago

      Pretty sure there is an option for people to delete their data when they delete their accounts though. I think a fair bit of info will be disappearing soon

      • @Blackbart42
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        71 year ago

        Which is really sad when you think about it. It’s a blow to our collective knowledge.

        • 10EXP
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          This is my dilemma. Deleting the data may prevent reddit from profiting off of it, sure, but then where does the knowledge and very specific case tech support of the past half a decade go? Would appreciate all those posts being mass edited and deleted to at least be preserved on the wayback machine.

  • @SlowNPC
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    I’m not here because I don’t want Reddit, I’m here because I do want Reddit, but it looks like the Reddit Corp is going to break it.

    I don’t think I’ll leave Reddit until it goes to shit, but if mods leave, communities will fall apart and I won’t have any reason to be there any more. We’ll see what it looks like tomorrow.

    Lemmy seems like the most likely to rise up and take Reddit’s place, so here I am. My only major complaint is the lack of user base, so I’ll stick around for a while and contribute my +1 in the hopes that enough others do the same thing to get the critical mass needed for niche hobby groups to form.

  • @[email protected]
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    My city’s subreddit is/was a prime source of local politics, infrastructure projects, restaurant openings and closures, activity recommendations, and even making friends. I also loved popping in to give tourism advice and steer people to the best of what the region has to offer. I got a lot of value out of it.

    While there is a city community here, there is no engagement or any posts really. So this is why l’ll probably be using both Reddy and Lemmy for a while.

    Lemmy also isn’t super diverse… yet. I think this is going to be an advantage for Reddit for a long time.

    That is, Lemmy is an early emerging technology - and users are disproportionately young middle class white men interested in tinkering with unfinished tech. To be clear, that’s not the criticism. That’s me (except maybe not young anymore)!

    It does, however, mean communities will steer towards Technology and Gaming… and less Relationship_Advice or AITA or something. Less human interest stuff.

    The mobile apps will be key to building this place into a better Reddit. And that’s if the developers can make a streamlined, simple experience that doesn’t overwhelm new users with jargon like “instances” or “servers”. Just sign in, quickly find a community and join a conversation.

    The day I get to read something like, “Hi Lemmy, I’m a 75 year old Venetian gondolier. Ask me anything!” would be the mile marker for a dead Reddit.

  • Intrepid_Corvid
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    I’ll probably have to reference the site for some time for information that is only on Reddit. It’s a bummer but realistically expected given how massive of a site it is and for how long, it’s unavoidable for most and that’s okay for now.

  • @toofarapart
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    The topic specific dedicated communities is what’s going to make this difficult for me. So, like, all of the DM focused DND subreddits. Fan communities for books that I enjoy, for games that I’m currently playing.

    For general internet scrolling, so far I think Lemmy looks like it’ll do the trick.

    • @jake_eric
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      61 year ago

      Yup, there was a subreddit for every little thing. Every show I’d watch, even fairly niche ones, I could go read the subreddit after. Can’t do that elsewhere really. Might happen with Lemmy in time, but not yet.

    • AboveYou5280
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      61 year ago

      … I’m so stupid. I’ve been a Reddit user for over 12 years, constantly use “site:reddit.com” in online searches, have been DMing a currently 2.5 year long 5e campaign, and never once thought to look for a subreddit dedicated to DnD DMs… Welp, here’s hoping someone creates a similar community here.

      • @jake_eric
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        21 year ago

        There’s a couple of D&D communities up already, but not as many as were on Reddit. You would have liked r/DMAcademy, maybe.

  • @BeMoreCareful
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    51 year ago

    Shit post volume for mindless scrolling and the little niche subs that Lemmy doesn’t look like it can sustain quite yet.

    Of course the flip side of that coin is that the whole front page operates like a niche sub.

  • @[email protected]
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    21 year ago

    I think there’s already a way to archive subreddit posts to here, i don’t remember it but i am interested

  • @[email protected]
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    21 year ago

    There are subs that I can’t live without and are not on Lemmy or are dead. I try to limit the amount of time on reddit