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Cake day: June 12th, 2023
  • Art35ian@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Some subreddits could be paywalled, hints Reddit CEOEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Well, I disagree. I didn’t touch Reddit for a year and finally went back about a month ago.

    • THE ADS. Fuck me, the ads now!

    • The corporate plug-ins. I had a legit, verified business comment on my post and then PM me after it.

    • The videos freeze more often than makes me comfortable clicking on them.

    • The pop-up trash now; “follow this”, “click here”, “did you know”, “ICYMI”. The U.I looks like Yahoo’s home page now.

    Is it dying? I don’t know. Is it exhibiting every square inch of desperation, turning the corner from what was once cool, to what is now every pixel monetised and sponsored? Yup!

  • Art35ian@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Some subreddits could be paywalled, hints Reddit CEOEnglish
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    3 months ago

    If you stick it out here for long enough, three things will change.

    1. You’ll begin to really like it here. It’s different but it grows on you, and it’s growing with its users.
    2. Your addiction to these noticeboard-type socials will dramatically reduce. There’s something about Lemmy that’s less addictive in a good way.
    3. You’ll eventually go back to Reddit and see it with new eyes, realising just how quickly it’s dying.