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Took a peek on Reddit, it really boggles my mind how oblivious and obedient people are. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/695201

I decided to take a peek at Reddit to see what kind of activity is happening, a good handful of the subreddits I am subscribed to are still super active with posts and commenters.

There's quite a few news articles on the front page regarding Spez and the blackouts, I am surprised those articles are even still up for people to see.

The comment section is filled with people saying how they should just kick the mods out of the dark Reddit's and take over, ofcourse these posts are heavily upvoted...

Perhaps there is some AI activity going on, I mean it's kind of easy to do in this day and age. You just prompt an army of AI bots to defend Reddit, and try to keep users engaged.

I am so happy I found Lemmy, and I am so happy that there is a comfortable level of activity. Sure it's only a small fraction of what Reddit is activity wise, but it's so much more hearty and welcoming.

Reddit has just turned into one big toxic mess. Lemmy reminds me of what Reddit used to be 10 years ago.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

The large majority of Reddit users are casual and don’t care. I honestly don’t blame them, there are other things to worry about. We, the fediverse community, need to stop concerning ourselves with Reddit honestly. It’s pretty embarrassing at this point. It’s like stalking an ex on social media after a break up. If you expected Reddit to die because of this you were living in a dream world. What did happen is a part of the Reddit community left and discovered the fediverse. Over time more improvements will be made at a faster pace. Eventually Lemmy or Kbin may become the new “Front Page of the Internet” but it was not going to happen over night. I am excited to see where we are in a year from now.

Stop worrying about Reddit. Enjoy Lemmy or Kbin, contribute, and grow the community. All things in good time my friend.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is honestly something i wasn't expecting, and it is disheartening people really don't give a fuck. You can legit get away with anything these days

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I think the people still on reddit are those that don't care. The rest of us have already left. Even if they canceled all of their plans I wouldn't go back. They can have it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I didn't figure there would be a majority migration from reddit, but I definitely imagined a larger backlash than we've seen.

As other users have said, casual users don't care enough, or just don't notice. This thought was solidified for me recently when I saw Netflix had a huge boost in subscriptions in places where they cracked down on password sharing. After all of the negative press, all the people coming out against it, Netflix gets rewarded for the behavior.

So it goes. At least there are alternatives for people who want them. I'm still holding out some hope for changes on the larger platforms, but if they are constantly rewarded and/or validated in their choices, then change will never come.