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Reddit is in danger of a death spiral (www.zdnet.com)

submitted 1 year ago by doophy@kbin.social to c/news@kbin.social

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Can Reddit survive as its volunteer workforce close down subreddits and walk away from the site in protest at the management's new policies?

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[–] naoseiquemsou@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I second this. The subs I'm subscribed to are losing a lot of quality, and human interaction is degrading. Doesn't feel like a comfortable place anymore.

[–] mem_somerville_kbin@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Agree--I'm seeing a lot of what I called 'quiet quitting' lately. The regulars are posting a lot less, or not at all. I'm not ready to burn-it-all-down, because I want to be able to lure people over later when this is a bit more mature. But it already feels different there.

[–] explodingkitchen@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Yup. I just popped over there and even r/politics feels "thinner"--not as many posts, nor as many comments replying to posts as I would have seen a month ago.

[–] Xeelee@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Agreed. I use it much less than I used to and post a lot less. So that's obviously going to lead to an appreciable loss of quality ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ