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This is two months old and a report about the exodus that's already happened.

Reddit didn't die, it probably won't anytime soon.

It's really unattractive to be so obsessed with your ex months after getting into a new relationship with Lemmy. Can we move on please?

I started a new job a few months ago and was on my first business trip with four colleagues recently. To make conversation I asked if anyone used Reddit.

• Two dudes had heard of it but never used it.

• One dude said he uses it infrequently because it’s turned to shit.

• One dude said fuck Reddit and it’s API bullshit.

• I said fuck Reddit and it’s API bullshit.

Thats my anecdote. 100% of the people in that car didn’t use Reddit or now hated it. Probably 3 months ago that same car ride would have had three people loving Reddit and advocating it to the other two.

The article is 2 months old..

Why post an article from two months ago about a thing we've all accepted? I started reading and wondered what new drama occurred on that dying platform. Then it mentioned APIs and I checked the date. June. We're almost in September. Eternal September.

At least the mall of Reddit is open 24/7.

That new mom and pop down the road seems to close at random times during the day. 😉

Small communities that are interoperable” is basically what Reddit is now.

Which is EXACTLY why federation fits the reddit style of forum like a glove, and why ultimately Lemmy is the path forward.

I've come up with the following rules for my own relationship with Reddit.

1. I will avoid posting on Reddit.
2. If I do post on Reddit, I must make a similar post on another forum, maybe Lemmy, maybe somewhere else.

Number 2 is important because it helps other small communities grow.

It's not a problem if a lot of people post on one forum, but it is a problem if a lot of people only post on one forum.

That said, I haven't posted on Reddit since June.

These posts are exhaustingly far from the reality of the situation. Please don’t make the fediverse kick the puppy that is your optimistic opinion, OP.

Edit: OP downvoted everyone who disagreed with him.

This shit is from June lol

This post is a total shitshow. I get the sentiment, and to some amount agree. But who the fuck wrote this drivel? its the worst shit I've read in seconds on the internet, and that usually takes hours.

Self Aggrandizing Self Posters.. GFY

I left reddit after they killed boost. best decision I've ever made.

decentralized social media is the future.

I think inevitably Reddit's utter collapse will be power mods causing intense drama as well the mods who are actually capable of curating content properly having left. I was surprised no hate subs spawned from the migration away from reddit, but I realized something. The people who would likely moderate hate subs now moderate the mainstream subs. Shit is going to hit the fan.

I'm glad after all these years that my local mall is still the face of dead malls everywhere.

We need an article summary bot up in here man. I got walled off after a few paragraphs and it wanted my email to store in their database😅

I don't think so. The migration to Lemmy was minuscule. It's still huge, like very huge, but now that I use Lemmy more than Reddit, differences are obvious. Reddit is so massive that it has become a wrestling arena, Lemmy on the other side, is a more quiet place where civilized dialogue is above anything else. It's a matter of tastes, but I feel better here.

If Reddit is a mall for ideas, then Lemmy is more like an economy for ideas. Or many malls that are linked by an instant, intergalactic transport system. You know, I'd probably go back to malls if they had that.

It was better in this video essay

I know it's bad when the front page is majority popular posts from the last 10 years and nothing new

Ah, Reddit, the virtual black hole where productivity goes to die and cat pictures go to thrive. It's like a carnival of opinions where everyone's a self-proclaimed expert, and the upvote button is the ultimate ego booster. You can find discussions ranging from quantum physics to the proper way to butter your toast – because, you know, those are equally vital life skills. And let's not forget the endless scrolling that turns minutes into hours, leaving you wondering if you've just time-traveled into the future of wasted time. So, here's to Reddit, where your to-do list goes to hibernate and your inner procrastinator gets a standing ovation! 🎉