• ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Well, I still visit Reddit once a week since there are communities there that don’t yet exist here (or they are nearly empty).

    I’m now all the time on Lemmy and am even much more active than what I ever was on Reddit, but I only have so much time.

    I noticed there are slightly less quality posts in some subreddits, but I wouldn’t call Reddit crushed.

    In fact, subscribers in all the subreddits I used to follow are actually up and even by a lot, while Lemmy users don’t really seem to increase by much (though I’d like them to).

    I’d like to see a sudden growth in Lemmy and fall of Reddit, but I don’t think it’s anywhere near (though I’ll keep doing my part here!)

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      11 months ago

      The comments on Reddit are way worse now, it’s extremely noticeable. Look at comments on /r/science for example. They’re all shitty jokes which used to get deleted.

      The vast majority of subs are completely unmoderated now or taken over by a small group of people. Like /r/worldnews allowing people to openly support literal genocide of Arabs.

      Reddit quality absolutely took a hit after this debacle.

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        11 months ago

        Reddit always had a problem with far right/anti science dogwhistlers, but it also seems like it’s gotten much worse. Maybe I was just desensitized and I’m noticing it more because I don’t go there much, or maybe it is actually worse because it’s an election year, but it also wouldn’t surprise me if the .01% of frequent commentors who left full-time for Lemmy represent a significant brain drain.

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        11 months ago

        not to mention the continued guarantee of enshittification. We’ve only just seen the beginning of their pursuit of short term profits at the expense of their core value: the userbase.

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      11 months ago

      I’d like to see a sudden growth in Lemmy and fall of Reddit, but I don’t think it’s anywhere near

      I don’t. Let the idiots stay on reddit. Leave lemmy how it is. Is it so terrible that one might have to visit reddit to find some niche communities?