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* using engagement as a ranking metric. This ensures the content is addictive, even if it's low quality
* the reactionary fabricated content they keep because it went viral
* important news won't surface until hours after an even happens unless an admin stickies it because they removed their traditional ranking algorithm
* the shift away from subreddits being communities and towards social media style entities
I wish reddit's alternatives gained some traction. Voat had some promise but got taken over by racist bots. saidit might have some potential.
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* using engagement as a ranking metric. This ensures the content is addictive, even if it's low quality
* the reactionary fabricated content they keep because it went viral
* important news won't surface until hours after an even happens unless an admin stickies it because they removed their traditional ranking algorithm
* the shift away from subreddits being communities and towards social media style entities
I wish reddit's alternatives gained some traction. Voat had some promise but got taken over by racist bots. saidit might have some potential.