Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti...
by worrycue on Monday June 12, 2023 @03:31AM
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> Now it's Reddit vs what?
For tech news, you are looking at it.
For everything else there is YouTube + comment section, stack exchange, Discord channels, …
People don’t really need a “clone” replacement.
Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti...
by dgb23 on Monday June 12, 2023 @03:56AM
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There’s a niche of medium lived discussions that are paced slowly and contextualized that the model of hn and reddit serve. The examples you gave don’t seem to fit.
Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti...
by worrycue on Monday June 12, 2023 @04:12AM
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People use Reddit in different ways. I suspect for many, those examples are perfectly good substitutes.
Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti...
by jlmorton on Monday June 12, 2023 @05:25AM
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> Now it's Reddit vs what?
Nothing is an option. Separately from the API drama, I’ve been questioning whether Reddit is a net benefit in my life. Everyone can draw their own conclusion to that question, and I won’t try to convince anyone.
However, for myself, if I’m forced to use the official desktop or mobile app, I’m definitely not going to use Reddit at all, alternative or not.
Now it's Reddit vs what?
Many people love a drama so will beef this event up, but I suspect they will be back to usual soon enough. At the same time I feel Reddit should respond to this with something positive for general goodwill as there is value in that for the day there is an alternative.
While never going to actually happen, I'd find it funny if people flooded to communities.win, the forum Trump supporters setup when they were pushed off Reddit. Would be great irony.