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Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti... by dgb23 on Monday June 12, 2023 @04:01AM (#36289910)
I never used Reddit the way you describe. I use it as a forum for niche interests and it’s decent for that. Similar to php based forums but it’s one login and plenty of participants.
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Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti... by TheOtherHobbes on Monday June 12, 2023 @05:23AM (#36290596)
Tech can go elsewhere. The niche interests can't. At least not as easily.

The obvious competitor for those is still Facebook, but FB's algo is actively hostile to the long-list-of-active-forums UX that makes Reddit work so well.

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