Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit

Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit by KnobbleMcKnees on Monday June 12, 2023 @12:09PM (#36295816)

I'm not sure the rss comparison really works. The link discovery and discussion are one and the same because they are being driven by the same community. Significant reaction and discussion of one post leads to more posts extending that premise, and then more discussion, and so on.

I don't think replacing Reddit is just about throwing a toolbox at the problem

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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit by deeviant on Monday June 12, 2023 @12:16PM (#36295944)

This is literally what Digg did to self-destruct, in that they basically eliminated user powers and created some automatic feed. And, it died literally overnight.

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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit by kybernetikos on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @02:13AM (#36322051)

> The link discovery and discussion are one and the same because they are being driven by the same community.

I don't think they necessarily have to be the same thing, but the voting for links to bring quality ones to the top, and the choosing of which site to be looking at today is very much like having a TV channel.

Lots of people find themselves watching films that are being aired on specific channels, despite the fact that they had access to that film for years on a streaming service and didn't watch it. I think of the link discovery aspect of Reddit as similar to an aggregated DJ or TV channel.

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