Re:Reddit makes it impossible to delete PII, refuses to do i...
by johnnyanmac on Monday June 26, 2023 @05:47PM
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I mean, some subs are still private, I believe others are still in malicious compliance mode, and in another week if you used a 3p app you will find it gone or paid only.
But sure, unless reddit mods were ready to walk en masse (because it would take a few weeks to get everything in order, and maybe months to re-stabilize reddit) this wasn't going to be some coup de grâce. It was always going to be either nothing or a slow death by 1000 paper cuts as the creators moved elsewhere.
>Lemmy got some exposure, as did Mastodon. But that exposure is very small.
I say that is a good thing. very small for reddit's scale is more than enough to create a network effect if all the cards are right. I don't think they were but I've seen worse hands in lieu of these blackouts.
I don't think the goal of any people leaving should be to pretend that there will be a 100% perfect replacement with all the bells and whistles and none of the bullshit. Rebuilding will take years and the best time to start was yesterday. If that sounds like work, then you see why "a whale can swallow up the consequences".
But sure, unless reddit mods were ready to walk en masse (because it would take a few weeks to get everything in order, and maybe months to re-stabilize reddit) this wasn't going to be some coup de grâce. It was always going to be either nothing or a slow death by 1000 paper cuts as the creators moved elsewhere.
>Lemmy got some exposure, as did Mastodon. But that exposure is very small.
I say that is a good thing. very small for reddit's scale is more than enough to create a network effect if all the cards are right. I don't think they were but I've seen worse hands in lieu of these blackouts.
I don't think the goal of any people leaving should be to pretend that there will be a 100% perfect replacement with all the bells and whistles and none of the bullshit. Rebuilding will take years and the best time to start was yesterday. If that sounds like work, then you see why "a whale can swallow up the consequences".