Ask HN: What was the outcome of Reddit blackout?

Re:Ask HN: What was the outcome of Reddit blackout? by screye on Sunday November 26, 2023 @05:25PM (#38425669)

The exodus was worse than the numbers indicate.

Platforms are heavily Pareto skewed.[1]. The top 5% of reddit users are the primary (posters, mods) and secondary (commenters) content creators who are responsible for 95% of the life on reddit.

The protest was led by this top 5%, and I presume they're also the main group that atrophied. The scale of damage is therefore underreported in simple usage statistics.

[1] I just coined the term, and I'm proud of it. Now shatter my dreams, and tell how it has already been around for decades.

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Re:Ask HN: What was the outcome of Reddit blackout? by wizzwizz4 on Sunday November 26, 2023 @09:12PM (#38427312)

"Pareto skewness" appears in https://hal.science/hal-00700465 (doi:10.1109/asonam.2012.91) from 2012, though I'm not sure whether it has the same sense. Unfortunately, https://forum.earlyretirementextreme.com/viewtopic.php?t=319... from 2013 is a perfect match:

> Etsy seems dominated by stores that sell nothing with a few that do rather well. It's severely Pareto skewed.

This is a relatively rare use of language, so you might deserve co-invention credit.

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Re:Ask HN: What was the outcome of Reddit blackout? by screye on Monday November 27, 2023 @04:49PM (#38438890)

I appreciate your effort in thoroughly destroying my dreams, yet politely giving me a consolation price.

I'll take it !

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Re:Ask HN: What was the outcome of Reddit blackout? by manojlds on Monday November 27, 2023 @02:55AM (#38429355)

Pareto screwed

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