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Re:A steep rise of Hacker News in Google rankings by overstay8930 on Sunday February 18, 2024 @06:14PM (#39424520)
Google hasn’t bought Reddit because it’s literally only downsides. Bad PR, low profit margin, etc…

I mean does anyone actually like Reddit anymore? Front page is almost entirely bots reposing and reusing the same comments that have been used for years.

Re:A steep rise of Hacker News in Google rankings by treflop on Sunday February 18, 2024 @07:53PM (#39425131)
Using reddit with the default front page is like getting a podcast app and only listening to the top 5 most subscribed podcasts.
Re:A steep rise of Hacker News in Google rankings by scubbo on Sunday February 18, 2024 @06:18PM (#39424554)
> I mean does anyone actually like Reddit anymore?

I do like the good parts, deeply hidden, that can often be surfaced with a Google search. Case in point, I had a bug with some installed software yesterday, to which the only viable solution I found was in a Reddit post from a few months back.

But the experience of actively browsing the "leading edge" of the site? Absolutely not. I purposely-deprecated my credentials a year or so back and haven't regretted it.

Re:A steep rise of Hacker News in Google rankings by teruakohatu on Sunday February 18, 2024 @06:36PM (#39424685)
> I mean does anyone actually like Reddit anymore?

Yes, but if there was a better alternative I would switch in an instant … but those network effects.

Re:A steep rise of Hacker News in Google rankings by rglullis on Sunday February 18, 2024 @06:43PM (#39424729)
Come to Lemmy and follow Reddit content though one of the mirror instances.
Re:A steep rise of Hacker News in Google rankings by altdataseller on Monday February 19, 2024 @05:12AM (#39427948)
You’re living in a bubble because Reddit is probably among the top 50 most visited sites in the world. You may not like the experience, hate the spam, hate what it stands for, but a lot of people still visit it and use it daily
Re:A steep rise of Hacker News in Google rankings by overstay8930 on Monday February 19, 2024 @10:52AM (#39431096)
You can use something you dislike, that wasn't my point.