Will they go the way of MySpace or will this truly blow over in a few week?

  • hmancuso@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yes, it will. But at what cost? Over time, the brain drain will likely become more pronounced as moderators jump ship and those who remain become a compliant group of lickspittles. As Reddit faces the consequences of its disastrous policies, it will become even more aggressive in securing revenue - and likely even more despotic. It can take years to build a reputation, and a few months to lose it. I suspect that their CEO has done an excellent job of accelerating this process.

    • batmaniam@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      That’s the bigger part of why I left; There’s probably 12-18mo of good content on the niche communities I liked, but 1) RIF and RES kept me away from the obnoxious format the site adopted, and 2) I know it’s just going to keep getting worse. Better to rip the band-aide off now.