Reddit didn’t kill Digg, Digg killed Digg.
And it was a barebones alternative to Digg when the exodus did happen.
It grew, and it did good things. But yeah, Ozymandias happens again and again
I paused this video to go delete my Reddit account. It is done.
I watched five minutes. That, and the few minutes I’m taking to write this, is about all the time and mental capacity I can care to afford Reddit now.
I’m so glad to have places like Lemmy and Mastodon and the individual forums where I can exchange ideas with others. Reddit has become a pile of dung over the past five years. It’s just full on nonsense and lies and rage bait. I was tired of calling people out for their misrepresentation of the facts and their twisting of the truth to fit their narrative. Although, I realize this is certainly not a Reddit-centric problem. It’s just the place I hung out the most where I was most exposed to it.
It’s unfortunate it went this way. I don’t know why these sites always end up eating themselves but I’m very glad not to be there anymore.
Capitalism, and the profit motive. Pretty clear.
The need for infinite growth and the capitalistic drive to ensure that happens at any cost.
Gotta put that mic down, bro.
Yeah, if you are going to hold a mic, get a real one that is meant to be held. I don’t know what that mic in a cup thing is even.
