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Some loud people will always leave, but reddit just this months got a lot of free ads (gamestop) which certainly will counter the leavers.
by johannes1234321 6y ago
Some loud people will always leave, but reddit just this months got a lot of free ads (gamestop) which certainly will counter the leavers.
- DoreenMichele 6y agoYes. Beware the "vocal minority" and the tendency for their behavior to badly distort the signal to noise ratio and potentially even make it look like the opposite of what it really is.
- sadgrip 6y agoI think in the case of Reddit though that vocal minority could account for some non negligible amount of the content the site relies on. The site needs its power users or it has nothing to deliver to the casual user.
- DoreenMichele 6y agoI am spending more time on Reddit these days, not less. I'm spending less time on HN. I own quite a few subreddits. Maybe I'm a future power user. The old guard typically dies before the new generation can thrive. Until they leave they tend to actively gatekeep keep potential competitors out. I am fine with hearing "Maybe you will finally get to build your own garden, at last, Doreen." God knows the past decade has been pure shit for my online social life, which stands in stark contrast to when I routinely had real friends online, met them in person, got meaningful help with my health issues, with raising and educating my kids, etc etc.