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Reddit has been pushing to be like other social media sites now. They've added profile pictures and avatars, not to mention they're pushing video content like n

Reddit has been pushing to be like other social media sites now. They've added profile pictures and avatars, not to mention they're pushing video content like nothing else. They've got livestreaming and try to saturate your front page with as much video as possible. They've also changed the way their app handles video links to be more like TikTok or YouTube. It used to be a lot like HN - discussions around links to articles. I wish there was a community with the feel of HN with the wide net of Reddit. It feels like all social media is converging; Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, TikTok, Youtube, all an endless stream of ai-curated short videos that you can swipe through over and over.

Avamander 5y ago
> It feels like all social media is converging; Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, TikTok, Youtube, all an endless stream of ai-curated short videos that you can swipe through over and over. It's likely that AI curation is the future because no humans can shift through the vast amounts of data and content being made. Things that can't keep up without curation or with just human curation have died or will die. Good AI curation can bring you the exact content you're looking for, can but not will. I've seen it work times and times again, but I've also noticed that you have to be aware of the flaws of the tool to be able to use them or it gets really bad really quick. You can't let the AI take control, if it derails to content you don't like you must know what it uses as a quality signal and give it a thumbs down, if it is intentionally derailed, you must stop using the platform. TikTok recently released an update to their algorithm, it ruined my FYP and replaced my content with inane videos made by people nearby - hyperlocal garbage. The feedback mechanisms given no longer work, before that update they did. I do think that even people being nostalgic here about the "old internet" should try and learn how to turn AI curation for their own advantage instead of just being sad and nostalgic.
rchaud 5y ago
I use third party Reddit apps that largely resemble RSS feeds, and pull directly from the API. So you don't see any of the new social media features. You don't even see ads! The same is true for desktop, with with the Reddit Enhancement Suite browser extension. My Reddit has looked largely the same for nearly 10 years!
dkarl 5y ago
Some subreddits are decent. Use old reddit and go straight to your subreddits so you never see the home page.

Avamander 5y ago

> It feels like all social media is converging; Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, TikTok, Youtube, all an endless stream of ai-curated short videos that you can swipe through over and over. It's likely that AI curation is the future because no humans can shift through the vast amounts of data and content being made. Things that can't keep up without curation or with just human curation have died or will die. Good AI curation can bring you the exact content you're looking for, can but not will. I've seen it work times and times again, but I've also noticed that you have to be aware of the flaws of the tool to be able to use them or it gets really bad really quick. You can't let the AI take control, if it derails to content you don't like you must know what it uses as a quality signal and give it a thumbs down, if it is intentionally derailed, you must stop using the platform. TikTok recently released an update to their algorithm, it ruined my FYP and replaced my content with inane videos made by people nearby - hyperlocal garbage. The feedback mechanisms given no longer work, before that update they did. I do think that even people being nostalgic here about the "old internet" should try and learn how to turn AI curation for their own advantage instead of just being sad and nostalgic.

rchaud 5y ago

I use third party Reddit apps that largely resemble RSS feeds, and pull directly from the API. So you don't see any of the new social media features. You don't even see ads! The same is true for desktop, with with the Reddit Enhancement Suite browser extension. My Reddit has looked largely the same for nearly 10 years!

dkarl 5y ago

Some subreddits are decent. Use old reddit and go straight to your subreddits so you never see the home page.