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Reddit existed and was frankly already winning the race with Digg before the Digg redesign, the "Digg moment" was just the cherry on top really. There's no obv

Reddit existed and was frankly already winning the race with Digg before the Digg redesign, the "Digg moment" was just the cherry on top really. There's no obvious alternative to reddit.

dontlaugh 3y ago
Several banned/quarantined communities retreated to semi-private Discord servers.
- duped 3y ago
  Which is a good thing for reddit, toxic communities posting toxic garbage that drifts into /r/all isn't good for users or revenue.
  - dontlaugh 3y ago
    A minority of the banned communities fit that description, though. Regardless, I’m pointing out what is the current alternative.
    - duped 3y ago
      Scanning over lists of banned communities, I wouldn't say it's a minority. It seems like that they're pretty predominantly awful groups of people posting awful things.
  - the_doctah 3y ago
    Do you think all banned/quarantined subreddits were "posting toxic garbage"?
    - daemoens 3y ago
      The majority probably were.
adamc 3y ago
Untrue. Discord is the obvious alternative. Increasing numbers of communities are already there.
- dageshi 3y ago
  I am no expert on Discord, I frankly have used it little. But my impression is, it's a replacement for subreddits? Not a replacement for reddit in the whole? Is there a single feed of everything that's popular within Discord? Like the equivalent of the reddit front page?
  - adamc 3y ago
    No. Then again, I never use the reddit front page, and don't care (personally). If subreddits move, reddit's front page won't avail them much.
    - guraf 3y ago
      So one would have to check every channels on every server they subscribe to, every day, just to see what's new? And you consider that a replacement for the Reddit home page? I have several hundred subreddits, that would take me forever on discord.
- OGWhales 3y ago
  While it’s not a 1:1 replacement, I have to agree this is the most likely alternative for niche communities to live. It’s already common for certain subreddits to have a discord server and direct users there.
tayo42 3y ago
> There's no obvious alternative to reddit. Less time on the internet. Social media seems to be dying and changing isnt it?

Reddit existed and was frankly already winning the race with Digg before the Digg redesign, the "Digg moment" was just the cherry on top really. There's no obvious alternative to reddit.

dontlaugh 3y ago

Several banned/quarantined communities retreated to semi-private Discord servers.

duped 3y ago
Which is a good thing for reddit, toxic communities posting toxic garbage that drifts into /r/all isn't good for users or revenue.
- dontlaugh 3y ago
  A minority of the banned communities fit that description, though. Regardless, I’m pointing out what is the current alternative.
  - duped 3y ago
    Scanning over lists of banned communities, I wouldn't say it's a minority. It seems like that they're pretty predominantly awful groups of people posting awful things.
- the_doctah 3y ago
  Do you think all banned/quarantined subreddits were "posting toxic garbage"?
  - daemoens 3y ago
    The majority probably were.

adamc 3y ago

Untrue. Discord is the obvious alternative. Increasing numbers of communities are already there.

dageshi 3y ago
I am no expert on Discord, I frankly have used it little. But my impression is, it's a replacement for subreddits? Not a replacement for reddit in the whole? Is there a single feed of everything that's popular within Discord? Like the equivalent of the reddit front page?
- adamc 3y ago
  No. Then again, I never use the reddit front page, and don't care (personally). If subreddits move, reddit's front page won't avail them much.
  - guraf 3y ago
    So one would have to check every channels on every server they subscribe to, every day, just to see what's new? And you consider that a replacement for the Reddit home page? I have several hundred subreddits, that would take me forever on discord.
OGWhales 3y ago
While it’s not a 1:1 replacement, I have to agree this is the most likely alternative for niche communities to live. It’s already common for certain subreddits to have a discord server and direct users there.

tayo42 3y ago

> There's no obvious alternative to reddit. Less time on the internet. Social media seems to be dying and changing isnt it?