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> do we even need these communities Absolutely. Though I think we go back to individual sites/forums (like HN is for startup/tech basically) instead of central
by berkle4455 3y ago
> do we even need these communities
Absolutely. Though I think we go back to individual sites/forums (like HN is for startup/tech basically) instead of centralized platforms like reddit.
- taude 3y agoThese forums still exist and are still out there and used by everyday people. Every one of my reddits that I follow has some other alternative forum that is active. Some examples, of of the top of my head: AVS Forums [1] for home theater advice (instead of r/hometheater), or Home Barista [2] instead of r/espresso, or Road Bike Forums [3] etc. I actually don't mind the reddit charging for their APIs and making money for this convenience of single sign-on, cross searching, discoverability, moderation, user rating, etc... People should just use the regular apps, which work plenty fine, and move on with their life. Or, pay the third-party apps so they can afford the api usage. [1] https://avsforums.com/ https://avsforums.com/ [2] https://www.home-barista.com/ https://www.home-barista.com/ [3] https://www.roadbikereview.com/forums/ https://www.roadbikereview.com/forums/
- MetaWhirledPeas 3y agoWhile forums are fine, their UX is usually inconsistent at best, and often just bad. Plus you lose out on a few quality of life things, like a single login, cross-posts, and saved posts.
- taude 3y agoExactly, which I implied in listing out all the other pros that I listed for reddit.
- MetaWhirledPeas 3y agoThat'll teach me to read beyond the first paragraph