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Reddit being gone for a while actually makes me feel like the world is a better place. Somehow knowing even for a brief moment no one is there and I’m not miss

Reddit being gone for a while actually makes me feel like the world is a better place. Somehow knowing even for a brief moment no one is there and I’m not missing out on anything makes me feel… more alive and excited to interact with the world. sounds bizarre I know… but I wish more social media shut down now.

tenpies 3y ago
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kibwen 3y ago
I propose shutting down all social media on Wednesdays, indefinitely. (Sure, this idea is taken from Ready Player One, but that doesn't mean it's a bad idea!)
- godshatter 3y ago
  In the world of Ready Player One, it was a terrible idea because most of the economic activity of that world passes through their servers. Stopping most economic transactions one day a week is maybe a little bit much. Here, it's a much better idea.
  - nerdbert 3y ago
    In the idiotic world of Ready Player One, the Jesus Gamer said that all kids would get five days of virtual school a week and then a minute later said that the entire system would be shut down for one of those days.
- gl-prod 3y ago
  It should be the law, 2 days without social media.
- Shocka1 3y ago
  I say this all the time - instead of Wednesdays though, I propose everyday.
efdee 3y ago
And yet, here you are, posting about it.
Croftengea 3y ago
Reddit is still a vast archive of valuable advice on many topics. I developed a habit of adding "reddit" to my search requests whenever I want to get unbiased user opinions or product recommendations. For me, today is not only the day when the most of reddit is down but also web search experience is significantly degraded.
- unshavedyak 3y ago
  I do the same. With that said something will come along. As is the case with these things once the "new standard" becomes the "standard" it becomes astroturfed with fake reviews and manipulation. Reddit is a bit less trustworthy on this front than it used to be.. i suspect at least. I wouldn't mind some fresh blood even for this purpose.
  - lawkwok 3y ago
    I hope it humbles whoever builds the next platform. Nothing lasts forever no matter how entrenched it is in the zeitgeist. Once something gets big enough, it becomes impossible to moderate and eventually it will fall out of fashion and lose its original intent. Look at Etsy and Amazon. I'm finding people are rearely loyal customers to a brand long-term. Rather, they want whatever platform gets them what they want. People jump from sites like Aliexpress to Wish to Shein to whichever webiste has the most latest and marketing team.
- gremlinsinc 3y ago
  maybe try using phind.com, not exactly the same but LLM infused search can have similar results, since it was trained on a lot of Reddit data.
  - Croftengea 3y ago
    Thanks, I didn't know about it, will give it a shot.
- somuchjob 3y ago
  I do the opposite. Finding reddit links in a search result page just lets me know I'm in for a world of disappointment in modal pop-ups (on mobile), modal blockers to see the full comment thread, and then unhelpful/missing/flippant and generally unhelpful comments at the end of all that anyway. Especially when I search for vehicle/mechanic advice the old school forums just can't be beat for their value, even though many are ghost ships with no active users anymore.
blurri 3y ago
I think these takes are just silly. Humans being gone would make the world a better place. Getting rid of social media, the internet etc doesn't make all the bad humans suddenly go away.
accrual 3y ago
It would be great if Reddit served static pages of old topics separately from the main site. Topics more than a few years old are unlikely to change in any substantial way, so why not have them conveniently available as a static page easily viewable and parsable for future purposes.
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tenpies 3y ago

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kibwen 3y ago

I propose shutting down all social media on Wednesdays, indefinitely. (Sure, this idea is taken from Ready Player One, but that doesn't mean it's a bad idea!)

godshatter 3y ago
In the world of Ready Player One, it was a terrible idea because most of the economic activity of that world passes through their servers. Stopping most economic transactions one day a week is maybe a little bit much. Here, it's a much better idea.
- nerdbert 3y ago
  In the idiotic world of Ready Player One, the Jesus Gamer said that all kids would get five days of virtual school a week and then a minute later said that the entire system would be shut down for one of those days.
gl-prod 3y ago
It should be the law, 2 days without social media.
Shocka1 3y ago
I say this all the time - instead of Wednesdays though, I propose everyday.

efdee 3y ago

And yet, here you are, posting about it.

Croftengea 3y ago

Reddit is still a vast archive of valuable advice on many topics. I developed a habit of adding "reddit" to my search requests whenever I want to get unbiased user opinions or product recommendations. For me, today is not only the day when the most of reddit is down but also web search experience is significantly degraded.

unshavedyak 3y ago
I do the same. With that said something will come along. As is the case with these things once the "new standard" becomes the "standard" it becomes astroturfed with fake reviews and manipulation. Reddit is a bit less trustworthy on this front than it used to be.. i suspect at least. I wouldn't mind some fresh blood even for this purpose.
- lawkwok 3y ago
  I hope it humbles whoever builds the next platform. Nothing lasts forever no matter how entrenched it is in the zeitgeist. Once something gets big enough, it becomes impossible to moderate and eventually it will fall out of fashion and lose its original intent. Look at Etsy and Amazon. I'm finding people are rearely loyal customers to a brand long-term. Rather, they want whatever platform gets them what they want. People jump from sites like Aliexpress to Wish to Shein to whichever webiste has the most latest and marketing team.
gremlinsinc 3y ago
maybe try using phind.com, not exactly the same but LLM infused search can have similar results, since it was trained on a lot of Reddit data.
- Croftengea 3y ago
  Thanks, I didn't know about it, will give it a shot.
somuchjob 3y ago
I do the opposite. Finding reddit links in a search result page just lets me know I'm in for a world of disappointment in modal pop-ups (on mobile), modal blockers to see the full comment thread, and then unhelpful/missing/flippant and generally unhelpful comments at the end of all that anyway. Especially when I search for vehicle/mechanic advice the old school forums just can't be beat for their value, even though many are ghost ships with no active users anymore.

blurri 3y ago

I think these takes are just silly. Humans being gone would make the world a better place. Getting rid of social media, the internet etc doesn't make all the bad humans suddenly go away.

accrual 3y ago

It would be great if Reddit served static pages of old topics separately from the main site. Topics more than a few years old are unlikely to change in any substantial way, so why not have them conveniently available as a static page easily viewable and parsable for future purposes.

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