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I think every subreddit should have created a community on a reddit alternative, like lemmy, kbin, etc. and actively promoted it as a "temporary" replacement. T
by yoyonamite 3y ago
I think every subreddit should have created a community on a reddit alternative, like lemmy, kbin, etc. and actively promoted it as a "temporary" replacement. This way, Reddit waiting out the blackout risks losing marketshare to the alternative.
Right now, that risk is very low because the alternatives didn't seem to have picked up enough critical mass, especially outside a few big topics like technology or news. Without an alternative picking up steam and stealing eyeballs, Reddit doesn't have an incentive to come to the table and can easily wait this out.
- EA-3167 3y agohttps://reddark.untone.uk/ https://reddark.untone.uk/ At this point you have to wonder how much Reddit user traffic overall has cratered. That's a LOT of dark subs.
- black_ram 3y agoHere's a view that includes the traffic. Looks like a 20-30% drop but it seems to be back to normal today. https://blackout.photon-reddit.com/ https://blackout.photon-reddit.com/
- EA-3167 3y agoInteresting, I wonder if we're seeing an underlying Pareto distribution of "Redditors who engage with the community, moderate, or otherwise produce content" vs. the ~80% who just vote or lurk and nothing more.
- variant 3y agoI've found replacement subs for those that went dark, which I expect will be back eventually.
- Seattle3503 3y agoDiscord seems like a common subsititute. Anecdotally, I noticed an uptick in new Discord users in my small community.